The most potent force in global commerce today isn't Wall Street, the multinational banks, or the governments of the G7 countries. In this brilliant & startling investigation, acclaimed business reporter Eric J. Weiner uncovers the real powers guiding our shaky recovery from the worldwide financial crisis & shaping the economy of our future. Taking advantage of the current recession & the liquidity problems in the United States & Europe, cash-flush nations such as China, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, & even Norway are using sovereign wealth funds & other investment vehicles to secure major holdings in multinational corporations as well as massive tracts of farmland & natural resources. This is the Shadow Market, quietly controlling political agendas as well as the flow of capital in the West
- & assembling gigantic investment portfolios that will form the power structure of tomorrow's economy.
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Olivia Morrow is eighty three & in failing health so she knows she has little time left. The last of her line she faces a big decision, expose a long-held family secret or take it with her to her grave. Follow Olivia on her journey & she if she lets the secret out. The size of the book is 19.8cm in height & 12.8cm wide. ...

The Stone of Tear, invulnerable fortress of legend, has fallen. The Children of the Dragon have risen to the call of prophecy

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Sarah Keller is a young single mother living in Oklahoma with her five year-old daughter, Zoe. Her day job is to hunt out people on the run & bring them to justice.

So imagine how it looks when a school bus accident sends Zoe to the ER & tests reveal Sarah cant be Zoes mother.

Sarah has been living a lie for years & finally the truth is coming out. Who is she? Who were Zoes parents? & why does Zoes identity bring the FBI down on Sarahs tail in mere minutes?

The FBI is the least of her worries, though. Sarah needs to keep Zoe off the grid, but with a sinister religious cult also on the trail, where on earth can they hide?

Something deadly lurks in Sarahs past & its resurfacing brings terror to all it touches.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781405940474
• Author: M. G. Gardiner
• Publisher: Penguin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 435
• Dimensions: 18 x 11 x 3cm















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The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes is a fascinating collection of stories featuring detectives, criminal agents & debonair crooks from the golden age of crime fiction: a time when Sherlock Holmes was esconsced in his rooms at 221B Baker Street & London was permanently wreathed in a sinister fog. These gripping tales of mystery, suspense & clever puzzles are wonderfully entertaining & in them you will meet The Crime Doctor, Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen
- The Thinking Machine, Max Carrados
- the incredible blind detective, the repulsive but brilliant Skin o' My Teeth, & the natty, ingenious French sleuth Eugene Valmont. On the other side of the law, there are gentleman crooks Raffles & Simon Carn
- the Prince of Swindlers. The stories include: " The Purloined Letter' by Edgar Allan Poe, ' The Stolen Cigar Case' by Bret Harte, ' The Swedish Match' by Anton Chekhov, ' Nine Points of the Law' by E.W. Hornung, ' The Ghost at Massingham Mansions' by Ernest Bramah & ' The Great Pearl Mystery' by Baroness Orczy.


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Discover the world of Shakespeare with these brilliant retellings of sixteen of the Bard's best-loved plays! This brilliant collection features more Shakespeare Stories than ever before, from the tragedy of ' Macbeth' & the epic ' The Tempest', through to the humour of ' Much Ado About Nothing'. Providing an excellent introduction to Shakespeare for younger readers, this wonderful set with engaging illustrations is perfect for those over the age of 6 years. Included in this title:• The Taming of the Shrew• The Merchant of Venice• King Lear• Julius Caesar• Much Ado About Nothing• As You Like It• Richard III• Othello, & much more! Product Information:• ISBN: 9781408344897• Author: Andrew Matthews & Tony Ross• Publisher: Orchard Books• Format: Paperback• Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 9cm ...

Sex & the City with monsters! Witty urban fantasy from fan favourite Mur Lafferty, about a travel writer finds she's agreed to write a guide to New York
- for the undead! Following the disaster that was her last job, Zoe is searching for a fresh start as a travel writer in New York City. After stumbling across a seemingly perfect position, though, Zoe is blocked at every turn because of the one thing she can't take off her reason
- she's human. Not to be put off by anything
- especially not her blood-drinking boss or death goddess co-worker
- Zoe delves deep into the monster world. But her assignments turn deadly when the careful balance between humans & monsters starts to crumble
- with Zoe right in the middle.




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Please note this book contains content of an adult nature. When the Democrats & the press pounce on the video of Sarah Moons with candidate Tom Thomas, Sarah temporarily becomes the most famous woman in the country. Now Sarah sets the record straight, explaining the true course of her sexual education in Wilma Kauffen's pitch-perfect send-up of sex & the body politic. This book has 295 pages & is 17.5cm x 10.5cm x 2.1cm ...

Details: Bobby Foster, car-hop at the chic Cafe Comedie, is going to the gas chamber. He's already confessed to the
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A diplomat working for the League of Nations, Dr Philip Raven dies in the 1930s.

Leaving behind a book of dreams outlining

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