Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower&s legendary farewell speech filmmaker Eugene Jarecki surveys the scorched landscape of a half-century&s military adventures asking how
- & telling why
- a nation of by & for the people has become the savings-&-loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of constant war Why We Fight won the Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) at the Sundance Film Festival It is an unflinching look at the anatomy of the AMerican War Machine weaving unforgettable personal stories with commentary by a &who&s who& of military & Washington insiders Featuring John Mc Cain Gore Vidal William Kristol Chalmers Johnson Richard Perle & others Actors John Mc Cain Gore Vidal William Kristol Chalmers Johnson & Richard Perle Director Eugene Jarecki Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Screen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Stereo Duration 1 Hour & 38 Minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Originally made in 1945 as part of the acclaimed Frank Capra series Why We Fight Battle Of China focuses on one of the forgotten theatres of the second World War China The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 gave the world a first hand taste of modern warfare the Japanese atrocities in every territory they overran firming the resolve of the free world to fight back Actors Anthony Veiller Directors Frank Capra Format PAL Black &38; White Full Screen Language English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 43
- 1371 Number of discs 1
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We don't think we hate cheap things of course but we rather behave as if we do in the sense that we rarely properly appreciate what is always around us & doesn't appear to cost very much for example the night sky pencils fried eggs zips & the holding of hands This volume explores the way we can easily grow disenchanted with our immediate circumstances & pine for what is exotic costly & out of reach
- & it gently returns us to ourselves full of new found wonder & gratitude Combining literature economics & sheer good sense Why We Hate Cheap Things reawakens us to the world immediately around us & to the latent beauty & interest of what we have
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Foreign aid is about charity International development is about technical fixes At least that is what we as donor publics are constantly told The result is a highly dysfunctional aid system that mistakes short-term results for long-term transformation & gets attacked across the political spectrum
- those on the right claiming we don't spend enough those on the left that we don't spend enough The reality as Yanguas argues in this highly provocative book is that aid isn't
- or at least shouldn't be
- about levels of spending nor interventions shacked to vague notions of 'accountability' 'ownership' & 'harmonisation' Instead a different approach is possible one that acknowledges aid as being about struggle about taking sides about politics It is an approach that has been quietly applied by innovative development practitioners around the world providing political coverage for local reformers to open up spaces for change Drawing on a variety of convention-defying stories from aid practitioners across the world
- from Britain to the US; Sierra Leone to Honduras
- Yanguas provides an eye-opening account of what we really mean when we talk about aid




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Did you know that carrying a musical instrument makes you more attractive?music can cure insomnia?music can change the taste of wine?the Mozart effect has nothing to do with Mozart? Barry Manilow songs can be used for crowd control? Why does music affect you so profoundly? It impacts the way you think talk feel behave & even spend money With his conversational style humour & endless knowledge scientist & musician John Powell showcases fascinating studies
- for example that shoppers spend more money in stores that play classical music & even more astounding they are more likely to buy German wine in stores playing German music With chapters on music & emotions music as medicine music & intelligence & much more Why We Love Music will entertain through to the very last page A delightful journey through the psychology & science of music Why We Love Music is the perfect book for anyone who loves a tune
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THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTLS OBSERVER SUNDAY TIMES FT GUARDIAN DAILY MAIL & EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017' Vital a life-raft' Guardian'A top sleep scientist argues that sleep is more important for our health than diet or exercise' The Times' It had a powerful effect on me' Observer'I urge you all to read this book' Times Higher Education Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life health & longevity & yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society with devastating consequences every major disease in the developed world
- Alzheimer's cancer obesity diabetes
- has very strong causal links to deficient sleep Until very recently science had no answer to the question of why we sleep or what good it served or why its absence is so damaging to our health Compared to the other basic drives in life
- eating drinking & reproducing
- the purpose of sleep remained elusive Now in this book the first of its kind written by a scientific expert Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies Why We Sleep delves in to everything from what really happens during REM sleep to how caffeine & alcohol affect sleep & why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon that safeguards our existence



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Have you ever found yourself alone with your thoughts? Have you ever been asked if the glass is half full or half empty? Do you wonder what true happiness is or how to attain it? Or maybe nothing really matters if everything is just an illusion or a dream? These ideas are some of the central questions of philosophical enquiry that have engaged troubled & exasperated some of the greatest minds throughout the history of human civilization provoking argument & debate in an attempt to broaden the horizons of human thought Author Alain Stephen seeks to explore some of these key questions by tracing their origins in the writings of prominent thinkers through the ages from the colonnades of ancient Greece to the intellectual salons of twentieth-century France & show how these ideas & concepts have developed over time Why We Think the Things We Think provides plenty of food for thought for both the amateur philosopher & enlightened thinker to digest ...

Mike doesn't get why people think he's boring Sure he doesn't have many friends (OK zero friends) & everyone laughs at him when he reads his essays out loud in class & he's never invited to parties But one day Tschick the odd new boy at school shows up at Mike's house out of the blue He dares him to go on a road trip with him No parents no map no destination Will they get hopelessly lost in the middle of nowhere? Probably Will they meet crazy people & get into serious trouble? Definitely But will they ever be called boring again? Not a chance ' You will see the world with different eyes after reading this novel' Rolling Stone Winner of the German Teen Literature Prize ...

Cities across the globe are growing fast Today many cities are simply unsustainable with polluted air excessive energy consumption & an absence of nature But big cities don't have to mean a dystopian future They can be turned around to be powerhouses of wellbeing & environmental sustainability
- if we empower women C40 Cities
- a global network of the largest & greenest cities across the planet
- is leading the world delivering practical environmental changes right now The mayors & city leaders of C40 are committed to make cities good for people & the planet To help realise this they have launched Women 4 Climate an initiative to promote & support women as climate leaders This book is a unique collaboration between C40 & Friends of the Earth showcasing pioneering city mayors key voices in the environmental & feminist movements & academics The articles & interviews collectively demonstrate both the need for women's empowerment for climate action & the powerful change it can bring Think of it as a rallying call
- for the planet for women for everyone



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Soulful compassionate & oh so right' Susie Orbach Endowed with the power to rebuild broken relationships & restore trust "I'm sorry" are the two most important words in our language But what makes a good apology? Why are some people unable to say sorry while others apologize all the time? Should we always forgive those who offer to make amends? In this sanity-saving guide to setting things right renowned psychologist & bestselling author Harriet Lerner answers these questions & more Drawing on personal stories & solid theory she explains the transformative power of forgiveness & how we can heal the wounds we've inflicted (or suffered) Lerner teaches us how to be mindful in crafting a meaningful apology & the importance of resisting the pressure to forgive too easily while keeping peace of mind ...