At the close of a long day Inspector Stephen Villani stands in the bathroom of a luxury apartment high above the city. In the ...

The truth will out or at least it's going to try to any minute. New printing technology means that words just won't obediently stay nailed down like usual. They can now be taken apart & used to make other words. Which is downright dangerous. There's a very real threat of news getting out there. Of people finding out what's really going on. & the powers that be aren't happy
- they want that to be far from the truth. If they are to call a halt to this madness of free speech they may have to succumb to their despotic tendencies. But will they in this brave new world still be able to have the last word?
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Keith Mabbut is at a crossroads in his life. When he is offered the opportunity of a lifetime
- to pen the biography of the elusive
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The Truth About Forever" is a captivating young adult novel about moving on from " New York Times" Number One bestseller Sarah Dessen author of " What Happened to Goodbye" & " Lock & Key" Sarah Dessen. On the outside Macy Queen is cool & calm. On the inside she's breaking. Silently struggling with her dad's death & spending the summer apart from her oh-so-perfect boyfriend Macy is smiling her way through
- she's 'fine'. It's only when she meets a group of new friends
- & artistic sexy Wes catches her eye
- that she realizes she can wear her heart on her sleeve sometimes. Because life doesn't stop when someone disappears
- & even though she's lost so much can Macy see what she has to gain? "A compelling story beautifully written". (" Time Out"). "A poignant coming-of-age story". (" Big Issue") Sarah Dessen is the author of six stunning teen novels: " Just Listen" " Along for the Ride" " Lock & Key" " That Summer" & " What Happened to Goodbye". She lives in the countryside in North Carolina with her daughter husband some lizards & two very spoilt dogs
- read her once & fall in love."




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A fresh look at what it means to lead from two of the biggest names in leadership In these turbulent times when the very foundations of organizations & societies are shaken leaders need to move beyond pessimistic predictions trendy fads & simplistic solutions. They need to turn to what's real & what's proven. In their engaging personal & bold new book Kouzes & Posner reveal ten time-tested truths that show what every leader must know the questions they must be prepared to answer & the real-world issues they will likely face. * Based on thirty years of research more than one million responses to Kouzes & Posner's leadership assessment & the questions people most want leaders to answer* Explores the fundamental enduring truths of leadership that hold constant regardless of context or circumstance-leaders make a difference credibility values trust leading by example heart & more* Shows emerging leaders what they need to know to be effective; fans of The Leadership Challenge will find a dynamic new look at the real challenges leaders face today Drawing from cases spanning three generations of leaders from around the world this is a book leaders can use to do their real & necessary work-bringing about the essential changes that will renew organizations & communities. ...

One of the most eligible gentlemen in the ton Gerrard Debbington is besieged by offers from London's most sought-after beauties but as the ton's foremost artistic lion there's only one offer he wants to accept
- the chance to paint the fantastical but seldom-seen gardens of reclusive Lord Tregonning's Hellebore Hall. That chance is dangled before Gerrard but to grasp it he must fulfill Lord Tregonning's demand that he also create an open & honest portrait of the man's daughter. Gerrard loathes the idea of wasting his time & talents on some simpering miss but with no alternative he agrees. Only Gerrard is stunned by the deep emotions Jacqueline stirs & captivated by her passionate nature & innate goodness. He is soon convinced that Jacqueline is the soulmate he needs as his wife. But something is horribly wrong at Hellebore Hall. Evil lurks in the beautiful gardens & along the rambling pathways. & that evil reaches out to ensnare Jacqueline trapping her in a web of insidious whispers
- whispers that paint her as a double murderess.

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Capitalism faltered at the end of the 1990s as corporations were rocked by fraud the stock-market bubble burst & the American business model
- unfettered self-interest privatization & low tax
- faced a storm of protest. But what are the alternatives to the mantras of market fundamentalism? Leading economist John Kay unravels the truth about markets from Wall Street to Switzerland from Russia to Mumbai examining why some nations are rich & some poor why one-size-fits-all globalization hurts developing countries & why markets can work
- but only in a humane social & cultural context. His answers offer a radical new blueprint for the future.


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When she was nine years old Melody Brownes house burned down taking every toy every photograph every item of clothing & old Christmas card with it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions it took with it all her memories
- Melody Browne can remember nothing before her ninth birthday. Now in her early thirties Melody lives in a council flat in the middle of London with her seventeen-year-old son. She hasnt seen her parents since she left home at fifteen but Melody doesnt mind shes better off on her own. Shes made a good life for herself & her son & she likes it that way. Until one night something extraordinary happens. Whilst attending a hypnotist show with her first date in years she faints
- & when she comes round she starts to remember. At first her memories mean nothing to her but then slowly day by day she begins to piece together the real story of her childhood. Her journey takes her to the seaside town of Broadstairs to oddly familiar houses in London backstreets & to meetings with strangers who love her like their own. But with every mystery she solves another one materialises with every question she answers another appears. & Melody begins to wonder if shell ever know the truth about her past...

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We all know Santa Claus: fat jolly omniscient swift lives in a nice home in the Arctic with the missus & a pack of elves. Well forget what you know. Santa Claus is from Greenpoint Brooklyn as it turns out & hes not as fat as he used to be. Heres something else you didnt know: hes been dabbling in some futuristic technology & has found myriad ways to make his job possible. How can Santa know whos been naughty & nice? Simple: implant listening devices into your ornaments. How can he make it to every house on Christmas Eve? Thats nothing a little cloning & some wormholes cant solve. & he has plenty of other tactics: quantum entanglement organ replacement drug-induced hibernation & unmanned aerial vehicles to name just a few. In this fantastically illustrated affectionate & hilarious book Gregory Mone uses science & technology to overturn the assumption that Santa cant be real. Drawing on the work of accomplished scientists & researchers Mone gives us a whole new portrait of this remarkable man & the miracles he makes happen every year. With imaginative artwork & an eye-catching package this book makes an outstanding Christmas gift for just about anyone. ...

Do you ever worry about what goes on inside your teacher's head? Then these poems are for you! Find out exactly what
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