Rebus is off the case
- literally. A few days into the murder inquiry of an Edinburgh art dealer Rebus blows up at a colleague.
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Hawkwood the Regency James Bond returns in this gripping action packed sequel to the bestselling ' Ratcatcher'. Matthew Hawkwood. Soldier spy lover -- a man as dangerous as the criminals he hunts. The tough Bow Street Runner is back where he's not wanted in the most forbidding places London has to offer: its graveyards & the rank sinister halls of Bedlam the country's most notorious lunatic asylum. There are missing bodies all around -- dead & alive. ' Resurrection men' serve the demands of the city's surgeons by stealing corpses -- & creating a few of their own along the way. Far more worrying is the escape from Bedlam of a very unusual inmate: one Colonel Titus Xavier Hyde an obsessive gifted surgeon whose insanity is only matched by his dark intelligence. & this twisted genius has a point to prove. Which will mean plenty more work for the gravediggers! ...

Philadelphia. The late 1870s. A city of cobblestone sidewalks & horse-drawn carriages. Home to the famous anatomist & surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a resurrectionist" (aka grave robber) Dr. Black studied at Philadelphia's esteemed Academy of Medicine where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world's most celebrated mythological beasts
- mermaids minotaurs & satyrs
- were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind? " The Resurrectionist" offers two extraordinary books in one. The first is a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black from his humble beginnings to the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black's magnum opus: " The Codex Extinct Animalia a Gray's Anatomy" for mythological beasts
- dragons centaurs Pegasus Cerberus
- all rendered in meticulously detailed black-&-white anatomical illustrations. You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman. " The Resurrectionist" tells his story."



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With an emphasis on developing a strategy for buying this comprehensive book gives students the skills theyll need to become successful buyers in all retail areas. Its simple & straightforward approach presents students with step-by-step instructions for typical buying tasks such as identifying & understanding potential customers creating a six-month merchandising plan & developing sales forecasts. Ample activities give students the opportunity to apply these skills as they would in a professional environment This new edition offers expanded coverage of the use of technology for retail buying & working with foreign markets. The companion text Making Buying Decisions: Using The Computer as a Tool furthers the connection between retail buying strategies & merchandise math. New to this Edition -- Updated & expanded chapter

Features: Internet Connections " " Snapshots" & " Trendwatches" -- New more contemporary illustrations -- Expanded & updated coverage of direct marketing & the growing use of database-driven marketing & technology -- New chapter on purchasing from foreign sources -- Revised discussion of the types of buying offices -- Updated facts for identifying changes in consumer markets -- Consolidated coverage of domestic markets & negotiating with vendors -- More emphasis on using the Internet as promotional tool -- Increased coordination with companion text Making Buying Decisions -- Instructors Guide provides suggestions for planning the course & using the text"

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The most practical & informative reference book for the jewellery trade The Retail Jewellers Guide" provides all the information on necessary areas of product knowledge required by the professional jeweller. It is also an invaluable text for all students studying for the NAG JET & NAG Gemmology courses & the new summary & learning section will enhance the textbook elements of this new edition. Also included are an entirely new chapter on the appraisal of jewellery & one on gemmological instruments." ...

Rethink: The Way You Live is a book to inspire & challenge people to reconsider how to redesign their homes. Told with beautifully photographed & evocative images of homes across the world Rethink shows the way people are starting to live with an overview of the amazing things happening & how you can include them in your life. Do you grow your own food reuse & recycle source quality products instead of big-name brands or take time to craft rather than purchase? If so you are already embracing the global trend. In different corners of the world people are reviving age-old methods redesigning their homes & communities to blend with modern life. Rethink: The Way You Live reveals the ways we can weave creativity sustainability quality & technology into our life & home. Our world is changing quickly & so are we adapting to accommodate new social & environmental behaviour. With more of us finding creative outlets for reuse recycling & reappropriation in our homes combining age-old resourcefulness with new methods modern technology & a fresh vision we are seeing the redesign of our living environments. ...

Good public relations is no longer just icing
- its a strategic imperative more important to your competitive success than even
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One terrible night in New York City brilliant law student Chloe Larson is brutally attacked in her own home
- & her life is changed
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There is one serial killer who has shaped & defined police profiler Tony Hills life. One serial killer whose evil surpasses all others. One serial killer who has the power to chill him to the bone: Jacko Vance. & now Jacko is back in Tonys life. Even more twisted & cunning than ever before he is focused on wreaking revenge on Tony
- & DCI Carol Jordan
- for the years he has spent in prison. Tony doesnt know when Jacko will strike or where. All he knows is that Jacko will cause him to feel fear like he has never known before ? & devastate his life in ways he cannot imagine...

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There is one serial killer who has shaped & defined police profiler Tony Hills life. One serial killer whose evil surpasses all others. One serial killer who has the power to chill him to the bone: Jacko Vance. & now Jacko is back in Tonys life. Even more twisted & cunning than before he is focused on wreaking revenge on Tony
- & DCI Carol Jordan
- for the years he has spent in prison. Tony doesnt know when Jacko will strike or where. All he knows is that Jacko will cause him fear like he has never known before
- & devastate his life in ways he cannot imagine... This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60% of the authors work & as low as 30% with characters & plotlines removed.


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