Business & pleasure is a dangerous game.. . Former part-time escort Mason Anthony manages The Black Door Two -- a club catering to a much younger sexually uninhibited clientele than the original uptown elite Black Door club. In a world where customers are always right Mason makes sure that he fully accommodates all of their needs & cravings. But controlling his passion-starved spirit long enough to focus on his new leadership role is tough especially when he's on the search for romance. Will he be able to resist temptation to win the heart of the one woman he loves? Or will secrets & scandal come knocking on his door one steamy night? ...

She was twenty-three & already in love. She was certain he'd be handsome. She would be dead before midnight. Bryna Bankhead carefully dressed for her date with the wonderful Dante a man she's only ever spoken to online. By the end of the night rose petals are scattered poetry has been"ed
- & Bryna has been murdered. What starts as a mistake becomes a terrifying game as two young men pursue their poisonous obsession with an illegal drug & an insatiable desire. As more girls are taken homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas & her roguish husband Roarke must think fast & act even faster. & then Eve discovers the secret to their destructive past & a deadly trap is set.. .
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With safe seas good roads a common currency & lots of interesting conquered territory the Romans naturally invented tourism. They believed in a life of leisure
- fine for those who could afford it
- & some would set off on their travels for maybe five years at a time. As these ancient culture vultures descended on the sights the tour guide was born to cater to their needs... Marcus you must help me! Stunned by a dramatic appeal from his otherwise cool mother-in-law Falco cannot resist. His brother-in-law Aulus has been diverted from his route to Athens university by a man whose newly married daughter disappeared with her husband while visiting the Olympic Games as part of an extended wedding trip. Suspecting a classic cover-up Aulus enrols Falcos help in solving the case. & of course his mother-in-law hopes to hurry her son along to university by passing the case over to Falco. Joining the rest of the married couples tour group on the remains of their Grand Tour Falco & Helena seize the opportunity to interview the owner/manager of Seven Sights Travel as well as the other guests. Seemingly not getting very far they can at least make the most of the splendid sights; but finally on reaching Delphi Falco & Helena unravel the mystery of the bride & groom...

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This book lets you discover & explore some of the world's most famous buildings. Looking at famous buildings from across the ages each illustration opens up to reveal the building's interior as well as fascinating facts such as how they were built & their histories. Buildings include the Empire State Building Guggenheim Museum Himeji Castle Versailles Palace Blue Mosque Notre Dame Cathedral & more. This book contains over fifty sturdy embedded flaps. ...

This astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous yet wholly accurate way. Bright original colour illustrations & diagrams display all the major organs of the human body & are accompanied by witty clear & informative factual text. It contains over fifty flaps which children can lift to reveal extra detail. Entertaining & authoritative this is human biology for children at its very best
- a book both educational & enjoyable.
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For more than three decades Zig Ziglar one of the great motivators of our age has travelled the world encouraging uplifting & inspiring audiences. His ground-breaking best-seller See You at the Top remains an authentic American classic. Its basic premise-you can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want -- has guided generations of readers to personal success. This revised & updated edition stresses the importance of honesty loyalty faith integrity & strong personal character. It emphasises the value of a healthy self-image & shows how to build it. Personal goals are an essential part of any program for success. This important book tells you how to set -- & achieve -- those goals & provides step-by-step instructions of how to change the way you think about yourself & your surroundings. Also available as Audio package with 6 tapes. ...

* Explores the intimate connections between specific sounds & syllables the 7 chakras & their corresponding psychological traits* Provides toning exercises using these seed sounds to re-tune & purify the chakras leading to spiritual transformation & wholeness as energetic blockages & negative states are dissipated*
Includes: a 66-minute CD to guide you through each exercise & the toning of each chakras sounds Using the Sacred Alphabetthe universal sounds of all languagessound-healing teacher James DAngelo explores the intimate connections between vowel consonant & syllable combinations each of the 7 chakras & their corresponding psychological traits. He explains for example how the vowel sound uh connects to the root chakra & is found in such words as support & trust words deeply linked to the emotional character of this chakra. Revealing the voice as the master instrument for transformationattested by the spiritual traditions that use chanting as an aid to enlightenmenthe provides an extensive selection of vocal exercises to re-tune & purify each chakra & dissipate any related negative states as well as exercises that incorporate multiple chakras for general well-being. The accompanying 66-minute CD guides you through each exercise & the proper toning of each chakras sounds. In uniting these sacred seed sounds with their corresponding chakras & psychologies the author shows how you can enhance the power of these syllables & purposefully harness them for healing states of deep meditation & spiritual development. By bringing you closer to the voice of the absolute your own voice can be the conduit to the blissful union the soul so deeply desires.
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Nicholas Harberds narrative of the changing seasons has as its focus one tiny thale-cress plant in an East Anglian churchyard. He describes both what can be seen with the naked eye & the hidden molecular mechanisms that underlie it. He also tells the story of the last ten years of discovery in his own laboratory as the team works to understand the genetic control of the growth of thale-cress. Part field notebook part sketchbook part diary Seed to Seed" is a dazzling evocation of the beauty of the natural world & an exhilarating explanation of the secret workings of plants." ...

Questions posed on each spread help children learn about the seeds bulbs plants & flowers in a bright & modern way. Concise text combines with fantastic photography & illustrations in a book that will challenge children to figure things out for themselves. ...

Love forgiveness hope inner healing & discernment are the goals of Taize -- a form of Christian meditation explained in this guide. Providing a Bible passage for each two-page spread & including reflections songs or chants guided questions for contemplation & prayers this collection of meditations can be used to overcome fears & anxieties nurturing trust in the human heart. ...