Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Adapted from the legenday comic strip written by Will Eisner & directed by Sin City&s Frank Miller The Spirit is a classic action adventure film which features a host of star including Samuel L Jackson Scarlett Johansson Gabriel Macht Eva Mendes & Jaime King When rookie cop Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) mysteriously returns from the beyond as The Spirit he vows to fight crime from the shadows of Central city But his arch enemy the Octopus (Samuel L Jackson) has other ideas Intent on pursuing immortality the Octopus is systematically wiping out The Spirit&s beloved city
- but can the Spirit stop him? And what of Sand Saref (Eva Mendes) the jewel thief with dangerous curves She&s the love of the The Spirit&s life turned bad Will he be able to save her before she kills him? Actors Gabriel Macht Samuel L Jackson Scarlett Johansson Eva Mendes Sarah Paulson Paz Vega Jamie King Dan Lauria Stana Katic Johnny Simmons & Louis Lombardi Director Frank Miller Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English Subtitles English
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Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett's The Spirit Level Why Equality is Better for Everyone is the most influential & talked-about book on society in the last decade
- now updated with a new chapter on the controversy the book has ignited Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Australians? The answer inequality This groundbreaking book based on years of research provides hard evidence to show How almost everything
- from life expectancy to mental illness violence to illiteracy
- is affected not by how wealthy a society is but how equal it is That societies with a bigger gap between rich & poor are bad for everyone in them
- including the well-off How we can find positive solutions & move towards a happier fairer future Urgent provocative & genuinely uplifting The Spirit Level has been heralded as providing a new way of thinking about ourselves & our communities & could change the way you see the world 'A big idea big enough to change political thinking' Guardian 'A remarkable new book the implications are profound' Will Hutton Observer ' The evidence is hard to dispute' Economist Richard Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology & is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School & Honorary Professor at University College London Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York & a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist Her work with Richard Wilkinson on The Spirit Level was shortlisted for Research Project of the Year 2009 by the Times Higher Education Supplement & their book was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books of the Decade by the New Statesman



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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 1945 was a pivotal year in British history The unity that carried Britain through the war allied to the bitter memories of the inter-war years led to a vision of a better society The spirit of the age was to be our brother&s & our sister&s keeper Director Ken Loach has used film from Britain&s regional & national archives alongside sound recordings & contemporary interviews to create a rich political & social narrative The Spirit of &45 hopes to illuminate & celebrate a period of unprecedented community spirit in the UK the impact of which endured for many years & which may yet be rediscovered today Actors Tony Benn Director Ken Loach Certificate Exempt from Classification Year 2013 Languages English ...

In his latest groundbreaking & thought-provoking book David Hamblin (Harmonic Charts Aquarian press 1983) explores the astrological meaning of all the prime numbers up to 31 The charts of many famous people
- from saints to murderers
- are used to demonstrate that each number has its own distinctive quality or spiritual essence that affects the relationship between the planets in the chart This fascinating book will transform chart interpretation & cause us to ponder the wider implications for the way in which we live our lives

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A newly discovered novel from the master author of 2666 & The Savage Detectives a story about becoming a writer & coming of age in the realms of sex & love 176 pages Bolano Roberto ...

For more than eight centuries Persian mystic poet & Sufi master Jalaloddin Mohammed Balkhi Rumi-commonly referred to as simply Rumi-has enchanted & enthralled readers from every faith & background with his universal themes of love friendship & spirituality which he seamlessly wove into evanescent poetry Translated by renown Rumi expert Nader Khalili over 120 poems-including twenty-one previously unpublished-have been carefully collected & curated in this beautifully illustrated edition The verses herein perfectly express the spiritual quest & desire for a deeper understanding of not only ourselves but also of our collective oneness as humankind ...

The magnificent Vickers Supermarine Spitfire together with its able partner the Hawker Hurricane saved Britain from Nazi invasion in the summer of 1940 & irrevocably changed the course of the Second World War This new book from Philip Kaplan celebrates one of history's most important weapons in a glorious new light A British national icon the Spitfire is the best-known symbol of the war years for generations of Britons From the deep haunting growl of its Rolls-Royce engine to the elegant style of its elliptical wing it is perhaps the most famous & revered combat aeroplane ever built Kaplan investigates just what it is that fuels the Spitfire's compelling mystique During wartime it held an unrivalled reputation amongst Allied & Axis airmen Today it continues to hold aviation enthusiasts in thrall Kaplan highlights the immeasurable contributions of Spitfire designers Reginald J Mitchell & Joseph Smith test pilots Jeffrey Quill Mutt Summers & Alex Henshaw & ace Spitfire pilots including Al Deere Sailor Malan & Pierre Clostermann All added to the legend of this lovely but deadly little fighter The origin & evolution of the plane are tracked & the story of the marvellous Merlin engine that powered so many Spitfires through those challenging war years & beyond is brought to life Kaplan considers the phenomenon of the burgeoning warbird movement a worldwide effort to restore preserve & display scores of Spitfires & many other military aircraft types for hundreds of thousands of air show visitors the world over There are only a few airworthy Mark I Spitfires today & this book centres round the Mk Ia AR213 whose total restoration to flying status was completed in 2008 Much of its colourful background is described as is the experience of flying it in the words of both Tony Bianchi & Jonathan Whaley who have flown it for many years & arguably know it better than anyone In this the eighth decade of Mitchell's brilliant fighter Spitfire An Icon of the Skies is dedicated to the craftsmen & women who built it ...

Book three in the stunning Neyler family saga It is 1931 & once again Europe is heading towards disaster Life must go on however ...

At the beginning of 1917 the three empires fighting on the Eastern Front were reaching their breaking points but none was closer than Russia After the February Revolution Russia's ability to wage war faltered & her last desperate gamble the Kerensky Offensive saw the final collapse of her army This helped trigger the Bolshevik Revolution & a crippling peace but the Central Powers had no opportunity to exploit their gains & a year later both the German & Austro-Hungarian empires surrendered & disintegrated Concluding his acclaimed series on the Eastern Front in World War I Prit Buttar comprehensively details not only these climactic events but also the successor wars' that raged long after the armistice of 1918 New states rose from the ashes of empire & war raged as German forces sought to keep them under the aegis of the Fatherland These unresolved tensions between the former Great Powers & the new states would ultimately lead to the rise of Hitler & a new terrible world war only two decades later ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play John Wayne Marlene Dietrich & Randolph Scott shine in this all-star adventure classic about gold & greed in an Alaskan boomtown during the 1890s When honest ship captain Roy Glennister (Wayne) gets swindled out of his mine claim he turns to seductive saloon singer Cherry Malotte (Dietrich) for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander Mc Namara (Scott) It&s an adventure as wild as the Northwest Territory itself featuring an all-out fight to the finish between Wayne & Scott that&s considered one of the most spectacular action sequences ever filmed! Actors Marlene Dietrich Randolph Scott John Wayne Margaret Lindsay & Harry Carey Director Ray Enright Certificate PG Year 1942 Screen Fullscreen 1331 Languages English Subtitles French ; Italian ; Spanish ; German ; Arabic ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Russian ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx) ...