A controversial look at the end of globalization & what it means for prosperity peace & the global economic order Globalization long considered the best route to economic prosperity is not inevitable An approach built on the principles of free trade & since the 1980s open capital markets is beginning to fracture With disappointing growth rates across the Western world nations are no longer willing to sacrifice national interests for global growth; nor are their leaders able-or willing-to sell the idea of pursuing a global agenda of prosperity to their citizens Combining historical analysis with current affairs economist Stephen D King provides a provocative & engaging account of why globalization is being rejected what a world ruled by rival states with conflicting aims might look like & how the pursuit of nationalist agendas could result in a race to the bottom King argues that a rejection of globalization & a return to autarky will risk economic & political conflict & he uses lessons from history to gauge how best to avoid the worst possible outcomes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the aftermath of World War II bombing two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside To Seita & his four-year old sister the helplessness & indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids Through desperation hunger & grief these children&s lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit & love is inspiring Grave Of The Fireflies is a tale of the true tragedy of war & innocence lost not only of the abandoned young but of an entire nation Isao Takahata&s rightly revered & thought-provoking anime was winner of a special award at the 1989 Blue Ribbon awards & the Adult&s Jury award at the 1994 Chicago International Children&s Film Festival Actors Tsutomu Tatsumi Ayano Shiraishi Yoshiko Shinohara & Akemi Yamaguchi Director Isao Takahata Certificate 12 years & over Year 1988 Languages Japanese Additional Languages English Subtitles English ...

Setsuko & Seita are brother & sister struggling for survival in war-torn Japan Their mother has been killed & the whereabouts of their soldier father is unknown They depend on one another to stay alive but gradually they succumb to hunger & for entertainment they watch the light of the fireflies ...

Meet Harry Dresden Chicago's first (and only) Wizard PI Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange & magical things
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The official graphic novel adaptation of Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris the author of The Southern Vampire Mysteries! Harper Connelly a psychic capable of finding dead people & reading their last thoughts discovers a grave in Memphis with two bodies a man centuries dead & a girl recently deceased How the two bodies ended up together would be perplexing enough but the sudden appearance of a third body the next morning makes this a mystery that perhaps even Connelly can&t solve! Meet the Author Charlaine Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of the Southern Vampire Mysteries series also known the Sookie Stackhouse series of books — which served as the source material for the popular HBO series True Blood Harris is also the author of the Aurora Teagarden & Lily Bard series as well as the Midnight Texas series — which has been developed into a TV series for NBC Born in Mississippi Harris now calls southern Arkansas home & has lived in the South her entire life Brief Biography Hometown Southern Arkansas Date of Birth November 25 1951 Place of Birth Tunica Mississippi Education BA in English & Communication Arts Rhodes 1973 ...

The popular noir web series returns to print! It&s not easy being a bad guy as career criminal " Gravedigger" Mc Crae knows all too well First he&s framed for the murder of a mob boss&s daughter & has to escape from an army of professional killers unarmed & alone Then he&s brought in on a South of the Border arms heist where everything that can go wrong does It&s all about hot women & cold cash in this hardboiled hard-hitting collection Collects the three-issue Gravedigger miniseries ...

The supernatural world has gone berserk & it’s all tied to a powerful cult called The Black Temple They want to unleash ancient dark gods on mankind & bring about the apocalypse The only thing that stands in their way are Cole Haley & Ortiz They’re members of the Gravediggers Union a brotherhood sworn to defend the living from the undead At the centre of the Black Temple’s plan is a street kid named Morgan She’s the key to the coming apocalypse Also she’s also Cole’s estranged daughter To find her the Gravediggers will have to contend with a witch who hates their guts an ex-cult member who used to be the world’s biggest movie star yuppie vampires steroid-zombies junk golems & no overtime pay DEADLY CLASS co-creator WES CRAIG teams up with artist TOBY CYPRESS (Omega Men) to introduce you to the weird horror of THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION Collects issues 1 through 5 ...

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GRAVEL IS THE COMPLETE OFF ROAD EXPERIENCE! Gravel is the only title in the market that

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It&s never a dull day being the last king of Britain&s magicians & before this bloody day is through Combat Magician William Gravel will be rocked to the foundations of his beliefs & powers of the occult After his systematic & murderous elimination of the members of both the Minor Seven & the Major Seven Gravel now stands supreme but being the King is not as glamorous as it sounds He&s reformed the Minor Seven filling their ranks with young working-class occult detectives but their powers & Gravel&s own leadership skills are about to be put to the test when a twisted demented magician who didn&t make the cut decides to show Gravel the error of passing him up for selection To complicate his life even further the British Government is breathing heavily down Gravel&s neck as the body count of innocent British citizens rises But is Downing Street&s concern solely for public safety related to Bible Jack&s terrorist attacks on London or is it something more politically-motivated? Collecting issues 15-21 of the Gravel series this incredible & violent chapter in the Gravel saga completes the three-part story arc that began in GRAVEL VOLUME 1 BLOODY LIARS & continued in GRAVEL VOLUME 2 THE MAJOR SEVEN ...