The goats of Vigata once grazed on the trash-strewn site still known as the Pasture. Now local enterprise of a different sort flourishes: drug dealers & prostitutes of every flavour. But their discreet trade is upset when two employees of the Splendour Refuse Collection Company discover the body of engineer Silvio Luparello one of the local movers & shakers apparently deceased in flagrante at the Pasture. The coroner's verdict is death from natural causes
- refreshingly unusual for Sicily. But Inspector Salvo Montalbano as honest as he is streetwise & as scathing to fools & villains as he is compassionate to their victims is not ready to close the case
- even though he's being pressured by Vigata's police chief judge & bishop. Picking his way through a labyrinth of high-comedy corruption delicious meals vendetta firepower & carefully planted false clues Montalbano can be relied on whatever the cost to get to the heart of the matter.

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Shake up your wardrobe! Create 19 unique fashionforward garments with simple sewing techniques. Graphic designer turned fashion designer Natsuno Hiraiwa returns with patterns & instructions for 19 innovative womens garments & accessories in classic minimalist Japanese style. Many of her signature vests collars & shrugs are cut from a single flat piece of cloth then ingeniously draped & fastened around the body. Other pieces are artfully twisted & folded like origami giving a unique shape to the resulting blouses tops & skirts. All her designs create the striking silhouettes that epitomize her fashion collections & result in one-of-a-kind garments suitable for all ages. These pieces are uniquely constructed in a Japanese style but modified for the more Western figure with the pattern grading & sizing adjusted accordingly. Sewists will be fascinated by the novel minimalism of Shape Shape 2 ...

Garet James & Will Hughes find themselves back in 21st century Paris each with an unusual romantic quandary. The 400 year-old remorseful vampire that Garet still loves remains trapped in time in 1602 as is Marguerite the young Wills love who might reconsider her decision to reject him now that he has become an unvampire. Their time reversing prospects include guidance from the Institut Chronologique & from another time-traveller the astronomer Johannes Kepler who Will encounters on one of the bridges across the Seine. It is by no means an easy task. & complicating things further is the fact that they appear to have brought with them a monster from the past: the shape-shifting blood-drinking Marduk. They set out to find Marduk but its not easy to find a creature who can change shape at will. When they realize that Marduk has not only stolen Will Hughes face but also his identity they fear that he has teamed up with their old nemeses John Dee & Cosimo Ruggieri to gain control of
- & destroy
- the worlds financial markets. & when they learn that Marduk is on his way to New York Garet fears that her family & friends will be his next target. Will & Garet leave Paris for New York where they also hope to resolve their own romantic dilemmas. Which Will does Garet really love? The innocent young man
- or the man wracked with remorse for his history of violence & bloodshed? & does Will still love Marguerite? Or has he fallen in love with her time-travelling descendant?


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This title helps you to have fun learning about shapes with Missy the Mouse. This is a colourful illustrated first reading book in a small board book format perfect for little hands. It helps children to identify & name the different kinds of shapes with a charming story & bright & appealing drawings. This is a book to read together or for more confident first readers to enjoy by themselves. Missy the Mouse thinks her room is too plain...until she finds a way to make it better! Have fun spotting all the shapes with Missy as she tries to decide how to decorate her room. Look at square windows diamond-shaped kites heart-shaped balloons & rectangular doors then see the final result in her newly decorated room. Simple language & repeated vocabulary teamed with bright & appealing pictures make this an ideal first reading & shapes book for younger children. ...

A gentle introduction to shapes colours & patterns for age 3-5 children. * Introduces the colours red blue yelow & green. * Introduces the shapes square triangle rectangle & other shapes * Introduces patterns & the language same & different ...

In this wholly new & dynamic view of London Farrell looks beyond the contribution of individual buildings to the city. He creates a larger more exciting frame charting how the capitals messy & complex shape has been hewn out of a series of layers
- natural & manmade so the Thames & the natural landscape gets as much attention as the railway infrastructure the roads & the canals. This provides a whole series of revelations that allow us to see the city afresh: How might the natural bends in the river have impacted where & what was built? How have the Thames tributaries affected historic boundaries & development played out in the estates of Mayfair? How is the Roman plan for the city of London still discernible in todays street patterns? Illustrated with original sketches maps archive photographs & paintings this book provides a vibrant & intriguing collage of Londons patterns & its history. Covers: * The Thames at West London Central London Docklands & the Estuary * Tributaries * Canals * Railways * The London Underground * The natural landscape
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This substantially revised & important second edition responds to a changing agenda in government policy & planning practice putting issues of climate change & obesity at the centre of its concern. This guide ensures you: understand the underlying principles for planning healthy & sustainable neighbourhoods & towns plan the collaborative & inclusive processes needed for multi-sectoral cooperation develop know-how & skills in matching local need with urban form discover new ways to integrate development with natural systems design places with character & recognise good urban form guide communities & advise developers in the creation of successful & sustainable places for living. Containing many new case studies & a wealth of new research this indispensable guide bridges the gulf between theory & practice between planning authorities investors & communities & between different professional perspectives. Whether you are a student faced with a local planning project; a planner urban designer or developer involved in new development; a health authority concerned with promoting physical activity; or a community group wanting to improve your neighbourhood; this book is for you. ...

The fourth volume that contains the early myths & legends which led to the writing of Tolkiens epic tale of war The Silmarillion. In this fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth the shaping of the chronological & geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth & Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown Ambarkanta or Shape of the World" the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe ccompanied by maps & diagrams of the world before & after the cataclyusms of The War of the Gods & the Downfall of Numenor. The first map of Beleriend is also reproduced & discussed. In The Annals of Valinor & The Annals of Beleriend we are shown how the chronology of the First Age was moulded: & the tale is told of Aelfwine the Englishman who voyaged into the True West & came to Tol Eressea Lonely Isle where he learned the ancient history of Elves & Men. Also included are the original Silmarillion of 1926 & the Quenta Noldorinwa of 1930 -- the only version of the myths & legends of the First Age that J R R Tolkien completed to their end." ...

Shaping Places explains how towns & cities can turn real estate development to their advantage to create the kind of places where people want to live work relax & invest. It contends that the production of quality places which enhance economic prosperity social cohesion & environmental sustainability require a transformation of market outcomes. The core of the book explores why this is essential & how it can be delivered by linking a clear vision for the future with the necessary means to achieve it. Crucially the book argues that public authorities should seek to shape regulate & stimulate real estate development so that developers landowners & funders see real benefit in creating better places. Key to this is seeing planners as market actors whose potential to shape the built environment depends on their capacity to understand & transform the embedded attitudes & practices of other market actors. This requires planners to be skilled in understanding the political economy of real estate development & successful in changing its outcomes through smart intervention. Drawing on a strong theoretical framework the book reveals how the future of places will come to be shaped through constant interaction between State & market power. Filled with international examples essential case studies color diagrams & photographs this is essential reading for undergraduate & graduate students taking planning property real estate or urban design courses as well as for social science students more widely who wish to know how the shaping of place really occurs. ...

Shaquille Shaq ONeal is a four time NBA champion & a three time NBA Finals MVP. After being an All-American at Lousiana State University he was the number one draft pick by the NBA in 1992. Today in 2011 hes still playing
- in fact at 38 Shaq is the oldest player in the NBA. His presence
- both physically & psychologically
- has made him a ruling force in the game for years. But there is a lot more to Shaquille ONeal than basketball. Shaq is famous for his playful sometimes provocative personality. He is outsize in both scale & persona. Whether acting in films like Kazaam rapping on any of his five albums challenging celebrities on his hit show Shaq Vs. studying for his Ph D. or acting as a reserve police officer Shaq has led a fascinating & rollicking life. In this candid new autobiography he discusses his colorful career NBA victories & his thoughts on major NBA names like Kobe Bryant Phil Jackson & Pat Riley.


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