How real is race? What is biological fact what is fiction & where does culture enter? What do we mean by a "colorblind" or "postracial" society or when we say that race is a "social construction"? If race is an invention can we eliminate it? This book now in its second edition employs an activity-oriented approach to address these questions & engage readers in unraveling-and rethinking-the contradictory messages we so often hear about race The authors systematically cover the myth of race as biology & the reality of race as a cultural invention drawing on biocultural & cross-cultural perspectives They then extend the discussion to hot-button issues that arise in tandem with the concept of race such as educational inequalities; slurs & racialized labels; & interracial relationships In so doing they shed light on the intricate dynamic interplay among race culture & biology For an online supplement to How Real Is Race? Second Edition click here ...

How Rich Countries Got Rich is a narrative history of modern economic development from the Italian Renaissance to the present day In it Erik S Reinert shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention protectionism & strategic investment Reinert suggests that this set of policies in various combinations has driven successful development from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East Yet despite its demonstrable success orthodox development economists have largely ignored this approach & insisted instead on the importance of free trade Reinert presents a strongly revisionist history of economics & shows how the discipline has long been torn between the continental Renaissance tradition on one hand & the free market theories of English & later American economics on the other He argues that our economies were founded on protectionism & state activism & could only later afford the luxury of free trade When our leaders come to lecture poor countries on the right road to riches they do so in almost perfect ignorance of the real history of mass affluence ...

Selected by Sarah Moss as a Book of the Year 2017 in The Big Issue Ten years old & irrepressibly curious Ellie lives with her fisherman father Peter on the wild North Yorkshire coast It's the 1980s & her mother's breakdown is discussed only in whispers with the promise better by Christmas' & no further explanation Steering by the light of her dad's sea-myths her mum's memories of home across the water & a fierce spirit all her own Ellie begins to learn
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- who she is & what she can become By the time the first snowdrops show her innocence has been shed but at great cost This vivacious & deeply moving novel portrays adult breakdown through the eyes of a brightly imaginative child sensitively explores questions of responsibility & care & above all celebrates the power of stories to shape nourish & even save us

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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 Following her sister&s death from drug addiction a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A trio of teen-orientated dance flicks In SAVE THE LAST DANCE Sara Johnson is forced to move to Chicago following the death of her mother There she finds life very different to the one she left behind in the quiet Midwestern town Things look up for Sarah when she meets Derek who shares her passion for dancing HOW SHE MOVE is the story of an intelligent & driven high school student whose academic dreams are dashed when a tragedy leaves her parents struggling to make ends meet She moves back home where she rekindles her passion for dance & gets involved with the local step dancing teams As they compete for big money prizes she realises that this might be her last chance of ever making it out of the projects In the comedy ALL YOU&VE GOT a volleyball player at an upscale private high school is troubled by her famous father&s absence at her games When the school burns down & all the privileged girls have to transfer to a &ghetto& school the volleyball team is forced to earn its stripes Actors Tracey Armstrong Cle Bennett Nina Dobrey Romina D& Ugo Kevin Duhaney Julia Stiles Sean Patrick Thomas Kerry Washington Fredro Starr Terry Kinney Efren Ramirez Ciara Laila Ali Daniella Alonso Adrienne Bailon & Julissa Bermudez Certificate 12 years & over Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 4 hours & 49 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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' If you look at all the people involved
- Ivo Tony Wilson Mc Gee Geoff Travis myself
- nobody had a clue about running a record

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Sprinkle the pig has moved to a new house with a new family but he misses his old family On his first day at school his classmate yells at him & everything gets too much He cries & cries & soon the tears become a river & carry him away! Wise monkey spots Sprinkle but he is too far away Can he help Sprinkle to find hidden strengths to survive the river of tears? This therapeutic picture book is written to help children aged 4-10 & adults to talk about being separated from or losing loved ones & explores how difficult experiences can affect how your body feels & reacts to things It is followed by easy to read advice for adults on how to help your child ...

A candid moving & inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life & values when he suddenly loses everything & goes to work in Starbucks Michael Gill had it made He was educated wealthy & well-connected He had a creative & lucrative advertising job which he loved & which he was good at & a model family & home life Then he loses it all He is fired by a young exec whom he had mentored He has an extramarital affair that destroys his family & results in a newborn son Then he is diagnosed with brain cancer He has no insurance no income One day he wanders into Starbucks & by chance signs up for a job interview His would-be boss is a young black woman who gives him a job & sets about training him & mentoring him What follows is an inspirational eye-opener as Gill experiences a whole new world compared to his former life
- with people from completely different ethnic & social backgrounds How Starbucks Saved My Life' follows Gill's journey of discovery as gradually he is forced to question his ingrained assumptions prejudices & habits Gill emerges from his fall from grace with humility & gratitude His new-found empathy teaches him how anyone who has lost their way or made a mistake can start again
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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 Stella & Delilah have always been friends but because Stella is so busy she has forgotten what it&s like to have fun Delilah on the other hand has not & soon Stella is on her way to Jamaica to experience self-discovery & love Actors Angela Bassett Regina King Whoopi Goldberg Taye Tiggs Barry Shabaka Henley & James Pickens Jr Director Kevin Sullivan Certificate 15 years & over Year 1998 Languages English Duration 2 hours (approx) Region Region 2
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How Super Cool Stuff Works is a cutting edge guide exploring how incredible new technologies are shaping the modern world Kids will love the fun laptop-style cover & layout throughout Mind-blowing images reveal the secret inner workings of everything from drones & supercomputers to underwater hotels & flying cars How Super Cool Stuff Works lifts the lid on today's most innovative ideas while also exploring the technology of tomorrow ...