Draw Thumb Things

Margaret Atwood's witty and informative book focuses on the imaginative mystique of the wilderness of the Canadian North. She discusses the 'Grey Owl Syndrome' of white writers going native; the folklore arising from the mysterious - and disastrous - Franklin expedition of the nineteenth century; the myth of the dreaded snow monster, the Wendigo; the relations between nature writing and new forms of Gothic; and how a fresh generation of women writers in Canada have adapted the imagery of the Canadian...

From Stephen Frears, the Oscar -nominated director of The Grifters (Best Director, 1990) and Dangerous Liaisons, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS stars Audrey Tautou (Amelie) in a harrowing tale of struggle and survival for two immigrants who learn that everything is for sale in London s secret underworld! Part of an invisible working class, Nigerian exile Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Turkish chambermaid Senay (Tautou) toil at a west London hotel that teems with illegal activity. Then late one night Okwe makes...

Your jaw will drop as Jeremy Jones dives into avalanche territory and barely escapes from getting swept away. Then Mads Jonsson is caught in the act of stomping the biggest gap jump ever caught on film. Shot primarily in North America Draw the Line presents an amazing amount of rad footage from an international crew of riders.