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Finding Bob is based on one boy's journey to find the man behind the legendary lyrics. Having left behind a life of slavery in Africa, Mogli's adventure leads him to the land of lions, pushing the limits of his personal strength and testing the power of the human race. The story opens with imagery of Raw Africa; a young boy's living nightmare of a war-torn country where genocide, rape, and murder are commonplace. Having been witness to the tragedy that took his family from this earth and his life, the young boy is taken captive and forced into performing the same unthinkable duties of their murderers. He complies, but counter to the anger and fear building inside his little body, the boy musters the strength to escape the cult's wrath. Having gone days without sleep due to the haunting scenes relived in his memory, the boy remains a mere shell. He finds some items left behind, a set of keys marked with an address and a walkman cassette player being the more fortuitous of the lot. The music player baffles the boy, as he is unsure of the technology, but the sound that emerges stays with him. What was initially heard as an odd mix of tunes soon translated into feelings of love, freedom, and power; the comfort he had been missing in his life. The warmth the young boy feels from the music initiates his mission to finding Bob.

A collection of afterwords from New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Block, a Grand Masater of the Mystery Writers of America.In a career spanning more than fifty years, Lawrence Block has produced more than one hundred books, ranging in genre from hard-boiled detective stories to pseudonymous erotica. Collected here for the first time are more than forty-five afterwords from the works that made him a master of modern fiction.Each afterword is an insightful reflection on the experiences that have brought Block's fiction to life, from the lessons he learned as a reader at a literary agency to the unlikelyand semi-autobiographicalorigins of the acclaimed Matthew Scudder series. Witty and inspiring, Afterthoughts is a must-read for Block fans and mystery lovers alike.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lawrence Block, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.

Fully updated for Finance Act 2023. This book can be used either on its own or in conjunction with other texts. It is completely self-contained, written in a user-friendly manner, and includes over 180 worked examples plus true and false quizzes and a further 101 questions for readers.

""This book follows "HR on Purpose!!" and "HR Rising!!" to equip human resource (HR) professionals to ensure they and the HR function are integrated and intricately woven into their organizations and all areas and aspects of how people work"--Provided by publisher"--

As seemingly opposite former thief Mattias and police officer James work together investigating a rash of burglaries, each finds surprising depth to the other, not to mention fierce attraction.But will their pasts catch up before they can see where it'll lead?

Natalie Sinclair has dedicated her life to animal rescue. From lost dogs and cats to lab rabbits and pigs, Nat and her team of volunteers at All Creatures Great and Small will do almost anything to keep animals out of harm's way. When a freak accident results in the death of her beloved horse, and the man responsible ends up murdered, Nat is a natural suspect. Worse, she has caught the attention of the dead man's brother, whose wealth and unsavory connections run deep, including a link to a dangerous ring of criminals trafficking in wild animals. Suddenly, Nat's problems are much greater than breaking up lab tests on animals or finding her own missing dog. To clear her name, she's going to have to take risks she's never taken before and confront people she'd much rather avoid - including those closest to her. As her professional and personal life crumbles around her, and the stakes surrounding the murder become more and more dangerous, Nat will have to act with extreme daring or else she, not the animals, will be the one in need of rescue.

A story of two young Peranakans growing up and falling in love in pre-war colonial Singapore Inspired by a true story, Showers of Luck follows the life of two characters, Lily and Khalid. Lily is a hard-working young nyonya who stays with a distant aunt's family, following the advice of a fortune-teller that she should be given away after birth. She develops a crush on her handsome Muslim neighbour, Khalid, who is trying to fulfil his filial duties to his estranged parents and to do his best for the upcoming Senior Cambridge Examinations. Spanning a period of two years in pre-war Singapore, against the backdrop of a world preparing to go to war, Lily and Khalid's paths intersect time and again. Consumed by their desires, the couple navigate societal judgment and challenge familial expectations in a brave attempt to start a new life together.

A rogue band of SAS commandos rob a bank in war-torn Beirut--and return decades later to find the gold--in this military thriller based on a true story. Beirut, 1976. As war ravages the country, an unknown band of armed men blast their way into the Imperial Bank of Beirut. Over the next forty-eight hours, they load three trucks with gold bullion and then disappear without a trace. Two weeks earlier, a new SAS Major had tasked his men with planning such a Beirut bank robbery--strictly as an exercise. But when veteran Luke Kilbride has his heist plan rejected as "useless," he decides to prove the Major wrong by pulling the job off for real. The heist goes perfectly . . . until it doesn't. Kilbride and his men are forced to hide the loot and make their getaway. Thirty years later, Kilbride and his team are planning their return. The only problem is that a powerful enemy is hell-bent on finding the gold before they do. Kilbride dreams up an audacious mission, and the race is on to reach the gold before the ruthless Black Assassins can catch up with them.

An intricate blend of mystery and horror with a feminist take on the roles of womanhood, especially motherhood, in contemporary times An unnamed young woman and her companion strike up a conversation in the dark in a quiet room, in the middle of nowhere. As they talk, the young woman starts to open up her life, to talk about her past and childhood, growing up in a single-parent household under poor impoverished conditions, living under the cold, steely eye of an estranged and manipulative mother who physically and emotionally abused her. The woman gradually divulges the lies and secrets that have plagued her life from a very young age, and how all of it has led her to make hard choices along the way: to be a mistress to her boss at her first job, to have a child out of wedlock, to rear a child all on her own and then to tragically lose him in a drowning.The truth becomes stranger and more complicated as the woman continues to tell her story, braiding and twisting the facts and sequence of events as she narrates, that soon reveals a long unvoiced history of pain and violence and deception, that ultimately culminates in her committing a series of horrific and terrible acts. What has seemed clear and straightforward at the start of the woman's story soon becomes a strange febrile dream that holds the woman and her companion in a complicit, unbreakable spell.

From the bestselling author of Plain Speaking and Lyndon comes this "vivid and consistently absorbing record of Dwight D. Eisenhower's military career" (Kirkus Reviews). Bringing together thousands of hours of interviews with the men and women who were closest to him, Merle Miller has constructed a revealing and personal biography of the man who would become the supreme commander. From his childhood in Kansas to West Point, World War I, and Europe where he led the Allied Forces to a hard-won victory in World War II, Ike the Soldier goes behind the historic battles and into the heart and mind of Ike Eisenhower. Miller has crafted the defining biography on the life of the thirty-fourth president, bringing more depth to the man many thought they knew. His strained relationships with his father, brothers, and son are brought into focus; as well as his love affair with his wife Mamie, and his relationship with Kay Summersby--his driver turned companion and confidante during WWII. "An informed and balanced tribute to a world-class leader whose remarkable character gains greater luster with the passage of time." --Kirkus Reviews "This is a highly enjoyable look at Ike's personal and official relationships with the people most important to him during the first 55 years of his life, including family, Army and Allied colleagues and heads of state." --Publishers Weekly

"Con un lenguaje directo, sencillo y sin disimulos morales, David Barrios Martâinez, junto con su colega Marâia Antonieta Garcâia Ramos y el psicâologo Javier Cambrâon Mondragâon, escribe sobre el desempeäno sexual humano, sus conflictos, exquisiteces y sinsabores."--

"In this book, Daniela Merchant Careaga provides the physiological phases of a feeding plan for women during pregnancy, breastfeeding, as well as for the baby during its first year. She provides step by step instructions and examples to teach readers how to calculate energy and nutritional requirements during each phase --

Assumes absolutely no prior knowledge of UK taxation. The book is completely self-contained covering the main areas of taxation studied at undergraduate level and initially for many professional exams. It can be used to support other texts and includes all the various allowances, tax rates etc. that a student may need.

Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable people who lived in England in the late Tudor period. Born a daughter of a humble Midlands family, and living at a time when the laws and customs of the land made it difficult for women to exercise any real form of economic or social independence, she succeeded in acquiring a personal fortune.

"In this radical 21st century choreopoem, Dorian, a young American Black man, is tasked by an ancestral spirit to thwart his inevitable murder. He traces his family tree, from his grandmother to his offspring, uncovering secrets of sex work, self-harm, and assault alongside snapshots of BlackBoyJoy. Guided by The Novelist, an omniscient muse, and her troupe of dancers, Dorian must interrogate his legacy, forgive his past, and reckon with being Black in modern America. He tries on different selves and possible futures in his increasing desperation to experience the luxury of growing old and finding solace despite institutional racism declaring him a threat. Through the poetry, dance, and song of Roadmap, will Dorian overcome the odds or become another hashtag?"--

A rare gift determines one woman’s destiny in the breathtaking debut of a new trilogy from the international-bestselling author of the Ivory Carver Trilogy.   At just six years old, it becomes clear that China Creed’s birthright, passed down from her mother’s side of the family, is the power to grant wishes with only a touch. In their small Ozark town, where superstition runs rampant, the only person who can be trusted with her secret is the Cherokee midwife and healer who makes China her apprentice.   After the tumult of the Civil War, a new doctor arrives in town who is curious about the lovely young woman who can birth babies and banish hexes. As his interest in her deepens and China’s life is torn apart by her mother’s death and accusations of witchcraft, she will have to decide if her secret—and her heart—are finally safe in his hands.   In this epic nineteenth-century tale of alienation and avarice, survival and sacrifice, China will travel from the backwoods of Missouri to the mansions of Manhattan, as she searches for a future where she is finally free to trust, to love, and to touch . . .  Praise for the writing of Sue Harrison   “Mythic storytelling.” —The Washington PostBook World on Mother Earth, Father Sky   “Under Harrison’s hand, ancient Alaska comes beautifully alive.” —The Denver Post on Cry of the Wind   “Harrison expertly frames dramatic events with depictions of prehistoric life in the Aleutian Islands.” —The New York Times Book Review on Mother Earth, Father Sky   “Harrison once again displays her first-rate storytelling talents . . . A warm yarn from the frozen North and as authentic as all get-out.” —Kirkus Reviews on Song of the River

Ryan Wright's new hockey team is a dumpster fire, so he expects to lose games. When stuck-up superstar Nico starts cracking under pressure, Ryan steps in to help. But once he gets to know the real Nico, suddenly it's Ryan's heart he's in danger of losing.

À la tête d'un cabinet d'avocats, Graham Swann croyait son passé de geek joufflu loin derrière lui, mais ça, c'est avant que son béguin de lycée, celui-là même qui a lui a brisé le coeur, se mette à travailler pour lui. Leur passé commun ruinera-t-il tout espoir d'unfutur pour eux ?