Sideways: Jack and Miles were college roommates, and despite their differences, they have been friends ever since. Jack is an actor, whose career high point is a stint as a soap opera regular. English teacher and oenophile Miles would much rather be a published novelist. Jack is about to get married, so depressed, divorced Miles suggests they hit the road for a week-long bachelor party amidst the rolling hillsides and gorgeous sunsets of wine country...

Lin Hai-yin (1918-2001) was the founder of Belles-Lettres Publishing House, and the discoverer of promising writers. Her living room was described as "half of the literary circle" of Taiwan. Her Memories of Peking: south side stories earned her a respectful status in the literary world. This movie tells the story of Lin's life in two homelands, China and Taiwan. With the heartfelt narration from her daughter, we see how the fearlessly cradled Taiwan...

Providing easy access to key information, this practical handbook of properties for soils and rock presents key issues concerning geotechnical investigations, assessments and designs in a concise tabular format. The book is bridge between soil and rock mechanics theory and its application to practical engineering solutions. The initial chapters deal with the planning of the geotechnical investigation, the classification of the soil and rock properties...

The complete collection includes all of Dylan's writings and drawings plus 120 new writings. Index of song titles.

1906, City of Victoria (British colony of Hong Kong). In the distance of thirteen blocks, the one man who holds a nation's fate must survive relentless attempts on his life with only eight bodyguards to protect him. Against hundreds of assassins, these men must put their courage to the test in order to protect the hopes of millions in this perilous night even if it means fighting to the death.

This volume of primary source documents focuses on some of the leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries: immigration and multiculturalism. It contains approximately 175 full and excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context. Entries are organized into chapters...