Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation Within the Bureau Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol & his semicelebrity past as a psychic medium whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned Jane&s role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents No-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) leads the CBI team which

Includes:: agents Kimball Cho (Tim Kang) Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) & rookie member Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) who all think Jane&s a loose cannon but admire his charm & knack for clearing cases Actors Amanda Righetti Simon Baker Robin Tunney Tim Kang & Owain Yeoman Director Bruno Heller Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Additional Languages French ; German ; Castilian Spanish Subtitles Dutch ; English ; French ; Danish ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Polish ; Finnish ; Castilian Spanish Duration 16 hours & 12 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
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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 Patrick Jane (series star Simon Baker) an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation Notorious for his lack of protocol & past as a sham psychic Jane&s got a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes with his razor sharp skills of observation With a little more edge & a lot more office dynamics the California Bureau of Investigation&s supersleuth solves case after case like a cat among the procedural pigeons! Highlighting new faces & a series of roadblocks both personal & professional season two of The Mentalist delves not only into the shadows of Patrick Jane&s well-concealed past but also the personal histories & dynamics of the other CBI team members -- including Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) & agents Kimball Cho (Tim Kang) Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) & rookie member Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) In the second season premiere Jane & Lisbon learn that the Red John case has been reassigned to a new CBI team led by the straight-shooting officer Sam Bosco (recurring star Terry Kinney) Mentalism A Subliminal Art Join Real-Life Mentalist Luke Jermay Interacting with the cast & creators & revealing actual techniques the show explores The Art Of The Mentalist With Chris Long Executive producer long joins Jermay to explore how Mentalism&s subliminal art is woven into the series via an analysis of the season opener Redemption Lost Evidence Unaired scenes on 5 key episodes Actors Amanda Righetti Simon Baker Robin Tunney Tim Kang & Owain Yeoman Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Languages English Region Region 2
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This volume offers a companion guide to the best-selling book The Mentor s Guide This practical book offers ideas & suggestions for making the most of a mentoring opportunity for the person being mentored It shows how to prepare for sustain & bring to closure the important mentormentee relationship The author guides mentees through the four phases of the mentoring process & outlines the SMART method (specific measurable action-oriented realistic & timely) The book offers valuable advice for any mentee whether in the nonprofit corporate or government sector ...

Thoughtful & rich with advice The Mentor's Guide explores the critical process of mentoring & presents practical tools for facilitating the experience from beginning to end 288 pages Zachary Lois J ...

This lavishly illustrated book collects papers delivered at the third Gingko conference The Mercantile Effect On art & exchange in the Islamicate world during 17th ?18th centuries Held in Berlin this meeting brought together a group of established & early-career scholars to discuss how the movement of Armenian Indian Chinese Persian Turkish & European merchants & their trade goods spread new ideas & new technologies across Western Asia in the early modern era Through the newly-established Dutch English & French East India companies as well as much older mercantile networks prestigious exotic commodities--silk ivory books glazed porcelains--were transported east & west The collected essays in this volume introduce a fascinating array of not only trade objects but also customs & traditions that bring this period of intense cultural interplay to life ...

Action & adventure set in 1938! The South Seas Japan has invaded China War in Europe is imminent Ex-bootlegger Jack Harper captains the Venture a refitted German U-Boat with a crew of expats mercenaries & treasure hunters They do whatever it takes to stay afloat often running up against pirates headhunters & spies Jack is always one step away from the greatest score of their lives finding the legendary lost island of Koji Ra This trade paperback collects issues 1-6 of the critically acclaimed series as Jack & the crew of the submarine Venture take a job offered by a shady American operative rescue a British agent trapped behind enemy lines who has valuable information about the Japanese war effort ...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is both a witty comedy & a moving exploration of bigotry & stigmatisation & this Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by W Moelwyn Merchant with an introduction by Peter Holland' The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven' Bassanio a noble but impoverished Venetian asks his friend the merchant Antonio for a loan to impress an heiress Antonio agrees but is forced to borrow the sum from a cynical Jewish moneylender Shylock who forces him into a chilling contract which stipulates he must honour the debt with a pound of his own flesh But Bassanio's beloved is not as demure as she seems & disguising herself as a lawyer Portia proves herself one of Shakespeare's most cunning heroines in a witty attack on Shylock's claim A complex & controversial comedy The Merchant of Venice explores prejudice & the true nature of justice This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life & Elizabethan theatre a separate introduction to The Merchant of Venice a chronology suggestions for further reading an essay discussing performance options on both stage & screen & a commentary William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare & Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain) many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced including Romeo & Juliet (1595) Henry V (1599) Hamlet (1601) Othello (1604) King Lear (1606) & Macbeth (1606) as well as a collection of 154 sonnets which number among the most profound & influential love-poetry in English If you enjoyed The Merchant of Venice you might like The Taming of the Shrew also available in Penguin Shakespeare' The man who of all modern & perhaps ancient poets had the largest & most comprehensive soul' John Dryden ...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Merchant of Venice on the left-hand page side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary Shakespeare's tragicomic drama of love wealth & justice that revolves around a Venetian moneylender's bargain with a young merchant for "a pound of flesh" ...

The Merchant of Venice is perhaps most associated not with its titular hero Antonio but with the complex figure of the money lender Shylock The play was described as a comedy in the First Folio but its modern audiences find it more problematic to categorise The vilification of Shylock 'the Jew' can be very uncomfortable for a post-holocaust audience & debates continue as to whether Shakespeare's portrayal of this complex man is sympathetic or anti-semitic John Drakakis' comprehensive introduction traces the stage history of the figure of the Jew & looks boldly at twenty-first century issues surrounding it He also explores other themes of the play such as fatherdaughter relations the power of money & the forceful character of Portia to offer readers an energetic original & revelatory reading of this challenging play ...

Fully updated to meet the needs of the 2010 GCSE English specifications Exclusive awarding-body specific support to help students realise their full potential The most accessible texts with supportive notes activities & advice to engage students Remains the best value for your money available ...