Book DescriptionThe promise of discretion and pampering - and a longer overdue reconciliation with her mother - draws Caroline Blessing, the young wife of a newly elected congressman, to the fancy Phoenix Spa But after her first night in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Caroline wakes to find the rich and famous guests in turmoil and under suspicion: озщюв the spa's flamboyant and ambitious owner has been murdered As the secrets come out - and the body count rises - can Caroline keep herself from becoming the next victim? In the tradition of such collaborative classics as NAKED CAME THE MANATEE and THE FLOATING ADMIRAL, each chapter in this serial novel is written by one of today's most talented mystery novelists NEVADA BARR's ninth and latest in her Anna Pigeon series is BLOOD LURE J D ROBB is the New York Times bestselling author of the futuristic romantic suspense series featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas Her most recent titles include BETRAYAL IN DEATH and JUDGMENT IN DEATH NANCY PICKARD is the author of the popular Jenny Cain mystery series LISA SCOTTOLINE is a New York Times bestselling author of legal thrillers, most recently THE VENDETTA DEFENSE and MOMENT OF TRUTH Author of five New York Times bestselling novels, PERRI O'SHAUGHNESSY is really two sisters, Pamela and Mary, who collaborate on a series of legal thrillers and short stories J A JANCE writes two police procedural series: twelve books featuring Detective J P Beaumont and nine with Sheriff Joanna Brady FAYE KELLERMAN is the New York Times bestselling author of the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus mystery series Her most recent novel is THE FORGOTTEN MARY JANE CLARK is a producer and writer at CBS News and the author of three media thrillers, including LET ME WHISPER IN YOUR EAR MARCIA TALLEY is the author of UNBREATHED MEMORIES and the award-winning SING IT TO HER BONES She is also the editor of NAKED CAME THE PHOENIX ANNE PERRY, author of the acclaimed Victorian Series starring William Monk and Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, has written over thirty novels, including THE ONE THING MORE DIANA GABALDON's THE FIERY CROSS, fifth in the Outlander series, is due to be published late this year VAL McDERMID has published fifteen novels and one work of non-fiction and has won the Gold Dagger and the Grand Prix des Romans d'Aventures Her most recent novel is A PLACE OF EXECUTION LAURIE R KING writes two crime fiction series as well as stand-alone novels, most recently FOLLY.  2004 г ISBN 1593351127.

Составитель: J T Pring Find the words and translations you need quickly and easily with our clear layout and practical format Get right to the meaning you want with our carefully selected examples and accurate, reliable translations Improve your language skills with help on G verbs and our pronunciation guide 60,000 words and phrases, озщюй 80,000 translations Формат: 13 см x 19,5 см 2 edition.  Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2000 г Мягкая обложка, 592 стр ISBN 978-0-19-860327-6 Языки: Английский, Греческий.

More than 200 holiday tunes, including: A Caroling We Go * All Through the Night * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger * Blue Christmas * Brazilian Sleighbells * The Chipmunk Song * C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Deck the Hall * Do They Know It's Christmas? * Feliz Navidad * Frosty the Snow Man * Fum, Fum, Fum * озщюн Goin' on a Sleighride * Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer * Happy Christmas, Little Friend * Happy Hanukkah, My Friend * Happy New Year Darling * Happy Xmas (War is Over) * He * The Holly and the Ivy * A Holly Jolly Christmas * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus * I Wonder as I Wander * I'll Be Home for Christmas * Jingle-Bell Rock * Jingle Bells * Last Christmas * The Merry Christmas Polka * Nuttin' for Christmas * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Silent Night * Silver Bells * Tennessee Christmas * We Need a Little Christmas * You're All I Want for Christmas * and more.  2009 г Мягкая обложка, 158 стр ISBN 0793598672.

It is 1891 in New Orleans, and young Typhus Morningstar cycles under the light of the half-moon to fulfill his calling, re-birthing aborted foetuses in the fecund waters of the Mississippi River He cannot know that nearby, events are unfolding that will change his life forever - events that were set in motion by a Vodou curse gone wrong, forty years озщюп before he was born In the humble home of Sicilian immigrants, a one-year-old boy has been possessed by a demon His father dead, lynched by a mob, his distraught mother at her wits' end, this baby who yesterday could only crawl and gurgle is now walking, dancing, and talking - in a voice impossibly deep The doctor has fled, and several men of the cloth have come and gone, including Typhus' father, warned off directly by the clear voice of his Savoir A newspaper man, shamed by the part he played in inciting the lynch mob that cost this boy his father, appalled by what he sees, goes in search of help Seven will be persuaded, will try to help and all seven will be profoundly affected by what takes place in that one-room house that dark night Not all will leave alive, and all will be irrevocably changed by this demonic struggle, and by the sound of the first notes blown of a new musical form: jazz.  2009 г Твердый переплет, 360 стр ISBN 1592642551.

The Aspen Institute, a premier non-profit, research organization for corporate social responsibility, offers the first comprehensive guide to the world's leading global MBA programs in CSR--an indispensable guide for prospective students, universities, hiring companies, and libraries This guide provides an overview of how global MBA озщюу programs bring social impact management into their curricular and extracurricular programs Social impact management, which includes environmental, ethical, and corporate governance issues, is the field of inquiry at the intersection of business needs and wider societal concerns that reflects their complex interdependency Without an understanding of this interdependency, neither business nor the society in which it operates can thrive.  2008 г Мягкая обложка, 253 стр ISBN 157675765X.

Book DescriptionWhen Revell Pharmaceuticals, the multi-billion dollar giant owned by the Revells, approaches Taylor Knox and his company with the possibility of a merger, the future has never looked better Not only will the merger benefit Taylor and his company - the promise of a personal share of the proceeds makes the move even more worthwhile озщющ But in order to obtain this personal share, Taylor must find the missing pharmaceutical heiress, Kirra Revell once the love of his life who seems to have disappeared without a trace According to her sister, Kirra has been kidnapped But as Taylor travels the globe in pursuit of the missing woman, he realizes that Kirra simply doesnt want to be found As the search continues, Taylors life is threatened at every turn Who is behind these deadly attacks? When Taylor finally locates Kirra and discovers the secret of her research with indigenous plants, he realizes what a threat she is to her familys pharmaceutical empire And now, he too is a threat How far are these corporate killers willing to go to protect their empire?.  2004 г ISBN 1593352859.

Book DescriptionThe Challenges of Globalization: Cultures in Transition in the Pacific-Asia Region defines globalization as supra-national ideas and processes that cross national borders with impunity Such ideas and processes may appear to possess a will of their own, fostering closer links between cultures, societies, and economies But, озщяд do they? How do individuals, communities, and nation-states actually respond to the forces of globalization? This book explores globalization within the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and education.  2004 г ISBN 0761829512.

Book DescriptionUpscale interior designer Zoe Luce has found peace and contentment in Whispering Springs, Arizona She has a thriving business, and shes settling into newlywed life with private investigator Ethan Truax The threat that brought Zoe and Ethan together is finally over, ancient history, or so Zoe believes Very few people know of озщяо her uncanny ability to sense the dark secrets hidden within the walls of a house, and she wants to keep it that way, even from Ethan But someone is stalking Zoe - someone who knows all about her, and who shadows her every move Is it the same person who is threatening her closest friend, Arcadia Ames, the only other person in Whispering Springs who knows the truth about Zoe? Or are Zoe and Arcadia getting tangled in a web spun by someone more dangerous than they could ever have imagined? As a private investigator, Ethan is paid to find the truth, yet he has secrets of his own that are better left buried He cant let the threats to Zoe go unchallenged, although he fears that the truth may be a bigger burden than their still-fragile relationship can handle And Ethan isnt alone with his fears: instead of setting her free, Zoe dreads that the truth will only imprison her once more within her darkest nightmares, this time with no escape in sight Download Description"The sexy, suspenseful sequel to Light in Shadow Zoe is an interior designer with a unique sense of style But even more uncanny is her sense of what's going on under the surface, the secrets a house can hold At the moment, though, Zoe isn't concerned about a client's space She's more worried about what's going on in her own house in Whispering Springs, Arizona, where she lives with her new husband, private investigator Ethan Truax After a whirlwind courtship, and a dangerous adventure, they've gambled on commitment, hoping that their powerful attraction can help them learn to live together despite their utterly opposite personalities But newlywed life is suddenly interrupted when a shadowy figure from Zoe's past shows up in Whispering Springs, and her closest friend is put at terrible risk For Zoe and Arcadia Ames share a shocking secret And as they seek to protect the truth, they must join together, and with Ethan's help, accept a very dangerous dare ".  2004 г ISBN 1593352603.

Book DescriptionJoy Candellaro used to love Christmas more than any other time of the year Now, as the holiday approaches, she finds herself at loose ends Recently divorced and estranged from her sister, she cant summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the rural Northwest озщят Yet Joys best-laid plans go terribly awry The plane crashes deep in the darkness of a forest Miraculously, Joy walks away from the wreckage as the plane explodes, obliterating all evidence of its passengers Amid the towering trees, Joy makes a bold and desperate decision to leave her ordinary life behind and embark on an adventure just for the holidays Daniel OShea has returned to the small town of Rain Valley, following the death of his ex-wife Now he is a single father facing his sons first Christmas without a mother Six-year-old Bobby isnt making it easy - the boy has closed himself off from the world, surrounding himself with imaginary friends When Joy and Bobby meet, they form an instant bond Thrown together by fate, these wounded souls will be touched by the true spirit of Christmas and remember what it means to be a family Then adramatic turn of events shows Joy the price of starting over On a magical Christmas Eve she will come face-to-face with a startling truth Now she must decide: In a time of impossible dreams and unexpected chances, can she find the faith to reach for the love she has found and the new life only she believes in?.  2005 г ISBN 1597379077.

Amazon comFrom the very start, we know that many of the characters in Kathleen Cambor's haunting first novel will die before it's over This lends a sepia-toned dignity to what is already a fairly somber tale In Sunlight, in a Beautiful Garden tells the story of the Johnstown flood of 1889, in which over 2,000 people--mostly working folk, who had no озщях say in the erection of the ill-considered South Fork dam--lost their lives The author has enlisted a large cast, including real-life plutocrats Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Carnegie But her focus remains on such fictional characters as Frank Fallon, a Civil War veteran enjoying a brief, platonic affair with the town librarian; his son Daniel, a labor organizer; and Nora Talbot, the science-minded daughter of a middle-class lawyer who comes to believe that the dam, built to create an upper-crust aquatic playground, is in danger of flooding the town below Cambor excels at depicting both the minor joys and the major tragedies in her characters' lives Frank Fallon and his wife Julia, for example, have lost both of their children to diphtheria: It meant something to Julia to be the one to wash the bodies before the undertaker came To leave Caroline's sickbed long enough to tend toher two younger children To fill the basin with water warmed by the wood stove, to smooth the hair, to touch and trace their flesh one last time, memorizing them again, as she had right after she had birthed them Touching toes, chin, the curled cusp ofear, the rounded mound of cheek, the dips and promontories of their supple spines Frank couldn't bring himself to watch Devotees of the historical novel will warm to Cambor's judicious use of period detail and her exacting prose, but may wish she had placed less emphasis on foreshadowing We are told one too many times that the privileged men who built the dam had no interest in its structure or safety: "Someone should have been watching " On the other hand, Cambor has the good narrative sense to confine the flood itself and its horrific aftermath to the final pages of the book There we are also given a glimpse of Nora Talbot in later life, marked by her youthful love affair with Daniel and by the waters that were--in every sense of the phrase--to part them --Regina MarlerBook DescriptionAn Elegantly Crafted Love Story Set in Post-Civil War America In Sunlight, In a Beautiful Garden tells of a bittersweet romance set against the backdrop of the greatest industrial disasterin American history: the construction and subsequent collapse in 1889 of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, dam It was a tragedy that cost 2,200 lives, implicated some of the most illustrious financiers of the day - Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon - whose carelessness contributed to the disaster, and irreparably changed the lives of those who survived it This is the story of these men and of the families who lived in the shadow of the dam: the daughter of the lawyer who filed thecharter for an exclusive club on the shore of the artificially created lake; the Quaker steel mill owner who tried to stop the dam's construction; a librarian, escaping to a bustling mountain city from a loveless life in Boston; a young man determined toexpose and undermine the greed and carelessness that shaped the last years of the nineteenth century A cautionary tale for our new century, In Sunlight, In a Beautiful Garden is a story of youthful promise and devastating loss, of power and its misuse, and of greed and the philanthropy that is too often a guilty by-product.  2005 г ISBN 1596007125.

Practical ideas from the best brains in BusinessA sharp, jargon-free guide to the core curriculum of an MBA program, MBA in a Book shows how to master the big ideas of business and use them in a practical way to build and enhance career success “In the world of business, ideas matter Some of the sharpest minds in the business world give perceptive looks озщюд into innovation, marketing, finance, strategy, and leadership, providing stimulating, useful perspectives on these core topics ”—Larry Bossidy, retired chairman and CEO of Honeywell International and coauthor of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things DoneGreat business thinkers such as Michael Porter, Rosabeth Kanter, and Bill George of Harvard Business School; Paul Argenti of the Tuck School at Dartmouth; Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of Yale; Peter Senge of MIT; the entrepreneur and inventor Dean Kamen; and the financial innovator Michael Milken are just a few of the best brains in business, providing the intellectual nourishment that will help you play the game of business at the highest level.  2008 г Мягкая обложка, 448 стр ISBN 0307451585.

Book DescriptionAnne Perrys bestselling Victorian novels offer readers an elixir as addictively rich as Devonshire cream and English ale - enticing millions into a literary world almost as real as the original While flower sellers, costermongers, shopkeepers, and hansom drivers ply their trades, the London police watch over all Or so people озщюм believe Early one morning, Thomas Pitt, dauntless mainstay of the Special Branch, is summoned to Long Spoon Lane, where anarchists are plotting an attack Bombs explode, destroying the homes of many poor people After a chase, two of the culprits are captured and the leader is shot but by whom? As Pitt delves into the case, he finds that there is more to the terrorism than the destructive gestures of misguided idealists The police are running a lucrative protection racket, and clues suggest that Inspector Wetron of Bow Street is the mastermind As the shadowy leader of the Inner Circle, Wetron is using his influence with the press to whip up fears of more attacks - and to rush a bill through Parliament that would severely curtail civil liberties This would make him the most powerful man in the country To defeat Wetron, Pitt finds that he must run in harness with his old enemy, Sir Charles Voisey, and the unlikely allies are joined by Pitts clever wife, Charlotte, and her great aunt, Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould Can they prevail? As they strive to prevent future destruction, nothing less than the fate of the British Empire hangs in precarious balance.  2005 г ISBN 1593359799.

For the Part-Time Student with a Full-Time Life Kaplan's Get Your M B A Part-Time, Third Edition is written exclusively for the professional interested in balancing work and school This straightforward guide outlines the entire proces -- from selecting the right program to graduation In addition to a comprehensive list of business schools and озщюо part-time M B A programs, this book covers: Work School Career Information on your options and what you can expect from a parttime program Find It! Tips for making an honest assessment of your available time and finding the part-time program that best fits your needs Get In! Strategies for the admissions process, including preparing your application, requestingrecommendations, interviewing successfully, and writing an essay that will make you stand out Pay for It! Details about financial aid, scholarships, and corporate sponsorship programs Plus: You'll get expert advice from professionals whove done it all!.  2004 г Мягкая обложка, 304 стр ISBN 0743241045.

Book DescriptionThirteen-year-old Angel Sullivan falls in love with her family's new home - the house that stands at Black Creek Crossing in the small town of Roundtree, Massachusetts But the idyll is soon shattered as Angel learns a shocking secret about the house It seems that a double murder took place there, and no one has lived at Black Creek озщюс Crossing since As Angel and her family begin to confront the mounting perils in their new dwelling, increasingly bizarre events occur in Roundtree: terrible storms strike; seemingly inexplicable "accidents" transpire; and rumors of witchcraft, a phenomenon that figured in the town's history hundreds of years earlier, begin to resurface Download Description The dark history and dire secrets of a peaceful small town are summoned from the shadows of the past Unholy forces are stirred from long slumber to monstrous new life And two young misfits discover the chilling art of turning persecution into retribution With these eerie ingredients, bestselling master John Saul once again works his unique brand of sinister magic to conjure an unforgettable tale of unspeakable terror For most of her young life, thirteen-year-old Angel Sullivan has been on the outside looking in, enduring the taunts of cruel schoolmates and the angry abuse of a bitter father Then Angel's family moves to the quaint town of Roundtree, Massachusetts—where a charming home is available, a promising job awaits Angel's unemployed father, and most of all, the chance to make a new start beckons to the shy, hopeful teenager But when she is shunned by her new classmates, Angel falls deeper into despair Until she meets Seth Baker, a fellow outcast—and a fateful kinship is forged It's Seth who tells Angel the unspoken truth about the legacy of murder that hangs over her family's home—and the whispered rumors that something supernatural still dwells there Uncertain whether the stories are true, and desperate to escape the torment of their daily lives, Angel and Seth devote themselves to contacting whatever restless soul haunts the dark recesses of Black Creek Crossing But once they have begun, there is no turning back Guided by an anguished and vengeful spirit, they uncover the shocking events andcenturies-old horrors that lay buried beneath the placid veneer of Roundtree And along with the ghastly revelations comes a terrifying power—one that feeds upon the rage of the victimized, turning the basest impulses and most dangerous desires into devastating weapons Now, the closer Angel and Seth are pushed toward the edge by their tormentors, the deeper they descend into the maelstrom of dark forces they've unleashed and the more unspeakable the hour of reckoning will be.  2004 г ISBN 1593352808.

This scenic, moving novel, set at the end of the 19th Century, follows the life-altering trials and experiences of a pioneer woman in pre-state Israel Fania, a 16 year old survivor of a pogram in the Ukraine, arrives in Israel with her uncle, her deranged brother, and her unwanted baby a product of rape She meets Yehiel, a 26 year old widower and father озщюх of two Fania moves in with Yehiel and throws herself into the life of a peasant woman, trying to squeeze a living out of the stony ground despite hunger and disease Wearing Arab robes, she breaks into the male-dominated world of commerce, politics, and even defense.  2009 г Твердый переплет, 350 стр ISBN 1592642306.

Book buyers get a start on their MBA via mastering the authors' first rate lectures and the accompanying reading list, trying out the course at a special Web site on-line, then receiving a $250 scholarship toward their next MBA course when they are accepted into the Jones International University MBA program JIU is a fully-accredited higher education озщяа institution and was the first such on-line university to receive normal accreditation from a standard U S college and university accrediting body.  ISBN 0743479904.

"Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends " These words, spoken by Gabrielle Coco Chanel in the early twentieth century, remain as true as ever in our current society Luxury fashion has seeped into every sphere of our consumer society It has become the norm to aspire towards attaining the delectable goods of brands like Louis озщяй Vuitton, Gucci, and Dior This desire is further heightened by the fact that fashion has been made more available to the masses by brands like H&M and Zara who continuously offer luxury-style goods at lower prices Also, globalization and technological and communications advancement have made fashion even more accessible Consumers can now shop at will on the Internet, access a wide variety of goods and exchange instant brand experiences These have made the average fashion consumer savvy, demanding and restless To put it mildly, the luxury consumer and the luxury landscape have changed! What do these imply for luxury fashion brands? A changing sector currently undergoing an important market evolution, internal management shifts and rapid expansion, in dire need of strategic business direction Luxury Fashion Branding is the groundbreaking first book of its kind that addresses the business of luxury fashion from a strategic viewpoint It critically analyses the essential aspects of the luxury fashion sector from tracing the origins of luxury fashion to assessing its consumers, retailing tactics, branding and marketing strategy, business modelling and e-retail Presented in a clear language with pictorial illustrations, Luxury Fashion Branding will make an engaging reading for anyone who wishes to learn about the captivating business of turning functional products into objects of desire.  2007 г Твердый переплет, 320 стр ISBN 0230521673.

Переводчики: Светлана Соколова А Соколов Художник: Андрей Симанчук Посланницей оккультного мира называют в США писательницу Энн Райс Вампиры, демоны, призраки, ведьмы, колдуны озщяр - все эти обитатели такого таинственно-влекущего потустороннего мира - основные персонажи ее романов `Повесть о похитителе тел` открывает новуюсерию издательства `КРОН-ПРЕСС` - `SPIRITUS` Это история вампира, рассказанная самим вампиром Если вы верите в чудеса, в переселение душ, в вампиров - эта книга для вас Если вас волнуют вечные темы: любовь и долг, смерть и бессмертие, верность и предательство - это ваша книга Благодаря таланту Энн Райс вы сможете проникнуть за туманную пелену и провести незабываемые часы в компании ее героев Автор Энн Райс Anne Rice Howard Allen O'Brien Настоящее имя - Энн Говард Аллен Родилась в Новом Орлеане в семье почтового служащего (он же романист и скульптор Говард О"Брайен) Окончила Государственный университет Сан-Франциско и университет Беркли Работала официанткой,.  Серия: Spiritus.

There is a season for all things For Barnaby Skye, legendary guide and man of the borders, it is time to start a new life For Skye's younger wife, the beautiful Shoshone woman he calls Mary, it is time to find the beloved son she has not seen in seven years For Skye's half-blood son, North Star, it is time to discover who he is And for Skye's older Crow wife, озщяу Victoria, the whole world is spinning out of control In this sweeping novel of the early West, Skye and his wives and son cope with radical change as the wilderness vanishes, the buffalo are slaughtered, and the government puts the tribes on reservation lands How can people born and bred to tribal life learn to live another way? Their struggle takes the Skyes from the Crazy Mountains in Montana to St Louis and the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, wrestling with the tide of settlers and the new settlements that dot the western plains and mountains - a tide that leaves no good place for a veteran borders man with two Indian wives and a mixed-blood son.  2009 г Твердый переплет, 320 стр ISBN 0765316633.

As the phenomenon of globalization continues to spark dynamic and controversial debates, managerial agendas around the world are being shaped Businesses are pressed to respond to the challenges of globalizing competitors They must enhance profits andgenerate returns for investors and do so by entering global markets, competing against international озщящ rivals, and finding opportunities in a continuously transforming world Companies are expected to achieve these goals in an environmentally and sociallyresponsible way Extraordinary opportunities exist for those who can effectively answer the need to globalize, yet it is a complex enterprise with many associated risks Renowned experts for the INSEAD-Wharton Alliance, Hubert Gatignon and John Kimberly, have collaborated to edit a non-partisan and comprehensive book that looks beyond the broad issues and focuses on the managers' response to the opportunities and challenges of larger, global markets Relevant and timely as the outspoken debates about globalization continue, the contributors to this volume discuss crucial implications for managers, policy makers and non-governmental organizations.  ISBN 0521835712.