Caro gallant & adventurous is one of two Australian sisters who have come to post-war England to seek their fortunes. Courted long & hopelessly by young scientist Ted Tice she is to find that love brings passion sorrow betrayal & finally hope. The milder Grace seeks fulfilment in an apparently happy marriage. But as the decades pass & the characters weave in & out of each others lives love death & two slow-burning secrets wait in ambush for them. ...

Imagine a world that is one of infinite parallel worlds that hangs suspended between triumph & catastrophe the dismantling of the Wall & the fall of the Twin Towers in the shadow of suicide terrorism & global financial collapse. Presiding over this world is the Concern an all-powerful organisation whose operatives possess extraordinary powers. There is Temudjin Oh an unkillable assassin who journeys between the high passes of Nepal a version of Victorian London & a wintry Venice; Adrian Cubbish restlessly greedy City trader; & the Philosopher a state-sponsored torturer who moves between the time zones with sinister ease. Transition is a high-definition hyper-real apocalyptic fable for terrible times. ...

The translation of law has played an integral part in the interaction among nations in history & is playing a greater role in our increasingly interconnected world today. The book investigates legal translation in its many facets as an intellectual pursuit & a profession. It examines legal translation from an interdisciplinary perspective covering theoretical & practical grounds & linguistic as well as legal issues. It analyses legal translation competence & various types of legal texts including contracts statutes & multilateral legal instruments presents a comparative analysis of the Common Law & the Civil Law & examines the case law from Canada Hong Kong & the European Court of Justice. It attempts to demonstrate that translating law is a complex act that can enrich law culture & human experience as a whole. ...

The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded & rendered into English. In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group Brian Friel skillfully reveals the far-reaching personal & cultural effects of an action which is at first sight purely administrative. ...

Written by Warren Ellis Art by Darick Robertson Jerome K. Moore Keith Aiken Ray Kryssing Dick Giordano Kim De Mulder & Rodney Ramos Cover by Darick Robertson DCs new editions of TRANSMETROPOLITAN begin here with this volume collecting issues 1-6 of the acclaimed Vertigo series from writer Warren Ellis & artist Darick Robertson! After years of selfimposed exile from a civilization rife with degradation & indecency cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job he hates & a city he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 23rd century surroundings. In this first volume Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district home of the Transients
- humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. But Spiders interview with the Transients leader gets him a scoop he didnt bargain for. & dont miss Spiders first confrontation with the President of the United States.. .in a mens room. Advance-solicited; on sale March 11
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Episcopal bishop Timothy Archer is haunted by the suicides of his son & mistress & must cope with the implications of the discovery of a religious artefact. These events drive him into a quest for the identity of Christ. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is Philip K. Dicks last completed novel & a learned moving investigation of the paradoxes of belief. ...

The heir to Martina Cole's crown with a story of murder the underworld violence & treachery. The Butlers are the kings of the East End. Vinny & Roy Butler are the apple of their mum's eye & although Queenie knows they can play dirty when it comes to family they look after business & make her proud. Nothing & no one can bring the Butler's down. But Vinny seems to have crossed the wrong person & his cards are marked. & with the brothers joined at the hip Roy may just be in the firing line too... One bloody night sets Vinny on the path of desperate vengeance but will the Butlers emerge stronger than ever or is the East End code of honour as good as dead? ...

Sometimes one hero isn't enough
- sometimes you need a full dozen. Mack's search for his dazzling dozen continues in the second
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After twelve years of secret training Atticus OSullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice Granuaile to the earth & double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual the world that thought he was dead abruptly discovers that hes still alive & they would much rather he return to the grave. Having no other choice Atticus his trusted Irish wolfhound Oberon & Granuaile travel to the base of Mount Olympus where the Roman god Bacchus is anxious to take his sworn revenge
- but hell have to get in line behind an ancient vampire a band of dark elves & an old god of mischief who all seem to have KILL THE DRUID at the top of their to-do lists.
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A gritty gangland Romeo & Juliet story from bestselling author Jacqui Rose Trapped is perfect for fans of Jessie Keane & Martina Cole As teenagers Maggie Donaldson & Johnny Taylor fell hard & fast in love. But they didnt know they were from rival gangland families in Londons criminal underworld. Going public with their relationship would have brought them more trouble than they could handle so for years they concealed the truth. But their house of cards wont be safe for much longer. Maggies violent father Max has always been out for the Taylors blood & treats his own family with barely more sympathy. Theres a long-buried reason for the vendetta that no one talks about a secret so shocking it could tear each family
- & Maggie & Johnny
- apart...A gritty story of bitter feuds & unbreakable bonds Trapped is the perfect read for fans of Mandasue Heller & Martina Cole.

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