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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Banff Scotland in the 1620s. A young man walks unsteadily through the streets. Is he just drunk or is there something more sinister happening? When he collapses in front of two sisters on that dark wet night the women guess that hes been poisoned. His body is discovered in the house of Alexander Seaton
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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

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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.. . ...

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