Does your child love all things locomotive? Do they get excited by a freight or TGV? Then The Big Noisy Book of Trains is for them Jam-packed full of facts & brimming with pictures the world of trains has never been so vibrant From the very first locomotive to the Japanese bullet train The Big Noisy Book of Trains covers it all & is the perfect introduction to trains for children 5 to 8 years old Press the button on the cover to hear a steam train whistling! Big bold & friendly this first reference book provides a fantastic experience & entices kids into the world of the biggest fastest & longest engines ever made Whether losing themselves in the fascinating detail or heading straight to the go-to nuggets of information get ready to set your child chug-chug-chugging into their steam-packed high-speed locomotive journey with The Big Noisy Book of Trains All aboard! ...

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- Brian Cox Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Where are we? Who are we? Do our beliefs hopes & dreams hold any significance
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- Brian Cox Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Where are we? Who are we? Do our beliefs hopes & dreams hold any significance
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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 Paul Exben (Romain Duris
- Heartbreaker The Beat That My Heart Skipped) is a success story He has a great job a glamorous wife & two wonderful sons Except that this is not the life he has been dreaming of A moment of madness is going to change his life forever forcing him to assume a new identity that will enable him to live his life fully With an amazing supporting cast including Catherine Deneuve (Potiche) Marina Fois (22 Bullets) & Niels Arestrup (A Phophet) The Big Picture is a fast paced thriller based on the best selling novel by Douglas Kennedy Actors Romain Duris Catherine Deneuve Marina Foïs Niels Arestrup Branka Katic Eric Ruf Enzo Caçote Luka Antic Rachel Berger & Esteban Carvajal-Alegria Director Eric Lartigau Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages French Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 54 minutes (approx)
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Tracklist Crystal Visions Too Young To Love Dominos Love In Vain At War With The Sun Velvet Golden Pendulum Frisk A Brief History Of Love Tonight Count Backwards From Ten ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This version of & The Big Red One& contains 40 minutes of extra footage that was removed prior to the original release Lee Marvin stars in this episodic retelling of the exploits of the American First Infantry Division during World War II focusing on the squad&s sergeant & four of the teenage soldiers They struggle to survive campaigns from North Africa in November 1942 to Czechoslovakia in May 1945 along the way they participate in the invasion of Sicily the D-Day invasion free a lunatic asylum & a concentration camp Fuller had served with the Big Red One the US First Infantry Division & the autobiographical content of his film kept it close to his heart This full-length version which is close to the late director&s original cut is one of American cinema&s great war movies Working with 70000 feet of vault materials & Fuller&s shooting script criticfilmmaker Richard Schickel heads a reconstruction that adds over 40 minutes & transforms a truncated but admired war film into an epic masterwork! Actors Lee Marvin Mark Hamill Robert Carradine Bobby Di Cicco Kelly Ward Siegfried Rauch Serge Marquand & Charles Macaulay Director Samuel Fuller Certificate 15 years & over Year 1980 Number of discs 1 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; German ; Danish ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Icelandic ; German for the hearing impaired ; English for the hard of hearing Duration 2 hours & 38 minutes (approx)
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Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs often for little more than minimum wage But it wasn't always this way Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States The Big Rig explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred & how companies achieve a compliant & dedicated workforce despite it Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews & years of extensive observation including six months training & working as a long-haul trucker Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited trained & used in the industry He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck & to work as independent contractors He explains how deregulation & collective action by employers transformed trucking's labor markets
- once dominated by the largest & most powerful union in US history
- into an important example of the costs of contemporary labor markets for workers & the general public

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The vault at Centennial City Bank is currently rumored to be holding a record amount of cash precious diamonds ancient artifacts & highly-sensitive digital information As the boss of one of the city&s most notorious crime organizations robbing that vault for all it&s worth is constantly on your mind There&s only one problem—this job is too big for just your crew alone You&re going to need help from some of your biggest rival crime bosses if you want to succeed You&ll need to join forces on a series of smaller jobs in order to acquire the skills & resources you&ll need to pull off the biggest heist the city has ever seen—but watch your back! Once you & your new partners in crime are inside the bank vault it&ll be every boss for himself If you manage to safely escape the scene with more loot than your rivals you&ll be revered as the city&s most notorious crime boss Hire your crew plan the heist & get ready for the big score! The Big Score is a competitive game for 1-6 players that plays in 30-60 minutes The game is structured into two distinct halves In the first half of the game players use card drafting to carefully choose which specialists to add to their crew They secretly decide how to assign them to various small heists throughout the city & they need to pick just the right moment to send in their most skilled expert to ensure a job&s success! If these plans go well players steal a variety of loot cold hard cash diamonds that escalate in value as more are gained artifacts that are profitable for the player with the largest collection & hard drives full of information that become lucrative only if hacked with a digital key In the second half of the game individual player abilities come into play as the players attempt the mother of all heists—the big score Players risk being busted by the cops as they steal even more loot in an exciting press-your-luck grand finale inside the vault at Centennial City Bank! The Big Score also features a challenging solo-play mode designed by AJ Porfirio (Hostage Negotiator) ...

Acclaim for Joel Greenblatt's New York Times bestseller THE LITTLE BOOK THAT BEATS THE MARKET One of the best clearest guides to value ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Adam Mc Kay co-writes & directs this financial drama starring Brad Pitt Steve Carell Christian Bale & Ryan Gosling The film follows eccentric financial analyst Michael Burry (Bale) as he uncovers an impending crash in the housing market & puts together a plan to profit from it As Burry&s predictions are spread by those who believe he is mad a small number of people including Jarred Bennett (Gosling) Ben Rickert (Pitt) & Mark Baum (Carell) get on board with his idea in the hope of saving their assets The supporting cast

Includes:: Selena Gomez Rafe Spall & Karen Gillan The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Supporting Actor (Bale)

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