In this thriller from director Stephen Hopkins (Lost In Space Under Suspicion) Oscar-winner Hilary Swank plays Katherine Winter a college professor who refutes mysteries & so-called miracles with scientific evidence Science teacher Doug Blackwell (played by David Morrisey) invites Katherine & her former teaching assistantcurrent colleague Ben (Idris Elba) to his hometown of Haven Louisiana to investigate a river whose water has turned blood-red following the mysterious death of a local boy The river of blood is just the first in a series of strange occurrences in Haven It seems that each of the ten plagues from Exodus is being manifested in order The citizens of this Bible belt town are convinced that 12-year-old Loren Mc Connell (played by Anna Sophia Robb) is responsible for her brother&s death & for the strange events Soon Katherine finds herself questioning everything as memories from her past suddenly infiltrate the present in her search for the truth Certioficate 15 Running Time 95 mins approx ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Locusts swarm Rivers turn to blood Fire rains from the sky Are you prepared for The Reaping? Investigative scholar Katherine Winter (two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank) is a debunker of modern miracles bringing scientific light to superstition & fraud But events in tiny Haven Louisiana defy even her expertise There the 10 Biblical Plagues seem to be recurring & the more she seeks answers the more she questions her own beliefs Katherine must uncover the truth because the Plagues are counting down & time is running out ...

As the pastor of an inner-city church in New York City Timothy Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced 'doubts' sceptics bring to his church as well as the most important reasons for faith In THE REASON FOR GOD he addresses each doubt & explains each reason Keller uses literature philosophy real-life conversations & reasoning to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief held by thoughtful people of intellectual integrity with a deep compassion for those who truly want to know the truth ...

This six-session small group Bible study (DVDdigital video sold separately) captures live & unscripted conversations between Tim Keller & a group of people to address their doubts & objections to Christianity Using literature philosophy & Scripture Keller & the group explore the truth of Christianity In his New York Times bestselling book The Reason for God Timothy Keller established himself as a modern-day C S Lewis who brings together faith & intellect theology & popular culture modern-day objections & historic Christian beliefs Now fans of the New York Times bestseller can find resources to help them engage with those same objections drawing on recent scholarship & debates The Reason for God small group Bible study can be used individually with groups or by any believer who is engaging with friends who don't share his or her beliefs Christians will be challenged to wrestle with their friends & neighbors' hardest questions & to engage those questions in ways that will spark an honest enriching & humbling dialogue Capture a live & unscripted conversation between Timothy Keller & the six panelists discussing their objections to Christianity This study will help small groups & individuals dig deeper into the objections of the Christian faith & to learn about both sides of the issues Sessions include Isn't the Bible a Myth? How Can You Say There Is Only One Way to God? What Gives You the Right to Tell Me How to Live My Life? Why Does God Allow Suffering? Why Is the Church Responsible for So Much Injustice? How Can God Be Full of Love & Wrath at the Same Time? Designed for use with Reason for God Video Study (sold separately) ...

The No 1 Sunday Times & New York Times bestseller Written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen this remarkable book provides a rare insight into the often baffling behaviour of autistic children Using a question & answer format Naoki explains things like why he talks loudly or repeats the same questions what causes him to have panic attacks & why he likes to jump He also shows the way he thinks & feels about his world
- other people nature time & beauty & himself Abundantly proving that people with autism do possess imagination humour & empathy he also makes clear how badly they need our compassion patience & understanding David Mitchell & his wife have translated Naoki&s book so that it might help others dealing with autism & generally illuminate a little-understood condition It gives us an exceptional chance to enter the mind of another & see the world from a strange & fascinating perspective The book also features eleven original illustrations inspired by Naoki&s words by the artistic duo Kai & Sunny
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A philosophical exploration of the idea of 'rebellion' by one of the leading existentialist thinkers Albert Camus' The Rebel looks at artistic & political rebels throughout history from Epicurus to the Marquis de Sade This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated by Anthony Bower with an introduction by Oliver Todd The Rebel is Camus' 'attempt to understand the time I live in' & a brilliant essay on the nature of human revolt Published in 1951 it makes a daring critique of communism
- how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain & the resulting totalitarian regimes It questions two events held sacred by the left wing
- the French Revolution of 1789 & the Russian Revolution of 1917
- that had resulted he believed in terrorism as a political instrument In this towering intellectual document Camus argues that hope for the future lies in revolt which unlike revolution is a spontaneous response to injustice & a chance to achieve change without giving up collective & intellectual freedom Albert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling & highly influential works all of which are published by Penguin They include The Fall The Outsider & The First Man Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957 Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France but beyond that his fame has been international If you enjoyed The Rebel you might like Camus' The Fall also available in Penguin Modern Classics' One of the great humanist manifestos' The Times'A conscience with style'VS Pritchett author of A Cab at the Door


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The Rebel is a 1961 comedy film starring Tony Hancock (Hancock’s Half Hour) Hancock plays a downtrodden London office clerk who gives up his job to pursue his dream of being an artist With an enthusiasm far exceeding any artistic talent he sets to work on his masterpiece Aphrodite at the Waterhole moving to Paris where he expects his genius will be appreciated While his ideas & persona gain acceptance among the art set legitimate critics scoff at his work He manages however to achieve success when the work of his former roommate a genuinely talented painter becomes confused with his own Hancock was nominated for the BAFTA of most promising newcomer to leading film roles in 1962 for his performance Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play ...

After decades of war the brutal Tathadann Party restored order to shattered Eitan City by outlawing the past & rewriting history Memory is a commodity
- bought & sold & experienced like a drug Henraek works as a Tathadann memory thief draining citizens' memories Everything changes when Henraek harvests a memory of his own wife's death in the hidden rebellion that once tore apart their city Now he will do whatever it takes to learn the truth
- even if it means burning Eitan City to the ground File Under Science Fiction Memory Thieves Collaborators Brothers In War City on Fire

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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 Sandy (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is a smart sexy mum of two On discovering her husband has been cheating on her she decides to start a new life so up-roots & takes her kids with her to New York Her demanding new job forces her to hire a nanny – 25yr-old Aram (Justin Bartha – The Hangover) As Aram becomes increasingly attached to her kids sandy becomes more aware of their undeniable chemistry & her growing attraction to him But is he just too young to be anything more than a rebound? Or could it be the real thing? Age Rating 15 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sandy (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is a smart & sexy mum of two On discovering her husband has been cheating on her she decides to start a new life so up-roots & takes her kids with her to New York Her demanding new job forces her to hire a nanny
- 25-year-old Aram (Justin Bartha
- The Hangover) as Aram becomes more aware of their un-deniable chemistry & her growing attraction to him But is he just too young to be anything more than a rebound? Or could it be the real thing? Actors Catherine Zeta-Jones Justin Bartha Eliza Callahan Saidah Arrika Ekulona Kelly Gould Art Garfunkel Liv Freundlich Samantha Ivers Tom Riis Farrell Steve Antonucci Marc Alan Austen Paul Basile Robert Bizik & Megan Byrne Director Bart Freundlich Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 31 minutes (approx)


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