Nobody knows Bangkok like Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep & there is no one quite like Sonchai: a police officer who has kept his Buddhist soul intact
- more or less
- despite the fact that his job shoves him face-to-face with some of the most vile & outrageous crimes & criminals in Bangkok. But for his newest assignment everything he knows about his city
- & himself
- will be a mere starting point. Hes put in charge of the highest-profile criminal case in Thailand
- an attempt to bring an end to trafficking in human organs. He sets in motion a massive sting operation & stays at its center traveling to Phuket Hong Kong Dubai Shanghai & Monte Carlo. He draws in a host of unwitting players that

Includes:: an aging rock star wearing out his second liver & the mysterious diabolical albeit gorgeous co-queenpins of the international body-parts trade: the Chinese twins known as the Vultures. & yet its closer to home that Sonchai will discover things getting really dicey: rumors will reach him suggesting that his ex-prostitute wife Chanya is having an affair. Will Sonchai be enlightened enough-forget Buddha think jealous husb&-to cope with his very own compromised & compromising world? All will be revealed here in John Burdetts most mordantly funny propulsive fiendishly entertaining novel yet. Praise for John Burdett & his Bangkok novels: Cracking East meets West thriller introducing a half-Thai half-American cop whose Buddhist beliefs are as important as his forensic skills. Terrific". (" Observer"). "A fantastic new thriller with an avenging Buddhist cop as its central character". (" Mail on Sunday"). " Read this book savour the language
- its the last & most compelling word in thrillers". (James Ellroy). " Impeccably researched this is sometimes poetic often exotic & totally hardcore". (" Daily Mirror"). " Burdetts fever-dream mysteries set in Bangkok recast the police procedural as psychedelic peep show". (" The New Yorker"). " Burdett is purely & simply a wonderful writer". (The Washington Post Book World)."







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The bestselling author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" offers a globetrotting Sam Spade-style investigation that blows the lid off the oil industry the banking industry & the governmental agencies that arent regulating either. This is the story of the corporate vultures that feed on the weak & ruin our planet in the process
- a story that spans the globe & decades. For " Vultures Picnic" investigative journalist Greg Palast has spent his career uncovering the connection between the world of energy (read: oil) & finance. Hes built a team that reads like a casting call for a Hollywood thriller
- a Swiss multilingual investigator a punk journalist & a gonzo cameraman
- to reveal how environmental disasters like the Gulf oil spill the Exxon Valdez & lesser-known tragedies such as Tatitlek & Torrey Canyon are caused by corporate corruption failed legislation & most interestingly veiled connections between the financial industry & energy titans. Palast shows how the International Monetary Fund World Bank World Trade Organization & Central Banks act as puppets for Big Oil. With Palast at the center of an investigation that takes us from the Arctic to Africa to the Amazon " Vultures Picnic" shows how the big powers in the money & oil game slip the bonds of regulation over & over again & simply destroy the rules that they themselves cant write
- & take advantage of nations & everyday people in the process."



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Since its introduction in 1950 the Volkswagen Transporter has become legendary for its versatility & adaptability to many commercial uses. Known originally as Sonderausfuhrungen abbreviated to SO these Special Models were usually converted by specialists companies & coachbuilders approved by VW. ...

One of the main attractions of the VW Bus apart from its iconic looks & rugged reliability is the way owners take the bus to heart & into their family & set about personalizing them through both exterior & interior design & styling. Over the years most campers have seen extensive use & unless you are lucky to find a complete original-condition camper then some work will need to be done to bring the interior to the standard you want. ...

It was invented immediately after the war in the factory a far-sighted English military man had set up to turn the German economy from making machines of warfare to more pacific products. By the seventies that dream had been amply fulfilled as the VW Campervan became the conveyance of choice for West Coast hippies Australian surf bums & Europeans taking the overland route to find enlightenment & good karma in India. It had also become
- indeed still is
- the first choice for any couple or family seeking a cheap camping holiday with wheels attached. So never mind the oddly off-centre driving wheel the vagaries of the aircooled rear engine
- the VW Campervan had become more than a vehicle
- it had truly become a way of life. Mike Harding's first ride in a Volkswagen Camper Van was back in 1961 when it was the carrying around the gear & bandmembers of his rock band the Manchester Rainmakers. Finally in 2009 he could wait no longer & bought his own a 2001 Type 2 bay window Brazilian import Danbury conversion in hot orange & off white. Add in the endless curiosity of the author of eight monographs on church architecture & the hilarious sense of humour of one of Britain's best st&-up comics & you have a wonderful social history of the postwar years through the prism of a single transport icon.



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Catch their eyes & their minds will follow. Wow: The Visual Encyclopedia of Everything" is a spectacular show-&-tell experience. Every spread in this incredible book explores an encyclopedic subject in a unique way through a thought-provoking collection of stunning photographic images. Meet the family in a photo album of our mammal relatives. A drawer full of prosthetic eyes brings to life the science of genetics. An ice sculpture is used to illustrate states of matter. Architectural marvels are displayed on a house of cards. Space exploration is commemorated through a collection of world stamps. There is something new to discover on every page. The visual "wow" of the photographic galleries is complemented by lively informative text making it a delightful reference tool for children & adults alike. The book is organized into classic encyclopedic subjects
- nature human body science & technology space earth people & places history & art & culture
- with chapter branding for easy navigation. Every chapter has been researched & verified by a team of specialist consultants & writers to deliver fascinating facts & figures alongside essential information. This comprehensive compendium is packed with the wow factor for the ultimate reference experience."

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High in the crumbling Palace of Statues oily Vox Verlix
- nominally the Most High Academe but no more than a prisoner in reality
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The Quest for V. sweeps us through sixty years & a panorama of Alexandria Paris Malta Florence Africa & New York. But who where or what is V.? Bawdy sometimes sad & frequently hilarious V. as become a modern classic. This is the first novel by the author of Gravity's Rainbow & a profoundly impressive & original work in its own right. ...

Las Vegas 1986. A young college graduate is murdered when he is unable to pay back a loan funded by notorious criminal Lorenzo Dante. Two years later private investigator Kinsey Millhone finds herself assisting to apprehend a shoplifter
- Audrey Vance
- in a shopping centre. Events take a much darker turn when Audrey's body is discovered beneath the Cold Spring Bridge a local suicide spot. Unable to believe she took her own life Audrey's fiance Marvin Striker hires Kinsey to investigate. It soon emerges that the shoplifter had become caught up in a much larger operation. Meanwhile Lorenzo Dante has begun to grow weary of his life in organised crime & frustrated with his violent & impulsive younger brother Cappi. While the police net begins to close in on him Dante meets the beautiful Nora who exerts a powerful pull over the gangster. As Kinsey's enquiries reach a dramatic head it becomes clear that she & Dante have one thing in common -- they must be careful who they trust.. .

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Las Vegas 1986. A young college graduate is murdered when he is unable to pay back a loan funded by notorious criminal Lorenzo Dante. Two years later private investigator Kinsey Millhone finds herself assisting to apprehend a shoplifter
- Audrey Vance
- in a shopping centre. Events take a much darker turn when Audreys body is discovered beneath the Cold Spring Bridge a local suicide spot. Unable to believe she took her own life Audreys fiance Marvin Striker hires Kinsey to investigate. It soon emerges that the shoplifter had become caught up in a much larger operation. Meanwhile Lorenzo Dante has begun to grow weary of his life in organised crime & frustrated with his violent & impulsive younger brother Cappi. While the police net begins to close in on him Dante meets the beautiful Nora who exerts a powerful pull over the gangster. As Kinseys enquiries reach a dramatic head it becomes clear that she & Dante have one thing in common -- they must be careful who they trust.. .

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