Beneath the sea cliffs of the south coast suicides are a sad but common fact Yet even the hardened coastguard knows something is wrong when a beautiful young film actress is found lying dead on the beach one morning Inspector Grant has to take a more professional attitude death by suicide however common has to have a motive
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On the frozen island of Skane the sky speaks Beautiful lights appear on clear nights & their colours have meaning Green means all is well & the Goddess is happy Blue means a snow storm is on the way & then there's red Red is rare A warning Seventeen years ago the sky turned red just as Osa was born unleashing a plague that claimed the lives of hundreds of villagers including her own mother This time when the night sky once again bleeds crimson she must discover what it means before so many lives are lost again ...

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids So reader beware--you're in for a scare! Best friends Erin & Marty love the scary " Shock Street" horror movies They're anticipating the thrill of a lifetime when they visit the Shock Street theme park But the thrill turns into a chill when they get stuck on a ride & attacked by terrifying giant bugs Will they ever get out? ...

Bartolome de Las Casas was the first & fiercest critic of Spanish colonialism in the New World An early traveller to the Americas who sailed on one of Columbus's voyages Las Casas was so horrified by the wholesale massacre he witnessed that he dedicated his life to protecting the Indian community He wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies in 1542 a shocking catalogue of mass slaughter torture & slavery which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide Dedicated to Philip II to alert the Castilian Crown to these atrocities & demand that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind this passionate work of documentary vividness outraged Europe & contributed to the idea of the Spanish ' Black Legend' that would last for centuries ...

In A Short Book About Painting writer & broadcaster Andrew Marr tackles the subjects of inspiration creativity politics beauty & form How does the artist make good work? What constitutes good? How important is technique
- & the imagination? Following a serious stroke in 2013 that left him partially paralysed Marr struggled with the physical rigours of painting using oils This led to his wrestling with some of the very fundamental questions about painting as an art form in itself
- & to interrogate himself daily about brushstrokes colour balance line & texture Using his own work in progress as examples of failures & examples of techniques from classical artists right up to the present day Marr examines how the painter can improve & learn from his or her mistakes Marr's provocative political & instructive book is not just an essential resource for all amateur painters it is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the creative process & the limits of human artistic achievement

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This textbook teaches the basics of French grammar reinforcing its lessons with exercises & key practice translations A systematic guide the volume is a critical companion for university-level students learning to read & translate written French into English; for graduate scholars learning to do research in French or prepping for proficiency exams; & for any interested readers who want to improve their facility with the French language In addition A Short Course in Reading French exposes readers to a broad range of French texts from the humanities & social sciences including writings by distinguished francophone authors from around the world The book begins with French pronunciation & cognates & moves through nouns articles & prepositions; verbs adjectives & adverbs; a graduated presentation of all the indicative & subjunctive tenses; object relative & other pronouns; the passive voice; common idiomatic constructions; & other fundamental building blocks of the French language Chapters contain translation passages from such authors as Pascal Montesquieu Proust Sartre Bourdieu Senghor Cesaire de Certeau de Beauvoir Barthes & Kristeva Drawn from more than two decades of experience teaching French to students from academic & nonacademic backgrounds Celia Brickman&s clear accessible & time-tested format enables even beginners to develop a sophisticated grasp of the language & become adept readers of French There is an answer key for translation exercises & for non-copyrighted translation passages available to professors & teachers who have assigned this title in a class Please provide your name title institution & number of students in the course in an email to columbiauniversitypress ...

The nations of Asia now make up more than half of the world's population With increasingly affluent educated middle classes & vigorous innovative industries they are more populous & powerful than ever before & their influence on the rest of the world is only growing Colin Mason provides a clear readable introduction to their histories & traditions from the Stone Age right up to the present day This thoroughly revised updated & expanded third edition contains new chapters on Mongolia Nepal & Bhutan separate expanded chapters on the South Asian nations & revised chapters on all the modern states A new introduction explores the nature & implications of the new politics of 'guided democracy' & the current clash between industrialisation & the consequences of climate change Enriched with maps & a guide to further reading this book is the essential guide to the history of a fascinating continent & its peoples ...

By the author of the Sunday Times no 1 bestseller The Etymologicon Almost every culture on earth has drink & where there's drink there's drunkenness But in every age & in every place drunkenness is a little bit different It can be religious it can be sexual it can be the duty of kings or the relief of peasants It can be an offering to the ancestors or a way of marking the end of a day's work It can send you to sleep or send you into battle A Short History of Drunkenness traces humankind's love affair with booze from our primate ancestors through to Prohibition answering every possible question along the way What did people drink? How much? Who did the drinking? Of the many possible reasons why? On the way learn about the Neolithic Shamans who drank to communicate with the spirit world (no pun intended) marvel at how Greeks got giddy & Romans got rat-arsed & find out how bars in the Wild West were never quite like in the movies This is a history of the world at its inebriated best ...

Which battle was fought ' For England Harry & St George'? Who demanded to be painted 'warts & all'? What
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A brisk concise & readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative & accessible volume John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland's modern period & continues through to virtually the present day offering an integrated overview of the island nation's cultural political & socioeconomic history This succinct scholarly study covers important historical events including the Cromwellian conquest & settlement the Great Famine & the struggle for Irish independence Gibney's book explores major themes such as Ireland's often contentious relationship with Britain its place within the British Empire the impact of the Protestant Reformation the ongoing religious tensions it inspired & the global reach of the Irish diaspora This unique wide-ranging work assimilates the most recent scholarship on a wide range of historical controversies making it an essential addition to the library of any student of Irish studies ...