Bright but shy, motherless 15-year-old Carly Lark has always considered herself part of her friend Tanya's family, & is miserable when the Petrovskis move to Australia for the year. When Carly receives a stern letter from Tanya urging her to 'get a life', she is bitter & angry & hurls herself into a one-sided friendship with her neighbour. ...

As the villagers of Stoneguard used to say, ' Wherever there's trouble there's Liza Haven...'. But when your identical twin sister is the local golden girl, sometimes it's more fun to be the bad twin. Working in LA as a stuntwoman, her life is as wild as she wants but when she loses her job & almost her life, she's forced to return home. On her return, things have changed, her sister Lee has gone, deserting their difficult mother, a flagging family business & a dangerously attractive boyfriend. What's more the whole village thinks Liza is Lee. can she get away with pretending to be the good twin? Or is it finally time to discover who she really is in this hilarious & heartbreaking story about running away & finding your way home again. ...

Provides information about mental health care. This book

Includes:: a diagnostic process to identify major

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Georgie & Flick are a girl's best friend
- & secret weapon. Their agency, Domestic Angels, provides an invaluable service to
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Over the last five hundred years, Britain's power has waxed & waned: from the puny island nation of the sixteenth century, to the global superpower of the nineteenth century, to the more modest post-imperial status today of a major European power. But in these radically different circumstances, the wisdom of Lord Palmerston's observation has endured. Getting Our Way recounts nine stories from Britain's diplomatic annals over the last five hundred years, in which the diplomats themselves are at the centre of the narrative. It is an inside account of their extraordinary experiences, sometimes in the face of physical danger, often at history's hinge. Be it Henry Killigrew's mission to Edinburgh in 1572, Castlereagh at the Congress of Vienna, Our Man in Washington & the Nassau Deal, or the handover of Hong Kong to China, we can see how Britain has viewed its interests in the world & sought to advance them. Some of these dramatic episodes record triumph, some failure, but all of them illustrate how the three pillars of the national interest
- security, prosperity & values
- have been the foundation of British foreign policy for half a century. Each story is illuminated by colourful anecdotes & insights drawn from Christopher Meyer's first-hand experience of international relations. Moreover, the book is a salutary reminder that foreign policy (what is to be done) & diplomacy (how it is to be done) begin & end with the national interest. & far from being the preserve of aloof aristocrats, the pursuit of our national interest is replete with intrigue, treachery, espionage, & danger
- an extraordinary combination of high principle & low cunning, vice & virtue, all with the specific aim of 'getting our way'.


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Pregnancy & the birth of a baby is one of the great miracles of everyday life
- infertility, for many couples, one of the greatest
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A man kills a prospective buyer for his car. On the verge of becoming a major name in the interior design world, he can't afford a scandal & must discreetly dispose of the body, but everything seems to be conspiring to ruin his reputation. This is a wicked story of murder filled with black humor & suspsense. ...

The ancient art of beautiful hand lettering
- calligraphy
- is currently sweeping the art world in what has been called a 'raging

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Find out how a halogen oven can become an indispensable part of your kitchen with its fast & super-healthy, low-fat cooking method. Learn how the cooker works, how to choose the best one for you, & how to get the most from it every day & for every occasion. Packed full of recipes, from snacks & appetizers for two people, to meat, fish & vegetarian main dishes that will feed a family, as well as tempting puddings, cakes & cookies for quick & easy baking. ...

Is your workload overwhelming? Does it just keep mounting up while your stress levels reach fever pitch? In Getting Things Done David Allen teaches you how to keep a clear head, relax & organise your thoughts while implementing the methods that he has introduced at organisations like Microsoft, Lockheed & the US Department of Justice: Learn the 'do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it' principle to empty your in-tray. Handle e-mail, paperwork & unexpected demands in a system of self-management. Plan & progress projects. Reasses goals & stay focused. Apply the two minute rule when deciding what to do now & what to defer. Overcome feelings of anxiety & being overwhelmed. With clear & specific methods & advice, David Allen's tried & trusted formula for business efficiency could transform the way you operate & your experience of work. ...