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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.
Collection of five western feature films. 'The Searchers' (1956)
tells the story of Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), an ex-confederate
soldier who swears revenge after his brother's family is butchered
by Comanches and his niece (Natalie Wood) is kidnapped. Accompanied
by Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), Ethan sets out on an epic
seven-year search for the missing girl. In 'Pale Rider' (1985) a
community of gold mining prospectors comes under attack from a gang
of marauders who are after the prospectors' land. Young Megan
Wheeler (Sydney Penny) prays for help, which consequently arrives
in the form of the Preacher (Clint Eastwood), a grim, silent
stranger. In 'The Wild Bunch' (1969), set in 1913, a gang of
outlaws (William Holden, Ernest Borgnine and Warren Oates, amongst
others) ride into a Texan border town where the railroad office is
their target. The robbery turns into a blood-bath so the gang flee
to a desert hideout where they discover that their loot is
worthless... In 'Rio Bravo' (1959) Sheriff John T. Chance (Wayne)
is holding a murderous villain in his cell while waiting for a
magistrate to collect him for trial. The criminal's associates are
desperate to free him and will stop at nothing to achieve their
goal... 'How the West Was Won' (1962) traces the fortunes of
several generations of an American pioneer family as they move West
and cope with the Civil War. The film's several sections were made
by different directors, including Henry Hathaway and John Ford.
Spencer Tracy narrates, while Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, James
Stewart and John Wayne top the all-star bill.
A sprawling epic tracing the fortunes of several generations of an
American pioneer family as they move West and cope with the Civil
War. The film's several sections were made by different directors,
including Henry Hathaway and John Ford. Spencer Tracy narrates,
while Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, James Stewart and John Wayne top
the all-star bill. Not to be confused with the 1970s television
series.
From the founder of the Climate Outreach and Information Network, a
groundbreaking take on the most urgent question of our time: Why,
despite overwhelming scientific evidence, do we still ignore
climate change? "Please read this book, and think about it." --Bill
Nye Most of us recognize that climate change is real yet we do
nothing to stop it. What is the psychological mechanism that allows
us to know something is true but act as if it is not? George
Marshall's search for the answers brings him face to face with
Nobel Prize-winning psychologists and Texas Tea Party activists;
the world's leading climate scientists and those who denounce them;
liberal environmentalists and conservative evangelicals. What he
discovers is that our values, assumptions, and prejudices can take
on lives of their own, gaining authority as they are shared,
dividing people in their wake. With engaging stories and drawing on
years of his own research, Marshall argues that the answers do not
lie in the things that make us different, but rather in what we
share: how our human brains are wired--our evolutionary origins,
our perceptions of threats, our cognitive blind spots, our love of
storytelling, our fear of death, and our deepest instincts to
defend our family and tribe. Once we understand what excites,
threatens, and motivates us, we can rethink climate change, for it
is not an impossible problem. Rather, we can halt it if we make it
our common purpose and common ground. In the end, Don't Even Think
About It is both about climate change and about the qualities that
make us human and how we can deal with the greatest challenge we
have ever faced.
The Lifeboat Read & Spell Scheme. A highly-structured,
multi-sensory scheme of lessons to help dyslexic children - and
adults - to read, write and spell. This book contains ten lessons
and each lesson is made up of eight photocopiable worksheets.
Hugh Leason, a human resource manager, made redundant by the
increasing use of humanoid robots, is caught up with alleged robot
wreckers. Wanted as a terrorist, Hugh becomes a fugitive evading
the ruthless and recently created Anti-Terrorist Force. On the run,
attempting to make his way back to his home town, Hugh faces
experiences beyond anything he had previously known.
Those familiar with the work of Thich Nhat Hanh appreciate how
living in the present moment can allow the amazing potential of the
human mind to unfold. Inside your mind is a storehouse of absolute
clarity, stillness and peace. It has always been there, and always
will be. It is with you, now - waiting for you to discover it.
Freedom from stress and anxiety. The source of true happiness and
fulfilment. Most of us have congested minds and freeing up mental
space allows our thinking processes to be clearer and increasingly
creative. Much more than that, we can discover a "supercharged
state of consciousness" - the start of realising our full potential
as human beings. Applying the universal law of cause and effect, it
is possible to change our lives and embark on the most important
journey we will ever make - self-discovery. Simple mental
techniques can increase our energy and mental clarity. And by
gaining a much greater understanding of ourselves, and everything
and everyone around us, life's experience is deepened and enriched.
Self-esteem improves. Discover secrets of successful meditation, a
valuable aid in finding inner serenity, and how to avoid the
pitfalls that can beset both beginners and even the more
experienced in meditation. Being busy is part of our modern world
but it so easily leads to imbalance, which can impact on our health
and well-being. Avoiding activity is not the answer. Mere
relaxation by itself is not enough. The Art of Not Doing provides
the means to balance both inner and outer life.This is not a
temporary fix but an answer to achieving a clear mind and
increasing fulfilment - for good.
The abrupt ending of an intense love-affair has left Morris haunted
by memories of the dark beauty of his lost love. He believes that
escape from this torment will only be found in the arms of a
fair-haired woman. On a walking holiday along the Santiago de
Compostela pilgrim route, he sets his sights on the blond Diana,
convinced she will free him from the spell of his past love. He,
and holiday friend Jerry, waggishly assign names of The Canterbury
Tales pilgrims to their fellow walkers. Constance, holidaying
alone, is doing a similar thing. Diana, and her friend Helen, learn
of their secretive labelling, and the five agree to tell their own
personal tales. Hidden aspects of the narrators' lives, beyond
anything expected from comparative strangers, are exposed in these
intriguing stories. Morris persists in his pursuit of the
tantalising Diana, a golden goddess in whose bed he believes lies
exorcism of the spectre of his former love. Who is sleeping with
who? And what new pairings are being made? These are the questions
in the air as the contemporary evocations of Chaucer's pilgrims;
the Wife of Bath, Miller, Monk, Manciple, Prioress, Physician,
Knight and Man of Law, intertwine along the holy pathway.
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