With an Introduction & Notes by Sara Haslam Department of English The Open University The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction an inspiration for many later distinguished writers including Graham Greene Set before the First World War it tells the tale of two wealthy & sophisticated couples one English one American as they travel socialise & take the waters in the spa towns of Europe They are 'playing the game' in style That game has begun to unravel however & with compelling attention to the comic as well as the tragic results the American narrator reveals his growing awareness of the sexual intrigues & emotional betrayals that lie behind its facade ...

Winner of The Polari First Book Prize 2016 Finalist for The People's Book Prize 2016 Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2016 Chosen for City Reads 2016 Shortlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize ELLE Best Books of 2015 The Reading Agency Books of 2015 Mickey Donnelly is smart which isn't a good thing in his part of town Despite having a dog called Killer & being in love with the girl next door everyone calls him gay' It doesn't help that his best friend is his little sister Wee Maggie & that everyone knows he loves his Ma more than anything in the world He doesn't think much of his older brother Paddy & really doesn't like his Da He dreams of going to America taking Wee Maggie & Ma with him to get them away from Belfast & Da Mickey realises it's all down to him He has to protect Ma from herself & sometimes you have to be a bad boy to be a good son ...

Grounded in a divination system that dates back centuries The Good Tarot has a psychic architecture that's more simple & modern rooted in contemporary positive psychology Its heart is in the expression of the highest good for all The 78 cards in the deck are read as archetypal aspects of the human experience that we may encounter within ourselves with others or in the world The suits in The Good Tarot are the four elements with Air standing in for the traditional Swords Water replacing Cups Earth for Pentacles & for Wands Fire A crucial difference from traditional decks is that the cards' messages are all written as affirmations in the present tense rather than forecasts instructions or warnings Instead of being told what to do those who use the cards can integrate their energy immediately & personally ' Everyone wants guidance during times of uncertainty a light shining in the dark' Colette writes ' The Good Tarot is especially helpful when you feel lost want confirmation about a direction you're heading in are concerned about the results of choices you've made or seek greater understanding of your circumstances It's about recognizing the many forms of truth & seeing the light that accompanies the shadow so you can help the light increase its brilliance' ...

A group of squatters rebel against Mrs Thatcher & erupt into violence in this politicised novel from the author of The Golden Notebook' In a London squat a band of bourgeois revolutionaries are united by a loathing of the waste & cruelty they see around them These maladjusted malcontents try desperately to become involved in terrorist activities far beyond their level of competence Only Alice seems capable of organising anything Motherly practical & determined she is also easily exploited by the group & ideal fodder for a more dangerous & potent cause Eventually their naive radical fantasies turn into a chaos of real destruction but the aftermath is not as exciting as they had hoped Nonetheless while they may not have changed the world their lives will never be the same again ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Good The Bad & The Ugly written by Age-Scarpelli Luciano Vincenzoni & Sergio Leone is the third & last western in Clint Eastwood&s spaghetti trilogy Director Sergio Leone substitutes for the upright puritan Protestant ethos so familiar in Hollywood westerns a seedy cynical standpoint towards death & mortality as a team of brutal bandits battle to unearth a fortune buried beneath an unmarked grave Joining Clint clearly " The Good" is the irredeemably " Bad" Lee & the resolutely " Ugly" Eli Wallach The complete plot of bloodshed & betrayal winds its way through the American Civil War filmed to resemble the French battlefields of World War One to end in the climatic Dance Of Death Arguably the quintessential Italian Western this 1966 film boasts a fine Ennio Morricone score featuring a main theme that reached No 1 in the world&s pop charts Actors Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef Eli Wallach Aldo Giuffre Mario Brega Luigi Pistilli Rada Rassimov & Enzo Petito Director Sergio Leone Certificate 18 years & over Year 1966 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles English ; Dutch ; English for the Hard of Hearing Duration 2 hours & 34 minutes (approx)
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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 When her husband was arrested in a political corruption scandal Alicia Florrick (Primetime Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies) dutifully played the part of The Good Wife But when she returns to the work force she becomes so much more a powerful attorney working mother clandestine lover & even a contender for the state’s attorney’s office & now every episode from the first six seasons of the lauded series is available in this gripping box set Bonus Features Deleted scenes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) stood by her husband (Chris Noth) on his tumultuous path to the governor’s office but now she’s entering the world of politics on her own terms by running for state’s attorney As Election Day approaches Alicia must balance the demands of her firm & campaign as she supports her partner Cary (Matt Czuchry) during shocking developments that could end his career… & life as he knows it Julianna Margulies returns in the role that earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards & stars with Archie Panjabi Christine Baranski Alan Cumming & a roster of stellar guests in Season Six of the gripping series that is critically lauded as “TV’s best drama” (Slate) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All 22 episodes from the seventh season of the American legal drama Julianna Margulies stars as the resilient & resourceful Alicia Florrick whose life falls apart when her state attorney husband Peter (Chris Noth) is sent to jail after becoming involved in a very public sex & political corruption scandal In order to support herself & two teenage children Alicia goes back to work as a defence attorney & proceeds to rebuild her life
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- case by case The episodes are & Bond& & Innocents& & Cooked& & Taxed& & Payback& & Lies& & Driven& & Restraint& & Discovery& &KSR& & Iowa& & Tracks& & Judged& & Monday& & Targets& & Hearing& & Shoot& & Unmanned& & Landing& & Party& & Verdict& & & End&

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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 Following the widely publicized incarceration of the Chicago state attorney for a series of sex & corruption scandals his wife must now reinstate her career in an attempt to protect the family name & provide for her two children This cleverly written drama captures the struggle of a middle aged woman as she attempts to build a career from the bottom of the ladder amidst both a personal & family crisis This features series two in its entirety Actors Julianna Margulies Matt Czuchry Archie Panjabi Makenzie Vega Alan Cumming Josh Charles Christine Baranski Chris Noth Scott Porter Titus Welliver Chris Butler Jacob Pitts Pedro Pascal Tammy Blanchard & Chris Sarandon Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010
- 2011 Languages English Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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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 Alicia Florrick (Emmy & Golden Globe winner Julianna Margulies) brings her sharp mind & signature grace to challenges both in & out of the courtroom This season she falls in sync with estranged husband Peter (Chris Noth) even as she & Will (Josh Charles) continue to flirt with temptation & her career is finally flourishing as she&s offered partnership status & gains more power at the office Diane (Christine Baranski) Cary (Matt Czuchry) & Kalinda (Emmy winner Archie Panjabi) each face their own predicaments as the firm pulls out from under its debt Cary struggles to carve his own niche & Kalinda tangles with a volatile mysterious ex-husband Peter&s gubernatorial campaign hits its stride as Eli (Alan Cumming) falls under Federal investigation & battles new threats to his candidate&s political future The fallout reaches Alicia as well as she braves a new barrage of personal & professional adversaries challenging her roles as a mother lawyer & woman In this 22-episode 6-disc set Alicia tests her boundaries pushes her limits & proves her status as a good wife & a powerful leader ...