From the award-winning author of The Observations comes a beautifully conjured and wickedly sharp tale of art and deception in nineteenth-century Scotland. As she sits in her Bloomsbury home with her two pet birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter recounts the story of her friendship with Ned Gill[...]

The League of Princes returns in the hilariously epic conclusion to the hit series that began with Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, which the Los Angeles Times called "one of the more clever, hilariously successful incarnations of the current literary rage to rip apart an[...]

Detective Nick Belsey--one of London's sharpest but most unprincipled investigators, first introduced in the acclaimed The Hollow Man--is plunged into a perplexing mystery of secrets, danger, and suspense beneath the city's streets.Trouble once again finds Nick Belsey when he takes a date to an aban[...]

After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of h[...]

Named a "Best Book of the Year" by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and GoodreadsIt was a once-in-a-lifetime battle that pitted brother against brother, kid against adult, Sonic against Mario, and the United States against Japan. . . .In 1990, Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the videogame industry.[...]

Highly Commended in the British Medical Association book awards 2011!! The use of theory in the planning and implementation of health promotion programs will more reliably produce positive outcomes. Following on from the success of the second edition, 'Theory in a Nutshell 3e' explores the main theo[...]

Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available. This classic dictionary now features nearly 25,000 definitions (including 2,800 new terms), 2,500 illustrations (including[...]

Maximize your anesthesiology exam score! This powerful, results-oriented study guide delivers everything you need to improve your knowledge, confidence, and recall. Featuring a rigorous quick-hit Q&A format consisting of short clinical questions with briefanswers, this is truly your most effective w[...]

Written by the #1 name in IT security certification training, Shon Harris, and fully revised for the latest exam release, this Practice Exams book features 1250+ review questions and 30 hours of audio training featuring Harris teaching key CISSP concepts.[...]

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'Clinical Cases in Kidney Disease' will help students and professionals understand the complexities of kidney disease which is becoming increasingly common in the developed and developing worlds. With each case graded into three distinct levels, they provide the ideal way to learn about the specialt[...]

Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, and Clodius an ambitious playboy.[...]