Here is the extraordinary story of the unfolding of life on Earth, told by Michael J. Benton, a world-renowned authority on biodiversity. Ranging over four billion years, Benton weaves together the latest findings on fossils, earth history, evolutionary biology, and many other fields to highlight the great leaps that enabled life to evolve from microbe to human--big breakthroughs that made whole new

Playing Dirty is the third book in the Liberty Chapman series about a high flying lawyer with a murky past, perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Roberta Kray. \'Gripping and gritty, this book will keep you hooked from the first page to the last\' Roberta Kray\'The Leeds setting is every bit as gritty as Kray\'s East End . . . hard as nails \' Peterborough

An unexplained evil is unleashed on a quiet town buried in the mountains of Tennessee. A group of young friends come face to face with something they never expected. As they accidentally unleash this evil on their town, each is forced to fight for their own survival. As they try to find answers, they seek help from the pastor of the quaint little church in their town. After initially rejecting their

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Writing as Mina Hardy, New York Times bestselling author Megan Hart, delivers a twisted tale of domestic suspense where no one is what they seem--and the skeletons in the closet are all too real. Blame the booze, her shaky marriage, her troubled son, or a thousand other things. Jewelann Jordan has one thing on her mind when she attends her class reunion, and that\'s making sure her old crush Christian

Escrita por primera vez hace 20 aos por una de las autoridades ms reconocidas en medicina preventiva, el Dr. David Katz, Nutricin mdica es el libro que todo mdico y profesional de la salud de cualquier nivel necesita para ofrecer a sus pacientes un asesoramiento nutricional eficaz. Tambin ofrece la opcin, al estudiante de medicina, al especialista en formacin y al mdico internista, de conocer a fondo

This book offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to teaching and learning business. Covering a broad range of topics and focusing on both pedagogy and content, it develops the key ideas of teaching and learning in business in a structured and accessible way. The chapters draw on theory and the latest research to demonstrate how key pedagogical issues link to classroom practice. Featuring

In Connie Berry\'s fourth Kate Hamilton mystery, American antiques dealer Kate Hamilton uncovers a dark secret buried in Victorian England. As Kate Hamilton plans her upcoming wedding to Detective Inspector Tom Mallory, she is also assisting her colleague Ivor Tweedy with a project at the Netherfield Sanatorium, which is being converted into luxury townhouses. Kate and Ivor must appraise a fifteenth-century

Forever and Ever is a collection of devotional poems-hymns of praise and somber elegies-written in 1952 and 1953 and dedicated to Adolf Hitler. Forever and Ever is one of three books left unpublished when Savitri Devi died in 1982. The manuscript was long thought to be lost. But in 2006, a French friend of Savitri contacted the Savitri Devi Archive with the news that all three volumes were extant.

Despite their youth, sorrow stalks Kano, Kido, and Seto. Their strange powers prevent them from fitting in at their orphanage, so finally, they escape. The trio is taken in by the Tateyama household, where the cheerful Ayano lives--but the peace is

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The groundbreaking history of how climate change transformed Europe and the world, from a renowned archaeologist -- updated with a new preface on the latest climate research The Little Ice Age tells the fascinating story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history. Using sources ranging from the dates of long-ago wine harvests and the business records of medieval

Clearly structured around the standards for Qualified Teacher Status (DfES 02/02), this book explains each of the eight requirements for Professional Values and Practice and how they can be fulfilled in the classroom. Relevant for all professional issues modules in initial teacher training; Helps trainees log their achievements against the standards; Provides practical advice to help student trainees

The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the first and greatest long comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and most accomplished of all medieval literary texts. By turns both gleefully trivial and allusively serious, it has been described by literary critics as a \"most miraculous piece of writing\", \"a marvel of literary art\" and \"a truly amazing phenomenon\". There is no other

How did the Soviet Union control the behaviour of its people? How did the people themselves engage with the official rules and the threat of violence in their lives? In this book, the contributors examine how social control developed under Stalin and Khrushchev. Drawing on deep archival research from across the former Soviet Union, they analyse the wide network of state institutions that were used

Global interest in quality sport coaching is at an all-time high, but until now, there hasn\'t been a go-to resource to help national governing bodies, sport organizations, or coach educators within universities to structure coach education, learning, and development. Coach Education and Development in Sport fills that gap, offering a comprehensive guide of instructional strategies used by world leaders

Mosaicists of every level will delight in this new sourcebook, featuring page after page of inspiring motifs. Arranged by theme--from animals, birds, and marine life to flowers, cultural symbols, and children\'s motifs--these striking designs are easy to copy and scale. A comprehensive techniques section offers step-by-step instructions on everything from choosing materials and selecting color combinations

Caught in the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, a female doctor who\'s joined a traveling medicine show to support her disabled son is forced to weather the storm and its aftermath in a town hostile to the troupe\'s unconventional ways but desperate for their help. Readers of Ellen Marie Wiseman, Sandra Dallas, and Sara Donati will be captivated by this story of medical historical fiction by Amanda

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