Lise has been driven to distraction by working in the same accountants office for sixteen years. So she leaves everything behind her transforms herself into a laughing garishly-dressed temptress & flies abroad on the holiday of a lifetime. But her search for adventure sex & the obsessional experience takes on a far darker significance as she heads on a journey of self-destruction. Infinity & eternity attend Lises last terrible day in an unnamed southern city as she meets her fate. ...

This lavishly illustrated hardcover travel planner & gift book gives you every bit of information youll need to navigate 400 amazing driving routes in some of the worlds most fascinating locales. This practical travel planner provides specific in-depth descriptions of the sights each drive offers. It

Features: a clear detailed easy-to-read map of each route; useful information on the best time to travel; & insider tips to help you get the most out of every fabulous trip. Abundant sidebars call your attention to standout sights along the drive or entertaining background information on the region & its culture. While handy indeed as a planner Drives of a Lifetime" doubles as a full-color gift book with more than 200 dazzling large-format photos & crisp evocative text that will enchant armchair travelers. The book immerses you in the unique appeal & beauty of hundreds of inviting locales. Sample entries include: the road to the spectacular ancient ruins in & around Angkor Wat in Cambodia; the Natchez Trace Parkway along an ancient Native American trail through Mississippi; the scenic old coastal route from Dublin to Wexford in Ireland; an off-road dune drive in Dubai; the famous ocean views along the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia Canada; the Winelands Route through South Africas Western Cape; a drive among the incredible land formations in South Dakotas Badlands; & an archaeological tour through Syria. In addition youll find several fun Top Ten lists: skyscraping drives Mediterranean island roads African wildlife excursions & more. Chapters organized by theme include: Ultimate Road Trips featuring famous drives such as Highway One down the California coast; Over Hill & Mountains; By Sea & Shore; The Road Less Traveled highlighting unpaved & untamed routes & safaris; Village Byways through some of the worlds most picturesque hamlets; & Historic Trails tracing the paths of historys great builders & explorers. Whether you travel these storied routes by car or through the pages of the book
- countless wonders await your discovery in " Drives of a Lifetime"."


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Driveways paths & patios are an essential part of most properties & this comprehensive book provides a detailed explanation of exactly how they are designed planned & constructed. The features of this book are: discusses the design of driveways paths & patios with reference to their planned use style size gradients & special features such as steps ramps & terraces; considers the range of materials available including block paving flags slabs setts cubes cobbles loose aggregates plain & patterned concrete & tarmac; analyses how to estimate costs & making the choice between the DIY approach & using a professional contractor; examines the critical issue of drainage; lays bare the mathematics associated with accurate setting-out & levelling; describes the range of tools & equipment needed; details the correct constructions of kerbs & edging & laying methods for flags block paving; & much more. ...

Jockey Freddie Croft thought hed left the perils behind him when he retired from the jump game. These days he was happy to transport horses from their stables to the races. Until one of his drivers picked up an unlicensed passenger. & brought him back dead. The corpse on the doorstep was Freddies unwelcome introduction to the shadowy big-money conspiracy which muscled into his business & started to threaten his life. But Freddie was a fighter & winning was in his blood.. . First identify the dangers. Then beat them out of sight.. .A thundering good read Daily Mail I enjoyed this book hugely Julie Burchill Sunday Times Galloping heroics.. .the old master still engages all your interest Mail on Sunday ...

The Driving Instructors Handbook" is widely recognized in the driver training industry as the authoritative reference guide for trainee & qualified instructors. This best-selling handbook covers every aspect of the profession from the role & the characteristics needed to do the job well preparation for the three ADI examination requirements (Theory & hazard perception Driving ability & Instructional ability) through to the driving test & driving larger vehicles. Updated for 2011 with the latest information relating to the ever-changing driving industry " The Driving Instructors Handbook" is essential reading for anyone involved in the training of new drivers & instructors at all levels." ...

Chris eternal optimist & itinerant sheep shearer moves with his wife Ana to a mountain farm in Las Alpujarras an oddball region in the south of Spain. Misadventures gleefully unfold as Chris discovers that the owner has no intention of leaving & meets their neighbours an engaging mix of peasant farmers & shepherds New Age travellers & ex-pats. Their daughter Chloe is born linking them irrevocably to their new life. The hero of the piece however is the farm itself
- a patch of mountain studded with olive almond & lemon groves sited on the wrong side of a river with no access road water supply or electricity. Could life offer much better than that?
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This comprehensive twin pack gives learner drivers all the revision questions & answers for the driving theory test plus hundreds of practical test questions set by experts from the AA Driving School. The clear & concise layouts of the Practical Test & Theory Test for Car Drivers makes it very easy to revise. ...

Drone Warfare is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest- growing
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Harry Bosch is facing the end of the line. Hes been put on the DROP
- Deferred Retirement Option Plan
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When evidence links a brutal murder in 1989 to a convicted rapist named Clayton Pell the case should be water-tight. Pell's DNA was found on the victim
- but he was only eight years old at the time. This not the only mystery Harry Bosch has to solve. A man jumped
- or was pushed
- from a window. The victim's father is Councilman Irving who's been intent on destroying Harry's career for years. Now Irving wants Harry to head up the investigation. Harry uncovers traces of two of the city's deepest secrets: a killer operating for as many as three decades without being detected & a conspiracy that goes back into the dark history of the police department.. .


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