I never ask for mercy & seek no one's sympathy. I would never as was once needlessly feared in this court be a fugitive from justice in this country only a seeker of it." --Conrad Black in his statement to the court June 24 2011 In 1993 Conrad Black was the proprietor of London's " Daily Telegraph" & the head of one of the world's largest newspaper groups. He completed a memoir in 1992 "A Life in Progress " & "great prospects beckoned." In 2004 he was fired as chairman of Hollinger International after he & his associates were accused of fraud. Here for the first time Black describes his indictment four-month trial in Chicago partial conviction imprisonment & largely successful appeal. In this unflinchingly revealing & superbly written memoir Black writes without reserve about the prosecutors who mounted a campaign to destroy him & the journalists who presumed he was guilty. Fascinating people fill these pages from prime ministers & presidents to the social legal & media elite among them: Margaret Thatcher Tony Blair George W. Bush Jean Chretien Rupert Murdoch Izzy Asper Richard Perle Norman Podhoretz Eddie Greenspan Alan Dershowitz & Henry Kissinger. Woven throughout are Black's views on big themes: politics corporate governance & the U.S. justice system. He is candid about highly personal subjects including his friendships
- with those who have supported & those who have betrayed him
- his Roman Catholic faith & his marriage to Barbara Amiel. & he writes about his complex relations with Canada Great Britain & the United States & in particular the blow he has suffered at the hands of that nation. In this extraordinary book Black maintains his innocence & recounts what he describes as "the fight of & for my life." "A Matter of Principle" is a riveting memoir & a scathing account of a flawed justice system."

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What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion & what motivated them to change those rituals? To these questions Clifford Ando proposes simple answers: in contrast to ancient Christians who had faith Romans had knowledge & their knowledge was empirical in orientation. In other words the Romans acquired knowledge of the gods through observation of the world & their rituals were maintained or modified in light of what they learned. After a preface & opening chapters that lay out this argument about knowledge & place it in context The Matter of the Gods" pursues a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history." ...

Claire Barclay has returned to the home in Scotland where she spent her teenage years. After the sudden death of her mother Claire is concerned about the welfare of her much-loved & now frail stepfather Leo. But his own grown children seem more concerned about preserving their financial assets than their father's health. Claire is desperately trying to avoid Jonas the love of her life who broke her heart at just eighteen but he's asking her to trust him again on a matter of urgency. Can she forget the past & put her faith in someone who once hurt her so deeply? The bestselling author of An Ocean Apart Robin Pilcher excels at weaving stories full of heart warmth & family secrets ...

Fire Support Base Matterhorn: a fortress carved out of the grey-green mountain jungle. Cold monsoon clouds wreath its mile-high summit concealing a battery of 105-mm howitzers surrounded by deep bunkers carefully constructed fields of fire & the 180 marines of Bravo Company. Just three kilometres from Laos & two from North Vietnam there is no more isolated outpost of America's increasingly desperate war in Vietnam. Second Lieutenant Waino Mellas 21 years old & just a few days into his 13-month tour has barely arrived at Matterhorn before Bravo Company is ordered to abandon their mountain & sent deep in-country in pursuit of a North Vietnamese Army unit of unknown size. Beyond the relative safety of the perimeter wire Mellas will face disease starvation leeches tigers & an almost invisible enemy. Beneath the endless jungle canopy Bravo Company will confront competing ambitions duplicitous officers & simmering racial tensions. Behind them always Matterhorn. The impregnable mountain fortress they built & then abandoned without a shot to the North Vietnamese Army - ...

Hope Dunne is content with her life finding serenity & beauty through the lens of her camera. She isnt looking for a man or excitement. But things change when she accepts a last minute assignment in London photographing one of the worlds most celebrated writers. To Hopes surprise Finn ONeill exudes warmth & a boyish charm. He courts her whisking her away to his palatial isolated Irish estate weaving a tapestry of tales about his life. Hope finds it all absolutely dizzying. But soon cracks begin to appear in his stories & suddenly Hope is both in love & suspicious. How many lies has he told? Is it possible that this kind loving attentive man is hiding something even worse? ...

An entirely new & approachable translation of the New Testament & study guides by a world-renowned scholar Tom Wright. The series provide invaluable background detail & a wealth of information to help the reader understand each passage in a richer way. The implication of the text for the life of the modern reader is also explored. The translation of the Bible text is underpinned by deep scholarship but has an immediacy & freshness that makes it easy to read & set it apart from other modern-language translations. The guides assume no detailed knowledge of the New Testament & are therefore suitable for beginners as well as more experienced students of the Bible. Each volume stands alone though the series will build into an unrivaled guide to the entire New Testament book by book. ...

An entirely new & approachable translation of the New Testament & study guides by a world-renowned scholar Tom Wright. The series provide invaluable background detail & a wealth of information to help the reader understand each passage in a richer way. The implication of the text for the life of the modern reader is also explored. The translation of the Bible text is underpinned by deep scholarship but has an immediacy & freshness that makes it easy to read & set it apart from other modern-language translations. The guides assume no detailed knowledge of the New Testament & are therefore suitable for beginners as well as more experienced students of the Bible. Each volume stands alone though the series will build into an unrivaled guide to the entire New Testament book by book. ...

Matthew doesn't care about anything as much as football. What's more he's the best player in the whole school! But his mother has banned him from playing & she doesn't seem to care if he misses the most important match of the season. The whole team are depending on him. Is there anything he can do? ...

Slagar the Fox is bent on revenge
- & determined to bring death & destruction to Redwall Abbey. Gathering his evil band around
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Through its use of conversational & supportive tones this popular guide puts readers at ease assisting the transition to academic study. With clear explanations summaries & exercises it is an invaluable companion for the mature student. This third edition has much new content including a new chapter on writing a dissertation proposal. ...