Precious Ramotswe that cheerful Botswanan private investigator of 'traditional build' is now married to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. The Agency is busy but Mma Ramotswe cannot ignore the plea which is made by a woman who comes to her with a tale of particular misfortune. Unfortunately her attempts to help are interrupted by a close encounter between her tiny white van & a bicycle & by a spectacular disagreement between her assistant Mma Makutsi & one of the apprentices at the garage. This apprentice has found a fancy girlfriend who drives a Mercedes-Benz. How can he be rescued from his folly? & as for Mma Makutsi she has found a dancing class & a man who may not be able to dance very well but who admires her greatly. & all of this happens against a background of quiet sessions of bush tea & of a land that stretches out forever under mile upon mile of empty sky... ...

From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain there is clear evidence that crows & ravens influence human culture. Yet this influence is not unidirectional say the authors of this fascinating book: people profoundly influence crow culture ecology & evolution as well. John Marzluff & Tony Angell examine the often surprising ways that crows & humans interact. The authors contend that those interactions reflect a process of cultural coevolution. They offer a challenging new view of the human-crow dynamic a view that may change our thinking not only about crows but also about ourselves. Featuring more than 100 original drawings the book takes a close look at the influences people have had on the lives of crows throughout history & at the significant ways crows have altered human lives. In the Company of Crows & Ravens" illuminates the entwined histories of crows & people & concludes with an intriguing discussion of the crow-human relationship & how our attitudes toward crows may affect our cultural trajectory." ...

Donnerville librarian Jane Kerry receives an envelope containing a 50-dollar bill & a note instructing her to look homeward angel" & signed "MOG (Master of Games)." So begins The Game--pushing Jane into crazy immoral & criminal actions. When she tries to quit MOG has other ideas." ...

From the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 1916. Pretty Eithne Clay runs a ramshackle South London boarding house with the help of her teenage son Ralph & their maid Winnie. Struggling to keep herself her lodgers & her son going as every day life vanishes in the face of war Eithne's world is transformed by the arrival of Mr Turk the virile carnal carnivorous local butcher who falls passionately in love with her. As the house bursts to life with the electricity
- metaphorical & real
- he brings dark secrets come to light.

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Here is a lively retelling of the traditional rhyme packed with surprises. Lift-up flaps on each spread reveal spooky creatures peeping through windows & out of cupboards & the story reaches a climax on the last spread as a great white ghost pops out! In the dark dark wood There was a dark dark house HOO-HOO-HOO! HAA-HAA-HAA! A truly interactive book that children will return to time & again. ...

An amusing & erudite account of Harry Bucknalls 183-day journey through the Greek islands from Venice in the West to Istanbul in the East In the summer of 2006 Harry Bucknall traveled from Venice to Istanbul--a journey across the Aegean of more than 5 500 miles that included the glories of Mount Athos 36 islands & every island chain in the Greek Archipelago. It also involved 57 sea passages on 35 ferries four landing craft three hydrofoils a fishing caique a sea plane 11 buses two trains an open-top Land Rover & a duck egg blue 1961 Morris Oxford. Recounted with humor pathos & at times drama this is not only a journey through the Greek islands but also a journey through Greek history mythology custom & folklore--a Greek island companion loaded with adventure mishap & laughter offering a contemporary image of Aegean life today. ...

Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to be sidetracked into persuading ex-schoolmate mobster Julie Baby Feet Balboni to leave town. & it turns out that Balboni is the money behind a Civil War movie thats bringing in good business. But then the film crew stumble on a skeleton out in the bayou & the links between a thirty-year-old lynching a Civil War general Balboni & the serial killer lead Dave into treacherous waters with only a handful of unexpected allies to help him protect his own. ...

Darrell & her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct sporting matches to be won tempers to control & tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers. ...

The Fifth Form is putting on a pantomime & Darrells writing it! But Cinderella doesnt always go smoothly. Which girl will get to play the lead? & who on earth is writing the producer anonymous letters?n New girl Amanda doesnt really fit in at Malory Towers. Shes headstrong & arrogant
- but is fantastic at games! Amandas destined to swim for the Olympic team
- but will she make it?

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Dancer Chloe Dubois is a heady combination of innocence & sultry seduction & Japanese-American businessman David Imakita will risk everything he has to keep her: his career his friends even his integrity
- such is her power over him. But who is this temptress & what does she want? Is it money prestige or just love? Davids ex-Sumo bodyguard Sato believes Chloe will cause havoc in their ordered lives & turns up information on her that is far from pretty. The warning signs are there but it is already too late for David who is under her spell & besotted. Will this unrepentant temptress overturn her wild ways & accept the opportunity to change her life for the better or will the dark family secrets of her past resurface & destroy them both?
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