THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is a wonderfully moving fable that addresses the meaning of life & life after death in the poignant way that made TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE such an astonishing book. The novels protagonist is an elderly amusement park maintenance worker named Eddie who while operating a ride called the Free Fall dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart that hurtles to earth. Eddie goes to heaven where he meets five people who were unexpectedly instrumental in some way in his life. While each guide takes him through heaven Eddie learns a little bit more about what his time on earth meant what he was supposed to have learned & what his true purpose on earth was. Throughout there are dramatic flashbacks where we see scenes from his troubled childhood his years in the army in the Philippines jungle & with his first & only love his wife Marguerite. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is the perfect book to follow TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Its compellingly affecting themes & lyrical writing will fascinate Mitch Alboms huge readership. ...

The five plays in this collection are Everyman in his Humour the tragedy Sejanus Volpone The Alchemist & Bartholomew Fair. They represent the full range & complexity of Jonsons art as a playwright. The text is the modernized version of Herford & Simpsons edition (OUP 1925-52) with full annotation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

Beyond the main street of Les Laveuses runs the Loire smooth & brown as a sunning snake
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Lord Peter Wimsey could imagine the artist stepping back the stagger the fall down to where the pointed rocks grinned like teeth. But was it an accident
- or murder? Six members of the close-knit Galloway artists' colony do not regret Campbell's death. Five of them are red herrings. ' She combined literary prose with powerful suspense & it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters
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Who's been on George's island? & what is locked in the mysterious trunk hidden on Kirrin Island? The Famous Five think they're on the trail of smugglers
- until they hear a child scream.. . These classic editions feature Enid Blyton's unchanged text & Eileen A. Soper's original illustrations.
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Five Run Away Together Who's been on Kirrin Island?! The Famous Five think that it could be smugglers. Things are looking more sinister by the minute. Five on Finniston Farm The Famous Five want to explore the ruined castle & find the mysterious old dungeons! But someone else is searching too. Can they find the dungeons & whatever is hidden there first? ...

This is the book that will show you how to ensure customers are raving about your products & services & come back for more. Five Star Service 2nd edition is an easy read high impact title from the bestselling author of How to Be Brilliant Michael Heppell. In this book he gives you over 100 instant tips 50 examples of the best practices over a dozen brand new techniques & multiple strategies to equip you with a winning edge to knockout your customers & help you * Delight your customers every time * Deliver remarkable results that will keep them coming back for more * Win more customers without spending a fortune * Get repeat orders & referrals from everyone you encounter Whether its studying the Disney parking system or enrolling students at college; going behind the scenes in the worlds top hotels or becoming the office hero Five Star Service will show you how to wow your customers colleagues & cohorts. ...

As the luxurious ocean liner China Belle enters Australian waters its passengers have little idea of the tragedy that awaits ...

This brand new collection of original stories by Sam Taplin is perfect for sharing at bedtime. There are eleven stories in the book all featuring endearing animal characters & beautifully illustrated by Ag Jatkowska. The stories are gently humorous & very cosy as we follow the adventures of Mouse as she tries to find a happy feeling for her friend Badger Little Tiger's efforts to learn to swim & Dog's quest to find out who is flying the yellow balloon on the other side of the hill. ...

This book will inspire you to write even if you have only a few minutes to spare. It may also change the way you think about writing. Drawing on a mix of disciplines including psychology art linguistics & advertising each chapter offers you a writing-related discussion followed by a five-minute exercise. Whether you are a beginner writer an experienced writer looking for new ideas or you simply want to use writing to gain self-awareness the book will help you to: * Access your inner self the personal memories that reflect universal patterns of the total human narrative. * Gain fresh insight into the nature of stories & storytelling. * Recognise your own life as an inexhaustible source of story ideas. * Stimulate creative thought including right-brain techniques for 'stepping outside the box'. * Escape writing blocks. * Establish an enjoyable writing routine. Just pick a page & begin your writer's journey. ...