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A double bill of films set in India. Comedy-drama 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (2011) follows the experiences of a group of elderly Brits who arrive to take up residence in a newly-opened retirement home in Bangalore, India. Despite its glossy publicity campaign, the Marigold turns out to be rather different from the refurbished luxury hotel advertised in the brochures.
However, it soon begins to reveal some unexpected charms of its own. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith star.
'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008), the rags-to-possible riches tale, was the winner of eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Jamal Malik (Patel) is an 18-year-old street kid from the slums of Mumbai. So what is he doing appearing on the Indian version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'? How can a young man from his background of poverty have acquired the knowledge to be only one correct answer away from winning 20 million rupees? With only one more question to be asked, however, the dream turns to nightmare. As the hooter sounds to signal the end of the show, Jamal is arrested and accused of cheating.
No one can believe that he could really know all of the answers he has given. As Jamal tells the story of his life to the police, the reasons for his success begin to appear. Will Jamal be freed to hear the final question and, if so, will he know the answer?
From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead comes the thrilling and entertaining sequel to Harlem Shuffle.
1971 - Trash is piled on the streets, crime is at a record high, and the city is careening towards bankruptcy. A shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Ray Carney, furniture-store owner and ex fence, is trying to keep his head down, his business up, and his life on the straight and narrow. His only immediate need is Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter May, so what harm could it do to hit up Munson, his old police contact and fixer extraordinaire? And suddenly, staying out of the game becomes more complicated - and deadly.
When one of Ray's tenants is badly injured in a fire, he enlists the enduringly violent Pepper to look into how it started, leading the duo to battle their way through a crumbling metropolis run by the shady, the violent and the utterly corrupt.
In scalpel-sharp prose and with unnerving clarity and wit, Colson Whitehead writes about a city that runs on cronyism, threats, ego, ambition, incompetence and even, sometimes, pride. Crook Manifesto is a kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem, and a searching portrait of how families work in the face of indifference, chaos and hostility.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017 WINNER OF THE ARTHUR
C. CLARKE AWARD 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER 2016 AMAZON.COM #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Whitehead is on a roll: the reviews have been sublime' Guardian
'Luminous, furious, wildly inventive' Observer 'Hands down one of
the best, if not the best, book I've read this year' Stylist
'Dazzling' New York Review of Books Praised by Barack Obama and an
Oprah Book Club Pick, The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
won the National Book Award 2016 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2017. Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. All the
slaves lead a hellish existence, but Cora has it worse than most;
she is an outcast even among her fellow Africans and she is
approaching womanhood, where it is clear even greater pain awaits.
When Caesar, a slave recently arrived from Virginia, tells her
about the Underground Railroad, they take the perilous decision to
escape to the North. In Whitehead's razor-sharp imagining of the
antebellum South, the Underground Railroad has assumed a physical
form: a dilapidated box car pulled along subterranean tracks by a
steam locomotive, picking up fugitives wherever it can. Cora and
Caesar's first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially
seems like a haven. But its placid surface masks an infernal scheme
designed for its unknowing black inhabitants. And even worse:
Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher sent to find Cora, is close
on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing
flight, state by state, seeking true freedom. At each stop on her
journey, Cora encounters a different world. As Whitehead
brilliantly recreates the unique terrors for black people in the
pre-Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of
America, from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled
promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once
the story of one woman's ferocious will to escape the horrors of
bondage and a shatteringly powerful meditation on history.
This is the sixth volume to be published in the major ten volume
new history of the county of Kent, and the first detailed study of
the development of Kent during the past hundred years. The sixth
volume to be published in the major ten-volume new history of the
county of Kent, and the first detailed study of the development of
Kent over the past hundred years. Each of the ten chapters begins
by evokinga picture of Kent on the eve of the First World War and
looking at the changes that have taken place between then and the
present day in the area under discussion. Particular attention is
paid to the impact of the two World Warson Kent; to the influence
of national events on local institutions and people; to the role of
the county council in the development of many aspects of life in
Kent; and to the major economic and social changes of the last
thirty years, many of them associated with Britain's entry into the
European economic community and Kent's strategic importance as a
corridor linking London and Britain to Europe. NIGEL YATES is
senior research fellow in church history, University of Wales,
Lampeter.
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imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE SUMMER BY OPRAH DAILY, NEW
YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, TIME, NPR, LOS ANGELES TIMES, ESSENCE
AND MORE 'Whether in high literary form or entertaining,
page-turner mode, the man is simply incapable of writing a bad
book' IAN WILLIAMS, GUARDIAN 'Crook Manifesto gave me something I
had missed in recent reading: joy' TELEGRAPH 'When he moves into a
new genre, he keeps the bones but does his own decorating'
WASHINGTON POST 'A masterpiece' PEOPLE MAGAZINE From two-time
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead comes the thrilling
and entertaining sequel to Harlem Shuffle 1971, New York City.
Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the
city is going bankrupt, and a shooting war has broken out between
the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Furniture store owner and
ex-fence Ray Carney is trying to keep his head down, his business
up and his life straight. But then he needs Jackson 5 tickets for
his daughter May and he decides to hit up an old police contact,
who wants favours in return. For Ray, staying out of the game gets
a lot more complicated - and deadly. 1973. The old ways are being
overthrown by the thriving counterculture, but Pepper, Carney's
enduringly violent partner in crime, is a constant. In these
difficult times, Pepper takes on a side gig doing security on a
Blaxploitation shoot in Harlem, finding himself in a world of
Hollywood stars and celebrity drug dealers, in addition to the
usual cast of hustlers, mobsters and hit men. These adversaries
underestimate the seasoned crook - to their regret. 1976. Harlem is
burning, while the country gears up for the Bicentennial. Carney is
trying to come up with a celebratory July 4th advertisement he can
actually live with, while his wife Elizabeth is campaigning for her
childhood friend, rising politician Alexander Oakes. When a fire
seriously injures one of Carney's tenants, he enlists Pepper to
look into who may be behind it, navigating a crumbling metropolis
run by the shady, the violent and the utterly corrupt. In
scalpel-sharp prose and with unnerving clarity and wit, Colson
Whitehead writes about a city that runs on cronyism, threats, ego,
ambition, incompetence and even, sometimes, pride. Crook Manifesto
is a kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem, and a searching portrait of
how families work in the face of chaos and hostility. 'A dazzling
treatise . . . gleefully detonates its satire upon this world while
getting to the heart of the place and its people' NEW YORK TIMES
'Funny, effortlessly streetwise, and criminally pleasurable to read
it's also politically enlightening and quietly incendiary' BIG
ISSUE
Discover some of Earth's most spectacular places on the continents
of Australia and Antarctica, and in Oceania! Uncover the unique
features of Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand and Oceania, from
the wide variety of habitats and landscapes to the cultures of the
peoples that inhabit these continents. Explore Tongariro National
Park, the Outback and Great Barrier Reef, Tahiti, the rainforests
of New Guinea and more in this beautifully illustrated and
informative celebration of Earth's flora, fauna and spectacular
geography. This book is part of the Continents Uncovered series,
which takes the reader on a tour of the world, charting landmarks,
climates, people, animals and other wildlife. But it doesn't stop
there! This series is full of easy craft activity ideas that
explore human cultures, wildlife and geographical phenomena. This
series is ideal for children aged 7+ studying geography at KS2 or
who are interested in maps, continents, wildlife and habitats.
Titles in this series: Africa Asia Australia, New Zealand and
Antarctica Europe North America South America
From popular author and resident parenting expert on Channel 9's
Parental GuidanceDr Justin Coulson, this book is a moving,
inspiring and loving call to action for all parents. Parenting
expert Dr Justin Coulson shares the ten things every parent needs
to know to raise their children in positive ways. They are also
ways to make parenting easier for you - so you don't have to keep
'making it up as you go along'. Drawing on positive psychology, the
book gives simple and effective strategies for the main issues
parents of 2-12 year olds confront in everyday family life. Justin
shares his secrets of effective attention, communication and
understanding; how to discipline effectively and set limits; and
how to manage hot-button issues such as sibling conflict, chores,
school and screens - yet still have fun as a family. Praise for Dr
Justin Coulson 'Justin is a genius! His honest, compassionate and
sensible advice is music to this mum's ears. I want him to adopt
our family!' - Jessica Rowe, co-host, Studio 10 'Dr Justin Coulson
is who I turn to when I'm feeling overwhelmed with parenting my
three young (and frequently boisterous) kids. His calm, logical
advice never fails to help me be a better parent.' - Bec Sparrow,
author of Find Your Tribe 'If your aim is to be the best parent you
possibly can, this is your go-to book.' - Madonna King, author of
Being 14 'A wonderfully practical book that's bulging with heart,
soul and wisdom. It's a book I'll definitely be recommending to my
children, who are now parents themselves.' - Michael Grose,
parenting expert and founder of Parenting Ideas
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