Agatha Christie's complete Tommy & Tuppence short story collection reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Tommy & Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; & even a box of poisoned chocolates. ...

Brand new edition of a top selling thriller by Nigel Hinton. Toddie Marco & Perry have been mates since childhood. Theyve grown up from being mates at school to managing a drugs gang together. But one day Perry meets Nadia & this sets off a series of events which can only end in tragedy. Revenge thriller from a award-winning writer. Particularly suitable for reluctant struggling & dyslexic teens. ...

UK health & social care are increasingly being asked to work together across traditional agency boundaries. Although this sounds easy in theory doing it in practice is incredibly difficult & complicated. In many cases moreover current training programmes research & textbooks are even more divided than front-line services & practitioners & managers are often being tasked with making partnerships work without the necessary support. Against this background this book provide a 'warts & all' introduction to partnership working summarising current policy & research setting out useful frameworks & approaches & helping policy makers & practitioners to work more effectively together. Short accessible & practical the book is aimed at students practitioners managers & policy makers in health & social care. Written by a leading team from the Health Services Management Centre the book is also fully evidence- & research-based whilst still being accessible & applicable to everyday practice. The first in a broader series on Better Partnership Working" this is the one book that everyone wanting to work in health & social care should read. This exciting series of accessible 'how to' books provides an essential introduction to partnership working. Designed to be short & easy to use the books offer practical support to those working in partnership & provide helpful frameworks to make sense of the complexity which partnership working entails. Summarising current policy & research in a detailed but accessible manner each book provides practical evidence-based recommendations invaluable for policy & practice." ...

Globally there are at least 45 species of game bird that have the word partridge in their name but in this book G. R. Potts devotes himself to the Grey Red-legged & Chukar Partridges with particular emphasis on the Grey Partridge due to its well-known decline in Britain. In this groundbreaking addition to the New Naturalist series Potts explores how mankind & partridges have evolved together both ultimately dependent on grasslands rather than forests. For thousands of years both ate grass seeds & this continued until cereals largely replaced them. Hundreds of species of plant & insect that partridges & other birds eat thrived on farms for thousands of years until the dawn of the pesticides era. Since then the long decline in partridge abundance has been a barometer for biodiversity over vast swathes of the Northern Hemisphere. Highlighting the positive example of the Norfolk Estate in the Sussex Study area Potts investigates how both Grey & Red-legged Partridge numbers have been increased flourishing in a highly productive & profitable system of farming & an oasis in what has often looked & sounded like a desert. In a small corner of England farmland wildlife is able to thrive much as it did before pesticides were introduced. This is a complex & fascinating story with a heady mix of hunting farming predation parasites disease & climate change. The way these factors have interacted tells us a lot about how lesser known species have fared & how they can be conserved for the future. Potts stresses the importance of these conservation efforts as farmers respond to the needs of an extra three billion people worldwide not just for food but for bio-fuels. in addition the pressures on farmland wildlife will further intensify in the coming years. ...

Globally there are at least 45 species of game bird that have the word partridge in their name but in this book G. R. Potts devotes himself to the Grey Red-legged & Chukar Partridges with particular emphasis on the Grey Partridge due to its well-known decline in Britain. In this groundbreaking addition to the New Naturalist series Potts explores how mankind & partridges have evolved together both ultimately dependent on grasslands rather than forests. For thousands of years both ate grass seeds & this continued until cereals largely replaced them. Hundreds of species of plant & insect that partridges & other birds eat thrived on farms for thousands of years until the dawn of the pesticides era. Since then the long decline in partridge abundance has been a barometer for biodiversity over vast swathes of the Northern Hemisphere. Highlighting the positive example of the Norfolk Estate in the Sussex Study area Potts investigates how both Grey & Red-legged Partridge numbers have been increased flourishing in a highly productive & profitable system of farming & an oasis in what has often looked & sounded like a desert. In a small corner of England farmland wildlife is able to thrive much as it did before pesticides were introduced. This is a complex & fascinating story with a heady mix of hunting farming predation parasites disease & climate change. The way these factors have interacted tells us a lot about how lesser known species have fared & how they can be conserved for the future. Potts stresses the importance of these conservation efforts as farmers respond to the needs of an extra three billion people worldwide not just for food but for bio-fuels. in addition the pressures on farmland wildlife will further intensify in the coming years. ...

Bark for joy at the arrival of this grrreat magical new series! This title is a sequel to the bestselling sensation Magic Kitten". Storm is the only young wolf left from his family in the magic Moon-claw pack after the evil wolf Shadow wounds his mother & destroys everyone else. With the rest of the pack now scattered Storm's mother is too weak to protect Storm so she sends him to our world as a magic puppy where his magical powers can grow. But Storm must find a friend here to help him hide from the evil Shadow. Will Storm be able to hide long enough to eventually return & save his mother & the magical Moon-claw pack? This is the fifth title in this brilliant new series that will leave you howling for more!" ...

Whether it's a rainy day a party day or you are on the move this imaginative & engaging series will have games to suit every need. Start playing! This title presents: step-by-step instructions; ways to play alone or together; & graded games with challenges to make them trickier. ...

' More essential than suncream in your beach bag this summer... Sexy glamorous & fun.' Heat for the perfect life... You may have to break some rules. I'm Vanessa Powell. People think they know me because I'm famous. They think I've got the world at my feet & the husband every woman wants to marry. But fame can be a lonely place & the perfect marriage can be even lonelier. Now someone's come into my life who makes me feel alive. For the first time ever I'm thinking about what I really want. No matter what the consequences. Funny sexy & full of romance & drama this is a fabulous read for fans of Catherine Alliott Lucy Diamond & Veronica Henry. ...

How did quirky brother & sister who left school at fifteen come to be running the UKs leading events company numbering among their clients some of the biggest celebrities in the World? The answer involves a lot of hard work a lot of good judgement a lot of learning & a lot of mistakes & above all an awful lot of fun. In this entertaining inspirational & often hilarious book Secret Millionaire David Jamilly tells the story of how he & his sister Kim went from Childrens entertainers to heads of multi-million pound events empire Theme Traders. His searingly honest warts & all account which details their mistakes as well as their triumphs & gives hard-learned practical insider tips on all aspects of party planning will appeal to budding entrepreneurs professional event organisers & anyone who just wants to throw an unforgettable party. ...

If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure & return to again & again. When the parcel arrives for Selina it causes great excitement. A beautiful dress & gorgeous shoes
- the best present a girl could ever have! But when will she ever wear them? It's war time after all. She & her cousins take action & decide to organize a pageant
- there will be singing & dancing & Selina especially will have a very important part to play...

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