A concise & provocative introduction to state legislative politics this book a supplement for state & local government courses & upper level courses on legislative politics It examines state legislatures & state lawmakers putting them in historical context showing how they have evolved over the years & differentiating them from Congress ...

How Will You Survive? Small-town America one year from today The dead have risen & civilization has fallen Not even the military could stop the zombies & now it&s up to you to gather survivors & build a community with your friends in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters & where you define what it means to survive The ultimate open world zombie survival game Build your community & invite up to three friends to explore a world filled with hostile zombies Establish a base develop your characters & manage resources to survive in a post-apocalyptic world In the apocalypse the line between right & wrong disappears & every decision has lasting consequences Xbox One Console Exclusive Games play better on Xbox One X State of Decay 2 is enhanced to deliver the best in true 4K gaming ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Chaos overtakes a small town after a chemical facility explodes & releases a deadly toxin ...

This Blu-ray is region free Triple bill of films starring Russell Crowe In & American Gangster& (2007) when his boss dies underworld driver Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance & begins to build his own criminal empire in Harlem Utilising the bodies of dead US soldiers Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-East Asia increasing purity on the street & undercutting his rivals in one swoop Before long he&s amassed a fortune bringing him to the attention of maverick policeman Ritchie Roberts (Crowe) an honest cop in an otherwise corrupt force who makes it his business to shut Lucas down In Ridley Scott&s Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic & Gladiator& (2000) after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) betrays the Emperor&s beloved General Maximus (Crowe) & takes the throne for himself Maximus is sold as a slave & then trained as a gladiator keeping himself strong with thoughts of revenge Eventually he is taken to the Colosseum where he prepares to fight in a contest presided over by the corrupt Commodus Will he suffer the ultimate humiliation & die for the entertainment of his enemy or will he survive the rigors of the arena & find a way of exacting his revenge? Finally & State of Play& (2009) is a political thriller based on the acclaimed 2003 BBC mini-series With the action transposed from Westminster to Washington the film follows the investigations of journalist Cal Mc Affrey (Crowe) as he probes into the suspicious death of the mistress & former research assistant of ambitious up-&-coming Congressman & potential presidential candidate Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) As he works alongside the police on the case Mc Affrey becomes romantically involved with the Congressman&s estranged wife Anne (Robin Wright Penn) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Stephen Collins is an ambitious politician Cal Mc Affrey is a well-respected investigative journalist & Stephen&s ex-campaign manager En route to work one morning Stephen&s research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on the London Underground It&s not long before revelations of their affair hit the headlines Meanwhile a suspected teenage drug dealer is found shot dead These (apparently unconnected) events expose a dangerous habit within modern government of dancing too closely with the corporate devil Friendships are tested & lives are put on the line as an intricate web of lies unfolds Age Rating 15 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars in this nail-biting thriller from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (" The Last King of Scotland") When reporter Cal Mc Caffrey finds himself embroiled in a series of murders his skills of deduction lead him to sources at the top of the US political system Handsome unflappable US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party&s contender for the upcoming presidential race Until his research assistantmistress is brutally murdered & buried secrets come tumbling out Mc Caffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins & a ruthless editor Cameron (Oscar winner Helen Mirren) who has assigned him to investigate As he & partner Della (Rachel Mc Adams) try to uncover the killer&s identity Mc Caffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation&s power structures & in a town of spin-doctors & wealthy politicos he will discover one truth when billions are at stake no one&s integrity love or life is ever safe Actors Russell Crowe Jason Bateman Rachel Mc Adams Helen Mirren Robin Wright Penn & Ben Affleck Director Kevin Macdonald Certificate 12 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Czech ; Hungarian Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; Arabic ; Hungarian ; Czech ; Iclandic ; Danish ; Norwegian ; Swedish Duration 2 hours (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 State of Play Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars in this nail-biting thriller from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (" The Last King of Scotland") When reporter Cal Mc Caffrey finds himself embroiled in a series of murders his skills of deduction lead him to sources at the top of the US political system Handsome unflappable US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party&s contender for the upcoming presidential race Until his research assistantmistress is brutally murdered & buried secrets come tumbling out Mc Caffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins & a ruthless editor Cameron (Oscar winner Helen Mirren) who has assigned him to investigate As he & partner Della (Rachel Mc Adams) try to uncover the killer&s identity Mc Caffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation&s power structures & in a town of spin-doctors & wealthy politicos he will discover one truth when billions are at stake no one&s integrity love or life is ever safe Gladiator The great Roman General Maximus (Russell Crowe) has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield The war won Maximus dreams of home wanting only to return to his wife & son; however the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has one more duty for the general
- to assume the mantle of his power Jealous of Maximus& favor with the emperor the heir to the throne Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) orders his execution
- & that of his family Barely escaping death Maximus is forced into slavery & trained as a gladiator in the arena where his fame grows Now he has come to Rome intent on avenging the murder of his wife & son by killing the new emperor; Commodus American Gangster Drug-kingpin Frank Lucas smuggles heroin into the US by hiding it with the bodies of soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam By delivering a product that is far superior to his competitors Lucas has rapidly established his status as Harlem&s most innovative drug dealer While Lucas delicately constructs his own criminal empire Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) one of the few honest detectives in a corrupt system senses a sizeable shift within the hierarchy of the drug underworld & sets out to investigate this hitherto unknown power player that has come out of the shadows to dominate the drug trade But with Detective Trupo (Josh Brolin) Roberts& crooked & jealous colleague wanting to obstruct & ruin the integrity of his idealistic counterpart Roberts is left with little option other than to take desperate measures to end Lucas& rule in Harlem

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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 Over three programmes David Attenborough travels from Kenya to California investigating the contesting claims about the current state of our planet In the first programme he examines the extinction crisis measuring the disappearance of some species against the mass of life that still remains undiscovered; in the second he explores this crisis further examining its causes; & finally in the third he looks at the possible courses of action open to us in the coming century ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 There were people on the banks of the river Among the tangled waterways & giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress especially to her investors whose patience is fast running out Anders Eckman a mild-mannered lab researcher is sent to investigate A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns Now Marina Singh Anders' colleague & once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson is their last hope Compelled by the pleas of Anders's wife who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota & retraces her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness determined to track down Dr Swenson & uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest What Marina does not yet know is that in this ancient corner of the jungle where the muddy waters & susurrating grasses hide countless unknown perils & temptations she will face challenges beyond her wildest imagination Marina is no longer the student but only time will tell if she has learnt enough ...

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