In this irreverent & provocative book Lewis Page exposes the scandalous state of our armed forces: how British soldiers are sent off to war with some of the worst guns around how the MOD keeps financing useless toys (at huge expense to taxpayers) & how decisions seem to be made with an eye above all for the interests of British Aerospace. He shows how politicians & the top brass are hopelessly entrenched in yesterdays wars & pouring their talents & energies into making sure that money is wasted right left & centre. ...

Hauntingly evocative of medieval Spain a deeply compelling story of love adventure divided loyalties & what happens when beliefs begin to remake
- or destroy
- a world. The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands but over centuries seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy aided always by his friend & advisor the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan
- poet diplomat soldier
- until a summer afternoon of savage brutality changes their relationship forever. Meanwhile in the north the conquered Jaddites most celebrated
- & feared
- military leader Rodrigo Belmonte driven into exile leads his mercenary company south. In the dangerous lands of Al-Rassan these two men from different worlds meet & serve
- for a time
- the same master. Tangled in their interwoven fate
- & divided by her feelings
- is Jehane the accomplished court physician whose skills may not be enough to heal the coming pain as Al-Rassan is swept to the brink of holy war & beyond.









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Lauren Pages plan was simple: get a fabulous makeover secure herself a place in the Ashleys & then bring them down from the inside. The only problem is that now shes actually made it into the inner circle shes having some serious second thoughts... But things are about to be taken out of Laurens hands. Sadie Laurens former best friend has started a rival group & plans to destroy the Ashleys herself. Can Lauren stop Sadie or is the Ashelys reign finally over? ...

An outstanding resource for students & practicing nurses the Ninth Edition of Lippincotts Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans contains 52 nursing care plans that address the most commonly encountered behaviors in psychiatric-mental health nursing. An excellent tool to introduce students to clinical psychiatric experience the Manual demonstrates use of the nursing process in psychiatric nursing & gives suggestions for specific interventions
- with rationale
- to address particular behaviors giving the student a sound basis on which to build clinical skills. Covering a range of problems & a variety of approaches the care plans are meant to be adapted & individualized in planning nursing care for each client. The Ninth Edition has been thoroughly updated &

Includes:: new information on complementary & alternative medicine & using the internet; as well as new or expanded appendices on psychopharmacology; side effects of medications & related nursing interventions; & schizoid histrionic narcissistic & avoidant personality disorders. Online Tutoring powered by Smarthinking-Free online tutoring powered by Smarthinking gives students access to expert nursing & allied health science educators whose mission like yours is to achieve success. Students can access live tutoring support critiques of written work & other valuable tools.



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To everyone who's anyone in New York City Victory Ford Wendy Healy & Nico O' Neilly are the beautiful face of success in the city. Victory is the hottest new designer on the block Wendy is President of Parador Pictures with a sure-fire hit in production & Nico is the editor of BONFIRE magazine. The trouble is from where Victory Nico & Wendy are standing things don't look quite that way. Nico is fitting in guilty extra-marital sex with an underwear model. Victory's last collection bombed & Wendy's twelve-year marriage to her metrosexual househusband is in freefall. Candace Bushnell's new heroines are irresistible & as she follows them through the minefield of work love & life at the top she gives us a hugely entertaining lesson on how to stay ahead in the toughest town on the planet. ...

Stuck in a rut? Know what you want but don't know how to get it? Feel like life is passing you by? Sick of getting mediocre results? Then enter the wonderful world of Liquid Thinking...A practical jargon-free & easily accessible self-help book drawing on a diverse range of experiences & containing digestible lessons & exercises used by sports captains charity leaders & business leaders. It is the only self-help book which has ever been endorsed by Sir Richard Branson Angelo Dundee Muhammad Ali & Jonny Wilkinson. It is a brave man who starts his book on self development by"ing Jerry Springer & discussing the literary merits of the Joy of Sex"; however this is Damian Hughes to a tee. Combining his own experiences as a Manchester United football coach HR Director & youth club leader with exclusive insights from Sir Richard Branson Angelo Dundee Muhammad Ali & Jonny Wilkinson Hughes will help you to step forward to achieve your own special hopes dreams & ambition. The books have been credited with helping people build their own houses fight cancer & run marathons so come on & be a fellow Liquid Thinker!" ...

From the wartorn steppes of Russia from the slopes of Monte Cassino the stunned bloody remnants of Hitlers armies were gathered to fight the last battle of the German Reich
- the battle of the Western Front. & as the Allies advanced upon Paris the war erupted into its most ruthless most savage & cruel phase. Across the scarred corpse-strewn landscape of northern France the men of the Panzer tank corps retreated
- fighting a suicide action as they went...

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Who doesn&8217;t love liquorice? Our range of Liquorice striped stationery is fun & functional with bright stripes on a bold black background. This Liquorice Stripe A4 document folder has two black elastic retaining straps to keep your documents in place. ...

When the future is unclear who holds the key to destiny? Sequel to the spellbinding award-winning fantasy adventure SABRIEL. Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother & ignorant of her father's identity Lirael resembles no one else in her large extended family living in the Clayr's Glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight
- the ability to See into the present & possible futures
- that is the very birthright of the Clayr. Nonetheless it is Lirael in whose hands the fate of the Old Kingdom lies. she must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil
- one that opposes the Royal Family blocks the Sight of the Clayr & threatens to break the very boundary between Life & Death itself. With only her faithful companion the Disreputable Dog to help her Lirael must find the courage to seek her own hidden destiny. Garth Nix draws readers deeper into the magical landscape of the Old Kingdom & weaves a spellbinding tale of discovery destiny & danger.


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