It's rare that a book appears with a fresh perspective on world affairs but renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang has some startlingly original things to say about the future of globalization 288 pages Chang Ha-Joon ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Billy Bob Thornton returns to star as criminal Santa impersonator willie stokes in this festive black comedy sequel still the same drunken greedy guy willie & his sidekick Marcus (tony cox) conspire to make a big score this Christmas by robbing a Chicago charity this time they have some help even if it is a little unwelcome from willie's mother Sunny (Kathy Bates) she is as ambitious as she is crass so she ought to fit right in but things might get even more complex thanks to the involvement of the bombshell who runs the charity Diane (Christina Hendricks) with a pure heart & a less than pure mind willie is smitten with her the cast also features brett kelly & Ryan Hansen Actors Billy Bob Thornton Christina Hendricks Tony Cox Brett Kelly Directors Mark Waters Format Blu-ray Language English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Billy bob thornton returns to star as criminal santa impersonator willie stokes in this festive black comedy sequel still the same drunken greedy guy willie & his sidekick marcus (tony cox) conspire to make a big score this christmas by robbing a chicago charity this time they have some help even if it is a little unwelcome from willie's mother sunny (kathy bates) she is as ambitious as she is crass so she ought to fit right in but things might get even more complex thanks to the involvement of the bombshell who runs the charity diane (christina hendricks) with a pure heart & a less than pure mind willie is smitten with her the cast also features brett kelly & ryan hansen Actors Billy Bob Thornton Christina Hendricks Tony Cox Brett Kelly Directors Mark Waters Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

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 traditional Christmas tale will never be the same with the cleverly twisted merrily irreverent story of a Santa so bad he&s wickedly funny Terry Zwigoff&s Bad Santa stars Billy Bob Thornton as one of the most crooked corrupted & downright hysterical Kris Kringles ever to grace the screen Inspired by a mix of movie classics including the outrageous one-liners & outcasts of The Bad News Bears & the riotous impertinence of South Park with a dash of the holiday spirit of A Christmas Carol albeit one that would make Dickens wince! Billy Bob Thornton is Willie T Stokes a washed-up wise-cracking Department Store Santa who can&t help but be more naughty than nice Underneath his ill-fitting red suit Willie is actually a safecracker who makes one big score every year
- on Christmas Eve As shoppers head home from the mall this Santa & his ingenious Elf
- Willie&s midget partner-incrime Marcus (Tony Cox)
- crack the store safe & make off with their own holiday stash But then comes Phoenix Here Santa & his Elf find their annual heist endangered by a pesky store manager (the late John Ritter) a savvy mall detective (Bernie Mac) a sexy Santa fan (Lauren Graham) & an innocent but beleaguered 8 year-old misfit (Brett Kelly) who decides to believe that Willie
- as intoxicated acid-tongued & felonious as he seems to be -- is the real Santa he&s been seeking



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The traditional Christmas tale will never be the same with the cleverly twisted merrily irreverent story of a Santa so bad he&s wickedly funny Terry Zwigoff&s Bad Santa stars Billy Bob Thornton as one of the most crooked corrupted & downright hysterical Kris Kringles ever to grace the screen Inspired by a mix of movie classics including the outrageous one-liners & outcasts of The Bad News Bears & the riotous impertinence of South Park with a dash of the holiday spirit of A Christmas Carol albeit one that would make Dickens wince! Billy Bob Thornton is Willie T Stokes a washed-up wise-cracking Department Store Santa who can&t help but be more naughty than nice Underneath his ill-fitting red suit Willie is actually a safecracker who makes one big score every year
- on Christmas Eve As shoppers head home from the mall this Santa & his ingenious Elf
- Willie&s midget partner-incrime Marcus (Tony Cox)
- crack the store safe & make off with their own holiday stash But then comes Phoenix Here Santa & his Elf find their annual heist endangered by a pesky store manager (the late John Ritter) a savvy mall detective (Bernie Mac) a sexy Santa fan (Lauren Graham) & an innocent but beleaguered 8 year-old misfit (Brett Kelly) who decides to believe that Willie
- as intoxicated acid-tongued & felonious as he seems to be -- is the real Santa he&s been seeking On the heels of two films that brought him a hip cult following & critical acclaim
- Crumb & Ghost World
- director Terry Zwigoff emerges with his most accessible comedy to date all the while pulling no punches on a wild ride through Christmas& outlandish funnier side Laughing riotously all the way the film skewers such classic holiday traditions as rampant commercialism smart-mouthed mall rugrats & Santa&s saintly image Blooper reel Deleted scenes Featurette Actors Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox Brett Kelly Lauren Graham Lauren Tom Bernie Mac John Ritter Ajay Naidu Lorna Scott Harrison Bieker Alex Borstein Dylan Charles Billy Gardell Lisa Ross & Bryan Callen Director Terry Zwigoff Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; English ; German ; Hindi ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 35 minutes (approx)






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Ben Goldacre's wise & witty bestseller shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize lifts the lid on quack doctors flaky statistics scaremongering journalists & evil pharmaceutical corporations Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column In this eye-opening book he takes on the MMR hoax & misleading cosmetics ads acupuncture & homeopathy vitamins & mankind's vexed relationship with all manner of toxins' Along the way the self-confessed Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General' performs a successful detox on a Barbie doll sees his dead cat become a certified nutritionist & probes the supposed medical qualifications of Dr' Gillian Mc Keith Full spleen & satire Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious invigorating & ultimately alarming journey through the bad science we are fed daily by hacks & quacks ...

A widely acclaimed biography of one of rock's most compelling uncompromising & influential singer-songwriters Ian Johnston's BAD SEED offers a superb overview of Nick Cave's career to date Through Cave's fronting of the incendiary bands The Birthday Party & The Bad Seeds producing music of unfettered expression & explosive intensity to his creative collaborations outside of the rock industry in film & literature BAD SEED illustrates a life lived in barely controlled chaos & unravels the motivation & unique appeal of a reluctant icon whose songs according to the Rolling Stones possess "the authority of the most primal kind of myth" ...

Tracklist Fix My Head Sage Reaction Don&t Have To Jackie Come Home Riot Science Fiction Electric Blues Bad Reputation Future Trip ...

'first rate set operational pieces'
- Sunday Times A migrant boat battles through the rough Mediterranean Its passengers are desperate
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Track Listings 1 Get Better Theme 2 Wages 3 Avalanche 4 How Are You Gonna Lose? 5 Couldn't Give It Away 6 Milk It
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