Oslo, 1969. When a wealthy man collapses & dies during a dinner party, Norwegian Police Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen, known as K2, is left shaken. For the victim, Magdalon Schelderup, a multimillionaire businessman & former resistance fighter, had contacted him only the day before, fearing for his life. It soon becomes clear that every one of Schelderup`s ten dinner guests is a suspect in the case. The businessman was disliked, even despised, by many of those close to him; & his recently revised Will may have set events in motion. But which of the guests
- from his current & former wives & three children to his attractive secretary & old cohorts in the resistance
- had the greatest motive for murder? With the inestimable help of Patricia
- a brilliant, acerbic young woman who lives an isolated life at home, in her wheelchair
- K2 begins to untangle the lies & deceit within each of the guests` testimonies. But as the investigators receive one mysterious letter after another warning of further deaths, K2 realises he must race to uncover the killer. Before they strike again.. .A gripping, evocative & ingenious mystery which pays homage to Agatha Christie, Satellite People is the second Norwegian mystery in Hans Olav Lahlum`s series. The third, The Catalyst Killing, will follow soon.. .



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Meet U.
- a talented & uneasy figure currently pimping his skills to an elite consultancy in contemporary London. His employers
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The Satmap Active 10 is a lightweight, rugged, easy-to-use GPS unit using Ordnance Survey mapping, ideal for walking or mountain biking. The unit comes with Ordnance Survey UK 1:250, 000 Road Atlas maps already installed, & has an SD card slot for loading extra maps ...

This semi-autobiographical tale of Kerouac`s own trip to France, to trace his ancestors & explore his own understanding of the Buddhism that came to define his beliefs, contains some of Kerouac`s most lyrical descriptions. From his reports of the strangers he meets & the all-night conversations he enjoys in seedy bars in Paris & Brittany, to the moment in a cab he experiences Buddhism`s satori
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- Kerouac`s affecting & revolutionary writing transports the reader. Published at the height of his fame, ” Satori in Paris” is a hectic tale of philosophy, identity & the powerful strangeness of travel.

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The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

This cult classic of working class life in post-war Nottingham follows the exploits of rebellious factory worker Arthur Seaton & is introduced by Richard Bradford. Working all day at a lathe leaves Arthur Seaton with energy to spare in the evenings. A hard-drinking, hard-fighting hooligan, he knows what he wants, & he`s sharp enough to get it. Before long, his carryings-on with a couple of married women become the stuff of local gossip. But then one evening he meets a young girl & life begins to look less simple... First published in 1958, ` Saturday Night & Sunday Morning` achieved instant critical acclaim & helped to establish Alan Sillitoe as one of the greatest British writers of his generation. The film of the novel, starring Albert Finney, transformed British cinema & was much imitated. ...

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General map of the country with physical relief represented by altitude tinting & spot heights. Swamp, sand & coral areas are distinguished, & seasonal rivers are marked. The map is double-sided, dividing the country into north & south sections with a generous overlap of coverage. Intermediate driving distances are shown on main roads. Some tracks, railways & oil & gas pipelines are shown, & symbols denote such features as historic sites, airports, ports, places of interest, oil fields & terminals & border crossing points. Internal regions & their respective centres of administration are shown. A table lists populations of major town & cities & an inset map shows the streets & notable locations of central Riyadh. The map is indexed. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1 ...

Saudi Arabia at 1:3, 000, 000 from the Dubai based Explorer Publishing, with in the reverse the central part of the country shown at 1:1, 600, 000. Road network shows locations of petrol stations & a distance table is provided. Coverage extends to north-west to Amman,

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Includes:: & domestic airports are marked. Also shown are locations of selected oil wells & pipelines, boundaries & names of the provinces, & places of interest. The rest of the country is on the reverse. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Each side has a separate index. The map is accompanied by a street plan of central Riyadh, indicating hotels & other facilities. The side showing the southern part of Saudi Arabia

Includes:: a separate panel covering Kuwait at 1:390, 00, with latitude & longitude at 30’ & not indexed, plus a street plan of central Kuwait City. All place names on the maps & the street plans are in the Latin alphabet only.



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