Deborah Meaden is known to millions for her straight-talking no-nonsense approach on BBC2s Dragons Den" & in " Common Sense Rules" she shares insights & observations gleaned from a life lived in business. Some of them come from witnessing the successes
- & the failures
- of others. Many more though are drawn from her own business ventures. She shows for example how an early stint in a holiday park gave her a crash course in customer relations. She frankly & honestly analyses why her first enterprise which started so promisingly turned sour. & she explains why turning down a multimillion-pound offer for her chain of holiday parks was the best decision she ever made. As direct & to-the-point on the page as she is in the Den Deborah Meaden is a superbly clear-sighted & experienced observer of business success & her book is guaranteed both to inform & inspire."

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Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates yet they are among the least studied & understood. This first comprehensive guide to all 68 spider families in North America beautifully illustrates 469 of the most commonly encountered species. Group keys enable identification by web type & other observable details & species descriptions include identification tips typical habitat geographic distribution & behavioral notes. A concise illustrated introduction to spider biology & anatomy explains spider relationships. This book is a critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous & ecologically critical component of our biosphere. ...

Widely respected & admired Philip Fisher is among the most influential investors of all time. His investment philosophies introduced almost forty years ago are not only studied & applied by today's financiers & investors but are also regarded by many as gospel. This book is invaluable reading & has been since it was first published in 1958. The updated paperback retains the investment wisdom of the original edition &

Includes:: the perspectives of the author's son Ken Fisher an investment guru in his own right in an expanded preface & introduction I sought out Phil Fisher after reading his Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits...A thorough understanding of the business obtained by using Phil's techniques...enables one to make intelligent investment commitments." Warren Buffet"

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This is a book about how we should address the great & interconnected global challenges of the twenty-first century. Our task Sachs argues is to achieve truly sustainable development by which he means finding a global course which enables the world to benefit from the spread of prosperity while ensuring that we don't destroy the eco-systems which keep us alive & our place in nature which helps sustain our values. How do we move forward together benefitting from our increasing technological mastery avoiding the terrible dangers of climate change mass famines violent conflicts population explosions in some parts of the world & collapses in others & world-wide pandemic diseases? In answering these questions Sachs shows that there are different ways of managing the world's technology resources & politics from those currently being followed & that it should be possible to adopt policies which reflect long-term & co-operative thinking instead of as currently disregard for others & ever-increasing barriers to solving the problems which we collectively face. It is a book which appeals equally to both head & heart & one which no globally thinking person can ignore. ...

Common Worship: Times & Seasons helps clergy & Readers plan & prepare worship that embraces the richness of the Christian year. This collection concentrates on the major liturgical cycles of the Christian year especially from Advent to Candlemas & from Lent to Easter. It also

Includes:: a collection of resources for the festivals & seasons of the agricultural year as well as material to explore themes like creation & the environment. This practical resource

Includes:: creative service outlines; fully worked out services for all the major festivals & a wealth of seasonally appropriate liturgical material e.g. introductions to the Peace acclamations & blessings.



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This essential handbook presents the authorised Bible readings (references only) for the liturgical year beginning Advent Sunday 2013. It

Includes:: the Principal second & third service lectionary readings for Sundays & Principal Festivals plus morning & evening readings for weekdays throughout the year. A must-have reference guide for every vestry & parish office. This is the larger-format edition.

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The Common Worship Main Volume is the primary worship & service book for the Church of Engl&. It contains material used on Sundays by most churches: a variety of Communion services & non-eucharistic forms of worship as well as the basic Baptism service & the Psalms. Full contents: The Declaration of Assent The Calendar A Service of the Word Morning & Evening Prayer on Sunday Morning & Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer Night Prayer (Compline) Night Prayer (Compline) in Traditional Language Prayers for Various Occasions The Litany The Litany from the Book of Common Prayer Authorized Forms of Confession & Absolution Creeds & Authorized Affirmations of Faith Holy Communion including A Form of Preparation Order One Order One in Traditional Language Order Two Order Two in Contemporary Language Supplementary Texts Seasonal Provisions Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child Holy Baptism Collects & Post Communions Collects & Post Communions in Traditional Language Rules Lectionary The Psalter Canticles ...

A distillation of diaries compiled when the author lived beside Putney Common. They note the changing seasons & her encounters with dogs & their owners & offer a portrait of life in a small community which combines the splendours of nature with gossip illicit romances & jealousies. ...

On a damp July morning in 1946 two schoolboys find a woman's body in a bomb site in north London. The woman is identified as Lillian Frobisher a wife & mother who lived in a war-damaged terrace a few streets away. The police assume that Lil must have been the victim of a vicious sexual assault; but the autopsy finds no evidence of rape & Divisional Detective Inspector Jim Cooper turns his attention to her private life. How did Lil come to be in the bomb site
- a well-known lovers' haunt? If she had consensual sex why was she strangled? Why was her husband seemingly unaware that she had failed to come home on the night she was killed? In this gripping murder story Sian Busby gradually peels away the veneer of stoicism & respectability to reveal the dark truths at the heart of postwar austerity Britain.
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This isnt just a cookbook; its a valuable resource of practical tips & ideas for the health-conscious cook. Here is all the basic information that so many cookbooks leave out: easy to understand information on essential nutrients tips on healthy eating balanced sample meal plans & much much more. There are more than 300 healthy & flavorsome recipes with nutritional guides to get you through the day
- from breakfast to dessert. This is a book that will be dipped into again & again.""
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