Rachel & Dan want to go somewhere hot in January. Recently married & expecting their first baby they decide on an island in the Caribbean. Why not turn it into a honeymoon Dan says? A holiday in paradise. It ought to be perfect. Except that for Rachel its not. Things take a sinister turn as soon as they arrive. As furniture shifts & objects fly around as a waitress begs her to leave & a fellow guest makes her increasingly uneasy Rachel realises everything she holds most dear is at stake & nothing is quite as it seems... ...

Murder never felt so good When Lauren Stillwell sees her husband with another woman her perfect world is destroyed. His betrayal turns her into a woman lusting for revenge. It was supposed to be a way to even the score. But Laurens one night stand takes a shocking turn & she witnesses an unbelievable crime. Shes left torn between uncovering the truth & her fear that the truth may be unbearable. But either choice could cost her everything
- even her life. From the man the Sunday Telegraph called the master of the suspense genre comes his steamiest scariest novel since the No. 1 bestseller Honeymoon. The Quickie is a story of desires secrets & consequences that will have your heart pounding till the final page.
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Millions of us care for animals. Mans relationship with them is varied & complex. The work of vets reflects this & covers an enormous number of species. Quicklook at Vets provides a fascinating insight into how vets do their work & the astonishing way in which this is developing. All main aspects are covered from small family pets to farm animals & (sometimes very valuable) horses. Find out what vets & veterinary nurses have to do to qualify. Get under the skin of a working practice. See what it does & how it is organised. What treatments are available? Are they affordable & justified? What is the future of this fast evolving profession which is so vital to our connection with the animal world? ...

In the latest sizzling Victorian novel from the compelling world of the mysterious Arcane Society a paranormal killer pushes an unlikely duos powers & passions to the limit. Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body with a bloody knife in her hand & no memory of the evenings events. Dark energy emanating from the mirrors lining the room overpowers her senses. With no apparent way in or out shes rescued by a man shes met only once before but wont soon forget. Owen Sweetwater inherited his familys talent for hunting the psychical monsters that prey on Londons women & children & his investigation into the deaths of two glass-readers has led him here. The high-society types of the exclusive Arcane Society would consider her an illusionist a charlatan even a criminal but Owen knows better. Virginias powers are real
- & they just might be the key to his investigation.
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Final volume in the powerful new fantasy adventure from Stan Nicholls the British author of the internationally acclaimed Orcs series. Desperate to find a cure for the curse of immortality & the episodes of berserk fury & debilitating visions that plague him Reeth Caldason has traded his fighting skills for the promise of access to powerful ancient magic. But the Resistance group he reluctantly joined as part of the bargain is in disarray since their plans to found an island utopia free from tyranny were betrayed by one of their own. Now Reeth is trapped on the Diamond Isle fending off the pirates that plague the surrounding waters. Despite his romantic entanglement with one of the freedom fighters Serrah & the responsibility he feels towards Kutch a young magicians apprentice he is determined to set off on the search for his cure. But as his visions grow stranger Serrah & Kutch begin to understand his true nature & the great power it represents. Back on the mainland Reeths arch-enemy Devlor Bastorran remains intent on destroying him. Overshadowing everything is the threat of Zerreiss the conquering barbarian warlord who uses an enigmatic ability to sweep all before him. The spectre of war looms. ...

Quickstart Portuguese is an audio course for complete beginners. Two 70-minute CDs introduce you to essential holiday language so you'll learn how to find a place to stay get around town order in restaurants hit the shops have a drink & enjoy the nightlife. Quickstart Portuguese is a simple & effective way to get going & build your confidence
- fast! This engaging & well-structured approach breaks down the key language into manageable chunks & gives plenty of opportunity to listen & practise as well as produce the language yourself. Learn Portuguese at home or on the move: * play it on your CD player or computer * load it onto your MP3 player * play it on your iPod or iPhone & take advantage of the special features which enable you to view the dialogues & their translations as you listen. Each episode has been chapterised so that you can navigate easily between sections to revisit what you've learned. Contents: *2 audio CDs (CD 1

Includes:: the optimised MP4 files for installation via your PC or Mac allowing you to use the special features on your iPod or iPhone) *40-page booklet Special features compatible with: iPod nano (1st generation 1GB 2GB 4GB) iPod nano (2nd generation aluminium 2GB 4GB 8GB) iPod nano (3rd generation video 4GB 8GB) iPod classic (80GB 160GB) iPod (5th generation video 60GB 80GB) iPod (5th generation video 30GB) iPod touch (8GB 16GB 32GB) iPhone (4GB 8GB 16GB) iPhone 3G (8GB 16GB) (iPod & iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc.)


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A brand new edition the twelfth of the essential reference book for all crossword addicts. The words are arranged within seven mini-dictionaries in word lengths of two to eight-letters revealing the answers to a tricky clue at a glance. This unique format combined with the dictionary's updated reference sections including prime ministers & presidents the zodiac & the Bible the Classical world astronomy geography & more guides the reader straight to the information needed to complete the puzzle. The first ever crossword was published in 1913 & Colonel Hill's first crossword dictionary was published in 1920. It has been in print for over seventy years & is still an indispensable addition to the puzzle-solver's shelf. ...

Did you know that: there are 700 ways of committing a foul in Quidditch? The game first began to evolve on Queerditch Marsh? What Bumphing is? That Puddlemere United is oldest team in the Britain & Ireland league? (founded 1163) All this information & much more could be yours once you have read this book: this is all you could ever need to know about the history the rules
- & the breaking of the rules
- of the noble wizarding sport of Quidditch.

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Quiet" by Susan Cain will change how you think about introverts forever. A " Sunday Times" & " New York Times" Bestseller. Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name & don't underst&. It defines who our friends & lovers are which careers we choose & whether we blush when we're embarrassed. That fact is whether we're an introvert or an extrovert. The introvert/extrovert divide is the most fundamental dimension of personality. & at least a third of us are on the introverted side. Some of the world's most talented people are introverts. Without them we wouldn't have the Apple computer the theory of relativity & Van Gogh's sunflowers. Yet extroverts have taken over. Shyness sensitivity & seriousness are often seen as being negative. Introverts feel reproached for being the way they are. In " Quiet" Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts & extroverts differs & how society misunderstands & undervalues introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves & take full advantage of their strengths. Passionately argued superbly researched & filled with real stories " Quiet" will permanently change how we see introverts
- & how you see yourself. "I can't get Quiet out of my head. It is an important book
- so persuasive & timely & heartfelt it should inevitably effect change in schools & offices". (Jon Ronson " The Guardian"). " Susan Cain's " Quiet" has sparked a quiet revolution. In our booming culture hers is a still small voice that punches above its weight. Perhaps rather than sitting back & asking people to speak up managers & company leaders might lean forward & listen". (Megan Walsh " The Times"). " Quiet is a very timely book & Cain's central thesis is fresh & important. Maybe the extrovert ideal is no longer as powerful as it was; perhaps it is time we all stopped to listen to the still small voice of calm". (Daisy Goodwin " The Sunday Times"). Susan Cain is the owner of The Negotiation Company a firm that trains people in negotiation & communication skills. Her clients include Merrill Lynch Standard & Poor University of Chicago Business School & many of the US' most powerful law firms. She previously practiced corporate law for seven years with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. She lives in New York with her husband & two sons."

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH. Into the intrigue & violence of Indo-China comes Pyle a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious Third Force. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed his friend Fowler a cynical foreign correspondent finds it hard to stand aside & watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics or for love? ...