The old county of Dyfed now Carmarthenshire Pembrokeshire & Cardiganshire abounds with reminders of the turbulent medieval past
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The year is 1348 & the first plague victim has reached English shores. Panic erupts around the country & a small band of travellers comes together to outrun the deadly disease unaware that something far more deadly is
- in fact
- travelling with them. The ill-assorted company
- a scarred trader in holy relics a conjurer two musicians a healer & a deformed storyteller
- are all concealing secrets & lies. & at their heart is the strange cold child
- Narigorm
- who reads the runes. But as law & order breaks down across the country & the battle for survival becomes ever more fierce Narigorm mercilessly compels each of her fellow travellers to reveal the truth & each in turn is driven to a cruel & unnatural death.





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Flicking through her friends holiday snaps Kate Benson receives a sudden shock. For there in the background is her husband Charlie. Dark hair blue eyes familiar smile: theres no mistaking him. But thats impossible. Because Charlie died exactly a year ago. Determined to track down the man in The brilliant photograph Kate follows the trail from Miami to Sicily where her husband drowned in mysterious circumstances. But when she discovers serious discrepancies in the original investigation Kate starts to question whether she ever really knew the man she loved so much. Was Charlie murdered? Was their marriage as perfect as Kate remembers? Who are the people following her? Who can she trust? & is Kate herself to be trusted? Because there are secrets in her past too.. . ...

It is 1827 & Matthew Hervey is on the look out for a new posting. He soon finds one in the Cape Colonies where there is need of a man to re-organise the local forces & in particular to form a new company of horse. Accompanied by a mixed-race captain from the disbanded Royal African Corps Hervey heads out into the great South African plains & towards the territory of the Zulu & their legendary leader King Shaka. But it is not till he nears the Umtata River that his fiercest battle really begins. For the Zulus fight like no army he has encountered before. As Hervey & his greenhorn troops are plunged into battle death is only a heartbeat away... Matthew Hervey has now joined Sharpe & Jack Aubrey as a creation of superlative skills & character."
- " Birmingham Post"."
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Weekly ballet classes are Harriet Morton's only escape from her intolerably dull life. So when she is chosen to join a corps de ballet which is setting off on a tour of the Amazon she leaps at the chance to run away for good. Performing in the grand opera houses is everything Harriet dreamed of & falling in love with an aristocratic exile makes her new life complete. Swept away by it all she is unaware that her father & intended fiance have begun to track her down... ...

Financial systems are crucial to the allocation of resources in a modern economy. They channel household savings to the corporate sector & allocate investment funds among firms; they allow intertemporal smoothing of consumption by households & expenditures by firms; & they enable households & firms to share risks. These functions are common to the financial systems of most developed economies. Yet the form of these financial systems varies widely. In the United States & the United Kingdom competitive markets dominate the financial landscape whereas in France Germany & Japan banks have traditionally played the most important role. Why do different countries have such different financial systems? Is one system better than all the others? Do different systems merely represent alternative ways of satisfying similar needs? Is the current trend toward market-based systems desirable? Franklin Allen & Douglas Gale argue that the view that market-based systems are best is simplistic. A more nuanced approach is necessary. For example financial markets may be bad for risk sharing; competition in banking may be inefficient; financial crises can be good as well as bad; & separation of ownership & control can be optimal. Financial institutions are not simply veils disguising the allocation mechanism without affecting it but are crucial to overcoming market imperfections. An optimal financial system relies on both financial markets & financial intermediaries. ...

Engagement with the Muslim world & Muslim people is inevitable for Christians. After all Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States. But what does the Qur'an really say about things like Jesus war & non-Muslims? What does the Bible say on these matters? If Christians are to engage in informed loving conversation with their Muslim neighbours they need to be equipped with more than the often-specious talking points they glean from the news or email forwards. Comparing the Qur'an & the Bible offers readers an unprecedented collection of Scriptures & doctrines of both faiths presented side by side for easy study & comparison covering such key issues as God/ Allah; Jesus; Abraham; creation; angels/jinn; jihad; the fall of man; predestination; sacrifice/ransom; grace; rebirth; godly life; women; marriage & divorce; homosexuality; suicide; resurrection; judgment; Paradise; & prayer. A brief explanation of each passage in the Qur'an & the Bible is given as well as biblical answers to Islamic teaching. The book also motivates readers to have hearts for Muslims & seek to bring them to Christ offering door openers" to sharing the Good News. This indispensible collection will be treasured by anyone seeking to understand & engage their Muslim neighbours." ...

Explaining the nature of theories in the field of child development (including why theories are useful & why there are multiple theories) Thomas highly respected book covers the widest range of theories of any text currently available. Using the following criteria: Has the theory been popular? " " Has the theory been influential? " & " Is the theory representative of a class or family of theories? " Thomas identifies the goals & describes the findings of more than two dozen theorists & inspects a series of child development issues that bridge a variety of theories. in addition Thomas suggests a variety of ways to compare theories & existing explanations of how a child develops." ...

In this follow-up to his much praised Finding Hope & Meaning in Suffering Trystan Owain Hughes encourages us to develop an approach to life that looks beyond our own concerns. Using illustrations from poetry literature & film & drawing on contemporary scientific thought the author makes plain that our natural state is an interconnected harmony with God with each other & with the world around us. Gradually we come to realize that loving others & desiring the best for them is worthwhile even when there seems to be little in it for us. Just as Christ chose to humble himself & become ' God with us' so we too will bring light to the lives of those around us by transcending our self-centredness & becoming fully present to those in need. & as we begin to attune ourselves to love's frequency our inner being will instinctively embrace all creation as sacred & deserving of our care & attention. ...

Research into the beneficial effect of developing compassion has advanced enormously in the last ten years with the development of inner compassion being an important therapeutic focus & goal. This book explains how Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- a process of developing compassion for the self & others to increase well-being & aid recovery
- varies from other forms of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Comprising 30 key points this book explores the founding principles of CFT & outlines the detailed aspects of compassion in the CFT approach. Divided into two parts
- Theory & Compassion Practice
- this concise book provides a clear guide to the distinctive characteristics of CFT. Compassion Focused Therapy will be a valuable source for students & professionals in training as well as practising therapists who want to learn more about the distinctive features of CFT.



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