Shriver's intelligence mordant humour & vicious leaps of imagination all combine to make this a novel that is as unsettling as it is entertaining' FINANCIAL TIMES The brilliant new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk about Kevin It is 2029 The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune filtering down when their 97-year-old patriarch dies Yet America's soaring national debt has grown so enormous that it can never be repaid Under siege from an upstart international currency the dollar is in meltdown A bloodless world war will wipe out the savings of millions of American families Their inheritance turned to ash each family member must contend with disappointment but also
- as the effects of the downturn start to hit
- the challenge of sheer survival Recently affluent Avery is petulant that she can't buy olive oil while her sister Florence is forced to absorb strays into her increasingly cramped household As their father Carter fumes at having to care for his demented stepmother now that a nursing home is too expensive his sister Nollie an expat author returns from abroad at 73 to a country that's unrecognizable Perhaps only Florence's oddball teenage son Willing an economics autodidact can save this formerly august American family from the streets This is not science fiction This is a frightening fascinating scabrously funny glimpse into the decline that may await the United States all too soon from the pen of perhaps the most consistently perceptive & topical author of our times

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Global Power Struggle Begins Which nation will take the lead & become world&s dominant superpower? The Manhattan Project makes you the leader of a great nation&s atomic weapons program in a deadly race to build bigger & better bombs You must assign your workers to multiple projects building your bomb-making infrastructure expending your military to protect it or sending your spies to steal your rival&s hard work! You alone control your nation&s destiny You choose when to send out your workers–and when to call them back Careful management & superior strategy will determine the winner of this struggle So take charge & secure your nation&s future! The Manhattan Project is a low-luck mostly open information efficiency game in which players compete to build & operate the most effective atomic bomb program Players do not "nuke" each other but conventional air strikes are allowed against facilities The game features worker placement with a twist; There are no rounds & no end-of-round administration Players retrieve their workers when they choose to or are forced to (by running out) An espionage action allows a player to activate & block an opponent&s building representing technology theft & sabotage ...

"SCIENCE BAD" What if the research & development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other more unusual programs? What if the union of a generation&s brightest minds was not a signal for optimism ...

What if the research & development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other more unusual programs? What if the union of a generation&s brightest minds was not a signal for optimism but foreboding? What if everything went wrong? Welcome to The Manhattan Projects! Brought to you by award-winning writer Jonathan Hickman & possibly the best new talent in the industry Nick Pitarra The Manhattan Projects is a look at history through a darker much stranger lens Collects The Manhattan Projects 1-10 ...

What if the research & development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other more unusual programs? ...

It&s the fifth volume of the world&s greatest secret science history The Manhattan Projects " The Cold War" reveals the dark days of the &real& Cuban Missile Crisis the assassination of an American President & the end of the Manhattan Projects-Star City alliance Collects The Manhattan Projects 21-25 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In Mannsfield State Penitentiary the warden has a special place for the most successful hustlers in the joint It&s called East Wing If you live here it&s because you have a hustle so sweet the warden wants you close so that his kick backs come easier Twelve inmates reside in East Wing Andrew Perryman was sent to Mannsfield on an eighteen month sentence His father is a big wig & silently pays the Warden 50000 a month to put young Perryman in with hardcore criminals to teach him a lesson The Warden places Andrew in East Wing Andrew caves psychologically because of all the intimidation & violence he sees In an act of desperation he stabs a guard Barron The Warden quickly removes Perryman from East Wing In an effort to get one of the other inmates to confess & keep his monthly pay off coming in the Warden tortures all twelve inmates one by one But the Warden greatly underestimates these twelve men & in doing so he underestimates the human spirit Actors Aaron D Spears Danny Adams Thom Barry Mark Prince Edwards VJ Foster Carl Gilliard Siena Goines Stacy Haiduk Melvin Jackson Jr Myquan Jackson William L Johnson Michael Kimbrew Richard Lyonhart Michael Mc Cary & Sean Nelson Director Craig Ross Jr Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Languages English ...

t’s 1925 You & your Family of Associates have been trying to get respect for years But the richest mobster in the country Al Mansky has been cramping your style Al’s a bit eccentric; he doesn’t trust the cops or banks so all his loot is in his mansion guarded by a diabolical security system of explosive traps The good news is that he’s out of town It would be a shame if something happened to all that loot but a Family (working together) that bested Al would make quite a name for itself Of course the most fame
- & (dare we say) leadership of the Family
- goes to the person who walks away from the job with the most loot Your colleagues may not agree with you
- but you all owe each other favors Calling in the right favor at the right time is what leadership is all about in this business The key is to work together to help yourself
- & don&t get blown up! In The Mansky Caper players team up to ransack rooms of Al Mansky&s mansion opening safes to find the valuables inside Split loot with others in the room & watch out for twists of fortune & dangerous traps that can ruin your plans with a bang! The winner is the player who has accumulated the most loot in their private stash at the getaway car by the time Al’s mansion is completely ransacked 2–6 Players 30–50 Min Playing Time Age 8



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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 It has been hailed as "amazingly disturbing" (Dread Central) "extreme & uncompromised" (Roger Ebert) & "one of the best true crime films ever made" (DVD Talk) Now from the punishing mind of writerproducerdirector Jim Van Bebber comes his epic of hallucinatory horror like you&ve never seen it before This is the ultimate account of Charles Manson & his followers a blood-soaked saga that takes you from their drug-fuelled orgies to their grisly massacres & into the legacy of depravity that survives today It is a singular vision of nihilistic evil that remains alarmingly original unapologetically graphic & shockingly real These are the most infamous crimes of our time as depicted by one of the most dangerous underground filmmakers of all time This is THE MANSON FAMILY Actors Marcelo Games Marc Pitman Leslie Orr & Jim Van Bebber Director Jim Van Bebber Certificate 18 years & over Year 2003 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 33 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The tale begins on the night of August 8th 1969 when one of the most brutal & shocking muyrders takes place on the notorious Cielo Drive Actress Sharon Tate & several of her close friends are mercilessly tortured & gruesomely butchered to death by the cult The Manson Family as ordered by the inhuman & now infamous Charles Manson Just over 20 years onrock singer Margot Lavigne moves into the same haunted house to record her new album However things take a terrifying turn as life soon becomes as hellish nightmare as she learns the true barbarous nature of The Manson Family To escape a similar tragic end Margot must figure out a way to put the ghosts of the hideous past to rest once & for all Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...