A compelling story about accepting someone new from Benji Davies the bestselling illustrator of The Storm Whale 32 pages Full colour Sarah Linda ...

Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology Traditionally suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society then it is suicide Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why do certain social religious or racial groups have higher incidences of suicide than others? As Durkheim explored these questions he became convinced that abnormally high or low levels of social integration lead to an increased likelihood of suicide On Suicide was the result of his extensive research Divided into three parts
- individual reasons for suicide social forms of suicide & the relation of suicide to society as a whole
- Durkheim's revelations have fascinated challenged & informed readers for over a century

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Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
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' Man defines himself by his deeds
- & what kind of image of man do we see in the mirror of our present times?' The poet & dramatist
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Do you know anyone on Santa's bad list this year? Cruella De vil from Disney's classic 101 Dalmatians is certainly wicked enough not to make the good list This unique Christmas stocking will make a great traditional gift which can be enjoyed year after year Presented with a giftable hangtag & only available from Enchanting Disney Material 100 Polyester featuring a ribbon loop to hang ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Inspired by the powerful true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones) On the Basis of Sex depicts a then-struggling attorney & new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case she knows the outcome could alter the courts' view of gender discrimination Stronger together Ruth teams up with her husband Martin Ginsburg (Armie Hammer) to fight the case that catapults her into one of the most important public figures of our time Actors Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Directors Mimi Leder Language English Number of discs 1 ...

' All nations colors barbarisms civilizations languages'A selection taken from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Whitman's works available in Penguin Classics are Leaves of Grass & The Complete Poems ...

After the war is over a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds gradually poisoning everything in its path An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia preparing with the locals for the inevitable Despite his memories of his wife he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up transmitting from the United States & the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life On the Beach is Nevil Shute's most powerful novel Both gripping & intensely moving its impact is unforgettable ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Gregory Peck Ava Gardner & Fred Astaire star in this apocalyptic sci-fi drama In 1964 nuclear war has wiped out all life in Earth&s northern hemisphere After discovering San Francisco to be devastated & deserted US submarine commander Captain Dwight Towers (Peck) & his crew head for Australia where they await the fallout that will inevitably kill them Meanwhile Australian scientist Julian Osborn (Astaire) achieves his life&s ambition of winning an auto race & Towers finds romance with good-time girl Moira Davidson (Gardner) who is determined to take one last chance at love ...

On the Black Hill is an elegantly written tale of identical twin brothers who grow up on a farm in rural Wales & never leave home They till the rough soil & sleep in the same bed touched only occasionally by the advances of the twentieth century In depicting the lives of Benjamin & Lewis & their interactions with their small local community Chatwin comments movingly on the larger questions of human experience ...