The emperor of a crumbling Han Kingdom hatches an assassination plot that seems to have been foretold in an ancient prophecy in this sweeping historical epic starring Chow Yun Fat The time is the Three Kingdoms period As Emperor Xian's infatuation with the arts distracts him from being a powerful leader aging Han Dynasty warlord Cao Cao (Yun-Fat) fights to maintain their empire's might When rumours of Cao Cao's ruling ambitions begin to swirl Emperor Xian sets into motion a plan to have the powerful warrior eliminated According to an ancient prophecy a new dynasty will emerge from the ashes of the old one when the four elementals begin to align Now in the year 221 AD Cao Cao finds himself beset by his enemies The children of his fallen rivals have been shaped into assassins by a mysterious figure & now with the four stars rising in the sky above Bronze Sparrow Tower the powerful Cao Cao prepares to make his last stand ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Incredibly intense & meticulously researched The Assault a vividly realistic portrayal of the true-life events that gripped a TV audience of over 21 million viewers on Saturday December 24th 1994 It&s Christmas Eve 1994 A flight from Algiers bound for Paris is hijacked & 227 passengers are taken hostage by a militant group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists The authorities& only hope of saving the passengers is to enlist the GIGN an elite special-forces unit But it&s a deadly mission of survival that will escalate into a violent confrontation that&s both brutal & moving Directed by Julien Leclerq The Assault stars Vincent Elbaz Gregori Derangere Melanie Bernier Aymen Saidi & Marie Guillard Actors Vincent Elbaz Gregori Derangère Melanie Bernier Philippe Bas Aymen Saïdi Marie Guillard Antoine Basler Fatima Adoum Hugo Becker Hugues Martel Herve Dubourjal François Lescurat Abdelhafid Metalsi & Jean-Philippe Puymartin Director Julien Leclercq Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Incredibly intense & meticulously researched The Assault a vividly realistic portrayal of the true-life events that gripped a TV audience of over 21 million viewers on Saturday December 24th 1994 It&s Christmas Eve 1994 A flight from Algiers bound for Paris is hijacked & 227 passengers are taken hostage by a militant group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists The authorities& only hope of saving the passengers is to enlist the GIGN an elite special-forces unit But it&s a deadly mission of survival that will escalate into a violent confrontation that&s both brutal & moving Directed by Julien Leclerq The Assault stars Vincent Elbaz Gregori Derangere Melanie Bernier Aymen Saidi & Marie Guillard Actors Vincent Elbaz Gregori Derangère Melanie Bernier Philippe Bas Aymen Saïdi Marie Guillard Antoine Basler Fatima Adoum Hugo Becker Hugues Martel Herve Dubourjal François Lescurat Abdelhafid Metalsi & Jean-Philippe Puymartin Director Julien Leclercq Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 ...

Now with a New Preface & Conclusion ' Post-Truth On Donald Trump & the 2016 Election' The United States of America is in the midst of a deepening crisis for their democracy After the strangest election cycle in modern American history it is important that the grave threats to the American way of life that were glaringly revealed in this campaign are addressed In The Assault on Reason Nobel Peace Prize winner & former Vice President Al Gore examines how faith in the power of reason
- the idea that citizens can govern themselves through rational debate
- is in peril Democracy depends on a well-informed citizenry & a two-way conversation about ideas but the public sphere has been degraded by fake news & the politics of fear partisanship & blind faith Now updated to investigate the rise of Trump & post-truth politics The Assault on Reason is a farsighted & powerful manifesto for clear thinking crucial if the vitality of democracy is to be rebuilt & good decisions made once more

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From the international bestselling expert on dealing with assholes' With cutting-edge research & real-life examples that are thought-provoking & often hilarious thisis an indispensable resource' Gretchen Rubin author of The Happiness Project' At last someone has provided clear steps for rejecting deflecting & deflating the jerks who blight our lives Better still that someone is the great Bob Sutton which ensures that the information is useful evidence-based & fun to read' Robert Cialdini author of Influence & Pre-Suasion' If only Bob Sutton's book had been available to help me deal with the full complement of 1st-class assholes I've encountered in my 50-year professional life No names shall be mentioned' Tom Peters co-author of In Search of Excellence Being around assholes whether at work or elsewhere can damage performance & affect wellbeing having one asshole in a team has been shown to reduce performance by 30 to 40 & social media has only given rise to further incivility -- 40 of people have experienced harassment online In The Asshole Survival Guide Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers practical advice on identifying & tackling any kind of asshole -- based on research into groups from uncivil civil servants to French bus drivers & 8000 emails that he has received on asshole behaviour With expertise & humour he provides a cogent & methodical game-plan First he sets out the asshole audit to find out what kind of asshole needs dealing with & asshole detection strategies Then he reveals field-tested sometimes surprising techniques from asshole avoidance & asshole taxes to mind-tricks & the art of love bombing Finally he explains the dangers of asshole blindness -- when the problem might be yours truly Readers will learn how to handle assholes
- in the workplace & beyond
- once & for all!

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It's a deadly game of blackmail & they're making him play Kyle Mc Avoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation he's good looking has a brilliant mind & a glittering future ahead of him But he has a secret from his past a secret that threatens to destroy his entire life One night that secret catches up with him in the form of a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him Kyle realises that he no longer owns his own future
- that he must do as his blackmailers tell him or the video will be made public with all the unpleasant consequences What price do they demand for Kyle's secret? It is for Kyle to take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world Kyle won't be working for this company but against it
- passing on the secrets of it's biggest trial to date a dispute worth billions of dollars to the victor Full of twists & turns & reminiscent of The Firm The Associate is vintage John Grisham

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Having formed their tag-team partnership Ayato & Julis begin polishing their skills & their teamwork in preparation for the Festa But soon Ayato meets another girl— Kirin Toudou She has long silver hair & a petite charm—and despite her thirteen years of age she&s one of the strongest fighters of Seidoukan Academy She seems to like Ayato but that&s not going to stop her from challenging him to a duel Meet the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

The traitor revealed! The one behind the recent "accidents" has finally been unmasked--but Julis alone isn&t strong enough to beat him! It&ll take a team of unlikely allies to bring this fiend to justice Those in the shadows know this is only the first of many threats to come Things will heat up even more as the Festa draws near! Meet the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

Kirin Toudou is the top-ranked student at Seidoukan Academy despite her young age but there&s one enemy she cannot face—her controlling abusive uncle! After witnessing the man&s cruelty toward his niece Ayato steps in to help but he soon finds himself facing her in a duel! With the Festa just around the corner can he really afford to reveal his dueling style in front of the whole school or will he have to accept defeat? About the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

The school-city of Rokka-also known as " Asterisk" Here boys & girls of the Starpulse Generation all compete in the Seibusai-the "star battle festival" fighting for glory on the greatest combat entertainment stage of the world Ayato Amagiri has just arrived at one of these academies at the express invitation of its student council president but when he begins his career by making a dangerous enemy his life on Asterisk is off to a rough start! About the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...