Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Set in the dying days of World War II the greatest catastrophe in naval history left over 9000 dead
- six times more than in the Titanic disaster Follow the desperate struggle of thousands of refugees to board the murderous incompetence of rivalling authorities the fateful interplay of four captains & finally the cataclysmic sinking of the torpedoed ship into the icy Baltic Sea
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' Watch your step Keep your wits about you; you will need them ' So begins this irresistible voyage into the dark side of Victorian London Amongst an unforgettable cast of low-lifes physicians businessmen & prostitutes meet our heroine Sugar a young woman trying to drag herself up from the gutter any way she can Be prepared for a mesmerising tale of passion intrigue ambition & revenge ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The same day 300km apart two policemen are given two very distinct cases Pierre Niemans (Reno) is a man of experience who has an infallible instinct in criminal affairs but hides painful fears He travels to Guernon a university town in the Alps where a violent murder has taken place Max Kerkerian (Cassel) young sharp & a loner is a former car thief who entered the police force through a love of danger He is investigating a desecrated graveyard & in particular the grave of a child who disappeared twenty years before The two investigations soon crash head on & the murder count begins to grow The truth will outdo all theories taking the two policemen to high altitudes caught between icy heights & death´s door ...

Christopher Caudwell's The Crisis in Physics is a stylish & readable analysis of the lines of connection between scientific theories & economic realities Caudwell provides a trenchant critique of mechanism & positivism In the words of J B S Haldane The Crisis in Physics offers a 'quarry of ideas' for future philosophers a wealth of insights & arguments that demand & deserve continuing critical reflection ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play This landmark film by the virtuosic Mikhail Kalatozov was heralded as a revelation in the post-Stalin Soviet Union & the international cinema community alike It tells the story of Veronica (Tatiana Samoilova) & Boris (Alexei Batalov) a couple who are blissfully in love until World War II tears them apart With Boris at the front Veronica must try to ward off spiritual numbness & defend herself from the increasingly forceful advances of her beaus draft-dodging cousin Winner of the Palme d Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival The Cranes Are Flying is a superbly crafted drama with impassioned performances & viscerally emotional gravity-defying cinematography by Kalatozovs regular collaborator Sergei Urusevsky Actors T Samoylova A Batalov V Merkuryev A Shvorin Directors Mikhail Kalatozov Language English Number of discs 1 ...

For fifteen years The Critical Pedagogy Reader has established itself as the leading collection of classic & contemporary essays by the major thinkers in the field of critical pedagogy While retaining its comprehensive introduction this thoroughly revised third edition

Includes:: updated section introductions expanded bibliographies & up-to-date classroom questions The book is arranged topically around issues such as class racism gendersexuality critical literacies & classroom issues for ease of usage & navigation New to this edition are substantive updates to the selections of contemporary readings including pieces that reflect issues such as immigrant & refugee students the role of social justice in teacher education & an emphasis on practical elements of pedagogy as well as it significance to forging democratic life Carefully attentive to theory & practice this much-anticipated third edition remains the definitive foundational source for teaching & learning about critical pedagogy

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' If an Outsider wields the blade the House of Koronos burns 'A country at the edge of the world A hidden tomb A buried secret Hylas & Pirra have found their way to the mysterious land of Egypt in pursuit of the dagger of Koronos only to find that the Crows have got there first Led by Hylas's deadly enemy Telamon they are determined to recover the legendary blade by any means necessary But the dagger now lies buried beyond the reach of mortals If Hylas & Pirra want it back they will have to make the most dangerous journey of all
- into the realms of death itself ' Spellbinding' Telegraph The fourth novel in the bestselling Gods & Warriors series by Michelle Paver
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A magical new classic in the making from the creator of the beloved favourite The Tiger Who Came to Tea Once there was a little boy called Matty & he was very sad From the creator of the iconic picture books The Tiger Who Came to Tea & Mog the Forgetful Cat comes a brand new story about joy parties & crocodiles! Matty is sick & very sad because he's too sick to go to the Queen's birthday party! But when he gets an unexpected visitor it seems that Matty might not miss out after all ...

A magical new classic in the making from the creator of the beloved favourite The Tiger Who Came to Tea Once there was a little boy called Matty & he was very sad From the creator of the iconic picture books The Tiger Who Came to Tea & Mog the Forgetful Cat comes a brand new story about joy parties & crocodiles! Matty is sick & very sad because he's too sick to go to the Queen's birthday party! But when he gets an unexpected visitor it seems that Matty might not miss out after all ...

Everybody knows that crocodiles love water but this little crocodile is different He doesn't like water at all In fact he prefers climbing trees! But it can be lonely when you're the odd one out so the little crocodile tries his best to change But being wet isn't for everyone
- & a shiver soon becomes a cold & the cold becomes a sneeze a very hot sneeze Could it be that this little crocodile isn't a crocodile at all? He might just be a DRAGON! A funny unique & uplifting story from a debut author-illustrator
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