The mysterious death of a young woman on an Australian farm reveals a heartrending story of doomed wartime romance Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war & several years of study in England But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet & reliable parlour-maid A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity the death of Alan's brother Bill & above all the disappearance of his brother's fiancee Janet Nevil Shute Norway was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing London After attending the Dragon School & Shrewsbury School he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College Oxford He worked as an aeronautical engineer & published his first novel Marazan in 1926 In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton & they went on to have two daughters During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons After the war he continued to write & settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960 His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942) No Highway (1948) A Town Like Alice (1950) & On the Beach (1957) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The setting is the end of the Edo period amid political strife & human suffering Young Momosuke an aspiring author sets out on a journey to collect 100 stories to make into a book Right away he meets up with a trio of outlaws Mataichi the Trickster Ogin the Puppeteer & Nagamimi the Bird Caller As they travel the group encounters the most twisted & horrible parts of human nature It is the task of this group to punish each person in a manner fitting their crimes
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A gothic-tinged drama that gives a new gender-bent twist to Shakespeare's Richard III Richard the ambitious third son of the House of York believes he is cursed damned from birth to eternal darkness But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare's Richard III Aya Kanno's dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds between classes between good & evil As the war between Lancaster & York rages on the physical bond between Richard & Prince Edward becomes ever more apparent Edward's loyalties are tested in the heat of battle as his wife Anne carries out a desperate act to protect their dominion A new dark fantasy based on the classic tale of Richard III from one of the most exciting voices in modern manga Releases 2 times a year for 7 volumes Series is ongoing Series is based on Shakespeare's Richard III one of the most popular & polarizing political dramas ever Volumes 1-18 of Aya Kanno's previous series Otomen have sold through more than 131000 copies in the US to date (Book Scan 217) ...

Resurrection a dark & twisted world where evil souls are reborn as monsters When Heinrich Augsburg a German officer fighting on the Eastern front is killed he finds himself reborn into this corrupt reality as one of the vampire elite Renamed Requiem he explores the bizarre world of Resurrection & its terrifying vampire society all the while looking for his lost love Rebecca & one hope of redemption While war rages in Resurrection between the vampires & reptiles will Requiem be reunited with Rebecca & if so what will be the price?!! Collecting Requiem Vampire Knight Tome 11 Deceased Loves & Requiem Vampire Knight Tome 12 TBC ...

Cultural icons as you've never seen them before remixed for your pleasure Huck Finn vs Cthulhu Billy the Kid meets Frankenstein Poe vs The Doors Albert Einstein Nazi fighter & Captain Ahab in the Great White North! ...

Requirements engineering is the process of eliciting individual stakeholder requirements & needs & developing them into detailed agreed requirements documented & specified in such a way that they can serve as the basis for all other system development activities In this textbook Klaus Pohl provides a comprehensive & well-structured introduction to the fundamentals principles & techniques of requirements engineering He presents approved techniques for eliciting negotiating & documenting as well as validating & managing requirements for software-intensive systems The various aspects of the process & the techniques are illustrated using numerous examples based on his extensive teaching experience & his work in industrial collaborations His presentation aims at professionals students & lecturers in systems & software engineering or business applications development Professionals such as project managers software architects systems analysts & software engineers will benefit in their daily work from the didactically well-presented combination of validated procedures & industrial experience Students & lecturers will appreciate the comprehensive description of sound fundamentals principles & techniques which is completed by a huge commented list of references for further reading Lecturers will find additional teaching material on the book's website wwwrequirements-bookcom ...

The IET Wiring Regulations is the national standard to which all domestic & industrial wiring must conform The Eighteenth Edition is a major update to this title & contains extensive changes to many areas of BS 7671 560 pages The Institution of Engineering & Technology ...

In a high tower an Alchemist prepares potions using vials filled with otherworldly fluids In a sacred grove a Druid grinds herbs for a mystical ritual In the catacombs a Necromancer summons a bone dragon Welcome to the world of Res Arcana™! In it Life Death Elan Calm & Gold are the essences that fuel the art of magic Choose your mage gather essences craft unique artifacts & use them to summon dragons conquer places of power & achieve victory! Designed by Tom Lehmann & richly illustrated by Julien Delval Res Arcana offers a unique gaming experience! Players 2-4 Playing time 20-60 minutes Ages 12 ...

In a dark cathedral a mage harnesses the power of demons to enhance her spells In an alchemical laboratory a diviner inscribes a scroll of destruction Meanwhile a bard & beastmaster seek out the prismatic dragon & golden lion to keep these forces of darkness at bay Res Arcana Lux et Tenebrae adds 4 new Places of Power 12 artifacts 4 mages 4 monuments & 2 magic items to Res Arcana It also extends the game to five players adds scaling rules for fewer players & introduces two new things scrolls & demons Players 2-5 Playing time 20-60 mins Ages 12 ...

Res Publica returns with a new version under a different theme In Res Publica 2230AD the players travel to the future when races migrate through space searching for new areas in which to settle Intensive trading brings together strong Races encourages new settlements & promotes the development of civilization Each turn is divided in three different phases Trade Display & Draw cards Each player at his turn can make a trade offer & each player in turn responds in kind Using the cards through trading & drawing players work to acquire five identical race cards in order to build a Space Station (which increases the number of cards you can draw each turn) or five identical technology cards in order to build a City (which gives Victory Points) A variant play has been created in this game where each player owns a planet divided in four different missions If a mission is accomplished more Victory Points are added to the sum & if a player completes all missions game ends Aside the set collection & trading mechanisms you will discover some extra cards in the game New buildings with different abilities that either allow you to build a City displaying four technology cards or give you extra Victory Points At the end of the game players total the points collected & the highest score wins Players 3-5 playing time 60 minutes Suggested ages 10 ...