Ovid & Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first trying to take each other's lives is simply what they do. Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents & his accompanying son attracts their attention. Soon a new battle evolves
- one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths. Can Lorelli & Ovid overcome their old animosities & will they ever get to finish that game of chess?
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Helen Yemm writes the Saturday Telegraph Thorny Problems column. Each week she writes a seasonal ramble & then answers readers garden problems. Tricky challenges that gardeners face range from how to deal with the GOOD (hedgehogs & bats) the BAD (moles & aphids) & the UGLY (slugs & black spot) to when is the best time to prune a cherry tree or advice on lawn maintenance. Helen knows her readers well & has built up a big following
- a fanbase in fact. This book is a delightful compilation of her seasonal rambles & pertinent advice. Established gardeners will appreciate her excellent tips & enjoy her very personal style of writing about looking after a garden
- whether large or small. She is not afraid to admit to her own failures; gardening Helen Yemm style is an art not a science.

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Whatever you call it the quintessentially American combination of milk ice cream & syrup has delighted generations. In this collection of recipes Adam Ried infuses the classic shake with unexpected flavour twists that bring the milkshake into the twenty-first century. Recipes such as the Mexican Chocolate Shake with Chipotle & Almond or the Maple-Bacon Shake reveal the tasty punch of unlikely food combinations. But Ried also

Includes:: old favourites such as the Rhode Island Cabinet (coffee shake) & the Black & White. With descriptions of unusual ingredients & key equipment Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes will inspire even the most uncompromising of milkshake lovers to give the familiar a new twist.

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Hazel Bannock is the heir to the Bannock Oil Corp one of the major oil producers with global reach. While cruising in the Indian Ocean Hazel's private yacht is hijacked by African pirates. Hazel is not on board at the time but her nineteen year old daughter Cayla is kidnapped & held to ransom. The pirates demand a crippling twenty billion dollar ransom for her release. Complicated political & diplomatic considerations render the civilized major powers incapable of intervening. When Hazel is given evidence of the horrific torture which Cayla is being subjected to she calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the owner & operator of Cross Bow Security the company which is contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them Hazel & Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands. ...

Hazel Bannock is the owner of the Bannock Oil Corp one of the major global oil producers. While cruising in the Indian Ocean her yacht is hijacked by Somalian pirates & her nineteen year old daughter Cayla kidnapped. Major Hector Cross is an ex-SAS operative & the man behind Cross Bow Security the company contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. His loyalty to the Bannock family goes beyond the call of duty. The pirates demand a crippling ransom for Cayla's release & complicated political & diplomatic sensitivities render the major powers incapable of intervening. With growing evidence of the horrific torture to which Cayla is being subjected Hazel calls on Hector to help her rescue her daughter. Between them Hazel & Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands. ...

A practical approach to creating wealth-based on the established principles of ancient Jewish wisdom-made accessible to people of all backgrounds The ups & downs of the economy prove Rabbi Daniel Lapin's famous principle that the more things change the more we need to depend upon the things that never change. There's no better source for both practical & spiritual financial wisdom than the time-tested knowledge found in the ancient Jewish faith & its culture. In the Second Edition of Thou Shall Prosper Lapin offers a practical approach to creating wealth based on the established principles of ancient Jewish wisdom. This book details the ten permanent principles that never change the ten commandments of making money if you will & explores the economic & philosophic vision of business that has been part of Jewish culture for centuries. The book's focus is on making accessible to individuals of all backgrounds the timeless truths that Jews have used for centuries to excel in business. Outlines ten fundamental commandments" relating to business & money

Includes:: insights that will increase your potential for creating wealth no matter what your faith or background may be Blends contemporary business stories & Lapin's own business experiences with the wisdom of the Torah & Talmudic prescriptions This Second Edition provides new examples especially of Internet related business opportunities. In addition each chapter highlights specific action steps that can lead to wealth opportunities in both difficult economic times & periods of prosperity."

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This book is for anyone who would like to take faith seriously but finds their intelligence getting in the way. It outlines in 37 short chapters many of the objections raised to formal Christian religion & suggests ways of dealing with them which do not compromise peoples intellectual integrity. It sometimes seems that religion is only for those who can switch their brains off & so many bizarre things are said in the name of Christianity that its hardly surprising if most thinking people want nothing to do with it. The claim made here is that Christianity is far more about the way we live than the way we think that faith can work for all of us & that what we may or may not believe must never be allowed to get in the way of faith. ...

Thoughtings
- is a poetry collection with a difference. They are not poems or at least not in the traditional sense of the word
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Everyone has to make decisions about love. Wilfred Price overcome with emotion on a sunny spring day proposes to a girl he barely knows at a picnic. The girl Grace joyfully accepts & rushes to tell her family of Wilfreds intentions. But by this time Wilfred has realised his mistake. He does not love Grace. On the verge of extricating himself Wilfreds situation suddenly becomes more serious when Graces father steps in. Up until this point in his life Wilfreds existence has been blissfully simple & the young undertaker seems unable to stop the swirling mess that now surrounds him. To add to Wilfreds emotional turmoil he thinks he may just have met the perfect girl for him. As Wilfred struggles in an increasingly tangled web of expectation & duty love & lies Grace reveals a long-held secret that changes everything... Wendy Jones charming first novel is a moving depiction of love & secrecy set against the rural backdrop of a 1920s Welsh village & beautifully told. ...

Theyve kicked it away again for Gods sake! You halfwit! theres nothing traditional about Brian Moores style of commentary but then theres not much thats traditional about the man. Brian Moore made his name of course as a take-no-prisoners hooker at the heart of the England rugby teams pack one of the games original hard men at a time when rugby was still an amateur sport. & since his retirement he has earned a reputation as a similarly unforgiving pundit never afraid to tell it like it is & give an earful to anyone unlucky enough to meet with his disapproval. In this controversial funny & forthright collection of thoughts & writings Brian Moore sets the world to rights in his own inimitable fashion. Ranging from the problems with the England rugby team today to the soap opera that is the FA the feeble state of British tennis & the threats posed by corruption & drug-taking Brian shares his unique insights & not-so-unique frustrations about the world of sport & beyond. The Thoughts of Chairman Moore is an engaging & outspoken collection of articles from one of our most admired commentators. ...