For large envelopes and parcels. Opaque BlockOut material hides old text and labels. Enables existing packing to be reused, saving time and money. Made from FSC...... more

For large envelopes and parcels. Opaque BlockOut material hides old text and labels. Enables existing packing to be reused, saving time and money. Made from FSC certified paper from responsibly managed forests. Guaranteed to be JamFree. Save time with easy-to-use templates and software - download free from www.avery.eu. Try before you buy! Claim your free sample pack at: www.avery.eu. 10 labels per sheet, 100 Sheets per box [1000 labels]. Label Size: 99.1x57.0mm. Product code: 164263

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For large envelopes and parcels. Opaque BlockOut material hides old text and labels. Enables existing packing to be reused, saving time and money. Made from FSC...... more

For large envelopes and parcels. Opaque BlockOut material hides old text and labels. Enables existing packing to be reused, saving time and money. Made from FSC certified paper from responsibly managed forests. Guaranteed to be JamFree. Save time with easy-to-use templates and software - download free from www.avery.eu. Try before you buy! Claim your free sample pack at: www.avery.eu. 10 labels per sheet, 100 Sheets per box [1000 labels]. Label Size: 99.1x57.0mm.

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Extra modern features make the Dimplex CDE2ECC Cadiz oil-free radiator enjoy, it's claimed, the fastest warm-up time over any traditional portable...... more

Extra modern features make the Dimplex CDE2ECC Cadiz oil-free radiator enjoy, it's claimed, the fastest warm-up time over any traditional portable oil-filled radiator. This is down to not only its unique patented heat panel design but also its remote controlled Electronic Climate Control component. Equipped with a programmable timer and clock function, this variable thermostatic control feature in the Cadiz radiator lets you set the desired temperature to within 1°C knowing that the system will monitor this and adjust accordingly. An integral cable tidy, frost protection and easy-glide castors add convenience.

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Free trade, indeed economic globalization generally, is under siege. The conventional arguments for protectionism have been discredited but not...... more

Free trade, indeed economic globalization generally, is under siege. The conventional arguments for protectionism have been discredited but not banished. And free trade faces strong new challenges from a variety of groups, including environmentalists and human rights activists as well as traditional lobbies who wrap their agendas in the language of justice and rights. These groups, claiming a general interest and denouncing free trade as a special interest of corporations and other capitalist forces, have organized large and vocal protests in Seattle, Prague, and elsewhere.Based on his acclaimed Stockholm lectures and picking up where his widely influential Protectionism left off, Jagdish Bhagwati applies critical insights from revolutionary developments in commercial policy theory - many his own - to show how the pursuit of social and environmental agendas can be creatively reconciled with the pursuit of free trade. Indeed, he argues that free trade, by raising living standards, can serve these agendas far better than can a descent into trade sanctions and restrictions. After settling the score in favor of free trade, Professor Bhagwati considers alternative ways in which it can be pursued.Chiefly, he argues in support of multilateralism and advances a withering critique of recent bilateral and regional free trade agreements (including NAFTA) as preferential arrangements that introduce growing chaos into the world trading system. He also makes a strong case for 'going it alone' on the road to trade liberalization and endorses the reemergence of unilateral liberalization at points around the globe. Forcefully, elegantly, and clearly written for the public by one of the foremost economic thinkers of our day, this volume is not merely accessible but essential reading for anyone interested in economic policy or in the world economy.

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Can libertarians care about social justice? In "Free Market Fairness", John Tomasi argues that they can and should. Drawing simultaneously on moral...... more

Can libertarians care about social justice? In "Free Market Fairness", John Tomasi argues that they can and should. Drawing simultaneously on moral insights from defenders of economic liberty such as F. A. Hayek and advocates of social justice such as John Rawls, Tomasi presents a new theory of liberal justice. This theory, free market fairness, is committed to both limited government and the material betterment of the poor. Unlike traditional libertarians, Tomasi argues that property rights are best defended not in terms of self-ownership or economic efficiency but as requirements of democratic legitimacy. At the same time, he encourages egalitarians concerned about social justice to listen more sympathetically to the claims ordinary citizens make about the importance of private economic liberty in their daily lives. In place of the familiar social democratic interpretations of social justice, Tomasi offers a "market democratic" conception of social justice: free market fairness. Tomasi argues that free market fairness, with its twin commitment to economic liberty and a fair distribution of goods and opportunities, is a morally superior account of liberal justice. Free market fairness is also a distinctively American ideal. It extends the notion, prominent in America's founding period, that protection of property and promotion of real opportunity are indivisible goals. Indeed, according to Tomasi, free market fairness is social justice, American style. Provocative and vigorously argued, "Free Market Fairness" offers a bold new way of thinking about politics, economics, and justice - one that will challenge readers on both the left and right.

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* Explains how the 2008 financial meltdown came about and how to revitalize global and domestic economies* Shows how capitalist economies developed and why the...... more

* Explains how the 2008 financial meltdown came about and how to revitalize global and domestic economies* Shows how capitalist economies developed and why the state matters in their functioningFree market purists claim that the state is an inefficient institution that does little for society beyond providing stability and protection. The activities related to distributing resources and economic growth, they say, are better left to the invisible hand of the marketplace. These notions now seem tragically misguided in the wake of the 2008 market collapse and bailout. Mark Martinez describes how the flawed myth of the "invisible hand" distorted our understanding of how modern capitalist markets developed and actually work. Martinez draws from history to illustrate that political processes and the state are not only instrumental in making capitalist markets work but that there would be no capitalist markets or wealth creation without state intervention. He brings his story up to the present day to show how the seeds of an unprecedented government intervention in the financial markets were sown in past actions. "The Myth of the Free Market" is a fascinating and accessible introduction to comparative economic systems as well as an incisive refutation of the standard mantras of neoclassical free market economic theory.

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The Big Lebowski, a casually amusing follow-up from the prolifically inventive Coen brothers (Ethan and Joel), seems like a bit of a lark and the result was a...... more

The Big Lebowski, a casually amusing follow-up from the prolifically inventive Coen brothers (Ethan and Joel), seems like a bit of a lark and the result was a box-office disappointment. It's lazy plot is part of its laidback charm. After all, how many movies can claim as their hero a pot-bellied, pot-smoking loser named Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) who spends most of his time bowling and getting stoned? And where else could you find a hair-netted Latino bowler named Jesus (John Turturro) who sports dazzling purple footgear, or an erotic artist (Julianne Moore) whose creativity consists of covering her naked body in paint, flying through the air in a leather harness, and splatting herself against a giant canvas? Who else but the Coens would think of showing you a camera view from inside the holes of a bowling ball, or an elaborate Busby Berkely-styled musical dream sequence involving a Viking goddess and giant bowling pins? The plot--which finds Lebowski involved in a kidnapping scheme after he's mistaken for a rich guy with the same name--is almost beside the point. What counts here is a steady cascade of hilarious dialogue, great work from Coen regulars John Goodman and Steve Buscemi, and the kind of cinematic ingenuity that puts the Coens in a class all their own. --Jeff Shannon

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While hardly a spiritual upgrade of the slasher film, this high-concept teen body-count thriller drops hints of The Sixth Sense into the smart-aleck sensibility...... more

While hardly a spiritual upgrade of the slasher film, this high-concept teen body-count thriller drops hints of The Sixth Sense into the smart-aleck sensibility of Scream. Helmed by X-Files veteran James Wong, who co-wrote the screenplay with long-time creative partner Glen Morgan, Final Destination is an often entertaining thriller marked by an unsettling sense of unease and scenes of eerie imagery. It suffers, however, from a schizophrenic tone and a frankly ludicrous premise. A high-school Cassandra, Alex Browning (Devon Sawa of Idle Hands), wakes from a pre-flight nightmare and panics when he's convinced the plane is doomed. His ruckus bumps seven passengers from the Paris-bound plane, which immediately explodes into a fireball on takeoff, but fate hasn't finished with these lucky few and, one by one, death claims them. Wong brings such a funereal tone to these early scenes of survivor's guilt and inevitable doom that the already far-fetched film threatens to veer into unplanned absurdity. Thankfully, the tale loosens up with a playful morgue humour: one of the victims winds up the splattered punch-line to a grim joke and elaborate Rube Goldbergesque chains of cause and effect become inspired spectacles of destruction. Final Destination is a pretty silly thriller when it takes itself seriously, and the filmmakers play fast and loose with their own rules of fate, but once they stick their tongues firmly in cheek, the film takes off with a screwy interpretation of the domino effect of doom. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

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Billy in Dead Silence inevitably recalls other possessed dolls such as those in Devil Doll, but he is an entertaining dummy nonetheless. As a variation on...... more

Billy in Dead Silence inevitably recalls other possessed dolls such as those in Devil Doll, but he is an entertaining dummy nonetheless. As a variation on evil-doll films like Child's Play or Puppet Master, Dead Silence stars a dummy who isn't a killer himself but a vehicle for a vengeful ghost. Previously owned by Mary Shaw, a ventiloquist who was murdered by local Ravens Hill villagers for kidnapping a boy to turn him into a human puppet, Billy houses Mary Shaw's spirit while she gets revenge on all those who killed her. Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) unravels Billy's mystery after Billy is delivered to his door to claim Jamie's wife's life, since she is pregnant with Jamie's son. Mary Shaw aims to obliterate his entire Ashen clan, since they were partially responsible for her death. Plot, from there, teeters on the ridiculous, as Mary (via Billy) rips peoples tongues out left and right. Jamie's futile attempts to stop Shaw's ghost result in his discovering a gruesome secret about his brutal, abusive father. Writer Leigh Whannell and director James Wan, of Saw, made this almost comical film about 101 dummies, all relatives of Billy's, who are slaves to their sadistic creator. With many direct references to '80s horror films, and a soundtrack theme song almost exactly like Phantasm's, Dead Silence's charm banks on its lack of computer-y special effects rather than its originality. Billy's sly violence is creepy but funny, making for a relatively lighthearted horror film that won't traumatize as much as it makes one chuckle. --Trinie Dalton

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It's always a small surprise to revisit this movie and realize what a subtly dark performance James Stewart gives as an alcoholic who claims he keeps...... more

It's always a small surprise to revisit this movie and realize what a subtly dark performance James Stewart gives as an alcoholic who claims he keeps company with a six-foot-tall, invisible rabbit. As Elwood P. Dowd, the actor emits a faint whiff of decay and spirits, yet Stewart also embraces Dowd's romanticism and grace with splendid ease. Based on a hit play and directed by Henry Koster, the film is terribly funny at times, especially whenever Elwood decides it's only polite to introduce Harvey to complete strangers. The supporting cast can't be beat. --Tom Keogh

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In this compelling series about the world's first encounter with an alien race, appearances can be deceiving. Simultaneously emerging and hovering over every...... more

In this compelling series about the world's first encounter with an alien race, appearances can be deceiving. Simultaneously emerging and hovering over every major city in the world, the Visitors (or V's) promoted a message of peace, urging mankind to unite and claiming that Earth could learn much from the wonders of the V's technology. While the world quickly embraced the V's as saviors, FBI Counter Terrorist Agent Erica Evans (series star Elizabeth Mitchell) - at the time, investigating a terrorist cell - discovered that the Visitors were not who they said they were, and that they and their leader, Anna (series star Morena Baccarin), were after something far more devious and diabolical than anyone could imagine: the destruction of humanity. Erica is now part of a group of resistance fighters called the Fifth Column, other dissidents who believe the Visitors have something to hide. Leading the group, along with Erica, are Father Jack (series star Joel Gretsch), a priest who was hesitant to believe in the righteousness of the V's from the start; Ryan Nichols (series star Morris Chestnut), who knows first-hand just what the V's are capable of; and Kyle Hobbes (series star Charles Mesure), a loose cannon and mercenary, he is the most ruthless member of the team. Meanwhile, for Erica's teenage son, Tyler (series star Logan Huffman), the V's continue to fascinate. He sees them as his ticket to being a part of something big, something meaningful - and upon meeting the alluring Visitor Lisa (series star Laura Vandervoort), the two had an instant connection and undeniable chemistry. Chad Decker (series star Scott Wolf), a career-hungry news anchor, initially found that his exclusive interviews with Anna were crucial to his dominating the airwaves. However, after being diagnosed with a serious illness, Chad learns that Anna is manipulating him and turns to Father Jack for guidance... and to join the res

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This is a revised edition of this classic accessible guide - fully updated to explore how the global crisis of 2008 has affected the economy. The economy has...... more

This is a revised edition of this classic accessible guide - fully updated to explore how the global crisis of 2008 has affected the economy. The economy has never been so relevant to so many people as it is now, and it's vital that we understand how it affects our lives. 'There's no such thing as a free lunch' is the one phrase everyone has heard from economics - not even for bankers. But why not? What does economics tell us about the price of lunch - and everything else? "Free Lunch" makes the economics pages of the newspaper intelligible and addresses the concerns that worry us all. It will enable you to understand - and challenge - the claims made by politicians. Set out like a good lunch-time conversation, the book will guide you through the mysteries of the economy. Your guides will be some of the greatest names in the field, including Smith, Marx and Keynes. This clever and witty introduction to economics costs less than even the cheapest meal. It is essential reading in these times of economic uncertainty, and is far more satisfying than even the most gourmet banquet.

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The first ever combination of complete vocal and guitar processing the VoiceLive Play GTX takes everything that TC-Helicons VoiceLive Play gives to singers and...... more

The first ever combination of complete vocal and guitar processing the VoiceLive Play GTX takes everything that TC-Helicons VoiceLive Play gives to singers and adds award-winning TC Electronic guitar effects and AmpTones. Add the Sennheiser e 835 fx mic and you have the singing guitarists ultimate combo. SPECIAL OFFER - Purchase this TC Helicon item before May 31st 2013 visit tc-helicon.com/promotions print out the form and post it back to TC Helicon to claim a free TC-Helicon Gigbag and Switch-3.

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The follow-up to TC Helicons popular VoiceLive Touch the VoiceLive Touch 2 gives singers even more opportunities to hone their instrument create new sounds and...... more

The follow-up to TC Helicons popular VoiceLive Touch the VoiceLive Touch 2 gives singers even more opportunities to hone their instrument create new sounds and move the masses.Please note: Mic Stand not included SPECIAL OFFER - Purchase this TC Helicon item before May 31st 2013 visit tc-helicon.com/promotions print out the form and post it back to TC Helicon to claim a free TC-Helicon Gigbag and Switch-3.

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Rattle and Hum is not a film for anyone looking for an introduction to Irish band U2's career in the 1980s, but it is a vibrant portrait of an established group...... more

Rattle and Hum is not a film for anyone looking for an introduction to Irish band U2's career in the 1980s, but it is a vibrant portrait of an established group making its musical pilgrimage through the America it has always imagined through blues, gospel, and early rock 'n' roll. Filmmaker Phil Joanou (Heaven's Prisoners), a veteran music-video director and maker of the distractingly kinetic Three O'Clock High, finds a suitable outlet for his high energy in this juggernaut of a journey, which finds U2 collaborating with a black gospel choir and B.B. King, recording inside the legendary Sun Records studio, dropping by Graceland, and in a moment of fearlessness, performing the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" to exorcise Charles Manson's sick claim on the song. --Tom Keogh

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