Fortunes Unexpected Groom Jordana Fortune never expected to be expecting after her impulsive encounter with gorgeous pilot Tanner Redmond. But when Tanner found out he ran straight to her door demanding matrimony. Yet his blushing bride was hesitating
- holding out for the one thing Tanner believes he cant give... Fortunes Perfect Match Emily Fortune had given up on finding Mr Right...when she met airport manager Max Allen. But after hed lost baby Anthony he was heartbroken. & now hes fallen for a woman intent on having a baby. Is Max headed for another heartbreak? Or will Emily be the one to finally make him whole?
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This is the most authoritative & readable account to date of just how British Columbia became British & how Oregon Washington & Alaska became American. By the closing years of the 18th century the stage was set for a major international confrontation over the Northwest Coast. Imperial Russia was firmly established in Alaska Spain was extending its trade routes north from Mexico Captain James Cook had claimed Northwest America for England & Captain Robert Gray had claimed the Columbia River region for the United States. Open warfare between Spain & England was narrowly averted during the Nootka Sound Controversy of 1789-1794 & again between Britain & the US in the War of 1812 when a British warship seized American property in Oregon. In Fortune's a River" noted historian Barry Gough re-examines this Imperial struggle for possession of the future British Columbia & fully evokes its peculiar drama. It turned out the great powers were reluctant conquerors in this area. Russia & Spain withdrew of their own accord. Britain was in a position to dominate but couldn't be bothered. The US vaguely wished to fulfill its manifest destiny by securing the Northwest Coast but it was not a priority. In the end the battle was carried on by private enterprise & individuals of vision. Alexander Mackenzie established an overland route to the coast & with his partners Simon Fraser & David Thompson set up a network of fur trading forts south to Oregon. US president Thomas Jefferson countered by sending out the Lewis & Clark expedition to strengthen American claims & an American entrepreneur John Jacob Astor established a lonely US outpost at Astoria. Gough examines each of the players in this territorial drama bringing them fully to life & vividly recounting their hardships & struggles. This is a major historical work that reads like a wild west adventure." ...

Warned by a fortune-teller not to risk flying the author
- a seasoned correspondent
- took to travelling by rail road & sea.

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This collection of pithy brilliantly acerbic pieces is a companion to Sixty Stories Barthelmes earlier retrospective volume. Barthelme spotlights the idiosyncratic haughty sometimes downright ludicrous behavior of human beings but it is style rather than content which takes precedence. ...

This is a clear & authoritative introduction to fossils their study & their use in reconstructing the history of life on Earth. Paleontologist Richard Fortey explains in accessible language what fossils are how they form & how they help us to understand Earths geological past & the emergence of life. Drawing on the latest information he discusses evolution & extinction the economic uses of fossils such as oil & coal as well as offering advice for making a fossil collection. Extensively illustrated throughout Fossils is an up-to-date guide to our understanding of the fossil record & the significance of fossil finds. It will appeal to all those with an interest in our past & will encourage the reader to study further & enjoy our geological legacy. ...

Highlighting recent projects Foster + Partners: Catalogue traces the development of the Foster studio from its formation in the 1960s to the present. More than 120 buildings & projects are featured in stunning full-color photographs & complemented by architectural sketches & drawings. The book examines the distinctive features of Fosters work & shows the full range of the practices achievements as urban planners architects & industrial designers. Organized by themes it

Includes:: the studios latest buildings such as the new Beijing Airport the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. the Hearst Tower in New York the Great Court at the British Museum in London & the distinctive new headquarters tower for Swiss Re??????winner of the 2004 Stirling Prize. Including numerous current works as well as buildings that showcase the essential characteristics of Fosters distinctive design philosophy this book presents the most comprehensive overview of the renowned architects career to date.

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Kate left her seaside home town of Lyme Regis for the bright lights of London when she was eighteen & never looked back. She had it all: the glamorous career the lovely house the gorgeous husb&. But now she's back: unemployed separated & holed up in her dead granny's bungalow. Worse still she's forced to share the bungalow with Ben the clueless & domestically challenged fiance of her bossy sister Prue. Ben is a man in need of simple instruction. & Kate is a woman in need of a project. So she decides to secretly train Ben her foster husband as a selfless pre-wedding gift to her sister. But Kate may still have a few lessons of her own to learn... ...

Three book editors jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic & the occult are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game but then their game starts to take over the deaths start mounting & they are forced into a frantic search for the truth. ...

Foul Play: the second book in this crime fighting series by Tom Palmer. Danny is obsessed with two things: football
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Russian billionaire Dmitri Tupolev & a mystery Englishman agree to fix an important match in Russia's favour by intimidating the England goalie Alex Finn. But Alex goes against their wishes. His punishment: an 'accidental' car crash & he's out of the return game in Russia. Something is going on with England's replacement goalie & Danny soon finds himself caught up with the criminals of the footballing underworld. Will he unravel the match-fixing mystery? ...