Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg The Social Network) joined acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel Sex Tape) on his book tour an epic five-day journey began As the two men share laughs & reveal hidden frailties they are forever bonded in this fascinating & ultimately heartbreaking story ...

The End of the World RPG Revolt of the Machines ...

The Number One Bestseller & featured on Simon Mayo's Radio 2 Book Club 'A real find' STEPHEN KINGTHE ULTIMATE RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLERWhen the world ends & you find yourself stranded on the wrong side of the country every second counts No one knows this more than Edgar Hill 550 miles away from his family he must push himself to the very limit to get back to them or risk losing them forever His best option is to run But what if your best isn't good enough? An original & powerful post-apocalyptic thriller perfect for fans of The Martian ...

An in-depth look at how to account for the human complexities at the heart of today's financial system Our economy may have recovered from the Great Recession--but not our economics In The End of Theory Richard Bookstaber discusses why the human condition & the radical uncertainty of our world renders the standard economic model--and the theory behind it--useless for dealing with financial crises What model should replace it? None At least not any version we've been using for the past two hundred years Instead Bookstaber argues for a new approach called agent-based economics one that takes as a starting point the fact that we are humans not the optimizing automatons that standard economics assumes we are Bookstaber's groundbreaking paradigm promises to do a far better job at preventing crises & managing those that break out As he explains our varied memories & imaginations color our economic behavior in unexpected hues Agent-based modeling embraces these nuances by avoiding the mechanistic unrealistic structure of our current economic approach Bookstaber tackles issues such as radical uncertainty when circumstances take place beyond our anticipation & emergence when innocent everyday interactions combine to create sudden chaos Starting with the realization that future crises cannot be predicted by the past he proposes an approach that recognizes the human narrative while addressing market realities Sweeping aside the historic failure of twentieth-century economics The End of Theory offers a novel & innovative perspective along with a more realistic & human framework to help prevent today's financial system from blowing up again ...

'A wonderful book about wonderful books & mothers & sons & the enduring braid between them'
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A guidebook describing Britain's famous ' End to End' cycle route a journey of almost 1000 miles from the very tip of southwest England
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For fans of Station Eleven an extraordinary story of motherhood in a world changed beyond recognition 144 pages Hunter Megan ...

An exquisite & moving fine art photography book that combines a thought-provoking theme with the star power of beloved actresses 136 pages Ennis Jessica ...

Autumn thought she had everything a gorgeous stud of a boyfriend a practical if unexciting PA job at Thorne PR a savvy best friend & a soon-to-be-earned journalism diploma But things in her perfectly constructed world shift when Autumn discovers a life-shattering secret Needing to change her life drastically Autumn meets a mysterious & sexy stranger who could be the solution to her problems Autumn is thrown into a luxurious new world One that is powered by high flyers fantasies & carnal desires How will she escape? Or does this new world hold the key to her own fulfillment? Annabelle Knight's debut novel The Endless Autumn is a sizzling steamy & sexually sinister story of how a girl next door unwittingly
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Run away to a beautiful Scottish island & let the unmissable new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan warm up your spring! Dreams start here ' Charming made me long to escape to Mure Total joy'
- Sophie Kinsella On the quayside next to the Endless Beach sits the Summer Seaside Kitchen It's a haven for tourists & locals alike who all come to eat the freshest local produce on the island & catch up with the gossip Flora who runs the cafe feels safe & content
- unless she thinks too hard about her relationship with Joel her gorgeous but emotionally (and physically) distant boyfriend While Flora is in turmoil about her relationship her best friend Lorna is pining after the local doctor Saif came to the island as a refugee having lost all of his family But he's about to get some shocking news which will change everything for him As cold winter nights shift to long summer days can Flora find her happy-ever-after with Joel?

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