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Blade 2 (DVD)
Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela, Norman Reedus, …
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R47
Discovery Miles 470
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Blade is half-man and half-vampire and consumed by a desire to avenge the curse of his birth and save the human race from a blood-drenched Armageddon.
In this newest action-packed adventure, Blade must align himself with a high-powered team of vampires to take on an even greater evil than either has ever faced - a new kind of super-vampire that is itself on a vicious hunt to eradicate both races.
Health and medicine in colonial environments is one of the newest
areas in the history of medicine, but one in which the Caribbean is
conspicuously absent. Yet the complex and fascinating history of
the Caribbean, borne of the ways European colonialism combined with
slavery, indentureship, migrant labour and plantation agriculture,
led to the emergence of new social and cultural forms which are
especially evident the area of health and medicine. The history of
medical care in the Caribbean is also a history of the transfer of
cultural practices from Africa and Asia, the process of
creolization in the African and Asian diasporas, the perseverance
of indigenous and popular medicine, and the emergence of distinct
forms of western medical professionalism, science, and practice.
This collection, which covers the French, Hispanic, Dutch, and
British Caribbean, explores the cultural and social domains of
medical experience and considers the dynamics and tensions of
power. The chapters emphasize contestations over forms of
medicalization and the controls of public health and address the
politics of professionalization, not simply as an expression of
colonial power but also of the power of a local elite against
colonial or neo-colonial control. They pay particular attention to
the significance of race and gender, focusing on such topics as
conflicts over medical professionalization, control of women's
bodies and childbirth, and competition between 'European' and
'Indigenous' healers and healing practices. Employing a broad range
of subjects and methodological approaches, this collection
constitutes the first edited volume on the history of health and
medicine in the circum-Caribbean region and is therefore required
reading for anyone interested in the history of colonial and
post-colonial medicine.
Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer, herself an important and prolific author on environmental matters, has assembled a team of thirty-five expert contributors to summarize and analyse the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures - from all over the world and from ancient times to the present day. Among those included are: * philosophers such as Rousseau, Spinoza and Heidegger * activists such as Chico Mendes * literary giants such as Virgil, Goethe and Wordsworth * major religious and spiritual figures such as Gotama (the Buddha) and St Francis of Assissi. Lucid, scholarly and informative, these fifty essays offer a fascinating overview of mankind's view and understanding of the physical world.
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Typhoon (Paperback)
Tom Palmer; Illustrated by David Shephard
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R214
Discovery Miles 2 140
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Sisters Maddie and Jess are new to the football school. They bicker
all the time, they never agree and they constantly try to score
points against one another. Steve and Esther are keen to get the
girls working together, and it's an uphill struggle. But the
airfield has other ideas...Maddie and Jess wake up in twin Typhoon
fighters and must learn to cover each other's backs. Particularly
suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+
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Flyboy (Paperback)
Tom Palmer; Illustrated by David Shephard
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R214
Discovery Miles 2 140
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Jatinder seems to be living his dream - he's training for his
team's youth squad, and his host parents Steve and Esther are
really great. But something's holding Jatinder back from being a
really great footballer - himself. Steve reckons it's OK to take
risks - look at his own hero, Hardit Singh Malik. That night
Jatinder wakes up in a seriously surprising situation - flying
Hardit's WWI fighter plane into enemy airspace. Particularly
suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+
Health and medicine in colonial environments is one of the newest
areas in the history of medicine, but one in which the Caribbean is
conspicuously absent. Yet the complex and fascinating history of
the Caribbean, borne of the ways European colonialism combined with
slavery, indentureship, migrant labour and plantation agriculture,
led to the emergence of new social and cultural forms which are
especially evident the area of health and medicine. The history of
medical care in the Caribbean is also a history of the transfer of
cultural practices from Africa and Asia, the process of
creolization in the African and Asian diasporas, the perseverance
of indigenous and popular medicine, and the emergence of distinct
forms of western medical professionalism, science, and practice.
This collection, which covers the French, Hispanic, Dutch, and
British Caribbean, explores the cultural and social domains of
medical experience and considers the dynamics and tensions of
power. The chapters emphasize contestations over forms of
medicalization and the controls of public health and address the
politics of professionalization, not simply as an expression of
colonial power but also of the power of a local elite against
colonial or neo-colonial control. They pay particular attention to
the significance of race and gender, focusing on such topics as
conflicts over medical professionalization, control of women's
bodies and childbirth, and competition between 'European' and
'Indigenous' healers and healing practices. Employing a broad range
of subjects and methodological approaches, this collection
constitutes the first edited volume on the history of health and
medicine in the circum-Caribbean region and is therefore required
reading for anyone interested in the history of colonial and
post-colonial medicine.
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Spitfire (Paperback)
Tom Palmer; Illustrated by David Shephard
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R215
Discovery Miles 2 150
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Greg is only happy when he's active - on the pitch or on his phone,
it doesn't matter. But as soon as training's over or his host
parent Steve takes the phone away, he's on edge. Steve suggests
that Greg do something quiet with him, like making one of Steve's
beloved Airfix kits. And the next thing Greg knows, he's in the
cockpit of a Spitfire, being forced out of the sky by a German
pilot! Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic
readers aged 8+
A tense Seth is waiting to hear if his mum's got the 'all-clear'.
But instead of relaxing in Cornwall, Seth is haunted by visions.
Heads on spikes - bloodied and rotten, eyes pecked out -
surrounding an Iron Age hill fort to keep intruders away. When Seth
meets two football-crazy brothers from Aleppo their stories offer
him a new sense of courage. Can he look death in the face and
restore calm to the present? Exciting finale to the Defenders
trilogy.
For the Western world, the period from 1760 to 1800 was the
great revolutionary era in which the outlines of the modern
democratic state came into being. Here for the first time in one
volume is R. R. Palmer's magisterial account of this incendiary
age. Palmer argues that the American, French, and Polish
revolutions--and the movements for political change in Britain,
Ireland, Holland, and elsewhere--were manifestations of similar
political ideas, needs, and conflicts. Palmer traces the clash
between an older form of society, marked by legalized social rank
and hereditary or self-perpetuating elites, and a new form of
society that placed a greater value on social mobility and legal
equality.
Featuring a new foreword by David Armitage, this Princeton
Classics edition of "The Age of the Democratic Revolution"
introduces a new generation of readers to this enduring work of
political history.
Recent events - from strife in Tibet and the rapid growth of
Christianity in China to the spectacular expansion of Chinese
Buddhist organizations around the globe - demonstrate that one
cannot understand the modern Chinese world without attending
closely to the question of religion. The "Religious Question in
Modern China" highlights parallels and contrasts between historical
events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how
religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity
from 1898 to the present. Vincent Goossaert and David A. Palmer
piece together the puzzle of religion in China not by looking
separately at different religions in different contexts, but by
writing a unified story of how religion has shaped, and in turn
been shaped by, modern Chinese society. From Chinese medicine and
the martial arts to communal temple cults and revivalist redemptive
societies, the authors demonstrate that from the nineteenth century
onward, as the Chinese state shifted, the religious landscape
consistently resurfaced in a bewildering variety of old and new
forms. The "Religious Question in Modern China" integrates
historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a
comprehensive overview of China's religious history that is certain
to become an indispensable reference for specialists and students
alike.
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Killing Ground (Paperback)
Tom Palmer; Illustrated by David Shephard
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R240
R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
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Everyone is freaked out when circles of scorched earth start
appearing in Halifax - on the moors, the parks and even the
football pitches. Seth is most disturbed of all - he sees the
shadows of the past. But when he looks into a Viking's murderous
eyes and smells the stink of burning flesh, Seth knows he must stop
this cycle of supernatural suffering. With his friend Nadiya, can
he discover the dark history behind the forces attacking their
town?
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Deadlocked (Paperback)
Tom Palmer; Illustrated by David Shephard
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R214
Discovery Miles 2 140
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Final title in a rugby trilogy. The Borderlands team has made it to
the World Championships in New Zealand, but the strain of divisions
within the squad and worry for their Forces parents' safety have
the boys well and truly rattled. Can they pull it together and
bring the trophy home? A sporting story set against the backdrop of
war and the effect of conflict on the families of those serving
overseas. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and
dyslexic readers aged 8+
Second instalment of Tom Palmer's action-packed rugby trilogy set
against the backdrop of war. The Borderlands boarding school rugby
team have made it into the European Rugby Championship Tournament.
They're enjoying their time in France, but Rory and the rest of the
team can't help thinking about each of their parents, serving
overseas in the growing conflict in the Central Asian Republic. Can
the boys focus on the game enough to win the final and make it to
the International Tournament? Particularly suitable for struggling,
reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+
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Combat Zone (Paperback)
Tom Palmer; Illustrated by David Shephard
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R213
Discovery Miles 2 130
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First title in a rugby trilogy. Borderlands is no ordinary school -
all of the students boarding there have parents in the armed
forces, and the UK is drawing perilously close to war in the Middle
East. New boy Woody is desperate to escape the school and find his
way to his dad's military base, but his dad has been mobilised.
He's gone. Worried and unhappy, Woody turns to the only thing that
could help get him through - rugby. Particularly suitable for
struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+
The world of work is going through a large-scale transition with
digitization, automation and acceleration. Critical skills and
expertise are imperative for companies and their employees to
succeed in the future, and the most forward-thinking companies are
being proactive in adapting to the shift in the workforce. Kelly
Palmer, Silicon Valley thought-leader from LinkedIn, Degreed, and
Yahoo, and David Blake, co-founder of Ed-tech pioneer Degreed,
share their experiences and describe how some of the smartest
companies in the world are making learning and expertise a major
competitive advantage. The authors provide the latest scientific
research on how people really learn and concrete examples from
companies in both Silicon Valley and worldwide who are driving the
conversation about how to create experts and align learning
innovation with business strategy. It includes interviews with
people from top companies like Google, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Unilever,
NASA, and MasterCard; thought leaders in learning and education
like Sal Khan and Todd Rose; as well as Thinkers50 list-makers
Clayton Christensen, Daniel Pink and Whitney Johnson. The Expertise
Economy dares you to let go of outdated and traditional ways of
closing the skills gap, and challenges CEOs and business leaders to
embrace the urgency of re-skilling and upskilling the workforce.
Nonfinancial Defined Contribution (NDC) schemes are now in their
teens. The new pension concept was born in the early 1990s,
implemented from the mid-1990s in Italy, Latvia, Poland and Sweden,
legislated most recently in Norway and Egypt and serves as
inspiration for other reform countries. This innovative unfunded
individual account scheme created high hopes at a time when the
world seemed to have been locked into a stalemate between piecemeal
reforms of ailing traditional defined benefit schemes and
introducing pre-funded financial account schemes. The experiences
and conceptual issues of NDC in its childhood were reviewed in a
prior anthology (Holzmann and Palmer, 2006). This new anthology
serves to review its adolescence and with the aim of contributing
to a successful adulthood. To this end the book offers a deep and
comprehensive review of the experience of countries where NDC
schemes have been in place for a decade or more, takes stock of the
discussions of the place of NDCs in the world of pension reform,
and addresses in detail important issues related to implementation
and design, such as the of the "NDC story", making transparent the
legacy costs, financial accounting, balancing, creation of a
reserve fund, gender, and longevity. The book also contains
analyses of the pros and cons of NDC contra FDC and a typical paygo
DB scheme in two Latin American countries. The key policy
conclusions include: (i) NDC schemes work well (as documented by
the experience of Italy, Latvia, Poland and Sweden during the
crisis) but there is room to make them work even better; (ii) Go
for an immediate transition to the new scheme to avoid future
problems; (iii) Identify the legacy costs and their explicit
financing during the transition as they will hit you otherwise
soon; (iv) Adopt an explicit stabilising mechanism to guarantee
solvency; (v) Establish a reserve fund to guarantee liquidity; (vi)
Elaborate an explicit mechanism to share the systemic longevity
risk; and, last but not least; (vii) Address the gender
implications of NDC with deeper analysis and open political
discourse.
Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer, herself an important and prolific author on environmental matters, has assembled a team of thirty-five expert contributors to summarize and analyse the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures - from all over the world and from ancient times to the present day. Among those included are: * philosophers such as Rousseau, Spinoza and Heidegger * activists such as Chico Mendes * literary giants such as Virgil, Goethe and Wordsworth * major religious and spiritual figures such as Gotama (the Buddha) and St Francis of Assissi Lucid, scholarly and informative, these fifty essays offer a fascinating overview of mankind's view and understanding of the physical world.
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Dark Arena (Paperback)
Tom Palmer; Illustrated by David Shephard
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R240
R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
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It's meant to be a stress-free holiday in London, but suddenly Seth
and Nadiya will need all their skills asDefenders. Ghostly activity
is threatening a Premier League club as they build a new stadium on
Roman ruins.One worker has already met a grisly death - and many
other lives are in danger. The horror of modern injusticeseems to
have woken the spirits of the past ...What can the Defenders do to
change things?Action-packed follow-up to Killing Ground in the
Defenders series.
Borderlands First XV have their sights set on becoming the best
school rugby team in the world. But while the boys focus on their
matches, many of their parents are serving overseas in the armed
forces, and everyone is worried as conflict grows in the Central
Asian Republic. New pupil Woody is a footballer by nature and must
decide if he's prepared to give rugby his all. Rory feels like he's
losing his focus, distracted by thoughts of his parents in danger.
And Owen finds himself a t the centre when conflict breaks out
within the team. With so many hurdles to face along the way, how
far will they get in the rigorous schools' tournament?
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The World Is Watching (Paperback)
Edward L. Palmer, Alice J Palmer, David B Robinson; Foreword by Haki R. Madhubuti
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R616
R460
Discovery Miles 4 600
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