The lads at the Stag�s Head are eager to stage a fishing competition, but there�s one problem � local businessman Tony Bart owns the fishing rights to that stretch of the Wye. Tony agrees to let the event go ahead, but not without a price � he wants a share of the business. Now, the lads have a new challenge on their hands: how to deal with the cuckoo in the nest.

The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table.Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful.Joining the HarperBusiness ...

***Global Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner!******The BookFest Third Place Award for Fiction - Spies & Espionage Category!***"A gripping thriller that effortlessly combines high-stakes crime, political intrigue, and raw emotional depth." – A Limitless ReaderA sister kidnapped and presumed dead decades ago. A brother who never stopped looking for her. A mission that could cost them everything.Inspector...

Direct from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Endovascular Techniques in the Management of Cerebrovascular Diseaseis intended for neurologists, neurosurgery fellows-in training, and practicing clinicians with an interest in endovascular procedures. This essential volume:Reviews equipment, devices, and therapeutic agents such as anti-coagulants and thrombolyticsDescribe...

When Ken, the previous landlord of The Stag's Head, committed suicide, the pub sat empty for a while until three young men took over running it. Could they make a success of this lonely old pub in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside? Would their lives simply devolve into tedious conversations about the state of the crops with local farmers? Not if they could help it! The new landlords had plenty of fresh ideas for how to transform The Stag's Head into a popular village pub and real ...

Christianity Today Book of the YearFor the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Pivotal in controversies with the Arians and the Gnostics, the most commented-on christological text in these letters was Colossians 1:15-20, where Jesus is declared "the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation."The fa...

This must-have book for newcomers to the popular art of bookmaking teaches all the basics and features easy and interesting projects that allow self-expression and experimentation. More experienced bookmakers and paper enthusiasts will also note that it offers a wealth of practical tips and techniques in one handy resource.All the basic bookmaking techniques include lots of specialized tips. Simple book structures, miniature books, and a wide variety of projects that highlight them...

Trees are familiar components of many landscapes and have been vital in determining the ecology of our planet as well as the development of human cultures and communities. Yet how much do we really understand about how they work? This updated and revised edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of tree biology and ecology and presents the state-of-the-art discoveries in this area. The wonders and mysteries of trees are explored throughout the book and questions such as ...

Some houses keep memories.Others keep secrets.When Victoria and Brady move into a magnificent nineteenth-century estate at the end of a quiet country lane, they believe they've found the perfect place to begin a new chapter of their lives. Beautifully preserved and steeped in history, the house seems almost too perfect.Until it begins to whisper.At first, it's only subtle disturbances, the uneven ticking of antique clocks, shadows that refuse to obey the lig...

How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this richly illustrated book, written in non-technical language. The journey starts in the long geological history of fire leading up to our present love-hate relationship with it. Exploring the physics of how...

Vietnam taught them to survive... America was a new kind of jungle.When Sneaky, Greasy, and The Major got back from the war, mainstream America didn’t have much use for them. On the other hand, the 1% can always make room for a special forces vet willing to bend a few rules...A career smuggling dope to America’s biker gangs gets a whole lot deadlier when Sneaky penetrates the upper ranks of a nation-wide operation, where he discovers there’s more going on t...

Anthony Lockwoods story is at the heart of the Georgian Navy though the man himself has never taken centre stage in its history. His naval career described by himself as twenty five years incessant peregrination followed a somewhat erratic course but almost exactly spanned the period of the French wars and the War of 1812. Lockwood was commended for bravery in action against the French; was present at the Spithead Mutiny; shipwrecked and imprisoned in France; appointed master attendant of ...