Mickey Haller & Harry Bosch together take on a seemingly unwinnable case in blistering legal thriller from Number One bestseller Michael Connelly When defence lawyer Mickey Haller is invited by the Los Angeles County District Attorney to prosecute a case for him he knows something strange is going on Mickey's one of the best American legal brains in the business & to switch sides likes this would be akin to asking a fox to guard the hen-house But the high-profile case of Jason Jessup a convicted child killer who spent almost 25 years on death row before DNA evidence freed him is an intriguing one Eager for the publicity & drawn to the challenge Mickey takes the case with LAPD Detective Harry Bosch on board as his lead investigator But as a new trial date is set it starts to look like he's been set up Mickey & Harry are going to have to dig deep into the past & find the truth about what really happened to the victim all those years ago in this nail-biting courtroom drama ...

Seen the news? Hate it? Don't know what to do next? Start a revolution with artist & activist Alice Skinner's guided journal
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Tracklist Shadowlands Inmaculado Joy Of The Cross Hymn To Dionysus Nostalgia Th&234;me De L' Homme Qui Ne Croyait Pas En Lui-Meme Psalm Nativity Man Of Sorrows Th&234;me Reprise ...

For seven-year-old Bertie Pollock life in Edinburgh's most celebrated fictional street has just got immeasurably better The enforced absence of his endlessly pushy mother Irene
- currently consciousness-raising in a Bedouin harem (don't ask)
- has manifold & immediate blessings no psychotherapy no Italian lessons & no yoga classes Bliss For Scotland Street's grown-ups life throws up some new dilemmas Matthew makes a discovery that could make him even richer but also leaves him worried Pat makes one that could make her poorer & her father miserable
- unless that uber-narcissist Bruce can help her out & the Duke of Johannesburg we discover isn't exactly who he says he is From what happens behind Edinburgh Airport's luggage carousel to Machiavellian manoeuvrings at the Association of Scottish Nudists Alexander Mc Call Smith guides us through the brighter lighter & frankly unexpected side of Edinburgh life As ever with his 44 Scotland Street series his readers will make their own discovery that its blend of wit & wisdom mark it out as a comedic tour de force


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Ben Coates author of Why the Dutch are Different cycles the Rhine river from mouth to source discovering the mark it makes on Europe 304 pages Coates Ben ...

The Rhyming Rabbit Sticker Book is a must-have for fans of the bestselling picture book The Rhyming Rabbit It's packed with games activities & over 400 stickers Perfect for birthdays rainy days & school holidays
- a great gift for any child From Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks an unstoppable picture book pairing & creators of the modern classics What the Ladybird Heard & What the Ladybird Heard Next Other Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks sticker books to collect Sugarlump & the Unicorn Sticker Book The Princess & the Wizard Sticker Book & Sharing a Shell Sticker Book
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Life has its rhythms We all need to be able to cope with its ebb as well as its flow We have to survive its darkness as well as its light We face dry times as well as times of richness To survive this intricate pattern we need to have an overriding rhythm of prayer We need to know that whatever is happening we are loved by God & in him we live & move & have our being ...

The RIBA National Awards Winners 2018 showcases the very best of British Architecture This book features the 49 award-winning buildings & is written from the viewpoint of the jury members One of the 49 will go on to win the prestigious Stirling Prize 248 pages 350 colour illustrations ...

Devastated by her lover leaving & trapped in a dead-end job Catrina's friend Andrew comes up with a plan they'll busk their way from Norway to Portugal in a van When Andrew is killed in a tragic accident Catrina decides to go it alone & discovers the real meaning of love & courage & the importance of following her dreams 272 pages Davies Catrina ...

For nearly 40 years this classic text has taken the issue of economic inequality seriously & asked Why are our prisons filled with the poor? Why aren't the tools of the criminal justice system being used to protect Americans from predatory business practices & to punish well-off people who cause widespread harm? The Rich Get Richer shows readers that much that goes on in the criminal justice system violates citizens' sense of basic fairness It presents extensive evidence from mainstream data that the criminal justice system does not function in the way it says it does nor in the way that readers believe it should The authors develop a theoretical perspective from which readers might understand these failures & evaluate them morally-and they to do it in a short & relatively inexpensive text written in plain language New to this edition Presents recent data comparing the harms due to criminal activity with the harms of dangerous-but not criminal-corporate actions Presents new data on recent crime rate declines which are paired with data on how public safety is not prioritized by the US government Updates statistics on crime victimization wealth & discrimination plus coverage of the increasing role of criminal justice fines & fees in generating revenue for government Updates on the costs to society of white-collar crime Updates & deepened analysis of why fundamental reforms are not undertaken Streamlined & condensed prose for greater clarity ...