When Wyl Thirsk General of the Morgravian Legion is forced to watch the torture of Myrren a young woman accused of witchcraft it seems little enough comfort to speed her passing. But Myrren is grateful for even this small mercy & promises Wyl a gift. He thanks her but dismisses the notion
- what could this poor doomed girl have to give him? It is only years later that Wyl shorn of his friends & allies betrayed by his king & forced to make an impossible choice remembers the dying words of the young woman about to burn for the crime of witchcraft. As his enemys sword draws closer Wyl finally understands the meaning of Myrrens dying words & he wonders: had he known what that one act of kindness would bring would he have behaved otherwise? Gripping the reader from the very first page Myrrens Gift marks Fiona Mc Intosh as one of fantasy fictions most gifted storytellers.
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With special focus on the next major release of My SQL this resource provides a solid framework for anyone new to My SQL or transitioning from another database platform as well as experience My SQL administrators. The high-profile author duo provides essential coverage of the fundamentals of My SQL database management-including My SQL's unique approach to basic database features & functions-as well as coverage of SQL queries data & index types stores procedure & functions triggers & views & transactions. They also present comprehensive coverage of such topics as My SQL server tuning managing storage engines caching backup & recovery managing users index tuning database & performance monitoring security & more. ...

Dear Friends I Love-Love-Love my job as the classroom hamster of Room 26. But when our teacher Mrs Brisbane didnt show up for school I was unsqueakably worried about what had happened to her. Then a supply teacher the mysterious Mr E arrived & everything changed. Class was fun but were my classmates learning anything? & what had happened to our wonderful teacher? I had my paws full as I gathered clues to solve the mystery & also tried to help my friends deal with their problems. At last on Halloween everything was revealed.. .but in a frightful & delightful way! Your furry friend Humphrey. ...

Our world is mysterious & conspiratorial. Networking is key
- people who exercise power accept that success depends upon who you
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A fantastic bumper volume of classic stories from a much-loved author. The Mystery series follows the adventures of ' The Five Find Outers'
- Pip Bets Larry Daisy & Fatty as they solve the most mysterious cases with the help of their dog Buster. This fourth volume collects the tenth eleventh & twelfth stories in the series: The Mystery of the Strange Bundle The Mystery of Holly Lane & The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage.
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This is a fantastic bumper volume of classic stories from Enid Blyton's Mysteries series. The Mysteries follow the adventures of ' The Five Find-Outers'
- Pip Bets Larry Daisy & Fatty as they try to solve intriguing cases with the help of their dog Buster. This fourth instalment collects books ten eleven & twelve
- The Mystery of the Strange Bundle The Mystery of Holly Lane & The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage. Enid Blyton's crime-fighting child investigators have been firm favourites amongst readers of all ages for decades. Fans of The Famous Five & The Secret Seven should not miss this series.

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A fantastic bumper volume of classic stories from a much-loved author. The Mystery series follows the adventures of ' The Five Find Outers'- Pip Bets Larry Daisy & Fatty as they solve the most mysterious cases with the help of their dog Buster. This secondvolume collects books 4-6 in the series: The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters The Mystery of the Missing Necklace & The Mystery of the Hidden House. ...

His disappearance is not the only mystery left behind. What were the stories that went with these drawings? There are some clues... Who is Harris Burdick? Where did he disappear to? & how was he going to finish his stories? Chris Van Allsburg presents a series of loosely related drawings each accompanied by a title & a caption which the reader may use to make up his or her own story. ...

With contributions by David Frawley Geoff Stray Joscelyn Godwin Daniel Pinchbeck Antoine Gigal & others Topics range from the origins of the Inca to the architecture of the Giza plateau to unified theories of physics & consciousness Companion volume to Lost Knowledge of the Ancients (13 000 copies sold) As we pull back the curtain from the European version of history we discover the vast depth of knowledge of our ancient ancestors
- knowledge that not only dispels our image of them as primitive peoples but also corresponds with the forefront of modern science philosophy & spirituality. With contributions by David Frawley Daniel Pinchbeck Jonathan Talat Phillips & other provocative cutting-edge thinkers this collection of essays commissioned by Graham Hancock bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods represents the latest often controversial findings in alternative science history archaeology & consciousness research. Covering topics ranging from the origins of the Inca & the secrets hidden in Vedic literature to the architecture of the Giza pyramids & the Sphinx to unified theories of physics & consciousness this book shows how by recovering our lost history we too can experience the higher consciousness & advanced wisdom of the ancients.
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With impeccable timing Hercule Poirot the renowned Belgian detective makes his dramatic entrance on to the English crime stage. Recently there had been some strange goings on at Styles St Mary. Evelyn constant companion to old Mrs Inglethorp had stormed out of the house muttering something about a lot of sharks. & with her something indefinable had gone from the atmosphere. Her presence had spelt security; now the air seemed rife with suspicion & impending evil. A shattered coffee cup a splash of candle grease a bed of begonias all Poirot required to display his now legendary powers of detection. ...