Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike led by Bobby Sands With an epic eye for detail the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body & mind are pushed to the uttermost limit Actors Michael Fassbender Stuart Graham Helena Bereen Larry Cowan Liam Cunningham Dennis Mc Cambridge Liam Mc Mahon Laine Megaw Brian Milligan Rory Mullen & Lalor Roddy Director Steve Mc Queen Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired
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Inspired by the best-selling young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins THE HUNGER GAMES tells the dark tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) who is selected to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the masses Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth co-star ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games Mockingjay
- Part 1 which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) & the advice of her trusted friends Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) & a nation moved by her courage The Hunger Games Mockingjay
- Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Danny Strong & Peter Craig & produced by Nina Jacobson&s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the US alone

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The strange planet known as Tanegawa's World is owned by Trans Rifts Inc the company with the absolute monopoly on interstellar travel Hob landed there ten years ago a penniless orphan left behind by a rift ship She was taken in by Nick Ravani & quickly became a member of his mercenary biker troop the Ghost Wolves Ten years later she discovers that the body of Nick's brother out in the dunes Worse his daughter is missing taken by shady beings called the Weathermen But there are greater mysteries to be discovered
- both about Hob & the strange planet she calls home File Under Science Fiction Road of Fury Hob's Angels Ghost on the Highway The Weatherman Says
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With winter fast approaching one of the squat bears sets off to trade the family cow for bread & butter returning instead with a single magic bean But one bean isn&t enough to feed even one squat bear let alone seven! As their hunger
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- sets in the bears are visited by a smooth-talking cat in boots He&s got a bag full of bread & a few tricks up his sleeve Can he help satiate the squat bears& hunger? About the Author Emile Bravo is an Eisner-nominated (Best Short Story 2008) French comic creator He is known for his semi-realistic style which clearly shows the influence of masters like Herge (Tintin)

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Drawing on empirical research with the UK's two largest Food Banks this book explores the prolific rise of food charity over the last 15 years & its implications for overcoming food insecurity The book argues that effective policy-driven solutions require a clear rights-based framework which enables a range of actors to work together to protect the right to food for all in the UK ...

Cities cover just 2 of the world&s surface but consume 75 of the world&s resources Global food production increased by 145 in the last 4 decades of the 20th century
- yet an estimated 800 million people are still hungry In 2005 British supermarkets sent half a million tonnes of edible food to landfill
- the whole food sector put together sent 17 million tonnes One quarter of the British population is obese
- one in three meals we eat is a ready meal WHY? The relationship between food & cities is fundamental to our every day lives Food shapes cities & through them it moulds us
- along with the countryside that feeds us The gargantuan effort necessary to feed cities arguably has a greater social & physical impact on us & our planet than anything else we do Yet few of us are conscious of the process & we rarely stop to wonder how food reaches our plates Hungry City examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence & reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries-old dilemma
- one which holds the key to a host of current problems from obesity the inexorable rise of the supermarkets to the destruction of the natural world Carolyn Steel follows food on its journey
- from the land (and sea) to market & supermarketkitchen to table waste-dump & back again
- exploring the historical roots & the contemporary issues at each stage of food&s cycle She shows how our lives & our environment are being manipulated but explains how we can change things for the better Original inspiring & written with infectious enthusiasm & belief Hungry City illuminates an issue that is fundamental to us all WINNER OF THE RSL JERWOOD AWARD






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Hettie the Highland cow is always hungry She eats grass thistles hedges & even Granny Macleod's washing! When Callum & Kirsty visit her they give her treats to eat -- porridge sandwiches shortbread fish suppers & ice cream! When the children arrive with a huge cake Hettie starts to look worried She's not feeling so hungry any more Watch Hettie grow as she eats her way through many Scottish favourites until she & the children finally learn their lesson This sweet funny story is brought to life by Jo Allan's vivacious illustrations ...

I tell you your mine will be in ruins & your home destroyed & your children forgotten but this hill will be standing still to confound you' So curses Morty Donovan when ' Copper John' Brodrick builds his mine at Hungry Hill The Brodricks of Clonmere gain great wealth by harnessing the power of Hungry Hill & extracting the treasure it holds The Donovans the original owners of Clonmere Castle resent the Brodricks' success & consider the great house & its surrounding land theirs by rights For generations the feud between the families has simmered always threatening to break into violence ...

Chomp chomp &8211; you&8217;ve got some hungry hippos on your hands! This Grab &38; Go version of the classic Hungry Hungry Hippos game has 2 chomping hippos & a whole bunch of marbles for munching With a plastic cover to keep the marbles from rolling out this compact game lets you have hippo-feeding fun anytime anywhere! Hungry Hungry Hippos & all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro ...