In the latest Novel of the Elder Races two mates find themselves on different paths torn between their duty to the Wyr & the passion that binds them.. . Before she met Dragos half-human half-wyr Pia Giovanni was alone & on the run. Now shes mated pregnant & heading south to repair the Wyrs frayed relationship with the Elves. Being separated from Dragos is painful but for the good of the Wyr demesne they need to figure out how to be partners in more places than just the bedroom. In New York to preside over the Sentinel Games Dragos is worried about his mate but knows that finding two replacement sentinels is essential to show the rest of the Elder Races just how strong & brutal the Wyr demesne can be. But as the games heat up Pias negotiations with the Elves take a turn for the dangerous straining her bond with Dragos & threatening everything they hold dear.. . ...

The State Opening of Parliament. The most magnificent royal occasion of the year. The Queen her Cabinet & all the most powerful people in the land are gathering in one room the House of Lords. & none of them know they are about to endure the most terrifying day of their lives. Not all of them will survive. Sitting amongst the hostages are two young men the sons of the British Prime Minister & the US President. It creates the cruellest challenge any leader could face. As the world watches on live television & holds its breath President & Prime Minister are torn in two between their duty as statesmen & their love as parents. Yet others have their agendas too not least of them Harry Jones a man who is already undergoing the worst day of his life when he becomes swept up in the maelstrom. What can he do about this act of terrorism when the most powerful people are rendered helpless? He can ask one simple question
- why?
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The Lord's Prayer Unplugged provides a unique opportunity to explore the biblical breadth & depth encapsulated in Jesus' famous prayer. The material can be used as a complete teaching programme over the course of ten weeks. Alternatively each unit stands alone so that the phrases can be studied separately & linked into the teaching of a Bible passage springing from the phrase. An index of Bible passages is included at the end of the book. Each phrase of the prayer is explored through creative ideas offering a wealth of thematic gems for teachers to pick & choose to suit their situation. Each unit
Includes:: * Get your bearings * Extra ideas * Why not decorate your space...* Prayer * Quiet space * Songs * Icebreakers * Craft & art * Puppets * Bible exploring * Ongoing wall display

Includes:: photocopy permission.


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THE FAIRIES ARE BACK--BUT THIS TIME THEY DON'T JUST WANT YOUR TEETH... Granny Weatherwax & her tiny coven are up against real"elves. It's Midsummer Night. No time for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs wizards trolls Morris dancers & one orang-utan. & lots of hey-nonny-nonny & blood all over the place." ...

When you start believing in Spirits you start believing in demons & then before you know where you are you're believing in Gods. & then you're in trouble.' Reality is all very well in small doses. It's a perfectly conventional & convenient way of neutralising the imagination. But sometimes when there's more than one reality at play imagination just won't be neutralised & the walls between realities come tumbling down. Unfortunately there's usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place. To keep things out. Things who want to make mischief & play havoc with the natural order... ...

This has happened before. The current financial crisis has only one parallel: the Wall Street Crash of 1929 & subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s which crippled the future of an entire generation & set the stage for the horrors of the Second World War. Yet the economic meltdown could have been avoided had it not been for the decisions taken by a small number of central bankers. In Lords of Finance" we meet these men the four bankers who truly broke the world: the enigmatic Norman Montagu of the bank of England Benjamin Strong of the NY Federal Reserve the arrogant yet brilliant Hjalmar Schacht of the Reichsbanlk & the xenophobic Emile Moreau of the Banque de France. Their names were lost to history their lives & actions forgotten until now. Liaquat Ahamed tells their story in vivid & gripping detail in a timely & arresting reminder that individuals
- their ambitions limitations & human nature
- lie at the very heart of global catastrophe."

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the greatest Moroccan travel book of all time:vital reading for the new upmarket Marrakesh tourism
- one of the bibles of British
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The action-packed second novel in the No. 1 bestselling Conqueror series bringing to the epic story of Genghis Khan brilliantly to life The gathering of the tribes of the Mongols has been a long time in coming but finally triumphantly Temujin of the Wolves Genghis Khan is given the full accolade of the overall leader & their oaths. Now he can begin to meld all the previously warring people into one army one nation. But the task Genghis has set himself & them is formidable. He is determined to travel to the land of the long-time enemy the Chin & attack them there. The distances & terrain-the wide deserts the impenetrable mountains-make it a difficult venture even for the legendary Mongolian speed of movement but the greatest problem is that of the complex fortifications a way of fighting wars of a settled urban population which the nomadic Mongolians had never come across. Finding ways to tackle that & keeping his tribes together in a strange environment presents another new & exciting challenge for Genghis Khan. Not only must Genghis succeed in this incredible campaign but he must also reconcile the restless factions among his own generals mediate between his ambitious brothers & cope with his own reactions to his growing sons. The young warrior has become a notable & victorious military commander of thousands: he must now learn to become a great leader of peoples of many different races & religions. Lords of the Bow is a deeply satisfying novel. It is epic in scope convincing & fascinating in the narration of an extraordinary story. Above all Genghis Khan continues to dominate the scene as he matures from the young boy of Wolf of the Plains to the great Conqueror. ...

Enter a world where bloody battles & heroic deeds combine in the historic struggle to unite Britain in the face of a common enemy. The third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's King Alfred series follows on from the outstanding previous novels The Last Kingdom & The Pale Horseman. The year is 878 & the Vikings have been thrown out of Wessex. Uhtred fresh from fighting for Alfred in the battle to free Wessex travels north to seek revenge for his father's death killed in a bloody raid by Uhtred's old enemy renegade Danish lord Kjartan. While Kjartan lurks in his formidable stronghold of Dunholm the north is overrun by chaos rebellion & fear. Together with a small band of warriors Uhtred plans his attack on his enemy revenge fuelling his anger resolute on bloody retribution. But he finds himself betrayed & ends up on a desperate slave voyage to Icel&. Rescued by a remarkable alliance of old friends & enemies he & his allies together with Alfred the Great are free to fight once more in a battle for power glory & honour. ' The Lords of the North' is a tale of England's making a powerful story of betrayal struggle & romance set in an England torn apart by turmoil & upheaval. ...

Be so subtle that you are invisible. Be so mysterious that you are intangible. Then you will control your rivals fate. Sun Tzu from The Art of War". A community of fifty five million expatriates. Up to two trillion dollars in assets. A highly integrated interconnected network of influence & favour. A firm base on the Pacific Rim. Ambitions to influence the West. Imagine the potential power of such an organisation. You dont have to. This is the Overseas Chinese. Sterling Seagraves brilliant new book " Lords of the Rim" uncovers a complex web of operations which already dominates the Far East & which is already making inroads into the West. It is a superbly researched & spectacularly told account of an extraordinary phenomenon telling just who the Overseas Chinese are & how they became so powerful. Spanning thousands of years it encompasses stories of murder & betrayal bravery & corruption; of triads syndicates kingmakers merchants emperors generals spies & pirates. In telling this masterful & entertaining history Seagrave provides the reader with a cautionary tale: that Chinese strategies so effective for centuries are just as succesful today." ...