1969 Bristol Bajan ex-cop & reluctant private detective Joseph JT' Tremaine Ellington is still trading in cash & favours lending a helping hand to those too scared to go to the police or anyone trying to stay one step ahead of them Life is tough for JT who is broke It is about to get a lot tougher when he receives a telegram informing him of a tragedy that has unfolded thousands of miles away Ellington's sister Bernice has been murdered Ellington wants to make the long journey back to his home on the island of Barbados to pay his final respects & to settle his late sister's affairs To do so he must accept a ticket from his shady cousin Vic on condition he travels to New York first where Vic is building himself a criminal empire in Harlem Vic appoints the beguiling Evagelina Laveau to mind his cousin along with his henchmen Clefus Horton & a hot-headed Bajun Pigfoot a man always quick with his knife JT soon discovers that Vic is the American end of an operation that stretches back to Barbados & that Vic's business partner is Conrad Monroe the man responsible for the death of JT's wife & daughter & as JT finds himself embroiled in the world of drugs bent law voodoo & the bitter legacy of slavery he must return to the island of his birth & face the demons of his past ...

A billion-year history of movementfrom bacteria to Olympic athletes ' Packed with revelations scholarly but clear Restless Creatures carriesyou from the kinetics of the amoeba to that of the blue whale from theswim-cycle of spermatozoa to why skipping works best on the moon Apop-science treat' Gavin Francis author of Adventures in Human Being Despite the overwhelming diversity of life on earth one theme hasdominated its evolution the apparently simple act of moving from one place toanother Restless Creatures is the first book for a generalaudience telling the incredible story of locomotion in human & animalevolution Evolutionary biologist Matt Wilkinson traces this 4-billion-yearhistory showing why our ancestors became two-legged how movement explains whywe have opposable thumbs & a backbone how fish fins became limbs how eventrees are locomotion-obsessed & how movement has shaped our minds as well asour bodies He explains why there are no flying monkeys or biological wheelshow dinosaurs took to the air how Mexican waves were the making of the animalkingdom & why moving can make us feel good Restless Creatures opens up an astonishing new perspective -that little in evolution makes sense unless in the light of movement ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From acclaimed director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting Milk) comes a quirky coming-of-age love story between a young man (Henry Hopper) who has given up on life & a beautiful charming young girl (Mia Wasikowska) who possesses a deep-felt love of life & the natural world When these two outsiders chance to meet at a funeral they find an unexpected common ground in their unique experiences of the world Age Rating 12 ...

' It never stops being a page-turner a great debut' Colum Mc Cann'A terrific debut novel bold & wise each page lit with wit & with feeling' Jonathan Lee' The funniest sad book I've read in a long time A terrific debut from a dynamic new writer' J Robert Lennon Tom Karl & Baz grew up together in down-on-its-luck Dublin Friends since childhood their lives diverged when Tom left home to be a war correspondent Now after three years embedded in the Siege of Sarajevo he returns a haunted shell of the lad who went away Karl & Baz have no idea what they're doing but they are determined to see him through the darkness even if it means travelling halfway around the world Hearing about an unlikely cure
- an experimental clinic called Restless Souls
- they embark on a road trip across California But as they try to save Tom from his memories they must confront their own
- of what happened to their childhood friend Gabriel & in doing so they must ask how their boisterous teenage souls became weighed down & why life got so damn complicated & sad


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The plays are fully annotated for the modern reader & are accompanied by six illustrations The close relationship between theater & society during the period continues to be the focus of Contexts The editor offers contemporary discussions of the following topics On Wit Humour & Laughter 1660-1775 The Collier Controversy 1698 Steele & Dennis On The Man of Mode & The Conscious Lovers & Stages Actors & Audiences Criticism has been revised to reflect approaches in scholarly interpretations Two seminal essays from the First Edition have been retained-Charles Lamb's appreciation of the period's comedy & L C Knights's condemnation of it New essays by Jocelyn Powell Harriet Hawkins Elin Diamond Martin Price & Laura Brown have been added ...

Restorative Practice (RP) is being used increasingly in different settings but using RP with those who have Special Needs requires a different approach This practical guide explains how RP can be adapted for those with additional needs & to see real improvement in behaviour & learning 208 pages 30 black & white diagrams Burnett Nicholas ...

Restorative practice is an innovative approach to thinking about & addressing conflict & bullying as well as disruptive challenging & criminal behaviour The approach is increasingly used to transform the culture of organisations institutions & services & the way people communicate with one another In this book ten practitioners describe a restorative encounter as seen through the lens of their own theoretical model The book's unique structure is modelled on a restorative practice known as Circle Time- comprising of a Check-in a Main Activity & a Check-out In the Check-in the practitioner explains how their own theoretical model informs their practice; in the Main Activity they comment on the same case studies to highlight how each theory can deepen our understanding of what might be happening & why; & in the Check-out they reflect on what they have learned from reading each other's contributions This is a unique exemplar of how restorative theory & practice can influence how practitioners think learn & write about restorative practice This will be an invaluable resource for restorative practitioners working across sectors including education social services youth offending or policy ...

Offers a clear & convincing explanation of restorative justice a movement within criminal justice with growing worldwide influence This book explores the broad appeal of this new vision & offers a brief history of its development 236 pages Van Ness Daniel W ...

Winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize & heralded as possibly the best war film ever made Restrepo focuses on the deployment of a US platoon in Afghanistan&s hostile Korengal Valley Over the course of 15 months the two filmmakers Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger (author of & The Perfect Storm&) lived with the unit shadowing their every move resulting in extraordinary footage From spectacular combat & ambush scenes to difficult discussions with local village elders civilian & military deaths never before has such access been granted Restrepo is as close as it gets to seeing what life as a soldier is really like The confirmed extras for the disc is below Trailer Additional Soldier Interviews Deleted Scenes Where Are They Now Featurette ...

Topic-based sections in the Student Book highlight objectives & issues so students can keep their revision relevant An accompanying CD-ROM of multiple choice questions enables students to identify their weak areas & focus their revision Real-life exam questions (and answers) provide valuable exam practice & feedback Results Plus exam performance data & examiner insight help students to avoid common misconceptions build better answers & maximise their marks ...