With The Picador Book of Love Poems award-winning poet John Stammers has created a unique collection: by pairing some of the finest love poems from centuries past with modern counterparts he presents a book of surprising connections echoes & juxtapositions where classic & contemporary love poems shed new & unexpected light on one another. Here old favourites from Spenser to Tennyson sit side by side with poems by Carol Ann Duffy & Michael Donaghy the distance between the poets closed by their single timeless theme. Whether you're feeling tempted seduced tormented or rejected or falling in love or out of love -- this is the perfect book to inspire console & give a voice to every facet of our deepest & most complex human emotion. ...

Detective Inspector Charlie Priest is the kind of officer who likes to get on with the job though his unorthodox ways have held him at inspector level for a record-breaking length of time; however Priest does get results. When Charlie suspects a now-respected businessman with a background of extortion & GBH of involvement in an international art fraud hes taking on an enemy with friends in high places. But Charlie can be persistent to the point of recklessness & once hes realised that theres a link to the lethal doctored heroin thats striking down the local kids no threat will stop him... ...

It takes a lot of effort for Jimmy Crocker to become Piccadilly Jim
- nights on the town roistering headlines in the gossip columns
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Thomas Chaloner is relieved to be summoned back to London. His master the Earl of Clarendon has sent him to Tangier to investigate a case of corruption. Chaloner will be glad to be home to be reunited with his new wife but the trivial reason for his recall exasperates him
- the theft of material from the construction site of Clarendon's embarrassingly sumptuous new house just north of Piccadilly. Within hours of his return Chaloner considers these thefts even more paltry as he is thrust into extra investigations involving threats of assassination a stolen corpse & a scheme to frame the Queen for treason. Yet there are connections from them all which thread through the unfinished Clarendon House...
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The second fantastic book about ten-year-old FRANKIE FOSTER -- the girl who wants to help but ends up causing chaos! Frankie Foster loves fixing peoples problems. Her help might not always be welcome -- & she might cause the odd total disaster -- but Frankie always fixes things. Eventually! When Frankies mum agrees to have a friends daughter to stay for a fortnight it falls on Frankies shoulders to look after Amelia. Having another girl share her broom cupboard of a bedroom is one thing but wherever Amelia goes trouble seems to follow however hard Frankie tries to keep her out of it! Frankie certainly gets more than she bargains for with Amelia but in typical Frankie fashion she soon realises how being different is no bad thing & learns some important lessons along the way! like the true meaning of friendship & how to keep life sweet! ...

A tried-&-tested programme to help men become confident & skilled at approaching & talking to any woman. Imagine having the confidence to approach any woman. Imagine knowing exactly what to say to her. Imagine looking forward to a date rather than it filling you with dread. With Robert King's methods all of this can become a reality. Robert King is an ordinary guy who has become a master of picking up & dating attractive women & has brought dating success to thousands of men. In The Pick-Up Game he shares his methods. Learn what to say to a woman you like how to interact socially & how to handle the logistics of approaching & spending time with women. Then learn the Zen way of letting go especially when under pressure socially & how not to try too hard to make something work
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It is vital for modern dentists to appreciate the effects of disease on the dental tissues & the science underpinning the materials that they use in order to maximize restoration success & longevity. Their interaction in this book catalyses the development of the operative skills required to prepare & restore teeth effectively. The 9th edition of this classic dental textbook has been extensively re-worked re-styled & updated to keep abreast of current knowledge principles & the modern practice of operative dentistry. The book describes in a clear & structured manner the causes of dental disease methods of identifying the disease process in our patients & the development & execution of patient-centred management strategies based on disease control & lesion prevention. Common operative procedures & techniques are explained in concise bulleted points tables & flowcharts & illustrated in full colour. The authors are world-renowned experts in the field of Cariology Minimally Invasive Dentistry & Dental Biomaterials. New chapters on patient management disease diagnosis & risk assessment with the correlation of dental histology & the material chemistry combine in this new edition to provide a unique insight into the contemporary world of Operative Dentistry. This book is the ideal support at all undergraduate levels for dental undergraduates & dental care professionals (e.g. therapists) & will act as a solid reference for further post-graduate education. * The perfect companion for the undergraduate about to embark on their operative dental training * Profusely illustrated descriptions of operative procedures * Unique blend of histology & dental materials science Online Resource Centre The Online resource Centre to accompany Pickards Manual of Operative Dentistry

Features: For registered adopters of the book: * Figures from the book available to download

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Picker House is a remarkable late 1960s modernist home specifically designed to accommodate a significant international collection of modern & contemporary painting & sculpture. Situated on the outskirts of London in Kingston upon Thames it is a rare surviving example of a spacious & progressive late modern house & garden that remains unaltered. Designed by the British modernist architect Kenneth Wood in 1965 for the businessman Stanley H. Picker (1913-1982) it still retains its period interior decor contemporary furnishings acquired through the then recently established Terence Conran Group & the distinctive art collection of its owner
- including works by Chagall Frink Hepworth Lowry Rodin & many more
- which was an integral part of its conception. Based on previously unpublished material & photographs this heavily illustrated publication brings together leading researchers in their respective fields who examine in depth every aspect of this unique place.

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Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who murder rape torture extort & kidnap. He can see the world through their eyes & know what they're thinking. That is why the police have called on him to help with many high-profile criminal investigations & catch those responsible. How does he do it? Paul Britton's newest book Picking Up the Pieces reveals the psychological & forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise. It is a remarkable journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind. From top security prisons & mental hospitals to ordinary outpatients' clinics Britton introduces us to his clinical & forensic work. A man turns into a werewolf at four o'clock every afternoon. Another has built an electric chair in his basement to kill his father. A woman accepts the blame for abusing her child when she had nothing to do with it. How can they be helped? When Britton so accurately profiled the child killers of Jamie Bulger in Liverpool or told police the true nature of Frederick & Rosemary West he could do so because he had treated disturbed children & confronted sadistic sexual murderers in his consulting room. For twenty-five years Britton has interviewed assessed & treated people with damaged or broken minds. Some were responsible for terrible crimes others were stopped before it was too late. The answers aren't hidden at bloody crime scenes or in the post-mortem photographs. Instead the truth is often locked away within someone's mind or deep in their past. Picking Up the Pieces is not a sequel to Britton's award-winning autobiography The Jigsaw Man but a companion volume that shows the heart of his work & the knowledge that underpins his conclusions. It is a unique & revealing book that will fascinate & provoke discussion. ...

A light-hearted look at some of the weird & wonderful reasons behind the choice of some of the worlds famous & not-so-famous football strips. Picking up the Threads is an illustrated look at more than 150 teams; from Brazil to New York Cosmos & Manchester United to Dagenham & Redbridge
- & the tales behind their chouce of colours
- the book

Includes:: entries for every English & Scottish Premier & Football League club as well as leading international foreign & non-league teams. Featuring hundreds of pictures to illustrate the text detailing the history of why various teams wear the football strips they do as well as a detailed history of the England team strip & three-lions crest.



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