At the urgent plea of his old friend Commander Buchanan of Scotland Yard Tweed once ace detective now Deputy Chief SIS visits Mrs Bella Main formidable matriarch controlling the Main Chance the most powerful private bank in Europe. Bella tells Tweed & Paula Grey his assistant that she has refused an enormous offer from Calouste Gubenkian the most ruthless & villainous man in Europe. Within days of their visit Bella is murdered. Tweed & Paula return to investigate the atrocious act. The banks HQ is based in a huge Elizabethan manor hidden in The Forest a vast area in the deep south of Engl&. Tweed has already met members of the two families run by their forefathers for generations. Was Bella murdered by one of them
- or is it the work of the vicious Calouste? The movement never stops changing to Caloustes Chateau Les Rochers in the Belgian Ardennes. A ferocious battle takes place. Two more murders are committed at the manor. Tweed & Paula race to tiny Seacove on the rugged Cornish coast to prevent another murder. Finally Tweed proves the Bank founded in 1912 was based on a brutal crime all those years ago.
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No matter which industry a company is a part of its profitability like its products is driven by the reliability & performance of its plant (s). The fundamentals for maintenance found in this volume are applicable to a multitude of industries: power process materials manufacturing transportation communication & many others. This book shows the engineer how to select install maintain & troubleshoot critical plant machinery equipment & systems. New to this edition: new material

Includes:: a chapter on inspections providing practical guidelines for effective visual inspections the key to effective preventive maintenance. Also included in the revision will be multiple chapters on equipment such as pumps compressors & fans. It provides practical knowledge about plant machinery equipment & systems for the new hire or the veteran engineer; covers a wide array of topics from shaft alignment & bearings to rotor balancing & flexible intermediate drives; & delivers must-have information to the engineer which he/she will use on a daily basis in day-to-day activities that will affect the reliability & profitability of the plant.

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Its a matter of procedure I explained. Strictly for the record. You dont get sacked from this job unless you did what Thompson did. What did he do then? We never mention it. Enter the bizarre world of the bus driver a strange but all too familiar universe in which the timetable & the maintenance of headway are sacred but where the routes can change with the click of an inspectors fingers. This brilliant short novel is a gently absurd examination of the British bus system & its peculiarities where the demands of the hapless passengers are virtually ignored & where it is fine to be a little bit late but utterly unforgivable to be a moment early. ...

This is a charming mermaid story for Egmont's Blue Banana series by master storyteller Michael Morpurgo. Robbie says swimming is easy. You just have to pretend you're a mermaid. But that doesn't help Mairi. She isn't even sure that mermaids are real. Blue bananas are illustrated books for NC Level 2 readers learning to tackle longer prose for the first time with the support of extensive illustrations & speech bubbles. They are carefully designed with education in mind supporting children's understanding of vocabulary & punctuation. Blue Bananas explore the feelings & emotions of characters in a clear fashion. ...

Young feisty Maisie Dobbs has recently set herself up as a private detective. Such a move may not seem especially startling. But this is 1929 & Maisie is exceptional in many ways. Having started as a maid to the London aristocracy studied her way to Cambridge & served as a nurse in the Great War Maisie has wisdom experience & understanding beyond her years. Little does she realise the extent to which this strength of character is soon to be tested. For her first case forces her to uncover secrets long buried & to confront ghosts from her own past... In Maisie Jacqueline Winspear has created a character that readers will immediately take to their hearts. Her first case combines a gripping investigation with a moving portrait of love & loss. It marks the beginning of a wonderful new detective series. ...

In the eighth title in the popular Maisy First Experiences" series Maisy & Cyril catch a train to the seaside where they enjoy a fun-filled holiday. Each of the " First Experiences" series describes a common first experience within Maisy's familiar & comforting world offering a reassuring picture of something that might be new or less familiar. In " Maisy Goes on Holiday" Maisy enjoys packing her suitcase then meeting Cyril at a busy station & catching a train to the seaside. They have lots of fun on the beach & at the cafe write postcards to their friends & finally sleep a peaceful night at their hotel (after bouncing on the beds of course). This title strikes the perfect balance of excitement & reassurance as Maisy travels to pastures new. Every page is packed with colourful activity & buzzing with life. A global phenomenon Maisy books have won several major awards sold over 21 million copies worldwide & are available in 29 different languages." ...

Children will have great fun pulling the tabs & opening the flaps to help Maisy get ready for swimming. At the swimming pool Maisy takes off her blue hat & scarf her red coat her grey cardigan her green trousers her brown boots her violet T-shirt her yellow socks her orange bloomers puts on her multi-coloured swimsuit & goes for a swim. Taps turn doors open clothes go up & down. Children will love helping Maisy get ready. ...

Help Maisy get ready for bed in this fun novelty book! It's time for Maisy to go to bed. First she drinks her bedtime drink then she has to brush her teeth wash her hands put on her pyjamas & read her book. There's lots to do. With tabs to pull & flaps to lift children will love helping Maisy get ready to go to sleep in this charming bedtime adventure! ...

This is an absolute treat for both Maisy fans & those new to Maisy: busy bold bright full of life & colour
- just like the city.
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Maisy & her friends find lots to enjoy on a fun trip to the museum! There's so much for Maisy & her friends to discover in the museum: collections of old toys dinosaurs cars costumes... even a large mammoth
- a favourite of Eddie's. ' Now for the food collection!' says Charlie as he leads them to his favourite room... the cafe.
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