'I want to wish all of you joy-because there is no better gift Two spiritual masters the Dalai Lama & Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their wisdom in this uplifting book I promise you it's the best 26 you can spend' Oprah Winfrey Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile & the soul-crushing violence of oppression Despite their hardships
- or as they would say because of them
- they are two of the most joyful people on the planet In April 2015 Archbishop Tutu travelled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala India to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday & to create this book as a gift for others They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question how do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering? They traded intimate stories teased each other continually & shared their spiritual practices By the end of a week filled with laughter & punctuated with tears these two global heroes had stared into the abyss & despair of our times & revealed how to live a life brimming with joy This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing & unprecedented week together from the first embrace to the final goodbye

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Please note the UV copy is only compatible in participating regions please visit the UV website for full details From producer Guillermo del Toro & director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style The Book of Life is the journey of Manolo a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family & following his heart Before choosing which path to follow he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears Rich with a fresh take on pop music favourites The Book of Life encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play From producer Guillermo del Toro & director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style The Book of Life is the journey of Manolo a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family & following his heart Before choosing which path to follow he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears Rich with a fresh take on pop music favourites The Book of Life encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future ...

THE NO1 SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLERA Discovery of Witches is soon to be a major TV series
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This animated comedy from producer Guillermo Del Toro & director Jorge Gutierrez follows the journey of manolo a young man who embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where He must face his greatest fears Rich with a fresh take on pop music favourites & featuring a unique visual style it&8217;s a story that encourages us to celebrate the past & look forward to the future Actors Diego Luna Zoe Saldana Channing Tatum Ron Perlman Christina Applegate Directors Jorge R Gutierrez Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths & legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war The Silmarillion This second part of The Book of Lost Tales

Includes:: the tale of Beren & Luthien Turin & the Dragon & the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves & the Fall of Gondolin itself the finest & most exciting depiction of a battle that Tolkien ever wrote Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay together with texts of associated poems & contains extensive information on names & vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive & classic style of the black cover' A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales

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'A brilliantly creepy coming of age novel' Daily Mirror'A moving fable brilliantly imagined about the agony of loss & the pain of young adulthood' The Times' This is no saccharine fairytale but an eerie fable that's perfect for long winter nights' Daily Mail This illustrated edition

Includes:: two new short stories
- Cinderella A Version & The Rat King the latter introducing the Crooked Man who is central to the world of The Book of Lost Things
- & an afterword from the author' Once upon a time there was a boy who lost his mother ' As twelve-year-old David takes refuge from his grief in the myths & fairytales so beloved of his dead mother he finds the real world & the fantasy world begin to blend That is when bad things start to happen That is when the Crooked Man comes & David is violently propelled into a land populated by heroes wolves & monsters in his quest to find the legendary Book of Lost Things



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The story of the eventful & controversial life of Margery Kempe
- wife mother businesswoman pilgrim & visionary
- is the earliest

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' Another island in the Great Ocean has many sinful & malevolent women who have precious gems in their eyes' In his Book of Marvels & Travels Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem & on into Asia & the many wonderful & monstrous peoples & practices in the East He tells us about the Sultan in Cairo the Great Khan in China & the mythical Christian prince Prester John There are giants & pygmies cannibals & Amazons headless humans & people with a single foot so huge it can shield them from the sun Forceful & opinionated the narrator is by turns bossy learned playful & moralizing with an endless curiosity about different cultures Written in the fourteenth century the Book is a captivating blend of fact & fantasy an extraordinary travel narrative that offers some revealing & unexpected attitudes towards other races & religions It was immensely popular & numbered among its readers Chaucer Columbus & Thomas More Anthony Bale's new translation emphasizes the book's readability & his introduction & notes bring us closer to Mandeville's medieval worldview 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 ...

A key work of ancient Chinese philosophy is brought back to life in Ian Johnston's compelling & definitive translation new to Penguin Classics Very little is known about Master Mo or the school he founded However the book containing his philosphical ideas has survived centuries of neglect & is today recognised as a fundamental work of ancient Chinese philosophy The book contains sections explaining the ten key doctrines of Mohism; lively dialogues between Master Mo & his followers; discussion of ancient warfare; & an extraordinary series of chapters that include the first examples of logic dialectics & epistemology in Chinese philosophy The ideas discussed in The Book of Master Mo
- ethics anti-imperalism & a political hierarchy based on merit
- remain as relevant as ever & the work is vital to understanding ancient Chinese philosophy Translator Ian Johnston has an MA in Latin a Ph D in Greek & a Ph D in Chinese & was Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Sydney University until his retirement He has published translations of Galen's medical writings early Chinese poetry (Singing of Scented Grass & Waiting for the Owl) & early Chinese philosophical works (the Mozi &
- with Wang Ping
- the Daxue & Zhongyong) In 2011 he was awarded the NSW Premier's Prize & the PEN medallion for translation Unlike previous translations this version

Includes:: the complete text It also

Includes:: an introduction & explanatory endnotes 'A landmark endeavour'
- Asia Times'A magnificent & valuable achievement'
- Journal of Chinese Studies' Eminently readable & at the same time remarkably accurate Johnston's work will be the standard for a long time'
- China Review International' Compelling & engaging readingwhile at the same time preserving the diction & rhetorical style of the original Chinese'
- New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies











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