" The Drowning Pond" is a gritty, fast-paced thriller from award-winning author Catherine Forde. Nickys the least popular girl in school, & the glossy friends who were briefly interested in her are bored. Shell do anything to keep them. Nicky can get back in with the it crowd by picking on Loopy Loner Lizzie. Halloween at the Drowning Pond is about to become pure evil. ...

After her world is shaken by a series of unexplained events, young widow Sarah Grey soon comes to realise that she is the victim of a terrifying haunting by her 19th century namesake...A classic ghost story with a modern twist by a talented new writer in the genre. Relocated to a coastal town, widowed teacher Sarah Grey is slowly rebuilding her life, along with her young son Alfie. But after an inadvertent seance one drunken night, her world is shaken when she starts to experience frightening visions. She tries to explain them as But Alfie sees them too & Sarah believes that they have become the targets of a terrifying haunting. Convinced that the ghost is that of a 19th Century local witch & namesake, Sarah delves into local folklore & learns that the witch was thought to have been evil incarnate. When a series of old letters surface, Sarah discovers that nothing & no-one is as it seems, maybe not even the ghost of Sarah Grey... ...

When Maude Slocum
- beautiful, frightened & angry
- comes to Lew Archer's office with a poison pen letter intended for her

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After her world is shaken by a series of unexplained events, young widow Sarah Grey soon comes to realise that she is the victim of a terrifying haunting by her 19th century namesake.. . A classic ghost story with a modern twist by a talented new writer in the genre. Relocated to a coastal town, widowed teacher Sarah Grey is slowly rebuilding her life, along with her young son Alfie. But after an inadvertent seance one drunken night, her world is shaken when she starts to experience frightening visions. She tries to explain them as But Alfie sees them too & Sarah believes that they have become the targets of a terrifying haunting. Convinced that the ghost is that of a 19th Century local witch & namesake, Sarah delves into local folklore & learns that the witch was thought to have been evil incarnate. When a series of old letters surface, Sarah discovers that nothing & no-one is as it seems, maybe not even the ghost of Sarah Grey... ...

When Maude Slocum
- beautiful, frightened & angry
- comes to Lew Archer's office with a poison pen letter intended for her

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Previously unpublished talks from the Father of Modern Management Throughout his professional life, Peter F. Drucker inspired millions of business leaders not only through his famous writings but also through his lectures & keynotes. These speeches contained some of his most valuable insights, but had never been published in book form-until now. The Drucker Lectures features more than 30 talks from one of managements most important figures. Drawn from the Drucker Archives at the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the lectures showcase Druckers wisdom, wit, profundity, & prescience on such topics as: Politics & economics of the environment Knowledge workers & the Knowledge Society Computer & information literacy Managing nonprofit organizations Globalization During his life, Drucker well understood that over the last 150 years the world had become a society of large institutions-and that they would only become larger & more powerful. He contended that unless these institutions were effectively managed & ethically led, the good health of society as a whole would be in peril. His prediction is unfolding before our eyes. The Drucker Lectures is a timely, instructive book proving that responsible behavior & good business can, in fact, exist hand in h&. Praise for The Drucker Lectures " Peter Drucker shined a light in a dark & chaotic world, & his wordsremain as relevant today as when he first spoke them. Druckers lecturesand thoughts deserve to be considered by every person of responsibility, now, tomorrow, ten years from now, fifty, & a hundred." -Jim Collins, author of Good to Greatand How the Mighty Fall " Rick Wartzman has brought Peter Drucker alive again, & vividly so, in his own words. These samples of his talks & lectures, because theywere spoken not written, will be new to almost all of us. A great andunexpectedtreat." -Charles Handy, author of Myself & Other More Important Matters " Peter Druckers ideas continue to resonate powerfully today. Hislectureson effectiveness, innovation, the social sector, education & so muchmore provide fresh insights that extend beyond his other writings andprovide lessons for us all. This book is a gem." -Wendy Kopp, CEO & founder of Teach for America " Rick Wartzman has performed a great service in pulling together The Drucker Lectures. The collection is as far-ranging as Druckers thinkingandwriting. If you have sampled Drucker before, you will find things youhaventseen. Peters ideas live on. You will be energized by reading themanew." -Paul ONeill, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury " Peter Drucker inspires awe. From the 1940s until his death a few yearsago, he displayed a combination of insight, prescience, & productivitythat few will ever match. This superbly edited collection captures boththerange of Druckers thinking & the sweep of history that informed it. The Drucker Lectures is a riveting read that reveals the depth & subtletyofone of Americas most remarkable minds." -Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind & Drive " Rick Wartzman really has brought Peter to life in The Drucker Lectures. Reading this book, I practically felt as though I were seated in theaudience, listening to my friend & hero, Peter Drucker-truly one of thegreat geniuses of management. These lectures are as vital today as theywere when Peter delivered them. They cover significant territory, fromtheimportance of faith & the individual to the rise of the globaleconomy. Its a classic collection that belongs on every managers bookshelf. " -Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager & Leading at a Higher Level " Thank you, Rick Wartzman, for the pleasure of learning from the witty, informal Peter Drucker as his ideas unfold & his remarkable mindgrappleswith challenges of management that are still with us today." -Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professorand author of Confidence & Super Corp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, & Social Good ...

This revised & expanded second edition brings together the uncollected short fiction of the poet, writer & religious philosopher Aleister Crowley (1875-1947). Of the fifty-four stories in the present volume, only thirty-five were published in his lifetime. Most of the rest appear in this collection for the first time. Crowley was a successful critic, editor & author of fiction from 1908 to 1922. Like their author, his stories are fun, smart, witty, thought-provoking & sometimes unsettling. They are set in places in which he had lived, & knew well: Belle Epoque Paris, Edwardian London, pre-revolutionary Russia & America during the First World War. The title story The Drug stands as one of the first accounts
- if not the first
- of a psychedelic experience. His Black & Silver is a knowing early noir discovery that anticipates an entire genre. Atlantis is a masterpiece of occult fantasy that can stand with Samuel Butler's Erewhon. Frank Harris considered The Testament of Magdalen Blair the most terrifying tale ever written. This second edition adds several additional stories, including the Qabalistic allegory Ambrosii Magi Hortus Rosarum, featuring the author's previously unpublished annotations. Extensive editorial end-notes give full details about the stories.

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This volume brings together the uncollected short fiction of the poet, writer & religious philosopher Aleister Crowley (1875
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This title looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs, vaccines, cures & controversial medical treatments. It shines a light on the scientists, doctors & companies who brought the drugs to us. Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies & minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting-edge chemicals, this book in the hugely popular Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of life-altering, life-saving & sometimes life-endangering pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs like alcohol, opium & hemlock; the smallpox & the polio vaccines; homeopathic cures; & controversial medical treatments like ether, amphetamines & Xanax
- while shining a light on the scientists, doctors & companies who brought them to us.
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This title looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs, vaccines, cures & controversial medical treatments. It shines a light on the scientists, doctors & companies who brought the drugs to us. Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies & minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting-edge chemicals, this book in the hugely popular Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of life-altering, life-saving & sometimes life-endangering pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs like alcohol, opium & hemlock; the smallpox & the polio vaccines; homeopathic cures; & controversial medical treatments like ether, amphetamines & Xanax
- while shining a light on the scientists, doctors & companies who brought them to us.
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