In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood. With Detective Erlendur away in a remote part of Icel&, Detective Elinborg, who is already struggling to juggle family life & the relentless demands of her job, is assigned the case. ...

Reykjavik, Saturday night. He offered her another margarita, &, as he returned from the bar, he carefully slid the pill into her glass. They were getting along fine, & he was sure she would give him no trouble... 48 hours later, a young man is found dead in a pool of blood. There is no sign of a break-in at his flat. ...

Prissy, refined Lauren (Shelley Long) thinks she has nothing at all in common with loud, brassy Sandy (Bette Midler)... until she discovers that they share the same boyfriend (Peter Coyote)! When their two-timing beau then goes missing, the unlikely duo are forced to reluctantly join forces & track him down. On the subsequent cross-country trek the women learn that complete opposites can sometimes get along after all. ...

As individuals, companies, & countries struggle to recover from the economic crisis, many are narrowly focused on forecasts for the next week, month, or quarter. Yet they should be asking what the global economy will look like in the years to come
- where will the long-term risks & opportunities arise? This book deals with these questions.
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A truly inspirational story of a man unwilling to give up his dream in the face of massive odds. Beginning flat on his back in a local health club, gasping for breath, the story sees John fighting through repeated heart surgery, heart attacks in between & a journey of over 4, 000 miles. ...