1919. The eyes of the world are on Paris where statesmen diplomats & politicians have gathered to discuss the fate of half the world's nations in the aftermath of the cataclysm that was the Great War. A horde of journalists spies & opportunists have also gathered in the city & the last thing the British diplomatic community needs at such a time is the mysterious death of a senior member of their delegation. So when Sir Henry Maxted falls from the roof of his mistress's apartment building in unexplained circumstances their first instinct is to suppress all suspicious aspects of the event. But Sir Henry's son ex Royal Flying Corps ace James ' Max' Maxted has other ideas. He resolves to find out how & why his father died
- even if this means disturbing the impression of harmonious calm which the negotiating teams have worked so hard to maintain. In a city where countries are jostling for position at the crossroads of history & the stakes could hardly be higher it is difficult to tell who is a friend & who a foe. And Max will soon discover just how much he needs friends as his search for the truth sucks him into the dark heart of a seemingly impenetrable mystery.
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The ghost put his hands together in prayer or pleading his fingernails withered & cracked. We need you Isis Dunbar
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Watch closely said Mrs Jewls. You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper & pencil. Then she pushed the computer out of the window. The children all watched it fall thirty floors. See? said Mrs Jewls. Thats gravity.. . Thats the way things happen at Wayside School. There are twenty-nine kids in Mrs Jewls class & this book is about all of them: there is Todd who is in trouble every day until he gets a magic dog; Paul whose life is saved by Leslies pigtails; Ron who dares to try the cafeterias mushroom surprise; & all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another. ...

The war everyone dreaded has begun at last but for Susan Cahill it is more an adventure than a tragedy. Helped by a white lie about her marriage to Danny she has a new job as a producers assistant at the BBC. & glamorous new friends including one American war reporter who has made London his base & Susan his target. Danny is also working for the BBC sharing a room in a freezing farmhouse in Evesham working long hours monitoring German radio broadcasts
- & worrying about Susan. Stuck in London when the blitz begins Susans sister-in-law Breda Hooper faces up to the worst with a small son at home & a husband in the fire service. Then her Italian father hiding out from both the authorities & his former partners in crime prepares to leave Breda a legacy as explosive as any German bomb.
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In this exciting revisionist history Stephen Tuck traces the black freedom struggle in all its diversity from the first years of freedom during the Civil War to President Obamas inauguration. As it moves from popular culture to high politics from the Deep South to New England the West Coast & abroad Tuck weaves gripping stories of ordinary black people
- as well as celebrated figures
- into the sweep of racial protest & social change. The drama unfolds from an armed march of longshoremen in post-Civil War Baltimore to Booker T. Washingtons founding of Tuskegee Institute; from the race riots following Jack Johnsons fight of the century to Rosa Parks refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery bus; & from the rise of hip hop to the journey of a black Louisiana grandmother to plead with the Tokyo directors of a multinational company to stop the dumping of toxic waste near her home. We Aint What We Ought To Be" rejects the traditional narrative that identifies the Southern non-violent civil rights movement as the focal point of the black freedom struggle. Instead it explores the dynamic relationships between those seeking new freedoms & those looking to preserve racial hierarchies & between grassroots activists & national leaders. As Tuck shows strategies were ultimately contingent on the power of activists to protest amidst shifting economic & political circumstances in the U.S. & abroad. This book captures an extraordinary journey that speaks to all Americans
- both past & future."


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Leadership is not just for the execs in the corner office. Its time we all stepped up & developed the mind of a leader. In a time of rapid technological change & economic uncertainty businesses that thrive will do so through empowering employees at all levels to take an active role in leading themselves & their organisations to success. Its time that we all at every stage of our careers started to think proactively take responsibility & excel in work. This is the new face of leadership -- consensual & nonhierarchical. Scandinavian entrepreneur & business guru Fredrik Arnander outlines strategies & tools for transforming anyone into an effective leader. He offers a simple straightforward highly-practical approach to developing the leader mindset. & these arent lessons from on high -- theyre clear & functional examples drawn from real life experiences. You Can Be A Leader is all about empowerment -- it will transform you into a confident focused visionary...and can help you inspire that same passion in others. A refreshingly simple & practical guide to leadership for anyone who wants to progress in their work Based on the authors experience of running fast technology companies creating agile & flexible organisations through leadership at all levels Lessons are taught via easy to follow dialogue between a mentor & apprentice exchanges which emphasise teamwork & reciprocal learning ...

When an aunt she never knew existed phones Laurie Vale out of the blue she soon discovers that everything she ever believed about her family is a lie. Fifty years earlier in the idyllic coastal village of Stepmouth a forbidden love affair & a devastating flood drove the Vale family apart but now her aunt is determined that Laurie should know the truth. Laurie escapes to the balmy warmth of Majorca only to find the hopes & passions burried in the past resurfacing in the present. But the more she seeks to heal old wounds the more she becomes ensnared in a complex love affair of her own: one that could destroy her family for good. ...

It should have been the greatest day of David's life. A trip to New York wife by his side to visit his new publisher. Finally after years of lonely struggle it looks as though the gods of fate are on his side. But on the way back to Penn station a chance encounter changes all of that. David bumps into a man who covertly follows him & just before he boards the train passes by him close enough to whisper: ' Remember me.' When the stranger turns up in his home town David begins to understand that this man wants something from him...something very personal that he may have no choice but to surrender. Meanwhile back in New York ex-lawyer John Henderson does his girlfriend Kristina a favour & agrees to talk to Catherine Warren an acquaintance of hers who believes she's being stalked by an ex-lover. But soon John realises that Catherine's problem is far more complex & terrifying than he could ever have imagined... There are people out there in the shadows watching waiting. They are the forgotten. & they're about to turn. ...

By delving into the lives & backgrounds of an entire network of avid supporters We are Hibernian explores how people become so involved in football & is it the binding of tradition memories & experiences off the pitch that make them believe their first choice was the right one? There are stories here from men who were taken to the football grounds as young boys & now take their own sons showing how the religious following of football can be passed down from one generation to the next encapsulating more excitement & family folklore for years to come. Essentially this book is not about football but about the stories that surround it! ...

Poor Rat! No one wants to be his friend. But when the other animals see how sad he is they all try to make him feel better. This gentle rhyming story is written & illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. * Red / Band 2B
- A rhyming story * Text type
- Fiction * The focus phonemes in this book are qu th (them) & ch. Other phonemes practised are sh th (thin) ng ee z w oo (look) ie (lie) & y. * A story plan on the final spread allows children the opportunity to recap & discuss the story. * This story is paired with the non-fiction recount on a similar theme: Red 2B Feelings by Monica Hughes.

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