Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines true story of Chris Mc Candless a young man who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness & whose SOS note & emaciated corpse were found four months later internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self leave civilization behind & seek enlightenment through solitude & contact with nature A 2007 film adaptation of Into the Wild was directed by Sean Penn & starred Emile Hirsch & Kristen Stewart ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead 22-year-old Christopher Mc Candless (Emile Hirsch) instead walked out on his privileged life & into the wild in search of adventure What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an emerging symbol for countless people Was Christopher a heroic adventurer or a naive idealist a rebelious 1990&s Thoreau or another lost American son a fearless risk-taker or a tragic figure who wrestled with the precious balance between man & nature? Mc Candless& quest took him from the wheat fields of South Dakota to a renegade trip down the Colorado River to the non-conformists& refuge of Slab City California & beyond Along the way he encountered a series of colorful characters at the very edges of American society who shaped his understanding of life & whose lives he in turn changed In the end he tested himself by heading alone into the wilds of the great North where everything he had seen & learned & felt came to a head in ways he never could have expected Adapted by Jon Krakauer&s acclaimed bestseller Into The Wild Actors Emile Hirsch Marcia Gay Harden William Hurt Jena Malone Catherine Keener Directors Sean Penn Language English Subtitles Finnish Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Rob Marshall directs this Academy Award-nominated musical fantasy adaptation of the Broadway production starring Meryl Streep Emily Blunt James Corden & Anna Kendrick The story follows a baker & his wife (Corden & Blunt) as they go on a journey to reverse a curse that prevents them from having children Instructed by a witch (Streep) to go to the woods & collect items to break the spell a white cow a red cape yellow hair & a golden slipper the couple encounter many characters along the way including Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford) Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy) & Cinderella (Kendrick) The cast also features Tracey Ullman Christine Baranski & Frances de la Tour with Chris Pine as Cinderlla&s Prince & Johnny Depp as The Wolf ...

We all love stories But why do we tell them? & why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke creator of the BBC Writers' Academy has brought a vast array of drama to British screens Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms
- one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods & like any great art comes from deep within From ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us every day
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One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest starring Jake Gyllenhaal & Keira Knightley Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm & faced a battle against hurricane-force winds exposure & the effects of altitude which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history In March 1996 Outside magazine sent veteran journalist & seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall Despite the expertise of Hall & the other leaders by the end of summit day eight people were dead Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure & an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end Written within months of the events it chronicles Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape As the journey up the mountain progresses Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs & perils of other Everest trips throughout history The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the Coen brothers comes this witty sharp comedy about a man who wins in court & courts to win! Divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all A hilarious battle of deceit & cunning ensues when Miles falls for Marilyn with each one trying to outsmart the other Underhand tactics deceptions & an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn & Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes Actors George Clooney Catherine Zeta-Jones Geoffrey Rush Cedric The Entertainer & Billy Bob Thornton Director Joel Coen Certificate 12 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Brazilian Portuguese ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Korean ; Latin American Spanish ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Turkish ; Traditional Mandarin Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx) ...

Awarded second place in the 2016 AJN ' Book of the Year Award' in the Maternal-Child Health category Confidently deliver safe accurate intrapartum care with the expert guidance of Intrapartum Management Modules 5e This essential fully updated edition offers easy-to-follow directions on the full range of intrapartum skills from admission assessment of the laboring woman & fetus to delivery & postpartum care Written by top-level intrapartum nurses & educators this is not only an essential study aid for inpatient obstetric nursing certification; it also offers indispensable orientation support to new practitioners Absorb the A to Z of intrapartum nursing science & skills NEW & updated content offers the latest evidence-based therapeutic methods drugs & technology NEW chapter on electronic fetal heart rate monitoring Practice strips for monitoring fetal heart rate & contractions End-of-module practicereview questionsandend-of-book posttests to aid retention & bulletproof exam preparation Centers for Disease Control guidelines for safe labor & delivery National Institute of Child Health & Human Development guidelines for accurate electronic fetal monitoring Self-paced independent learning manual-step-by-step directions for vital skills including Physical exam of the laboring woman Evaluating contractions Meeting the individual & cultural needs of the laboring woman & family Identifying the high-risk mother & fetus Assessing fetal health Managing gestational diabetes Determining whether a patient is at risk for domestic violence Evaluating fetal lie & presentation Breathing & effleurage techniques Managing an unexpected delivery ...

Introduccion a la linguistica hispanica actual teoria y practica has been specially designed for students of Spanish with little or no linguistic background who need to understand the key concepts & constructs of Hispanic Linguistics The book has been carefully crafted to introduce the reader to the main areas of linguistics both theoretical & applied General Linguistics Phonology & Phonetics Morphology Syntax Semantics & Pragmatics History of the Spanish Language Language Variation & Second Language Acquisition are concisely & accurately outlined providing a comprehensive foundation in the field Features includewritten entirely in Spanish sequenced exercises & engaging activities which facilitate the learning of each area of linguistics; emphasis on the connections between theory & the actual use of the language throughout the book;a selection of possible research projects & guidance on further reading in each chapter giving students the necessary tools for in-depth exploration of each of the areas presented in the book;a bilingual glossary of key linguistic terms;a comprehensive e-resource with a wealth of additional materials including audio clips & videos of the varieties of Spanish around the world available at wwwroutledgecomproducts 9780415631570 Written in a clear & accessible manner Introduccion a la linguistica hispanica actual is the ideal introduction for all undergraduate students of Hispanic Linguistics The book will also be of interest to graduate students with no prior exposure to linguistics ...

Written entirely in Spanish this is the ideal introduction to Spanish linguistics for students Using clear explanations it covers all the basic concepts required to study the structural aspects of the Spanish language
- phonetics & phonology morphology & syntax
- as well as the history of Spanish its dialects & linguistic variation This second edition incorporates new features designed to enhance its usefulness for classroom teaching chapters have been added on the sociolinguistics of Spanish in the USA & on semantics & pragmatics The chapter on syntax has been considerably expanded Numerous exercises have been added throughout the book as well as a new glossary to help with technical terms

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Introducing a New Economics is a groundbreaking textbook that heralds a revolution in the teaching of economics Students & lecturers alike are rejecting the narrow curricula & lack of intellectual diversity that characterise the mainstream They demand that the real world should be brought back into the classroom insisting that this is the only way to confront the current crisis With a firm commitment to theoretical methodological & disciplinary pluralism the renowned authors of this book challenge the current hegemony head-on This unique textbook reflects a new ethos of economics education highlighting sustainability & justice in its discussion of work employment power capital markets money & debt This volume is a work of progressive heterodox economics that will set the standard for years to come ...