The classic heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War Newly reissued with an introduction by John Lanchester Based on J G Ballard's own childhood this is the extraordinary account of a boy's life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai
- a mesmerising hypnotically compelling novel of war of starvation & survival of internment camps & death marches It blends searing honesty with an almost hallucinatory vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint Rooted as it is in the author's own disturbing experience of war in our time it is one of a handful of novels by which the twentieth century will be not only remembered but judged This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Zadie Smith Rivka Galchen Hari Kunzru & Martin Amis) & br&-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood
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Tracklist A1 Before A2 High & Low A3 Two Vines A4 Friends A5 There's No Need A6 Way To Go B1 Ride B2 Digital Life B3 First Crush B4 Zzz B5 To Her Door ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A British boy living in Shanghai becomes separated from his parents when Japan invades China at the outset of World War II The film based on JG Ballard&s autobiographical novel traces his progress through prison camp life & his steely determination to survive The score is by John Williams ...

1 Standing On The Shore 2 Walking On A Dream 3 Half Mast 4 We Are The People 5 Delta Bay 6 Country 7 The World 8 Swordfish Hotkiss Night 9 Tiger By My Side 10 Without You ...

Golgoth rules the world
- or does he? The armored despot thinks he controls most of the populated Earth ruling through military
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray in order to play Liam Hemsworth Dwayne Johnson & Emma Roberts star in this action drama based on a true story When his hopes of becoming a police officer are dashed Chris Potamitis (Hemsworth) instead takes a job working security for the Empire State Armoured Truck Company After telling his friend Eddie (Michael Angarano) about the firm&s poor security Chris finds himself caught up in a plot to steal millions of dollars They pull off the heist but must contend with investigating NYPD detective James Ransome (Johnson) & the mob bosses who are keen to get revenge on those who committed the robbery on their territory ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play After failing to get into the police academy Chris Potamitis (Liam Hemsworth The Hunger Games Catching Fire) settles for a security guard job with the Empire State Armoured Truck Company Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company’s lax security to his best friend Eddie (Michael Angarano Haywire) & is soon drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the cash stored there – resulting in the largest cash heist in US history As the stakes continue to rise Chris & Eddie must outwit James Ransone (Dwayne Johnson Fast & Furious 6) the veteran NYPD Detective that is hot on their trail ...

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A decade after the groundbreaking first volume of Empire Mark Waid & Barry Kitson&s beloved Eisner-nominated series returns with the all-new Empire Uprising! It&s been a year since the events of the original Empire & much has changed for Golgoth the first supervillain to finally have conquered the world But can he hold onto his rein
- & does he even want to? Collects the first four issues of Empire Uprising by Barry Kitson Mark Waid
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A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history if one takes a broad enough definition & goes far enough back & although the great historic imperial systems the l&-based Russian one as well as the seaborne empires of western European powers have collapsed during the past half century their legacies shape almost every aspect of life on a global scale Meanwhile there is fierce argument & much speculation about what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics Do the United States & its allies transnational companies financial & media institutions or more broadly the forces of 'globalization' constitute a new imperial system? Stephen Howe interprets the meaning of the idea of 'empire' through the ages disentangling the multiple uses & abuses of the labels 'empire' 'colonialism' etc & examines the aftermath of imperialism on the contemporary world ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...