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Twelve (DVD)
Emma Roberts, Erik Per Sullivan, Kiefer Sutherland, Chace Crawford, Ellen Barkin, …
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R24
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Joel Schumacher directs this drama based on the
semi-autobiographical novel by Nick McDonell. Set in the world of
the super-rich in Manhattan's Upper East Side, the film is a
disturbing chronicle of privileged urban adolescence. Despite his
unlimited potential, rich kid White Mike (Chace Crawford) has
dropped out of his senior year at high school and spends his days
selling marijuana to his ultra-privileged friends. But Mike's
charmed existence hits a brick wall when his cousin is brutally
murdered in an East Harlem project and his best friend is arrested
for the crime. The supporting cast includes Emma Roberts, Ellen
Barkin, 50 Cent and Rory Culkin. Keifer Sutherland narrates.
Oddball comedy starring Matt Lucas. Bald and morbidly obese
Franklin Franklin (Lucas) lives in an apartment complex filled with
other quirky and eccentric characters including his stoner
neighbour Tommy Balls (Johnny Knoxville) and the permanently bitter
Mr. Allspice (James Caan). In a heated argument over rent, Franklin
accidentally kills his landlord Mr Olivetti (Peter Stormare) and
while staging the death as a suicide unwittingly causes a fire.
When he hears that his brother has died from a brain tumour and
left him a rather large amount of money in a Swiss bank account,
Franklin sees an opportunity to make his escape, but before he can
do so, he'll have to avoid detection by the fire investigation team
led by Burt Walnut (Billy Crystal).
This Modern Guide explores central ideas, concepts, and themes in
the Austrian school of economics, with a focus on how both the
school and the overall theory have evolved over recent decades.
Leading scholars offer their insights into potential directions of
future research in the field, pointing towards contemporary debates
and their potential conclusions, underdeveloped aspects and
extensions of theory, and current applications of interest.
Spanning theories of entrepreneurship to the theory of the business
cycle, from methodology to sociology, and from cryptocurrencies to
culture, this clear and concise Modern Guide provides an expert
curation of the topic. Chapters offer an overview of the present
state of scholarship in the field, including discussions on
praxeology, the function of entrepreneurship in the market process,
spontaneous orders, the Austrian theory of money, and banking.
Written in an accessible style, this will be an invigorating read
for economics scholars looking for an alternative to mainstream
approaches. It will also be useful for scholars and practitioners
seeking an introduction to Austrian economics.
Seven episodes featuring the adventures of the popular children's
character and his various animal friends. In this collection Peter
(voice of Connor Fitzgerald) must help Jemima Puddle-Duck (Sarah
Bolt) recover her stolen new egg, compete with the squirrels for
his own treetop hideout and work with Lily (Harriet Perring) to
rescue Benjamin (Danny Price) from a flyaway kite. The episodes
are: 'The Tale of the Start of Spring', 'The Tale of the Secret
Treehouse', 'The Tale of Benjamin's Strawberry Raid', 'The Tale of
the Mystery Plum Thief', 'The Tale of the Dash in the Dark', 'The
Tale of the One Who Got Away' and 'The Tale of the Runaway Kites'.
A double-bill of teen films starring Selena Gomez. In 'Monte Carlo'
(2011) high school student and part-time waitress Grace (Gomez) has
always dreamed of travelling to Paris with her best friend, Emma
(Katie Cassidy). Her dream starts to unravel when her uptight
stepsister, Meg (Leighton Meester), announces that she will be
joining them. Needless to say, their trip turns out to be a big
disappointment - until they wander into the lobby of a luxury hotel
and Grace is mistaken for a famous British heiress. Before they get
the chance to reveal their true identities, the girls find
themselves whisked off on a whirlwind tour to Monte Carlo, where
all three find adventure and, of course, love. 'Ramona and Beezus'
(2010) follows the misadventures of irrepressible third-grader
Ramona (Joey King) and her tomboyish big sister, Beezus (Gomez).
Ramona's vivid imagination and boundless energy may drive her
family and friends mad at times, but they come in handy when she
puts her mind to finding ways to save the family home.
Per Wimmer is equally known as a global financier, philanthropist,
adventurer and explorer. Today, Per owns and runs his own
investment bank, Wimmer Financial, which he founded in 2007. He has
also supported numerous charities financially with a particular
view to inspiring children to live out their dreams. His penchant
for exploration and adventure has taken him to 85 countries, a
world landspeed record attempt, crossing the USA on a
Harley-Davidson motorbike, living with the Indians of the Amazon
Forest, skydiving over Mount Everest - and soon to be the first
Dane private citizen to fly into space via Richard Branson's Virgin
Galactic. This is the first volume in the autobiography of a person
who a commentator described as "a true Indiana Jones meets 007
James Bond". Per Wimmer's life story is far from ordinary and very
much driven by the desire to push boundaries. This first volume
covers Per's formative years, his growing fascination for
adventure, travel and space, and the growth of his career in
international finance, culminating in the founding of Wimmer
Financial.
This book is an important addition to the literature on
International Entrepreneurship (IE). Edited by the founder of the
McGill Conference series on IE and the hosts of the 14th annual
conference, this collection challenges readers to push the
boundaries of this emerging field and explore the implications of
leadership, emerging economies, gender and family ownership for the
internationalization of new ventures.' - Rod B. McNaughton,
University of Auckland, New ZealandThe young field of international
entrepreneurship is rapidly expanding in scope and complexity, as
increasingly more companies across the world compete to gain a
larger global market share and attract consumers both at home and
abroad. This book, the fifth volume in the McGill International
Entrepreneurship series, brings together 29 scholars and
practitioners to explore the contemporary issues, evolving
relations and dynamic forces that are shaping the new emerging
entrepreneurial system in international markets. It examines
entrepreneurial efforts and relations in many firms embedded in and
constrained by different national and corporate cultures of their
own and offers expert recommendations for further research, better
managerial practice and more effective public policy approaches.
The editors and contributors to this volume show how conventional
theories of entrepreneurship and business do not fully address the
challenges inherent in achieving and sustaining global
competitiveness. Over the course of 11 research-based chapters,
they detail rich frameworks and fresh solutions for navigating the
complex and quickly evolving global business environment, providing
insight into a number of current international entrepreneurship
issues. These include high-growth and rapid internationalization,
managerial leadership, born globals, the impact of networks,
inter-organizational ties and knowledge intensity, and emerging
markets regulations and requirements. Students and professors of
international entrepreneurship and business and management will
find this book to be a fresh resource. It will also interest
managers and strategists of globally minded companies, as well as
policymakers working in government and other international
organizations. Contributors: S. Andersson, R. Ascua, M.K. Baygy, B.
Danko, U. Dornberger, A. Eghtesadi, H. Etemad, W. Gerstlberger,
M.E. HajSamadi, D. Kabbara, H. Laurell, T.K. Madsen, T.A. Martin,
T. Mullern, M.N.U. Nabi, W. Nowi ski, E.S. Rasmussen, A. Rialp, G.
Rosenbaum, W. Ruda, P. Servais, G. Shirokova, T. Tsukanova, T.
Vissak, I. Wictor, P.-C. Wu, X. Zhang, M. Zolfaghari, A. Zucchella
This groundbreaking book provides new key insights and opens up an
important research agenda. The book develops a new taxonomy of the
different types of innovation found in public sector services, and
investigates the key features and drivers of public sector
entrepreneurship. The book contains new statistical studies and a
set of six international case studies in health and social
services. The research shows that public sector organisations are
important innovators in their own right. Economic growth and social
development depend on efficient public sector organisations that
deliver high quality services, are effectively organised, and have
excellent interactions with the private sector, NGOs and citizens.
Public sector innovation is complex, invariably involving changes
in services, organisational structures, and managerial practices.
Essential to successful innovation are the policy entrepreneurs and
service entrepreneurs who develop, organise and manage new
innovations. This book provides key lessons for these public sector
entrepreneurs. Innovation in Public Sector Services fills a
fundamental gap; explaining the dynamics of innovation and
entrepreneurship in public sector services and is of great
importance for researchers, academics and students interested in
innovation, entrepreneurship and strategy management. It provides a
stimulating read for anyone working or interested in health and
social services.
What characterizes the phenomenon of (small) firm growth, and how
can it best be studied? Why and how do firms grow - and why don't
they? Is firm growth externally determined or the result of
managers' visions and actions? What are the different paths that
firms follow in order to achieve high growth? Is growth evidence of
entrepreneurship - and is growth always desirable? In this book,
three leading scholars have integrated some of their most important
research in order to answer these questions on firm growth. The
result is a volume that builds on studies of many thousands of
firms in several different projects. It offers deep insights into
the firm growth phenomenon and how it can be studied. This
research-based study promises to be a valuable resource for
academics and students focussing on business and management, and,
more specifically, entrepreneurship. Researchers who aspire to
design and conduct further studies leading to deeper and better
established insights into firm growth will also find the book
invaluable, as will those who encourage and assist firm growth as
part of their profession.
This book focuses on regulatory reforms and the autonomization and
agencification of public sector organizations across Europe,
Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The central argument of the book
is that regulation and agencification occur and perform in tandem.
Comparative analysis on the processes, effects and implications of
regulatory reform and the establishment of semi-independent
agencies are undertaken, and the practice of trade-offs between
political control and agency autonomy is explored. The contributors
also discuss the challenges of fragmentation, coordination,
'joined-up' government and other government initiatives in the
aftermath of the New Public Management movement and its focus on
agencification. Finally, the complexity of
deregulation/re-regulation, new emergent forms of regulation,
control and auditing as well as reassertion of the centre are
examined. Until now, there has been little attempt to link the
study on regulation and regulatory reforms with that of autonomous
central agencies. In this book the two fields are brought together.
Autonomy and Regulation will find its audience amongst scholars and
researchers working in the areas of political science, public
administration and public management, organization theory,
institutional analyses and comparative administration. It will also
appeal to scholars and those directly involved in public sector and
regulatory reforms including politicians and managers.
What characterizes the phenomenon of (small) firm growth, and how
can it best be studied? Why and how do firms grow - and why don't
they? Is firm growth externally determined or the result of
managers' visions and actions? What are the different paths that
firms follow in order to achieve high growth? Is growth evidence of
entrepreneurship - and is growth always desirable? In this book,
three leading scholars have integrated some of their most important
research in order to answer these questions on firm growth. The
result is a volume that builds on studies of many thousands of
firms in several different projects. It offers deep insights into
the firm growth phenomenon and how it can be studied. This
research-based study promises to be a valuable resource for
academics and students focussing on business and management, and,
more specifically, entrepreneurship. Researchers who aspire to
design and conduct further studies leading to deeper and better
established insights into firm growth will also find the book
invaluable, as will those who encourage and assist firm growth as
part of their profession.
Biological invasions - the introduction of living organisms beyond
their original range - are one of the main drivers of biodiversity
loss. They are a major threat to human health and a source of pests
and pathogens in the world's farms, forests and fisheries. The
growth of international trade and travel means that more species
are being introduced to more places than ever before. This book
represents the first concerted effort to understand the economic
causes and consequences of biological invasions. The volume
discusses the theoretical and methodological issues raised by
invasion, including control strategies, modelling options, and a
study of the economic, institutional and policy conditions that
predispose countries to biological invasions. Also included are
case studies of fisheries, agricultural systems, tropical forests
and protected areas affected by invasive species in locations such
as the Black Sea, Australia and Africa, and an evaluation of
control programmes. The Economics of Biological Invasions provides
an important first step towards codification of the advice needed
to develop decision rules, tools and protocols for the effective
management of invasive biological species. This volume will be a
fascinating read for researchers, academics and students in
ecology, economics and environmental science with an interest in
the biodiversity problem. The book will also prove to be essential
reading for policymakers responsible for health, agriculture,
forestry, fisheries and the environment in both developed and
developing countries.
This authoritative book presents the results of important new
research into the economics of biodiversity conservation in
sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors offer case studies of the
economic causes of biodiversity loss in a range of ecosystem types
- wetlands, montane forests, tropical moist forests, semi-arid
savannas and lakes - and discuss the policy options for
biodiversity conservation in each case. They also provide an
in-depth analysis of the environmental consequences of policy
reform at the macro- and micro- levels and offer practical
recommendations for the implementation of the Convention on
Biological Diversity. The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in
Sub-Saharan Africa will prove invaluable to scholars and
policymakers working within the areas of environmental economics,
environmental science and sustainable development.
One of the basic issues of accounting is to augment, or extend the
conventional net national product measure so as to obtain a better
indicator of welfare. This book extends the usual analysis of
social accounting by including technological change, externalities
and uncertainty. This important new book analyses welfare
measurement, sustainability and 'green accounting' within general
equilibrium models. A large part of the book is devoted to welfare
measurement in the presence of technological change and external
effects which complicate 'green accounting' to a considerable
extent. In addition to environmental externalities, the authors
also discuss external effects arising from investments in human
capital and their implications for welfare measurement. Other areas
examined are welfare measurement under uncertainty and examples of
cost-benefit analyses of environmental and other policies. The book
will be required reading for graduate students and professional
economists interested in macroeconomics, environmental and resource
economics.
Building strong and dynamic systems of innovation constitutes a key
challenge for the post-socialist economies of Central and Eastern
Europe. This book develops a strong conceptual and empirical
foundation for understanding how such dynamic systems may emerge.
The Dynamics of Innovation in Eastern Europe explains, in
particular, how this has been possible in the case of the Estonian
system of innovation in telecommunications. The book shows that the
socialist historical heritage, and in particular inherited
competencies, may be used in highly creative ways for generating
dynamic innovation in the post-socialist context. It also uncovers
the complex and multifaceted ways in which the geographical and
cultural proximity to Western Europe can be creatively used as a
powerful resource in the pursuit of building systems of innovation
in the East. Moreover, the book demonstrates that it is possible
for East European systems of innovation to develop highly creative
domestic dynamics without necessarily imitating Western systems or
styles of innovation. Providing a unique empirical analysis of how
systems of innovation undergo far-reaching transformation and
change, this book will be of interest to economists and scholars
involved in issues relating to innovation, technology, economic
development and East-West integration. Policymakers in the EU and
in Central and East European countries and practitioners involved
in innovation-related activities will also find it of great appeal.
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Cigarette (Paperback)
Per Hagman
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R338
R274
Discovery Miles 2 740
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Stockholm. Early summer, 1989. Johan is a young waiter working at
the Hard Rock Cafe. His nights are filled with parties, drugs,
booze and MTV. An endless chase of the next girl, the next high...
the next music video. The first book in a loose trilogy, when
Cigarette was first published in Sweden it heralded the arrival of
a bold new voice in contemporary nordic literature. A troubadour of
1990s' metropolitan nightlife, Nordisk Books is delighted to
publish Per Hagman's electric debut in English for the first time,
thanks to Elinor Fahrman's crisp translation. Tom introduces me to
a couple of girls that I recognise from Dailys and they turn out to
be Tina and Mimi. He asks if I want champagne and hands me a bottle
of fizzy wine. I open it and when the cork hits the ceiling with a
bang Viktor turns around and says hello and I say hello as I lift
the bottle to my mouth. Just as I'm lighting a cigarette a
champagne cork lands on my head and I turn around and Micke is
laughing out loud and asks how things are and I say fine and he
asks me if I have any coke and I say no and he says maybe you want
some of mine then. He turns to Tom and smiles and asks if he has a
free mirror and Tom laughs and says sure. Jocke enters the room and
asks me how things are and I say splendid and watch Tom as he grabs
the girl on the table who's still on the phone. He stands her up
and starts looking for a mirror amongst the ashtrays and bottles. I
notice that both the TV sets are on but no one is watching. One of
them is showing some music video and the other a black and white
film. Tom hands Micke the mirror and he chops up some lines and one
of the girls (Tina?) rolls up a tenner and Micke hands her the
mirror and she snorts a line.
Based on an innovative theoretical framework combining theories of
EU policy making, negotiation and implementation, this
comprehensive book examines EU climate and energy policies from the
early 1990s until the adoption of new policies for 2030. The
authors investigate how the linking of climate and energy concerns
in policy packages has facilitated agreement among EU leaders with
very different policy ambitions. Employing in-depth studies from a
diverse range of energy-economic countries, the book also explores
the impact of the implementation of policies on the climate and
energy policy framework and the Energy Union initiative. Social
scientists and researchers in EU climate and energy policies will
find the new empirical data and theoretical approach useful to
their work. Students of the social sciences and politics will also
benefit from the accessible overview of EU climate and energy
policy development. This book will also be of interest to private
and public decision-makers looking for explanations for the causes
and consequences of EU climate and energy policy development.
Igor Stravinsky left behind a complex heritage of music and ideas.
There are many examples of discrepancies between his literate
statements about music and musicians and his musical compositions
and activity. Per Dahl presents a model of communication that
unveils a clear and logical understanding of Stravinsky's heritage,
based on the extant material available. From this, Dahl argues the
case for Stravinsky’s music and his ideas as separate entities,
representing different modes of communication. As well as
describing a triangular model of communication, based on a tilted
and extended version of Ogden's triangle, Dahl presents an
empirical investigation of Stravinsky's vocabulary of signs and
expressions in his published scores - his communicative mode
towards musicians. In addition to simple statistics, Dahl compares
the notation practice in the composer’s different stylistic
epochs as well as his writing for different sizes of ensembles.
Dahl also considers Stravinsky’s performances and recordings as
modes of communication to investigate whether the multi-layered
model can soften the discrepancies between Stravinsky the literary
and Stravinsky the musician.
The first in a funny chapter book crime series about a well-behaved
child who doesn't fit in to his family of criminals--featuring a
prison break, a diamond heist, and a lie that saves the day. Theo
is good at most things. He can almost count to a thousand, knows
several French words, and can operate the washing machine. But he
can't lie or steal. "You must try harder," says his mother sternly.
The Pincher Family love to steal things. It's what they are born
for! When his parents leave to visit the diamond exhibition, Theo's
heart sinks. After breaking Grandma out of prison (his little
sister needs someone to read her bedtime story), Theo sees no
alternative but to stop his parents stealing the diamond. His shout
of "Stop! Police!" brings them only delight--Theo's lie has shown
he is a true Pincher. A mix of adventure, silliness, and everyday
family life, and with bright and funny illustrations, this is a
perfect chapter book for beginning and reluctant readers.
This book draws extensively on the results of the latest work to
present a challenging new account of the rise and fall of one of
the principal towns of the Roman empire.
Based on an innovative theoretical framework combining theories of
EU policy making, negotiation and implementation, this
comprehensive book examines EU climate and energy policies from the
early 1990s until the adoption of new policies for 2030. The
authors investigate how the linking of climate and energy concerns
in policy packages has facilitated agreement among EU leaders with
very different policy ambitions. Employing in-depth studies from a
diverse range of energy-economic countries, the book also explores
the impact of the implementation of policies on the climate and
energy policy framework and the Energy Union initiative. Social
scientists and researchers in EU climate and energy policies will
find the new empirical data and theoretical approach useful to
their work. Students of the social sciences and politics will also
benefit from the accessible overview of EU climate and energy
policy development. This book will also be of interest to private
and public decision-makers looking for explanations for the causes
and consequences of EU climate and energy policy development.
A major new novel from the author of the international bestseller
Out Stealing Horses. Men in My Situation is a tender, scintillating
portrait of grief, fatherhood and a life nearly going to pieces. In
1992 Arvid Jansen is thirty-eight and divorced. Turid has left with
their three girls, slipping into her young, exuberant crowd of
friends - the colourful - and a new house with no trace of their
previous life together. More than a year has passed since the
tragic accident that took his parents and two of his brothers.
Existence has become a question of holding on to a few firm things.
Loud, smoky bars, whisky, records, company for the night and taxis
home. Or driving his Mazda into the stunning, solitary landscape
outside of Oslo, sleeping in the car when his bed is an impossible
place to be, craving a connection that is always just beyond reach.
At some point, the girls decide against weekend visits with their
dad. Arvid suspects that his eldest daughter, Vigdis, sees what
kind of a man he really is. Adrift and inept, paralysed by grief.
And maybe she's right to keep her distance from his lonely life. Is
there any redemption for a man in his situation? When Arvid has
lost or been left by all those dear to him and feels his life
unravelling, perhaps there is still a way forward.
Completely updated, revised and redesigned in colour throughout,
this classic bestselling text continues to provide a concise
introduction to the important fundamentals of animal behaviour from
genetics, physiology, motivation, learning and cognition, through
to social and reproductive behaviour, abnormal behaviour and
human-animal interactions. - Concise but comprehensive coverage of
all the fundamentals of animal behaviour in companion, farm and
laboratory animals. - Expert authors and key opinion leaders from
around the world provide the latest evidence-based information on
animal behaviour and welfare. - A revised layout and design, means
it is easy to find key information at a glance, making it an ideal
rapid revision tool. - New for the third edition: new chapters on
fur animals with the inclusion of more species and expanded
sections on canine behaviour. This text remains a highly respected,
essential resource for both students and lecturers in animal and
veterinary science, animal welfare, zoology and psychology.
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The Fort (Hardcover)
Adrian Goldsworthy; Narrated by Stephen Perring
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R596
Discovery Miles 5 960
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly
authentic, action-packed adventure set on Rome's Danubian frontier.
AD 105: DACIA The Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one
thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond
the Danube, centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming,
but also knows that enemies may be closer to home. Many of the
Brigantes under his command are former rebels and convicts, as
likely to kill him as obey an order. And then there is Hadrian, the
emperor's cousin, and a man with plans of his own. Reviews for the
Vindolanda Trilogy: 'No one knows the Roman army better than Adrian
Goldsworthy, and no one writes more convincing Roman fiction' Harry
Sidebottom 'An authentic, enjoyable read' The Times 'Gritty and
realistic ... Goldsworthy's characters are authentically ancient
and his descriptions of Roman Britain ring true'Daily Telegraph
(Sydney).
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