Translated by HF Cary With an Introduction by Claire Honess Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the most important & innovative figures of the European Middle Ages Writing his Comedy (the epithet ' Divine' was added by later admirers) in exile from his native Florence he aimed to address a world gone astray both morally & politically At the same time he sought to push back the restrictive rules which traditionally governed writing in the Italian vernacular to produce a radically new & all-encompassing work The Comedy tells the story of the journey of a character who is at one & the same time both Dante himself & Everyman In the Inferno Dante's protagonist
- & his reader
- is presented with a graphic vision of the dreadful consequences of sin & encounters an all-too-human array of noble grotesque beguiling ridiculous & horrific characters

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A devoted Muslim family man experiences a hilarious identity crisis after discovering that he was adopted at birth & his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili) is still grieving the recent death of his mother when he finds his birth certificate & learns he was born to a Jewish mother In order to embrace his heritage Mahmud seeks the advice of drunken cab-driver Lenny (Richard Schiff) whose crash course in Judaism is more quirky than kosher ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The hilarious hit British comedy of the year Written by acclaimed comedian & author David Baddiel & featuring an all-star cast including st&-up comedian Omid Djalili (Sex & The City 2) Richard Schiff (The West Wing Imagine That) & Matt Lucas (Alice in Wonderland Little Britain) Mahmud&s (Djalili) life is turned upside down when a secret birth certificate kicks off a full-scale identity crisis ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Bryan Cranston stars in this crime drama based on US Customs official Robert Mazur&s autobiography The film follows Mazur (Cranston) as he goes undercover to infiltrate the money laundering operations of drug lord Pablo Escobar Assuming the identity of successful businessman Bob Musella Mazur promotes himself as the man who can turn dirty cash into clean By laundering money for the drug cartels he hopes he will be led directly to the most powerful men at the top of the chain In his new role as an undercover agent Bob sets up complex networks of investments to protect the drug dealers& money & as he works his way up Escobar&s organisation he is forced to go to new lengths to protect his cover & continue his mission The cast also

Includes:: John Leguizamo Benjamin Bratt & Diane Kruger

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Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia's drug cartels The dirty bankers & businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella a wealthy mob-connected big shot living the good life Together they partied in expensive hotels drank the world's finest champagnes drove Rolls-Royce convertibles & flew in private jets But under Mazur's designer suits & hidden away in his quality briefcase recorders whirred quietly capturing the damning evidence of their crimes Then at his own staged wedding he led a dramatic takedown that shook the underworld In the end more than eighty men & women were charged worldwide Operation C-Chase became one of the most successful undercover operations in the history of US law enforcement & evidence gathered during the bust proved critical to the conviction of General Manuel Noriega The Infiltrator is the true story of how Mazur's undercover work helped bring down the unscrupulous bankers who manipulated complex international finance systems to serve drug lords
- including Pablo Escobar & the infamous Medillin cartel
- corrupt politicians tax cheats & terrorists It is a shocking chronicle of the rise & fall of perhaps the biggest & most intricate money-laundering operation of all time & at its heart it's a vivid portrait of an undercover life & the sacrifices it requires Filled with dangerous lies near misses & harrowing escapes The Infiltrator is as bracing & explosive as the greatest fiction thrillers
- only it's all true


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In this game-changing book University of Cambridge Professor Edward Bullmore reveals the breakthrough new science on the link between depression & inflammation of the body & brain 256 pages Bullmore Edward ...

A cutting-edge research-based inquiry into how we influence those around us & how understanding the brain can help us change minds for the better Part of our daily job as humans is to influence others; we teach our children guide our patients advise our clients help our friends & inform our online followers We do this because we each have unique experiences & knowledge that others may not But how good are we at this role? It turns out we systematically fall back on suboptimal habits when trying to change other's beliefs & behaviors Many of these instincts-from trying to scare people into action to insisting the other is wrong or attempting to exert control-are ineffective because they are incompatible with how the mind operates The principle idea of this book is that an attempt to change will be successful if it is well-matched with the core elements that govern how our brain works Sharot unveils the hidden power of influence good & bad & enables us to identify instances in which we fall prey to delusions The book will search deep below the surface-relying on the latest research in neuroscience & psychology-to provide new insight into human behavior ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When financial pressures escalate Marc Duval (Gilles Lellouche Mesrine) a Frenchman expatriated to Gibraltar becomes a spy for French customs on the nation s border Navigating through debase trafficking & shady cargo he slowly wins the confidence of Claudio Lanfredi (Riccardo Scamarcio) a powerful but dangerous cocaine importer As Duval becomes further immersed in both the perils & temptations of the drug trafficking underworld he is forced to live on a knife edge where only his lies can keep him alive But it is when English customs land to arrest Lanfredi that Duval must take the greatest risk of all placing his family in the heights of jeopardy Inspired by true events the writer of Mesrine & A Prophet brings a hard-hitting suspense thriller that will make you question the very borders of the land you call home Actors Gilles Lelouche Tahar Ramin Riccardo Scamarcio Directors Julien Leclercq Format PALLanguage French English Subtitles English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The US government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation based on the evidence submitted by their star witness vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Comedy crime drama from director Steven Soderberg starring Matt Damon & Scott Bakula based on the true story told in the best-selling book by Kurt Eichenwald Mark Whitacre (Damon) was a high flier in a hugely successful agricultural foods company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) who along with other senior employees engaged in price fixing until he decided to turn informer for the FBI gathering evidence against the corrupt company Whitacre agreed to wear a wire & take recordings all under the misguided impression that he would emerge from the investigation as the good guy However the FBI gradually learn that their star informer
- & the key to their whole case
- has not fully disclosed his own suspect dealings & it becomes increasingly difficult for them to determine if Whitacre is being truthful

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