Rose waits for her family to arrive at their villa in Tuscany when a casual glance at her husband's phone tips her world upside down. The text reads simply: ' Miss you. Love you. Come back soon.' Daniel has always been popular with women she knows that. But until this moment she has had no cause for worry. Has something shifted within their marriage without her realising? As the family gathers for the summer break Rose's faith in Daniel is shaken. How well does she really know him? She fears that after decades of marriage & children the man who lies beside her at night is lying in other ways too. Then events take a tragic turn. Wise wry & richly entertaining The Secrets Women Keep celebrates the passionate emotional lives women lead as wives mothers & grandmothers. ...

One of the most influential forces in child psychiatry & psychology Dr. Bowlby challenged basic tenets of psychoanalysis & pioneered methods of investigating the emotional life of children.
- The New York Times". As Bowlby himself points out in his introduction to this seminal childcare book to be a successful parent means a lot of very hard work. Giving time & attention to children means sacrificing other interests & activities. For many people today these are unwelcome truths. Yet a healthy parent-child bond is not only vital for well-being but an essential part of what it means to be human. Attachment theory teaches that there are three main attachment patterns
- secure avoidant or ambivalent & these behaviours continue into adulthood. Secure children are confident using a parent as a secure base while they explore the world. Bowlbys work showed that the early interactions between infant & caregiver have a profound impact on an infants social emotional & intellectual growth. Controversial yet powerfully influential to this day this classic collection of Bowlbys lectures offers important guidelines for child rearing based on the crucial role of early relationships."

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This title features the former head of MI5 on freedom intelligence the rule of law torture & security. How do we balance our belief in human freedom with the need to defend ourselves against those who believe the use of terror can be justified? Can our handling of security risk & the laws we pass to deal with them distort our response to the threat of terrorism? In this sobering & remarkably frank analysis based on her 2011 Reith Lectures Eliza Manningham-Buller ex-Director General of MI5 the British Security Service talks about key events during her tenure
- from the threat of the IRA to al-Qaeda. She states that torture works but must never be used how intelligence is gathered & why surveillance is necessary to protect democracy the importance of the rule of law & why without security there can be no liberty.
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Written by Denny Cherry a Microsoft MVP for the SQL Server product a Microsoft Certified Master for SQL Server 2008 & one of the biggest names in SQL Server today Securing SQL Server Second Edition" explores the potential attack vectors someone can use to break into your SQL Server database as well as how to protect your database from these attacks. In this book you will learn how to properly secure your database from both internal & external threats using best practices & specific tricks the author uses in his role as an independent consultant while working on some of the largest & most complex SQL Server installations in the world. This edition

Includes:: new chapters on Analysis Services Reporting Services & Storage Area Network Security. It presents hands-on techniques for protecting your SQL Server database from intrusion & attack. I provides the most in-depth coverage of all aspects of SQL Server database security including a wealth of new material on Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Denali). It explains how to set up your database securely how to determine when someone tries to break in what the intruder has accessed or damaged & how to respond & mitigate damage if an intrusion occurs."

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A road map for investing that I have now been following for 57 years." --From the Foreword by Warren E. Buffett First published in 1934 Security Analysis is one of the most influential financial books ever written. Selling more than one million copies through five editions it has provided generations of investors with the timeless value investing philosophy & techniques of Benjamin Graham & David L. Dodd. As relevant today as when they first appeared nearly 75 years ago the teachings of Benjamin Graham "the father of value investing " have withstood the test of time across a wide diversity of market conditions countries & asset classes. This new sixth edition based on the classic 1940 version is enhanced with 200 additional pages of commentary from some of today's leading Wall Street money managers. These masters of value investing explain why the principles & techniques of Graham & Dodd are still highly relevant even in today's vastly different markets. The contributor list
Includes:: Seth A. Klarman president of The Baupost Group L.L.C. & author of Margin of Safety James Grant founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer general partner of Nippon Partners Jeffrey M. Laderman twenty-five year veteran of Business Week Roger Lowenstein author of Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist & When America Aged & Outside Director Sequoia Fund Howard S. Marks CFA Chairman & Co-Founder Oaktree Capital Management L.P. J. Ezra Merkin Managing Partner Gabriel Capital Group. Bruce Berkowitz Founder Fairholme Capital Management. Glenn H. Greenberg Co-Founder & Managing Director Chieftain Capital Management Bruce Greenwald Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance & Asset Management Columbia Business School David Abrams Managing Member Abrams Capital Featuring a foreword by Warren E. Buffett (in which he reveals that he has read the 1940 masterwork "at least four times") this new edition of Security Analysis will reacquaint you with the foundations of value investing-more relevant than ever in the tumultuous 21st century markets."
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Ideas & concepts in sedimentology are changing rapidly but fundamental field work & data collection remain the basis of the science. This book is intended as a guide to the recognition & description of sedimentary rocks in the field. It aims to help the geologist know what to observe & record & how best to interpret this data. The emphasis is on illustrating the principal types of sedimentary rocks & the book contains over 400 superb colour photos & drawings. The introductory chapter defines the main types of sedimentary rock & their initial recognition followed by a section highlighting safety in the field. The author goes on to describe the main field techniques & provides a comprehensive summary of the principal characteristics of sedimentary rocks. There is a chapter on each of the main rock types & on how to interpret facies & their features in terms of depositional environments & economic significance. This book is of value to students amateur enthusiasts & professional geologists. ...

Deep within a dangerous forest the battle between two vampire clans rages on. Hot-blooded & hard-edged Tristan Santiago has an uncanny ability to see beneath the surface
- a skill that serves him well as the Guardians region commander. But when a deadly plot against his fellow vampires is uncovered he must turn to the one woman he cant read: the beautiful yet mysterious Roxanne Reynolds whose sensual presence soothes his tormented memories. Roxy had put love before duty once before with devastating results. But to root out a dangerous traitor in their midst she must put her faith in Santiago the one man skilled enough to break through her defences. Posing as lovers Santiago & Roxy must work side by side
- but they didnt expect the powerful passion that threatens to consume them both...

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Johannes is an aesthete dedicated to creating the possibility of seduction through the careful manipulation of young women. He stealthily pursues the innocent Cordelia until she becomes increasingly drawn to him. But when she is ready to give herself completely she realizes she may have got everything wrong. United by the theme of love the writings in the Great Loves" series span over two thousand years & vastly different worlds. Readers will be introduced to loves endlessly fascinating possibilities & extremities: romantic love platonic love erotic love gay love virginal love adulterous love parental love filial love nostalgic love unrequited love illicit love not to mention lost love twisted & obsessional love..." ...

Paris. Spring 1945. A ripple of excitement passes through the crowd of photographers. Robert Capa jostles amongst them waiting for a glimpse of the anticipated star. He sees her; beautiful graceful & composed as she enters the Ritz. It is a chance meeting between the two most unlikely of people. He
- a combat photographer she
- a famous Hollywood actress. So begins a sweeping & passionate love affair between Ingrid Bergman & Robert Capa one they must keep a secret from Hollywood & Ingrids controlling husb&. Desperate to be together Ingrid vows to abandon her marriage but their happiness is brought to a crashing halt with a turn of events neither of them could ever have predicted. From the screenwriter of the 2009 film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky comes a novel that is romantic passionate & full of the glamour of 40s Paris & Hollywood & describes the true love affair between the iconic Casablanca actress & famous photographer
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SHE VOWED TO RESIST HIM Her wealth & beauty have made Miss Portia Crompton the catch of the season. Secretly determined to wed the maharajah's son she left behind in India Portia ignores the money-hungry bucks who ply her with bouquets & bonbons. But one suitor will not be deterred: Colin Byrd Viscount Ratcliffe. He is persistent & presumptuous
- & wickedly tempting. HE VOWED TO HAVE HER Colin has no delusions about romance. He's a rake a womanizer & a murderer & seduction comes as easily to him as breathing. Portia's fortune is an irresistible lure until Colin's mercenary scheme hits a snag. Winning her dowry is no longer enough
- he wants her heart & her passion. The more adamant she is in her refusal the more determined he is to seduce her...PRAISE FOR SEDUCING THE HEIRESS: This decadent Regency romance debut is carried along by a spunky heroine & sumptuous descriptions of upper-class life." Publishers Weekly " This book has it all: a fabulous hero a wonderful heroine & sizzling passion. Read it & watch the sparks fly!" Christina Dodd " Guaranteed to seduce readers everywhere. This book is something truly special an unforgettable story filled with passion intrigue & sweep-you-away romance." Susan Wiggs Rouge Romance
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