CRIME NEVER SLEEPS'CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR' Daily Mail ONE OF AMAZON'S BEST MYSTERYTHRILLERS OF THE YEAR Detective Renee Ballard works ' The Late Show' the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD It's thankless work for a once-promising detective keeping strange hours in a twilight world of crime Some nights are worse than others & tonight is the worst yet Two shocking cases hours apart a brutal assault & a multiple murder with no suspects Ballard knows it is always darkest before dawn But what she doesn't know
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- is how deep her investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city the police department & her own past The Late Show will keep you up all night it's time to meet Detective Renee Ballard ' The new novel from America's greatest living crime writer is a gripping thrill ride that will entrance you & keep you reading until the small hours' Daily Express' It has been more than ten years since Connelly one of the world's greatest crime writers last launched a major new character superb storytelling
- this cements Connelly's place at the very top of the crime-writing tree' Daily Mail' Classy & clever with a tenacious heroine' Sunday Mirror' Connelly achieves an enormous amount in these pages he creates a new character who immediately leaps into life; & controls a complex fast-paced plot full of surprises' Evening Standard' The Late Show introduces a terrific female character Detective Renee Ballard The pacing is breathless Ballard has astonishing resourcefulness & bravery
- she is complicated & driven' New York Times' Although the usual Connelly fingerprints are in evidence here
- the real achievement is the creation of his tenacious heroine Ballard' Guardian' Ballard is significantly more than a Bosch replacement or clone
- an absorbing character on her own terms Connelly has created yet another potentially iconic tarnished knight of those perennially mean streets' Irish Times'A characteristically complex tale of murder & police corruption' Mail on Sunday (Thriller of the Week)' First there was Detective Harry Bosch then Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller & now comes Renee Ballard ace thriller writer Michael Connelly's first new protagonist in 10 years A nail-bitingly exciting investigation featuring a finely realised new character from one of America's finest contemporary novelists' Irish Independent





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CRIME NEVER SLEEPS'CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR' Daily Mail ONE OF AMAZON'S BEST MYSTERYTHRILLERS OF THE YEAR Detective Renee Ballard works ' The Late Show' the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD It's thankless work for a once-promising detective keeping strange hours in a twilight world of crime Some nights are worse than others & tonight is the worst yet Two shocking cases hours apart a brutal assault & a multiple murder with no suspects Ballard knows it is always darkest before dawn But what she doesn't know
- yet
- is how deep her investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city the police department & her own past The Late Show will keep you up all night it's time to meet Detective Renee Ballard ' The new novel from America's greatest living crime writer is a gripping thrill ride that will entrance you & keep you reading until the small hours' Daily Express' It has been more than ten years since Connelly one of the world's greatest crime writers last launched a major new character superb storytelling
- this cements Connelly's place at the very top of the crime-writing tree' Daily Mail' Classy & clever with a tenacious heroine' Sunday Mirror' Connelly achieves an enormous amount in these pages he creates a new character who immediately leaps into life; & controls a complex fast-paced plot full of surprises' Evening Standard' The Late Show introduces a terrific female character Detective Renee Ballard The pacing is breathless Ballard has astonishing resourcefulness & bravery
- she is complicated & driven' New York Times' Although the usual Connelly fingerprints are in evidence here
- the real achievement is the creation of his tenacious heroine Ballard' Guardian' Ballard is significantly more than a Bosch replacement or clone
- an absorbing character on her own terms Connelly has created yet another potentially iconic tarnished knight of those perennially mean streets' Irish Times'A characteristically complex tale of murder & police corruption' Mail on Sunday (Thriller of the Week)' First there was Detective Harry Bosch then Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller & now comes Renee Ballard ace thriller writer Michael Connelly's first new protagonist in 10 years A nail-bitingly exciting investigation featuring a finely realised new character from one of America's finest contemporary novelists' Irish Independent





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Through his dreams George Orr can make alternate realities real' Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER ...

By 2030 Latinos will comprise roughly 20 percent of the population of the United States Growing numbers of health professionals are realizing the importance of understanding Latino cultural values as they impact the clinical encounter Such knowledge can enhance their ability to communicate with & treat Latina patients effectively & respectfully The Latino Patient provides an in-depth exploration of Latino diversity relevant cultural values health status beliefs & practices; & effective communication strategies The author has developed an original practice-oriented model that leads the reader from greeting the patient to ultimately negotiating treatment The book is hands-on & provides numerous vignettes gleaned from the author's experience The Latino Patient should be high-priority reading for physicians nurses physician's assistants therapists clinical psychologists social workers & other clinicians ...

Do you experience stress? Are you interested in better health & well-being? Do you pursue happiness? If you answered yes to any of these questions you need to read this book If you answered no you're in denial All of us can use a little help to become happier or healthier Unfortunately the help we get is often too scary "if you don't do this or that some catastrophic event of epic proportions will happen" Prilleltensky's approach in contrast is to help you become healthier & happier through laughter In this hilarious book Prilleltensky combines humor with science to help you improve your well-being Each chapter consists of the Laughing Side a series of funny stories; & the Learning Side a research-based user-friendly guide to health & happiness The first chapter provides an overview of well-being while subsequent chapters cover each of its six domains Interpersonal Community Occupational Physical Psychological & Economic (I COPPE) When you finish the book you'll have a greater understanding of your life & ways to make it better ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Mr Holland (Alec Guinness) has supervised the bank&s bullion run for years He is fussy & unnecessarily overprotective but everyone knows he is absolutely trustworthy & so on the day the bullion truck is robbed he is the last person to be suspected But there is another side to Mr Holland; he is also Dutch the leader of the Lavender Hill Mob Prolific Ealing writer TEB Clarke won an Oscar for his deft script but he was helped greatly by the precise direction & impeccable timing of director Charles Crichton & by the brilliance of Alec Guinness&s performance When he tries to recruit Mr Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway) as Pendlebury chips away at one of his sculptures Guinness circles Holloway playfully seducing him into the idea of robbery & as Holloway finally understands the proposition Guinness looks back over his shoulder like some elfin Lucifer When the mob goes over its robbery plans Guinness insists on a detail & Shorty (Alfie Bass) acknowledges that Guinness is the boss Guinness concentrating agrees Then as he relaxes & eases back in his chair Guinness sheds his years of servitude to the bank
- Dutch Holland is indeed the boss Actors Alec Guinness Stanley Holloway Alfie Bass Sid James Marjorie Fielding & Audrey Hepburn Director Charles Crichton Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1951 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 17 minutes (approx)

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In Ealing Studio's classic crime caper THE LAVENDER HILL MOB Alec Guinness plays Mr Holland a fussy & unnecessarily overprotective bank supervisor However unbeknowst to his employers the Bank of England he is the leader of the titular crime gang So on the day that a gold bullion lorry is robbed Mr Holland is the last person to be suspected Winning an Oscar for Best Story & Screenplay THE LAVENDER HILL MOB is an Ealing delight that sees Guinness revelling in his scheming character Look out for the fleeting appearance of a young Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene ...

Provence 1942 Luc Bonet brought up by a wealthy Jewish family in the foothills of the French Alps finds his life shattered by the brutality of Nazi soldiers Leaving his abandoned lavender fields behind Luc joins the French Resistance in a quest for revenge Paris 1943 Lisette Forestier is on a mission to work her way into the heart of a senior German officer & to infiltrate the very masterminds of the Gestapo But can she balance the line between love & lies? The one thing Luc & Lisette hadn't counted on was meeting each other Who if anyone can be trusted
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Good detectives come in all manner of guises Meet Siiri & Irma best friends & the queen bees of Sunset Grove a retirement community for those still young at heart With a combined age of nearly 180 Siiri & Irma are still just as inquisitive & witty as when they first met decades ago But when their comfortable world is upturned by a suspicious death at Sunset Grove Siiri & Irma are shocked into doing something about it Determined to find out exactly what happened & why they begin their own private investigations & form The Lavender Ladies Detective Agency The trouble is beneath Sunset Grove's calm facade there is more going on than meets the eye & Siiri & Irma soon discover far more than they bargained for ...

The decision by the people of the United Kingdom to vote in a referendum in June 2016 to leave the European Union has produced shock-waves across Europe & the world Brexit calls into question consolidated assumptions on the finality of the EU & simultaneously sparks new challenges These new challenges are not only in regard of the constitutional settlements reached in the UK notably in Scotland & Northern Ireland but also on the future of European integration Now that Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union has been invoked & the path towards full withdrawal by the UK from the EU remains clouded in uncertainties a comprehensive legal & political analysis of how Brexit impacts on UK & the EU appears of the utmost importance This book brings together leading lawyers economists & political scientists to discuss the constitutional implications of Brexit & propose possible solutions for the way forward The book is structured around four main themes First it considers how Brexit will be implemented legally & politically in terms of the withdrawal & the possible new relations between the UK & the EU Second it examines the implications of Brexit on the constitutional structure of the UK as well as on the status of Northern Ireland & the relations with the Republic of Ireland Third it examines the implications of Brexit on the constitutional structure of the EU focusing on a number of key areas of EU policy-making notably the Area of Freedom Security & Justice the Single Market & Economic & Monetary Union Fourth & finally the book looks into the mid to long term future & discusses the prospects for relaunching the EU after & beyond Brexit ...