Sarah Mullen is a beautiful child who at seven years old is put into care by her drug-addicted mother. Trying to live with the rejection is bad enough but no one could have prepared her for the pain that was yet to come. Harry Shaw is the boy that everyone bullies the kid whose own mother locked him in a cupboard so she wouldn't have to look at his face & then left him there. When he meets Sarah for the first time a friendship is instantly forged. & out of a desire to be loved an alliance is born. Then into their lives comes Vinnie Walker a good-looking & calculating thirteen-year-old who will change both their lives forever. ...

The brutal battle for power continues in the fourth book in the epic Empire of the Moghul series. Agra India 1606. Jahangir the triumphant Moghul Emperor & ruler of most of the Indian subcontinent is doomed. No amount of wealth & ruthlessness can protect him from his sons desire for power. The glorious Moghul throne is worth any amount of bloodshed & betrayal; once Jahangir raised troops against his own father; now he faces a bloody battle with Khurram the ablest of his warring sons. Worse is to come. Just as the heirs of Timur the Great share intelligence physical strength & utter ruthlessness they also have a great weakness for wine & opium. Once Jahangir is tempted his talented wife Mehrunissa is only too willing to take up the reins of empire. & with Khurram & his half-brothers each still determined to be their fathers heir the savage battle for the Moghul throne will be more ferocious than even Timur could have imagined... ...

With a pulsating modern capital temple towns hot-springs villages & adventures in both shopping malls & wooded mountains Taiwan cuts a figure as one of Asia s most diverse destinations. Robert Kelly Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 29 hot springs 57 temples 56 maps 112 days of on-the-ground research Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps In-depth background Taiwan Outdoors feature Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...

Fringed by the two great rivers of Central Asia the Oxus & the Jaxartes Tajikistan can boast not only of breathtaking mountain scenery but also 3 000 years of history. The land where Alexander the Great fought desperately against the Scythian nomads his most formidable adversaries Tajikistan is an ancient cradle of Persian culture. Originally it was the home of the Sogdians the famous trading people of the Silk Road; eventually this country was at the heart of the 19th century Great Game" a place of contention for the adventurers & spies of Britain & Imperial Russia. Now recovering from the misfortunes of the 20th century
- the travails of Soviet rule & several years of civil war
- it is able to offer visitors not only its legacies of cultural & ethnic diversity but also unparalleled opportunities for adventure. This title covers: mountaineering & trekking on the roof of the world; explorers & travellers of the ancient Silk Road; vital insight into a crucially positioned nation; Dushanbe Central Asia's friendliest capital city; culture music & ethnic traditions; essays on wildlife botany geology & archaeology including a contribution by Dr George Schaller; & outstanding cartography. It is published to appeal to the armchair traveller as well as the intrepid visitor."

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Freddie Jackson thinks he owns the underworld when he gets out of prison. Hes done his time made the right connections & now hes ready to use them. His wife Jackie just wants her husband home but shes forgotten the rows the violence & the girls Freddie cant leave alone. Bitter resentful & increasingly unstable Jackie watches her life crumble while her little sister Maggies star rises. In love with Freddies cousin Jimmy Maggie is determined not to end up like her sister. Families should stick together but behind closed doors jealousy & betrayal can fester until everyones life is infected. & for the Jacksons loyalty cannot win out. Because in their world you can trust no one. In their world everyone is on the take. ...

A sweet funny & romantic novel from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. Cleo Quinn doesnt have a great track record when it comes to men but now Wills come along shes optimistic. Handsome attentive & an absolute gentleman when it comes to her questionable cooking skills he could be her Mr Right. Things are definitely looking up for Cleo...apart from one small problem with a rather large ego. Johnny La Venture sculptor extraordinaire & her childhood adversary is back in Channings Hill & tormenting Cleo as if hed never been away. But life never goes to plan does it? Johnny isnt the only one stirring up trouble & for Cleos family & friends all kinds of sparks are starting to fly. If you think you can put the past behind you think again... ...

Mary is fed up of being wrapped in cotton wool by her gran. Being blind doesnt mean that she cant look after herself. So Mary decides to go down to the sweetshop by herself for the first time but the trip is more eventful than she could ever have imagined & the shop is burgled whilst Mary is in there! How will she escape & get home safely? ...

The original Take all your chances at Bridge was published in 2009 (ISBN 9781897106556) & has already been reprinted twice. It won the American Bridge Teachers 2010 Book of the Year Award for best intermediate-level book. In this sequel Kantar presents another collection of play problems for advancing players. Again the theme is not just finding a good line of play: the trick is to combine as many possible lines as possible to optimize your chances of making the contract. Full of Kantars inimitable humour & extra tips as well as lots of good bridge this one is another sure winner. ...

Unrelenting e-mail. Conflicting commitments. Endless interruptions. In Take Back Your Life! productivity expert Sally Mc Ghee shows you how to take control & reclaim something you thought you d lost forever your work-life balance. Now you can benefit from Sally s popular & highly regarded corporate education programs learning simple but powerful techniques for rebalancing your personal & professional commitments using the productivity features in Microsoft Outlook. Learn the proven methods that will empower you to: Clear away distractions & loose ends & focus on what s really important to you & your business. Take charge of your productivity using techniques & processes designed by Mc Ghee Productivity Solutions & implemented in numerous Fortune 500 companies. Customize & exploit the productivity features in Microsoft Outlook to help you create balance at home & on the job. When you change your approach you can change your results. So learn what thousands of Sally s clients worldwide have discovered about taking control of their everyday productivity & start transforming your own life today! Covers Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Outlook Version 2002 & Outlook 2000 ...

Do you find yourself making the same mistakes or poor choices again & again? Do you feel that you could make more of your life & be more happy & fulfilled? In Take Charge of Your Life with NLP master NLP practitioner Felix Economakis reveals how our subconscious minds control a startling amount of our behaviour
- making us repeat unhealthy patterns dwell on unnecessary worries & make the same bad choices again & again. This can cause a huge amount of mental conflict & unhappiness as well as hold you back in life. This book provides simple & easy NLP techniques for breaking these negative behaviours by creating a better working relationship with your unconscious mind. You'll discover how to banish phobias & addictions improve your self-esteem & motivation feel happier & more fulfilled & take charge of your life for good.
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