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Triple bill of crime dramas. In 'Bad Karma' (2012), starring Ray
Liotta and Dominic Purcell, a criminal's attempts to go straight
are sabotaged by his former partner. Relocating from Sydney to the
Gold Coast to start afresh, Molloy (Liotta) is remarkably
successful and even finds something approaching domestic bliss with
a new girlfriend. Naturally, when his old crime partner Mack
(Purcell) tracks him down he finds that Molloy is reluctant to
return to his past life. Unfortunately, this doesn't deter the
increasingly deranged Mack as he sets about convincing Molloy to
help him pull off one last job. In 'The Entitled' (2011) social
misfit Paul (Kevin Zegers) is driven to desperate measures when he
is turned down for yet another job and his ill mother is given a
foreclosure notice on the family home. He enlists the help of two
friends to abduct three kids from rich families and hold them
ransom for a million dollars each, but the plan goes badly wrong
and they soon find themselves in way over their heads. 'Officer
Down' (2012) follows Detective David Callahan (Stephen Dorff),
known as 'Cal' on the force, who has had a mixed career as a police
officer, struggling with drink problems and straying to the wrong
side of the law himself at times. When he finds himself caught up
in a murder investigation, Cal must attempt to overcome the demons
from his own past as well as the challenges of the case.
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Straw Dogs (DVD)
Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Dominic Purcell, James Woods, …
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This remake of Sam Peckinpah's classic 1971 psychological thriller
transposes the events of the first film from Cornwall to the
American Deep South. James Marsden stars as David Sumner, a
Hollywood screenwriter who moves with his wife, Amy (Kate
Bosworth), from LA to a house in his wife's small rural hometown to
write his new script in peace and quiet. But tensions brew between
the two amid the intense heat and isolation, and an escalating
conflict with the locals eventually drives a naturally
even-tempered David to violent and drastic measures.
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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.
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Afternoon Raag
Amit Chaudhuri; Introduction by James Wood
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Chronicle In Stone (Paperback, Main - Canons)
Ismail Kadare; Translated by David Bellos, Arshi Pipa; Edited by David Bellos; Afterword by David Bellos; Introduction by …
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In a seamless mosaic of dreams and games, a young boy reflects on
events as his hometown in Albania falls to a series of invaders.
Amid floods and bombings, his own innocence and wonder are lost
forever in the madness and brutality of the Second World War. A
disturbing mix of tragedy and comedy, politics and sexuality,
Chronicle in Stone is a fascinating masterpiece about what it means
to grow up in a turbulent world.
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Nausea (Paperback, [New Ed.])
Jean-Paul Sartre; Introduction by James Wood; Translated by Robert Baldick
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Nausea is both the story of the troubled life of a young writer, Antoine Roquentin, and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern times - existentialism. The book chronicles his struggle with the realization that he is an entirely free agent in a world devoid of meaning; a world in which he must find his own purpose and then take total responsibility for his choices. A seminal work of contemporary literary philosophy, Nausea evokes and examines the dizzying angst that can come from simply trying to live.
Wood reads Philip Sidney's New Arcadia in the light of the ethos
known as Philippism after the followers of Philip Melanchthon the
Protestant theologian. He employs a critical paradigm previously
used to discuss Sidney's Defence of Poesy and narrows the gap that
critics have found between Sidney's theory and literary practice.
This book is a valuable resource for scholars and researchers in
the fields of literary and religious studies. Various strands of
philosophical, political and theological thought are accommodated
within the New Arcadia, which conforms to the kind of literature
praised by Melanchthon for its examples of virtue. Employing the
same philosophy, Sidney, in his letter to Queen Elizabeth and in
his fiction, arrogates to himself the role of court counsellor.
Robert Devereux also draws, Wood argues, on the optimistic and
conciliatory philosophy signified by Sidney's New Arcadia. -- .
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Surf's Up (DVD)
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Animated family comedy featuring the voice talents of Shia LeBeouf,
Jeff Bridges and Zooey Deschanel. Cody Maverick (LeBeouf) is a
young penguin who dreams of winning the biggest penguin surfing
competition of the year: the Penguin World Surfing Championship.
His pursuit of this goal becomes the chosen subject of a team of
documentary makers who go behind the scenes of the competition and
interview Cody, his friends and surfing fans along the way.
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Nausea (Paperback)
Jean-Paul Sartre; Translated by Richard Howard; Introduction by James Wood
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Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is
horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he
ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts
culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which
"spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the bottom of our
time -- the time of purple suspenders and broken chair seats; it is
made of wide, soft instants, spreading at the edge, like an oil
stain."
Winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature (though he declined
to accept it), Jean-Paul Sartre -- philosopher, critic, novelist,
and dramatist -- holds a position of singular eminence in the world
of French letters. La Nausee, his first and best novel, is a
landmark in Existential fiction and a key work of the twentieth
century.
""Wilson"" sat on the balcony of the Bedford Hotel with his bald
pink knees thrust against the ironwork...""
Graham Greene's masterpiece, The Heart of the Matter, tells the
story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West
African coastal town. Scobie is bound by strict integrity to his
role as assistant police commissioner and by severe responsibility
to his wife, Louise, for whom he cares with a fatal pity.
When Scobie falls in love with the young widow Helen, he finds
vital passion again yielding to pity, integrity giving way to
deceit and dishonor--a vortex leading directly to murder. As
Scobie's world crumbles, his personal crisis develops the
foundation of a story by turns suspenseful, fascinating, and,
finally, tragic.
Originally published in 1948, The Heart of the Matter is the
unforgettable portrait of one man--flawed yet heroic, destroyed and
redeemed by a terrible conflict of passion and faith. This Penguin
Deluxe Edition features an introduction by James Wood.
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The Golovlyov Family (Paperback)
Shchedrin; Introduction by James Wood
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Searingly hot in the summer, bitterly cold in the winter, the
ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road.
There Anna Petrovna rules with an iron hand over her servants and
family-until she loses power to the relentless scheming of her
hypocritical son Judas.
One of the great books of Russian literature, " The Golovlyov
Family" is a vivid picture of a condemned and isolated outpost of
civilization that, for contemporary readers, will recall the
otherwordly reality of Macondo in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One
Hundred Years of Solitude."
No project management training? No problem! In today's workplace,
employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects.
Yet, chances are, you aren't formally trained in managing
projects--you're an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey
experts Kory Kogon, Suzette Blakemore, and James Wood understand
the importance of leadership in project completion and explain that
people are crucial in the formula for success. Project Management
for the Unofficial Project Manager offers practical, real-world
insights for effective project management and guides you through
the essentials of the people and project management process:
Initiate Plan Execute Monitor/Control Close Unofficial project
managers in any arena will benefit from the accessible, engaging
real-life anecdotes, memorable "Project Management Proverbs," and
quick reviews at the end of each chapter. If you're struggling to
keep your projects organized, this book is for you. If you manage
projects without the benefit of a team, this book is also for you.
Change the way you think about project management--"project
manager" may not be your official title or necessarily your dream
job, but with the right strategies, you can excel.
Groundbreaking movie using realistic, yet entirely
computer-generated, characters. Based on a long-running series of
Nintendo computer games, 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within' tells
a futuristic tale of an Earth besieged by alien invaders. Dr Aki
Ross (voiced by Ming-Na) is a talented young scientist who must
uncover the secrets of the alien invaders before the particles
she's become infected with kill her. Aided by members of a
counter-alien team run by Grey Edwards (Alec Baldwin) and Dr Sid
(Donald Sutherland), Aki must also outwit General Hein (James
Woods) whose plans for alien resistance have deadly ramificiations
for the people of Earth.
"James Wood has been called our best young critic. This is not
true. He is our best critic; he thinks with a sublime
ferocity."--Cynthia Ozick
Following the collection "The Broken Estate"--which established
James Wood as the leading critic of his generation--"The
Irresponsible Self" confirms Wood's preeminence, not only as a
discerning judge but also as an appreciator of contemporary novels.
In twenty-three passionate, sparkling dispatches, he effortlessly
connects his encyclopedic, passionate understanding of the literary
canon with an equally earnest and appreciative view of the most
discussed authors writing today, including Franzen, Pynchon,
Rushdie, DeLillo, Naipaul, David Foster Wallace, and Zadie Smith.
This collection includes Wood's famous and controversial attack on
"hysterical realism," and his sensitive but unsparing examinations
of "White Teeth" and "Brick Lane." "The Irresponsible Self" is
indispensable reading for anyone who cares about modern
fiction.
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Fun Stuff (Paperback)
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Author of "How Fiction Works
"James Wood has long established himself as the leading critic of
his generation. With "The Fun Stuff," he confirms his preeminence
not only as a discerning judge, but also as one of fiction's most
ardent appreciators. In these twenty-three sparkling dispatches,
Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly
connects his encyclopedic understanding of the literary
canon--casting his eye upon such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy
and Leo Tolstoy--with an equally in-depth analysis of the most
important authors writing today, including Cormac McCarthy, Lydia
Davis, and Aleksandar Hemon. From the brilliant title essay on
Keith Moon and the lost joys of drumming to Wood's incisive piece
on the writings of George Orwell, "The Fun Stuff" is indispensable
reading for anyone who cares about contemporary literature.
Published when he was thirty-three, "The Broken Estate" is the
first book of essays by the man who would become one of America's
most esteemed literary critics. Ranging in subject from Jane Austen
to John Updike, this collection introduced American readers to a
new kind of humanist criticism. Wood is committed to judging
literature through its connection with the soul, its appeal to our
appetites and identities, and he examines his subjects rigorously,
without ever losing sight of the mysterious human impulse that has
made these works valuable to generations of readers.
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The Rainbow (Paperback)
D. H Lawrence; Edited by Anne Fernihough, James Wood, Mark Kinkead-Weekes
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With its frank portrayal of human passion and sexual desire, D.H.
Lawrence's The Rainbow was banned as 'obscene' in Britain shortly
after first publication. This Penguin Classics edition is edited
with an introduction by James Wood. Set in the rural Midlands, The
Rainbow chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen
family over a period of more than 60 years, setting them against
the emergence of modern England. When Tom Brangwen marries a Polish
widow, Lydia Lensky, and adopts her daughter Anna as his own, he is
unprepared for the conflict and passion that erupts between them.
All are seeking individual fulfilment, but it is Ursula, Anne's
spirited daughter, who in her search for self-knowedge, becomes the
focus of Lawrence's examination of relationships and the conflicts
they bring, and the inextricable mingling of the physical and the
spiritual. Suffused with Biblical imagery, The Rainbow addresses
searching human issues in a setting of precise and vivid detail. In
his introduction James Wood discusses Lawrence's writing style and
the tensions and themes of The Rainbow. This Penguin edition
reproduces the Cambridge text, which provides a text as close as
possible to Lawrence's original. It also includes suggested further
reading, a fragment of 'The Sisters II' from his first draft, and
chronologies of Lawrence's life and of The Rainbow's Brangwen
family. D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), English novelist, storywriter,
critic, poet and painter, one of the greatest figures in
20th-century English literature. Lawrence published Sons and Lovers
in 1913, but The Rainbow, completed in 1915, was declared obscene
and banned two months after first publication; and for three years
he could not find a publisher for Women in Love, which he completed
in 1917. His last novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover, was published in
1928, but banned in England and America. If you enjoyed The
Rainbow, you might like Lawrence's Women in Love, also available in
Penguin Classics. 'A brave and important book, passionate and
wildly ambitious' Independent on Sunday
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