In The Quest" master storyteller leading energy expert & Pulitzer prize-winner for The Prize Daniel Yergin shows us how energy is the ultimate engine of global political & economic change in a gripping story that spans the old energies on which our civilization has been built the new energies that are competing to replace them & the battle over climate change. Epic in scope & never more timely " The Quest" vividly reveals the decisions technologies & individuals that are shaping our future." ...

Three bears from very different worlds are about to embark on the quest of a lifetime. Kallik is a polar bear from the frozen expanse of the Arctic Circle Lusa is a black bear restricted to the confinement of the zoo & Toklo is a grizzly bear faced with the unpredictability of the Rocky Mountains. When the bears are separated from their families their lives hang in the balance. Forced to rely on their instincts & drawn to each other by extraordinary circumstances these bears must search not only for the food that will keep them alive but for a safe haven in an increasingly hostile environment. Faced with killer whales fiercely territorial bears starvation & the ever-present danger of human intervention Kallik Lusa & Toklo are left with only one place to go... But the journey is long & hard & the bears are only young. Will they make it to their destination or will they face extinction? ...

Like Charles Rennie Mackintosh John Cairney began his career at the age of 15 at the Glasgow School of Art. He tells of the working life of Charles Rennie Mackintosh as well as the beautiful love story which tragically ended with Mackintosh's sudden death at the age of 60. His wife & co-artist Margaret Macdonald died three years later. ...

The Drenai fortress of Dros Delnoch has fallen & blood hungry Nadir hordes sweep across the land bringing desolation & despair. But with the Nadir triumphant slavers seize a young girl in the tiny realm of Gothir & a peasant boy stes off on a quest that will shake the world. To rescue her Kiall must cross the savage steppes & journey through the Halls of Hell facing ferocious beasts deadly warriors & demons of the dark. But the boy is not alone. With him are the legendary heroes of Bel-Azar: Chareos the Blademaster Beltzer the Axeman & the bowmen Finn & Maggrig. & one among them hides a secret that could free the world of Nadir domination. For he is the Nadir Bane the hope of the Drennai. He is the Earl of Bronze. ...

In The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism" Tariq Ramadan embarks on a journey to uncover the profound truths that bind us together. In a world so full of different beliefs & viewpoints how can we find peace in our shared humanity? Acclaimed thinker & philosopher Tariq Ramadan explores universal ideas such as love respect truth & tolerance & examines questions such as how can men & women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does civilization really mean? In doing so he opens our minds to a new view of humanity. Whether we are Christian or Buddhist Jewish or Muslim secularist or believer he reveals that all traditions of thought spring from the same place & guides us to see past what divides us & discover the beauty of what we have in common. This book has resonance for all of us showing why eventually all different spiritual paths lead to the human heart. "A prophetic passionate & insightful book". (Karen Armstrong " Financial Times"). Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies & St Antonys College (University of Oxford). He is the Director of the Centre for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (Doha). He is the author of " The Quest for Meaning" & " The Messenger" & has been described as one of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century by " Time" magazine." ...

The Decision Book" was a global phenomenon & number 6 in the bestselling business books of the year for 2011. Now the authors return with compulsive questions about every aspect of our lives. What would be your ideal job if you didn't have to worry about money? Would you like to have more responsibility or less? How far would you go for a promotion? When did you last stand up for what you believe in? What are you afraid of? In this unique handbook to your own life & work there are no right or wrong answers: only honest ones. Featuring sections on subjects everyone can relate to from the professional (work & finance) to the personal (sex & relationships) " The Question Book" can be used alone like a journal; or with a colleague partner or friend. It will probe & enlighten on everything including what your boss really thinks about you whether you are in the right job & what motivates you to get out of bed every morning. These wide-ranging questions
- which provoke short 'yes or no's as well as open-ended responses that dig deeper
- are pertinent direct & compulsively fun to answer. In " The Question Book" you are under the spotlight. & only you have the answer."

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Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. The mystery takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer & finds he is not alone. Army investigators are on the scene & won't be shaken off. The killer had friends & enemies to spare & left behind a legacy of secrets & lies. Rebus has more than his share of personal problems too. He's fresh out of hospital but won't say how it happened. Could there be a connection with a house-fire & the unfortunate death of a petty criminal who had been harassing Rebus's colleague Siobhan Clarke? ...

The seventh Simon Serrailler crime novel. How do you find a killer who doesn't exist? Duchess of Cornwall Close: sheltered accommodation a mix of bungalows & flats newly built & not quite finished. Despite the bitterly cold weather elderly residents are moving in. They don't notice the figure in the shadows. Someone who doesn't mind the cold. Then one snowy night an old lady is murdered
- dragged from her bed & strangled with a length of flex. DCS Simon Serrailler & his team are aware of bizarre circumstances surrounding her death
- but they keep some of these details secret while they desperately search for a match. All they know is that the killer will strike again & will once more leave the same tell-tale signature. The break comes when Simon's former sergeant the ever cheerful Nathan Coates tracks down a name: Alan Keyes. But Alan Keyes has no birth certificate no address no job no family no passport no dental records. Nothing. Alan Keyes does not exist. A Question of Identity introduces a new & chilling element into the Simon Serrailler series: it takes the reader inside the mind of a deranged killer. This is Susan Hill's most thrillingly imagined crime novel to date.

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This superb book engages with all the complexities & ambiguities of loyalty nationality love & duty as they are put under threat ...

This is a vintage murder mystery. The annual Sports Day at respected public school Sudeley Hall ends in tragedy when the headmaster's obnoxious nephew is found strangled in a haystack. The boy was despised by staff & students alike but English master Michael Evans who was seen sharing a kiss with the headmaster's beautiful young wife earlier that day soon becomes a prime suspect for the murder. Luckily his friend Nigel Strangeways nephew to the Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard is on hand to help investigate the case. A Nigel Strangeways murder mystery
- the perfect introduction to the most charming & erudite detective in Golden Age crime fiction.
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