The world has moved on in the advanced economies where credit based financial systems coupled with malleable accounting systems disconnect capitalization & wealth accumulation from GDP trajectories & financial surplus. This the book argues is the product of economic financial & cultural imperatives that privilege & encourage financial leverage for wealth accumulation. This text re-works business models for a financialized world & presents a distinctive insight into the way in which national corporate & focal firm business models have adapted & evolved. It also shows how in the current financial crisis financial disturbances can be amplified transmitted & made porous by accounting systems threatening economic stability. By making visible the tensions & contradictions embedded in this process of economic development the authors have constructed a loose business model conceptual framework that is also grounded in accounting. This is a valuable resource for practitioners academics & policy makers with an interest in management accounting & economic policy. ...

Ryan Drake is a man who finds people who don't want to be found. Once a soldier in the British Army he now works for the CIA leading an elite investigation team that tracks down missing agents. But his latest mission
- to free a prisoner codenamed Maras & bring her back onto US soil within forty-eight hours
- is more dangerous than anything his team has attempted before. Despite the risks the team successfully completes their mission but for Drake the real danger has only just begun. Faced with a terrible threat he is forced to go on the run with Maras
- a veteran agent scarred by years of brutal imprisonment. Hunted by his former comrades & those willing to do anything to protect a deadly secret Drake is left with no choice but to trust a dangerous woman he barely knows. For he has only one chance to save those he loves & time is running out...


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THE REDEMPTION opens in the world's most oppressive & isolated totalitarian state: Albania in the 1970s. A prisoner suspected of being an enemy agent is held by state security. An unsettling presence he maintains an eerie silence though subjected to unimaginable torture. He escapes
- & on the way to freedom completes a mysterious mission. The prisoner is Dimiter the American 'agent from hell'. The scene shifts to Jerusalem focusing on Hadassah Hospital & a cast of unusual characters. All become enmeshed in a series of baffling inexplicable deaths until events explode in a surprising climax. Told with unrelenting pace THE REDEMPTION's compelling page-turning narrative is haunted by the search for faith & the truths of the human condition.
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The Inhibitors are back & Humanity is doomed! Many many millennia ago the Inhibitors seeded the universe with machines designed to detect intelligent life
- & then to suppress it. But after hundreds of millions of years the machines started to fail & intelligent cultures started to emerge. Then Dr Dan Sylveste & the crew of Infinity discovered what had happened to the long-vanished Amarantin race.. .and awakened the Inhibitors. On Yellowstone where no one is quite who they appear the Inquisitor & the planets Most Wanted War Criminal are watching as the Inhibitors turn a small group of planets into raw materials. Whatever they are building with those materials is not going to be good for Humanity. Once again Al Reynolds has produced a stunning universe-spanning space opera of mind-blowing proportions. Big in size big in concepts REDEMPTION ARK will leave you gasping at its audacity & breathless at its conclusion. This is British SF at its absolute best.
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Paama who is a great cook has returned to her family after 10 years of marriage to the gluttonous Ansige but two years later he hires the master tracker Kwame to find her. Kwame needs the money to finance his own wanderlust & reluctantly takes the job. These events draw the attention of Chance the Indigo Lord one of the powerful spirits called Djombi. The Indigo Lord once wielded the power of Chaos imbued within the Chaos Stick but to punish him it was taken from him & given to Paama. Now he wants it back & he has all sorts of elaborate schemes planned to induce Paama to give him back the Chaos Stick. The narrator sometimes serious & often mischievous spins delicate but powerful descriptions of locations emotions & the protagonists great flaws & great strengths as they interact with family poets tricksters sufferers of tragedy &
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- occasional moments of pure chaos.

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This leading guide to international commercial arbitration is an invaluable teaching tool based on a wealth of experience & practical insight from the authors. Now in its fifth edition this classic text provides students with a clear & authoritative explanation of the law & practice of international arbitration. Concise & well organised it leads the reader through the different stages of the arbitral process. It is renowned for its direct approach to complex issues & the writing has been praised for its accessible & pedagogical style. The logical structure of the book follows the chronology of an arbitration & the content

Includes:: advice on the drafting of the arbitration agreement as well as close examination of the award itself & comments on the special considerations applying to arbitrations brought under investment treaties. It covers applicable laws the establishment & powers of a tribunal the conduct of proceedings & the role of domestic courts & gives consideration to the challenge & enforcement of arbitral awards. Reference is made to the rules & practice of arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce the London Court of International Arbitration the American Arbitration Association the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes & the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. This new edition has been substantially updated to include fuller treatment of investment treaty arbitration & international arbitration beyond the UK & Europe as well as all the latest significant developments in the field. In particular the fifth edition contains substantially more coverage of the law & practice of international arbitration in the US Latin America China & India. Previous editions have been praised as an indispensible guide for anyone involved in studying or simply interested in international commercial arbitration" & "a natural students choice". The commentary combines with the comprehensive & practical guidance to make this the leading text on the subject."

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* Clear demonstration of how language structures link together description of features & usage & cautions against easy mistakes. *

Includes:: new sections on ethnic variation & electronic communications & analyses of grammar in whole texts to reflect the modern world realistically * Updated to reflect developments in terminology following the National Curriculum & Key Stage 3 framework. * Lively writing style grammatical examples from a rich range of sources & humorous illustrations.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. Its a prestige posting & Andrew is even more delighted when hes assigned to the ships Xenobiology laboratory. Life couldnt be better.. .although there are a few strange things going on.. .: (1) every Away Mission involves a lethal confrontation with alien forces (2) the ships captain the chief science officer & the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these encounters (3) at least one low-ranked crew member is sadly always killed. Suddenly its less surprising how much energy is expended below decks on avoiding at all costs being assigned an Away Mission. Andrews fate may have been sealed.. .until he stumbles on a piece of information that changes everything.. .and offers him & his fellow redshirts a crazy high-risk chance to save their own lives.. . ...