There has been nothing like Atlantic slavery. Its scope & the ways in which it has shaped the modern world are so far-reaching as to make it ungraspable. By examining the lives of three individuals caught up in the enterprise of human enslavement. James Walvin offers a new & an original interpretation of the barbaric world of slavery & of the historic end to the slave trade in April 1807. John Newton (1725-1807) author of ' Amazing Grace' was a slave captain who marshalled his human cargoes with a brutality that he looked back on with shame & contrition. Thomas Thistlewood's (1721-86) unique diary provides some of the most revealing images of a slave owner's life in the most valuable of all British slave colonies. Olaudah Equiano's (1745-97) experience as a slave now speaks out for lives of millions who went unrecorded. All three men were contemporaries but what held them together in its destructive gravitational pull was the Atlantic slave system. ...

Bram Deagan dreams of bringing his family from Ireland to join him in Australia where he now runs a successful trading business. But when a typhus epidemic strikes Ireland it leaves the Deagan family decimated. & with other family members scattered round the world it is left to Maura Deagan to look after her orphaned nieces & nephew. Forced to abandon her own ambitions & unsure whether she is ready to become a mother-figure to three young children Maura recognises that their only hope is to join Bram in far away Australia. So they set sail on the SS Delta which will carry them there via the newly opened Suez Canal. It is only when a storm throws her & fellow passenger Hugh Beaufort together that Maura realises this journey may also give her a chance to pursue a dream she set aside long ago
- to have a family of her own. That is until someone from Hugh's past threatens to jeopardise everything.. .
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Bram Deagan has a thriving trading business a beautiful wife & a growing family. Since he has a gift for matchmaking & wishes to see his friends Dougal & Mitchell happily married too he doesn't hesitate to suggest they find wives. In England Eleanor Prescott has not forgotten the ship's captain who was a true friend to her. Dougal Mc Bride told her to come to him if she was free. When her ailing husband dies she wonders if she dare return to Western Australia. Will Dougal still want her after nearly a year? Mitchell Nash has asked his cousin in England whether he knows any suitable lady. Though what sort of woman would make such an arduous voyage to marry someone she's never met? For one widow however desperate to keep her young son from a cruel relative's clutches Mitchell's invitation is a lifeline she will grasp with both hands. Both Eleanor & Jacinta bravely take a huge risk on the chance of happiness & set off for Australia. But for Jacinta at least the troubles of her old life can't be easily left behind. ...

Ismay Deagan has one wish in the world
- to leave Ireland & join her brother Bram in Australia. However her father has other ideas
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Singapore in the 1860s is exotic & yet terrifying for a penniless Englishwoman alone & vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job Isabella Saunders accepts an offer from Singapore merchant Mr Lee to teach him English & live with his family. Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in Singapore determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections & persuades Isabella to marry Bram. Bravely she sets sail for a new land & life. But the past casts a long shadow & together she & Bram face unexpected dangers. Will they find a way to achieve their dreams of a successful trading business? & will their marriage turn out to be more of a love match than they ever could have dreamed? ...

Making informed trading decisions regardless of the market's condition Savvy traders can make money in both up & down markets. Trading For Dummies Second Edition is for investors at all levels who are looking for a clear guide to successfully trading stocks in any type of market. It is also for investors who have experience trading & who are looking for new proven methods to enhance the profitability of their investments. This no-nonsense guide presents a proven system for analyzing stocks trends & indicators & setting a buy-&-sell range beforehand to decrease risk in any type of market. It stresses the practice of position trading conducting technical analysis on a company & its performance & research methods that enable the trader to strategically select both an entry & exit point before a stock is even purchased. This updated guide features updated stock charts position trading tips & techniques & fresh ways to analyze trends & indicators. ...

TRADING IN DANGER is the first volume in the Vattas War series. Ky Vatta is a highly promising military cadet with a great future ahead of her until an apparently insignificant act of kindness makes her the focus of the Academys wrath. She is forced to resign her dreams shattered. For the child of a rich trading family this should mean disgrace on a grand scale. & yet to her surprise Ky is offered the captaincy of a ship headed for scrap with its final cargo. Her orders are absolutely clear but Ky quickly sees potential profit in altering the parameters of the journey. Because whatever the risks its in her blood to trade
- even if the currency is extreme danger.
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Todays intelligence community faces challenges that would have been inconceivable only a dozen years ago. Just as al-Qaedas destruction of the Twin Towers heralded a revolution in global diplomacy the events of 9/11 also threw two centuries of spy-craft into turmoil
- because this new enemy could not be bought. Gone were the sleepers & moles whose trade in secrets had sustained intelligence agencies in both peacetime & war. A new method of intelligence-gathering had been born. The award-winning former Financial Times Security correspondent Mark Huband here takes us deep inside this new unseen world of spies & intelligence. With privileged access to intelligence officers from Rome to Kabul & from Khartoum to Guantanamo Bay he reveals how spies created secret channels to the IRA deceived Irans terrorist allies frequently attempted to infiltrate al-Qaeda & forced Libya to abandon its nuclear weapons. Trading Secrets provides a unique & controversial assessment of the ability of the major intelligence agencies to combat the threat of twenty-first century terrorism.
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Trading Standards: Law & Practice is an authoritative & comprehensive guide for everyone concerned with the implementation of trading standards law. This book covers the full range of the work undertaken by trading standards officers in local authorities. This user friendly text provides in respect of each offence clear & exhaustive analysis of the law including case law & their application wording of the statutory provision plus authoritative commentary & analysis of the practical issues. Whats new? This new edition will cover all recent developments in trading standards with informed commentary on new legislation & case law including: * Full analysis of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 * Comprehensive intellectual property case law update * Coverage extending to Scotland * New chapters on animal welfare food & environmental trading standards ...

This is a visual guide to market trading using intermarket analysis & exchange-traded funds. With global markets & asset classes growing even more interconnected intermarket analysis-the analysis of related asset classes or financial markets to determine their strengths & weaknesses-has become an essential part of any traders due diligence. In Trading with Intermarket Analysis" John J. Murphy former technical analyst for CNBC lays out the technical & intermarket tools needed to understand global markets & illustrates how they help traders profit in volatile climates using exchange-traded funds. Armed with knowledge of how economic forces impact various markets & financial sectors investors & traders can profit by exploiting opportunities in markets about to rise & avoiding those poised to fall. " Trading with Intermarket Analysis" provides advice on trend following chart patterns moving averages oscillators spotting tops & bottoms using exchange-traded funds tracking market sectors & the new world of intermarket relationships all presented in a highly visual way. It gives readers a visually rich introduction to the world of intermarket analysis the ultimate tool for beating the markets. It provides practical advice on trend following chart patterns moving averages oscillators spotting tops & bottoms using exchange-traded funds tracking market sectors & intermarket relationships. It

Includes:: appendices on Japanese candlesticks & point-&-figure charting Comprehensive & easy-to-use " Trading with Intermarket Analysis" presents the most important concepts related to using exchange-traded funds to beat the markets in a visually accessible format."

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