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' Basic Income is an idea whose time has come & Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it Standing's analysis is vital' Paul Mason' Guy Standing has been at the forefront of the movement for nearly 4 decades & in this superb & thorough survey he explains how it works & why it has the potential to revitalise life & democracy in our societies This is an essential book' Brian Eno Shouldn't everyone receive a stake in society's wealth? Could we create a fairer world by granting a guaranteed income to all? What would this mean for our health wealth & happiness? Basic Income is a regular cash transfer from the state received by all individual citizens It is an acknowledgement that everyone plays a part in generating the wealth currently enjoyed only by a few Political parties across the world are now adopting it as official policy & the idea generates headlines every day Guy Standing has been at the forefront of thought about Basic Income for the past thirty years & in this book he covers in authoritative detail its effects on the economy poverty work & labour; dissects & disproves the standard arguments against Basic Income; explains what we can learn from pilots across the world & illustrates exactly why a Basic Income has now become such an urgent necessity ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law & Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr Michael Glass to evaluate her Though like Detective Nick Curran before him Glass is entranced by Tramell & lured into a seductive game ...

Michael Douglas stars as Nick Curran a tough but vulnerable detective Sharon Stone co-stars as Catherine Tramell a cold calculating & beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite Catherine becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered
- a crime described in her latest novel Obsessed with cracking the case Nick descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground where suspicions mount bodies fall & he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival Languages English Approx Run Time 128 Mins
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Age Rating 18 ...

This best-selling Japanese language textbook has brought basic fluency in Japanese to thousands in the US & beyond Basic Japanese is a user-friendly guide for beginners designed for use in a classroom or for self-study It adopts a very different approach from other Japanese language books teaching you the underlying sentence structures & patterns of Japanese along with key vocabulary & phrases so you can attain basic fluency quickly The emphasis is on acquiring a working knowledge of simple everyday Japanese sentences This new edition has been thoroughly updated & expanded to reflect the way Japanese is actually spoken in Japan today Manga illustrations have been added for each dialogue along with the latest jargon for Internet social media cellphones & IT & a bidirectional dictionary is included at the back Each self-contained lesson is designed to ease learners into new material through a simple four-step method Basic Sentences Each lesson begins with a few simple sentences Key vocabulary & phrases are learned within the context of these sentences Audio recordings by native speakers are in the free CD-ROM in the book Communication Notes A detailed discussion of each sentence follows to assist you in understanding the underlying structure & how to form new sentences based on the same pattern Everyday Conversations authentic dialogues with manga illustrations & native-speaker recordings show you how people communicate naturally in Japan today through simple everyday interactions Exercises Several sets of easy exercises help reinforce your understanding of the key points presented in the lesson & review what you have learned so you can move on to the next lesson Two accomplished teachers have teamed up to revise this work to make learning Japanese manageable practical & fun! ...

This book deals with all aspects of the lathe covering the selection of a machine & its construction including modern types of machine as well the more traditional models All aspects of tooling both traditional & modern are covered in depth as are all machining operations including general machining taper turning threading & boring The author pays particular attention to modern applications such as the conversion of power supplies from single to three-phase & the use of digital equipment to improve efficiency It is suitable for use by the beginner with no knowledge at all of lathe work & to those who are more advanced & wish to improve their skills ...

This comprehensive Mandarin workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin speaking & listening skills No matter what textbook you're using to learn Mandarin it requires a lot of practice Here is a wealth of effective activities & drills plus over 16 hours of audio recordings to help you improve your spoken Mandarin Chinese quickly & effectively This book follows the Basic Mandarin Chinese Speaking & Listening textbook but works equally well with other coursebooks or on its own The free disc contains hours of audio recording as well as printable PDF files providing hundreds of pages of extra practice exercises & activities Basic Mandarin Chinese Speaking & Listening Practice Book

Includes:: hundreds of carefully designed activities to help you with every aspect of your speaking skills including Pronunciation exercises Vocabulary & Grammar summaries Substitution drills Transformation & Response drills Role Playing & Listening Comprehension Dictation exercises Translation exercises The accompanying disc contains 16 hours of audio recordings by native Mandarin speakers Printable practice pages Printable exercises & activities About the Basic Mandarin Chinese series Respected Chinese language educator Dr Cornelius Kubler has taught Mandarin Chinese to diplomats business people & students for several decades using an effective learning system with two separate but integrated tracks to help you learn the spoken & written forms of the language more efficiently & more successfully The materials in this series have been acclaimed as a breakthrough in Mandarin Chinese language learning

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A bestselling introductory course complete with exercises that has been proven to help beginners or strugglers become confident in a short space of time 304 pages Graham Alan ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The Basic Math series covers basic math problems from addition subtraction multiplication & division of whole numbers fractions & decimals to percentages ratios & proportions as well as exponents powers intro to geometry graphing number theory & patterns problem solving statistics & simple equations Why are students not embarrassed when they say "I can&t do math"? You rarely hear from a high school student that "I can&t do history" or "I can&t do English" because they can&t read Why do we accept that some students just don&t have the aptitude for math while we assume that everyone has the aptitude to read? Basic Math is taught by Murray Siegel of Marietta Georgia Dr Siegel holds his doctorate in Mathematics Education & has taught math since 1974 He has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematic Teaching is designated as a Master Teacher by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation & was named by Kentucky Educational Television as the " Best Math Teacher in America" In Dr Siegel&s eyes if you can&t "do math" you should be just as embarrassed as someone who cannot read Now there&s no need to be embarrassed anymore This series is the easiest way to become mathematically literate Number Patterns 1 Studying number patterns is important for two reasons First they help one better understand the concepts of arithmetic & provide a basis for understanding the concepts of more complex mathematics (algebra trigonometry calculus) Second pattern recognition is a useful problem-solving skill both in mathematics & in real-world situations Patterns involving odd & even numbers are investigated Patterns in multiples of certain numbers lead to an understanding of divisibility rules Sequences are introduced to heighten sensitivity to patterns & the concept of function is introduced using patterns of number pairs You Will Learn To determine whether an addition problem will have an odd or even answer To determine whether a multiplication problem has an odd or even answer To state the divisibility rules for two three five & nine To find the next term in an arithmetic or geometric sequence given the first three terms Certificate Exempt from Classification Languages English Duration 30 minutes (approx) ...