Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith was first & foremost a moral philosopher In his first book The Theory of Moral Sentiments he investigated the flip side of economic self-interest the interest of the greater good Smith's classic work advances ideas about conscience moral judgement & virtue that have taken on renewed importance in business & politics ...

' Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure' In The Theory of the Leisure Class Thorstein Veblen sets out 'to discuss the place & value of the leisure class as an economic factor in modern life' In so doing he produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes with brilliant ruthlessness the habits of production & waste that link invidious business tactics & barbaric social behaviour Veblen's analysis of the evolutionary process sees greed as the overriding motive in the modern economy; with an impartial gaze he examines the human cost paid when social institutions exploit the consumption of unessential goods for the sake of personal profit Fashion beauty animals sports the home the clergy scholars
- all are assessed for their true usefulness & found wanting The targets of Veblen's coruscating satire are as evident today as they were a century ago & his book still has the power to shock & enlighten Veblen's uncompromising arguments & the influential literary force of his writing are assessed in Martha Banta's Introduction ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more
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When I Died We Were Sick I Let It Go Now We Can See At the Bottom of the Sea When We Were Alive I Called Out Your Name When I Was Afraid Liquid In Liquid Out How We Fade You Dissolve ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Fresh from the international success of its spin-off movie In the Loop the brutal but brilliant The Thick of It is back Packed with political double dealing & sharp satire Armando Iannucci&s universally acclaimed series has won a host of awards including the comedy award at The South Bank Show Awards 2 Royal Television Society Awards 2 Baftas & a National Television Award In an attempt to look like he&s doing something the Prime Minister decides to reshuffle his cabinet But no-one with any sense wants to join the Prime Minister on the bridge as the ship appears to be going down So his chief enforcer Malcolm Tucker is having a hard job finding ministers prepared to volunteer for suicide watch in the run up to the general election Enter Nicola Murray MP a woman so far down the list that Malcolm doesn&t even have a file on her but who can be flattered & bullied into accepting the Cabinet post that no-one wants Secretary of State for Social Affairs & Citizenship Nicola&s got plenty of ideas though the Social Mobility Agenda the Fourth Sector (whatever that is) but ideas cost money & in the current climate that means trouble This series follows Nicola & her used-up team of advisors as they struggle to achieve anything at all under Malcolm&s watchful eye With Nicola&s opposite number Peter Mannion & his team circling they finally sense victory is within their grasp even if they aren&t too sure what to do with it when they get it Being in power is a good thing right? Actors Peter Capaldi Chris Addison James Smith Joanna Scanlan Roger Allam & Rebecca Front Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 1661 Languages English Duration 3 hours (approx) 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 The Secretary of State for Social Affairs is having a meeting with Number Ten&s Chief Political Advisor There have been press rumours that the Minister is to be sacked The Minister is told that none of these stories have come from Number Ten However now they&re out there Number Ten would look weak not to sack him So he&s sacked His replacement as Minister for Social Affairs takes office & so starts The Thick Of It featuring an ensemble of the best British comic actors improvising scripts from the sharpest British comedy writers ...

Winter has come early to Venice Two orphaned children are on the run hiding among the crumbling canals & misty alleyways of the city Befriended by a gang of street children & their mysterious leader the Thief Lord they shelter in an old disused cinema On their trail is a bungling detective obsessed with disguises & the health of his pet tortoises But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past
- a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself
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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 Features all the fourteen episodes from the television series & Rag Week& & The Queen&s Birthday Present& & Night Shift& & Honey Trap& & Fire & Terror& & Kids Today& Yuletide Spirit& & Court In The Act& & Ism Ism Ism& & Fly On The Wall& Alternative Culture& & Come On You Blues& & Road Rage& & & The Green Eyed Monster& Age Rating 15 ...

A brilliant & brand new story of swords sand & sorcery from the endless imagination that brought you The Saga of Darren Shan & the Demonata New characters
- same excitement action & terror In a harsh unforgiving world of slavery & glorified executions one boy's humiliation leads him to embark on a perilous quest to the faraway lair of a mysterious god It is a dark brutal nightmarish journey which few have ever survived But to Jebel Rum the risk is worth it to retrieve his honour to win the hand of the girl he loves to wield unimaginable power & to become THE THIN EXECUTIONER
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' When I opened my eyes & sat up in bed Nora was shaking me & a man with a gun in his hand was standing in the bedroom doorway' Ex-detective Nick Charles attracts trouble like a magnet He thinks his sleuthing days are over but when Julia Wolf a former acquaintance is found dead her body riddled with bullets Nick
- along with his glamorous wife Nora
- can't resist making a few enquiries Clyde Miller Wynant Julia's lover & boss has disappeared Everyone is after him but Nick is not convinced Wynant is the murderer
- & when he finds a junked-up hoodlum with a careless attitude to guns in his bedroom it's only the beginning of his troubles


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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 A powerful front line cast including Sean Penn Nick Nolte Woody Harrelson & George Clooney explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military & moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture & Best Director (Terrence Malick) The Thin Red Line is an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece Actors Sean Penn Adrien Brody Jim Caviezel George Clooney John Cusack Woody Harrelson Elias Koteas Jared Leto Dash Mihok Nick Nolte John Savage John Travolta Ben Chaplin & Tim Blake Nelson Director Terrence Malick Certificate 15 years & over Year 1998 Screen Anamorphic Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Czech ; Danish ; Finnish ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish Duration 2 hours & 46 minutes (approx)
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