The classic study of alienation creativity & the modern mind THE OUTSIDER was an instant literary sensation when it was first published in 1956 thrusting its youthful author into the front rank of contemporary writers & thinkers Wilson rationalized the psychological dislocation so characteristic of Western creative thinking into a coherent theory of alienation & defined those affected by it as a type the outsider Through the works & lives of various artists including Kafka Camus Hemingway Hesse Lawrence Van Gogh Shaw Nietzsche & Dostoevsky Wilson explored the psyche of the outsider his effect on society & society's on him Nothing that has happened in the decades since has made THE OUTSIDER any less relevant; it remains the seminal work on this most persistent of modern-day preoccupations ...

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 vein of Taken Craig Fairbrass stars as Lex a British military contractor who is told that his daughter has died When he arrives in Los Angeles he discovers that the body isn&t his daughters & that an internet fraudster is holding her hostage Lex sets out to save his daughter wreaking havoc through the streets of LA trying to rescue her ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Medical drama & romance are intertwined in this engaging feature from Austrian-born director Paul L Stein Mary Maguire & George Sanders head a first-rate cast in The Outsider based on Dorothy Brandon&s popular 1920s stage play & presented here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements Lalage Sturdee is a brilliant pianist Virtually abandoned at birth by her father an eminent surgeon a mishap at the hands of an unqualified practitioner has left her disabled for life or so she believes Despite her father&s objections she puts her faith in Anton Ragatzy the ebullient & outspoken inventor of a machine which appears to give miraculous results A machine which will either cure her completely or cripple her forever ...

' If an Outsider wields the blade the House of Koronos burns' Hylas is only a boy but he knows three things The Gods exist Magic is real Somebody wants him dead Hunted & alone Hylas is desperate to find his missing sister His quest takes him across the hostile mountains & treacherous seas of Ancient Greece His only friend is a girl on the run His only guide is a wild dolphin And his murderous enemies are closing in This action-packed adventure story is perfect for kids aged 9-12' Electrifying'
- Independent on Sunday' The reader's attention is caught from the first linespellbinding'
- Telegraph' Set to become another children's classic'
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Adapted into an award-winning film by Francis Ford Coppola & starring Patrick Swayze Rob Lowe & Tom Cruise SE Hinton's The Outsiders is a young adult novel of enduring power This Penguin Modern Classics edition is published with an introduction by Jodi Picoult author of My Sister's Keeper The Greasers & the rich-kid Socs are at war on the Tulsa streets Ponyboy a fourteen-year-old brawler chainsmoker & dreamer is a fiercely loyal greaser But a single murderous catastrophe is to wrench him from his old life & overturn everything he thinks he knows The Outsiders was an audacious debut written when SE Hinton was only seventeen laying bare the hopes & terrors between teenage bravado in a world of drive-ins drag races & switchblades It confronted America with a new breed of anti-hero from the wrong side of the class divide & became a bestselling classic of youthful rebellion Susan Eloise Hinton (b 1950) wrote her first book The Outsiders in 1967 when she was seventeen years old Hinton is also the author of That Was When This Is Now (1971) adapted into a film starring Emilio Estevez & Morgan Freeman; Rumble Fish (1975) also adapted into a film by Francis Ford Coppola starring Mickey Rourke Nicholas Cage & Dennis Hopper; Tex (1979); Taming the Star Runner (1988) & many others Hinton lives in Oklahoma If you enjoyed The Outsiders you might like Jack Kerouac's On the Road also available in Penguin Modern Classics' Gritty emotional & very authentic' Jodi Picoult' The Outsiders is a teenage epic' Francis Ford Coppola ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Three former Texas Rangers reunite to combat a crooked town boss with their advancing years meaning they must rely on their wits to get the better of their adversary Walter Brennan Nash Crawford Edgar Buchanan Jason Fitch Andy Devine Judge Amos Polk Jack Elam Sheriff Clyde Barnes Gypsy Rose Lee Cassie Directed by Jean Yarbrough ...

For fast & professional edging hemming seaming & decorative stitching you simply can't beat a serging machine This all-skill-level book is the perfect guide to make sure you get the most out of your new machine (or out of that old serger that you've never got the hang of!) Photographs & step-by-step instructions guide you through the essential techniques showing you how to set up your machine how to adjust the settings to get the best results on a range of different fabrics & how to edge your fabrics quickly with perfect results The troubleshooting section provides tips & quick fixes for skipped stitches snapped threads & uneven stitching Also

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An execution on the overlook above the Mulholland Dam entangles Bosch with FBI Agent Rachel Walling & Homeland Security The brilliant thirteenth Harry Bosch novel from the award-winning No 1 bestselling author 336 pages Connelly Michael ...

The year is 2135 It is the final year In this futuristic neo-deco world hired killer Nathan Fisher stumbles upon a secret that will destroy the Human Race He must risk his sanity & his life in a desperate attempt to stop a horrific union between Mankind & machine He will fail Collects issues 1-5 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Alex Emily & their son RJ are new to Los Angeles A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt Charlotte & Max A family "playdate" becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on As the clock strikes 12 it soon becomes clear that Kurt & Charlotte want a playdate of their own too ...