The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character of subject & of setting but all with that trademark twist in the tale Every reader will have their own favourites the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks from the quirks of the legal profession -- & those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar -- to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty's diplomatic service -- but for a good cause The last story ' The Grass is Always Greener' is possibly the best piece Archer has written & will haunt you for the rest of your life ...

A cable-TV weather girl who'll do anything to become a celebrity seduces a high school student & convinces him to kill her go-nowhere husband in this black comedy Gus Van Sant's sly satire on America's tabloid mentality is loosely adapted from Joyce Maynard's chronicle of the real-life tale of husb&-killer Pamela Smart ...

Experts estimate that as many as 98000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals That's more than die from motor vehicle accidents breast cancer or AIDS--three causes that receive far more public attention Indeed more people die annually from medication errors than from workplace injuries Add the financial cost to the human tragedy & medical error easily rises to the top ranks of urgent widespread public problems To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors & their consequence--but not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes After all to err is human Instead this book sets forth a national agenda--with state & local implications--for reducing medical errors & improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system This volume reveals the often startling statistics of medical error & the disparity between the incidence of error & public perception of it given many patients' expectations that the medical profession always performs perfectly A careful examination is made from how the surrounding forces of legislation regulation & market activity influence the quality of care provided by health care organizations & then looks at their handling of medical mistakes Using a detailed case study the book reviews the current understanding of why these mistakes happen A key theme is that legitimate liability concerns discourage reporting of errors--which begs the question How can we learn from our mistakes? Balancing regulatory versus market-based initiatives & public versus private efforts the Institute of Medicine presents wide-ranging recommendations for improving patient safety in the areas of leadership enhanced data collection & analysis & development of effective systems at the level of direct patient care To Err Is Human asserts that the problem is not bad people in health care--it is that good people are working in bad systems that need to be made safer Comprehensive & straightforward this book offers a clear prescription for raising the level of patient safety in American health care It also explains how patients themselves can influence the quality of care that they receive once they check into the hospital This book will be vitally important to federal state & local health policy makers & regulators health professional licensing officials hospital administrators medical educators & students health caregivers health journalists patient advocates--as well as patients themselves First in a series of publications from the Quality of Health Care in America a project initiated by the Institute of Medicine ...

In To Explain the World pre-eminent theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg offers a rich & irreverent history of science from a unique perspective
- that of a scientist Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford & from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London he shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world
- they did not understand what there is to understand Yet eventually through the struggle to solve such mysteries as the backward movement of the planets & the rise & fall of tides the modern discipline of science emerged

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In order for the Storm King can cement his power over Osten Ard he must find & defeat the rebel forces massing against him But the rebels led by the exiled Prince Josua have rallied at the Stone of Farewell & are ready to fight the Storm King with every power they can muster The key to their victory lies in finding the third sword of legend Memory
- but the sword has been lost for ages Lost that is until Simon Snowlock realises that he knows exactly where the sword is & how to recover it The only problem an undead army bolstered by powerful magic lies between him & his destination It will take every ounce of Simon's courage & intelligence to journey to & then recover the great sword Memory & bring peace to Osten Ard If Simon's quest is to have any hope Josua must move against the Storm King himself
- a journey that will take him across endless seas through ancient forests & into the stronghold of the Storm King himself This is the first half of the the epic final volume in Tad Williams' breathtaking beloved series Memory Sorrow & Thorn

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Harry Morgan is a tough guy making his living during the Depression from his motor boat in Key West Florida Although he normally takes out fishing parties sometimes his boat can be put to other uses If the money offered is worth his while Harry will run guns rum & men to & from Cuba ...

' Superb likely to become a classic' Observer In the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics & beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from The disaster terrified its survivors shocked that a civilization that had blandly assumed itself to be a model for the rest of the world had collapsed into a chaotic savagery beyond any comparison In 1939 Europeans would initiate a second conflict that managed to be even worse
- a war in which the killing of civilians was central & which culminated in the Holocaust To Hell & Back tells this story with humanity flair & originality Kershaw gives a compelling narrative of events but he also wrestles with the most difficult issues that the events raise
- with what it meant for the Europeans who initiated & lived through such fearful times
- & what this means for us


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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 Audie Murphy the most decorated American soldier in World War Two stars as himself in this action-packed war drama based on his autobiography Murphy grew up in Texas & joined the army in order to provide for his siblings When war broke out he showed great strength in the face of enemy fire proving his courage many times in an adventure which took him from Italy to France & all the way into Germany Actors Audie Murphy Marshall Thompson David Janssen Mary Field Richard Castle Felix Noriego Jack Kelly Charles Drake Denver Pyle Art Aragon Bruce Cowling & Brett Halsey Director Jesse Hibbs Certificate PGYear 1955 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx) ...

SHORTLISTED FOR CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS' Paris-Roubaix is the best race in the world & knocks spots off the Tour de France' Sir Bradley Wiggins Paris-Roubaix The Hell of the North The ultimate monument in cycling's Classics More than 150 miles across dusty or muddy roads much of it puncture-inducing & bone-breaking cobblestones Even professional riders blanche at the very mention of it Tour de France winners (with the notable exception of Wiggins in 2014) make their excuses from it So why on earth would an amateur even dare to attempt it? In To Hell on a Bike Iain Mac Gregor does just that & as he prepares for the ride of his life he explores the history & culture of this extraordinary race With insights from legends of the sport trainers mechanics & fellow writers as well as those who have maintained the traditions of Paris-Roubaix since its inception over a century ago it is the ultimate story of the ultimate cycling challenge ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Eliseo (Javier C&225;mara I'm So Excited!) is ugly lame & single He still hasn't found the woman of his dreams & he doesn't really know what love is Nati (Carmen Machi) is similarly ugly she's missing one breast & is currently separated She's just met the man of her dreams but she doesn't know what real love is either Eliseo on the other hand fears that the worst is just around the corner whilst Nati fantasises that the best is yet to come When Eliseo's mother dies their two paths cross for the first time in twenty years giving them one last chance to find happiness & love But what happens when your ideal woman is married to your brother? Actors Javier Camara Carmen Machi Juan Diego Directors Nacho G Velilla Format PALLanguage Spanish Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1 ...