' 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 ...

Empower students through restorative assessments that offer multiple ways to demonstrate learning-and give educators more opportunities to assess progress & individualize teaching In this guide you'll find cutting-edge research on using assessments that promote equity & reduce conflict plus real-world examples action points & reflection questions & practical strategies ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Resurgence & Reconciliation is a multi-disciplinary critical & constructive analysis of the two major schools of thought in Indigenous-Settler relationships today the reformist narrative of reconciliation & the more revolutionary resurgence school 384 pages ...

Kevin Deakin went missing at the height of the Falklands War & was reported as missing presumed dead Forty-nine days later Kevin returns apparantly suffering from amnesia Already commemorated as a war hero he becomes an embarrassment to the country who honoured himdid he desert or did he really get lost in the chaos? Based on a true story ...

Director Rod Lurie tells the uplifting tale of a sports writer who almost lost it all before stumbling into the story of a lifetime in this uplifting sports-themed drama starring Josh Hartnett & Samuel L Jackson ...