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The First Adman reveals the untold story of how modern advertising was pioneered 200 years ago by the entrepreneur, self-publicist and dodgy Member of Parliament, Thomas Bish. Royalty and politicians courted this early media star and society figure, who was one of the best-known men in the land and allegedly more famous than the prime minister himself. Drawing on previously inaccessible contemporary sources, Gary Hicks resurrects the Bish brand, as famous in its day as Coca-Cola is today, and explains how it started a publicity revolution. This is an entertaining and rollicking tale of an eccentric marketing genius whose extraordinary legacy survives in modern mass media._,

First published anonymously in 1892, Weeds marked a significant departure from the humour that made Jerome K. Jerome famous. This disturbing story of sexual corruption shows marital fidelity as a perpetual struggle, with Dick Selwyn falling for the attractions of his wife s young cousin, Jessie. The link between mental and physical corruption is sustained through a central metaphor of a weed-infested garden, which perishes through neglect. With its radical ending, this story of the dark side of passion casts an important light on late-nineteenth-century sexual politics and gender ideology. Jerome engages with contemporary debates on degeneration and the emergence of the New Woman, offering a powerful evocation of fin-de-siecle society. Jerome s publisher Arrowsmith was nervous about the book s frank portrayal of adultery and it was never available for general sale during his lifetime. This new edition, with a critical introduction, bibliography and explanatory footnotes by Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton, reconsiders Jerome K. Jerome s important and neglected work._,

A must-read for anyone aspiring to be a true leader in the workplace. The thought-provoking ideas about an honest and transparent management style in Soft Skills for Strong Leaders reminds us that successful management and leadership is just as much about who you are as what you know ... Mike Clare, Founder of Dreams I wish this book had been out when I moved up into my first management and leadership roles. It s like a fast track to all things you usually find out and realise later in your career. Liz Arkell, Employee Engagement Consultant Soft Skills for Strong Leaders gets straight to the point and works well as an ongoing reference which enables you to dip in and out of the book to gain advice when the need arises. David Yeabsley, Leadership Trainer, The People Animators Your first management role can be a lonely and daunting place. When you are good at what you do, the natural reward is promotion, and so having once been part of the team, you are now in charge of it. A new skill-set is required to manage and lead. You now need the ability to influence and engage others, and to deliver results through them. It is the lack of these soft skills, and the lack of emotional intelligence that can de-rail the most technically knowledgeable leader. The good news is that you can learn these skills, through raising your self-awareness, and being more aware of those around you. This book takes you on a personal journey of discovery, as you prepare for leadership, embark on your first 100 days, and learn strategies to tackle the day-to-day challenges of leadership._,

The writing of this story began some years ago as a record of my life for my grandchildren to read should they become interested in our family history. Beginning in 1939 until my seventieth year in 2009, my childhood in the Somerset countryside on a small mixed farm, my failed architectural ambitions, and my successful career as a Wiltshire arable and beef farmer, and a witness to the technical advancement and the galloping mechanisation in agriculture. The story includes my involvement in several farms and eventually joining Lloyds of London as a Name . Inevitably it includes my interests in world affairs, aircraft and military flying and my opportunities to travel and meet other farmers in their own environments. I describe my wife s tragic mental illness and the usual ups and downs of an interesting and busy life. My son now owns and manages an arable farm, together with a commercial grain storage enterprise. At completion I was persuaded that the story was an interesting and historical document and should be published as such. So here it is._,

At 88-years old Ben Everett is killed by a loose truck tire that smashes into his windshield and his grieving family soon discovers that he has left his multi-million dollar estate to his new 24-year old wife, Susannah McCreedy. When the marriage and the will are challenged in court, Susannah claims to be the reincarnation of Ben s first wife, Rose. This quickly hits the national wires and the small town of New City is turned into a circus with reporters, demonstrators, believers and non-believers jeering at each other across from the steps of the courthouse, and the trial takes on biblical proportions with testimony from an academic expert on reincarnation. A no nonsense judge, two zealous attorneys, including one who was himself the child of a May-December marriage, an old friend of Rose s, Ben s three sons, a small town jury and an old-time private investigator who scours the country searching for Susannah s past make for a rather unusual and somewhat comical trial to determine whether there is indeed life after death._,

In 1750 Scotland, just four years after Bonnie Prince Charlie',s Rising of the Clans, it',s hard to know who',s loyal to the English and who is faithful to the Stuarts. And it',s beautiful seventeen-year-old Iona',s perilous mission to ascertain whether the Duke of Arkrae, head of Scotland',s most powerful clan, is a traitor - or is he in cahoots with the English. The plan is for Iona to gain the trust of the Duke and his clan by claiming to be the sister he thought to have died as a child. As all around her doubt her claim and call her a ',pretender',, Iona struggles to hold her nerve. Her native wit and steel nerves do not fail her - but almost instantly, on meeting the imperious Duke, it',s her heart that lets her down. She',s fallen deeply, hopelessly in love! Traitor or not, surely the Duke could never love the Little Pretender who was sent only to ensnare him?_,

Just seventeen, Lady Caroline Faye is already the toast of the Season and accustomed to the ways of genteel Society. So when notorious cad Sir Montagu Reversby offers to drive her in his phaeton from London to Sevenoaks, she innocently accepts - little knowing that he is planning to fake a broken axle so that she will be forced to spend the night alone with him at a remote country inn. But Lady Caroline of made of sterner stuff than the predatory Sir Montagu imagined. Escaping his lecherous clutches, she finds refuge in the imperious Brecon Castle only to discover that her new-found haven and its master, Lord Brecon, harbour dark and terrible secrets. A murderous plot is afoot and Caroline',s innocent mistake will come back to haunt her as heartbreak and humiliation in the dark, foreboding castle turn to hope and then ardent, all-consuming passion._,

When Shona became secretary to the Marquis of Chilworth, all she was told was that they were going abroad so that he could write a book. She never suspected the dark secret in his heart or the terrible thing he meant to do. As they travelled on, she learned more about the tragedy that drove him, and she faced the fact that she was falling love with a man whose heart was in the grave. Haunted by memories of his dead wife, the Marquis tried to shut out the possibility of a new love. But love would not be denied.First in Greece and then on the magical island of Cyprus, they finally confronted their feelings. But was it too late? Could the Marquis free himself from the past and allow Shona to take him towards the future. If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland._,

When John Chester returned to England after suddenly inheriting a Dukedom he knew his life had changed forever. But he didn',t know just how much. Gina Wilton was like a breath of fresh air. But she was also everything John disapproved of in a young women, independent, assertive, always ready to contradict him. Yet she had ideas about restoring his dilapidated castle, and he found he needed her help. The more they were together, the more he noticed how pretty she was, how witty and sparkling. But how could he believe that Gina was attracted to him, when it was she who produced an heiress and advised him to marry her? And when she was so clearly in love with another man. But there were more surprises in store for him. How they sorted out the love triangle in a way that nobody could have anticipated, is all told in this romantic novel, the 665th by BARBARA CARTLAND. If you enjoy Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland._,

After the death of her great-uncle, orphan Lady Rosanna Donnington was overwhelmed to learn he had left her his vast fortune. It was then her life changed and she became the target of unscrupulous fortune hunters. But she was determined to marry only for love. When the loutish Sir Walter Fenwick insisted she marry him, Rosanna decided enough was enough. She fled London and journeyed to Donnington Hall, her new country estate. She had heard that the Earl of Melton, whose estate bordered her own, desperately needed a nurse, having injured his leg in a riding accident. She had encoutered him fleetingly on her flight from London, when he had been very ill. Making a shock decision, Rosanna decided to apply for the job as his nurse, know she could hide at Melton Castle under a false name. What would happen when Rosanna and Lord Melton met again as master and servant and would he discover her secret? Would Sir Walter track her down to Melton Castle? If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland._,

La niña miraba asombrada a su alrededor: un gato rosa que la observaba y le guiñaba un ojo, una tortuga de lunares con un periódico bajo el brazo, bueno, pata delantera, quele sonreía... dos grandes lamparas de techo flotando por la habitacion, sin sujecion a sitio alguno; un telefono con orejas, boca, pies y manos; puertas situadas a mas de un metro del suelo sin escaleras ni rampas o accesos por los que se pudiera llegar a ellas, totalmente pintadas de flores... Sin embargo, todoel conjunto resultaba muy simpatico, y habia un no-se-que en el ambiente que infundia confianza. Se estaba a gusto alli...

Um livro mais um CD com nove contos para os mais pequenos lerem e ouvirem a narração das histórias com música e refrão. O mundo encantado de fadas, lobos, bruxas e piratas est de portas abertas para

Uma grande selecção de deliciosas e prticas receitas para cozinhar os hambúrgueres clssicos e os pratos mais inovadores em que o hambúrguer é a personagem principal. Um magnífico conjunto de receitas

Soho 1984

Hardy s book became a classic soon after it was published. It is still an excellent text for the motivated undergraduate student of mathematics._,

Seven teenagers meet in a city park to share their thoughts and problems. As they tell their stories, they reveal young lives scarred by violence, poverty and a lack of moral guidance. Protectors of Life looks at the problems in today s society and relates them to the breakdown of family values. Surely a stable family life can provide the protection that these teenagers long for? Yet among all this pain, there is a glimmer of hope. If these teenagers can realize where they have gone wrong, they can learn to protect themselves and future generations._,

Peter Chamberlain has created a collection of witty, thought provoking and sometimes poignant poems that will not fail to get you thinking. Formed out of the realisation that things just aren t as they were, Chamberlain touches on some prime examples of how everything - or is that everythink? - is changing in modern culture._,

Shenda se dirige al Castillo Arrow a través del Bosque cuando su perro cae en un trampa. En el camino encuentra a un apuesto forastero quien lo libera con facilidad, luego de deshacerse de la tram

When the Armistice between France and England came to an end in 1803, Napoleon interned ten thousand British tourists who were in France at that time. Most of these tourists had committed no crime and had simply been travelling when captured. Many, to save being arrested went into hiding, among them the widow and daughter of Sir Edward Waltham, who had died that winter. A year later, plunged into poverty and the seedier side of Paris life, beautiful Vernita Waltham is keeping her sick mother precariously alive on the money she obtains from making exquisitely embroidered lingerie for a famous shop that supplies Napoleon',s sister, Her Imperial Highness Princess Pauline Borghese. Vernita discovers the shop is cheating and desperate to raise money for food and medicine, decides to approach the Princess directly with a negligee she has just finished, disguised as a petite bourgeoisie. Extravagant and self-obsessed, Princess Pauline is enchanted with Vernita',s skills as a needlewoman and convinced that the silk and lace creations will only enhance her reputation as the most beautiful woman in Paris. She immediately determines that Vernita must move to the Palace and join the legion of servants that already pander to her vanity. From that moment on Vernita is thrust into complications with the Princess',s lover, handsome Count Axel de Storvik, and the all-powerful Emperor Napoleon himself. Unsure of whom to trust in a Palace filled with secret assignations and political intrigue, Vernita soon finds herself in a position that could ruin her reputation for ever. But how long can an English lady of quality remain hidden amongst the loyal family and servants of the enemy French Emperor? Terrified of discovery and fearful of the future, Vernita dreams of escape and a return to her home in England only to find an ally, waiting like a guiding star, in the most unlikely of places._,

The beautiful Princess Ileana is virtually ruler of Zokala because her father the King, has been in a coma for over six months. Enjoying the freedom her fathers illness allows her, she is shaken when the Prime Minister informs her that a large number of brigands under the leadership of General Vladilas have entered the country uninvited and are camping in the mountains. To her horror the Princess discovers that the Zokalan Army and its aged Generals have no intelligence of this potential threat, and no strategy to protect their people. A fearless rider and experienced mountain climber, Ileana sets off to see if she can spy on the camp and find out what the brigands are doing. With only one mountain guide to protect her, she bravely determines to discover whether the peaceful land of Zokala is under threat. To her dismay her worst fears are confirmed when she finds that the valley is filled with the latest and most up-to-date guns and weapons of war. Convinced that the brigands intend to invade, she desperately tries to formulate a plan. But before she can alert anyone to raise the alarm she is captured and taken before the General. How the Princess is, for the first time, confronted with a man who is stronger than she is and how she finds herself a victim and captive of a formidable, and relentless enemy is told in this exciting, dramatic and passionate 350th book by Barbara Cartland._,