A highly entertaining wonderfully colourful story now revealed to be written by one of our favourite historical novelists. In mid seventeenth-century England the nation was in upheaval. In the Dorset countryside one sunlit afternoon a young girl -- illicitly bathing in a stream -- first fell in love with a passing stranger. Her parents called her Dorcas but he called her Campion & thats what she longed to be then & forever. She had one gift left for her by her unknown father -- a pendant made from gold banded by tiny glowing stones & at its base was a seal engraved with an axe & the words: St Matthew. So when she flees before the unbearable worthy suitor who is forced upon her after her forbidden meeting she takes this & the delicate lace gloves with her & hopes to find her father & her lover. There are four of these intricately wrought seals -- each owned by a stranger each holding a secret within. & when all four seals are united then the holder will have access to great wealth & power. That is Campions inheritance. But to claim this & find again her summer love she must follow the course her fathers legacy charts for her. It is a road full of both peril & enchantment. A Crowning Mercy was first published in 1983 under the name Susannah Kells. It has been out of print for 10 years. Harper Collins are delighted to be able to re-publish it. ...

Crowstarving was the ideal job for Spider
- he was on his own
- yet never alone for all around him were animals of one sort

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The New York Times" & " Washington Post" bestseller that changed the way millions communicate. "[" Crucial Conversations"] draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives our relationships & our world... This book deserves to take its place as one of the key thought leadership contributions of our time". (from the Foreword by Stephen R. Covey author of " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"). " The quality of your life comes out of the quality of your dialogues & conversations. Here's how to instantly uplift your crucial conversations". (Mark Victor Hansen cocreator of the numbered 1 " New York Times" bestselling series " Chicken Soup for the Soul"[registered]). The first edition of " Crucial Conversations" exploded onto the scene & revolutionized the way millions of people communicate when stakes are high. This new edition gives you the tools to: prepare for high-stakes situations; transform anger & hurt feelings into powerful dialogue; make it safe to talk about almost anything; & be persuasive not abrasive." ...

The Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama & classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts & a mixure of boy & girl parts. " The Crucible" is a study of the events which led to the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials & a parable for 1950s Mc Carthyism in the USA." ...

Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692
- one of the strangest
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Urban conflagrations such as the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 & the Great Boston Fire of 1872 terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-century American cities although rebirth in the aftermath offered a chance to shape the future. Ultimately urban dwellers & planners created sweeping changes in the methods of constructing buildings planning city streets engineering water distribution systems underwriting fire insurance & firefighting itself. The practical knowledge gained from fighting nineteenth-century fires gave form & function to modern fire protection efforts. Changes in materials & building design resulted directly from tragedies such as fires in fireproof hotels. Thousands of buildings burned millions of dollars were lost the fire insurance industry faltered & a tradition of volunteerism died out before municipal authorities accepted the necessary changes. The great fires formed a crucible of learning for firefighters engineers architects & underwriters. Bruce Hensler shows how the modern American fire service today is a direct result of the lessons of history. ...

It is Midsummer 1631. While Alexander Seaton & his fellow masters enjoy the holiday with their students Robert Sim librarian of Marischal College is murdered in a dark alleyway in town. While the university & town authorities investigate the murder Seaton is asked by the college principal to look into Sims private life. In the course of an investigation in which his personal feelings threaten to cloud his judgement & endanger his young marriage to Sarah he discovers a side to the librarian he could never have guessed at. It is only when a second apparently unrelated murder comes to light that Seaton begins to piece together the connections between a young weaver a consignment of books & events in a college in the Low Countries in order to unmask the perpetrator of the years-old deception that led to the two deaths. ...

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In a derelict cottage in L.A a young woman is found savagely murdered. Naked strung from two wooden posts the skin has been ripped from her face
- while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck is carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But thats not possible. Because two years ago the Crucifix Killer was caught & executed. Could this be the work of a copycat? Or is Homicide Detective Robert Hunter forced to face the unthinkable? Is the real Crucifix Killer still out there taunting Hunter with his inability to catch him? Robert Hunter & his rookie partner are about to enter a nightmare beyond imagining.. .
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When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific & recurring nightmare. Naked strung from two wooden posts the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death. All the skin has been ripped from her face
- while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's impossible. Because two years ago the Crucifix Killer was caught & executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? Is the real killer still out there ready to embark once again on a vicious & violent killing spree selecting his victims seemingly at random taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him? Hunter & his rookie partner are about to enter a nightmare beyond imagining.
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