This beautifully descriptive book is a unique compilation of personal stories that examine the events of Sept 11, 2001 and the aftermath from a non political viewpoint. The use of Native American story telling tradition of circles on circles and lives on lives, is interspersed with culture of the Northwest and Plains tribes through the use of animal legends, stories, and imagery. The stand-alone stories of three memorable characters, dating from the early 1900s to 2006; their lineage and t...

This book is for education leaders who do not accept that the underachievement of African American, Latino, Indigenous, low income and other vulnerable student groups is inevitable. Where Equity Lives is the result of 25 years of studying over 300 schools and districts struggling to overturn the longstanding pattern of under achievement of the same demographic groups. This book is a reveal of the five most common systemic inequity traps identified through the Study of Studies that help exp...

‘Compelling, breathtaking and a tense ride from that unbelievable opening scene right to the last word. Brilliant!’ Angela Marsons‘Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.’ Chris BrookmyreThis audiobook includes an exclusive piece, written by Helen Fields, on the development of DI Callanach’s character throughout the series.When silence falls, who will hear their cries?The body of a young girl is...

‘Compelling, breathtaking and a tense ride from that unbelievable opening scene right to the last word. Brilliant!’ Angela Marsons___________He had never heard himself scream before. It was terrifying.Alone, trapped in the darkness and with no way out, Bart Campbell knows that his chances of being found alive are slim.Drugged and kidnapped, the realisation soon dawns that he’s been locked inside a shipping container...

THE MILLION-COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER RETURNS WITH A GRIPPING, EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SERIAL KILLER THRILLER. AVAILABLE NOW! A face in the crowd. A killer in the shadows…________On the dark streets of Edinburgh, a killer is waiting.When a body is found, it is only the beginning. Soon there will be seven more.In the city’s hospital, renowned surgeon Beth Waterfall is grieving.Her belov...

The second book in a new series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Walsh and the team of the Last Chance Saloon, Murder Of Angels is perfect for fans of L.J Ross, Ian Rankin, Damian Boyd and Ann Cleeves.Finding a home at DCI Alexander Monroe's Last Chance Saloon Crime Unit, Declan and his team are still recovering from the fallout connected to their most recent case.. But when Declan's old mentor, now terminally ill with cancer confesses to a gruesome murder, on the conditio...

After a fatal poisoning in Essence, the Michelin-Starred restaurant of celebrity TV chef Leroy Daniels, DI Declan Walsh and the team of the Temple Inn 'Last Chance Saloon' Command Unit find themselves in the middle of a multi-sensory gastro war, following an investigation that takes them deep into the dark kitchens of London, and a group of friends-turned-enemies all vying to become the next breakout venue--no matter what it costs to get there.But Declan and his team aren't working...

Spike the story - before it spikes you...It's a time of change for the Last Chance Saloon - recent promotions have changed the focus of the Unit, and when a Fleet Street Legend, Hunt Robinson, is kidnapped from Heathrow Airport and found close to death in the crypt of Fleet Street's St Bride's Church, DI Declan Walsh and his colleagues need to put the past behind them, and unite to take on the case.But things aren't that simple, as an old colleague appears from Declan's pas...

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was used to justify the military coup of 1936 and enabled the construction of a dictatorship built on violence and persecution.It is the previously untold story of how antisemitic beliefs were weaponised to justify and propagate the Franco over...

The critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Declan Walsh series continues..."No one's laughing now..."Every February, the clowns of Britain gather at All Saints Church in Haggerston for the Grimaldi Memorial Service. When this year's service ends, one Joey remains seated in a pew near the back. By the time anyone realises he isn't sleeping, he's been dead for over an hour.Over a hundred witnesses. Every one of them in full clown makeup. And a murderer amon...

The astonishing story of William Neilson continues.New Year's Eve, 1746. A castle in the depths of France. A thunderstorm. A pair of lovers in a hay-loft. A wounded soldier toppling from his horse. So begins the second instalment of the life of William Neilson, Scottish soldier in French service and Jacobite agent against his will. Around his neck, William carries the most precious jewel on the surface of the earth, but it is not his, and he must carry it to the exiled King of Engla...

Investigative journalist Shona Sandison is attending the wedding of her closest friend and former colleague, Vivienne. But the night before the wedding, Viv’s reclusive school friend, Dan, jumps from a roof to his death. Shona is the only witness to the suicide—and so the only person who saw the occult tattoos covering Dan’s body, and heard the unsettling, mystical phrases he was uttering.Compelled to look further into the tragic incident, Shona sets off on a quest to find out why ...