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Selected by Chris Patten in the Sunday Telegraph as 'the novel which shows the best grasp of political life'. 'Tolstoyan . . . a wide-ranging, detailed and sympathetic portrayal of a whole society.' ANTHONY THWAITE, Observer, 'What a treat . . . stylish, politically interesting and immensely readable.' NINA BAWDEN, Daily Telegraph

So, Stella. What would you like for Christmas?"I would like for all of you to die, " Stella said in her sweetest and most prim and proper voice, "starting with ... her." Although Stella's Revenge is about a child - it is in no form a children's book. Stella's family life changed without her permission or satisfaction. Consequently, she is forced to grow up FAST. The physical and psychological upheavals create emotional demons that catapult her...

Winner of the David Higham Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for the Hawthornden Prize and the Yorkshire Post Fiction Prize. 'A prose which is accomplished, poetic, incisive.' A.S. BYATT.

When Stephen Bloodsmith creates a series of images inspired by Rubens' trip to 1629 London, he is finds in a world of suspicion and intrigue. When he practises deception in his own marriage, falling in love with his model, the parallels between Bloodsmith's and Rubens' lives become hard to live with and impossible to ignore.

Keena O`Shea ist eine Diebin! Um das Leben ihrer Mutter zu retten, muss sie eine Statue stehlen. Kein Problem für sie. Nur ist der Besitzer, Pausanias Argiada, ein Vampir. Schnell nimmt er ihre Spur auf, denn die Statue hat nicht nur ideellen Wert für ihn. Es beginnt ein Ringen um das Kunstwerk, wobei Keena zwischen unerwartete Fronten gerät. Kann Pausanias sie noch retten?

This book provides information that facilitates integrated climate actions in cities, leveraging disruptive technologies, business models, policies, financing, and leadership solutions. It fosters the development of climate smart and wise cities. It reviews the major developments of climate actions in cities and combines climate environment and energy technology, policy and financing instruments. A range of distinguished authors assess the exp...

This book provides a unique account of cross-sectoral innovations through efficient partnerships based on the hands-on experience of internationally renowned contributors specialised in the field of Science of Delivery. The challenges and lessons learned from large development initiatives based in Asia, and from the work undertaken by international research institutions, such as the FAO, are brought together in this book to benefit development...

South Florida continues to attract new residents despite its susceptibility to sea-level rise. This book explores the views of real estate agent with respect to how prospective homebuyers assess the risk of flooding. It reports on their observations as to whether house prices are stagnant or falling in coastal areas vulnerable to flooding, and their conclusions after working with prospective homebuyers as to whether coastal south Florida is a ...

This updated text provides a concise yet comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of evolving techniques in the new and exciting subspecialty of interventional urology. Significant advances in imaging technologies, diagnostic tools, fusion navigation, and minimally invasive image-guided therapies such as focal ablative therapies have expanded the interventional urologists' clinical toolkit over the past decade. Organized by organ system with ...

Birds of a Different Feather that Flock Together is the story of a bird who has left familiarity behind to travel and find his own place in the world... ultimately finding other like-minded birds. The uniqueness and diversity of each of these birds eventually creates a buzz in the birding community, and they become quite famous! Being different and unique is within us all. The moral within is we must use our passion and compassion to help us u...

Benita Pollard, age 66, lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She worked as a care giver to the elderly for many years before retiring. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and crocheting. Pollard is also a mother of two adult children. Her love of nature and the outdoors inspired her to create Lady Bug. While raising her children, she loved reading to them and saw the inspiration that young children get from books. She hopes that Lady Bug will insp...

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How I Got My Gray Tooth is about an accident the author had when she was eight years old. That accident resulted in her getting a gray tooth. This made her self-conscious about her smile, but it also helped her accept that it is okay to be different.About the authorKatie E. Moran has an associate's degree in early childhood. She has worked as a day-care teacher, a nanny, and now she is currently an NC Pre-K Teacher Assistant. Moran lives in Ha...

The title of my book is A Christian View on Relationships. My book is about all relationships--from marriage, brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts. In my book, I try to tell the readers how to have positive relationships and how to include God in your relationships and everything in your life.

Spices can be classified as major spices, like Black pepper, Cardamom, Turmeric, Ginger etc, and minor spices and condiments, and tree spices. This book will discuss exclusively minor spices and condiments.Spices constitute a very important group of agricultural products, which, since antiquity, have been considered indispensable in the culinary art of flavoring foods. The history of spices is very much entwined with the history of mankind. An...

Trapped in an economic rat-race, Kevin Blake had little going for him but an over-active imagination-an attribute which brought him to the notice of Paul Trevainen. Trevainen made Kevin an offer he couldn't resist: find a billionaire's daughter, bring her back to Earth, and collect a dazzling reward.The only trouble? Crystal was wilful, stubborn, and worst of all, hard to find.The quest would force Kevin to become an advocate in an alien court...

Bullet train. Iz Tokio v Morioka otpravljaetsja skorostnoj poezd - sinkansjen. Na pervyj vzgljad, vse ego passazhiry - vpolne obychnye ljudi, edushhie po svoim obychnym delam. No koe-kto okazalsja zdes' daleko ne sluchajno... Satoshi - kazhetsja bezobidnym shkol'nikom, i pri jetom 100% psihopat. Umnyj, hitryj i ochen' opasnyj, Kimura - byvshij killer, a teper' prostoj rabotjaga i alkogolik v zavjazke, Mandarin i Limon - dvoe naemnikov jekstra-...

All children love mysteries that they can solve themselves with just a little investigating. Jane Barnette has always been told that she is a bright, smart, and intelligent girl who could solve almost anything if she just did a little investigating. All children of today should feel the same way as Jane Barnette. They should feel that they can solve any problem if they just take the time to do a little investigating.