NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREPreviously published as Stories of Your Life & Others With his masterful first collection multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang deftly blends human emotion & scientific rationalism in eight remarkably diverse stories all told in his trademark precise & evocative prose From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat Earth with the heavens above to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous & terrifying part of everyday life; from a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of physical beauty to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time & reality Chiang's rigorously imagined fantasia invites us to question our understanding of the universe & our place in it Copies of Arrival will feature either Amy Adams or Jeremy Renner on the cover ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Amy Adams Jeremy Renner & Forest Whitaker star in this sci-fi drama directed by Denis Villeneuve After mysterious alien spacecraft land on Earth American linguistics professor Dr Louise Banks (Adams) finds herself working with the army to decode the aliens' communications Under the command of Colonel Weber (Whitaker) Louise & military scientist Ian Donnelly (Renner) try to learn more about the aliens' language so they can communicate with them & discover why they have come to Earth before someone else across the globe decides to attack first But with the CIA & global leaders monitoring their interactions will they be able to make their breakthrough without any unwanted interference? The film was nominated for nine BAFTAs including Best Film Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Leading Actress (Adams) two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture
- Drama (Adams) & Best Original Score
- Motion Picture (J&243;hann J&243;hannsson) & eight Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director (Villeneuve) & Best Adapted Screenplay Actors Amy Adams Jeremy Renner Forest Whitaker Michael Stuhlbarg Tzi Ma Directors Denis Villeneuve Writers Eric Heisserer Producers Daniel S Levine Shawn Levy David Linde Karen Lunder Aaron Ryder Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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Darwin's theory of natural selection was a monumental step in our understanding of evolution explaining how useful adaptations are preserved over generations However Darwin's great idea didn't
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- tell us how those adaptations arise in the first place On its own can random mutation really be responsible for all the creative marvels in nature? Renowned evolutionary biologist Andreas Wagner presents the missing piece of Darwin's theory Using cutting-edge experimental technologies he has found that adaptations are driven by a set of laws which allow nature to discover new molecules & mechanisms in a fraction of the time that random variation would take Meticulously researched carefully argued & full of fascinating examples from the animal kingdom Arrival of the Fittest signals an end to the mystery of life's rich diversity

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I'm known as the Black Widow because the desires I hide inside are pure poison I was a different person once Faith a young wife hoping to become a mother My life was pleasant Stable It was hell Until Killian Knight opened my eyes to a world of espionage & intrigue He saw something in me something I was too afraid to acknowledge I didn't want to be excited by the danger Didn't want to crave the wicked passion only he could provide But I did want so now I run & I pay I never meant to corrupt her but I'm not sorry After all I'm already damned After four years of searching & longing I've finally found her Faith the one person in the world I breathe for She lives beneath my skin as surely as I wear proof of our transgressions inked on my body & like the forbidden fruit that doomed us from the beginning our end is inevitable We lived with no regret We loved without inhibition We betrayed those closest to us We killed for that love Nowwe will burn in hell together Praise for Beautiful Liar' An exotically filthy devastatingly beautiful story that will captivate & tease you long after the book is finished' Audrey Carlan 1 New York Times bestselling author' Zara Cox is known for scorching reads & she delivers again with Beautiful Liar Add in a twisty plot & the pages fly by on this read!' Jana Aston New York Times bestselling author ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play After being gone for five years during which he suffered unimaginable ordeals billionaire Oliver Queen returned home to Starling City with a mysterious agenda & a set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in this hard-hitting action series Reinventing the DC Comics character for a modern-day audience the Arrow is not a super hero but a hero -- every bit as formidable as the criminals he&s hunting Determined to right his city&s wrongs & sworn to bring justice to those who have corrupted it Oliver (aka The Arrow) -- with the help of former military vet John Diggle the tech-savvy Felicity Smoak billionaire inventor Ray Palmer lawyer-turned-vigilante Laurel Lance & the newest member of the team his sister Thea -- protects the people most in need & acts as a weapon of justice against those who prey upon them Uneasy alliances & rivalries shift as Oliver faces his most difficult challenge yet -- facing Ra&s al Ghul & the League of Assassins ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play After being gone for five years during which he suffered unimaginable ordeals billionaire Oliver Queen returned home to Starling City with a mysterious agenda & a set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in this hard-hitting action series Reinventing the DC Comics character for a modern-day audience the Arrow is not a super hero but a hero -- every bit as formidable as the criminals he&s hunting Determined to right his city&s wrongs & sworn to bring justice to those who have corrupted it Oliver (aka The Arrow) -- with the help of former military vet John Diggle the tech-savvy Felicity Smoak billionaire inventor Ray Palmer lawyer-turned-vigilante Laurel Lance & the newest member of the team his sister Thea -- protects the people most in need & acts as a weapon of justice against those who prey upon them Uneasy alliances & rivalries shift as Oliver faces his most difficult challenge yet -- facing Ra&s al Ghul & the League of Assassins ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The Season 2 adventures of Arrow (based on DC Comics hero Green Arrow) begin with Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) returning to Starling City after the Undertaking & discovering that things are in worse shape than he imagined Oliver&s major foe is Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett) who becomes the villainous Deathstroke after being injected with the strength-inducing serum mirakuru Slade wants to kill Oliver because he blames him for Shado&s death on the island But he&s not the only thug who causes trouble for either Oliver or Arrow Oliver gets into a heated battle with China White (Kelly Hu) & Bronze Tiger (Michael Jai White) over stolen medical supplies Shrapnel (Sean Maher) sets off bombs in Starling City The Clock King (Robert Knepper) opens bank vaults using advanced technology The Huntress (Jessica De Gouw) returns & takes hostages at the courthouse when her father is arrested & the League of Assassins target Oliver & Canary (Caity Lotz) Elsewhere Laurel (Katie Cassidy) fears for her job when Sebastian Blood (Kevin Alejandro) exposes her drug addiction; & Diggle (David Ramsey) pursues Deadshot (Michael Rowe) in Russia ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play After being gone for five years during which he suffered unimaginable ordeals billionaire Oliver Queen returned home to Starling City with a mysterious agenda & a set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in this hard-hitting action series Reinventing the DC Entertainment character for a modern-day audience the Arrow is not a super hero but a hero -- every bit as formidable as the criminals he&s hunting Determined to right his city&s wrongs & sworn to bring justice to those who have corrupted it Oliver (aka The Arrow) -- with the help of his iron-fisted right hand John Diggle the tech-savvy Felicity Smoak & the newest member of the team Roy Harper -- narrowly defeats the vengeful Slade Wilson his onetime ally & mentor on the island of Lian Yu But like all wars there are casualties Sacrificing herself for her children Moira Queen falls at the hand of Deathstroke sending Oliver&s sister Thea into self-imposed exile with her biological father Malcolm Merlyn Now to honor his fallen friends & family & protect the people he loves Oliver must rededicate himself to his cause -- to become a beacon of hope for those most in need & a weapon of justice against those who prey upon them He is The Arrow ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play After being gone for five years during which he suffered unimaginable ordeals billionaire Oliver Queen returned home to Starling City with a mysterious agenda & a set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in this hard-hitting action series Reinventing the DC Entertainment character for a modern-day audience the Arrow is not a super hero but a hero -- every bit as formidable as the criminals he&s hunting Determined to right his city&s wrongs & sworn to bring justice to those who have corrupted it Oliver (aka The Arrow) -- with the help of his iron-fisted right hand John Diggle the tech-savvy Felicity Smoak & the newest member of the team Roy Harper -- narrowly defeats the vengeful Slade Wilson his onetime ally & mentor on the island of Lian Yu But like all wars there are casualties Sacrificing herself for her children Moira Queen falls at the hand of Deathstroke sending Oliver&s sister Thea into self-imposed exile with her biological father Malcolm Merlyn Now to honor his fallen friends & family & protect the people he loves Oliver must rededicate himself to his cause -- to become a beacon of hope for those most in need & a weapon of justice against those who prey upon them He is The Arrow ...