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Frankie Flynn is a hunted man. Hunted by a gang of murderous thugs,
by the police, the Irish intelligence service, his best friend Joe,
and his own ever-loving wife, Peggy. Even Frankie's dog is out to
get him.He did nothing to bring any of this on himself. By nature
he is a kind, selfless and public-spirited person. He goes out of
his way to give advice and support to friends and neighbours, even
when the bastards don't deserve it. All he ever asks is to be left
in peace to watch football on the telly, and occasionally to stroll
down to his local boozer, Magowan's, for a pint. It was Frankie who
was the inspiration behind the establishment of the pub golf
society. Now his personal reputation and prestige in the community
rest on Magowan's beating a rival pub in a major golf challenge.
How is he going to make this happen as a fugitive, cut off from all
that he holds dear?
'The Flynns had lived in the Daymo since the time of Brian Boru,
and I was damned if I was going to move out to some miserable
suburb of concrete, cars and kids just because Peggy said so. The
problem was that Peggy's say-so was a powerful thing, and it would
take more than my veto to stop it.' Frankie Flynn only asks to be
left alone to back an occasional horse, and to enjoy a peaceful
pint with his friends and neighbours. Peggy, his wife, has other
ideas. She wants to get out of the city, aspiring to a life of
dinner parties, kitchen diners and en suite bathrooms. As well as
Peggy's threat to his lifestyle, Frankie has to contend with a
malevolent dog, armed criminals, his malingering son-in-law, being
barred from his favourite pub, and much more.
This book finds the right balance between mathematics and
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broad ranging in content, whilst remaining accessible and
interesting to its target audience.
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The standard rationality hypothesis is that behaviour can be
represented as the maximization of a suitably restricted utility
function. This hypothesis lies at the heart of a large body of
recent work in economics, of course, but also in political science,
ethics, and other major branches of the social sciences. Though
this hypothesis of utility maximization deserves our continued
respect, finding further refinements and developing new critiques
remain areas of active research. In fact, many fundamental
conceptual problems remain unsettled. Where others have been
resolved, their resolutions may be too recent to have achieved
widespread understanding among social scientists. Last but not
least, a growing number of papers attempt to challenge the
rationality hypothesis head on, at least in its more orthodox
formulation. The main purpose of this Handbook is to make more
widely available some recent developments in the area. Yet we are
well aware that the final chapter of a handbook like this can never
be written as long as the area of research remains active, as is
certainly the case with utility theory. The editors originally
selected a list of topics that seemed ripe enough at the time that
the book was planned. Then they invited contributions from
researchers whose work had come to their attention. So the list of
topics and contributors is largely the editors' responsibility,
although some potential con tributors did decline our invitation.
Each chapter has also been refereed, and often significantly
revised in the light of the referees' remarks."
A collection of papers dealing with a broad range of topics in mathematical economics, game theory and economic dynamics. The contributions present both theoretical and applied research. The volume is dedicated to Mordecai Kurz. The papers were presented in a special symposium co-hosted by the Stanford University Department of Economics and by the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research in August 2002.
The standard rationality hypothesis implies that behaviour can be
represented as the maximization of a suitably restricted utility
function. This hypothesis lies at the heart of a large body of
recent work in economics, of course, but also in political science,
ethics, and other major branches of social sciences. Though the
utility maximization hypothesis is venerable, it remains an area of
active research. Moreover, some fundamental conceptual problems
remain unresolved, or at best have resolutions that are too recent
to have achieved widespread understanding among social scientists.
The main purpose of the Handbook of Utility Theory is to make
recent developments in the area more accessible. The editors
selected a number of specific topics, and invited contributions
from researchers whose work had come to their attention. Therefore,
the list of topics and contributions is largely the editors'
responsibility. Each contributor's chapter has been refereed, and
revised according to the referees' remarks. This is the first
volume of a two volume set, with the second volume focusing on
extensions of utility theory.
This book is the first to give a detailed and comprehensive account
of all the children of Richard III, covering his only legitimate
child, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, his illegitimate
children John of Gloucester, and Katherine, who became countess of
Huntingdon, and to other possible children, particularly Richard
Plantagenet of Eastwell. Much information has been gathered from
all known sources and there are discussions of the disputed date of
birth and death at the age of about eight years of Edward of
Middleham.
This volume celebrates the career of Nobel Laureate Sir James Mirrlees. The contributions are all by leading authorities and range over Mirrlees' fields of interest: the economics of information, welfare, taxation, project appraisal, and industrial organization. The book will appeal to a wide audience of economists working in microeconomic theory.
In this classic work, Peter Hammond and the late V.B. Lamb survey
the life and times of Richard III and examine the contemporary
evidence for the events of his reign, tracing the origins of the
traditional version of his career as a murderous tyrant and its
development since his death. The evident grief of the citizens of
York on hearing of the death of Richard III - recording in the
Council Minutes that he had been 'piteously slane and murdered to
the Grete hevynesse of this citie' - is hardly consistent with the
view of the archetypal wicked uncle who murdered his nephews, the
Princes in the Tower, and there is an extraordinary discrepancy
between this monster and the man as he is revealed by contemporary
records. An ideal introduction to one of the greatest mysteries of
English history, this new edition is revised by Peter Hammond and
includes an introduction and notes.
The standard rationality hypothesis is that behaviour can be
represented as the maximization of a suitably restricted utility
function. This hypothesis lies at the heart of a large body of
recent work in economics, of course, but also in political science,
ethics, and other major branches of the social sciences. Though
this hypothesis of utility maximization deserves our continued
respect, finding further refinements and developing new critiques
remain areas of active research. In fact, many fundamental
conceptual problems remain unsettled. Where others have been
resolved, their resolutions may be too recent to have achieved
widespread understanding among social scientists. Last but not
least, a growing number of papers attempt to challenge the
rationality hypothesis head on, at least in its more orthodox
formulation. The main purpose of this Handbook is to make more
widely available some recent developments in the area. Yet we are
well aware that the final chapter of a handbook like this can never
be written as long as the area of research remains active, as is
certainly the case with utility theory. The editors originally
selected a list of topics that seemed ripe enough at the time that
the book was planned. Then they invited contributions from
researchers whose work had come to their attention. So the list of
topics and contributors is largely the editors' responsibility,
although some potential con tributors did decline our invitation.
Each chapter has also been refereed, and often significantly
revised in the light of the referees' remarks."
Jane Eyre:
Jane Eyre is a mistreated orphan who learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence. Her first job in the outside world is governess to the ward of Mr. Rochester, a man of many secrets and mercurial moods. The tentative trust between them slowly develops into romance, but their hopes for happiness will soon be jeopardized by a terrible secret.
The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall:
When Helen Graham becomes the new tenant of the dark, decaying Wildfell Halt, her independent spirit and radical views set her apart from the staid rural community around her. Gilbert Markham, a young farmer, finds himself powerfully drawn to her and a series of dramatic events brings them closer together. But the enigmatic Mrs Graham's unconventional life and behaviour disguise a hidden past with many secrets, secrets the world of Victorian England would rather bury forever...
Wuthering Heights:
When Mr. Earnshaw encounters Heathcliff, a ragamuffin orphan, he kindly brings the boy into his home and makes him part of the family. And from the start, Heathcliff falls hopelessly in love with the daughter of the house, the beautiful, headstrong Catherine. She adores him, too, but when a wealthy neighbour woos her, Catherine's material instincts get the better of her, and she agrees to marry the man. However, Catherine discovers that she cannot forget Heathcliff so easily... and that not even death can make them part...
A collection of papers dealing with a broad range of topics in
mathematical economics, game theory and economic dynamics. The
contributions present both theoretical and applied research. The
volume is dedicated to Mordecai Kurz. The papers were presented in
a special symposium co-hosted by the Stanford University Department
of Economics and by the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy
Research in August 2002.
Every episode from the first four seasons of the Doctor Who
spin-off series set in Cardiff. Captain Jack is in charge of
Torchwood - a disparate crew of investigators, each an expert in
his chosen field, searching desperately for alien debris that has
fallen to earth. They're beyond the rule of law - hired by the UK
government and in a race to find the technology before the UN does,
so that they might use it to fight crime here on earth. Season 1
episodes are: 'Everything Changes', 'Day One', 'Ghost Machine',
'Cyberwoman', 'Small Worlds', 'Countrycide', 'Greeks Bearing
Gifts', 'They Keep Killing Susie', 'Random Shoes', 'Out Of Time',
'Combat', 'Captain Jack Harkness' and 'End Of Days'. Season 2
episodes are: 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang', 'Sleeper', 'To the Last Man',
'Meat', 'Adam', 'Reset', 'Dead Man Walking', 'A Day in the Death',
'Something Borrowed', 'From Out of the Rain', 'Adrift', 'Fragments'
and 'Exit Wounds'. Season 3 episodes are: 'Children of Earth - Day
One', 'Children of Earth - Day Two', 'Children of Earth - Day
Three', 'Children of Earth - Day Four' and 'Children of Earth - Day
Five'. Season 4 episodes are: 'Miracle Day - Rendition', 'Miracle
Day - Dead of Night', 'Miracle Day - Escape to LA', 'Miracle Day -
The Categories of Life', 'Miracle Day - The Middle Men', 'Miracle
Day - Immortal Sins', 'Miracle Day - End of the Road', 'Miracle Day
- The Gathering' and 'Miracle Day - Blood Line'.
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Helter Skelter (DVD)
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British comedy from the late 1940s starring David Tomlinson and
Carol Marsh. The film follows wealthy socialite Susan Graham
(Marsh) as she enlists the help of various zany characters in her
eternal quest to cure herself of a never-ending bout of the
hiccups.
This is a fascinating, well illustrated and thoroughly documented
response to the relentless anti-Christian propaganda that has been
generated by Muslin and Marxist groups and by Hollywood film
makers. As Karl Marx declared: The first battlefield is the
re-writing of History Peter knows first hand the nature of the
enemy the West is facing and exposes it brilliantly in this book on
Islam. He begins by documenting the close relationship between
Islam and slavery and then chapter by chapter reveals the terrible
cost of thirteen centuries of Islamic invasion, conquest and
brutalisation. This is a book that every Christian should read and
pass along to friends; and one that every home-schooling family
should require as part of their children s curriculum. Dr. Brian M.
Abshire Dr. Peter Hammond cuts through layers of misinformation and
uncovers astonishing historical facts and details long buried by
Islamic revisionists. You ll find out their real agenda for
tomorrow by discovering what they actually did yesterday plus a
field-tested plan of how to win Muslims to Christ. Rev. Bill
Bathman For the sake of this generation, and coming ones, someone
had to do what Dr. Peter Hammond has just done; setting the record
straight on the different role players in the slave trade. Rev.
Fano Sibisi Slavery, Terrorism & Islam, is must reading to all
those who want to find out the roots of the Terrorism that is
threatening global security. Rev. Jeffreys Kayanga
In the 1850s the area consisted of three villages - Turnham Green
along the main road to the west and the riverside hamlets of
Chiswick and Strand on the Green, separated by fields, market
gardens and the grounds of several large mansions. Since that time
industry has come and gone, great houses have become institutions
before succumbing to development, the fields have been built over
and transport has moved from river boats and horse-drawn coaches to
the six-lane A4. This is Carolyn and Peter Hammond's third book of
old photographs of Chiswick, and once again they have assembled a
wide and fascinating collection of images, including paintings and
prints as well as photographs and postcards. These images are
grouped in chapters by subject and combined with informative
captions, allowing interesting comparisons as we trace Chiswick's
journey through time from three rural hamlets to a cosmopolitan
London suburb.
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Spring and Port Wine (DVD)
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James Mason stars in this family drama set in Bolton in the late
1960s. Love and humour prevail as strict working class father Rafe
Crompton (Mason) and his wife Daisy (Diana Coupland) struggle to
cope with the ups and downs of bringing up their four children -
Hilda (Susan George), Harold (Rodney Bewes), Florence (Hannah
Gordon) and Wilfred (Len Jones) - against the backdrop of a rapidly
changing society.
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World War Two thriller starring John Mills. While out on routine
patrol, the Royal Navy submarine Trojan accidentally strikes an
electronically-operated drifting mine, and plunges immediately to
the sea bed. As time - and air - start to run out, the Captain, Lt
Cmdr Armstrong (Mills) gathers the handful of survivors together
and tries to figure out the best means of escape. Richard
Attenborough and Nigel Patrick co-star.
The complete second season (plus three surviving episodes, one
incomplete, from the first season) of the cult 1960s action series
starring Patrick MacNee and Honor Blackman. Episodes are: 'Hot
Snow' (incomplete; first 15 minutes only), 'Girl On a Trapeze',
'The Frighteners', 'Mission to Montreal', 'Dead On Course', 'The
Sell Out', 'Death Dispatch', 'Propellant 23', 'Mr Teddy Bear', 'The
Decapod', 'Bullseye', 'The Removal Men', 'The Mauritius Penny',
'Death of a Great Dane', 'Death On the Rocks', 'Traitor in Zebra',
'The Big Thinker', 'Intercrime', 'Warlock', 'Immortal Clay', 'Box
of Tricks', 'The Golden Eggs', 'School for Traitors', 'The White
Dwarf', 'The Man in the Mirror', 'Conspiracy of Silence', 'A Chorus
of Frogs', 'Six Hands Across a Table' and 'Killer Whale'.
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