At nineteen Sebastian is a duke & heir to a vast country estate. A deep sense of tradition binds him to his inheritance though he loathes the social circus he is a part of. Deception infidelity & greed hide beneath the glittering surface of good manners. Among the guests at a lavish party are two people who will change Sebastian's life: Lady Roehampton who will initiate him in the art of love; & Leonard Anquetil a polar explorer who will lead Sebastian & his free-spirited sister Viola to question their destiny. A portrait of fashionable society at the height of the era THE EDWARDIANS revealed all that was glamorous about the period
- & all that was to lead to its downfall. First published in 1930 it was Vita Sackville-West's most successful book.
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Edwardo is an ordinary boy so sometimes he can be a bit grubby or clumsy a bit cruel or noisy or rude. The more that he is criticised the worse he becomes until one day they call him 'the horriblest boy in the whole wide world'. Just then Edwardo's luck begins to change & a series of chance events reveal that really he is a lovely boy & has been all along. ...

Everyone knows Edwina. Shes the dinosaur who plays with the children & helps little old ladies across the road. Shes the dinosaur who bakes chocolate-chip cookies! Everyone loves her...except the class know-it-all Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie. Reginald knows dinosaurs are extinct & he is ready to prove it. But will anyone listen? & if they do what will happen to Edwina? ...

Love her or hate her Edwina Currie falls comfortably into that category of celebrity you simply cannot ignore. The first edition of her diaries explosively revealed her affair with former Prime Minister John Major. This second volume which begins in 1992 with her refusal to serve in Majors Cabinet is no less revelatory about her colleagues encounters with others in the public eye & of course her extraordinary love life. It covers her life in Parliament up to the election of Blairs Labour government but more importantly sees its subjects emergence as a mainstay in the public imagination first as a bestselling author then as a commentator broadcaster presenter & performer
- most recently on the BBCs flagship entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing. Shot through with her trademark effervescence & sense of fun Edwina Currie Diaries: Volume II documents one of the biggest characters in British public life at her saucy scathing best. Frank & funny you cant put her down Time Out Few women can lay claim to the word magnificent" but Currie is now surely one of them Daily Telegraph"
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Although it might seem the most mundane of fish when pulled from the mud of creeks ponds rivers or the sea the eel's life cycle is one of the most remarkable on the planet. Freshwater eels are born according to current scientific theory in remote ocean depths & journey thousands of miles to fresh water where they spend their lives before returning to the ocean to mate & die. A favourite food for humans since antiquity feeding London's poor during the Middle Ages & saving the Mayflower pilgrims from starvation on North America's shore these days the Japanese alone account for an eel consumption worth over a billion pounds a year. Richard Schweid chronicles these creatures in all their aspects: their natural history to their market value; their occurence in art & literature; & their present threatened status. The eel is considered by many to be currently on the road to extinction & despite repeated attempts to farm them & the expenditure of huge amounts of time & money eels have steadfastly refused to reproduce successfully in captivity apparently requiring the vastness of the open ocean to begin their long drift toward maturity. Containing many little-known facts about this rather surprising fish this book will appeal to anyone who enjoys well-written natural history or who wants to learn more about an animal that deserves much more attention than it has received to date. ...

Youre on a placebo Tristan. Least Ive got an excuse. She told me: youre nothing youre a control. This is all just you. The Effect is a clinical romance. Two young volunteers Tristan & Connie agree to take part in a clinical drug trial. Succumbing to the gravitational pull of attraction & love however Tristan & Connie manage to throw the trial off-course much to the frustration of the clinicians involved. This funny moving & perhaps surprisingly human play explores questions of sanity neurology & the limits of medicine alongside ideas of fate loyalty & the inevitability of physical attraction. Following on from the critical & commercial success of Enron The Effect is the latest play from Lucy Prebble & reunites Enrons writer & director once more delivering a vibrant theatrical exploration into the human brain via the heart. This world premiere is co-produced by Headlong & will be performed at the National Theatres Cottesloe Theatre from November 2012-23 February 2013 starring Billie Piper & Jonjo ONeill. The Guardian has selected The Effect as one of the highlights of the best theatre for autumn 2012 (2/9/12). ...

The Natal Hypnotherapy Effective Birth Preparation CD" will enhance your pregnancy & birth experience by helping you to develop & use your natural skills & inner resources. The CD uses a combination deep relaxation & guided visualization to help you overcome fears create a state of calm & relaxation maintain your health increase bonding with your baby & maximize your bodies potential to give birth naturally. This CD is also part of the " Natal Hypnotherapy Programme" which won the Pregnancy Product of the Year. Benefits of listening to the " Birth Preparation CD" (Hospital or birth centre) include: reducing fear of giving birth; increasing your ability to manage pain; developing a deep trust of your bodys ability to give birth naturally; feeling calm relaxed & prepared for the birth; increasing your sense of being in control; increasing your chance of having a drug fee labour; & reducing the chances of having post natal depression." ...

Strong communication skills are arguably the most important attribute a manager can possess. Many managers believe they have already mastered the four basic communication skills -- speaking listening writing & reading -- but many simply go through the motions. In Effective Communication John Adair Britain's foremost expert on leadership training will tell you everything you need to know to enable you to: Use words to their maximum effectiveness in order to persuade & really be heard Train yourself to hear what other people are actually saying Construct your correspondence & presentations to get across what you want to say in the clearest manner Improve your assimilation & understanding of the thousands of words you have to read every day Including helpful advice on interviews appraisals giving & receiving criticism conducting & participating in meetings the use of visual aids communication between departments & much more this is the ultimate tool for improving your communication skills & helping you become a better manager. ...

The measure of the executive Peter Drucker reminds us is the ability to get the right things done. Usually this involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. He identifies five talents as essential to effectiveness & these can be learned; in fact they must be learned just as scales must be mastered by every piano student regardless of his natural gifts. Intelligence imagination & knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that convert these into results. One of the talents is the management of time. Another is choosing what to contribute to the particular organization. A third is knowing where & how to apply your strength to best effect. Fourth is setting up the right priorities. And all of them must be knitted together by effective decision-making. How these can be developed forms the main body of the book. The author ranges widely through the annals of business & government to demonstrate the distinctive skill of the executive. He turns familiar experience upside down to see it in new perspective. The book is full of surprises with its fresh insights into old & seemingly trite situations. It is a timeless classic from Peter F. Drucker one of the worlds leading management thinkers. It identifies five talents essential to effectiveness. It is a bestseller in the Drucker Classic Collection"." ...

Effective Interviewing & Interrogation Techniques Third Edition" is a practical manual which provides the forensic practitioner/investigator critical insight into human behavior enabling one to become a better interviewer interrogator & most importantly an expert detector of truthful & deceptive behavior. The Forensic Assessment Interview Technique (FAINT) & the Integrated Interrogation Technique (IIT) were developed at the Academy for Scientific Investigative Training & are used by forensic practitioners & investigators to detect truthful or deceptive behavior. FAINT is applicable to all forensic type interviews & incorporates the assessment of nonverbal behavior projective analysis of unwitting verbal cues statement analysis & the Morgan Interview Thematic Technique (MITT). This volume teaches how to combine apply & quantify these techniques to reach a numerical conclusion to the truthfulness of the interviewee. This third edition expands chapters on torture assessing the interview statement analysis MITT & interrogation. It contains new chapters on passenger screening & report writing along with new case studies. Also covered are ways to maximize the collection of information from a prospective employee & legal considerations. Gordon & Fleisher have created a one-stop guide to mastering the art of credibility assessment during an interview with successfully tested techniques for obtaining a confession from guilty suspects. Forensic practitioners law enforcement the intelligence community the private security sector attorneys & forensic & criminal justice students will all find this volume a valuable resource. The only book to address FAINT IIT & MITT in one source. Enables the interviewer to obtain a confession that can stand up in court. It

Includes:: an online workbook with practical exercises to assist the reader."

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