Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company
- & how that affects them their families & their communities When the GTX Corporation must cut jobs to improve the company&s balance sheet during the 2010 recession thousands of employees will take the hit like Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) Bobby learns the real life consequences of not having a job Not only does he see a change to his family lifestyle & the loss of his home but also his feelings of self-worth Actors Ben Affleck Kevin Costner Tommy Lee Jones Maria Bello Chris Cooper William Hill & Craig T Nelson Director John Wells Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages English
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Adventurous heroine Cass sets out from the only city she's ever known in search of answers about her past 320 pages Whitehorn Harriet ...

A small mound on white feathers lies on a tussock of grass made grey by a Highland winter It is all the monument there will ever be to the life of a swan' With these words & those that follow Jim Crumley has ensured that there will be a more enduring witness to the life of this swan & of all swans than that pyre of white feathers Crumley watches year in year out as a pair of mute swans struggles against the odds to raise young on a wild patch of lock But the pen starts to lose her eggs to predators; & the cob begins to disappear for longer & longer periods Until comes the day when a third swan stronger & younger than the first pen appears at the other end of the loch This journal of a swan-watcher as he calls himself is an elegy to these noble creatures; & most poignantly it is a memorial to one swan whose silent drama he has recorded ...

' The master Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade' John Lewis-Stempel author of Meadowland Thomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees In The Company of Trees he recounts his personal quest to establish a large arboretum on the family estate Tullynally in Ireland; his forays to other tree-filled parks & plantations; his often hazardous seed-hunting expeditions; & his efforts to preserve magnificent old trees & historic woodlands Whether writing about the terrible storms breaking the backs of hundred-year-old trees or a fire in the peat bog on Tullynally which threatens to spread to the main commercial spruce-woods his fear of climate change & disease or the sturdy young saplings giving him hope for the future his book is never less than enthralling ...

When young teenager Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) sleeps she enters a nightmarish yet alluring dream world populated by werewolves Her magical encounters become ever more fantastic as they give expression to her own burgeoning sexuality Meanwhile rumours grow that a real-life wolf is stalking the dark forest that edges onto Rosaleen&s home This adult interpretation of the & Little Red Riding Hood& fairy tale is adapted from a series of short stories by Angela Carter ...

Throughout history people have sought to cope with a life that is often stressful & hard We have actually known for some time that developing compassion for oneself & others can help us face up to & win through the hardship & find a sense of inner peace However in modern societies we rarely focus on this key process that underpins successful coping & happiness & can be quick to dismiss the impact of modern living on our minds & well-being Instead we concentrate on 'doing achieving' & having' Now bestselling author & leading authority on depression Professor Paul Gilbert explains how new research shows how we can all learn to develop compassion for ourselves & others & derive the benefits of this age-old wisdom In this ground-breaking new book he explores how our minds have developed to be highly sensitive & quick to react to perceived threats & how this fast-acting threat-response system can be a source of anxiety depression & aggression He describes how studies have also shown that developing kindness & compassion for self & others can hep in calming down the threat system as a mother's care & love can soothe a baby's distress so we can learn how to soothe ourselves Not only does compassion help to soothe distressing emotions it actually increases feelings of contentment & well-being Here Professor Gilbert outlines the latest findings about the value of compassion & how it works & takes readers through basic mind training exercises to enhance the capacity for & use of compassion ...

Many of us have a tendency to measure our self-worth by comparing ourselves to others But when we fail to reach our own families communities or societies 'ideals' this often results in feelings of inadequacy anxiety & low mood We may become self-critical experience shame & a sense of being different from others Although an improvement in 'self-esteem' is what we may feel we want this is not necessarily what we need This is because self-esteem is often associated with times when things are going well but can fail us when things do not go to plan In contrast self-confidence built from self-compassion can help us when things are going well & make us more resilient when things are difficult This book uses the ideas & practices of Compassion Focused Therapy to help build self-confidence Attention is also paid to difficulties that often come hand in hand with lack of self-confidence such as anxiety depression substance use & anger ...

There is good & increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self & others can have a profound impact on our physiological psychological & social processes In contrast concerns with inferiority shame & self-criticism can have very negative impacts on these processes & are associated with poorer physical & mental health The Compassionate Mind Workbook is for anyone who is interested in how compassion
- in the form of ideas & practices derived from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) & other approaches
- may help us to engage with understand & ultimately try to alleviate suffering CFT utilises both Buddhist practices & Western psychological science It draws on neuroscience insights into emotion regulation & identity formation interpersonal psychology & a range of psychotherapeutic models CFT-based interventions can help people with a range of mental health problems develop compassion for themselves be open to the compassion of others & develop compassion for others This workbook is a step-by-step guide to CFT in which the chapters build your understanding of yourself the skills that give rise to a compassionate mind & ways to work with whatever difficulties you're struggling with in life The exercises prompts & case stories in this book provide an understandable & practical way to develop compassion

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Electrifying in its simplicity
- like all great breakthroughs
- COMPETITIVE STRATEGY captures the complexity of industry competition

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Greetings adventurer! We lay before you this most comprehensive gazetteer encompassing all the streets of Ankh-Morpork as well as information on its principal businesses hotels taverns inns & places of entertainment & refreshment enhanced by the all-new & compleat map of our great city state Our city has grown well beyond its ancient walls but the remit of this commission from the honourable Guild of Merchants was to map the city' the pulsing organ of commerce & culture the heart as opposed to the body & this we have done In spades We ask that when you pore over this glorious work you spare some thought for the humble cartographers & surveyors who made journeys into the darker corners of our metropolis
- no less dangerous than the wilds of Skund or Bhangbhangduc To some the only memorial is the map you now possess Others in their quest for knowledge paid the highest price that scholarship demands which is to say a day off in lieu & so we dedicate this map & these accompanying words to the officers councilors & members of the Merchants' Guild & to all who will find in its pages paths yet to tread & places yet to explore within the magnificentbwonder that is the city of Ankh-Morpork
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