Appointment in Samarra" is a fast-paced blackly comic depiction of the rapid decline & fall of Julian English. English is part of the social elite of his 1930s American hometown but from the moment he impetuously throws a cocktail in the face of one of his powerful business associates his life begins to spiral out of control
- taking his loving but troubled marriage with it."
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' We could always go overland now that we have wheels ' Ross had suggested out of the blue. I'd pulled out an atlas & we'd traced a route down through Africa via countries still marked with their colonial names. Only two strips of water interrupted the flow of land between Edinburgh & Chingola; the English Channel & the Straits of Gibraltar. Fourteen months had passed since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon so Africa couldn't be that difficult could it? A month later we boarded the ferry for Calais... In 1970 newly-weds Ross & Sara set off with extraordinary naivety & a lack of proper preparation to drive from Edinburgh to Zambia in a standard saloon car. Appointment in Zambia is the story of their epic car journey. Sara was 21 (and could not drive) & Ross was 23 when they & their brand new Hillman Hunter (in ' Golden Sand' a colour chosen before they'd opted to drive through the Sahara...) started out. For eight weeks in a trip of over 20 000 kms they slept in the car coped with illness & looked up the barrel of rifles from the wrong end. Apart from the car their only technology was a compass. Their journey encompassed the Sahara where they had to dig themselves out of trouble with Tupperware containers. They also braved war-torn Biafra navigated storm-wrecked roads through equatorial forests & traversed the main tributary of the Congo River (on a raft cobbled together with dug-out canoes by locals). They met lepers pygmies drunken officials prostitutes & missionaries while their journey took them across 13 countries with widely different frontiers customs currencies & language before they reached Chingola
- just in time for Ross to start his new job. Appointment in Zambia is a unique take on an epic journey
- a young couple & their basic car travel acrosss Africa not because they want to challenge themselves & prove something but because they decide it's the best way to get to a new job in Zambia.

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A facsimile first edition hardback of the exotic Poirot book based on Agatha Christies own travels in the Middle-east with her archaeologist husb&. Among the towering red cliffs of Petra like some monstrous swollen Buddha sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark hed overheard back in Jerusalem: You see dont you that shes got to be killed? Mrs Boynton was indeed the most detestable woman hed ever met! To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirots first appearance & to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting & format of the first edition from the Christie familys own archive this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. ...

A Fighting Fantasy classic in the new format. Tough courageous incorruptible champion of law & order YOU are the Silver Crusader using your super powers to protect the innocent citizens of teeming Titan City from the terrorism violence kidnapping & corruption of a host of super-villains. Your mission is to discover the location of a top-secret F.E.A.R. meeting capture the Titanium Cybord & his gang & bring them to justice... ...

Appreciative Coaching describes an approach to coaching that is rooted in Appreciative Inquiry. At its core the Appreciative Coaching method shows individuals how to tap into (or rediscover) their own sense of wonder & excitement about their present life & future possibilities. Rather than focusing on individuals in limited or problem-oriented ways Appreciate Coaching guides clients through four stages-Discovery Dream Design & Destiny-that inspire them to an appreciative & empowering view of themselves & their future. ...

The Surgeon has been locked up for a year but his chilling legacy still haunts the city & especially Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. But now a new killer is at work & Rizzoli senses something horrifyingly familiar about this murderers modus operandi. Its when the FBI starts taking an interest in the investigation that Rizzoli begins to wonder just what makes this case so different so dangerous that the Feds feel the need to get involved. But then the unthinkable happens: the Surgeon escapes. & suddenly there are two brilliant twisted killers on the loose
- master & apprentice united in their hunt for the most challenging prey of all: the very woman who is hunting them.
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The second edition of the highly successful 1987 book brings together the varied theoretical approaches to art therapy & provides a variety of solutions to the challenge of translating theory to technique. In each chapter the esteemed contributors experts in the approach of the particular chapter provide a definition of & orientation to the specific theory or area of emphasis showing its relevance to art therapy. Clinical examples & nearly 100 illustrations are employed as the authors present the creative & effective treatment of patients. In addition to the strength of the theoretical overview this new edition offers many new chapters including those on cognitive-behavioral therapy & person-centered therapy. The text is divided into five sections: psychodynamic approaches; humanistic approaches; psycho-educational approaches; systemic approaches; & integrative approaches. Commentaries by well known art therapists follow each section of the book. Art therapists at all levels as well as any mental health professional utilizing art in their clinical work will find this new edition of value & interest. ...

Twenty-first century civilization faces economic ecological & spiritual meltdown. To survive this century as civilized people we need to refer back to a time when city life was in harmony with nature & the wider environment. We cannot dismiss the ancients as primitive when they had a blueprint for civilization that first appeared over 5 000 years ago. Perhaps we should look at the ancient past for solutions such as the possibility of an unknown zero-carbon technology. Did they really build giant pyramids with blocks of stone weighing hundreds of tonnes using only slaves hemp rope & copper tools? For the last two thousand years however much has remained hidden
- primarily because the Greeks & the Romans did not have access to the whole archetype. The Church then further compounded the loss of knowledge under layers of misinterpretation. This book reveals more about the original concepts going back to the end of the Ice Age identifying the earliest principles & what happened to them.
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There is an epidemic of insecurity in our society today. Many people are insecure & feel bad about themselves which steals their joy & causes major problems in all their relationships. The good news is that there is a cure for the approval addiction! APPROVAL ADDICTION asks why so many of us have an overwhelming need for acceptance from the wider world
- & provides the key to breaking free from this addiction. Joyce Meyers groundbreaking book now available with a new look for the B-format edition: * Demonstrates that you can accept who you are * Identifies the cause of our addictive need for approval * Helps you to be released from the chains of past * Guides you through steps to break the pattern for the future Joyce writes from raw personal knowledge of how insecurity & low self-esteem
- stemming in her case from damaging childhood experiences
- can leave us feeling constantly frustrated & lacking real peace or joy. It was through embracing the knowledge that she is unconditionally loved by God that she found inner security & the power to live her life to her full potential.


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The app Wheel uses your iPod touch/iPhone together with any driving app to give you the most realistic experience you can get without a real car! Slot your iPod touch/iPhone into the wheel select your game & the wheel will maximise the racing experience allowing precise in-game control & realistic steering simulation. The ergonomic design allows the user to use screen based game buttons as well as the main device control button. ...