A stunning novel about a brilliant young forger who continually reinvents himself to escape the authorities, described by ...

Follows a young man's journey into a new voyeur underground, where profit-hungry youths prowl streets, secretly filming radical events with mobile devices to satisfy society's demand for sensational on-the-go content. This work also weaves in elements of wireless communication
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After more than fifty years in hiding, a notorious war criminal has been unmasked & Father Anthony Fowler, CIA operative & member of the Vatican's secret service, is given the job if tracking him down. It's not just the man's crimes that interest Father Fowler, but a curious family heirloom he has kept hidden for decades. Within the relic lies another secret
- a fragment of a map. Soon Fowler is involved with an expedition led by an eccentric, reclusive billionaire. But the map's ancient secret is wanted by many
- a traitor has infiltrated the group & is waiting to strike...

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A novel that traces the fortunes of the Irish labourers who emigrated to England in the 1950s. John B. Keane gives the reader fascinating details of their daily existence, their exhilerations & their sorrows. He has also written Durango, Letters of a Love Hungry Farmer & The Field. ...

Do you know the difference between acetic & ascetic, or between burgers & burghers, or between bucolic & alcoholic, or among complacent, complaisant & compliant, or among a cassock, a cossack, a hassock, a tussock, a hillock, a hummock & a pillock? This book showcases that difference. ...

Need to get your cholesterol in check? You?ll find the latest information about cholesterol, including treatments, drug information, & dietary advice, in Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition, an easy-to-understand guide to cholesterol control. You?ll learn how to lower your numbers & maintain healthy cholesterol levels. You?ll also find out how to eat & exercise properly, use vitamins & supplements, & quit unhealthy habits. You?ll find out cholesterols positive functions & why too much can be a bad thing. You can also assess your cholesterol risk by taking your age, sex, ethnicity, & family history into consideration. Find out what you need to ask your doctor about stress tests, ECBT, & angiograms to check for plaque buildup. Design a cholesterol-crushing diet & understand which foods can help you lower your numbers. Find out how smoking, alcohol, exercise, excess weight, supplements, & prescription medications affect your cholesterol levels Complete with lists of ten important cholesterol websites, ten nutrition websites, ten cholesterol myths, ten landmarks in cholesterol history, ten foods that raise your cholesterol, & ten foods that lower your cholesterol, Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help keep your cholesterol levels under control for good! ...

Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed & observant. A student in Dublin & an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken

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Written by the author of the international bestseller, Conversations with God, this book takes us further in our questioning & search for answers, while dealing with the universal truths of the highest order, & the challenges & opportunities of the soul. ...

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Neale Donald Walsch was experiencing a low period in his life when he decided to write a letter to God,

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As the delicately painted mummy case moves slowly through the CAT scanner, remarkable images appear. Artificial eyes have been placed in the sockets. Between the bandages lie pieces of jewelry, a gold vulture with outstretched wings, & a stone beetle, a symbol of life after death... Thousands of years ago, their bodies were carefully prepared for the journey to the afterlife. Today, state-of-the-art technology allows researchers to examine more closely than ever before these people who have remained so miraculously preserved through time. Their findings portray the most intimate picture yet available of the everyday lives of ancient Egyptians. In this lavishly illustrated book, internationally acclaimed paleopathologist Rosalie David & writer Rick Archbold guide us through the fascinating world of Egyptian mummies & the international teams who study them. In an absorbing text, we meet ancient people from every walk of life -- from pharaohs to peasants -- & learn how they lived & why they died. High-tech autopsies -- using X-rays, CAT scans, & endoscopes -- uncover the agonizing afflictions that spared no one, from Pharaoh Ramesses II to a temple musician named Djedmaatesankh. & with electron microscopes & DNA testing, scientists can look deeper still, to reveal the secrets hidden inside three-thous&-year-o Id cells -- secrets that may one day help provide cures for modern illnesses. ...