A close encounter changes a woman&s life forever & gives her a permanent alien "tenant" in her mind affecting the lives of everyone she encounters The novel found among Patricia Anthony&s papers after her death is one of her final books ” a taut gripping narrative with fully realized characters It&s Anthony at the top of her form & sure to be one of the most talked about science fiction novels of the year ...

After nine years investigating the exact location of the ultimate religious icon the Ark of the Covenant British researcher & investigative journalist Graham Hancock reveals his status-quo shattering discoveries Part mystery thriller part true adventure & part travel book this gripping piece of historical research challenges society's principal religious preconceptions & takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through ancient history ...

The Penguin English Library edition A dense yellow miasma swirls in the streets of London as Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson accompany a beautiful young woman to a sinister assignation For Mary Marston has received several large pearls
- one a year for the last six years
- & now a mystery letter telling her she is a wronged woman If she would seek justice she is to meet her unknown benefactor bringing with her two companions But unbeknownst to them all others stalk London's fog-enshrouded streets a one-legged ruffian with revenge on his mind
- & his companion who places no value on human life


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' You are a wronged woman & shall have justice Do not bring police If you do all will be in vain Your unknown friend' When a beautiful young woman is sent a letter inviting her to a sinister assignation she immediately seeks the advice of the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes For this is not the first mysterious item Mary Marston has received in the post Every year for the last six years an anonymous benefactor has sent her a large lustrous pearl Now it appears the sender of the pearls would like to meet her to right a wrong But when Sherlock Holmes & his faithful sidekick Watson aiding Miss Marston attend the assignation they embark on a dark & mysterious adventure involving a one-legged ruffian some hidden treasure deadly poison darts & a thrilling race along the River Thames ...

As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman
- Mary Morstan whose father vanished ten years before Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year a large lustrous pearl Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor & urges Holmes & Watson to accompany her & in the ensuing investigation
- which involves a wronged woman a stolen hoard of Indian treasure a wooden-legged ruffian a helpful dog & a love affair
- even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim ' Isn't it gorgeous!'


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One for sorrow two for death On Wrath a dump-world for human outcasts identical twins are feared Only one will grow up human while the other becomes a condemned monster with twisted' blood When sixteen-year-old Kyle is betrayed he flees for his life with the help of Sky a rebel pilot with trust issues As the hunt intensifies Kyle soon realises that he is no ordinary runaway
- although he has no idea why he warrants this level of pursuit The hideous truth they discover could change the fate of Wrath & its harsh laws forever Their reluctant conflicted partnership will either save them
- or bring about their destruction

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The only way to feel fully prepared for your English Literature exam is to practise practise practise This York Notes Practice Tests with Answers book makes it easy & will give you the vital experience you need to properly test your skills build your confidence & feel exam-ready 56 pages Heathcote Jo ...

A fully revised exam section expert guidance on understanding the question planning an answer writing about effects & using"ations plus tips on spelling punctuation & grammar All the key skills covered ' Exam focus' model answer extracts with annotations & ' Progress & Revision Checks' will guide your learning help you test your progress & reach your potential The most in-depth analysis from text summaries to characters themes contexts form structure & language all designed to help you to succeed ...

Every time we choose a route to work decide whether to go on a second date or set aside money for a rainy day we are making a prediction about the future Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events often at great cost to society In The Signal & the Noise the New York Times political forecaster Nate Silver who accurately predicted the results of every single state in the 2012 US election reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world From the stock market to the poker table from earthquakes to the economy he takes us on an enthralling insider's tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting showing how we can use information in a smarter way amid a noise of data
- & make better predictions in our own lives
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A road trip turns in to a breathless battle for reality itself in this astonishing science fiction thriller starring Laurence Fishburne & Brenton Thwaites When a trio of computer geniuses are lured to the desert they believe it to be a hacker s prank but things turn serious when they re kidnapped & taken to a mysterious facility Who has taken them? The government? A terrorist organisation? An agency not of this world? They will do whatever it takes to find out ...