Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who thanks to the privileges of an education in Britain has now returned to Nigeria for a job in the civil service However in his new role he finds that the way of government seems to be backhanders & corruption Obi manages to resist the bribes that are offered to him but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl
- to the disapproval of his parents
- he sinks further into emotional & financial turmoil The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse & Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape Showing a man lost in cultural limbo & a Nigeria entering a new age of disillusionment No Longer at Ease concludes Achebe's remarkable trilogy charting three generations of an African community under the impact of colonialism the first two volumes of which are Things Fall Apart & Arrow of God

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No Longer Homeless is a powerful look at a group of people we rarely hear about-those who have formerly been on the streets-sharing the details of their lives to help individuals organizations & communities learn to better support the ongoing challenges of homelessness 194 pages 12 Tables unspecified; 2 Halftones black & white Wagner David ...

Heaven Sends has fast become one the UK's leading wholesalers of fabulously quirky gifts stylish home accessories & seasonal decorations? not just Christmas! Renowned unique design & quirky products all at extraordinary value for money ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Claudia (Lauren Holly) entertains a humdrum existence in a backwater American town Together with boyfriend Michael (Jon Bon Jovi) she is happy enough
- working at the local diner & boozing at local bars
- but she still feels emotionally unfulfilled Her life is thrown into chaos with the return of Charlie (Edward Burns) an ex-boyfriend who dumped her years ago & left town Charlie insists that he has changed & Claudia finds that her suppressed passions are swiftly awakened

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Based on a novel by Wilfred Fienburgh this is the story of a British Member of Parliament whose public & private lives are in a shambles Portrayed by Peter Finch but supported by an eclectic cast of stereotypical politicians the protagonist has his hands full trying to keep the important things in his personal life separate from the things in his public life A well-paced political thriller based on a controversial 1959 novel published by Fienburgh a Socialist member of Parliament this is an excellent portrayal of a public figure riding an emotional wave & trying to stay on the crest ...

A universe beyond every light in the sky is a star system you can visit Every planet life-form & civilization is unique Every corner of the universe is a frontier waiting to be explored Whether you choose to fight trade or explore every decision you make has consequences shaping your journey as you travel ever deeper into no Man&s sky So where will you go first? Playstation plus subscription required for online multiplayer Play Station VR & Play Station Camera are required to experience VR functionality Online team up with friends to journey build & fight together online VR feel every moment in PS VR with immersive & intuitive controlsupdates contains all 7 major updates since Initial launch! Required for VR Features (not included) Play Station VR Headset Play Station 4 Camera Play Station Plus subscription required for online multiplayer Play Station VR & Play Station Camera are required to experience VR functionality ...

From the slums of London to the riches of an Edwardian country house; from the hot dark seams of a Yorkshire coalmine to the exposed terrors of the trenches Adam Raine's journey from boy to man is set against the backdrop of a society violently entering the modern world Adam Raine is a boy cursed by misfortune His impoverished childhood in the slums of Islington is brought to an end by a tragedy that sends him north to Scarsdale a hard-living coalmining town where his father finds work as a union organizer But it isn't long before the escalating tensions between the miners & their employer Sir John Scarsdale explode with terrible consequences In the aftermath Adam meets Miriam the Rector's beautiful daughter & moves into Scarsdale Hall an opulent paradise compared with the life he has been used to before But he makes an enemy of Sir John's son Brice who subjects him to endless petty cruelties for daring to step above his station When love & an Oxford education beckon Adam feels that his life is finally starting to come together
- until the outbreak of war threatens to tear everything apart
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No Man's Land by David Baldacci is an exciting thriller featuring special investigator John Puller who is pursuing a case that will send him deep into his own troubled past One man demands justice John Puller is the US Army's most tenacious investigator but he is not equipped to face the truth about his mother's disappearance thirty years ago New evidence has come to light suggesting that Puller's father
- a highly decorated army veteran
- may have murdered his wife When Puller's friend intelligence operative Veronica Knox arrives on the scene he realizes that there is far more to this case than he first thought He knows that nothing will prevent him from discovering what really happened to his mother
- even if it means proving that his father is a killer the other seeks revenge Paul Rogers has just been paroled after spending ten years in a high-security prison for murder & with his freedom comes a desire to pay back old debts Harbouring a dark past that changed him in unimaginable ways Rogers embarks on a journey across the country set on a path of revenge against the people who took away his humanity As both men uncover a trail of deception that stretches back decades they soon realize that the truth will bind them together in ways they could never have imagined


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No Man's Land by David Baldacci is an exciting thriller featuring special investigator John Puller who is pursuing a case that will send him deep into his own troubled past One man demands justice John Puller is the US Army's most tenacious investigator but he is not equipped to face the truth about his mother's disappearance thirty years ago New evidence has come to light suggesting that Puller's father
- a highly decorated army veteran
- may have murdered his wife When Puller's friend intelligence operative Veronica Knox arrives on the scene he realizes that there is far more to this case than he first thought He knows that nothing will prevent him from discovering what really happened to his mother
- even if it means proving that his father is a killer the other seeks revenge Paul Rogers has just been paroled after spending ten years in a high-security prison for murder & with his freedom comes a desire to pay back old debts Harbouring a dark past that changed him in unimaginable ways Rogers embarks on a journey across the country set on a path of revenge against the people who took away his humanity As both men uncover a trail of deception that stretches back decades they soon realize that the truth will bind them together in ways they could never have imagined


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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 Danis Tanovic&s award-winning comic drama set in the middle of the war between Bosnia & Serbia Two soldiers from opposing sides Bosnian Chiki (Branco Djuric) & Serb Nino (Rene Bitorajac) find themselves trapped together in a stalemate in no man&s land Both are similarly armed & both are having equal difficulty in contacting their fellow troops for help; so what should they do now? ...