THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017 ' Finishing this book & then forgetting about it is simply not an option Unmissable' New York Times At the age of thirty-six on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer One day he was a doctor treating the dying the next he was a patient struggling to live When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous & meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity
- the brain
- & finally into a patient & a new father What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book yet his words live on as a guide to us all When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality & on the relationship between doctor & patient from a gifted writer who became both

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Clear easy principles to spot what's nonsense & what's reliable Each year teachers administrators & parents face a barrage of new education software games workbooks & professional development programs purporting to be based on the latest research While some of these products are rooted in solid science the research behind many others is grossly exaggerated This new book written by a top thought leader helps everyday teachers administrators & family members who don't have years of statistics courses under their belts separate the wheat from the chaff & determine which new educational approaches are scientifically supported & worth adopting Author's first book Why Don't Students Like School? catapulted him to superstar status in the field of education Willingham's work has been hailed as brilliant analysis by The Wall Street Journal & a triumph by The Washington Post Author blogs for The Washington Post & Brittanicacom & writes a column for American Educator In this insightful book thought leader & bestselling author Dan Willingham offers an easy reliable way to discern which programs are scientifically supported & which are the equivalent of educational snake oil ...

The first Christians to meet Muslims were not Latin-speaking Christians from the western Mediterranean or Greek-speaking Christians from Constantinople but rather Christians from northern Mesopotamia who spoke the Aramaic dialect of Syriac Living under Muslim rule from the seventh century to the present Syriac Christians wrote the first & most extensive accounts of Islam describing a complicated set of religious & cultural exchanges not reducible to the solely antagonistic Through its critical introductions & new translations of this invaluable historical material When Christians First Met Muslims allows scholars students & the general public to explore the earliest interactions between what eventually became the world's two largest religions shedding new light on Islamic history & Christian-Muslim relations ...

A major new edition of the book that revolutionised international business & communicating across cultures 576 pages Lewis Richard D ...

Before he wrote 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' before the Baudelaires became orphans even before the invention of Netflix Lemony Snicket asked all the wrong questions Four to be exact This is the account of the second question In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he & his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen last at the grocery store? Or could she have stopped at the diner? Is it really any of your business? In the tradition of great storytellers from Dickens to Dahl comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary & irreverent You'll laugh only if you find humour in gothic & mysterious things involving detectives & crime solving Lemony's other literary outings in A Series of Unfortunate Events' have sold 60 million copies worldwide & been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey & a Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris These regrettable developments mean that millions of fans have found out about the dreadful plight of the Baudelaire orphans but you do not have to You have been warned Have you read all four mysterious titles in the Wrong Questions series? Who Could That Be at the This Hour?' When Did You See Her Last?' Shouldn't You Be in School?' Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Author Lemony Snicket was born before you were & is likely to die before you as well He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious & prone to riot He grew up near the sea & currently lives beneath it Until recently he was living somewhere else He is a broken man wracked with misery & despair as a result of writing 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' He spends his days wandering the countryside weeping & moaning & his evenings eating hastily-prepared meals Artist Seth has portrayed suspicious circumstances & shady characters in much of his work He is a multi-award-winning cartoonist author & artist whose works include Palookaville & Clyde Fans ...

An excellent resource for children when they try to grasp the concept of death & understand grieving recommended for children who have faced or are facing loss but also for any child even before an urgent need presents itself Presented in a respectful & unthreatening manner this book will prove immensely valuable for children & their familes ...

7 in the Freehold Universe series Science fiction high adventure with a compulsive thriller edge High tech near-future mercenaries Ripple Creek Security must protect an obnoxious world government minister from the tons of enemies who want her dead—and killed in the worse possible way Alex Marlow & Ripple Creek Security&s best personal security detail return to action This time they really don&t like their principal World Bureau Minister Joy Herman Highland–a highly-placed bureaucrat with aspirations to elected office Even worse Highland’s assistant wants to publicize every movement & action for his boss’s pending campaign which is anathema to good security With a person of this status it&s not a case of someone wanting her dead The only question is how many people want her dead & what are they bringing to the fight? The enemies are from without within & all over They have resources funding & political cover Ripple Creek needs to be cautious But the enemy also needs to worry They’re going to be getting in each others& way in the process of carrying out their plans & Ripple Creek has no qualms about explosions on galactic news In fact they enjoy it About the Author Michael Z Williamson is retired military having served twenty-five years in the US Army & the US Air Force He was deployed for Operation Iraqui Freedom & Operation Desert Fox Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle & combat pistol He has consulted on military matters weapons & disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel & Outdoor Channel productions & is Editor-at-Large for Survivalblog with 300000 weekly readers In addition Williamson tests & reviews firearms & gear for manufacturers Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include Freehold Better to Beg Forgiveness & Do Unto Others He is also the author of The Hero–written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author John Ringo Williamson was born in England raised in Liverpool & Toronto Canada & now resides in Indianapolis with his wife & two children ...

7 in the Freehold Universe series Science fiction high adventure with a compulsive thriller edge High tech near-future mercenaries Ripple Creek Security must protect an obnoxious world government minister from the tons of enemies who want her dead—and killed in the worse possible way Alex Marlow & Ripple Creek Security&s best personal security detail return to action This time they really don&t like their principal World Bureau Minister Joy Herman Highland–a highly-placed bureaucrat with aspirations to elected office Even worse Highland’s assistant wants to publicize every movement & action for his boss’s pending campaign which is anathema to good security With a person of this status it&s not a case of someone wanting her dead The only question is how many people want her dead & what are they bringing to the fight? The enemies are from without within & all over They have resources funding & political cover Ripple Creek needs to be cautious But the enemy also needs to worry They’re going to be getting in each others& way in the process of carrying out their plans & Ripple Creek has no qualms about explosions on galactic news In fact they enjoy it About the Author Michael Z Williamson is retired military having served twenty-five years in the US Army & the US Air Force He was deployed for Operation Iraqui Freedom & Operation Desert Fox Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle & combat pistol He has consulted on military matters weapons & disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel & Outdoor Channel productions & is Editor-at-Large for Survivalblog with 300000 weekly readers In addition Williamson tests & reviews firearms & gear for manufacturers Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include Freehold Better to Beg Forgiveness & Do Unto Others He is also the author of The Hero–written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author John Ringo Williamson was born in England raised in Liverpool & Toronto Canada & now resides in Indianapolis with his wife & two children ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A Naval Secret Service agent&s tough assignment is to stop the ruthless pirating of gold bullion in the Irish Sea The trail takes him to a tiny port in the Hebrides where mysterious disappearances of boats yachts & people are commonplace Actors Anthony Hopkins Robert Morley Nathalie Delon Jack Hawkins Corin Redgrave Derek Bond & Maurice Roeves Director Etienne Perier Certificate 15 years & over Year 1971 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 31 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Evil has your number Willburn Hall is your average six form college Walking home after school Samantha (Jennifier Lim) sees a door fall out of the sky Out of the door emerges a Clown (Oscar Pearce) Samantha is then granted one wish via text message in return for passing the message on two people The clown or evil genie goes on to cause havoc in the college with all the pupils owning mobile phones Will the pupils of Willburn Hall be able get through it? ...