Most migrants arrive at their destinations by a combination of serendipity and choicelessness. This has been Nii Parkes\' own experience. The question - how did you arrive here - is always answered with a convoluted mix of myth, love, family ties, budget, language, persecution, opportunity and interruption. In the answers to that question lie the connecting lines of his scatter points - Abidjan, Grimsby,

Far from the peaceful life he\'d imagined, the Corpse God-now inhabiting the body of Polka Shinomiya-has fallen in with the very hit men who were hired to kill his new vessel. His association with the darker side of Shibuya brings him face-to-face with Lemmings, whose masked facade cannot hide his fearsome, inhuman nature from the Corpse God\'s Evil Eye. With all the deadly powers abounding, Shinjuku

pstrongemBroken Pledges drops you immediately into the thrilling drama and doesn\'t let up.emstrongppbrppstrongemOne of the best, riveting books I\'ve read in a while. Hard to put down once you start. 5STARS!!emstrongppbrppstrongemKilgarriff\'s balanced and concise writing style creates a fast-moving story that keeps the reader turning the pages to solve the mystery.emstrongppstrongstrongppbrppIn 1993,

Gynaecological practice has changed fundamentally in the last three decades and a large proportion of major pelvic operations has been replaced by minimally invasive approaches. This book will cover minimally invasive approaches in all aspects of gynaecology including general gynaecology, oncology, urogynaecology and reproductive medicine. The chapters are written at a level appropriate for traineesresidents

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pIn emThe grass is greener when the sun is yellow, em poets Sarah Rosenthal and Valerie Witte engage with the work of dancer-choreographers Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer. Through research into these innovative women\'s dances, ideas, and lives, Rosenthal and Witte use language from and about the choreographers to create a series of co-written sonnets that are interwoven with letters between the two

Este libro expresa, desde una mirada humanista, la visin sobre el estado actual de la educacin superior en Mxico, particularmente en Tamaulipas, y los sugerentes consejos de la doctora en educacin Gloria Esther Trigos Reynoso para reconocer y atender la amplia diversidad que existe en toda poblacin estudiantil. Alumnos indgenas, con discapacidad, becarios, talento entre otros. Sus reflexiones, basadas

pDonald Wolfe has written one of the most absorbing accounts of Marilyn\'s life to date.br --Fred Lawrence Guiles, author of emNorma JeanemppAdmirable ...Wolfe takes us very close indeed to the dark truth about Monroe, the Kennedys, and that lonely death in the California night.br --Anthony Summers, author of emGoddess The Secret Lives of Marilyn MonroeemppFifty years after her death, the Marilyn Monroe

Globalization. Homelessness. Ecological and economic crisis. Conflicts over sexuality. Violence. These crisis-level issues may seem unique to our times, but Paul\'s Letter to the Romans has something to say to all of them.brbrFollowing their successful iColossians Remixedi, i iSylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh unpack the meaning of Romans for its original context and for today. The authors demonstrate

What makes a woman \'bad\' is commonly linked to certain \'qualities\' or behaviours seen as morally or socially corrosive, dirty and disgusting. In iBad Girls, Dirty Bodiesi, Gemma Commane critically explores the social, sexual and political significance of women who are labelled \'bad\', sluts or dirty. Through a variety of case studies drawn from qualitative and original ethnographic research, she

Grave goods show that women were identified as weavers in the early Anglo-Saxon period, rather than specifically spinners, as occurs later. A key piece of weaving equipment found in migration era burials is the iron beater, shaped during this period like a sword. Spear shaped beaters appear later in the seventh century. This study is centred on a corpus of sword and spear shaped beaters not only from

pEd Sabin enjoyed travel and adventure in his youth-probably more than most people-but the flip side was a prolonged adolescence trying to figure out who he was and what he wanted to do with his life. This book is a look back at those years of internal wandering and external exploration, a recollection of a growing up in the 1950s and \'60s, and even the 1970s. He has no regrets other than that he

The landmark World Council of Churches convergence text, The Church Towards a Common Vision 2012, which has the potential to become this generation\'s Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry 1982, invites the churches to envision how their own distinctive visions of the church might have a place in the global church\'s imagination of the ecumenical future. Seeds of the Church Towards an Ecumenical Baptist

pPersonas is the first in a series of four. Ian Trahan is a science prodigy with a genius streak like no other. Growing up in New Orleans Louisiana, under the strict guidance of a deacon with a dark side, the reader will soon understand why he chose the life of crime. His understanding and use of DNA, computer hacking and looking like the guy next door, or whom ever he chooses to be, compiles a realistic

pemThis Guitar Has Seconds To Liveem is an oral history of The Who.ppThey smashed Rickenbackers, drum kits, hotel rooms and occasionally each other. Never before had a band created such wanton destruction on stage. Never before had a band smashed their instruments into pieces, or used feedback as a weapon to manipulate their audiences. But there had never been a band like The Who before, and no other

My Sea Lady is Graeme Ogden\'s moving, and often amusing, memoir of his command of HMS Lady Madeleine during WW2 Arctic and Atlantic convoys... fraught with storms, icebergs, and sub-zero temperatures as well as the fearsome gauntlet of German aircraft, submarines, and surface raiders.

bYoung readers love laughing away their worries with Scaredy Squirrel! This anxious little fella\'s new graphic chapter book series is perfect for fans ofi Narwhal and Jelly iand iPizza and Tacoi.b pIn this NUTTY ADVENTURE, Scaredy is in for a big surprise.... And Scaredy does NOT like surprises. He is a squirrel who likes a schedule, predictability, nothing unexpected. So, what\'s inside the mysterious

pstrongA life in pieces. A hundred-year-old journal. And a chance for love to be reborn.strongppOlivia Ward arrived in Bethlehem Springs alone--with no job, no home, and no money--after her manipulative ex-husband used his power and wealth to destroy everything. Six years later, the peaceful life she rebuilt is once again turned upside down when she learns that her fifteen-year-old daughter, Emma,

pbiAll of Our Demisei is the epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman\'s iNew York Times ibestselling All of Us Villains duology. pI feel like I should warn you this is going to be absolutely brutal.b pFor the first time in this ancient, bloodstained story, the tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds.

pAfrikaans English Bilingual children\'s book. Perfect for kids learning English or Afrikaans as their second language.ppIn this children\'s book, you meet a girl named Amanda who has a habit of wasting her time. That is until, one day, something magical happens and Amanda finally realizes that time is the most precious thing we have - and that once it is wasted, it is lost forever. In order to get