Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3 revised for first assessment in 2017 This coursebook covers Paper 3 History of Europe Topic 16 The Soviet Union & post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) of the History for the IB Diploma syllabus for first assessment in 2017 Tailored to the Higher Level requirements of the IB syllabus & written by experienced IB History examiners & teachers it offers authoritative & engaging guidance through the topic ...

Almost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment an unmitigated disaster or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? Taking a fresh approach to the study of the Soviet Union this Very Short Introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society & culture at the time Stephen Lovell examines aspects of patriotism political violence poverty & ideology; & provides answers to some of the big questions about the Soviet experience ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Spa is no ordinary health club Staffed by an array of improbable intimidating & entertaining characters it&s an experience not to be missed In charge of the daily routine is manageress Alison Crabbe (BAFTA & Comedy Award-Winning Rebecca Front) a formidable woman who barely attempts to conceal her dislike for her team
- or indeed The Spa&s customers Alison has a vision for The Spa
- a vision that she feels would be much easier to achieve were it not for the irritating presence of unfit pensioners scatty receptionists & new age therapists In reality it&s Alison herself who&s the main barrier to The Spa&s success but somehow she manages to get away with it Probably thanks to the rest of her staff being either equally incompetent or too wrapped up in their own worlds to notice Actors Frances Barber Rebecca Front & Niky Wardley Director Sandy Johnson Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Screen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 2 hours & 31 minutes (approx)


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A tragedy brings together two strangers in this independent drama from director Travis Fine Montine Mc Leod (Melissa Leo) is a forty-something flight attendant who is increasingly unhappy with her life; her mother is in the latter stages of Alzheimer's Disease her brother is a minister whose congregation has turned their back on him & she's been relying on alcohol to deal with the stress of her job & her family Montine has developed a short temper & is on thin ice with her employers for telling off passengers & she feels like she's about to explode when she has to look after a ten-year-old boy Omar Hassan (Anthony Keyvan) who is flying on his own to a boarding school where he's won a scholarship However Montine's attitude changes with the space of a few hours; it's September 11 2001 the flight Montine is working is grounded in Texas & Omar is shocked when he hears that the World Trade Center was attacked since his father works there as a janitor Unable to fly & not sure what else to do Montine offers to drive Omar to New York City in the hope they can find his dad & en route two people with almost nothing in common learn a great deal about one another ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Romantic sci-fi feature starring Asa Butterfield as a teenager raised on Mars who decides to return to Earth 16-year-old Gardner Elliot (Butterfield) was the first human born on Mars & spent all of his childhood on the planet with scientists after his mother died in childbirth After befriending a girl named Tulsa (Britt Robertson) online Gardner travels to his home planet to experience all that he&s read about & missed out on for all of his lonely childhood Desperate for human connection Gardner escapes his guardians on Earth who are tasked with monitoring him & embarks on an adventure across the US with his fellow orphan Tulsa in search of his unknown father However the wonder of discovering the world for the first time is short-lived as scientists discover his body can&t withstand Earth&s gravity ...

This striking one-volume edition marks the 75th anniversary of Lewis's classic SF trilogy featuring the adventures of Dr Ransom on Mars Venus & Earth It

Includes:: an exclusive Foreword compiled from letters by JRR Tolkien who inspired Lewis to write the first volume The Space Trilogy is a remarkable work of fantasy demonstrating the powerful imagination of CSLewis This new one-volume edition marks the 75th Anniversary of the first publication of Out of the Silent Planet with an exclusive Foreword by JRR Tolkien on whom the main character of Ransom was largely based OUT OF THE SILENT PLANETDr Ransom a Cambridge academic is abducted & taken on a spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra which he knows as Mars His captors are plotting to plunder the planet's treasures & offer Ransom as a sacrifice to the creatures who live there PERELANDRAHaving escaped from Mars Dr Ransom is called to the paradise planet of Perelandra or Venus When his old enemy also arrives & is taken over by the forces of evil Ransom finds himself in a desperate struggle to save the innocence of this Eden-like world THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTHInvestigating the truth about her prophetic dreams Jane Studdock encounters the fabled Dr Ransom who is in great pain after his travels A sinister society run by his old adversaries intends to harness the ancient powers of a resurrected Merlin in their ambition to subjugate the people of Earth

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There is a space within you where you are already perfect whole & complete It is a space of pure consciousness
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From KISS Spaceman as a stylized POP vinyl from Funko! Figure stands 3 34 inches & comes in a window display box Check out the other KISS figures from Funko! Collect them all! ...

A new novel in New York Times best seller Eric Flint&s science fiction Jao Empire series It has become clear to both the Jao & their human & Lleix partners that if they are going to defeat the Ekhat who have been terrorizing the galaxy for eons they need more allies To that end Preceptor Ronz guardian of Earth & greatest living strategist of the Jao has harnessed the energy of Earth&s humans to create & send out an exploration fleet under the command of Caitlin Kralik But after a long search all the expedition has found are dead worlds & now-extinct intelligent species slaughtered by the genocidal Ekhat Do they continue to search down the galactic arm in which Earth & the Jao worlds lie or do they make an astounding leap in another direction? With friends like Gabe Tully Tamt Wrot & Caewithe Miller supporting her Caitlin makes her decision Meanwhile the Ekhat as murderous & destructive as they have always been have a new generation of leaders growing into power who are even more implacable than those who have gone before them The Ekhat have not forgotten the Jao nor the damage they have done over the years to the Ekhat purpose It&s up to the Jao-human-Lleix confederation & the new allies they make to survive the onslaught & turn the tables on the Ekhat ...

A new novel in New York Times best seller Eric Flint&s science fiction Jao Empire series It has become clear to both the Jao & their human & Lleix partners that if they are going to defeat the Ekhat who have been terrorizing the galaxy for eons they need more allies To that end Preceptor Ronz guardian of Earth & greatest living strategist of the Jao has harnessed the energy of Earth&s humans to create & send out an exploration fleet under the command of Caitlin Kralik But after a long search all the expedition has found are dead worlds & now-extinct intelligent species slaughtered by the genocidal Ekhat Do they continue to search down the galactic arm in which Earth & the Jao worlds lie or do they make an astounding leap in another direction? With friends like Gabe Tully Tamt Wrot & Caewithe Miller supporting her Caitlin makes her decision Meanwhile the Ekhat as murderous & destructive as they have always been have a new generation of leaders growing into power who are even more implacable than those who have gone before them The Ekhat have not forgotten the Jao nor the damage they have done over the years to the Ekhat purpose It&s up to the Jao-human-Lleix confederation & the new allies they make to survive the onslaught & turn the tables on the Ekhat ...