The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka

From the Back Cover A pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, the Czechoslovak policeman Lieutenant Boruvka is a notable new member of the brilliant-eccentric-detective literary tradition. Twelve bizarre tales--to be read as a continuous account--involve theatrical people, musicians, and mountaineers, who lead the lieutenant, and the reader, on an ingenious chase through the paths of crime. About the Author George (Jirí ) Theiner (b. 1926 - d. 1988) was a Czechoslovak journalist, editor, and translator.

The Eighth Detective: A Novel

Amazon.com Review An Amazon Best Book of August 2020: Thirty years ago, mathematician Grant McAllister applied the laws of mathematics to detective fiction and deduced that there were seven basic mystery plots. To illustrate, he wrote seven murder mysteries and published them under the title The White Murders . Then he took himself off to a remote island in the Mediterranean and was never heard from again. When The Eighth Detective opens, Julia, an editor with Blood Type Books, has made her way to Grant’s island to intrude on his exile with a plan to re-edit and re-issue The White Murders . But as the two of them re-read the seven mysteries, curious typos—inconsistent with the precise nature of a mathematician—strike Julia and she grows uneasy. Grant tells her that when it comes to detective fiction, “The possibilities are presented to the reader up front. The ending just comes back and points to one of them.” Julia begins to wonder if the seven stories aren’t themselves possibilities, containing clues to a bigger mystery that may have happened off the page. Trying to reason along with Julia—and tease out the possibilities—will alternately drive readers mad and keep them endlessly entertained. Aficionados of puzzles, misdirection, contradiction, red herrings, twists, jaw-dropping reveals, and nesting doll plots: this book is for you. —Vannessa Cronin, Amazon Book Review Review "The reader understands that the book is a meta-story about the nature of mystery writing itself, but it’s a sign of Pavesi’s skill that we fall headlong into each of his stories. If that means we’re pawns in his grand chess game, so be it. His revelations are completely unexpected, right up to the end." - The New York Times "Dizzying, dazzling ― a potent potion of a thriller, a brew of bibliophilia (think The Shadow of the Wind ), wire-taut tension ( The Talented Mr. Ripley ), and plot swerves so sharp and sudden you risk whiplash with each turn of the page, as bold as the best of Michael Connelly and Lisa Gardner. When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over." ― A.J. Finn, #1 N ew York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window “It's rare for me to read a book in a single day, but I couldn't put The Eighth Detective down. Compelling, clever, and beautifully-constructed. It deserves to be huge. I genuinely wanted to applaud at the end.” ― Alex North, New York Times bestselling author of The Whisper Man “An absolute triumph of a novel. I read it in two greedy gulps. Intelligent and compelling storytelling. Utterly brilliant” ― Ali Land, bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me "In The Eighth Detective , Alex Pavesi constructs a remarkable puzzle that turns readers into literary detectives with every new twist. Both a celebration and a reinvention of mystery fiction." ― Matthew Pearl, New York Times bestselling author of The Dante Chamber and The Dante Club “So, so clever. A twisty story and an education in the math of murder mysteries. Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one. Bravo!” ― Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes “Alex Pavesi has written one of the most creative detective novels of the year…if not of all time. Sharp writing, crisp dialogue, and the end will leave you reeling. An incredible debut novel!” ― Samantha Downing, International bestselling author of My Lovely Wife "Inventive. . . . Pavesi’s language immerses readers in mid-twentieth-century England and in the struggles, cruelties, and oddities of his multitude of carefully portrayed characters. Give this atmospheric puzzle to fans of short stories and of the American Mystery Classics series." ― Booklist, starred review "The book abounds with complications and twists, and puzzle lovers will have fun predicting the endings of the stories...A satisfying mystery for the casual reader, even more so for the careful one." ― K irkus "Ingenius. . . Pavesi is a writer to watch." ― Publishers Weekly About the Author A former bookseller for Waterstones, Alex Pavesi holds a PhD in mathematics and is currently a software engineer for Microsoft in London. His first book, The Eighth Detective , was named a New York Times Top Ten Thriller of 2020. Read more

Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

Review “Donna Leon’s Venetian mysteries never disappoint, calling up the romantic sights and sounds of La Serenissima even as they acquaint us with the practical matters that concern the city’s residents.” — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review “[A] piquant mixture of opera, food and Venetian scenery.” — Chicago Tribune “Guido Brunetti can ride in my gondola anytime. What a splendid detective.” — Susan Isaacs, author of After All These Years “Donna Leon has given fans of subtle, clever and literate mysteries something to cheer about...A wonderful read.” — Tony Hillerman “What a gripping first mystery, as beguiling and secretly sinister as Venice herself. Sparkling and irresistible.” — Rita Mae Brown “A challenging mystery, a sophisticated drama, and a unique glimpse of a medieval society that stilll flourishes.” — St Louis Post-Dispatch “[B]reathless...lively launch of a series.” — Publishers Weekly From the Inside Flap There is little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, history and decay. But the evil that does occasionally rear its head is the jurisdiction of Guido Brunetti, the suave, urbane vice-commissario of police and a genius at detection. Now all of his admirable abilities must come into play in the deadly affair of Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor who died painfully from cyanide poisoning during an intermission at La Fenice. But as the investigation unfolds, a chilling picture slowly begins to take shape--a detailed portrait of revenge painted with vivid strokes of hatred and shocking depravity. And the dilemma for Guido Brunetti will not be finding a murder suspect, but rather narrowing the choices down to one. . . . --Tony Hillerman From the Back Cover There is little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, history and decay. But the evil that does occasionally rear its head is the jurisdiction of Guido Brunetti, the suave, urbane vice-commissario of police and a genius at detection. Now all of his admirable abilities must come into play in the deadly affair of Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor who died painfully from cyanide poisoning during an intermission at La Fenice. But as the investigation unfolds, a chilling picture slowly begins to take shape—a detailed portrait of revenge painted with vivid strokes of hatred and shocking depravity. And the dilemma for Guido Brunetti will not be finding a murder suspect, but rather narrowing the choices down to one. . . . About the Author Donna Leon has written four previous Guido Brunetti novels, Death and Judgment, Dressed for Death, Death in a Strange Country, and Death at La Fenice , which won the Suntory Prize for the best suspense novel of 1991. She teaches English at the University of Maryland extension at a U.S. Air Force base near Venice Italy, where she has lived for over twenty years. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Death at La Fenice A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery By Leon, Donna Dark Alley ISBN: 006074068X Chapter One The third gong, announcing that the opera was about to continue, sounded discreetly through the lobbies and bars of Teatro La Fenice. In response, the audience stabbed, out cigarettes, finished drinks and conversations, and started to filter back into the theater. The hall, brightly lit between acts, hummed with the talk of those returning to their seats. Here a jewel flashed, there a mink cape was adjusted over a naked shoulder or an infinitesimal speck of dust was flicked from a satin lapel. The upper galleries filled up first, followed by the orchestra seats and then the three rows of boxes. The lights dimmed, the hall grew dark, and the tension created by an ongoing performance mounted as the audience waited for the conductor to reappear on the podium. Slowly the hum of voices faded, the members of the orchestra stopped fidgeting in their seats, and the universal silence announced everyone's readiness for the third and final act. The silence lengthened, grew heavy. From the first gallery, there came a burst of coughing; someone dropped a book, perhaps a purse; but the door to the corridor behind the orchestra pit remained dosed. The first to talk were the players in the orchestra. A second violinist leaned over to the woman next to him and asked if she had made her vacation plans. In the second row, a bassoonist told an oboist that the Benetton sales were starting next day. The people in the first tiers of boxes, who could best see the musicians, soon imitated their soft chatter. The galleries joined in, and then those in orchestra seats, as though the wealthy would be the last to give in to this sort of behavior. The hum grew to a murmur. Minutes passed. Suddenly the folds of the dense green velvet curtain were pulled back and Amadeo Fasini, the theater's artistic director, stepped awkwardly through the narrow opening. The technician the light box above the second gallery, with on, decided to center a hot on the man at center stage Blinded, Fasini shot up his a arm to shield his eyes. Still holding his arm raised in front of him, as if to protect himself from a blow, he began to speak: "Ladies and gentlemen,"and then he stopped, gesturing wildly with his left hand to the technician, who, realizing his error, switched off the light. Released from his temporary blindness, the man onthe stage started again. "Ladies and gentlemen, I regret toinform you that Maestro Wellauer is unable to performance." Whispers, questions, rose from the audience, silk rustled as heads turned, but he continued to speak above the noise. "His place will be taken by Maestro Longhi." Before the hum could rise to drown him out, he asked, voice insistently calm,"Is there a doctor in the audience?" His question met a long pause, then people began to look around them: who would be the one to present himself? Almost a full minute passed. Finally, a hand rose slowly in one of the first rows of the orchestra, and a woman got out of her seat. Fasini waved a hand to one of the uniformed ushers at the back of the house, and the young man hurried to the end, of the row where the woman now stood. "If you would, Dottoressa," Fasini said, sounding as if he were in pain and needed the doctor for himself, "Please go backstage with the usher." He glanced up into the horseshoe of the still darkened hall, tried to smile, failed, and abandoned the attempt. "Excuse, ladies and, gentlemen, the difficulty. The opera will now continue." Turning, the artistic director fumbled at the curtain, unable for a moment to find the opening through which he had come. Disembodied hands parted the curtain from behind, and he slipped through, finding himself in the bare garret where Violetta was soon to die. From out in front, he heard the tentative. applause that greeted the substitute conductor as he took his place on the podium. Singers, chorus members, stagehands appeared from all around him, as curious as the audience had been but far more vocal. Though the power of his position usually protected him from contact with members of the company as low in standing as these, the director could not now avoid them, their questions, their whispers. "It's nothing, nothing," he said to no one in particular, then he waved at them all, trying to clear them, with that gesture, from the stage upon which they flocked. The music of the prelude was drawing to a close; soon the curtain would open on the evening's Violetta, who now sat nervously on the edge of the cot at the center of the stage. Fasini redoubled the intensity of his gestures, and singers and stagehands began to move off to the wings, where they continued to whisper among themselves. He snarled a furious "Silenzio" and waited for it to take effect. When he saw the curtains inching apart to reveal the stage, he hurried to join the stage manager, who stood off to stage right, beside the doctor. A short, dark woman, she stood directly under a No Smoking sign, with an unlighted cigarette in, her hand. "Good evening, Doctor," Fasini said, forcing himself to smile. She dropped the cigarette into the pocket of herjacket and shook his hand. "What is it?" she finally asked as, from behind them, Violetta began to read the letter from Germont pére. Fasini rubbed his hands together briskly, as if the gesture would help him decide what to say. "Maestro Wellauer has been . . . " he began, but he found no satisfactory way to finish the sentence. "Is he sick?" asked the doctor impatiently. "No, no, he's not sick," Fasini said, and then words left him. He returned to rubbing his hands together. "Perhaps I had better see him," she said, making it a question. "Is he here in the theater?" Continues... Excerpted from Death at La Fenice by Leon, Donna Excerpted by permission. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site. Read more

The Beggar's Opera (Inspector Ramirez)

From Booklist *Starred Review* Not only does Canadian Blair’s exciting new series take place in contemporary Havana—a slam dunk of a setting for crime fiction—but it also boasts an unusual and unusually intriguing premise: Inspector Ricardo Ramirez, head of Havana’s Major Crimes Unit, sees dead bodies, the ghosts of the victims of his unsolved cases. But this isn’t another paranormal wrinkle in a realistic crime series (like Charles Todd’s Inspector Rutledge novels); no, Ramirez may have inherited something called Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), in which the victim suffers from vivid hallucinations. But he hardly has time to worry about his dead companions at the moment, as a Canadian policeman, Mike Ellis, is being held on suspicion of the rape and murder of a young Cuban boy, and the police have 72 hours to formally charge or release him. Meanwhile, a Canadian lawyer, Celia Jones, arrives to help Ellis negotiate the formidable Cuban bureaucracy. Each of the three major characters could hold up a crime novel on his or her own, and Blair interweaves their stories beautifully; she also invests Havana geography (with its decaying buildings and rusting American cars) with new vigor by focusing not only on photo-worthy street scenes but also on the complex lives of the people who live inside the broken buildings. A fine novel and the launch of what looks to be a superb series. --Bill Ott Review “[An] impressive debut novel ... [the] book itself unfolds with an artless ease: the investigation and its developments are both compelling and convincing, a genuinely mysterious mystery that manages to both surprise and maintain its internal integrity... The Beggar’s Opera is a well-crafted, genuinely satisfying mystery.” – The National Post “Gripping…Passion, corruption, danger: it’s a Cuba-set mystery that satisfyingly delivers all the compelling characteristics of its setting.” -Andrew Pyper, NTY bestselling author of The Guardians “ An impressive police procedural… Blair keeps the tension high, even as she paints a comprehensive, sensitively detailed picture…” -Sarah Weinman, in the Quill and Quire “An impressive debut…compelling and convincing… T he Beggar’s Opera is a well-crafted, genuinely satisfying mystery that bodes well for future novels featuring Ricardo Ramirez.” - The National Post “A fast-paced, well-plotted mystery.” - Vancouver Sun “ Blair’s Havana is a steamy, twisted locale and her Inspector Ramirez is just the kind of dogged detective you want to root for.” -Robert Rotenburg, author of Old City Hall and The Guilty Plea “A riveting story that kept me reading late into the night. Peggy Blair combines masterful writing with a clever plot and an unforgettable journey into the dark heart of Havana.” -D.J. McIntosh, author of the bestseller The Witch of Babylon “I have a penchant for smart, dark, literary crime fiction, and The Beggar’s Opera is all of that: an excellent book.” -Alan Guthrie, author of Two-Way Split About the Author Peggy Blair was a lawyer for more than thirty years. A recognized expert in Aboriginal law, she worked as both a criminal defence lawyer and Crown prosecutor. Her critically acclaimed mystery The Beggar’s Opera , won the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize Readers' Choice award and was selected as one of Amazon's best books in 2012. She lives in Ottawa. Read more

The Post-Office Girl (New York Review Books Classics)

Review “Is it possible to have a realist fairy story? If so, this is it. The characters are so well realised and observed, and there are passages of such imaginative immersion, that we owe its publisher our gratitude for bringing it into English for the first time. What a treat this book is” . --The Spectator (UK)“An exhilarating ski run of poverty, joy and misery... it is the girl's ecstatic naivety and Zweig's sparkling prose that makes the old stories so sweetly fresh and, when the whole dream collapses, so devastatingly sad”. --The Sunday Times (UK) "In The Post-Office Gir l Stefan Zweig explores the details of everyday life in language that pierces both brain and heart...The story is poignant, painful, and must be one of fiction’s darkest indictments of how poverty destroys hope, enjoyment, beauty, brightness and laughter, and how money, no matter how falsely, provides ease and delight." -- The Spectator (UK)"This is a fascinating depiction of the effects of history on individual lives." -- The Financial Times " The Post Office Girl is a fine novel and an excellent place to start if you are new to this great Austrian novelist. It is a powerful social history, describing in moving detail the social impact of the First World War, and the extreme poverty in which so many people were forced to live. It shows up the challenge to European civilisation of the early Thirties and the failure of humanism, in which Zweig believed until the end of his life. And it is remarkable for the bleak interior worlds it depicts of anxiety, self-doubt, depression and disintegration. Zweig succeeded in taking the most complex concepts of psychoanalysis and bringing them vividly to life." -- The Telegraph "Stefan Zweig was a late and magnificent bloom from the hothouse of fin de siecle Vienna...The posthumous publication of a Zweig novel affords an opportunity to revisit this gifted writer... The Post-Office Girl is captivating." - -The Wall Street Journal "... nowhere else in his fiction does Zweig confront the legacy of the Great War with as deep a social reach or as detailed a human sympathy as he does in The Post-Office Girl ... we are lucky to have the book, not only for its devastating picture of postwar Austrian life but also because it represents so radical a departure from Zweig's other fiction as to signal the existence of a hitherto unsuspected literary personality..." —William Deresiewicz, The Nation "[In this] ... beautiful translation by Joel Rotenberg.... Stefan Zweig finds a universal story of psychological struggle and spiritual testing in a bitter but humane indictment of class inequality. He finds a love story, of a sort, in a quest story, and a quest story in a love story. He finds anger in compassion, and compassion in anger; beauty in suffering, and suffering in beauty." -- The New York Observer "[Zweig is a] writer who understands perfectly the life he is describing, and who has great analytic gifts . . . " –Stephen Spender, The New York Review of Books "Always [Zweig] remains essentially the same, revealing in all . . . mediums his subtlety of style, his profound psychological knowledge and his inherent humaneness." –Barthold Fles, The New Republic "His writing reveals his sympathy for fellow human beings." –Ruth Franklin, London Review of Books “The experience of reading Zweig is not so much of entering the world of the story as of plunging inward and dreaming the story.” –Rachel Cohen, Bookforum “A brilliant writer.” –Louis Kronenberger, The New York Times “Admired by readers as diverse as Freud, Einstein, Toscanini, Thomas Mann and Herman Goering.” –Edwin McDowell, The New York Times About the Author Stefan Zweig (1881—1942) spent his youth studying philosophy and the history of literature in Vienna and belonged to a pan-European cultural circle that included Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss. In 1934, under National Socialism, Zweig fled Austria for England, where he authored several novels, short stories, and biographies. In 1941 Zweig and his second wife traveled to Brazil, where they both committed suicide. NYRB Classics published his novels Chess Story and Beware of Pity . Joel Rotenberg has produced NYRB original translations for Stefan Zweig’s Chess Story and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s The Lord Chandos Letter .

Prison Noir (Akashic Noir)

About the Author Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Medal of Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, and the National Book Award. She has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including the national best sellers We Were the Mulvaneys , Blonde , and The Falls . She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and is the editor of New Jersey Noir and Prison Noir .

Close to Home: A Novel (A DI Adam Fawley Novel)

Review "Cara Hunter has written like a pro, with admirable command of pace and rising tension." ― The Times (London) “Hunter does a masterly job of building tension and keeping the reader guessing to the very end.” — Publishers Weekly “This well-written psychological drama will keep you guessing until the very end.” —Book Reporter "In this gripping mystery, Hunter keeps her readers guessing about Daisy's fate until the last page. "― Daily Express (London) “[A] mazey, gripping story.” —Ian Rankin , New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series“ Close to Home is an utterly immersive story that pulls you into the heart of a search for a missing child. Compulsive, with an ending you will not see coming.” —Emma Kavanagh , author of After We Fall “An amazing, fast-paced thrill-ride and one of the best crime thrillers I have ever read! An exciting plot combined with top quality writing—just perfect!” —Kathryn Croft , author of The Girl with No Past and While You Were Sleeping “Great characters, engrossing story and a twist at the end I did not see coming.” —Marika Cobbold , author of Frozen Music “ Close to Home hit the ground running and didn’t stop right until the final page . . . the last [twist] was a genuine stroke of genius . . . told in a unique, modern way that sets the bar for new crime writers . . . the last time I felt that excited by a book was A Kind Worth Killing .” —John Marrs , author of When You Disappeared and The One “This book won’t let you off the hook. Once you open it and start reading, forget about doing much else at all.” —Adele Geras , author of Troy “[I] finished Close to Home in one sitting! Such a cleverly written, chilling and twisty read.” —Nuala Ellwood , author of My Sister’s Bones About the Author Cara Hunter lives and works in Oxford. She also studied for a degree and PhD in English literature at Oxford University. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. I'm going to say this now, before we get started. You won't like it, but trust me, I've done this more times than I care to punish myself remembering. In a case like this - a kid - nine times out of ten it's someone close to home. Family, friend, neighbour, someone in the community. Don't forget that. However distraught they look, however unlikely it seems, they know who did it. Perhaps not consciously, and perhaps not yet. But they know. They know. *    *    * 20 July 2016, 2.05 a.m. Canal Manor estate, Oxford They say homebuyers make up their mind about a house within thirty seconds of going inside. Well, take it from me, the average police officer takes less than ten. In fact, most of us have come to judgement long before we're through the door. Only it's the people we're judging, not the property. So when we pull up outside 5 Barge Close, I have a pretty good idea what to expect. It's what used to be called an 'Executive Home'. Perhaps still is, for all I know. They have money, these people, but not as much as they'd like, or else they'd have bought a genuine Victorian house and not this reproduction version on a raw new estate the wrong side of the canal. It's the same red brick, the same bay windows, but the gardens are small and the garages huge - not so much fake as downright forgery. The uniform posted at the front door tells me the family have already done the obligatory search of the house and garden. You'd be amazed how many times we find kids under beds or in wardrobes. They're not lost, they're just hiding. And most of those stories don't have happy endings either. But it seems that's not what we're dealing with here. As the Duty Inspector told me an hour ago when he woke me up, 'I know we wouldn't normally call you in this early, but this late at night, a kid that young, it feels all wrong. And the family were having a party so people had started looking for her long before they called us. I decided pissing you off was the least of our worries.' I'm not, actually. Pissed off, that is. And to be honest, I'd have done the same. 'Out the back's a bombsite, I'm afraid, sir,' says the PC at the door. 'People must've been traipsing up and down all night. Bits of dead firework everywhere. Kids. Can't see forensics getting sod all out there, sir.' Great, I think. Effing fantastic. Gislingham rings the bell and we stand at the door, waiting. He's shifting nervously from one foot to the other. Doesn't matter how many times you do it, you never get used to it. And when you do, it's time to quit. I take a few last gasps of fag and look back round the close. Despite the fact that it's two in the morning, almost every house is glaring with light, and there are people at several of the upstairs windows. Two patrol cars are parked on the scrubby bike-tracked grass opposite, their lights throbbing, and a couple of tired PCs are trying to keep the rubberneckers at a decent distance. There are half a dozen other officers on doorsteps, talking to the neighbours. Then the front door opens and I swing round. 'Mrs Mason?' She's heavier than I'd expected. Jowls already forming and she can't be more than, what, mid-thirties? She has a cardigan on over a party dress - a halter-neck leopard-print job in a dull orangey colour that doesn't go with her hair. She glances down the street and then wraps the cardy tighter about herself. But it's hardly cold. It touched ninety today. 'DI Adam Fawley, Mrs Mason. May we come in?' 'Can you take your shoes off? The carpet's only just been cleaned.' I've never understood why people buy cream carpet, especially if they have children, but it hardly seems the moment to argue. So we bend over like a couple of schoolkids, undoing our laces. Gislingham flashes me a look: there are hooks by the door labelled with the family's names, and their shoes are lined up by the mat. By size. And colour. Jesus. Odd, though, what exposing your feet does to your brain. Padding about in socks makes me feel like an amateur. It's not a good start. The sitting room has an archway through to a kitchen with a breakfast bar. There are some women in there, whispering, fussing about the kettle, their party make-up bleak in the unflinching neon light. The family are perched on the edge of a sofa far too big for the space. Barry Mason, Sharon and the boy, Leo. The kid stares at the floor, Sharon stares at me, Barry's all over the place. He's got up like the identikit hipster dad - cargo pants, slightly too spiky hair, slightly too garish floral shirt not tucked in - but if the look is landlocked at thirty-five, I'm guessing from the grey he's actually a good ten years older than his wife. Who evidently buys the trousers in this house. You get all sorts of emotions when a kid goes missing. Anger, panic, denial, guilt. I've seen them all, alone and in combination. But there's a look on Barry Mason's face I've not seen before. A look I can't define. As for Sharon, her fists are clenched so rigid her knuckles are white. I sit down. Gislingham doesn't. I think he's worried the furniture might not take his weight. He eases his shirt collar away from his neck, hoping no one notices. 'Mrs Mason, Mr Mason,' I begin. 'I understand this must be a difficult time, but it's vital we gather as much information as we can. I'm sure you know this already, but the first few hours really are crucial - the more we know, the more likely it'll be that we find Daisy safe and well.' Sharon Mason pulls at a loose thread on her cardigan. 'I'm not sure what else we can tell you - we already spoke to that other officer - ' 'I know, but perhaps you can just talk me through it again. You said Daisy was at school today as usual and after that she was here in the house until the party started - she didn't go out to play?' 'No. She was in her bedroom upstairs.' 'And the party - can you tell me who came?' Sharon glances at her husband, then at me. 'People from the close. The children's classmates. Their parents.' Her kids' friends then. Not hers. Or theirs. 'So, what - forty people? Would that be fair?' She frowns. 'Not so many. I have a list.' 'That would be very helpful - if you could give it to DC Gislingham.' Gislingham looks up briefly from his notebook. 'And you last saw Daisy when exactly?' Barry Mason still hasn't said anything. I'm not even sure if he heard me. I turn to him. He's got a toy dog in his hands and keeps twisting it. It's distress, I know, but it looks unnervingly like he's wringing its neck. 'Mr Mason?' He blinks. 'I dunno,' he says dully. 'Elevenish maybe? It was all a bit confused. Busy. You know, lots of people.' 'But it was midnight when you realized she was missing.' 'We decided it was time the kids went to bed. People were starting to leave. But we couldn't find her. We looked everywhere. We called everyone we could think of. My little girl - my beautiful little girl - ' He starts to cry. I still find that hard to handle, even now. When men weep. I turn to Sharon. 'Mrs Mason? What about you? When did you last see your daughter? Was it before or after the fireworks?' Sharon shivers suddenly. 'Before, I think.' 'And the fireworks started when?' 'Ten. As soon as it got dark. We didn't want them going on too late. You can get in trouble. They can report you to the council.' 'So you last saw Daisy before that. Was it in the garden or in the house?' She hesitates, frowning. 'In the garden. She was running about all night. Quite the belle of the ball.' I wonder, in passing, how long it is since I've heard anyone use that phrase. 'So Daisy was in good spirits - nothing worrying her, as far as you knew?' 'No, nothing. She was having a lovely time. Laughing. Dancing to the music. What girls do.' I glance at the brother, interested in his reaction. But there is none. He is sitting remarkably still. Considering. 'When did you last see Daisy, Leo?' He shrugs. He doesn't know. 'I was watching the fireworks.' I smile at him. 'Do you like fireworks?' He nods, not quite meeting my eye. 'You know what? So do I.' He glances up and there's a little flutter of connection, but then his head drops again and he starts pushing one foot across the rug, making circles in the shagpile. Sharon reaches out and taps him on the leg. He stops. I turn to Barry again. 'And the side gate to the garden was open, I believe.' Barry Mason sits back, suddenly defensive. He sniffs loudly and wipes his hand across his nose. 'Well, you can't be up and down opening the door every five minutes, can you? It was easier to have people come in that way. Less mess in the house.' He glances at his wife. I nod. 'Of course. I see the garden backs on to the canal. Do you have a gate on to the towpath?' Barry Mason shakes his head. 'Fat chance - council won't let you. There's no way he got in that way.' 'He?' He looks away again. 'Whoever it was. The bastard who took her. The bastard who took my Daisy.' I write 'my' on my notepad and put a question mark next to it. 'But you didn't actually see a man?' He takes a deep breath that breaks into a sob, and he looks away, tears starting again. 'No. I didn't see anyone.' I shuffle through my papers. 'I have the photo of Daisy you gave Sergeant Davis. Can you tell me what she was wearing?' There's a pause. 'It was fancy dress,' says Sharon eventually. 'For the children. We thought that would be nice. Daisy was dressed as her name.' 'I'm sorry, I'm not with you - ' 'A daisy. She was dressed as a daisy.' I sense Gislingham's reaction, but don't allow myself to look at him. 'I see. So that was - ' 'A green skirt, green tights and shoes. And a headdress with white petals and a yellow centre. We got it from that shop on Fontover Street. It cost a fortune, even just to hire it. And we had to leave a deposit.' Her voice falters. She gasps, then clenches her hand into a fist and pushes it against her mouth, her shoulders shaking. Barry Mason reaches across and puts an arm round his wife. She's whimpering, rocking backwards and forwards, telling him it's not her fault, that she didn't know, and he starts to stroke her hair. There's another silence, then suddenly Leo edges forward and slips off the sofa. All his clothes seem slightly too big for him; you can barely see his hands for his sleeves. He comes over to me and gives me his phone. It's showing a still from a video. A still of Daisy in her green skirt. She's a beautiful child, no doubt about that. I press Play and watch for about fifteen seconds as she dances for the camera. She's brimming with confidence and exuberance - it radiates off her even on a two-inch screen. When the video stops, I check the tag - it's only three days old. Our first piece of luck. We don't always get something as up to date as this. 'Thank you, Leo.' I look up at Sharon Mason, who's now blowing her nose. 'Mrs Mason, if I give you my mobile number can you send this to me?' She waves her hands helplessly. 'Oh, I'm hopeless with those things. Leo can do it.' I glance at him and he nods. His fringe is a bit too long, but he doesn't seem to mind it in his eyes. They're dark, his eyes. Like his hair. 'Thanks, Leo. You must be good with phones for someone your age. How old are you?' He blushes, just a little. 'Ten.' I turn to Barry Mason. 'Did Daisy have her own computer?' 'No way. The things you hear about with kids online these days. I let her use my PC sometimes as long as I'm in the room with her.' 'So no email?' 'No.' 'What about a mobile?' This time it's Sharon who answers. 'We thought she was too young. I said she could have one for Christmas. She'll be nine by then.' So that's one less chance of tracking her down. But this I do not say. 'Did you see anyone with Daisy last night, Leo?' He starts, then shakes his head. 'Or before that - was there anyone hanging around? Anyone you saw going to or from school?' 'I drive them to school,' says Sharon sharply. As if that settles it. And then the doorbell rings. Gislingham flips his notebook shut. 'That'll be SOCO. Or whatever we're supposed to call them now.' Sharon looks at her husband, bewildered. 'He means forensics,' says Barry. Sharon turns to me. 'What are they here for? We haven't done anything.' 'I know that, Mrs Mason. Please don't be alarmed. It's standard procedure in a - when a child goes missing.' Gislingham opens the front door and lets them in. I recognize Alan Challow straight away. He started on the job a few months after I did. Hasn't aged that well. Too little on top, too much round the waist. But he's good. He's good. He nods to me. We don't need the pleasantries. 'Holroyd's just getting the kit from the car,' he says briskly. His paper suit is creaking. It's going to be hell in that thing when the sun comes up. 'We'll go upstairs first,' he says, pulling on his gloves. 'Then start outside as soon as it's light. No press yet, I see. Praise be for small mercies.' Sharon Mason has got unsteadily to her feet. 'I don't want you poking about in her room - touching her things - treating us like criminals - ' 'It's not a full forensic search, Mrs Mason - we won't be making any mess. We don't even need to go into her room. We just need to take her toothbrush.'Because it’s the best source for DNA. Because we might need that to match to her body. But this, again, I do not say. ‘We will be making a more extensive search in the garden, in case her abductor has left any physical evidence that might help us identify him. I trust we have your agreement to do that?’ Barry Mason nods, then reaches up and touches his wife’s elbow. ‘Best we just let them do their job, eh?’ ‘And we’ll be arranging for a Family Liaison Officer to attend as soon as possible.’ Sharon turns to me. ‘What do you mean, attend ?’ ‘They’ll be here to make sure you’re kept informed as soon as we get any news, and to be on hand in case you need anything.’ Sharon frowns. ‘What here? In the house ?’ ‘Yes, if that’s OK with you. They’re fully trained – there’s nothing to worry about, they won’t be at all intrusive – ’ But she’s already shaking her head. ‘No. I don’t want anyone here. I don’t want you people spying on us. Is that clear?’  I glance at Gislingham, who gives a minute shrug. I take a deep breath. ‘That is, of course, your right. We will designate a member of our team to be your point of contact, and if you change your mind – ’ ‘No,’ she says quickly. ‘We won’t.’ Read more

Code Name Verity

About the Author Elizabeth Wein (www.elizabethwein.com) was born in New York City, grew up abroad, and currently lives in Scotland with her husband and two children. She is an avid flyer of small planes and is the editor of the Scottish Aero Club’s newsletter. She also holds a PhD in Folklore from the University of Pennsylvania.

Cheese Deluxe

Social Studies Alive! America's Past

An Amish Garden

Review Each author brings her uniqueness to her novella, and they blend well into a great read.    ~ Romantic Times Magazine

Something Is Rotten in Fettig: A Satire

Review The uproarious novel is first and foremost a comedy, rife withabsurdist humor...enough jabs at law and criminal justice to make apoint, all packaged in a courtroom drama that's pure entertainment." -Kirkus Reviews "Something Is Rotten In Fettig wittily satirizes a legal system that is verysimilar to our own...this fast-paced work is filled with good writing,presented in highly readable prose...characters are well developed...veryenjoyable..."- Midwest Review (Posted on Compulsive Reader) "Delightfully satirical, the author takes a jab at everything from judges to juries,to lawyers, to public manipulation and ignorance, oftentimes withhilarious results." - Manhattan Book Review  "The novel is sort of Dickens by way of Woody Allen." - Pittsburgh City Paper From the Back Cover Before writing Something Is Rotten in Fettig, Jere Krakoff was a civil rights attorney with the ACLU National Prison Project, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project.  The novel was inspired by people and events he encountered while litigating and a lifetime of observing the best and the worst of the human condition."[T]he uproarious novel is first and foremost a comedy, rife with absurdist humor./Enough jabs at law and criminal justice to make a point, all packaged in a courtroom drama that's pure entertainment." -- Kirkus Reviews


The Ogre

Review Engrossing, poetic, and profoundly eventful.― Washington Post Book World The Ogre . . . is, quite simply, a great novel . . . [It] bears patently the marks of greatness. It relentlessly pushes individual idiosyncrasy to―and even beyond―the point of universality. It covers simultaneously the events inside one head and one continent. It uses documentary knowledge―minute and encyclopedic knowledge of photography, history, zoology, anthropometry, weaponry―to illustrate the otherwise undocumentable progress of a human obsession.― New Yorker Barbara Bray's translation does justice to the original . . . Abel Tiffauges is as complex and dangerous in English as he is in French; his themes are eternal and disturbing. To follow his dark path is a magnificent experience.― New York Times Book Review The Ogre is a very clever book in its belletristic way, and the translation reads very well . . . Tiffauges's obsessions―a cornucopia of the ocular, the cloacal, of celibacy, heraldry, therapies, wounds, beats, boys, and twins―are conveyed in an alliterative rhetoric of rare words and allusions.― New York Review of Books Tournier's achievement rests in his remarkable blend of myth with realism.― Newsweek Book Description A highly praised novel from the author of Gemini ―now in a new paperback edition From the Back Cover An international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, The Ogre is a masterful tale of innocence, perversion, and obsession. It follows the passage of strange, gentle Abel Tiffauges from submissive schoolboy to "ogre" of the Nazi school at the castle of Kaltenborn, taking us deeper into the dark heart of fascism than any novel since The Tin Drum. About the Author Born in 1924, Michel Tournier studied philosophy and then became a journalist and a writer. He is the author of several novels, including The Ogre, Friday, and Gemini . Read more

The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830 (OPUS)

About the Author T. S. Ashton was Professor of Economic History at the University of London from 1944 to 1954, and Emeritus Professor until his death in 1968. Pat Hudson is Professor Economic and Social History at the University of Liverpool.

The Age of Nationalism and Reform, 1850-1890 (The Norton History of Modern Europe)

Rust + Moth: Autumn 2016

Age of Revolution and Reaction 1789-1850

Creative Illustration

Review “ Creative Illustration is a 300 page tome bursting at the seams with essentials of image creation and Andrew Loomis’ beautiful work, sage advice and straightforward instruction.” – Lines and Colors About the Author Andrew Loomis was born in 1892. After studying art, he moved to Chicago where he eventually opened his own studio - working in editorial and advertising for most of the top clients of the time, including Kellog's, Coca Cola, Lucky Strike and many others.He also became renowned as an art teacher and his instructional books on illustration and art are acclaimed classics in the field. He died in 1959.

My Best Friend is Belle

Trapunto by Machine

Amazon.com Review Trapunto, the technique used to produce raised quilting designs, is traditionally a time-consuming, labor-intensive task. Tiny holes must be made in the back of the quilt, stuffing added, then the holes stitched closed. But this handsome book demonstrates a different method that produces the same beautiful results with much less work. (One of the secrets to this approach is water-soluble basting thread.) In six easy lessons, we learn stipple quilting, machine trapunto, backtracking over stitches, shading with stitches, two-layer trapunto, and shadow trapunto. All of this is prefaced by a section on tools, accessories, choosing batting, and the basics of free-motion stitching. There are plenty of tips and helpful hints scattered throughout, and many lovely full-size trapunto patterns interspersed with color photos of finished quilts utilizing these patterns.


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Introduction to Corporate Finance: What Companies Do (with CourseMate, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card and Thomson ONE Business School Edition 6-month Printed Access Card)

About the Author John Graham is the D. Richard Mead Professor of Finance at Duke University where he also serves as the Director of the CFO Global Business Outlook survey. He is coeditor of the Journal of Finance. Professor Graham is also a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, Vice President of the Western Finance Association, and been recognised for outstanding teaching and faculty contributions at Duke and the University of Utah.John Graham is the D. Richard Mead Professor of Finance at Duke University where he also serves as the Director of the CFO Global Business Outlook survey. He is coeditor of the Journal of Finance. Professor Graham is also a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, Vice President of the Western Finance Association, and been recognised for outstanding teaching and faculty contributions at Duke and the University of Utah.

Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases

Review "I believe this author and this book to be one of the best in the industry. Each new edition appears to adequately cover all new and emerging topics." -Victor Lipe, Trident Technical College About the Author O. C. Ferrell is the James T. Pursell Sr. Eminent Scholar Chair in Ethics and director of the Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures in the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University. He served as the Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Belmont University and University Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the Anderson School of Management at University of New Mexico. He also taught at University of Wyoming, Colorado State University, University of Memphis, Texas A&M University, Illinois State University and Southern Illinois University. Dr. Ferrell received his Ph.D. in marketing from Louisiana State University. He is a past president of the Academic Council of the American Marketing Association and previously chaired the American Marketing Association Ethics Committee that developed the AMA Code of Ethics and the AMA Code of Ethics for Marketing on the Internet. In addition, Dr. Ferrell is past president of the Academy of Marketing Science, where he also served as vice president of publications. He is a member of the Academy of Marketing Science Board of Governors and is a Society of Marketing Advances and Southwestern Marketing Association Fellow and an Academy of Marketing Science Distinguished Fellow. Dr. Ferrell has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Macromarketing Society, an Southeast Doctoral Consortium award for service to doctoral students as well as the Harold Berkman Lifetime Service Award and the Cutco Vector Distinguished Marketing Educator Award -- both from the Academy of Marketing Science. Dr. Ferrell has co-authored 20 books and more than 100 articles and papers in journals such as Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.John Fraedrich is the Jannetides Professor of Business Ethics at Southern Illinois University. He received his B.S. from Brigham Young and M.S. and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He has written more than 50 books, articles and proceedings, primarily related to the application of ethics and values. He has also represented academia at the ambassador level in Washington D.C. Considered one of the world's top ethics researchers, Dr. Fraedrich was among 50 marketing ethics professors selected to participate in the International Consortium on Ethics and Social Responsibility. On a global level, Dr. Fraedrich has helped affect business ethics dialogue as the only ethics professor invited by a former U.S. Secretary of State to participate in an executive seminar on globalization and its implications and challenges for societies, corporate responsibility and public policy. This seminar included ambassadors and economic ministers from Argentina, Australia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Germany, the Republic of Georgia, Lesotho, Mexico, Peru and Poland, as well as Fortune 100 firms such as Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin and Sumitomo Corporation. Dr. Fraedrich has also taught for the Department of the Army at the Brigadier General Officer-level concerning "The Consequences of Power." He is also author of an integrated application-oriented ethics software for academics and Fortune 500 corporations.Linda Ferrell is Roth Professor of Marketing and Business Ethics at Auburn University, having previously served as chair of the marketing department. She was formerly the Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Business Ethics at Belmont University. She earned her Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in management from the University of Memphis. She has also taught at the University of Tampa, Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado, University of Memphis and University of Wyoming. In addition, she team-taught marketing strategy classes at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand for 16 years. Dr. Ferrell's work experience as an account executive for McDonald�s and Pizza Hut�s advertising agencies supports her teaching of advertising, marketing strategy, marketing ethics and marketing principles. She has written for numerous professional publications, including the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Ethics, AMS Review, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Journal of Academic Ethics, Journal of Marketing Education, Marketing Education Review, Journal of Teaching Business Ethics, Marketing Management Journal and Case Research Journal. She has co-authored numerous books including BUSINESS ETHICS: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND CASES, BUSINESS AND SOCIETY and INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS. Dr. Ferrell is a past president of the Academy of Marketing Science and past president of the Marketing Management Association. She serves on the college advisory board for Cutco/Vector. She is also on the board, executive committee and academic advisory committee of the Direct Selling Education Foundation. She has served as an expert witness in cases related to advertising, business ethics and consumer protection.

Intermediate Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition Finance 1-Year 2-Semester Printed Access Card)

Review "I like to use the same text in Intermediate and Advanced, but it is not necessary. I guess my reasoning is that I find Brigham and Daves works well in both courses. I use the Web Chapters and Web Extensions very much in the Capstone course, which I find to be a great selling point to using that text for the capstone. I am also very happy in using the text for Intermediate, so it is a winner for me.""I currently am using the Brigham/Daves text [and] I especially like the coverage of finance topics in this textbook. It is timely and provides a lot of material not found in other intermediate finance textbooks.�" About the Author Dr. Eugene F. Brigham is Graduate Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, where he has taught since 1971. He received his MBA and Ph.D. from the University of California-Berkeley and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina. Prior to joining the University of Florida, Dr. Brigham held teaching positions at the University of Connecticut, the University of Wisconsin and the University of California-Los Angeles. A former president of the Financial Management Association, he has written many journal articles on the cost of capital, capital structure and other aspects of financial management. He has authored or co-authored 10 textbooks on managerial finance and managerial economics that are used at more than 1,000 universities in the United States and have been translated into 11 languages worldwide. In addition to his academic writing, Dr. Brigham continues to teach, consult and complete research. He has served as a consultant to many corporations and government agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the U.S. Office of Telecommunications Policy and the RAND Corp., and he has testified as an expert witness in numerous electric, gas and telephone rate cases at both federal and state levels. Dr. Brigham spends his spare time on the golf course, enjoying time with his family and dogs, and tackling outdoor adventure activities, such as biking through Alaska.Dr. Phillip R. Daves is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. His research interests encompass health care finance, asset pricing, derivative securities, and dividend policy. He has published papers in THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE, APPLIED FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL PRACTICE AND EDUCATION, and THE JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS. Dr. Daves' special interests in teaching include health care finance, investments, financial management, and asset pricing--which he teaches at the undergraduate, M.B.A., and Ph.D. levels. Consulting for a range of large and small companies as well as the state of Tennessee, he focuses on business valuation, compensation, value based management, and health care policy. He received his B.A. in economics from Davidson College, his M.S. in mathematics, and his Ph.D. in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Operations Management

Review A very clean and scuff free book. No annotations, no markings, clean throughout. --SellerCopyright 2013 --Seller

Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Text and Cases

From the Back Cover "In the strategic management textbook jungle, Contemporary Strategy Analysis stands up by its clarity and completeness. Its fluid style and vivid case examples will help students at all levels to easily grasp even the most complex issues." —Olivier Furrer, Nijmegen School of Management, The Netherlands "I read a few strategy books but put them all down after I bought this one. This is a clearly written, well-crafted book that eloquently combines theory with real-world examples in an easy-to-understand and compelling way." —Amazon student review of the 7th edition Robert M. Grant combines a highly accessible writing style with a concentration on the fundamentals of value creation and an emphasis on practicality. In this eighth edition, he includes an even greater focus on strategy implementation that reflects the needs of firms to reconcile scale economies with entrepreneurial flexibility, innovation with cost efficiency, and globalization with local responsiveness.  The latest edition also incorporates some of the key strategic challenges of today including: post-financial crisis adjustment; the continuing rise of China, India, and Brazil; and the increased emphasis on ethics and sustainability.  Additional coverage is provided on strategy adopted by not-for-profit organizations. This text and cases combined volume includes over twenty full-length cases all written by Robert Grant, enabling students to apply concepts and techniques of strategy analysis to real-life situations. The cases, which have been completely updated, include several entirely new to this edition. Contemporary Strategy Analysis , Eighth Edition, is suitable for both MBA and advanced undergraduate students. The textbook has been adopted by leading business schools all across the world. Visit www.contemporarystrategyanalysis.com to access your free interactive e-book, including case and author video clips, quizzes, and glossary flashcards. Resources for instructors include an instructor’s manual, case teaching notes, test bank, teaching slides, case video clips, and extra cases. About the Author Robert M. Grant is the Eni Professor of Strategic Management at Bocconi University in Milan, and a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University and City University, London.

Operations Management

Marketing - Standalone book

About the Author Steven W. Hartley is Professor of Marketing in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, an M.B.A., and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Hartley was formerly the chair of the Department of Marketing at the University of Denver and has taught at the University of Colorado, the University of Minnesota, and in several executive development programs. His teaching interests include principles of marketing, marketing research, and marketing planning. Dr. Hartley's research has appeared in many leading marketing publications. He is an active consultant to several prominent U.S. corporations and is active in many professional organizations including the American Marketing Association, the Academy of Marketing Science, and the Marketing Educators' Association.Roger A. Kerin is the Harold C. Simmons Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University. Professor Kerin received a BA (magna cum laude), MBA and Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. He is the co-author of Strategic Marketing Problems: Cases and Comments, 13th ed. which also has Portuguese, Chinese, and Spanish editions, and Contemporary Perspectives on Strategic Market Planning. He is a co-author with Steven Hartley of Marketing, 16th ed. (McGraw Hill, 2023), which has been translated into 11 languages, and Marketing: The Core 10th ed (McGraw Hill, 2024). Professor Kerin also co-edited Marketing Decision Making: New Perspectives and Practices and the Encyclopedia of Marketing Strategy. He has authored over 70 scholarly articles appearing in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Management Science, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Retailing, Strategic Management Journal, and Decision Sciences as well as numerous book chapters and conference papers. He is a former editor of the Journal of Marketing and has served on a dozen journal editorial review boards over his career.Professor Kerin has engaged in consulting, executive development, and litigation support work in the area of marketing planning and strategy for numerous Fortune 1000 companies. Professor Kerin has served on the American Marketing Association Board of Directors, American Marketing Association Foundation Board of Advisors, and the Board of Governors of the Academy of Marketing Science.

Etiquette For Dummies

Review "provides comprehensive advice on practising every-day good behaviour, including 'do's and don'ts' on the use of wireless technology such as Blackberrys and iPods."  ( Publishing News (Main) Friday 18th May) From the Inside Flap Covers e-etiquette — blogging, cell phones, MP3 players, e-mail, and more The fun and easy way ® to say and do the right thing in every situation Want to practice proper etiquette — and deal with others who don't? This no-nonsense guide provides timely guidance in good manners, no matter the situation. You get expert advice on being courteous to friends and family, dating, working well with colleagues, correspondence, entertaining, tipping, traveling overseas, and much more. THE DUMMIES WAY Explanations in plain English  "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids  Online cheat sheet  Top ten lists  A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Dress and groom yourself properly Dress and groom yourself properly Engage in polite conversation Engage in polite conversation Eat meals elegantly Eat meals elegantly Celebrate events with class Celebrate events with class Be a gracious guest Be a gracious guest Teach kids good manners Teach kids good manners Get smart! @wwwdummies.com Find listings of all our books Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Choose from many different subject categories Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com From the Back Cover Covers e-etiquette  blogging, cell phones, MP3 players, e-mail, and more The fun and easy way ® to say and do the right thing in every situation Want to practice proper etiquette  and deal with others who don't? This no-nonsense guide provides timely guidance in good manners, no matter the situation. You get expert advice on being courteous to friends and family, dating, working well with colleagues, correspondence, entertaining, tipping, traveling overseas, and much more. THE DUMMIES WAY Explanations in plain English  "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids  Online cheat sheet  Top ten lists  A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Dress and groom yourself properly Dress and groom yourself properly Engage in polite conversation Engage in polite conversation Eat meals elegantly Eat meals elegantly Celebrate events with class Celebrate events with class Be a gracious guest Be a gracious guest Teach kids good manners Teach kids good manners Get smart! @wwwdummies.com Find listings of all our books Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Choose from many different subject categories Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com About the Author Sue Fox is the author of Business Etiquette For Dummies and a Professional Member of the International Association of Protocol Consultants. Read more

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Etiquette For Dummies

The Christmas Wish (A Wish Book)

From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 1-Anja longs to be one of Santa's elves. Dressed in full Nordic regalia complete with red gnomic hat, she certainly looks the part. A thoughtful and helpful child, she acts the part as well. When she skis off in her quest to find Santa, a bird, horse, musk ox, polar bear, and reindeer show her the way. The full-page photographs look like they could be movie stills, so sharp and seamless are the figures that Anja and the animals cut against the winter landscape of Northern lights, glaciers, and snowy pine trees. While the scenes of Anja offering an apple to the reindeer or curled up next to the sleeping polar bear are whimsical and look unaltered, other images are obviously manipulated. Further, the story reads as if it were written around the pictures, rather than the other way around. Nonetheless, the striking winter visuals and the adorable heroine carry the day.-Joanna Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library α(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Review "A captivating Christmas story with a magic all its own.” --Starred, Kirkus Reviews "…rosy-cheeked Anja looks like she’s stepped out of a fairy tale, and Breiehagen’s delicious (and, necessarily, digitally altered) photographs of her riding on the back of a polar bear and meeting Santa amid the snowy pines of the North Pole create the sense that magic is very real." -- Starred, Publishers Weekly "[The Christmas Wish] points to both the timelessness and the otherworldliness of a child's Christmastime wonder." --The Horn Book "…this cozy Nordic tale filled with extraordinary photographs will have readers of all ages believing in the magic of Christmas. This is one to pull out every year and savor." -- The Children's Book Review "Dreams have never been so photogenic." -- USA Today About the Author LORI EVERT is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Christmas Wish , The Tiny Wish , The Reindeer Wish and The Brave Puppy . She and her family created The Wish books together. They split their time between Minnesota and Norway.PER BREIEHAGEN is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed photographer from Norway. His credits include National Geographic , Audubon , and The New York Times Magazine . He created the images for The Wish Books with his daughter, Anja, and wife, Lori Evert. Read more

Behold the Dawn

About the Author K.M. Weiland lives in make-believe worlds, talks to imaginary friends, and survives primarily on chocolate truffles and espresso. She is the internationally published author of the Amazon bestsellers Outlining Your Novel and Structuring Your Novel, as well as the dieselpunk adventure Storming and the portal fantasy Dreamlander. When she's not making things up, she's busy mentoring other authors on her site helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com. She makes her home in western Nebraska. Find out more about her fiction at kmweiland.com.

Heartstopper #4: A Graphic Novel