The American South in the twenty-first century. A plantation owned for generations by a rich family. So much history. & a dead body. Just after dawn Caren walks the grounds of Belle Vie the historic plantation house in Louisiana that she has managed for four years. Today she sees nothing unusual apart from some ground that has been dug up by the fence bordering the sugar can fields. Assuming an animal has been out after dark she asks the gardener to tidy it up. Not long afterwards he calls her to say its something else. Something terrible. A dead body. At a distance she missed her. The girl the dirt & the blood. Now she has police on site an investigation in progress & a member of staff no one can track down. & Caren keeps uncovering things she will wish she didnt know. As shes drawn into the dead girls story she makes shattering discoveries about the future of Belle Vie the secrets of its past & sees more clearly than ever that Belle Vie its beauty is not to be trusted. A magnificent sweeping story of the south The Cutting Season" brings history face-to-face with modern America where Obama is president but some things will never change. Attica Locke once again provides an unblinking commentary on politics race the law family & love all within a thriller every bit as gripping & tragic as her first novel " Black Water Rising"." ...

Bury your bodies deep & your secrets deeper. Just after dawn Caren inspects the grounds of Belle Vie the historic plantation house she manages. Back at her office the gardener calls to tell her she missed something. Something terrible. At a distance she didn't see. A young woman lying face down in a shallow grave her throat cut clean. So there will be police asking questions. The family who own Belle Vie will have to be told. There's a school group on the way to visit. Where is Donovan the member of staff no one has seen? & all the time Caren is thinking that there are only so many keys only so many ways in to Belle Vie with its six foot high perimeter fence. & as she lives on site with her daughter she wonders: how much danger are they in? A thriller with as much heart as it has pace Attica Locke combines a riveting mystery with a shattering story of how our history is never just the past. ...

The best & most up-to-date guidance available on writing & presenting the perfect CV is back in a new edition. This is the most definitive & well-researched guide to planning writing & presenting compelling CVs to maximise your chances of getting an interview. The guidance in this book has been tried tested & honed to perfection. The unique content

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Pass the CWTS exam with the help of this fully updated official guide Completely updated to cover the latest Certified Wireless Technology Specialist exam this best-selling guide is the only Official Study Guide for the popular wireless certification. This foundation-level certification is in high demand for wireless networking professionals & you can master all the exam topics with this Official guide. It covers all the exam objectives & helps you study with hands-on exercises chapter review questions an objective map a pre-assessment test & additional study tools on the companion website. The only official study guide endorsed by CWNP Thoroughly covers all exam objectives including Wi-Fi Technology Standards & Certifications; Hardware & Software; Radio Frequency (RF) Fundamentals; Site Surveying & Installation; Applications Support & Troubleshooting; & Security & Compliance

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If youre younger than 15 or older than 50 there is an 87% chance that something in this book will offend you. The 1 web comic Cyanide & Happiness is back with a brand new collection of comics sure to leave you gasping in horror or guffawing with laughter. Featuring 150 comics including 30 brand new strips each jam-packed with more inappropriate jokes & deviant behaviour than ever before! Laugh at Obese Maurice Ass Rape Man the violet-Shirted Eye Stabber & the not-so-loveable superhero Superjerk. Youll never see stick figures this twisted! Also features a brand new activity" section where you can draw your own Cyanide character build-a-boner or connect the dots to reveal a hidden image!" ...

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Bringing a lively & accessible style to a complex subject Cyborgs & Barbie Dolls" explores the idea of the posthuman & the ways in which it is represented in popular culture. Toffoletti explores images of the posthuman body from goth-rocker Marilyn Mansons digitally manipulated self-portraits to the famous TDK baby adverts & from the work of artist Patricia Piccinini to the curiously plastic form of the ubiquitous Barbie doll controversially rescued here from her negative image. Drawing on the work of thinkers including Baudrillard Donna Haraway & Rosi Braidotti " Cyborgs & Barbie Dolls" explores the nature of the human
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Cycle of Life is a practical guide explaining how by facing 1ifes challenges with a positive outlook we can achieve positive outcomes. Life is not easy & we cannot hope to get through it without difficulties but what we can do is make those difficulties into stepping stones to success. This book shows how we can become resilient in the face of setbacks & how as parents we can pass on a cycle of positivity through our children to future generations. ...

When the full moon shines a paralysing fear descends on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next but snarls that sound like human words can be heard & all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated. ...

Shropshire cyclist Dave Hancock has compiled this selection of 20 cycle rides of varying lengths graded from easy rides for families for day-long trips for the more energetic. Highlights of the rides include: the miniature Lakeland of meres & mosses around Ellesmere
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