With strength wit rakish charm & a talking sword named Hrym Rodrick has all the makings of a classic hero
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Nick Archer isn't much of a detective but he's managed to get himself one pretty sweet surveillance gig once a week he sends a jealous millionaire the photos that prove his wife is faithful leaving Nick plenty of free nights to spend making a liar of both himself & the client's wife But when the client turns up dead his cheating wife is the prime suspect & it's up to Nick to clear her
- except Nick has an agenda of his own & connections to this case that go deeper than anyone realizes
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The original classic that revealed the truth about ambition greed & excess in London & Wall Street by the author of 1 bestsellers THE BIG SHORT & FLASH BOYSFrom mere trainee to lowly geek to triumphal Big Swinging Dick that was Michael Lewis's pell-mell progress through the dealing rooms of Salomon Brothers in New York & London during the heady mid-80s when they were probably the world's most powerful & profitable merchant bank Funny frightening breathless & heartless Liar's Poker is the original story of hysterical greed & excessive ambition one that is now more potent & enthralling than ever' If you thought Gordon Gekko of the Wall Street movie was an implausibly corrupt piece of fiction see how you like the real thing This rip-the-lid-off account of the bond-dealing brouhaha is the work of a real-life bond salesman' The Sunday Times' Wickedly funny' Daily Express' Hilarious' New York Times ...

Tracklist A1 The Grand Delusional 335A2 Cliche Suite 336A3 Staring At Zero 235A4 No Help Pamphlet 327A5 Face To Face With My Face 425B1 Emblems Of Another Story 449B2 No Tree No Branch 331B3 Cred Woes 347B4 Coins In My Caged Fist 320B5 Ripe Ripe Rot 245B6 Crying Fountain 206C1 Fountain & Abduction 346C2 Low Tide Offerings 247C3 Conversation With Confused Liquid 254D1 T 156D2 H 131D3 M (1) 213D4 E 145D5 F 153D6 R 128D7 O (1) 239D8 M (2) 125D9 O (2) 229D10 U 121 ...

Tracklist LP A1 The Exact Color Of Doubt 407 A2 Octagon 438 A3 No 1 Against The Rush 510 A4 A Ring On Every Finger 318 A5 Ill Valley Prodigies 203 B1 WIXIW 612 B2 His & Mine Sensations 440 B3 Flood To Flood 330 B4 Who Is The Hunter 347 B5 Brats 302 B6 Annual Moon Words 237 CD 1 The Exact Color Of Doubt 407 2 Octagon 438 3 No 1 Against The Rush 510 4 A Ring On Every Finger 318 5 Ill Valley Prodigies 203 6 WIXIW 612 7 His & Mine Sensations 440 8 Flood To Flood 330 9 Who Is The Hunter 347 10 Brats 302 11 Annual Moon Words 237 ...

Plaster Casts Of Everything Houseclouds Leather Prowler Sailing To Byzntium What Would They Know Cycle Time Freak Out Pure Unevil Clear Island The Dumb In The Rain Protection ...

Elisabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time It wasn't hers-it was her big brother's-and it wasn't strung right-she was left-handed But she flipped that guitar upside down & backwards & taught herself how to play it anyway By eleven she'd written " Freight Train" one of the most famous folk songs & by the end of her life everyone from the California beaches to the rolling hills of England knew her music This lyrical loving book from acclaimed singer-songwriter Laura Veirs & debut illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tells the story of the determined gifted daring Elisabeth Cotten-one of the most celebrated American folk musicians of all time ...

From the popular browser game ' Kantai Collection -Kan Colle-' comes a Nendoroid of the Maestrale-class Italian destroyer Libeccio! She comes with three face plates including her standard expression a half-damaged expression as well as a chibi expression with clenched teeth She also comes with effect parts to display her turrets & torpedoes firing to display her in combat scenes! An emergency inflatable boat is also included which will allow Libeccio to help out her fellow ships! In addition parts to recreate the limited edition Halloween outfit are also included allowing for even more posing opportunities! Be sure to add her to your fleet! ...

Liberalism is one of the most central & pervasive political theories & ideologies yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as misappropriations Its history carries a crucial heritage of civilized thinking of political practice & of philosophical-ethical creativity This Very Short Introduction unpacks the concept of liberalism & its various interpretations through three diverse approaches Looking at its historical & theoretical development analysing the liberal ideology & understanding liberalism as a series of ethical & philosophical principles this is a thorough exploration of the concept & practice of liberalism ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

In Liberatores The Conspiracy to Liberate Rome players are senators that are part of the " Liberatores" — secret conspirators of ancient Rome whose main goal is to kill Julius Caesar There are three roles an Agent who wants to save Caesar some Republicans who want to restore democracy to the Roman Republic & a Competitor who wants to kill Caesar so he can take over & rule Rome as the next dictator Players must take one of three main actions on every turn bribe a citizen to increase the influence of the " Liberatores"; hire a citizen to use their special benefits; or send a citizen to Caesar for income an action that will increase Caesar&s influence (Note that this is the only way of gaining money in this game) You may also hire a servant & send it to other players if you think he is the Agent or Competitor; if you guessed right then their influence will be lowered when the game ends The game ends after seven rounds Roles will be revealed & if the Caesar team has more influence then the assassination fails & the Agent wins If the " Liberatores" team has more influence then Caesar is killed & Republicans win but if the Competitor has more personal influence than other Republicans then he becomes the next dictator & wins 3–6 Players 40–60 Min Playing Time Age 13 ...