The third volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy re-issued with a striking newly-designed cover by Chris Wormell to celebrate the publication of THE BOOK OF DUST First published in 1997 & acclaimed as a modern masterpiece it won the UK's top awards for children's literature First published in 2000 & acclaimed as a modern masterpiece it won the UK's top awards for children's literature We're going to the land of the dead & we're going to come back Will & Lyra whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds have been violently separated But they must find each other for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been
- & a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned
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This book explores the weird & mean & in-between that characterize everyday expression online from absurdist photoshops to antagonistic Twitter hashtags to deceptive identity play Whitney Phillips & Ryan M Milner focus especially on the ambivalence of this expression the fact that it is too unwieldy too variable across cases to be essentialized as old or new vernacular or institutional generative or destructive Online expression is instead all of the above This ambivalence the authors argue hinges on available digital tools That said there is nothing unexpected or surprising about even the strangest online behavior Ours is a brave new world & there is nothing new under the sun a point necessary to understanding not just that online spaces are rife with oddity mischief & antagonism but why these behaviors matter The Ambivalent Internet is essential reading for students & scholars of digital media & related fields across the humanities as well as anyone interested in mediated culture & expression ...

Three classic children's stories in one bumper book from the world's best-loved children's author Enid Blyton Rag-doll Amelia Jane is big bad & the terror of the toy cupboard! The collection

Includes:: Naughty Amelia Jane Amelia Jane is Naughty Again & Amelia Jane Gets Into Trouble In these hilarious stories Amelia Jane has all sorts of exciting adventures One thing's for sure not many of the other toys get the better of Amelia Jane! Short chapters & beautiful illustrations make Amelia Jane perfect bedtime reading for children aged six & upwards A richly nostalgic offering for grandparents & parents to share with the next generation of Blyton fans Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children's author of all time thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair The Faraway Tree- The Mysteries The Famous Five & The Secret Seven Her Amelia Jane stories have charmed generations of children & are as popular today as they have ever been Enid Blyton takes her place alongside Roald Dahl Beatrix Potter & A A Milne as one of Britain's true heritage children's authors ' Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were'
- Michael Morpurgo author of War Horse


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Henry James's third novel is an exploration of his most powerful perennial theme
- the clash between European & American cultures
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The American Civil War was one of the longest & bloodiest of modern wars It is also one of the most mysterious It has captured the imagination of writers artists & film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses & divides historians even today In this magisterial history of the first modern war the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography leadership & strategic logic of the war & takes us to the heart of the conflict His captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American Civil War ...

The American Dream is one of the most familiar & resonant phrases in our national lexicon so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin its history or what it actually means In this fascinating short history Jim Cullen explores the meaning of the American Dream or rather the several American Dreams that have both reflected & shaped American identity from the Pilgrims to the present Cullen begins by noting that the United States unlike most other nations defines itself not on the facts of blood religion language geography or shared history but on a set of ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence & consolidated in the Constitution At the core of these ideals lies the ambiguous but galvanizing concept of the American Dream a concept that for better & worse has proven to be amazingly elastic & durable for hundreds of years & across racial class & other demographic lines Cullen then traces a series of overlapping American dreams the quest for of religious freedom that brought the Pilgrims to the New World; the political freedom promised in the Declaration; the dream of upward mobility embodied most fully in the figure of Abraham Lincoln; the dream of home ownership from homestead to suburb; the intensely idealistic-and largely unrealized-dream of equality articulated most vividly by Martin Luther King Jr The version of the American Dream that dominates our own time-what Cullen calls the Dream of the Coast-is one of personal fulfillment of fame & fortune all the more alluring if achieved without obvious effort which finds its most insidious expression in the culture of Hollywood For anyone seeking to understand a shifting but central idea in American history The American Dream is an interpretive tour de force ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the aftermath of a job gone awry an American hitman retreats to the Italian countryside where he befriends a local priest & strikes up an unexpected romance while awaiting the details of his next assignment Jack (George Clooney) is lucky to be alive after his Swedish assignment went sour & he knows that it&s only a matter of time before his luck runs out Not eager to tempt fate again Jack arrives in a small Italian town & takes a job assembling a weapon for the mysterious Mathilde (Thekla Reuten) During this uncharacteristically peaceful interlude Jack befriends kindly clergyman Father Benedetto (Paolo Bonacelli) & connects with pretty local Clara (Violante Placido) But in the process of reaching out for a little human contact Jack is making himself more vulnerable than ever ...

No 1 bestseller From a storyteller who combines the warmth of Maeve Binchy with the elegance of Maggie O' Farrell comes an unforgettable novel Boston 1968 Rose Moroney is seventeen smart spirited
- & pregnant She wants to marry her boyfriend Her ambitious parents have other plans She is sent to Ireland their birthplace to deliver her daughter in a Mother & Baby home
- & part with her against her will Dublin 2013 Martha Sheeran's life has come undone Her marriage is over & her husband has moved on with unsettling speed Under pressure from her teenage daughter she starts looking for the woman who gave her up for adoption more than forty years before As her search leads her to the heart of long-buried family secrets old flame Paudie Carmody
- now a well-known broadcaster
- re-enters the frame From Boston to rural Ireland; from Dublin back to Boston The American Girl is a heart-warming & enthralling story of mothers & daughters love & cruelty & ultimately the embrace of new horizons



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The Native Americans are particularly concerned with the misuse of crystals & the potential harm that can do In this fascinating book they reveal the age-old secrets
- many handed down by word of mouth through generations
- of the Native American tribes The book

Includes:: purification are care of crystals; stones & their properties; working practices; practical exercises; the laws of healing; colours & their properties; how to prepare the essences; & the therapeutic touch & exercises



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Here is a brisk accessible & vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States-the American Revolution Between 1760 & 1800 the American people cast off British rule to create a new nation & a radically new form of government based on the idea that people have the right to govern themselves In this lively account Robert Allison provides a cohesive synthesis of the military diplomatic political social & intellectual aspects of the Revolution paying special attention to the Revolution's causes & consequences The book recreates the tumultuous events of the 1760s & 1770s that led to revolution such as the Boston Massacre & the Boston Tea Party as well as the role the Sons of Liberty played in turning resistance into full-scale revolt Allison explains how & why Americans changed their ideas of government & society so profoundly in these years & how the War for Independence was fought & won He highlights the major battles & commanders on both sides-with a particular focus on George Washington & the extraordinary strategies he developed to defeat Britain's superior forces-as well as the impact of French military support on the American cause In the final chapter Allison explores the aftermath of the American Revolution how the newly independent states created governments based on the principles for which they had fought & how those principles challenged their own institutions such as slavery in the new republic He considers as well the Revolution's legacy the many ways its essential ideals influenced other struggles against oppressive power or colonial systems in France Latin America & Asia Sharply written & highly readable The American Revolution A Very Short Introduction offers a concise introduction to this seminal event in American history About the Series Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise & original introductions to a wide range of subjects-from Islam to Sociology Politics to Classics Literary Theory to History & Archaeology to the Bible Not simply a textbook of definitions each volume in this series provides trenchant & provocative-yet always balanced & complete-discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question demonstrating how the subject has developed & how it has influenced society Eventually the series will encompass every major academic discipline offering all students an accessible & abundant reference library Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader the Very Short Introductions series has a handy & affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable ...