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The Center for women's reproductive health offers a last chance at hope - but nobody ends up there by choice.
Its very existence is controversial, and to the demonstrators who barricade the building every day, the service it offers is no different from legalised murder.
Now life and death decisions are being made horrifyingly real: a lone
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'A writer the world needs to be reading right now' The Independent
'An apposite and nuanced novel... Picoult writes about an emotive, controversial issue with unflinching precision.' Red
'A very special novel about a very difficult subject.' Grazia
'Her intelligent, meticulously researched novels explore ethical dilemmas through heartrending, headline-grabbing scenarios' The Sunday Times
The Center for women's reproductive health offers a last chance at hope - but nobody ends up there by choice.
Its very existence is controversial, and to the demonstrators who barricade the building every day, the service it offers is no different from legalised murder.
Now life and death decisions are being made horrifyingly real: a lone protester
Ginger Levine really doesn't want to turn into her mother. Coco used to be an exotic dancer and now makes her living selling sex toys and teaching the Fine Art of Striptease. A straitlaced twenty-five-year-old would-be pastry chef, Ginger has no desire to follow in her mum's high-heeled footsteps. But when she falls for a fellow student, she finds herself ill-equipped in the art of seduction. And suddenly she's looking for some motherly advice on how to reveal herself to the man she loves ... "* 'Stephanie Lehmann is funnier, smarter, sharper, more insightful, and a lot more honest than your ideal best friend.' - Pamela Redmond Satran, author of Babes In Captivity * 'Stephanie Lehmann is brilliant.' - Cathy Yardley, author of L.A Woman"
All the FBI and Mossad know is that something apocalyptic is being planned sometime soon.They don't know about the observation balloon, the biggest flying fragmentation bomb of all time.The bomb which is being primed for the terrible day when it will hang over the biggest football crowd of the season.The day of horror and devastation.Black Sunday.
From the burning plains of Syria to the filthy backstreets of Paris and London, Brethren is the story of Will Campbell, coming of age in a time of conspiracy, passion, politics and war.Will has been brought up from boyhood in the ways of the all-powerful Order of the Knights Templar. With a tragedy in his past that looms over his future, he faces a long, hard apprenticeship to the foul-tempered scholar Everard, before he can have any chance of becoming a Knight. As he struggles to survive in the harsh discipline of the Temple, Will must try to make sense of many things: his own past, the dangerous mystery that surrounds Everard, and his confused feelings for Elwen, the strong-willed young woman whose path seems always to cross his own.Meanwhile, a new star is rising in
Taking the fire that destroyed the Fenice theatre in 1996 as his starting point, John Berendt creates a unique and unforgettable portrait of Venice and its extraordinary inhabitants. Beneath the exquisite facade of the world's most beautiful historic city, scandal, corruption and venality are rampant, and John Berendt is a master at seeking them out. Ezra Pound and his mistress, Olga; poet Mario Stefani; the Rat Man of Treviso; or Mario Moro - self-styled carabiniere, fireman, soldier or airman, depending on the day of the week.With his background in journalism, Beror endt is perfectly poised to gain access to private and unapproachable people, and persuade them to talk frankly to him. The result is mischievous, witty, compelling - and destined to be the non-fiction
Kate Moran, 30, is an FBI agent. The day before she is due to marry her fiance, he and his twelve-year-old daughter are abducted and murdered by Constantine Gamal, otherwise known as The Devil's Disciple, a serial killer obsessed with black magic and ritualistic double-killings. Equally obsessively, Moran tracks Gamal down and brings him to trial. Two years later, just before his execution is carried out, he promises he will return -- not in hell but in this life -- and destroy her. Now the double killings have started all over again. When Kate is assigned the case she treats it as a copycat killing, but then evidence raises the shocking possibility that Gamal may have escaped execution after all. On top of this, as the murders get closer to home she realises he is not
Key Statutes is the essential statutes series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.
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There are 3 Freemason secret handshakes
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The light on top of the Rock of Gibraltar flashes out the letters G-B
The wearer of a teardrop tattoo will claim to have killed someone in prison
Barbers once offered bloodletting services using leeches - advertised by the now common red and white pole
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In the English football league only clubs that have won the FA Cup can have triangular corner flags
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The story begins in 1450, when civil unrest sweeps England and the struggle for the crown is at its peak. Deep in a western forest, a baby is born. Powerful forces plot to kill both mother and child, but somehow the newborn girl survives. Her name is Anne. Fifteen years later, England has a charismatic young king, Edward IV, and the country has begun to wake from the nightmare of the War of the Roses. When Anne is brought to London to be a servant in the household of a wealthy merchant, her unusual beauty soon provokes jealousy, lust and intrigue. But Anne has one special quality that saves her: her knowledge of herbs and healing. News of her remarkable gift spreads and she is brought to save the life of Edward's ailing queen. And so Anne comes to live in the royal
Key Statutes is the essential statutes series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.
Key Statutes provide a focused and concise selection of statutes that is ideal for use in the exam hall, study, seminar room and lecture theatre.
Key Features:
Statutes are unnanotated and therefore ideal for exam use
Statutes have been carefully selected and reviewed to make sure the selection is as relevant as possible for LLB students
User-friendly layout and style to enable statutes to be found and read easily in the exam
Numerous diagrams, charts and tables supplied separately on the website www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk/keystatutes
Japanese has become increasingly popular as a language to learn in recent years, and a growing awareness of Japan has been created through industry, television, newspaper articles, Japanese events and exhibitions. This course is designed for those who really want to learn Japanese but are daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks. This book starts right from the beginning and explains everything in simple English. There are hints throughout to make learning easy and you can learn at your own pace with plenty of practice of each new point. It is a friendly introduction to the language which should help you to understand and speak Japanese sufficiently well to function effectively in basic everyday situations, both business and social. The
Autor:Catherine Doherty
Cathy Doherty
John Thompson
Data wydania:2007
If you want to learn how to be an inspirational leader then this is the book for you! Clearly written and enriched throughout with invaluable case studies, exercises and descriptions of how great leaders (including Shackleton and Christabel Pankhurst) have made a difference. Coverage includes: *Setting a clear vision *What makes a great leader *Different types of leader *The building blocks *Unlocking patterns of communication *Working with and relating to others *Achieving the balance between leadership and life Containing lots of practical advice, this book helps you to change bad habits, guides you towards the sort of leadership style that's right for you and empowers you to be the best leader you can be.
"Teach Yourself Managing IT for Small Businesses" is intended to help 'those who manage what they do not understand'! Written with humour and sound practicality, it is for the business owners and managers who need to understand the implications of technology in their business and to know how to utilise the information it provides to their maximum advantage and profit. It lessens the risk of the reader having the wool pulled over his or her eyes and reduces the fear of technology. Just as the business owner or manager needs to understand balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and other financial metrics, so too must they understand the language of IT. This book, organised so that each chapter (including a quiz at the end to test their understanding) can be easily
Powerful marketing campaigns are based on original thinking and creative planning. TEACH YOURSELF MARKETING concentrates on the engine which drives successful marketing - imagination. Revealing many profitable tips and secrets to help you target, brand and sell your enterprise whilst generating provocative publicity, this book will keep you three steps ahead of the competition. TEACH YOURSELF MARKETING: - covers the key marketing areas of sales, advertising, PR and branding - concentrates on the dynamic, imaginative side of marketing - is easy to follow with useful activities and exercises - includes a comprehensive "jargon buster" section - is suitable for anyone working in or studying marketing. Completely up to date for the competitive world of contemporary
The phenomenal bestselling debut and word-of-mouth hit from one of the Queens of Up-Lit. A novel of lost objects and second chances, as joyous as Singing in the Rain or La La Land.
In the latest thrilling Cotton Malone adventure from international bestseller Steve Berry, one by one the seven precious relics of the Arma Christi, the weapons of Christ, are disappearing from sanctuaries across the world.
After former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone witnesses the theft of one of them, he learns from his old boss, Stephanie Nelle, that a private auction is about to be held where incriminating information on the president of Poland will be offered to the highest bidder – blackmail that both the United States and Russia want, but for vastly different reasons.
The price of admission to that auction is one of the relics, so Malone is first sent to a castle in Poland to steal the Holy Lance, a thousand-year-old spear sacred not only to Christians
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It is spring, and the semi-preserved body of a young Jewish woman is discovered buried in the Maine woods. It is clear that she gave birth shortly before her death.
But there is no sign of a baby.
Private detective Charlie Parker is engaged by the lawyer Moxie Castin to shadow the police investigation and find the infant, but Parker is not the only searcher. Someone else is following the trail left by the woman, someone with an interest in more than a missing child, someone prepared to leave bodies in his wake.
And in a house by the woods, a toy telephone begins to ring.
For a young boy is about to receive a call from a dead woman . . . A supernatural element has long been present in John Connolly's excellent Charlie Parker series. The
Autor:Angela Donaldson
Chris Turner
Leon Riley
Rebecca Huxley-Binns
Data wydania:2008
Studying law can be a steep learning curve for anyone who is new to the subject. Unlocking Legal Learning is the essential guide for students who are about to embark on a period of legal study.
Taking you from the basics of studying law and what to expect on your first day, Unlocking Legal Learning will show you how to:
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The shocking conclusion of Elizabeth George's previous bestseller, WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS, saw the wife of New Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley gunned down in the street outside her home. Under arrest for the crime is a twelve-year-old boy, Joel Campbell. What possible motive could he have? What chain of events could have led such a child from the housing estates of North Kensington to the elegant streets of Belgravia with such deadly intent? The answer to these questions is a complex mixture of fate and circumstance. Abandoned (albeit involuntarily) by his parents, Joel and two siblings are dumped on the doorstep of his aunt's house. Kendra, childless and with two marriages behind her, is doing her best to turn her life around; responsibility for three troubled children
