In the depths of a harsh winter following the death of their grandmother Erica Calcott & her sister Beth return to Storton Manor a grand & imposing Wiltshire house where they spent their summer holidays as children. When Erica begins to sort through her grandmother's belongings she is flooded with memories of her childhood
- & of her cousin Henry whose disappearance from the manor tore the family apart. Erica sets out to discover what happened to Henry so that the past can be laid to rest & her sister Beth might finally find some peace. Gradually as Erica begins to sift through remnants of the past a secret family history emerges; one that stretches all the way back to turn-of-the-century America to a beautiful society heiress & a haunting savage l&. As past & present converge Erica & Beth must come to terms with two terrible acts of betrayal
- & the heart-breaking legacy left behind. THE LEGACY is an unforgettable deeply satisfying story that will stay with you long after the last page has been turned.

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The unimaginable has happened
- Longevity the drug that is supposed to guarantee eternal youth isn't working. A virus is
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Hugh is a hard-drinking lion of the Welsh Valleys. His daughter Evelyn lost her heart to a travelling gypsy. & handsome prizefighter Freedom was saved from the gallows to do battle for the heavy weight championship of the world. From the poverty of the Welsh pit valleys to the glories of the prize ring from the dangers of prohibition America to the terrors of Britain at war Lynda La Plante delves into the lives of a remarkable family & its fortunes & the curse that forged their names. ...

Holly Cathers is not the same person she was almost a year & a half ago. After discovering her connection to an ancient legacy of witches Holly has accepted her destiny as a descendant of the House of Cahors. Determined to end an intergenerational feud that has plagued her family for centuries Holly will have to overcome unworldly obstacles as she battles to protect her loved ones
- including Jer a member of the rival House of Deveraux & her one true love. A war of magical proportions is being waged & Holly is at the centre of it all. Lives will be lost & sacrifices will have to be made...
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All-powerful brilliant decisive ruthlessly effective...this is the image of the CIA as portrayed in countless films & novels. It is wrong. This shocking book based on thousands of declassified documents & interviews with agents at all levels shows the reality behind the glamorous myth: a blundering chaotic & dangerously incompetent organization so ineffective it was nicknamed Cant Identify Anything by Nato forces. In a story of botched coups missed targets lost operatives & fatal errors Tim Weiner shows how the CIA now poses a threat not only to the security of the US but the world. ...

Ed Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile for five years but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming he must return to his ancestral seat Hartlepool Hall. On his return he discovers that his father has left him along with the house a seven million pound tax bill two massive overdrafts an 80-year-old butler & a vast country estate that is creaking at the seams. Not only that but there is a strange woman in residence
- Lady Alice
- who seems to have made herself very much at home. With the debts mounting it seems that Eds only recourse is to turn to his friend Annabels new boyfriend a property developer who plans to turn Hartlepool Hall into luxury flats & a golf course. But can Ed save his inheritance without such a drastic move? & is Lady Alice really the person she claims to be?

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THE WORLD PREPARES FOR WAR
- & THE END OF DAYS DRAWS NEAR An ancient enemy has returned to the human kingdoms. These creatures
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Language skills study skills argument skills & legal knowledge are vital to every law student professional lawyer & academic. Legal Method Skills & Reasoning" suggests a range of how to techniques for acquiring these academic & practical skills. It explains how to work with legal texts how to read & write about the law; how to acquire effective disciplined study techniques; & how to construct legal arguments. Packed full of practical examples & diagrams across the range of legal skills from language & research skills to mooting & negotiation this new edition will be invaluable to law students who are looking to acquire & perfect the legal skill set essential to exam success. The third edition is now supported by a companion website offering a wealth of additional resources for individual & group work for both lecturers & students. For students the website offers real-life examples & practice for oral skills work including mooting & negotiation & guidance on answering legal problem & essay-style questions. For lecturers a set of Power Point slides with accompanying teaching suggestions provide support & inspiration for teaching legal skills." ...

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Legal Skills encompasses all the academic & practical legal skills essential to the law student in one manageable volume. It is an ideal text for first year law students & is also a valuable resource for those studying law at any level. Clearly structured in three parts the book covers the full range of legal skills you will need to succeed from the beginning of your law degree through your exams & assessments & into your future career. The first part covers ' Sources of Law' &

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Includes:: a section on referencing & avoiding plagiarism amongst a number of other chapters designed to help you through the different stages of your law degree. The third & final part is dedicated to ' Practical Legal Skills'; a section designed to help you to develop transferrable skills in areas such as presentations & negotiations that will be highly valued by future employers. The book contains many useful features designed to support a truly practical approach to legal skills. Self-test questions & diagrams are set in a user-friendly colour design. More extensive activities give you the opportunity to take a 'hands on' approach to tackling a variety of legal skills from using cases to negotiation. Each skill is firmly set in its wider academic & professional context to encourage an integrated approach to the learning of legal skills. Online Resource Centre Legal Skills is accompanied by an innovative online resource centre offering a range of resources to support teaching & learning.
- Video clips of good & bad 'real life' moots in action bring the subject to life for students.
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- Lecturers can track student progress using an online bank of 200 multiple choice questions offering immediate answers & feedback that can be customised & loaded on to the university's VLE.







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