For those living outside Scandinavia the Viking Age effectively began in 793 with an attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne a characteristically violent harbinger of what was in store for Britain & much of Europe from the Vikings for the next 300 years until the final destruction of the heathen temple to the Norse gods at Uppsala around 1090 Robert Ferguson is a sure guide across what he calls 'the treacherous marches which divide legend from fact in Viking Age history' His long familiarity with the literary culture of Scandinavia
- the eddas the poetry of the skalds & the sagas
- is combined with the latest archaeological discoveries & the evidence of picture-stones runes ships & objects scattered all over northern Europe to make the most convincing modern portrait of the Viking Age in any language The Hammer & the Cross ranges from Scandinavia itself to Kievan Rus & Byzantium in the east to Iceland Greenland & the north American settlements in the west Beyond its geographical boundaries the book takes us on a journey to a misty region inhabited by Hallfred the Troublesome Poet Harald Bluetooth Ragnar Hairy-Breeches Ivar the Boneless & Eyvind the Plagiarist in which literature history & myth dissolve into one another

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play British thriller directed by Peter Collinson Brenda (Rita Tushingham) is a lonely young woman who occupies her time writing children&s stories Feeling that her native Liverpool is holding her back she moves to London & tries to join the scene there After finding work at a trendy boutique Brenda spots handsome stranger Peter (Shane Briant) & kidnaps his dog as an excuse to go & meet him The pair get on well & Brenda moves in but it&s not long before she finds herself in danger as a number of Peter&s dark secrets are revealed The cast also

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Against the crawling corruption of the darkest pits of the universe stands only one man A hero whose knowledge spans the limitless depths of both the Necronomicon & the Betty Crocker cookbook The salvation of our world rests in the greasy hands of a morally ambiguous fried-food craving zealot for good His enemies & his friends fear him his grocer loves him He is the Hammer Collects all eight issues of Kelley Jones& The Hammer ...

Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award & a Sunday Times bestseller THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE by Maggie O' Farrell is a gorgeously written story of love & motherhood from the author of THIS MUST BE THE PLACEWhen the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep Lexie Sinclair realises she cannot wait any longer for her life to begin & leaves for London There at the heart of the 1950s Soho art scene she carves out a new life In the present day Elina & Ted are reeling from the difficult birth of their first child Elina struggles to reconcile the demands of motherhood with her sense of herself as an artist & Ted is disturbed by memories of his own childhood that don't tally with his parents' version of events As Ted begins to search for answers an extraordinary portrait of two women is revealed separated by fifty years but connected in ways that neither could ever have expected ...

From the Introduction " Stoic philosophy of which Epictetus (c ad 50--130) is a representative began as a recognizable movement around 300 bc Its founder was Zeno of Cytium (not to be confused with Zeno of Elea who discovered the famous paradoxes) He was born in Cyprus about 336 bc but all of his philosophical activity took place in Athens For more than 500 years Stoicism was one of the most influential & fruitful philosophical movements in the Graeco-Roman world The works of the earlier Stoics survive only in fragmentary"ations from other authors but from the Renaissance until well into the nineteenth century Stoic ethical thought was one of the most important ancient influences on European ethics particularly because of the descriptions of it by Cicero through surviving works by the Stoics Seneca Marcus Aurelius & also Epictetus--and also because of the effect that it had had in antiquity & continued to have into the nineteenth century on Christian ethical views Nowadays an undergraduate or graduate student learning about ancient philosophy in a university course may well hear only about Plato & Aristotle along perhaps with the presocratics; but in the history of Western thought & education this situation is somewhat atypical & in most periods a comparable student would have learned as much or more about Stoicism as well as two other major ancient philosophical movements Epicureanism & Scepticism In spite of this lack of explicit acquaintance with Stoic philosophers & their works however most students will recognize in Epictetus various ideas that are familiar through their effects on other thinkers notably Spinoza in our intellectual tradition" ...

For years corruption has been dismissed as a cultural phenomenon prevalent in developing countries mirroring low salaries weak infrastructure disorganized administration & unstable political conditions What this theory fails to explain however is why so many western multinational corporations have been involved in corruption scandals in recent years
- even though most of these companies ostensibly had anti-corruption programs & monitoring systems in place This book considers corruption in the business world in its broadest sense including bribery & petty payments nepotism & cronyism gift-giving embezzlement of public property & money laundering It then explores corrupt behavior across different sectors in more detail in an effort to understand how corruption varies by industry While a number of books dealing with corruption have been published over the years little attention has been paid to the specifics of corruption in different industries & economic sectors With contributions from some of the leading global experts in business ethics & law this handbook will be an essential resource for both scholars & practitioners
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The Definitive Guide to Fixed Income Securities-Revised & Updated for the New Era of Investing For decades The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities has been the most trusted resource in the world for fixed income investing Since the publication of the last edition however the financial markets have experienced major upheavals introducing dramatic new opportunities & risks This completely revised & expanded eighth edition contains 31 new chapters that bring you up to date on the latest products analytical tools methodologies & strategies for identifying & capitalizing on the potential of the fixed income securities market in order to enhance returns Among the world's leading authorities on the subject Frank J Fabozzi along with Steven V Mann has gathered a powerful global team of leading experts to provide you with the newest & best techniques for taking advantage of this market New topics include Electronic trading Macro-economic dynamics & the corporate bond market Leveraged loans Structured & credit-linked notes Exchange-traded funds Covered bonds Collateralized loan obligations Risk analysis from multifactor fixed income models High-yield bond portfolio management Distressed structured credit securities Hedge fund fixed income strategies Credit derivatives valuation & risk Tail risk hedging Principles of performance attribution Invaluable for its theoretical insights unsurpassed in its hands-on guidance & unequaled in the expertise & authority of its contributors this all-new edition of The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities delivers the information & knowledge you need to stay on top of the market & ahead of the curve ...

The definitive guide to supply chain philosophy strategy & the practicalities of logistics & distribution The Handbook of Logistics & Distribution Management is a step-by-step guide to setting up & managing supply chains to add maximum value to the organisations they serve Benefiting from the author team's years of practical field-based experience in some of the most challenging environments across the world (from developed economies to third-world countries & war zones) this book will enthuse students & be an invaluable desk reference throughout the careers of practitioners Packed with worked examples & real-world data The Handbook of Logistics & Distribution Management offers complete coverage on all the key aspects of distribution logistics & supply chain planning & management with clear & straight-forward explanations This is not a compilation of work drawn from a disparate collection of research papers & miscellaneous projects but a logical & complete holistic view of how supply chains fit together including minute details of distribution & logistics Globalisation increased competition & new technologies have all changed the landscape in which supply chains operate This fully revised 6th edition of The Handbook of Logistics & Distribution Management provides solutions to the key challenges With new material on international freight forwarding environmental best practice cool chain intermodal shipping & outsourcing & a new detailed index of contents this is the ultimate studyreference companion New online resources include Power Point lecture slides (tables images & formulae from the text) glossary of terms weblinks blog articles video interviews & infographics ...

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Herbs are quite literally everywhere; it is only our ability to recognise their value that has been lost Vicky & Kim explore ...