The Children Of Men


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The Children Of Men


The Children Of Men
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Author : P. D. James
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2012-01-11

The Children Of Men written by P. D. James and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-11 with Fiction categories.


The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE



Talking Pictures


Talking Pictures
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Author : Ann Hornaday
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2017-06-13

Talking Pictures written by Ann Hornaday and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-13 with Performing Arts categories.


A veteran film critic offers a lively, opinionated guide to thinking and talking about movies -- from Casablanca to Clueless Whether we are trying to impress a date after an art house film screening or discussing Oscar nominations among friends, we all need ways to look at and talk about movies. But with so much variety between an Alfred Hitchcock thriller and a Nora Ephron romantic comedy, how can everyday viewers determine what makes a good movie? In Talking Pictures, veteran film critic Ann Hornaday walks us through the production of a typical movie -- from script and casting to final sound edit -- and explains how to evaluate each piece of the process. How do we know if a film has been well-written, above and beyond snappy dialogue? What constitutes a great screen performance? What goes into praiseworthy cinematography, editing, and sound design? And what does a director really do? In a new epilogue, Hornaday addresses important questions of representation in film and the industry and how this can, and should, effect a movie-watching experience. Full of engaging anecdotes and interviews with actors and filmmakers, Talking Pictures will help us see movies in a whole new light-not just as fans, but as film critics in our own right.



To Paradise


To Paradise
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Author : Hanya Yanagihara
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2022-01-11

To Paradise written by Hanya Yanagihara and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-11 with Fiction categories.


From the author of the classic A LITTLE LIFE, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist’s damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him—and solve the mystery of her husband’s disappearances. These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise, and the gradual realization that it can’t exist. What unites not just the characters, but these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness. TO PARADISE is a fin de siecle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara’s understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love—partners, lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens—and the pain that ensues when we cannot.



Children Of Men


Children Of Men
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Author : Bruno Lessing
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2021-05-20

Children Of Men written by Bruno Lessing and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with Fiction categories.


Children of Men is a collection of fictional short stories about Jewish immigrants to New York during the early 1900s. These stories revolve around sweatshop workers and the absorbing interactions between Jewish immigrants and the Christians that lived in that area. It contains a mix of sad and humorous stories, with intriguing characters that interest the reader throughout the book. The book is exceptionally illustrative of the lives of Jewish immigrants during the period, making it a work of historical significance. The author's major short stories, like the present work, chronicled life in the Jewish ghetto of New York City. He was a Jewish American journalist and columnist Rudolph Edgar Block who wrote under the pen name of Bruno Lessing.



The Children Of Gods And Fighting Men


The Children Of Gods And Fighting Men
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Author : Shauna Lawless
language : en
Publisher: Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book
Release Date : 2023-08-08

The Children Of Gods And Fighting Men written by Shauna Lawless and has been published by Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-08 with Fiction categories.


981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son--and herself--but Ireland is a dangerous place and kings tend not to stay kings for long. Gormflaith also has a secret. She is one of the Fomorians, an immortal race who can do fire-magic. She has kept her powers hidden at all costs, for there are other immortals in this world--like the Tuatha Dé Danann, a race of warriors who are sworn to kill Fomorians. Fódla is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann with the gift of healing. Her kind dwell hidden in a fortress, forbidden to live amongst the mortals. Fódla agrees to help her kin by going to spy on Brian Boru, a powerful man who aims to be High King of Ireland. She finds a land on the brink of war--a war she is desperate to stop. However, preventing the loss of mortal lives is not easy with Ireland in turmoil and the Fomorians now on the rise...



Men Masculinities And The Care Of Children


Men Masculinities And The Care Of Children
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Author : Martin Robb
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-11-21

Men Masculinities And The Care Of Children written by Martin Robb and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-21 with Family & Relationships categories.


Sharing the care of children in families is increasingly becoming the norm in modern-day society as more mothers enter paid work and government campaigns endeavour to increase the number of men working in childcare. However, running alongside debates of gender imbalance in childcare, there has also been mounting anxiety from the media and public about the risks of child abuse, often perceived as being mostly perpetrated by men and calling for firmer regulation of men’s involvement with children. This book asks whether men’s care for children, both as fathers and practitioners, actually differs at all from the care provided by mothers and female carers? In what ways do men and concepts of masculinity need to change if they are to play a greater role in the care of children or are such societal perceptions based on outdated gender stereotypes? Bringing together cutting-edge theory, up-to-date research and current practice, this book analyses the role of both fathers and male professionals working with children and highlights the implications of this for future policy and practice. It also examines dominant notions of masculinity and representations of male carers in the media and popular culture, asking how our societal expectations may need to evolve if men are to play an equal role in the care of children as demanded by current policy and wider social developments.



Innocent Blood


Innocent Blood
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Author : P. D. James
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2011-06-28

Innocent Blood written by P. D. James and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-28 with Fiction categories.


Eighteen-year-old Philippa Palfrey, adopted as a child, believes herself to be the motherless, illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic father. When she exercises her right to find out the truth, she is shocked to discover her birth mother is very much alive -- and about to be released from prison. Philippa soon enters a new and terrifying world, and comes to realize that she is not the only one interested in her parents' whereabouts.



Time To Be In Earnest


Time To Be In Earnest
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Author : P. D. James
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2007-12-18

Time To Be In Earnest written by P. D. James and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


In 1997, P. D. James, the much loved and internationally acclaimed author of mysteries, turned seventy-seven. Taking to heart Dr. Johnson's advice that at seventy-seven it is "time to be in earnest," she decided to undertake a book unlike any she had written before: a personal memoir in the form of a diary. This enchanting and highly original volume is the result. Structured as the diary of a single year, it roams back and forth through time, illuminating James's extraordinary, sometimes painful and sometimes joyful life. Here, interwoven with reflections on her writing career and the craft of crime novels, are vivid accounts of episodes in her own past — of school days in 1920s and 1930s Cambridge . . . of the war and the tragedy of her husband's madness . . . of her determined struggle to support a family alone. She tells about the birth of her second daughter in the midst of a German buzz-bomb attack; about becoming a civil servant (and laying the groundwork for her writing career by working in the criminal justice system); about her years of public service on such bodies as the Arts Council and the BBC's Board of Governors, culminating in entry to the House of Lords. Along the way, with warmth and authority, she offers views on everything from author tours to the problems of television adaptations, from book reviewing to her obsession with Jane Austen. Written with exceptional grace, this "fragment of autobiography" has already been received with enthusiasm by British reviewers and readers. The thousands of Americans who have enjoyed P. D. James's novels will be equally charmed. Diary or memoir or both, Time to Be in Earnest is a delight.



The Children Of Men


The Children Of Men
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Author : P. D. James
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-10-20

The Children Of Men written by P. D. James and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-20 with Fiction categories.


Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.



The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories


The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories
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Author : P. D. James
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Release Date : 2016-10-25

The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories written by P. D. James and has been published by Knopf Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-25 with Fiction categories.


As the acknowledged "Queen of Crime," P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas--and here, together, are four of the best. P. D. James's understanding of human nature illuminates each of these stories, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. Each treats the reader to her masterfully atmospheric storytelling, a mystery to be solved, and enjoyable puzzles to keep the reader guessing. With wry humour, she pays tribute to her English crime-writing forebears, delighting in the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at enforced family gatherings and in old country houses--from the title story about a strained family reunion on Christmas Eve, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, and two cases that introduce James's poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh as a young detective sergeant.