Wonder Woman is put to the ultimate test in this series of adventures from an array of comics’ finest talents including CARLA SPEED Mc NEIL (Finder) JASON BADOWER (THE FLASH SEASON ZERO) BARBARA RANDALL KESEL (HAWK & DOVE) ADAM BEECHEN (BATMAN BEYOND) JOSH ELDER (SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED A CRISIS OF IMAGINATION) JAMAL IGLE (SUPERGIRL) JOSe LUIS GARC& Iacute;A-L& Oacute;PEZ (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN) TRINA ROBBINS (Honey West) & many more! As Wonder Woman Princess Diana of Themyscira is a warrior whose skills are surpassed only by her compassion & her desire to spread peace throughout the world Unfortunately there are those who would see this ambassador & her message of harmony wiped from existence Ares the god of war fuels civil unrest within the Central African Republic of Itari The end-bringer Typhon threatens to scorch the earth unless Wonder Woman & Poison Ivy can set aside their mutual animosity & in front of high-schoolers Diana must somehow best Superwoman without harming the villain’s unborn child A legal right to rehabilitation makes the Cheetah more lethal to her own family than her arch-nemesis & a visit to Gotham pits the Amazon against several of the city’s heroes & villains—all so that she may rescue the abducted offspring of the mother of monsters Echidna Collects SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN 11-17 Meet the Author Caitlin started writing novels at age 13 Her first was a Star Wars tie-in Fortunately she branched out from there & after a few years trying to be a screenwriter a comic book writer & the author of copious amounts of fanfiction she tried to write a novel again Her epic dark fantasy (thankfully) never saw the light of day but while she was struggling with elves & sorcerers she got the idea of writing a story about a werewolf who fought crime Two years & many many drafts later she pitched Night Life to a bevy of agents & one of them Rachel Vater sold the series to St Martin&s Caitlin collects comic books print books vintage clothes & bad habits She loves tea loud music the color black (especially mixed with the color pink) & ghost stories She can drive a stick shift play the violin & knows more English curses than American ones Caitlin lives in Olympia WA with two pushy cats ...

The wonderful Roger Mc Gough has drawn together a stunning collection of poems inspired by the five senses Gems from the very ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play David Morrissey Dominic Cooper Dan Stevens Mark Williams Janet Mc Teer & Mark Gatiss lead an all-star cast in Andrew Davies& romantic & stylish three-part BBC adaptation of Jane Austen&s classic Sense & Sensibility Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby ignoring her sister Elinor&s warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip & innuendo Elinor sensitive to social convention struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment even from those closest to her Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status & money govern the rules of love? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on Jane Austen&s classic novel Sense & Sensibility tells of the Dashwood sisters sensible Elinor (Thompson) & passionate Marianne (Winslet) whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family&s sudden loss of fortune Rickman Grant & Greg Wise co-star as the well-intentioned suitors who are trapped by the strict rules of society & the conflicting laws of desire Actors Emma Thompson Kate Winslet James Fleet Tom Wilkinson Harriet Walter Directors Ang Lee Writers Emma Thompson Jane Austen Producers Geoff Stier James Schamus Laurie Borg Lindsay Doran Sydney Pollack Language English Subtitles Cantonese Chinese Czech English Hebrew Hungarian Italian Polish Russian Number of discs 1 ...

Samuel Walker's SENSE & NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME DRUGS & COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime & the new Eighth Edition remains uniquely effective at doing so Described as a "masterful critique" of American policies on everything from crime control to guns to drugs this incisive book cuts through popular myths & political rhetoric while emphasizing current research & proven practice The result is a lucid research-based work that clearly reveals what does not work in crime policy while identifying shared characteristics of successful approaches including carefully defined narrowly focused problem-oriented programs in policing & prosecution This engaging text captures the full complexity of the administration of justice while providing readers with a clear sense of its key principles & general patterns ...

Pray pray be composed cried Elinor "and do not betray what you feel to every body present Perhaps he has not observed you yet" For Elinor Dashwood sensible & sensitive & her romantic impetuous younger sister Marianne the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote In a world ruled by money & self-interest the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections Concerned for others & for social proprieties Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centred fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele whilst Marianne's unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men Through her heroines' parallel experiences of love loss & hope Jane Austen offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Two sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility Elinor practical & conventional the epitome of sense desires a man who is promised to another woman Marianne emotional & sentimental the epitome of sensibility loses her heart to a scoundrel who jilts her A powerful drama of family life & growing up the novel is at once a subtle comedy of manners & a striking critique of early nineteenth-century society Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson this Macmillan Collector's Library edition also

Includes:: an afterword by author & critic Henry Hitchings Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANCESCA SEGALThe Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer & illustrator Leanne Shapton & introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers & Austen fans Alexander Mc Call Smith Lynne Truss Amanda Vickery Francesca Segal PD James & Andrew Motion ' Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire' J K Rowling Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home & enter into the contests of polite society The charms of unsuitable men & the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart with disappointment but together they attempt to find a way to happiness ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Based on one of Jane Austen’s most beloved novels & directed by Ang Lee Sense & Sensibility is the story of two sisters; sensible Elinor played by two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson (Best Actress
- Howard&s End 1993) & passionate wilful Marianne (Kate Winslet
- Iris Titanic) When their father dies by law his estate must pass to the eldest son from his first marriage forcing his current wife & daughters to find somewhere more primitive to live With their sudden loss of fortune the sisters& chances of marriage seem doomed Their well-intentioned suitors played by Alan Rickman (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Truly Madly Deeply) Hugh Grant (Bridget Jones&s Diary Notting Hill) & Greg Wise (Mad Cows) are trapped by the strict rules of a society obsessed with financial & social status & the conflicting laws of desire Actors Emma Thompson Kate Winslet Hugh Grant Directors Ang Lee Language English Subtitles Arabic Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Japanese Korean Mandarin Chinese Greek Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Run Time 131 minutes Classification U

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Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve & when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip & innuendo Meanwhile Elinor always sensitive to social convention is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment even from those closest to her Through their parallel experience of love
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- the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status & money govern the rules of love

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