An incisive analysis of Islamist movements in the Middle East A political social & cultural battle is currently raging in the Middle East On one side are the Islamists those who believe Islam should be the region's primary identity In opposition are nationalists secularists royal families military establishments & others who view Islamism as a serious threat to national security historical identity & a cohesive society This provocative vitally important work explores the development of the largest most influential Islamic groups in the Middle East over the past century Tarek Osman examines why political Islam managed to win successive elections & how Islamist groups in various nations have responded after ascending to power He dissects the alliances that have formed among Islamist factions & against them addressing the important issues of Islamism's compatibility with modernity with the region's experiences in the twentieth century & its impact on social contracts & minorities He explains what Salafism means its evolution & connections to jihadist groups in the Middle East Osman speculates on what the Islamists' prospects for the future will mean for the region & the rest of the world ...

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For over a hundred years the Pacific island of Pala has been the scene of a unique experiment in civilisation Its inhabitants live in a society where western science has been brought together with Eastern philosophy to create a paradise on earth When cynical journalist Will Farnaby arrives to research potential oil reserves on Pala he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island Soon the need to complete his mission becomes an intolerable burden & he must make a difficult choice In counterpoint to Brave New World & Ape & Essence in Island Huxley gives us his vision of utopia WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION BY DAVID BRADSHAW ...

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'I grew up on the world's largest island' From his childhood Tim Winton's relationship with the landscape around him
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From the author of Beneath a Burning Sky the 2017 KINDLE BETSELLER' Beautifully described A moving love story' Tracy Rees' Exotic & mysterious
- I was gripped by this complex tale' Dinah Jefferies Vivid authentic & utterly beautiful Island in the East is the perfect read for fans of Victoria Hislop Kate Furnivall & Rachel Rhys Two great loves One shattering betrayal A war that changes everything Singapore 1897 Twenty-year-old identical twins Harriet & Mae born from a scandalous affair have spent their lives slighted by gossips They've carried each other through the loneliness believing that together they can survive anything But then their mysterious benefactor sends them to Singapore to live with his relative the watchful David Keeley who will choose one of them to marry In the tension of David's house a distance opens up between the twins but it is only when they meet the handsome Alex Blake that their relationship truly fractures resulting in a life-shattering betrayal with devastating consequences 1941 Ivy an intelligence officer with the women's naval service is posted to wartime Singapore Carrying her own ghosts from Blitz-torn London she arrives to the looming threat of a Japanese invasion Nothing can prepare her for what's waiting on the island
- not the unexpected love nor the strangers from her grandmother Mae's past & the shocking secrets that now echo down through the generations With a sizzling love affair playing out against sisterly rivalry & epic family drama Island in the East is evocative atmospheric & romantic historical fiction at its very best Further praise for Jenny Ashcroft'A summer must-read' Red' This story of twists & turns transcends era & genre Absolutely brilliant' Kerry Fisher' First-class writing brilliant characters fascinating locations & gripping plots' Tracy Buchanan' Exquisitely written unputdownable & unforgettable' Iona Grey' Island in the East is that rare thing a dual narrative novel in which both strands of the story are as engaging & compelling as each other it's impossible to put this book down' Kate Riordan' Island in the East is a wonderful novel full of mystery that kept me gripped until the end Oh whoever you are & whatever you like reading give this one a go You won't regret it!' Rachel Burton

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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 Crewman Andrew Braddock (York) survives the wreck of the sailing ship The Lady Vain After several days at sea in a lifeboat he reaches the shores of an island governed by the mysterious scientist Dr Moreau (Lancaster) Though welcomed as an honored guest by Moreau Braddock finds his contact with the natives increasingly disturbing for they are not like any men he has ever seen before Eventually it becomes apparent that these men are in fact the hybrid products of Moreau s experiments upon various species of wild animals Braddock becomes so shocked & curious that Moreau explains to him that he has invented a serum with a genetic human gene that can transform many wild animals into human beings giving them human characteristics Braddock finds himself threatened by both the manimals & the sinister Moreau who he suspects has plans to experiment on him ...

Dan Boothby had been drifting for more than twenty years without the pontoons of family friends or a steady occupation He was looking for but never finding the perfect place to land Finally unexpectedly an opportunity presented itself After a lifelong obsession with Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water trilogy Boothby was given the chance to move to Maxwell's former home a tiny island on the western seaboard of the Highlands of Scotland Island of Dreams is about Boothby's time living there & about the natural & human history that surrounded him; it's about the people he meets & the stories they tell & about his engagement with this remote landscape including the otters that inhabit it Interspersed with Boothby's own story is a quest to better understand the mysterious Gavin Maxwell Beautifully written & frequently leavened with a dry wit Island of Dreams is a charming celebration of the particularities of place ...

Having won the Free Captain&s Regatta the adventurers must now claim their prize
- the uninhabited & dangerous Island of Empty
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When the inhabitants of Petries island succumb to a mysterious disease doctors Brian Stanley (Peter Cushing) & David West (Edward Judd) are asked to investigate Puncture marks on the corpses reveal the horrifying truth the islanders & their animals are being killed not by a disease but by a strange type of silicate organism that sucks the bone from their bodies As the death toll rises the seemingly indestructible creatures multiply at an alarming rate Stanley & west lead the desperate islanders in a fight for survival as the unstoppable silicates threaten to engulf the island & then the world ...