In a secret world of forbidden knowledge power comes at a terrible price... Quentin Coldwaters life is changed forever by an apparently chance encounter: when he turns up for his entrance interview to Princeton he finds his interviewer dead
- but a strange envelope bearing Quentins name leads him down a very different path to any hed ever imagined. The envelope & the mysterious manuscript it contains leads to a secret world of obsession & privilege a world of freedom & power & for a while its a world that seems to answer all Quentins desires. But the idyll cannot last
- & when its finally shattered Quentin is drawn into something darker & far more dangerous than anything he could ever have expected...

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Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite featuring Chrestomanci -- now a book with extra bits! The Dukedom of Caprona is a place where music is enchantment & spells are as slippery as spaghetti. The magical business is run by two families
- the Montanas & the Petrocchis
- & they are deadly rivals. So when all the spells start going wrong they naturally blame each other. Chrestomanci suspects an evil enchanter; others say it is a White Devil. Or maybe a different kind of magic is needed to save Caprona!

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Each year the magicians of Imardin gather together to purge the city streets of vagrants urchins & miscreants. Masters of the disciplines of magic they know that no one can oppose them. But their protective shield is not as impenetrable as they believe. Sonea angry frustrated & outraged by the treatment of her family & friends hurls a stone at the shield putting all her rage behind it. To the amazement of all who bear witness the stone passes unhindered through the barrier & renders a magician unconscious. The guilds worst fear has been realised.. . There is an untrained magician loose on the streets. She must be found before her uncontrolled powers unleash forces that will destroy both her & the city that is her home. ...

This book provides a concise & informative treatment of the Maginot Line from North-East France down to the Alps. The Line was named after Andre Maginot who advocated a series of fixed defences to counter the threat of German military resurgence & to provide time for the French Army to mobilise in the event of any invasion. Construction of the Line began in 1929 & was largely complete by the outbreak of World War II. Packed with maps plans & elevations contemporary images & modern photographs plus stunning artwork it forms a detailed & informative visual treatment of this famous fortification system. ...

Magistrate Interview Questions is the ULTIMATE guide for anyone who is serious about becoming a magistrate in England & Wales. It contains insider tips & advice on how to pass the magistrate first & second interviews including sample questions & answers. Magistrates are volunteers from all walks of life who deal with around 95 per cent of criminal cases in England & Wales. It is a highly responsible role & one that comes with an in-depth selection process. This guide will focus on both sets of interviews & will ensure that the candidate is capable of matching the six key qualities that are essential for passing the entire magistrate interview & selection process. This guide contains:
- Essential advice for preparing for the magistrate first & second interviews.
- Guidance from experts who know what it takes to pass.
- Sample first interview questions & answers.
- Things to consider during your preparation.
- How to pass the magistrate second interview.
- Sample ranking exercises for you to try.
- Case scenarios for you to study & analyse.
- Insider tips from career guidance experts. How 2become.co.uk is the UK s leading careers information website. We go to great lengths to find the right people to create our products. Sometimes we even put a member of our team through a particular selection process so that we can find out exactly what it takes to pass!







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The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction introduces the document to a modern audience explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John & tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subjects right to protection against the raw & absolute authority of the sovereign. Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in the past two decades in our understanding of thirteenth-century English history Nicholas Vincent demonstrates why the Magna Carta continues to be of enormous popular interest. ...

Film star George Hannaford oozes charm. Although women fall at his feet his marriage is the most solid in the movie business. But when he sees his wife staring into another man's eyes & returns home to a blackmailer demanding fifty thousand dollars he begins to doubt everything. United by the theme of love the writings in the Great Loves" series span over two thousand years & vastly different worlds. Readers will be introduced to love's endlessly fascinating possibilities & extremities: romantic love platonic love erotic love gay love virginal love adulterous love parental love filial love nostalgic love unrequited love illicit love not to mention lost love twisted & obsessional love..." ...

Humanity is enjoying the Galactic Milieu. Colonies are thriving Earth is peaceful & as more metapsychics are born the goal of mental Unity with the Milieu seems close. But a rebel group want Earth to remain separate led by a man obsessed with human superiority. This is Marc Remillard unknowingly influenced by Fury who is now unveiled & on the run. Marcs goal is nothing less than the elevation of human metapsychics above all others through artificial enhancement of mental faculties. His methods are unpalatable; his goal horrific. So Marc & his co-conspirators continue their work in secret. Only the very Unity he fears can derail Marcs plans. & only his brother Jack the Bodiless & the young woman known as Diamond Mask can attempt the impossible: destroy Marc Unify humanity & allow the golden age of the Galactic Milieu to begin. Fascinating.. . May has cemented her position as one of this generations foremost storytellers Library Journal A certain crowd-pleaser Kirkus Reviews ...

Today's love affair with urban farming & backyard poultry coops means Tamara Staples' stunning photographs are more apropos ...

What Joe needs is a friend. What Jim needs is a fresh start. Living in a former pit village in the North of England Joe's learning difficulties have left him isolated his only contact with the community playing the back-end of the horse in the local panto. Until Jim another of life's outsiders for a whole different set of reasons comes home. So begins an unlikely friendship. Jim & Joe offer one another loyalty & camaraderie simple but magnificent qualities that give Jim that most elusive thing
- hope
- as he rebuilds his life. But when rumours of an unthinkable crime get out of control Jim's loyalty is put to the test with heartbreaking consequences. Funny bittersweet & unforgettable Magnificent Joe is a tale of devastation loss & the redemptive power of one extraordinary friendship.

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