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The mist of poisonous gas that drifted across no man's land from the German trenches opposite the Ypres salient on 22 April 1915 caused ghastly casualties and suffering among the unprepared defenders, and it opened up a huge seven-mile gap in the defensive line. It also signaled the beginning of a new and frightful era of industrialized warfare. John Lee's graphic and perceptive reassessment of this milestone in the history of the Great War - and...
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This is a "first"—focused on introducing young people to the Stock Market—but equally relevant to all novice investors. Very deliberately short, easy-to-read, designed to give a 'feel' and an understanding of investment basics, so the reader appreciates what moves share prices, how to invest themselves or to understand and sensibly question what their Stockbroker, Fund Manager, or Financial Advisor is saying or suggesting. Knowledge is imparted...
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Lonely Planet's British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore Tofino, ski at Whistler, and marvel at Lake Louise; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of BC & the Canadian Rockies and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies Travel Guide:
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Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 32 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Marvel at the Niagara Falls, spot whales in Newfoundland and sample wine on the Okanagan Valley Wine trail. Get to Canada, rent a car, and hit the road!
Inside Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips:
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What do you call an actuary with a sense of humour?
An outlier.
From the author of Confessions of an Actuarial Tutor comes this collection of more than 670 jokes that only actuaries will find funny (though probably only because they have such low standards for humour).
Containing the very best classic actuarial jokes, such as:
How can you spot an extroverted actuary at a party?
He's the one staring at someone else's shoes.
As well as stacks of new...
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Written in rhyme, this book will allow the listener to follow the adventures of the whimsical Burra Blad Bird as he looks for something to drink in the refrigerator, tries to vacation at the beach, creates problems at the zoo, and discovers that capturing a Larf is not very easy to do.
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On a world devastated by plague-where the only way to survive is to run-a Federation Hunter must track a felon and return him to justice. But there are obstacles to overcome, and those in power who do not wish him to succeed, plus crazed survivors that roam a dead city. Add a few escaped convicts, two vials of deadly spores and High Councillor Stanger into the mix. .. and the Hunter's mission just became harder.
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"Not to be served, but to serve"
Unlike the Gospels of Luke and John, Mark's Gospel never explicitly reveals any authorial intent. In A Ransom for Many, John J. R. Lee and Daniel Brueske identify Mark 10:45 as the heart of Mark's Gospel. This single verse is the pivot point of Mark's structure, themes, and message. Mark 10:45 is the key that unlocks the Gospel's unique focus on true discipleship. Learn how Jesus's faithfulness is both a summons and...
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"The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects...
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"Time is relative; time travel, not so much."
A pause-resisting novel in the tradition of Ray Bradbury, Paulo Coelho, Gabriel García Márquez, and the street-smarts of Roddy Doyle, Supermassive Superstar is a rock 'n roll allegory fueled by an emotive mystery that culminates as a deeply humane testament to the importance of listening to our hearts.
The year is 1978; the setting is London.
Twenty-four-year-old Beecher Stowe is set to enjoy his hard-earned...
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PIRACY, CONSPIRACY … MURDER?
An influential shipping firm, Goldwaters, pays Eric Ward a large retainer to work for them, much to his surprise. Then one of the Goldwaters fleet, the Sierra Nova, is "arrested" and is unable to leave port.
The reason?
A crew member, Edwards, has been caught in possession of drugs and is accused of smuggling-but now he's been removed from the ship, why can't the voyage go ahead?
Then Edwards is murdered on his way...
13) Says Who?
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Revenge is grief upended, only with penance served can atonement begin.
From the tranquil moors of southern England; to the Caribbean's steamy shores; to the sweeping African plain, the moral compass is set to spin off its axis. For Thomas Edward Muir, evil is not illusory, it is the debasement of young lives; it is the slaying of the innocent; it is the eradication of family. "Surrender..," he is told, "...is the way of the world."
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Don't miss the final book in the bestselling Eric Ward series. It's a cracker!
A dangerous killer with a penchant for the Zodiac symbols is abducting, torturing, and murdering women. Eric Ward and Sharon Owen are in court defending the man accused of these crimes, and due to a technicality, the suspect walks free. But is he really guilty?
Meanwhile, DCI Charlie Spate is tracking the alleged Zodiac Killer but loses his trail. Eric receives an urgent...
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OBSESSIONS CAN TURN DEADLY.
Eric Ward has a new client: Dieter Barschell. He's an ex-professional footballer charged with dealing drugs at a Newcastle racecourse.
Eric secures bail for his client. He also precipitates a murder investigation.
While defending Barschell, Eric antagonizes one of the prosecution witnesses, DCI Charlie Spate.
Can the two men work together to try to resolve this mess?
This time Eric's client has connections that stretch...
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IF IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.
Farmer Paddy Fenton faces financial ruin as a result of foot and mouth disease among his flock.
Then he gets an offer that he can't refuse: ready cash to rent one of his outbuildings. He doesn't enquire too closely as to what is happening there until a police raid uncovers a sinister operation.
Eric Ward agrees to represent Fenton and soon finds himself in a bitter turf war. The criminal network stretches...
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Haunting and sly and revealing and moving into the realm of myth, Spaceman Spiritus is an unflinching expression of the vulnerabilities that make us human.
Spaceman Spiritus is a prisoner, found guilty of the enduring crime of solitude, sentenced to labor far underground somewhere in a distant galaxy. Peel is a rancher, a man tracing a lifetime of memories for those he loved and for the natural world around him. He's about to plummet back to Earth...
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Past and present explode in murder.
A counter-terrorist organization stops the murder of a French politician in the Pyrenees. The would-be assassin is killed at the scene. He has a disturbing tattoo on his arm.
Eric Ward meets Ben Shaw at a bankers' dinner. Ben hires him to look into his old rival and Eric's ex-wife's probable new lover, Jason Sullivan. Jason's disappeared and so has the money for a project he was working on.
DCI Spate is looking...
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How far would you got to protect what you believe in?
Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests of a local environmental campaign. Then an explosion at the industrial-waste plant leaves his client dead.
Joe Paulson wasn't exactly a criminal. But his after-hours activities-gathering the secrets of everyone from politicians to high-flying businessmen-created a long list of enemies. But who feared the nightwalker enough to kill him? And could Ward...
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When wealthy Colonel Delamere dies after a botched burglary it's up to Eric Ward to manage his estate-and catch the killers.
But the Colonel's will contains perplexing instructions for the disposal of an ancient Egyptian statuette, first discovered by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. The artefact was supposed to be handed to the Foreign Office-but it was stolen by the burglars.
The allegedly cursed statuette could change the course...