David & his best friend Michael were tagged with awful nicknames way back in preschool when everyone did silly things Fast-forward to seventh grade ' Pottymouth' & ' Stoopid' are still stuck with the names
- & everyone in school including the teachers & their principal believe the labels are true So how do they go about changing everyone's minds? By turning their misery into megastardom on TV of course! & this important story delivers more than just laughs
- it shows that the worst bullying doesn't have to be physical & that things will get better

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE' An intense succulent read that's intermittently dazzling' THE TIMES' Chilling exquisitely moving' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A superb memoir
- & one of the best books on addiction I have ever read' EVENING STANDARDA A Gill's memoir begins in the dark of a dormitory with six strangers He is an alcoholic dying in the last-chance saloon He tells the truth
- as far as he can remember it
- about drinking & about what it is like to be drunk He recalls the lost days lost friends failed marriages But there was also an 'optimum inebriation a time when it was all golden' Sobriety regained there are painterly descriptions of people & places unforgettable musings about childhood & family art & religion; & most movingly the connections between his cooking dyslexia & his missing brother Full of raw & unvarnished truths exquisitely written throughout POUR ME is about lost time & self-discovery Lacerating unflinching uplifting it is a classic about drunken abandon


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Poverty & Power asserts that American poverty is a structural problem resulting from failings in our social system rather than individual failings of the poor Contrary to the popular belief that poverty results from individual deficiencies-that poor people lack intelligence determination or skills-author Edward Royce introduces students to the very real structural issues that stack the balance of power in the United States The book introduces four systems that contribute to inequality in the US-economic political cultural & structural-then discusses ten institutional problems that make life difficult for the poor & contribute to the persistence of poverty Throughout the book the author compares individualistic & structural approaches to poverty to assess strengths & limitations of each view The second edition of this provocative book has been revised throughout with new statistical information as well as analysis of the recent recession the Obama presidency increasing political polarization the rise of the Tea Party & appearance of the Occupy Movement new anti-poverty movements & more ...

Defining poverty as those who live below a publicly agreed minimum standard this text provides unique & detailed insights into the nature & extent of poverty & social exclusion in the UK today Written by a team of leading academics the book reports on the extent & nature of poverty for different social groups older & younger people; parents & children; ethnic groups; men & women; disabled people; & across regions through the recent period of austerity It reflects on where government policies have made an impact & considers potential future developments ...

In an 18th-Century England of wit womanising & powdered wigs provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability Cleone Charteris stands in no such danger The golden-haired headstrong despair of men she seeks a husband who can duel & dice with the best of them So Philip leaves for Paris where his father's hopes & his lover's ideals are realised but with unforeseen consequences for them both A peerlessly successful & prolific romantic novelist Georgette Heyer shows in Powder & Patch what won her a wide devoted readership that continues to this day ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An inspiring drama in which a young man with supernatural powers struggles to fit into society When he eventually discloses his special abilities the lives of those around him are changed forever ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Starring Liam Boyle Alfie Allen & Ralf Little Powder captures all the energy & excitement of a band breaking through Powder tells the story of Liverpool band The Grams as they go on an unflinching journey through the music industry with all the trappings of drugs sex & rock &n& roll From the makers of Awaydays & filmed on location in Ibiza London Liverpool & live at the V Festival Powder is an authentic rock &n& roll story based on the best-selling novel by Kevin Sampson Subtitle information Original language English Subtitles for the hard of hearing None Subtitles None ...

Sam is desperate to leave his sleepy Norfolk village & see the world He seizes the chance to join a merchant ship but soon discovers that a life at sea is harsh & often short especially when his ship is attacked by a French privateer & Sam is caught in the middle with a dangerous job as a powder monkey in the company of a brutal crew 288 pages Dowswell Paul ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Powder Room is a comedy which follows Sam (Sheridan Smith) as her life is turned upside down on a big night out When reunited with her old college friends Sam is forced to revaluate her life & constructs an elaborate façade in order to convince herself & her friends that she has it all But once her dysfunctional yet devoted trio of best mates intervene her carefully crafted charade begins to crumble amidst the shots cigarettes ciders & toilet transgressions Faced with some very harsh realities Sam must struggle to remain true to herself & reassess exactly what she wants from life Actors Sheridan Smith Jamie Winstone Kate Nash & Oona Chaplin Director MJ Delaney Certificate 15 years & over Languages English Duration 1 hour & 26 minutes (approx) ...