An essential & detailed account of the benefits of Europe & how we must keep the best of them in whatever agreement we negotiate 256 pages Hutton Will ...

'A very good guide to the state we're in' Paul Krugman New York Review of Books'A well-written thought-provoking book by one of America's leading economic thinkers & progressive champions' Huffington Post Do you recall a time when the income of a single schoolteacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home have two cars & raise a family? Robert Reich does
- in the 1950s his father sold clothes to factory workers & the family earnt enough to live comfortably Today this middle class is rapidly shrinking American income inequality & wealth disparity is the greatest it's been in eighty years As Reich who served in three US administrations shows the threat to capitalism is no longer communism or fascism but a steady undermining of the trust modern societies need for growth & stability With an exclusive chapter for Icon's edition Saving Capitalism is passionate yet practical sweeping yet exactingly argued a revelatory indictment of the economic status quo & an empowering call to action
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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 In this fun family tale starring comedy legend Edward Asner Danny & his brainy buddies launch an investigation to discover the truth about Santa But they have no clue that St Nick (Asner) is real
- & he&s making toys right in their hometown! Join Danny his gang & a loveable pup on their adventures as they unravel the funny festive truth that&s out there
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The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass Danny was petrified & clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car Trapped in his own dark world he couldn't understand why his parents no longer loved or wanted him & were sending him away While Danny's parents have everything they could wish for in material terms they are unable to care for their only child This is where Cathy comes in On a cold dark evening Danny finds a place in her home where he can be himself; away from his parents' impatience & frustration Often in his own little world six-year-old Danny finds it difficult to communicate finding solace in his best friend & confidant George
- his rabbit Cathy quickly becomes aware of his obsessively meticulous behaviour in addition to his love of patterns he sees them everywhere & creates them at any opportunity
- in his play & also with his food She realises that patience is the key to looking after Danny as well as her well-tried strategies for managing children's behaviour With his father refusing to cooperate it becomes increasingly likely that Danny will be living with Cathy permanently until she gets an opportunity to speak her piece

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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 It is never too late to fall in love for the first time Writer-director Alice Wu&s debut film is a heartwarming & heartbreaking romantic comedy about family tradition & changing times Michelle Krusiec gives an outstanding performance as Wilhelmina a doctor in a Manhattan hospital who returns to Flushing&s Chinatown every Friday night to participate in her extended family&s weekly dance mixer While her mother (Joan Chen) & the other women try to set her up with eligible bachelors Wil falls for Vivian (Lynn Chen) a beautiful young dancer who feels the attraction as well As the two women contemplate a possible relationship Wil&s mother who is nearing fifty reveals she is pregnant but she will not tell anyone who the father is Wil&s grandfather (Jin Wang) disowns his daughter for the shame she is bringing the family
- he feels he has "lost face" in the community -forcing Wil to take in her mother & care for her in a reversal of generational roles & responsibility But just as her mother remains secretive of who the father of her baby is Wil keeps her lesbianism a secret as well Official Selection at the Sundance & Toronto film festivals
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play As an insecure Emperor seeks to destroy the noble Yang Family the seven Yang brothers & their father are ushered into battle a test to their unflinching loyalty & honour Among 3000 warriors will be seven brothers & their father
- but only one will survive Inspired by the true legends of the Yang Family & from acclaimed director Ronny Yu (Fearless IP Man) Saving General Yang looks stunning & is packed with jaw-dropping action & incredible fight sequences Actors Adam Cheng Xu Fan & Ekin Cheng Director Ronny Yu Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Screen 2351 Letterbox Languages Mandarin
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German ; English Duration 1 hour & 38 minutes (approx)

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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 Trevethen knew life would get toughbut she had no idea just how tough Left with a manor on the Cornish coast a mountain of debt & dozens of creditors on her heels she is about to lose everything But with Matthew the manor&s caretaker Grace hatches an outrageous idea Why not use her renowned green thumb to plant a cash crop & pay off her debts? Soon her greenhouse becomes a hot bed of illegal activity
- & business starts blooming But if the buzz gets too big these budding entrepreneurs just might have to watch their dreams go up in smoke!
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region b or region free blu-ray player in order to play Double bill of family films from Disney & Saving Mr Banks& (2013) is based on the life of author PL Travers (Emma Thompson) & Walt Disney (Tom Hanks)&s attempt to gain the rights to adapt her novel & Mary Poppins& In 1961 when her book sales begin to decline Travers reluctantly enters into negotiations with Disney who promised his daughters 20 years previously that he would turn their favourite story into a movie Initially Travers is unyielding & flashbacks to her childhood in 1907 demonstrate why her novel & in particular her eponymous character are so precious to her Eventually she agrees to let Disney go ahead with the movie but will she approve of the final outcome? The cast also features Colin Farrell Paul Giamatti Jason Schwartzman & Ruth Wilson Thomas Newman received an Oscar nomination for his score In the musical & Mary Poppins& (1964) based on Travers& book series stuffy parents in Victorian London are looking for a nanny but the children write their own ad which is torn up & thrown into the fire Miraculously the paper reassembles & floats up the chimney flue & along comes Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) on her umbrellaparachute She brings fun & magic to the children&s lives as well as a guiding hand The film won five Oscars including Best Actress (Andrews) Best Original Score & Best Song (& Chim Chim Cher-ee&) ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region b or region free blu-ray player in order to play Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson & fellow double Oscar winner Tom Hanks star in Disney&s SAVING MR BANKS inspired by the extraordinary untold tale of how one of the most beloved stories of all time Mary Poppins was brought to the big screen The film is a poignant sharply funny & moving recounting of Walt Disney&s (Tom Hanks) quest to fulfil a promise to his daughters to make a film of their favourite book & of its fiercely protective author PL Travers (Emma Thompson) who had no intention of letting her beloved nanny go to Hollywood SAVING MR BANKS follows Walt as he has to pull out all the stops to change PL Travers’ mind & is ultimately forced to reach back into his own childhood to discover the truth about the ghosts that haunt her Together they set Mary Poppins free to become one of the most endearing films in cinematic history Academy Award winner Paul Giamatti Colin Farrell Ruth Wilson & Jason Schwartzman round out the terrific cast ...