'A wonderful page-turner about a fascinating idea that should affect the way every thinking person thinks about the world around him' Michael Lewis In this brilliant & original book Malcolm Gladwell explains & analyses the 'tipping point' that magic moment when ideas trends & social behaviour cross a threshold tip & spread like wildfire Taking a look behind the surface of many familiar occurrences in our everyday world Gladwell explains the fascinating social dynamics that cause rapid change ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A comical & delightful tale of community spirit written by celebrated Ealing regular & Academy Award Winner TEB Clarke (The Lavender Hill Mob Barnacle Bill) directed by Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda The Lavender Hill Mob) & celebrating its 60th Anniversary The Titfield Thunderbolt has been expertly digitally restored from the much loved Golden Age of the Ealing Comedies When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local village residents make a bid to run it themselves backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains Unfortunately this puts them into direct competition with the local bus company Special Features - Making the Titfield Thunderbolt- Douglas Slocombe Home Movie Footage- The Lion Locomotive Featurette- Locations Featurette- Stills Gallery- Restoration comparison- Douglas Slocombe on Charles Crichton audio interview- Trailer ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A comical & delightful tale of community spirit written by celebrated Ealing regular & Academy Award Winner TEB Clarke (The Lavender Hill Mob Barnacle Bill) directed by Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda The Lavender Hill Mob) & celebrating its 60th Anniversary THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT has been expertly digitally restored from the much loved Golden Age of the Ealing Comedies When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local village residents make a bid to run it themselves backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains Unfortunately this puts them into direct competition with the local bus company Actors George Relph Naunton Wayne John Gregson Stanley Holloway Godfrey Tearle Hugh Griffith Gabrielle Brune & Sidney James Director Charles Crichton Certificate Universal Suitable for All Languages English ...

The railroad between Mallingford & Titfield is losing money & British Rail decides to close it Clergyman Sam Weech (George Relph) & Squire Gordon (John Gregson) try to save the railroad by buying it & running it themselves They enlist wealthy publican Valentine (Stanley Holloway) promising him that since the railway will be private he'll be able to prop up the bar all day They run into opposition however from the owners of the rival bus line who would like to remove the competition Battle lines are drawn--sometimes even across couples Joan the barmaid (Gabrielle Brune) helps them while her fiance steamroller driver Hawkins (Sidney James) joins the opposition Railway enthusiasts Sam & Gordon have a month to show the authorities that they can run the railroad efficiently while coping with their opponent's campaign of sabotage Written by Ealing comedy regular TEB Clarke & directed with impeccable timing by Charles Crichton THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT is a Technicolor celebration of English rural teamwork & determination It features exuberant performances from Holloway as the publican James as the disgruntled steamroller driver Hugh Griffith as a disreputable poacher who happens to be an ex-engine driver & Godfrey Tearle as the surprisingly hands-on bishop ...

A heist story unlike any before! Mega-churches are being robbed for millions of dollars by a crusader hacker group known as Samaritan who is giving the money to causes they deem more worthy This modern day " Robin Hood" is being pursued by two FBI agents who actually admire their quarry but want to stop the theft before it escalates by Rahsan Ekedal Matt Hawkins ...

This is the updated version of 'the' teacher training course for teachers & trainee teachers preparing for the Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) It

Includes:: everything you need to prepare for the test The second edition contains three brand new model TKT practice tests new tips for preparing for the TKT an additional unit on approaches to language teaching tested in the TKT completely rewritten tasks in every unit & revised ELT terms & concepts matching the latest Cambridge ESOL TKT Glossary This best-selling course has been written in collaboration with Cambridge ESOL by a team of experienced TKT writers It provides a comprehensive & reliable package for TKT candidates as well as for teachers preparing for other initial teacher training qualifications & those on in-service training programmes This course is also available in an online version Select 'TKT Online' from the menu on the left for further information

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Teen sex comedy starring Aubrey Plaza Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Rachel Bilson Brandy Klark (Plaza) is an intellectually successful but socially inept student at an Idaho high school in 1993 This differentiates her starkly from her popular sister Amber (Bilson) who mocks Brandy for still being a virgin Brandy protests that she almost slept with an older guy named Rusty (Scott Porter) once but quickly realises that she will have to obtain greater sexual experience soon or face further ridicule She duly sets out to seduce Rusty by taking a job as a lifeguard at the pool where he works but faces several obstacles along the way Can her fellow socially awkward friend Cameron (Johnny Simmons) help her out? Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed ...

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' Set at a time of lengthening shadows this is a novel about the sparks that illuminate the dark of wisdom compassion defiance & courage It is wry piercing & also fittingly radiant' Daily Mail From Robert Seethaler the author of the Man Booker International shortlisted A Whole Life comes a deeply moving story of ordinary lives profoundly affected by the Third Reich in the tradition of novels such as Fred Uhlman's classic Reunion Bernhard Schlink's The Reader & Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room When seventeen-year-old Franz exchanges his home in the idyllic beauty of the Austrian lake district for the bustle of Vienna his homesickness quickly dissolves amidst the thrum of the city In his role as apprentice to the elderly tobacconist Otto Trsnyek he will soon be supplying the great & good of Vienna with their newspapers & cigarettes Among the regulars is a Professor Freud whose predilection for cigars & occasional willingness to dispense romantic advice will forge a bond between him & young Franz It is 1937 In a matter of months Germany will annex Austria & the storm that has been threatening to engulf the little tobacconist will descend leaving the lives of Franz Otto & Professor Freud irredeemably changed ...

Debi Gliori's delightful The Tobermory Cat was one of the most popular children's books of 2012 Based on a real cat known to local inhabitants as well as thousands of visitors to Mull the island's ginger tom & his extraordinary antics have now become world famous Young children will love this counting book in which the Tobermory Cat wakes up hungry & explores the town in search of something to eat ...