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Anonymous (DVD)
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Roland Emmerich directs this political thriller based around the
notion that William Shakespeare was not in fact the author of the
canon of plays attributed to him. In Elizabethan England, political
intrigue abounds as the Tudors and the Cecils battle it out over
the succession of Queen Elizabeth I (Joely Richardson/Vanessa
Redgrave), and the Essex Rebellion mobilises against her. Enter the
dashing and wildly talented Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
(Jamie Campbell Bower/Rhys Ifans), who not only fathers an
illegitimate son in a clandestine incestuous relationship with
Queen Elizabeth, but is also the secret author of the plays labeled
with the name of William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall).
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Road Train (DVD)
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Australian supernatural suspense thriller/horror. Four teenagers
find themselves on a ride to hell when they are tormented by a
train without a driver in the wilds of the Australian outback.
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The Back-up Plan (DVD)
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Romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez. After years of
directionless dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has finally decided that
the wait for the perfect man has been too long. Determined to
become a mother before it is too late, she decides to go it alone
and signs up to conceive a baby through artificial insemination.
But when she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) on the same day as
successfully conceiving twins, a comedy of errors ensues as Zoe
tries to keep her new relationship alive while struggling with the
early stages of pregnancy.
The declaration of the Republic of China in 1912 signalled an
entirely new era. Not only did the revolution of 1911-1912 bring
about the fall of the Qing dynasty: it also brought an end to the
entire series of dynasties which had marked Chinese history for
over two millennia. Radical reforms since 1901 had culminated in
the ending of the political status quo and the rejection of the
very idea of empire. Drawing on the most recent historical
research, Xavier Paulès provides a comprehensive account of the
crucial but chaotic period that stretched from the founding of the
Republic of China in 1912 to the civil war of 1945-49, which ended
with the victory of the Chinese Communist Party and the
establishment of the People's Republic of China. Paulès
challenges various common claims about this period. It is often
assumed that the Chinese Communist Party was instrumental in
bringing about key events by skilfully mobilizing the population to
serve its ends. Paulès argues, by contrast, that the CCP took
advantage of fortunate circumstances and that, even then, they were
only in a position to challenge the supremacy of the Guomindang as
late as 1944. His analysis takes a broad view by considering the
importance of political actors both within and external to the
revolutionary movement, enabling him to offer a balanced
interpretation of the republican period which sheds new light on
China’s political, cultural and economic development.
The first ever graphic novel in the New York Times bestselling The
Last Kids on Earth series, now with over 5 million copies in print
worldwide and an Emmy Award-winning Netflix Original series
Includes SIX brand new Last Kids stories by Max Brallier, featuring
full-colour artwork by Anoosha Syed, Xavier Bonet, Lorena Alvarez,
Jay Cooper, Christopher Mitten and The Last Kids on Earth series
illustrator Douglas Holgate! When a vicious monster attacks the
tree house (rudely interrupting board game night!), our human
heroes and their monster pals must decide who is brave enough to
battle the beast alone. The only way to choose? An epic,
end-of-the-world STORY SHOWDOWN! Jack launches into an epic,
totally-heroic, super rad story of one of his many post-apocalyptic
adventures. Soon, Quint, Dirk, June and Skaelka, and even Globlet
regale the group with sometimes outrageous, often hilarious details
of their action-packed escapades during the monster-zombie
apocalypse. The challenge is on. Who will claim the ULTIMATE
VICTORY? The Last Kids on Earth series: The Last Kids on Earth The
Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade The Last Kids on Earth and
the Nightmare King The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond The
Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade The Last Kids on Earth
and the Skeleton Road
'I knew the site of the hut and the hill behind it up which I had
rushed, and in the flickering glow the eyes of the rats still shone
with a sort of phosphorescence.' Beyond the genre-defining
influence of Dracula, Bram Stoker was also a master of the short
story form. This new collection of the author’s tales represents
his diverse interests in the macabre and uncanny, ranging from the
hallucinatory and dreamlike in ‘The Shadow Builder’ and ‘In
the Valley of the Shadow’ to the more overtly horrifying in the
mini- masterpieces of ‘The Judge’s House’ and ‘The Burial
of the Rats’. Alongside acknowledged classics of the horror short
story canon, this new volume also includes obscurities such as the
darkly comic ‘Old Hoggen: A Mystery’ and the morbid fairy tale
‘The Castle of the King’ to reflect the full brilliance of the
legendary writer.
The book offers new critical insights into the relationship between
corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development
in Africa. The extent to which CSR initiatives can contribute to
sustainable development in Africa remains debatable. This book
examines in a very clear structure how, when, and whether CSR
initiatives are able to contribute to the realization of the
sustainable development goals, peace, and environmental
sustainability at the micro-levels of society. It also explores
some macro-level issues such as the relationship between taxation
and CSR, CSR and human rights, and CSR and public governance and,
in so doing, challenges existing CSR dogmas. With themes aligned
with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book
provides useful practical guidance for policymakers and business
leaders seeking to better understand the strength and limitations
of CSR as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development in
Africa. It will also appeal to scholars, researchers, and students
of African studies, development studies, international business,
strategic management, and business and society.
The Three Philosophers by Giorgione (Italian, 1477 1510) in the
Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and St. Francis in the Desert by
Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1424/35 1516) in The Frick Collection, New
York, are two of the most celebrated paintings of the Venetian
Renaissance. Between at least 1525 and 1556 the two paintings were
displayed together in the same house in Venice, the palazzo of
Taddeo Contarini (ca. 1466 1540), a member of one of Venice's
wealthiest patrician families. For the first time in more than four
hundred years, these two masterpieces will be reunited.
Accompanying their display at the Frick, this book explores the
origins of the paintings and re-evaluates their shared histories in
the collection of Taddeo Contarini. AUTHOR: Xavier F. Salomon is
the deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at the Frick
Collection in New York. SELLING POINTS: . Reunites two Italian
Renaissance masterpieces after more than four centuries apart,
affording a re-examination of their joint history 35 colour
illustrations
This pastel belongs to a small number of works of art at the Frick
by a female artist. Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673 1757) spent
most of her life in Venice, then a popular destination for young
aristocrats from all over Europe undertaking the Grand Tour-a tour
of the continent that served as an educational rite of passage into
adulthood. Many of these travelers would go to Rosalba's studio to
have a portrait painted, and Rosalba, who began her career as a
miniaturist painter in Venice, became internationally acclaimed.
Rosalba's pastels are technically innovative, remarkable for their
soft edges and sumptuous effects. By binding colored chalk into
sticks, she obtained a much wider range of prepared colors, which
ultimately expanded the visual possibilities of this medium. Little
is known about this portrait, painted about 1730. Despite the
fragility of the medium-pastel-it is in pristine condition. The
portrayal of the man as a pilgrim, with a black cape and holding a
staff, may indicate that he was a member of the Pellegrini
family-pellegrini being the Italian word for pilgrims-or that he is
someone who traveled on a pilgrimage. More likely, however, his
attire is simply a costume related to the Venetian Carnival.
Designed to foster critical engagement and interest specialist and
non-specialist alike, each book in the Frick Diptych series
illuminates a single work in the Frick's rich collection with an
essay by a Frick curator paired with a contribution from a
contemporary artist or writer. AUTHORS: Born in Lausanne in 1980,
Nicolas Party is a figurative painter who has achieved critical
admiration for his familiar yet unsettling landscapes, portraits,
and still lifes that simultaneously celebrate and challenge
conventions of representational painting. His works are primarily
created in soft pastel, an idiosyncratic choice of medium in the
21st-century, and one that allows for exceptional degrees of
intensity and fluidity in his depictions of objects both natural
and manmade. Xavier F. Salomon is deputy director and Peter Jay
Sharp Chief Curator, The Frick Collection, New York. SELLING
POINTS: . New volume in the best selling Frick Diptych series that
began with Holbein's Sir Thomas More by Hilary Mantel . Volume 13
focuses on an exquisite eighteenth-century Italian portrait 45
colour illustrations
This book, translated from the original Spanish, is the primary
academic and historical study of the Blue Division -- a Falangist
initiative involving the dispatch of some forty-thousand Spanish
combatants (over a half of whom paid with their lives, health, or
liberty) to the Russian Front during the Second World War. Xavier
Moreno Julia does not limit himself to relating their deeds under
arms, but also analyses -- for the first time -- the political
background in detail: the complex relations between the Spanish
government and Hitler's Germany; the internal conflicts between the
Falangists and the Army; the rise and fall of Franco's
brother-in-law, Minister Ramon Serrano Suner, who inspired the Blue
Division and became the second most powerful person in Spain; and
the attitude of General Agustin Munoz Grandes, commander of the
Blue Division, who was encouraged by Berlin to seriously consider
the possibility of taking over the reins of Spanish power. In the
end, there were 45,500 reasons that led to joining the Blue
Division -- one for each young man who decided to enlist. To
understand all of the complex reasons behind their military service
under German command is impossible at this juncture. It is an
irrecoverable past that lies in Spanish cemeteries and on the
Russian steppes. This book, based on massive documentation in
German, British and Spanish archives, is an essential source of
information to understand Spain in the 1940s -- an epoch when the
Caudillo's power and the regime's good fortune were less secure
than is often believed. Published in association with the Canada
Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies, LSE.
'Never was a painter more nobly joyous, never did an artist take a
greater delight in life, seeing it all as a kind of breezy festival
and feeling it through the medium of perpetual success...He was the
happiest of painters.' Henry James on Veronese, 1909 Collected here
for the first time, these fascinating early biographies (one of
which has never been translated before) describe and celebrate the
astonishingly fertile art of Paolo Veronese. Most of what we know
about Veronese comes from these three essays. 'I have known this
Paolino and I have seen his beautiful works. He deserves to have a
great volume written in praise of him, for his pictures prove that
he is second to no other painter', wrote Veronese's contemporary
Annibale Carracci in the margins to his copy of Vasari's writings,
continuing 'and this fool passes over him in four lines. And just
because he was not Florentine.' It was indeed a measure of his fame
that Vasari, whose Life of Veronese is reprinted here, should have
overcome his pro-Tuscan prejudices to write about his great
Venetian contemporary; and he was followed in this by another
Florentine, the theorist Raffaele Borghini. But the most striking
record of the impact of Veronese's art on his countrymen is the
extensive biography by his fellow Venetian, Carlo Ridolfi. Entirely
original in the seriousness and passion with which he approached
his subject, Ridolfi permanently changed the course of writing
about art. This is the first translation of his work into English.
Translated and introduced by Xavier F. Salomon, curator of
Veronese: Renaissance Magnificence at the National Gallery, London.
Fifty pages of colour illustrations cover the span of Veronese's
breath-taking career.
This new introduction to El Greco (1541-1614) follows the artist
from his native island to Venice, Rome, Madrid, and then Toledo,
the ecclesiastical capital of Spain. El Greco's ability to
assimilate different artistic techniques and approaches to religion
and philosophy enabled him to develop one of the most original
styles of painting in the history of Europe. Despite his highly
successful career he was unappreciated for centuries after his
death, and this book examines how his genius was rediscovered in
the nineteenth century.
Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of
current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the
functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact
that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change,
is a growing concern and the design and practicalities of energy
and energy-related environmental policies are under constant
scrutiny. This innovative new book not only addresses the economic
assessment of environmental and energy policies but also discusses
the efficiency and distributional consequences these policies have
for producers and consumers. With contributions from leading
academics in the field, this comprehensive volume uses a variety of
methodological approaches with which to explore a number of
pertinent issues, including several studies on the EU Emission
Trading System, as well as more advanced topics such as
indeterminacy and optimal environmental public policies,
energy-saving technological progress, oil shocks and energy
transitions and policy design. Combining theoretical and empirical
work, this timely book is a significant contribution to the
existing literature and deals with issues at the frontier of
current economic knowledge. Economic Modelling of Climate Change
and Energy Policies is a unique and informative book and will have
widespread appeal amongst scholars, students and policymakers.
Managing Disaster Risks to Cultural Heritage presents case studies
from different regions in the world and establishes a framework for
understanding, identifying, and analysing disaster risks to
immovable cultural heritage. Including contributions from academics
and practitioners from around the globe, the book presents a
comprehensive view of the scholarship relating to cultural
heritage, disaster risk preparedness and post-disaster recovery.
Particular attention is given to the complex and dynamic nature of
disaster risks and how they evolve during different phases of a
catastrophic event, especially as hazards can create secondary
effects that have greater impacts on cultural heritage,
infrastructure, and economy. Arguing that risk preparedness and
mitigation have historically been secondary to reactive emergency
and first aid response, the book demonstrates that preparedness
plans based on sound risk assessments can prevent hazards from
becoming disasters. Emphasising that the protection of cultural
heritage through preparedness and mitigation actions and risk
adaptation measures, especially for climate change, can contribute
to the resilience of societies, the book highlights the vital role
of communities in such activities. Managing Disaster Risks to
Cultural Heritage will be useful to students, professionals, and
scholars studying and working with cultural heritage protection. It
will be of particular interest to those working in the Cultural
Heritage, Archaeology, Conservation and Preservation, Sustainable
Development and Disaster Studies fields.
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Moomins On the Riviera (DVD)
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Family animation about the characters created by Tove Jansson. When
the tranquility of Moominvalley is interrupted by pesky pirates,
the family set sail on their own adventure to the French Riviera.
After battling ferocious storms and tired from the long journey,
the family are at first fascinated by the high society they
encounter at their destination. Moominpappa (Nathaniel Parker)
loves the lifestyle so much he adopts the name de Moomin to fit in
better with his new friends, securing entry to the best hotel in
the process, while Snorkmaiden (Stephanie Winiecki) is infatuated
with a rich bachelor who dazzles her with his wealth. But it
appears not all the family are as taken with the outlandish ways of
the Riviera when Moominmamma (Tracy Ann Oberman) retreats to the
shelter and calm of the boat and waits for the family to be
reunited.
The vampire is one of the great enemies of humanity, a nightmarish
figure who feeds on the living in order to sustain themselves. Born
from ancient folklore, writers in the nineteenth century gave form
to the vampire as we know it today. Still haunting our subconscious
in the twentieth century, a new wave of writers continued to
develop the imagery and traditions of the vampire -- and the
vampire continued to evolve. From John Polidori's iconic short
story 'The Vampyre' and tales of parasitic female companions to
experimental and freshly thrilling takes by Robert Bloch, Angela
Carter and Anne Rice, this new collection sets out to present the
enrapturing range of the vampire story and our undying fascination
with the monster at its heart.
How big is big? In this large board book from award-winning creator
Xavier Deneux, children learn how different animals compare in
size: from the tall turkey to the enormous blue whale. The turkey
is a big bird, but a bear is bigger. A walrus is big, but a hippo
is even bigger! The bold attention-grabbing visuals provide a
close-up of the animals' large sizes and the added facts about what
they eat--plus flaps, die-cuts and more--make this book a
delightful introduction to the world of animals. * A captivating
animal-themed book * Bold, eye-catching illustrations *interactive
elements * Durable board book format Big, Big Animals is perfect
for very young animal fans! * Fun family read-aloud books * Books
for children aged 0-3 * Books for toddlers and preschoolers
Create your own one-of-a-kind kicks with painting, drawing,
stenciling, and marbleizing techniques from celebrated sneaker
customizer Xavier Kickz (aka Xavier Crews). In Art of Custom
Sneakers, Xavier shares his innovative ideas and techniques for
prepping, designing, and finishing custom sneakers for everyone.
The book begins with the basics—including tools and materials,
workspace setup, prep, finishing, and design planning—then moves
on to dozens of incredible customizing projects. Whatever your
level of artistic experience, Xavier’s in-depth, step-by-step
instructions ensure your success as you start making your own
custom kicks. Twenty-eight QR codes to supplemental video
instruction offer additional step-by-step guidance. As you go,
gather inspiration from amazing custom sneakers throughout history.
Start with any clean sneaker—whether leather Nike Air Force 1s,
or canvas Vans or Converse, or bargain shoes similar to any of
these—then add your own personal touches with techniques such as:
 Cartoon Style Paint Pen Camo Sharpie Tie-Dye Hydro-Dipped
Marbleizing Galactic Splatter Bedazzled Flash Stop admiring custom
sneakers from afar, and start making your own!
This book asks whether sovereignty can guarantee international
equality by exploring the discourses of sovereignty and their
reliance on the notions of civilisation and savagery in two
historical colonial encounters: the French explorations of Canada
in the 16th century and the domestic troubles linked to the Wars of
Religion. Presenting the concept of 'civilised sovereignty',
Mathieu reveals the interplay between the domestic and external
claims to sovereignty, and offers a dynamic analysis of the theory
and practice of the concept. Based on extensive archival research,
this book provides an in-depth intellectual picture of the theory
and practice of sovereignty in early modern France by focusing on
the discourses deployed by French political theorists. Mathieu
applies performativity in order to denaturalise these discourses of
statehood and reveals how the domestic and international
constructions of sovereignty feed into one another and equally rely
on appeals to civilisation and savagery. Overall, the book
questions the 'myth of sovereignty as equality' and reflects on the
persistence of this association despite the overwhelming empirical
evidence that it institutes international hierarchies and
inequalities. Representing a major intervention in the existing IR
debates about sovereignty, this book will be a valuable resource
for researchers working on issues of sovereignty and equality in
IR.
A major figure in the Arte Povera movement of the late 1960s, the
renowned Italian artist Giuseppe Penone is known for his
exploration of the relationship between art and the natural world
in a body of work that includes sculpture, performance, works on
paper, and even garden design. His first works in porcelain, the
exquisite disks presented here draw attention to the moment of
touch—the convergence of surface and skin—that underpins so
much of his work. Published to accompany The Frick Collection, New
York’s temporary installation of works by Penone, this new volume
comprises eleven porcelain disks that the artist made during his
2013 residency at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, the
influential porcelain factory founded in the 18th century. A
continuation of his Propagazioni (Propagations) series, begun in
1995, which includes various media, each disk bears the imprint of
one of the artist’s fingertips. One of them is in gold, its
imprint a variation on the artist’s index finger. Never before
presented to the public, the installation of the disks in a gallery
adjacent to the Frick’s early Italian paintings on gold grounds
and the porcelain room kindles a rich artistic dialogue with both
porcelain and gold.
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