* Fancy yourself as a bridge player? This essential little book will show you how
- in just 10 minutes. * Introduces the basic
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In each soul a secret.. . Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne & Jessica Balzanos first assignment from the Cold Case files is the brutal murder of a young runaway. The lifeless body of Caitlin ORiordan was found carefully posed in a glass display case in the desolate Philadelphia Badlands but as Byrne & Balzano rapidly discover she was just the first pawn in the killers twisted game...A mysterious phone call leads them on a scavenger hunt for a second victim. This time a young girl has been dismembered her body parts left in three boxes in the basement of a deserted house. More clues lead to other victims & as the body count rises it becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose hell-bent on completing the performance of a lifetime. As more runaways vanish Byrne & Balzano come to realize that the homicidal mastermind plans to complete seven depraved tricks in his dark & dangerous magic act. With Balzano increasingly obsessed by a case that haunts her & Byrne struggling with a loss of his own the stakes are mounting. But this is one game they cant afford to lose... ...

Ex fashion model & successful business woman Laura Ayars perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon her sports superstar husband goes for a swim
- & never returns. But what has happened to David
- can he really be dead? Whilst struggling to cope with her almost overwhelming grief Laura is plagued by questions & doubts. Was it an accident? Or suicide? Or is it some terrible ill-judged hoax? As events begin to unfold Laura starts to question Davids mysterious disappearance. She begins to uncover a conspiracy which reaches deep into the past & is now slowly beginning to destroy everyone involved. Someone will do anything to keep Laura away from the awful truth
- & she has no idea who she can trust.. .


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Topsy & Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world & this story is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. Topsy & Tim join the local football club. Along with their friends they practice their skills including dribbling a ball around cones. Then they play a proper game. It's so much fun that Topsy & Tim want to play football every day! Children who are starting to be interested in football will love to read about all the details of the club. ...

As editor of the Guardian" Alan Rusbridger's life is dictated by the demands of the 24-hour news cycle. It is not the kind of job that leaves much time for hobbies. But in the summer of 2010 he managed to make his annual escape to a 'piano camp'. Here inspired by another amateur's rendition he set himself an almost impossible task: to learn in the space of a year Chopin's Ballade No.1 a piece with passages that demand outstanding feats of dexterity control memory & power
- a piece that inspires dread in many professional pianists. His timing could have been better. The next twelve months were to witness the Arab Spring the Japanese tsunami & the English riots & were bookended by the " Guardian" breaking two remarkable news stories: Wiki Leaks & the " News of the World" hacking scandal. It was a defining year in the life of the " Guardian" & its editor & one of the most memorable in the history of British journalism. Such was the background against which he tried to carve out twenty minutes' practice a day find the right teacher the right piano the right fingering
- even if that meant practising in a Libyan hotel in the middle of a revolution. Fortunately he was able to gain insights & advice from an array of legendary pianists from theorists historians & neuroscientists from a network of brilliant amateurs unearthed online even occasionally from secretaries of state. But was he able to play the piece in time?"

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An adaption of Robert Swindell's novel intended for Key Stage 3. The nightmare Fliss had before the school trip is becoming a chilling reality. The hotel where they are staying holds a sinister secret but none of the teachers will believe what Fliss has seen. Can Fliss save Ellie-May? ...

Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth's comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play. It details the Child-Centered Play Therapy model which stresses the importance of understanding the child's world & perspective. This approach facilitates the play therapy process while allowing therapist & client to fully connect. Professors who have taught a course based on the previous edition will be pleased to find the core message intact but updated with a significant body of recent research. Expanded to cover additional topics of interest the new edition
Includes:: a full chapter on current research in play therapy new sections on supervising play therapists legal & ethical issues & multicultural concerns 30 new photographs that show the author demonstrating techniques in-session practical tips for working with parents instructions on play room set-up & materials online instructor resources. The Third Edition will feel both familiar & fresh to educators & trainers who have relied on Landreth's text for years. The guidelines transcripts & case examples offered help therapists govern sensitive issues at every stage of the therapeutic process from the first meeting to the end of the relationship.
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PLAY TIME

Includes:: eleven fun-to-act short plays for all children to enjoy especially those in primary school

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For actor Toby Flood Brighton is the final week of a long tour. One night he is visited at the theatre by his estranged wife Jenny who visibly scared thinks she is being stalked. She asks Toby for old times sake to find out what is going on. Alarmingly he discovers a sinister connection with Jennys new partner. Spurred on by a desire to win Jenny back Toby begins to ask some difficult questions. Before he fully understands the risks he is running he finds himself caught up in a mysterious
- & dangerous
- tangle of family rivalries & murderous intent. Suddenly the prospects for his survival start to look very far from good...

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KATE SHUGAK is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. Shes 5 foot 1 inch tall carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat & owns half-wolf half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful strong-willed defiant Kate is tougher than your average heroine
- & she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.PLAY WITH FIRE: A ten-year-old boy hires Kate to find his missing father & when Kate stumbles across a body in the woods she fears she may have found him. Finding out what happened will lead Kate to a right-wing religious sect a conspiracy of silence & a smouldering evil.
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