In the first of the four cases in Trouble is My Business" LA PI Philip Marlowe is offered a job that leaves a bad taste in the mouth: smearing a girl who's 'got her hooks into a rich man's pup'. Before too long Marlowe's up to his neck in corpses & cops & he's taken pity on the girl. There's nothing like making trouble of your business.. . The four novellas collected here are quintessential Raymond Chandler: slick crystal-clear writing that pins the reader to the seat & won't let go until the last page is turned." ...

Malcolm Thomas is not happy. The view he loves is about to be blocked by an ugly building. He decides to take action & forms a protest group. Then things go wrong & Malcolm finds himself running for his life. Along the way he gets mixed up with depressed town planners violent gangsters & a kidnapped concert pianist. Malcolm starts to wonder if objecting to the building was such a good idea when he finds himself upside down with a gun in his mouth. This hilarious story from Monty Python star Terry Jones will make you laugh out loud. ...

and Brooks combine satirical bite with impeccable research to explain that ever-increasing income inequality is the product of a global legal & economic system that has been rigged by the wealthiest. With disastrous consequences for the rest of us from wild financial speculation to failing health it is time for society to fight back. Arguing that instead of austerity"
- a strategy the authors decry as a flawed effort to shore up a failing economic paradigm
- we should tackle tax havens executive pay levels patent law & lax regulation this incisive but lively polemic is a clarion call to arms which points to a simple solution worth fighting for: tax the rich they deserve it!"

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This is a comic canine conundrum from Australias leading picture book maker. Brought home from the rescue centre Dave is small & sparky & gets all excited. To Kate hes everything a pup should be. The trouble is he sometimes gets too excited. He jumps uninvited onto guests laps runs down the middle of flowerbeds & chews holes in the tights of Kates schoolfriends. We need help! Mum decides. But will the man from Pup Breakers really have the answers? This is a sequel to Lets Get a Pup" (9781406308518) which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award 2002 & was shortlisted for the 2001 Kate Greenaway Medal the 2002 Sheffield Childrens Book Award & the 2002 Norfolk Childrens Book Award." ...

When Keith gets a new foster brother hes not too happy about it. But when this boy wont talk to him Keith realizes that things are going to be much harder than he originally thought. & its not just Keith who Donovan wont speak to
- he wont speak to anybody at all. The other kids at school take Donovans silence to be a sign of a bad attitude & start to bully him. Keith knows he has to stick up for him but that means the bullies are just going to pick on him too.. .
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Every morning Hakan von Enke takes a walk in the forest near his apartment in Stockholm. Then one day he fails to come home. Detective Kurt Wallander is not officially involved but Hakans son is engaged to his daughter Linda. A few months earlier Hakan was eager to talk to Kurt about a controversial incident from his past. Could this be connected to his disappearance? When Hakans wife also goes missing Wallander is determined to uncover the truth but the investigation will force him to look back over his own past as he comes to the unsettling realisation that even those we love the most can remain strangers to us... ...

Every morning Hakan von Enke takes a walk in the forest near his apartment in Stockholm. However one winters day he fails to come home. It seems that the retired naval officer has vanished without trace. Detective Kurt Wallander is not officially involved in the investigation but he has personal reasons for his interest in the case as Hakans son is engaged to his daughter Linda. A few months earlier at Hakans 75th birthday party Kurt noticed that the old man appeared uneasy & seemed eager to talk about a controversial incident from his past career that remained shrouded in mystery. Could this be connected to his disappearance? When Hakans wife Louise also goes missing Wallander is determined to uncover the truth. His search leads him down dark & unexpected avenues involving espionage betrayal & new information about events during the Cold War that threatens to cause a political scandal on a scale unprecedented in Swedish history. The investigation also forces Kurt to look back over his own past & consider his hopes & regrets as he comes to the unsettling realisation that even those we love the most can remain strangers to us. & then an even darker cloud appears on the horizon... The return of Kurt Wallander for his final case has already caused a sensation around the globe. The Troubled Man" confirms Henning Mankells position as the king of crime writing." ...

Janet Evanovichs first foray into the world of graphic novels brought her prose characters Alex Barnaby & Sam Hooker from the hit Barnaby" series (" Metro Girl" & " Motor Mouth") to living color. Now the complete story from " Troublemaker Book 1 & Book 2" is collected into one beautiful softcover edition! Barnaby & Hooker are together again & fighting crime leaving a trail of chaos panic & disorder in their wake. Some would say they were drawn towards trouble like a moth to a flame. Others would claim friends Rosa & Felicia dump trouble in Barnaby & Hookers lap. Either way theyre in over their heads when Rosa is kidnapped & her disappearance is linked to a dangerous Voodoo priest & his search for a mystery-drenched stolen statue. Written by Janet & Alex Evanovich & illustrated by Joelle Jones (Dr. Horrible Token) " Troublemaker" brings ultimate adventure set in sun-filled Miami." ...

NOTE: This book is based on Windows 8 Release Preview; its content & publication date will be updated for final Windows 8 software. Youre beyond the basics so dive right into optimizing Windows (R) 8
- & really put your PC or tablet to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions troubleshooting techniques & workarounds. Its all muscle & no fluff. Discover how the experts keep their Windows 8 systems running smoothly
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The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials making them ideal for the busy the time-pressured or the merely curious. Based on Windows 7 Troubleshoot PC Problems Yourself is a short simple & to-the-point guide to carrying out the bulk of maintenance & upgrade tasks for the Windows 7 operating system using little more than a single screwdriver & standard software tools. In just 96 pages the reader will discover how to deal with most tasks without the costly help of an IT consultant. Know your system Troubleshoot effectively Protect your PC Optimize performance Save money ...