The Equality Effect is almost magical In more equal countries human beings are generally happier & healthier there is less crime more creativity & higher educational attainment Danny Dorling delivers all evidence that is now so overwhelming that it should be changing politics & society all over the world For the past four decades many countries including the US & the UK have chosen the path to greater inequality on the assumption that there is no alternative Yet even under globalization other nations continue to take a different road The time will come when The Equality Effect will be as readily accepted as women voting or former colonies gaining independence--and it will come very soon From one of the world's top social scientists comes a compelling argument for public policy to prioritize equality fully-evidenced with statistics & sprinkled with black & white illustrations Most importantly he demonstrates where greater equality is currently to be found & how we can set The Equality Effect in motion everywhere Danny Dorling is a social geographer & the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford His work concerns issues of housing health employment education & poverty He has written extensively about the widening gap between rich & poor & his work regularly appears in the media He is author The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality; The Atlas of the Real World; Unequal Health; Inequality & the 1 & Injustice Why social inequalities persist His views are often sought by policy makers ...

Your life or the life of a loved one is in danger & you don&t know where to turn for help anymore Then your eyes catch a small newspaper ad Gotta problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer You call the number & a friendly reassuring voice tells you where to meet him Robert Mc Call (EDWARD WOODWARD) is THE EQUALIZER & he promises to even out the odds in your favour Stars Golden Globe winner EDWARD WOODWARD as THE EQUALIZER with guest stars including Brad Dourif Alex Winter Adam Horowitz Melissa Hart Jim Dale Meat Loaf & Adam Ant This edition is a re-release of the Playback version designed to compliment the recent Fabulous Films releases of Seasons 23 & 4 DVD

Includes:: Episode Guide Booklet Original Cast Biographies Original Series Concept Actors Edward Woodward Adam Horowitz Meat Loaf Adam Ant Melissa Hart Format Box set PALLanguage English Region Region 2 Number of discs 6 Classification 15 Studio Fabulous Films DVD Release Date 13 May 2013 Run Time 1015 minutes

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Robert Mccall (Edward Woodward) is forced to work with a former terrorist by the name of Joseph Hayden (Telly Savalas) whom he despises & mistrusts on a deadly mission in New York Fabulous Films proudly present this feature-length made for television movie starring the legend that was Telly Savalas (Kojak) The recent Denzel Washington Sony Columbia hit movie The Equalizer grossed nearly 200 million worldwide at the box office reigniting huge interest in the original franchise once again ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Denzel Washington returns to one of his signature roles in the first sequel of his career Robert Mc Call serves an unflinching justice for the exploited & oppressed – but how far will he go when that is someone he loves? ACTION-PACKED EXTRAS ON DVDSeconds Till Death Action Breakdown Through Antoine&s Lens The Cast NBA TV Spots (Footage courtesy of NBA Entertainment) ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region Free Blu-ray player in order to play Mc Call (Denzel Washington) has put his mysterious past behind him & is dedicated to living a new quiet life But when he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz) a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters he can’t stand idly by Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless Mc Call comes out of his self-imposed retirement & finds his desire for justice reawakened If someone has a problem if the odds are stacked against them if they have nowhere else to turn Mc Call will help He is The Equalizer ...

A captivating journey through nature this book explains why life is like it is 352 pages Cockell Charles ...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters & Sounds features exciting fiction & non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse & inspire children They are fully aligned to Letters & Sounds Phases 1-6 & contain notes in the back The Handbooks provide support in demonstration & modelling monitoring comprehension & expanding vocabulary What is the equator where is it & how does it affect the people who live near it? Filled with fascinating photographs this non-fiction information book by Angie Belcher explores the impact this invisible line' has on the people who live closest to it Orange Band 6 books offer varied text & characters with action sustained over several pages Pages 22 & 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book supporting comprehension skills vocabulary development & recall Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters & Sounds with children including a list of all the sounds & words that the book will cover ...

Along with Jean-Luc Godard & Francois Truffaut Eric Rohmer blazed a trail for young filmmakers in France during the late 50searly 60s This collection of three of the French New Wave forefathers early films

Includes:: LA SIGNE DU LION (1959) LA BOULANGERE DE MONCEAU (1963) & LA CARRIERE DE SUZANNE (1963)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A fantastic compilation from one of Britain&s best loved comedians! Join Eric Sykes for a collection of his most hilarious shows with guest stars including Tommy Cooper Richard Briers Sylvia Simms Jimmy Edwards Rula Lenska Joanna Lumley Roy Kinnear Henry Cooper Lionel Blair Spike Milligan & many more If You Go Down In The Woods Today
- Eric Sykes plays a scoutmaster who takes eight scouts camping in peaceful Tangle Woods When he & one of the cubs become lost their hilarious adventures are monitored by the Police Army Navy Air Force MI5 & a bunch of crooks almost turning Tangle Woods into Armageddon Rhubarb Rhubarb
- In this silent comic masterpiece Eric Sykes stars as a golf-playing police inspector who meets his match in the local vicar In a no holes barred game of golf the outcome is dependent on divine intervention The Plank
- Among an extraordinary cast of famous faces Eric Sykes & Arthur Lowe play two builders who find they&re missing a floorboard As they go across town & back with a new one they cause mayhem The Plank has no dialogue but relies on sound effects & visual gags for its comic impact A Montreux Award-winner Mr H Is Late
- Following the brilliant comic tradition of his other Montreux Comedy prize-winners Eric Sykes& silent film makes gestures speak louder than words When a coffin on the 26th floor has to be delivered to the church there&s total chaos
- & riotous comedy with over a dozen famous faces caught up in the confusion It&s Your Move
- Eric Sykes& silent piece stars an impressive array of British comic talent in a story of a young couple moving house & the hilarious mayhem which ensues when the removal men take over Another Montreux Award-winner Actors Eric Sykes Tommy Cooper Richard Briers Sylvia Simms Jimmy Edwards Rula Lenska Joanna Lumley Roy Kinnear Henry Cooper Lionel Blair Spike Milligan Bobby Ball Tommy Cannon Freddie Starr Dennis Waterman & Mike Yarwood Certificate Universal Suitable for All Languages English Duration 3 hours & 4 minutes (approx)





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Dear reader There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery & despair You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans then proceed with caution violet Klaus & Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children They are charming & resourceful & have pleasant facial features Unfortunately they are exceptionally unlucky In The Ersatz Elevatorthe siblings face a darkened staircase a red herring friends in a dire situation three mysterious initials a liar with an evil scheme a secret passageway & parsley soda In the tradition of great storytellers from Dickens to Dahl comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary & irreverent hilarious & deftly crafted Despite their wretched contents A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide & been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey & in the future things are poised to get much worse thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris You have been warned Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End And what about All The Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous & puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about Who Could That Be at This Hour?' When Did you Last See Her?' Shouldn't You Be in School?' Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Lemony Snicket was born before you were & is likely to die before you as well He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious & prone to riot He grew up near the sea & currently lives beneath it Until recently he was living somewhere else Brett Helquist was born in Ganado Arizona grew up in Orem Utah & now lives in New York City He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University & has been illustrating ever since His art has appeared in many publications including Cricket magazine & The New York Times ...