Murder harboured no bigotry no bias. It subscribed to no class system. In its gleeful deadly way murder turned a blind eye. Scandalous death sells papers. But as the media frenzy feeds on the wealthy Thomas Anders strangled to death with black velvet in his plush Park Avenue apartment Lieutenant Eve Dallas grapples with just one question: a crime of passion or a cold extermination? Things don't add up. The victim didn't struggle & everyone has an alibi. & when a throwaway comment opens up a horrifying secret Eve is fighting for far more than justice. ' Keeps you guessing to the end' Sun Book Twenty-Six in the New York Times number one bestselling series ...

The Psychologists would call it folie a deux... Bruno slammed his palms together. Hey! Cheeses what an idea! I kill your wife & you kill my father! We meet on a train see & nobody knows we know each other! Perfect alibis! Catch? From this moment almost against his conscious will Guy Haines is trapped in a nightmare of shared guilt & an insidious merging of personalities. ...

Award-winning author Graham Robb explores the story -- & history --of male & female homosexuality in the UK & US uncovering elements from legislature literature medicine & day-to-day life that point to a particularly self-aware & sophisticated culture of Victorian homosexuality. Drawing on famous cases such as the Wilde trials as well as a wide variety of previously neglected sources Robb recreates this era with great insight humour & aplomb exploding modern myths & restoring the real & vibrant truth of homosexual love to todays readers: Strangers tells a tale that is in part familiar & in part extremely surprising -- a story of oppression & secrecy but also of unexpected tolerance & familiarity. ...

Harry Clarke (1889 to 1931) was undoubtedly Irelands greatest stained glass artist. During his short life Harry created stained glass windows for churches private dwellings & commercial venues throughout Ireland & England & as far a field as the USA & Australia. Also an illustrator of books for Harrap & Co. in London Harry illustrated five books that show his undoubted genius in the area of graphic art. In total 174 windows & a small number of panels were created by Harry Clarke. This book is unique in that it contains the entire stained glass collection of Harry Clarke including those windows now in art galleries. This collection has never before been photographed or published in its entirety. This publication will give those who are unfamiliar with the brilliance & originality of Clarkes stained glass windows the opportunity to view images of his greatest creations & perhaps in time to travel to see these wonders for themselves.. ...

' This is the original Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin The King is dead. Long live the King. Philip IV is dead & his great kingdom is in disarray. It seems the fatal curse of the Templars is plaguing the royal house of France. His son has been enthroned as Louis X; but with his disgraced wife Marguerite imprisoned in the Chateau Gaillard for her adultery Louis can produce no heir with which to secure the succession. But neither can he marry again while she lives... The web of scandal murder & intrigue that once wove itself around the court of the Iron King continues to draw in his descendants as the destruction of his dynasty continues apace. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys 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. ...

THE COMPANY BUILDS PLANETS. Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living & with the help of memory surgery she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads ' End Nuclear Testing Now' doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth. But then came discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new... ...

Strategic Advertising Management offers a systematic look at advertising within a theoretical & strategic planning framework. The authors present an overview of how advertising works & what is required from a managers perspective in the development of an effective communication plan. The new edition has been fully updated with more coverage of new media throughout the text & the inclusion of a section on advertising for social marketing. Online Resource Centre For Students: Flashcard glossary Additional questions Further reading updates Web links Links to video Examples of Advertising For Lecturers: Suggested IPA case histories Suggested classroom exercises Power Point slides ...

In this book World Champions Rob Hughes & Simon Crow explain the methods & techniques which have brought them success on many waters around the world. They explain the importance of strategy; carp & its environment; the next generation of carp; tactics rigs bait & location of feeding areas; & a full account of how the authors won the 1996 World Championship. Profusely illustrated with photographs Strategic Carp Fishing" is written for the angler of today." ...

How to use Strategic Learning to rapidly respond to change & gain a sustainable advantage over your competitors Whats even harder than creating a breakthrough strategy? Making it stick. As companies are fighting to survive in a tough economy this new book by Willie Pietersen demonstrates the power of the Strategic Learning process a four-step dynamic cycle guaranteed to create & sustain winning performance. Adopted by a wide range of corporations & not-for-profit organizations the Strategic Learning process builds on eight years of practicing adapting & honing the original concepts Pietersen first introduced in Reinventing Strategy to explain how organizations can generate superior insights about their customers & competitors craft a Winning Proposition focus on a vital few key priorities create buy-in throughout the organization & achieve success -- again & again. * Teaches organizations to make smarter decisions that help them win customers & earn superior profits* Explains how to instill a culture of openness learning & courage that can face & respond to the constantly changing business environment * Is a tool that can benefit leaders at all levels in organizations both large & small global & domestic for-profit & not-for-profit* Author Willie Pietersen a former president of Tropicana & Seagram USA is a professor of management at Columbia Business School & the author of Reinventing Strategy from Wiley Strategic Learning shows you how your business or nonprofit organization can develop better more effective strategies for long-term competitive advantage. ...