With a fine-tuned ethnographic sensibility Janis H Jenkins explores the lived experience of psychosis trauma & depression among people of diverse cultural orientations revealing how mental illness engages fundamental human processes of self desire gender identity attachment & interpretation Extraordinary Conditions illuminates the cultural shaping of extreme psychological suffering & the social rendering of the mentally ill as non-human or not fully human Jenkins contends that mental illness is better characterized in terms of struggle than symptoms & that culture is central to all aspects of mental illness from onset to recovery Her analysis refashions the boundaries between the ordinary & the extraordinary the routine & the extreme & the healthy & the pathological This book asserts that the study of mental illness is indispensable to the anthropological understanding of culture & experience & reciprocally that understanding culture & experience is critical to the study of mental illness ...

" Extraordinary Everyday Photography" will help you search beyond the surface to find the unexpected wherever you are Authors Brenda Tharp & Jed Manwaring encourage amateur photographers to slow down open their eyes & respond to what they see to create compelling images that aren&t overworked Through accessible discussions & exercises readers learn to use composition available light color & point of view to create stunning photographs in any environment Inspiring photo examples from the authors taken with DSLRs compact digital cameras & even iPhones show that it is the photographer&s eye & creative vision
- not the gear
- that make a great image

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John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this darkly funny novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Beginning of Everything Up until his diagnosis Lane lived a fairly predictable life When he's sent to Latham House a boarding school for sick teens Lane thinks his life may as well be over But when he meets Sadie & her friends
- a group of eccentric troublemakers
- he realises that maybe getting sick is just the beginning That illness doesn't have to define you & that falling in love is its own cure Robyn Schneider's Extraordinary Means is a heart-wrenching yet ultimately hopeful about true friendships ill-fated love & the rare miracle of second chances Praise for Extraordinary Means ' This captivating book about life death fear & second chances will fly off the shelves' VOYA ' Schneider's subtlety combined with themes about learning to live life fully makes this an easy recommendation for those seeking titles similar in premise to John Green's The Fault in Our Stars' School Library Journal ' The perfect read-next for fans of the sick-lit trend & readers looking for a tear-stained romance' Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ' Fans of John Green's blockbuster The Fault in Our Stars who are eager for more of that kind of story will likely be satisfied' Booklist

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A drama centered on the efforts of John & Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children&s rare genetic disorder ...

MEET ENZO MACLEOD & BEGIN THE ADDICTIVE COLD-CASE SERIES FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY & COFFIN ROADPARISAn old mystery As midnight strikes a man desperately seeking sanctuary flees into a church The next day his sudden disappearance will make him famous throughout France A new science Forensic expert Enzo Macleod takes a wager to solve the seven most notorious French murders armed with modern technology & a total disregard for the justice system A fresh trail Deep in the catacombs below the city he unearths dark clues deliberately set
- & as he draws closer to the killer discovers that he is to be the next victim
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Complete first series of the BBC comedy from Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant following the humiliations of professional film extra Andy Millman (Gervais) & his eccentric friend Maggie (Ashley Jensen) as they try
- & fail
- to gain significant lines or parts in various productions A host of famous actors send themselves up in cameo roles In & Ben Stiller& the Hollywood comedian is directing a film about the Bosnia conflict & Andy tries to win a role by making friends with the refugee who wrote the script In & Ross Kemp& the TV hardman tries to convince Andy that his image is real before being humiliated by the much harder Vinnie Jones In & Kate Winslet& the actress hopes her role in a Nazi war drama will win her an Oscar & Andy tries a little too hard to get close to her In & Les Dennis& Andy gets a break playing in a panto alongside the washed-up TV star In & Samuel L Jackson& Maggie gets into difficulties trying to prove she isn&t racist while Andy manages to get a line on a film the Hollywood superstar is making Finally in & Patrick Stewart& Andy manages to enlist the Shakespearean actor&s help in getting a script he&s written to the BBC but makes a fool of himself when he realises the script editor he&s meeting with is gay

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Complete second series of the BBC comedy from Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant following the humiliations of professional film extra Andy Millman (Gervais) & his eccentric friend Maggie (Ashley Jensen) as they try
- & fail
- to gain significant lines or parts in various productions Episodes comprise & Orlando Bloom& & David Bowie& & Daniel Radcliffe& & Chris Martin& & Sir Ian Mc Kellen& & & Jonathan Ross&

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These days it's all about the fame As if life isn't hard enough when you're fifteen Aya Fuse's face rank of 451369 is so low she's a total nobody An Extra But when she meets a clique of girls who pull crazy dangerous tricks in secret Aya sees a way to get her popularity rating to soar Aya is sure she's destined for a life in the spotlight & if she can just 'kick' the story to show everyone how intensely cool the Sly Girls are then the spotlight will be on her But is Aya really prepared to be propelled out of Extra-land & into a world of instant fame celebrity & extreme danger? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Series two of EXTRAS finds former television & film extra Andy Millman commissioned by the BBC to create & star in the sitcom & When The Whistle Blows& Age Rating 15 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Series 1 & 2 plus the Christmas special of the BBC comedy from Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant following the humiliations of professional film extra Andy Millman (Gervais) & his eccentric friend Maggie (Ashley Jensen) as they try
- & fail
- to gain significant lines or parts in various productions Each episode features a notable guest star sending themselves up in a cameo appearance Episodes comprise & Ben Stiller& & Ross Kemp& & Kate Winslet& & Les Dennis& & Samuel L Jackson& & Patrick Stewart& & Orlando Bloom& & David Bowie& & Daniel Radcliffe& & Chris Martin& & Sir Ian Mc Kellen& & & Jonathan Ross& & the Christmas special & The Extra Special Series Finale&

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