There is something very amiss in the finances of Michaelhouse. Despite a new influx of well-heeled students there is an acute lack of funds for the upkeep of the buildings even for decent provisions. It is only when the Brother in charge of the account books dies unexpectedly that some sort of explanation is revealed: he has been paying large amounts of money for goods the college itself has never received. Although shocked by this evidence of fraud Matthew is more concerned with the disappearance from his herbarium of a quantity of pennyroyal a preparation known to cause a woman to miscarry & a pregant visitor to his sisters household has died from an overdose of pennyroyal. Had she meant to abort her child or had someone else wanted to ensure she was unable to provide an heir to her husbands wealthy estates? When Matthew learns that it was her husband who had received Michaelhouses money for undelivered goods he begins to search for other connections & exposes a very treacherous vein of deceit. ...

The definitive development history of the most famous Velocette motorcycles based on the authors earlier work out of print for many years & much sought-after today.

Includes:: the most comprehensive appendices ever published on this historic marque.

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The international bestseller Dean Koontz delivers a masterclass of storytelling suspense in this thriller. What would you do if a serial killer forced you to choose who he murders next? On the windscreen of his SUV Billy finds the first note. It gives him a choice. If he takes the note to the police an elderly woman will be killed. If he doesnt approach the police a schoolteacher will die. He thinks its a hoax. The schoolteacher is killed. Further notes taunt Billys conscience forcing him to decide who lives & who dies. He must think the unthinkable fast in an accelerating nightmare. More communications from the killer follow with ever tighter deadlines. Each is more personal more confrontational than the last until he is isolated with no one to rely on but himself. Finally he must risk everything to save the helpless clueless victims... ...

How can you win when the only certainty is change? Highly accessible lively & inspiring Velocity" draws upon the authors unique perspectives & experiences to present seven timeless new laws for businesses & individuals in a world that is dominated by rapid change & digital technology. Written as a fascinating & enjoyable conversation between the authors
- Stefan Olander Vice President of Digital Sport from Nike & Ajaz Ahmed founder & Chairman AKQA
- " Velocitys" up-to-date examples illustrate key lessons together with insights ideas & inspiration that individuals & businesses should adopt to thrive. " Velocity" shares the vision & values required to succeed with the untold backstories to influential & iconic innovation. Fast paced useful provocative & highly motivating " Velocity" will arm you with actionable ideas to define your future. This title

Features: 4 Velocity principles: Speed Direction Acceleration Discipline; 7 Laws including A Smith & Wesson beats four aces Its easier done than said Convenient is the enemy of right & No good joke survives a committee of six."



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Audrey Popkin realises she has bitten off more than she can chew when she gets embroiled with icy-cool banker Sterling Foster. His ideas about how to have fun are more bizarre than any English Literature graduate should have to put up with! One morning she packs her bags & walks out of his luxury Florida apartment heading back to Washington DC in search of a more regular deal with a more regular guy. But for a girl like Audrey this is not as easy as it sounds. When Patrick Dugan the charismatic owner of an old-world bar with a talent for mixing the smoothest cocktails fixes Audrey in his sights some strange alliances are about to be formed. Within a week Audrey talks her way into a job at Patricks bar & a room in the apartment he shares with a drag queen jazz singer called Basil
- who has a great line in platinum wigs. Audrey soon realises that Patrick is not all he seems. Why is he pretending to be gay? & what is he covering up for his father a pillar of the local community? Audrey is so besotted with the enigmatic barman that she doesnt realise they are connected by a mutual adversary
- a steely cold-hearted son of a bitch who will take them all down if he doesnt get his little plaything back. A fast-paced tale of everyday amoral folk & the delicious cocktails they drink!

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This is the groundbreaking examination of the psychology of homosexuality & why it leads to shame over one's identity & how to overcome it
- now expanded & fully updated. Today's gay man enjoys unprecedented hard-won social acceptance. Despite this victory however serious problems still exist. Substance abuse depression suicide & sex addiction among gay men are at an all-time high causing many to ask Are we really better off?" Drawing on contemporary research psychologist Alan Downs' own struggle with shame & anger & stories from his patients " The Velvet Rage" passionately describes the stages of a gay man's journey out of shame & offers practical & inspired strategies to stop the cycle of avoidance & self-defeating behaviour. Updated to reflect the effects of the many recent social cultural & political changes " The Velvet Rage" is an empowering book that has already changed the public discourse on gay culture & helped shape the identity of an entire generation of gay men."
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Youve devoured Fifty Shades.. . Now discover Velvet Touch. When Karen Heywood is offered a new job as assistant archivist she hopes that the mysterious halls & old libraries of Blackwood Towers will finally reveal to her the inner strength & purpose shes spent her life searching for. But as dark secrets & desires start to rise to the surface Karen realises theres more to the job than she bargained for. Secrets that she craves to unravel
- & only one man whose answers will set her free. Blackwoods mysterious owner Lord Mallory Burnet.. .the same man whos starting to consume her every waking thought.
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Once there was a velveteen rabbit who longed to be real. He was owned by a boy who loved him more & more every day even when the rabbits velveteen coat grew old & shabby & worn. Then one day something magical happened & the rabbits wish began to come true... ...

In this extraordinary new edition Donna Greens beautiful & evocative paintings bring poignant meaning to a classic tale that remains as compelling today as when it was first published in 1922. Margery Williams famous story tells of a young boy & his treasured favorite toy a splendid fat & bunchy" rabbit whose ears are lined with a pink sateen. For this new edition Green has created superb oil-on-canvas works that are fresh & innocent painted with a soft tender touch that is utterly her own." ...

In the nursery only the toys that are old & wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit a newcomer to the nursery asks one of the most knowledgeable toys the Skin Horse what being real means. Real isn't how you're made " says the Skin Horse. " It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long long time not just to play with but REALLY loves you then you become real. It doesn't happen all at once. You become..." & so begins the Velveteen Rabbit's journey towards becoming real
- through the love of a child..."
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