Life simply couldnt be better for Erin Boswell. At twenty-seven she is engaged to the simply divine Jay Keskar
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For millions of years humankind has used a brilliantly successful survival strategy. If we like something we chase after more of it: more status more food more info more stuff. Then we chase again. Its how we survived famine disease & disaster to colonise the world. But now thanks to technology weve suddenly got more of everything than we can ever use enjoy or afford. That doesnt stop us from striving though & its making us sick tired overweight angry & in debt. It burns up our personal ecologies & the planets ecology too. We urgently need to develop a sense of enough. Our culture keeps telling us that we dont yet have all we need to be happy but in fact we need to nurture a new skill the ability to bask in the bounties all around us. ENOUGH explores how our Neolithic brain-wiring spurs us to build a world of overabundance that keeps us hooked on more. John explains how through adopting the art of enoughness we can break from this wrecking cycle. With ten chapters on topics such as Enough food Enough stuff Enough hurry & Enough information he explores how we created the problem & gives us practical ways to make our lives better. ...

Throughout the 1990s Deric Longden has shared his life with Aileen Armitage & four cats: Thermal Tigger Frink & shabby old Arthur. & the cats have found that sharing a life with Aileen can be a very painful business. She hardly ever trips over them these days but they are always in danger of being mistaken for a cardigan or inadvertently locked away in the cellar. Ever since Thermal came in from the cold to enter his life Deric has seen his world increasingly taken over by cats. What with planning their menus entertaining their friends listening to their worries & observing their adventures he has little time left over for his professional life as a writer. But there are rich rewards. One way or another the cats that Deric & Aileen share their lives with are an endless source of interest & laughter. Few writers have found so much enjoyment in the company of cats & none has written better about their charm & the fascinating range of their personalities. Enough to make a Cat Laugh" will enchant cat-lovers everywhere & give Longden-lovers an unforgettable treat." ...

In the wake of the Industrial Revolution the population swiftly developed a thirst for knowledge about the myriad of new goods & ideas that were becoming available. But before the days of television newspaper advertising & junk mail how did people get to know about everything? Over a million people solved the problem by buying a copy of this book which caused a publishing sensation in Victorian Britain. Because it explained so much about so many different aspects of life it continues to provide a very enjoyable & informative peep into the lifestyle of our forebears. In 2775 entries the enquiring Victorian learns how to tell if food is fresh & when it is in season; how to dance; the difference between local dialects; correcting grammar & spelling; the rules of games & puzzles; hints on etiquette; kitchen & household hints & recipes; cures for scores of ailments including rheumatism & baldness; the origins of Christian names; first aid; employment & rental regulations; keeping fit; dressmaking & embroidery; births marriages & deaths; personal conduct as well as scores of others. We know when & where the Victorians lived. This fascinating book explains much about how they lived. ...

Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry & illusion. Thus ends David Humes Enquiry concerning Human Understanding the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language. His arguments in support of reasoning from experience & against the sophistry & illusion of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies caused controversy in the eighteenth century & are strikingly relevant today when faith & science continue to clash. The Enquiry considers the origin & processes of human thought reaching the stark conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the physical world or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must depend on instinctive learning from experience recognizing our animal nature & the limits of reason. Humes calm & open-minded scepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science liberating us from the superstition of false metaphysics & religion. His Enquiry remains one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy & this edition places it in its historical & philosophical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

As mankind faces its deadliest battle two young women must unite to prevent the forces of evil destroying the world as we know it. But theirs is no ordinary alliance for these two women live at opposite ends of history until fate brings them together & their destinies are inextricably intertwined. Leoni a troubled teen from 21st Century Los Angeles finds everything shes ever known thrown into disarray when a drug overdose catapults her into a parallel dimension. There she meets Ria who is also suspended on the edge of time. Rias world is violent & desolate in a way Leoni has never experienced
- but only together can they stop the powerful demon Sulpa the Eater of Souls. The embodiment of pure evil Sulpa is preparing to perpetrate one final horrific act of unspeakable wickedness after which nothing will be able to stand in the way of his ultimate goal: the annihilation of mankind. Only Leoni & Ria can stop him...
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The Crime was committed on stage at the Unicorn Theatre when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet; the Victim was Arthur Surbonadier an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent; the Suspects included two unwilling girlfriends & several relieved blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases. ...

Theo Paphitis is the outspoken & charismatic star of Dragons' Den who has turned round a string of household names from Ryman to La Senza in a high-profile business career that has brought him millions. Now in his revealing & controverisal memoir he not only takes the reader behind the scenes on Dragons' Den he explains how he made his fortune. He also provides a masterclass in business methods that will enable anyone who reads this book to learn so much about how they too can improve their business. In the book Theo recalls how his family moved to England from Cyprus & how as a poor immigrant he took whatever jobs he could starting as a tea boy for Lloyd's. There he began to take the first steps on a career that would net him a fortune. He reveals the methods that took him to the top & also provides some fascinating insight into the national game from his spell as chairman of Millwall FC. But above all this is a book that will provide all readers with the opportunity to learn from one of the nation's most successful businessmen & put his ideas into practice. ...

Master the core principles & practices for Enterprise Integration a powerful strategy for transforming all your business data processes & software into a shared corporate-wide asset. Architecting an effective integration framework poses challenges as complex & idiosyncratic as your organization itself but senior architects Devin Spackman & Mark Speaker guide you through the steps & events common to every enterprise integration project to deliver your own successful results. You ll walk through critical decision points typical problems & solutions & effective techniques. You ll gain a basic framework from which to build your own project & analyze the code from a complete working solution. Examine concepts in depth compare approaches & learn viable techniques to: Design your solution & learn practical ways to model it Review the tools & methods that simplify managing endpoints Manipulate messages so data can be shared & understood across systems Automate business processes & execute business rules Use monitoring techniques to uncover both technical & business-process bottlenecks Design security features that address the inherent vulnerabilities in linking all your assets together Reduce defects by automating your build process & tests ...

When reformed bad girl Maria Lewis takes a dull job in local government back in her home town the quiet life she was looking for is quickly disrupted by the enigmatic presence of her boss Director Robert Stone. A dangerous & unlikely object of lust Stone touches something deep in Maria's sensual psyche & draws her to an erotic underworld a far cry from life in the dusty offices of Borough Hall. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep. ...