Gil Cunningham had hoped that the first time he set foot in the brothel on the Drygate it would also be his last but by the time all was settled he felt quite at home within its artfully painted chambers. The bawdy house along with the neighbouring property & two more in Strathblane are all part of a deal offered to Gil & his wife Alys by the forceful Dame Isabella. Her proposal also involves Gils young ward & matters are further confused by an outbreak of counterfeit coins in Glasgow which Gil has been ordered to investigate. Then Dame Isabella is found dead in strange circumstances & the more Gil pursues the cause of her death the more false coins he finds. & then the bawd-mistress the enigmatic Madam Xanthe gets involved & rumours circulate that the Devil is abroad in Strathblane. By the time Gil & Alys have untangled matters some very surprising
- & sinister
- thing have come to light... Praise for Pat Mc Intoshs Gil Cunnigham" series: " Mc Intoshs characterisations & period detail are first rate". " Publishers Weekly" starred review. " The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed". (" Historical Novels Review"). " Will do for Glasgow in the fifteenth century what Ellis Peters & her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the twelfth". (" Mystery Readers Journal")."

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A practical guide to counterparty risk management & credit value adjustment from a leading credit practitioner Since the collapse ...

This is the first strand in a brand new series of Developing Mathematics developed to be fully in line with the government's Revised Primary Framework for Mathematics. It features completely new content a fresh up-to-date look both inside & out & comes with a CD-ROM that contains all of the activity sheets in a customisable format. Using our unique software supplied on the CD-ROM teachers can effortlessly adapt the activities to make them more challenging or to create further exercises for children who need a bit more practice. New text & images can be easily imported & saved without fear of corrupting the original files & teachers can print out as many copies as they wish. ...

This is the first strand in a brand new series of Developing Mathematics developed to be fully in line with the government's Revised Primary Framework for Mathematics. It features completely new content a fresh up-to-date look both inside & out & comes with a CD-ROM that contains all of the activity sheets in a customisable format. Using our unique software supplied on the CD-ROM teachers can effortlessly adapt the activities to make them more challenging or to create further exercises for children who need a bit more practice. New text & images can be easily imported & saved without fear of corrupting the original files & teachers can print out as many copies as they wish. ...

This is the first strand in a brand new series of Developing Mathematics developed to be fully in line with the governments Revised Primary Framework for Mathematics. It features completely new content a fresh up-to-date look both inside & out & comes with a CD-ROM that contains all of the activity sheets in a customisable format. Using our unique software supplied on the CD-ROM teachers can effortlessly adapt the activities to make them more challenging or to create further exercises for children who need a bit more practice. New text & images can be easily imported & saved without fear of corrupting the original files & teachers can print out as many copies as they wish. ...

This is a stylish & beautifully illustrated picture word book with flaps to lift to encourage counting skills & number recognition. Each themed page has plenty of flaps to lift with the number of objects or animals underneath. Flaps on the opposite page show the same number with an accompanying delicately illustrated picture underneath. Themes include at the park on the farm & in the garden. ...

One of the great revelations of William Shawcross's official biography was the Queen Mother's private correspondence. Indeed The Sunday Times described her letters as 'wonderful.. .brimful of liveliness & irreverence steeliness & sweetness.' Now drawing on the vast wealth of material in the Royal Archives at Glamis Castle & elsewhere Shawcross has put together a selection of those letters. A prolific correspondent from her earliest childhood to the very end of her life her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the person behind the public face. Full of wit hilarity acute observation & a deeply held sense of duty Queen Elizabeth's letters constitute a chronicle both of her long life & of the twentieth century. ...

One of the revelations of William Shawcross's official biography of the Queen Mother was her private correspondence. Indeed the Sunday Times described her letters as 'wonderful.. .brimful of liveliness & irreverence steeliness & sweetness.' Queen Elizabeth was a prolific correspondent from her earliest childhood & her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the person behind the public face. They reveal
- in her own words
- the little girl writing to her family; the young woman who eventually accepted Prince Albert's proposal; the Duchess of York embracing the public role demanded of her on royal tours both at home & abroad. They reveal too her shock when she & her husband realized that he would become King the dreadful toll exacted by the Second World War culminating in the King's tragically early death & her determination to find a role for herself during her long widowhood. Full of wit acute observation & a deeply held sense of duty Queen Elizabeth's letters offer a chronicle not only of her long life but of the twentieth century.

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In Country Jasper Conran uses his own experiences & the landscapes & homes that are familiar to him to portray a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside has a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money or prescribing to a certain style it is about appreciation self-expression & getting back to the root of what makes us tick. Moving from one season to the next from interior to exterior from detail to landscape this is life as it is actually lived in the countryside today. It is one mans vision that informs by captivating the senses & the imagination. Country is realistic full of ideas & completely engrossing
- a book to spend time with. Beautifully conceived beautifully photographed & beautifully written Country is a new kind of lifestyle book
- it means that you can live the dream.

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London Transports Country Buses provided services in the outer London area & part of the Home Counties extending to an approximate 25 mile radius from central London. Upon its formation in 1933 the London Passenger Transport Board faced the task of acquiring many independent operators in the Country area restructuring the route network & dealing with the great variety of vehicle types. In the following years London Transport designed a range of new buses for these services & built a number of well-equipped garages. The Second World War saw a vast expansion of services with many new routes serving the needs of war workers. After the war a start was made in replacing the war weary fleet & a number of new routes in rural areas were established. This first volume of the book tells the story from the origins of the Country area in the early 1920s until the end of 1949. ...