I shouldn’t have heard the things I did. Shouldn’t have attracted his attention.Now I feel his stare like a touch. Viscerally. Acutely.The Russian assassin has me in his sights, and there’s only one way out.His bed.Good thing I’m drawn to danger.

If human error only starts to explain how accidents happen in complex, adaptive systems, what does the rest of the explanation look like? And what can be done as a result? If complex systems are fundamentally different from merely complicated ones, what does this mean for us – the people who have to live and work in them?Through a re-analysis of real events, this book integrates recent thinking from psychology, resilience engineering, complexity theory and cybernetics.Intimidated? Don’t be...

For fans of Spotlight and Catch and Kill comes a nonfiction thriller about corruption and betrayal radiating across Los Angeles from one of the region's most powerful institutions, a riveting tale from a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who investigated the shocking events and helped bring justice in the face of formidable odds.On a cool, overcast afternoon in April 2016, a salacious tip arrived at the L.A. Times that reporter Paul Pring...

Over the decades, gay cinema has reflected the community's journey from persecution to emancipation to acceptance. Politicised dramas like Victim in the 60s, The Naked Civil Servant in the 70s, and the AIDS cinema of the 80s have given way in recent years to films which celebrate a vast array of gay life-styles. Gay films have undergone a major shift, from the fringe to the mainstream and 2005's Academy Awards were dubbed ''the Gay Oscars'' with gongs going to Brokeba...

Winning demands control of the bidding. Before a card is played you must fight for the high ground or hustle your opponents beyond their safe level. Pro-active and fearless but not reckless in this hugely exciting partnership arena, you must judge every last auction nuance and, terrier-like, destroy your opponents' communication and confidence whilst enhancing your own. Dodge their snares, resist their ploys but win the high stakes by forcing them to gamble - yourself delivering their misf...

Exam Board: IBLevel: MYPSubject: ScienceFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Sciences presented in global contexts.- Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP concept...

Karl Mackenzie Knows the Song became a Benedictine monk in Montana by default after a drunk driver took the lives of his wife and children. Now known as Father Jacob, he hasn't quite forgiven God and is not ready to love again. When an orphaned boy, Paul Warner, is adopted by St. Alberic's Monastery, he and his best friend, Father Joannicus, find themselves face to face with a job neither of them is ready for. God and their contemplative life are overshadowed by headstrong women and the ra...

Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionized Western civilization. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in a striking fashion. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely different aspect. Sciences would be born - or emerge in an entirely new guise.In this sweeping 400-year history, Paul Strathern reveals how, and why, these new ideas which formed ...

The midnight cathedral filled with fireThe leather-clad monstrosity that kills with a spiked maceThe unholy pact between man and demonCynical London cop, Dora "Mac" McDougal, of the Metropolitan Police's elite Organised Crime Command, has a strike-rate that is second-to-none, mainly because of her cavalier approach to rules and regulations. However, when Mac discovers the whereabouts of a cop-killer whom she has a personal beef with, she literally throws caution to ...

This bestselling guide has already helped over a million people find a fulfilling career—and now it’s your turn!Finding a job that you’re passionate about can be incredibly difficult … but it doesn’t have to be! With Do What You Are—fully revised and updated for today’s workforce—you’ll utilize your personality type to find your ideal career path.With the global economy’s ups and downs, the advent of astonishing new technologies, and the migration ...

The innovative works of the Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne laid the foundations of a new and radically different form of art in the twentieth century. Challenging the conventional values of art in his time, Cézanne’s insistence on personal expression and the integrity of the painting itself, regardless of subject matter, have since earned him universal praise among his fellow artists, with Matisse and Picasso calling him "the father of us all." Delphi’s Masters of Art Se...

The definitive biography of legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon.Paul Simon, one of the country's most popular musicians, has been a dynamic creative force for more than half a century. Now New York Times bestselling biographer Marc Eliot draws on extensive research and original interviews to trace the incredible life and career of this iconic musician. Along the way Eliot examines Simon's early struggles to succeed as a singer-songwriter, the ups and do...