In 1945, as war raged across the world, an incredible drama was unfolding in the remote jungles of Borneo. This film follows the extraordinary experiences of a group of stranded US airmen, the local tribe of Dayaks, and Major Tom Harrisson, one of the most eccentric officers in the British Army, who encouraged the ancient custom of headhunting against the Japanese. As US airmen parachuted from their damaged plane into the jungle, World War II crashed head first into the isolated world of Borneo’s interior, where tribes still hunted with blowpipes and poison made from tree bark. A gripping and improbable tale of cat and mouse followed.
Intruders tells parallel stories of two families whose lives are disrupted by menacing apparitions: in Spain, a mother tries to protect her son from a faceless stranger, while in Britain, a young girl has terrifying dreams of a demon who becomes a real danger to her and her family.
1865, the American Civil War has just ended. The last remaining members of a now destitute Southern family journey to California. The guilt and scars they carry from the war are deeper and more painful than the loss of their family fortune and home. The war is over, but the battle to survive has just begun, they are in search of a new life, a new fortune, a new world and something else that they do not yet understand, the redemption of their very souls.
The Second World War left indelible marks on both the landscape and the people, not just of Britain and Germany, but the world. This book aims to put the well-known stories, memories and ruins of the war into context, and bring to life the events that led to these lasting changes. Find out how the war began, who fought and made key decisions throughout its duration, and how, after years of conflict, it finally came to an end. See the chronology of the war through evocative images, read detailed accounts and gain an insight into what it was like to live during the period with this compendium of the last world war.
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Following Kurt Meeks’ shooting, Ted is stuck in home detention and Lennie is back in prison. Ted finds out that Lennie is planning to rob the Duke Hotel’s safe.
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In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil’s Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell.
Here’s the hip, adrenaline-pumped comedy about one wild weekend in the lives of five young friends … and how their latest raved-up adventure just might change their outlook before the next weekend arrives! For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina, and Moff, workdays are merely the dreary downtime between frenetic 48-hour binges of clubbing, pubbing, and partying without rules or limits! But when these friends spend a wild weekend in search of some meaning and real connections, they’ll see things in ways they’ve never imagined! Fast, funny, and excitingly original — discover for yourself this widely acclaimed hit!
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This year, millions of beginner-to-intermediate-level users will be searching for the easiest possible way to master Office 2013′s new features. If you’re one of them, Easy Office 2013 will give you exactly what you’re looking for.
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal’s comrades.