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Sex and the City - Season 6 (DVD)
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All 20 episodes from the sixth and final series of the hit comedy
drama series set in New York. In 'To Market, To Market', Carrie
(Sarah Jessica Parker) is getting so nervous about her date with
Berger (Ron Livingston) that she decides to go on a Sim-u-date to
calm her nerves. 'Great Sexpectations' sees Carrie realising that
the passion she and Berger feel for each other doesn't translate to
the bedroom. In 'The Perfect Present', Carrie is concerned by
Berger's hostile reaction to his ex-girlfriend's voicemail message.
In 'Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little', Berger reacts badly to Carrie's
jokey criticism of his new novel. In 'Lights, Camera,
Relationship', Carrie and Berger's relationship starts to look even
more fragile when Carrie gets a big advance for her book just as
Berger's option is dropped by his publisher. In 'Hop, Skip and a
Week', Berger and Carrie drift even further apart and he finally
dumps her - by Post-it note. In 'The Post-it Always Sticks Twice',
Carrie vows to her friends that she won't badmouth Berger - but
when she runs into some friends of his the temptation proves
irresistible. In 'The Catch', Charlotte (Kristin Davis) gets
married to Harry (Evan Handler). 'A Woman's Right to Shoes' finds
Carrie's new Manolos being stolen at her friend's baby shower. In
'Boy, Interrupted', Carrie runs into an old high school boyfriend,
who is in town to attend a local psychiatric facility. 'The Domino
Effect' sees Big (Chris Noth) back in town for an operation. In a
feverish delirium he opens up to Carrie - but on recovery becomes
his usual cool and closed-off self. In 'One', Carrie meets
Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov) at a hot new art
exhibition. In 'Let There Be Light', Carrie stays over at
Aleksandr's apartment and the two become an official item. In
'Catch-38', Aleksandr tells Carrie that he has a daughter in Paris,
and that he doesn't want any more children - leaving Carrie to
wonder if, at 38, she's willing to give up a man for a baby she may
or may not want to have. 'Out of the Frying Pan' sees Carrie
walking out on Aleksandr when, during a conversation about
Samantha's (Kim Cattrell) breast cancer, he mentions a friend of
his who died of the illness. In 'The Cold War', Carrie arranges for
her friends to meet Aleksandr, but he doesn't show up, and it turns
out he's anxious about his forthcoming exhibition in Paris. In
'Splat', Carrie accepts Aleksandr's offer to accompany him to
Paris. In 'An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)', Carrie, left to
her own devices on the streets of Paris while Aleksandr prepares
for his exhibition, is missing her friends and her life back home.
In the final episode, 'An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)',
Carrie returns to New York and her friends with Big after he tracks
her down in Paris and they realise they are meant to be together.
Two of the new, colourful rogues, Riddler and Catwoman, have just
pulled off the heist of the century, robbing Wayne-Gotham
Securities, getting away with 1.5 million in cash. After the
robbery, after a few dead guards, with all of Gotham including
Batman searching for them, they meet with their backer, Penguin,
the man who will wash their money, take his cut, and secure their
escape. And Riddler shoots Penguin in the gut, grabs the loot, and
turns to Catwoman. 'It's ours, all of it. All we got to do is
escape this city.' Riddler and Catwoman take to the road, both
weighing how long they can go before they need to take the other
out. And as they move about the city they're hunted by an
inexperienced Batman who knows two things: One, he'll need to be
better than he's ever been to catch these two psychopaths; two,
Penguin survived and if he gets to them first, it'll be a bloodbath
like Gotham's never seen. Three villains, one Dark Knight, and a
deadly heist gone wrong. Catwoman, the Riddler, and the Penguin
join forces to pull off the greatest robbery in the history of
Gotham City. And their prize? A mysterious and priceless artifact
in the secret possession of Bruce Wayne! But, as the events unfold,
what fun is a heist without a bloody double-cross or two? The
blockbuster team of Tom King and David Marquez brings an epic,
white-knuckled, action-packed tale of a young Batman desperate to
recover his most prized possession from a host of violent rogues
before the clock strikes the Killing Time... Batman: Killing Time
collects the entire 6-issue limited series!
This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the
kind of place we want to live in. Our hope is to provoke
conversation, and gently challenge possibly long-held views,
beliefs, and ideologies about the way the world works and the
people in that world. Written by eminent researchers and
experienced practitioners, the book explores the principles that
underpin living well, and gives examples of how this can be
achieved not just in our own lives, but across communities and the
planet we share. Chapters cover the stages of life from childhood
to ageing, the foundations of everyday flourishing, including
health and relationships, and finally wellbeing in the wider world,
addressing issues such as economics, politics and the environment.
Based in the scientific evidence of what works and supported by
illustrations of good practice, this book is both ambitious and
aspirational. The book is designed for a wide audience - anyone
seeking to create positive change in the world, their institutions
or communities. www.creatingtheworldwewanttolivein.org
This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the
kind of place we want to live in. Our hope is to provoke
conversation, and gently challenge possibly long-held views,
beliefs, and ideologies about the way the world works and the
people in that world. Written by eminent researchers and
experienced practitioners, the book explores the principles that
underpin living well, and gives examples of how this can be
achieved not just in our own lives, but across communities and the
planet we share. Chapters cover the stages of life from childhood
to ageing, the foundations of everyday flourishing, including
health and relationships, and finally wellbeing in the wider world,
addressing issues such as economics, politics and the environment.
Based in the scientific evidence of what works and supported by
illustrations of good practice, this book is both ambitious and
aspirational. The book is designed for a wide audience - anyone
seeking to create positive change in the world, their institutions
or communities. www.creatingtheworldwewanttolivein.org
In World War I the 30th Infantry Division earned more Medals of
Honor than any other American division. In World War II it spent
more consecutive days in combat than almost any other outfit.
Recruited mainly from the Carolinas and George and Tennessee, they
were one of the hardest-fighting units the U.S. ever fielded in
Europe. What was it about these men that made them so indomitable?
They were tough and resilient for a start, but this division had
something else. They possessed intrinsic zeal to engage the enemy
that often left their adversaries in awe. Their U.S. Army nickname
was the "Old Hickory" Division. But after encountering them on the
battleifled, the Germans themselves came to call them "Roosevelt's
SS." This book is a combat chronicle of this illustrious division
that takes the reader right to the heart of the fighting through
the eyes of those who were actually there. It goes from the
hedgerows of Normandy to the 30th's gallant stand against panzers
at Mortain, to the brutal slugs around Aachen and the Westwall, and
then to the Battle of the Bulge. Each chapter is meticulously
researched and assembled with accurate timelines and after-action
reports. The last remaining veterans of the 30th Division and
attached units who saw the action firsthand relate their remarkable
experiences here for the first, and probably the last time. This is
precisely what military historians mean when they write about
"fighting spirit." There have been only a few books written about
the 30th Division and none contained direct interviews with the
veterans. This work follows their story from Normandy to the final
victory in Germany, packed with previously untold accounts from the
survivors. These are the men whose incredible stories epitomize
what it was to be a GI in one of the toughest divisions in WWII.
Commodified and Criminalized examines the centrality of sport to
discussions of racial ideologies and racist practices in the 21st
century. It disputes familiar refrains of racial progress, arguing
that athletes sit in a contradictory position masked by the logics
of new racism and dominant white racial frames. Contributors
discuss athletes ranging from Tiger Woods and Serena Williams to
Freddy Adu and Shani Davis. Through dynamic case studies,
Commodified and Criminalized unpacks the conversation between black
athletes and colorblind discourse, while challenging the
assumptions of contemporary sports culture. The contributors in
this provocative collection push the conversation beyond the
playing field and beyond the racial landscape of sports culture to
explore the connections between sports representations and a
broader history of racialized violence.
Beyond Hate offers a critical ethnography of the virtual
communities established and discursive networks activated through
the online engagements of white separatists, white nationalists,
and white supremacists with various popular cultural texts,
including movies, music, television, sport, video games, and
kitsch. Outlining the ways in which advocates of white power
interpret popular cultural forms, and probing the emergent spaces
of white power popular culture, it examines the paradoxical
relationship that advocates of white supremacy have with popular
culture, as they finding it to be an irresistible and repugnant
reflection of social decay rooted in multiculturalism. Drawing on a
range of new media sources, including websites, chat rooms, blogs
and forums, this book explores the concerns expressed by advocates
of white power, with regard to racial hierarchy and social order,
the crisis of traditional American values, the perpetuation of
liberal, feminist, elitist ideas, the degradation of the family and
the fetishization of black men. What emerges is an understanding of
the instruments of power in white supremacist discourses, in which
a series of connections are drawn between popular culture,
multiculturalism, sexual politics and state functions, all of which
are seen to be working against white men. A richly illustrated
study of the intersections of white power and popular culture in
the contemporary U.S., and the use of use cyberspace by white
supremacists as an imagined site of resistance, Beyond Hate will
appeal to scholars of sociology and cultural studies with interests
in race and ethnicity, popular culture and the discourses of the
extreme right.
Beyond Hate offers a critical ethnography of the virtual
communities established and discursive networks activated through
the online engagements of white separatists, white nationalists,
and white supremacists with various popular cultural texts,
including movies, music, television, sport, video games, and
kitsch. Outlining the ways in which advocates of white power
interpret popular cultural forms, and probing the emergent spaces
of white power popular culture, it examines the paradoxical
relationship that advocates of white supremacy have with popular
culture, as they finding it to be an irresistible and repugnant
reflection of social decay rooted in multiculturalism. Drawing on a
range of new media sources, including websites, chat rooms, blogs
and forums, this book explores the concerns expressed by advocates
of white power, with regard to racial hierarchy and social order,
the crisis of traditional American values, the perpetuation of
liberal, feminist, elitist ideas, the degradation of the family and
the fetishization of black men. What emerges is an understanding of
the instruments of power in white supremacist discourses, in which
a series of connections are drawn between popular culture,
multiculturalism, sexual politics and state functions, all of which
are seen to be working against white men. A richly illustrated
study of the intersections of white power and popular culture in
the contemporary U.S., and the use of use cyberspace by white
supremacists as an imagined site of resistance, Beyond Hate will
appeal to scholars of sociology and cultural studies with interests
in race and ethnicity, popular culture and the discourses of the
extreme right.
Commodified and Criminalized examines the centrality of sport to
discussions of racial ideologies and racist practices in the 21st
century. It disputes familiar refrains of racial progress, arguing
that athletes sit in a contradictory position masked by the logics
of new racism and dominant white racial frames. Contributors
discuss athletes ranging from Tiger Woods and Serena Williams to
Freddy Adu and Shani Davis. Through dynamic case studies,
Commodified and Criminalized unpacks the conversation between black
athletes and colorblind discourse, while challenging the
assumptions of contemporary sports culture. The contributors in
this provocative collection push the conversation beyond the
playing field and beyond the racial landscape of sports culture to
explore the connections between sports representations and a
broader history of racialized violence.
Essays throwing fresh light on what it was like to be a medieval
soldier, drawing on archival research. The "long" fourteenth
century saw England fighting wars on a number of diverse fronts -
not just abroad, in the Hundred Years War, but closer to home. But
while tactics, battles, and logistics have been frequently
discussed, the actual experience of being a soldier has been less
often studied. Via a careful re-evaluation of original sources, and
the use of innovative methodological techniques such as statistical
analysis and the use of relational databases, the essays here bring
new insights to bear on soldiers, both as individuals and as
groups. Topics addressed include military service and the dynamics
of recruitment; the social composition of the armies; the question
of whether soldiers saw their role as a "profession"; and the
experience of prisoners of war. Contributors: Andrew Ayton, David
Simpkin, Andrew Spencer, David Bachrach, Iain MacInnes, Adam
Chapman, Michael Jones, Guilhem Pepin, Remy Ambuhl, Adrian R. Bell
Originally published in 1987. This collection of original papers
deals with various issues of specification in the context of the
linear statistical model. The volume honours the early econometric
work of Donald Cochrane, late Dean of Economics and Politics at
Monash University in Australia. The chapters focus on problems
associated with autocorrelation of the error term in the linear
regression model and include appraisals of early work on this topic
by Cochrane and Orcutt. The book includes an extensive survey of
autocorrelation tests; some exact finite-sample tests; and some
issues in preliminary test estimation. A wide range of other
specification issues is discussed, including the implications of
random regressors for Bayesian prediction; modelling with joint
conditional probability functions; and results from duality theory.
There is a major survey chapter dealing with specification tests
for non-nested models, and some of the applications discussed by
the contributors deal with the British National Accounts and with
Australian financial and housing markets.
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Western Europe - Geographical Perspectives (Paperback, 3rd New edition)
Hugh Clout, Mark (Reader In Geography, University Of Exeter) Blacksell, Russell (Professor Of Geography, University Of Sussex) King, David (Professor Of Economic Geography, University Of Plymouth) Pinder
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This new edition retains the fundamental objectives of earlier
versions by attempting to set a range of geographical issues into
context than concentrating on their most recent manifestations, and
it embraces 18 western states.
The product of more than twenty years of research, first-person
observations, discussions, and policy analyses, Nation-Building in
the Baltic States: Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and
Security in Northern Europe explores the characteristics of the
Baltic states as positioned in the northeast corridor in terms of
military strife and polity development such as democratization. It
details governments' efforts to abet transparency and trust by way
of developing new public and private institutions for advancements
like innovation and private wealth creation. The book examines the
effects of various factors of economic and social adjustments in
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The authors explore the
opportunities and problems that have shaped the region's progress
in the process of rebuilding democratic institutions and nation
states after regaining their independence. They then describe the
region's progress in laying the critical internal foundation
necessary for maintaining their political independence. The book
also reviews the progress made in strengthening what the authors
believe are key social functions of government in what the EU
describes as its social market system: the provision of social
welfare services that meets the needs of all. The book concludes
with a realistic picture of future hurdles for this region, looking
at lingering challenges and regional instabilities, policy mistakes
not to be made again, and recommendations for national planning and
resource management. Going beyond a massive, single explanation of
recent Baltic developments, the book provides a broad picture of
development of social and political trends and insights with
separate evaluations of issues in the process of national
transformation. It provides a foundation examining the forces that
will shape the future of the Baltic states.
Originally published in 1987. This collection of original papers
deals with various issues of specification in the context of the
linear statistical model. The volume honours the early econometric
work of Donald Cochrane, late Dean of Economics and Politics at
Monash University in Australia. The chapters focus on problems
associated with autocorrelation of the error term in the linear
regression model and include appraisals of early work on this topic
by Cochrane and Orcutt. The book includes an extensive survey of
autocorrelation tests; some exact finite-sample tests; and some
issues in preliminary test estimation. A wide range of other
specification issues is discussed, including the implications of
random regressors for Bayesian prediction; modelling with joint
conditional probability functions; and results from duality theory.
There is a major survey chapter dealing with specification tests
for non-nested models, and some of the applications discussed by
the contributors deal with the British National Accounts and with
Australian financial and housing markets.
B. B. King has the blues running through his blood.
Growing up in the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta, King
first experienced the blues at nine years old, when his mother
passed away. The man of the house before the end of his first
decade, he used this strife as a source of inspiration and launched
one of the most celebrated musical careers in American history.
King has led a remarkable life, and this riveting autobiography
dramatizes his whirlwind adventures from the Memphis of the forties
to the Moscow of the nineties with unflinching candor and
sincerity. But most of all, B.B.'s story is the story of the
blues--the evolution from country acoustic to urban electric, the
birth and explosion of rock 'n' roll--and B.B.'s own long, but
ultimately triumphant, struggle for crossover success, during which
he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart.
Essays throwing fresh light on what it was like to be a medieval
soldier, drawing on archival research. The "long" fourteenth
century saw England fighting wars on a number of diverse fronts -
not just abroad, in the Hundred Years War, but closer to home. But
while tactics, battles, and logistics have been frequently
discussed, the actual experience of being a soldier has been less
often studied. Via a careful re-evaluation of original sources, and
the use of innovative methodological techniques such as statistical
analysis and the use of relational databases, the essays here bring
new insights to bear on soldiers, both as individuals and as
groups. Topics addressed include military service and the dynamics
of recruitment; the social composition of the armies; the question
of whether soldiers saw their role as a "profession"; and the
experience of prisoners of war. Contributors: Andrew Ayton, David
Simpkin, Andrew Spencer, David Bachrach, Iain MacInnes, Adam
Chapman, Michael Jones, Guilhem Pepin, Remy Ambuhl, Adrian R. Bell
A part of DC Universe: Rebirth! "I AM GOTHAM" The Caped Crusader
has never been stopped. Not by the Joker. Not by Two-Face. Not even
by the entire Justice League. But now, in the wake of DC UNIVERSE:
REBIRTH, Batman must face his most challenging foe ever--a hero who
wants to save Gotham...from the Batman! From one of the biggest
breakout writers in years and former CIA analyst, Tom King
(GRAYSON, THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON) and superstar artist David Finch
present BATMAN VOL. 1! Collects BATMAN: REBIRTH #1 (co-written by
former Bat-scribe Scott Snyder) and BATMAN #1-6. Rebirth honors the
richest history in comics, while continuing to look towards the
future. These are the most innovative and modern stories featuring
the world's greatest superheroes, told by some of the finest
storytellers in the business. Honoring the past, protecting our
present, and looking towards the future. This is the next chapter
in the ongoing saga of the DC Universe. The legacy continues.
The first interdisciplinary enquiry into a key figure in medieval
and early modern culture. Guy of Warwick is England's other Arthur.
Elevated to the status of national hero, his legend occupied a
central place in the nation's cultural heritage from the Middle
Ages to the modern period. Guy of Warwick: Icon and Ancestor spans
the Guy tradition from its beginnings in Anglo-Norman and Middle
English romance right through to the plays and prints of the early
modern period and Spenser's Faerie Queene, including the visual
tradition in manuscript illustration and material culture as well
as the intersection of the legend with local and national history.
This volume addresses important questions regarding the
continuities and remaking of romance material, and therelation
between life and literature. Topics discussed are sensitive to
current critical concerns and include translation, reception,
magnate ambition, East-West relations, the construction of
"Englishness" and national identity,and the literary value of
"popular" romance. ALISON WIGGINS is Lecturer in English Language
at the University of Glasgow; ROSALIND FIELD is Reader in Medieval
Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. Note on ebook
images: Due to limited rights we are unable to make all images in
this book available in the ebook version. If you'd like to purchase
the ebook regardless, please email us on [email protected] to
obtain a PDF of the images. We apologise for the inconvenience
caused. CONTRIBUTORS: JUDITH WEISS, MARIANNE AILES, IVANA
DJORDJEVIC, ROSALIND FIELD, ALISON WIGGINS, A.S.G. EDWARDS, ROBERT
ALLEN ROUSE, DAVID GRIFFITH, MARTHA W. DRIVER, SIAN ECHARD, ANDREW
KING, HELEN COOPER
23 very well-known people from the arts, sport, and business worlds
talk about how dyslexia affected their childhood, how they were
able to overcome the challenges and use the special strengths of
dyslexia to achieve great success in adulthood. Darcey Bussell CBE,
Eddie Izzard, Sir Richard Branson, Meg Mathews, Zoe Wanamaker CBE,
Richard Rogers, Benjamin Zephaniah, Steven Naismith, Lynda La
Plante CBE, Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, Sophie Conran and others share
their stories, and their advice. All reveal the enormous
difficulties they faced, the strength required to overcome them,
the crucial importance of adult support, and how `the different way
the brain is wired' in dyslexia has enabled them to see something
different in the world and to use their creativity in an
exceptional way. They talk about `thinking sideways', and the
ability to look at a bigger picture, the often strong visual
strength, and the ability to listen, and to grasp simplicity where
other people see only complexity. They also talk about how dyslexia
continues to challenge them, and the ways they have found to work
around this. An introduction, and final section that includes
practical information about dyslexia, are written with the support
of Dyslexia Action, and a percentage of profit from the book is
going to The British Dyslexia Association. The book will be
essential reading for teachers and other professionals, and for
families affected by dyslexia, and inspirational for people with
dyslexia.
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