The World House by Guy Adams (106 results)

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Compact Disc. Condition: new. Compact Disc. The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish bring immortal Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness and his worldwide Torchwood colleagues back to audio life for a fresh run of six new audio dramas. 1970s Los Angeles - the city of angels and broken dreams. Three remarkable women keep the West Coast safe from alien attacks - they are Torchwood Los Angeles. So many young girls come to this city hoping for something better. For some, luck is just around the corner. For others that golden ticket never arrives and they just fade away. But it's not that simple. Everyone has a value to someone, and Torchwood are about to discover Hollywood's darkest secret. The huge and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when its return on audio was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot. This release is something special - an all-new line up tell an American Torchwood tale. Across the range, John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen and Gareth David-Lloyd reprise the characters who starred in four years of hit Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, screened around the world.CAST: Laila Pyne (Marlow Sweet), Kelly-Anne Lyons (Charley Du Bujeau), Ajjaz Awad (Gabi Martinez), Stuart Milligan (Don Donohue), Eve Webster (Valerie Fox), David Menkin (Brad), Guy Adams (Mr Beamish). The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish bring immortal Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness and his worldwide Torchwood colleagues back to audio life for a fresh run of six new audio dramas. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Now a Major Motion Picture starring Charlie Plummer, AnnaSophia Robb, and Taylor Russell!Now a Major Motion Picture starring Charlie Plummer, AnnaSophia Robb, and Taylor Russell!Fans of More Happy Than Not and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will cheer for Adam in this uplifting and surprisingly funny story of a boy living with schizophrenia.When you can't trust your mind, trust your heart.Adam is a pretty regular teen, except he's navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia. His hallucinations include a cast of characters that range from the good (beautiful Rebecca) to the bad (angry Mob Boss) to the just plain weird (polite naked guy).An experimental drug promises to help him hide his illness from the world. When Adam meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the normal, great guy that she thinks he is. But as the miracle drug begins to fail, how long can he keep this secret from the girl of his dreams?"Echoing the premise and structure ofFlowers for Algernon, this is a frank and inspiringnovel."--Publishers Weekly,starred reviewDon't miss Just Our Luck, another stunning book by Julia Walton. Coming in 2020! Recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, Adam journals to his therapist about family, friends, and first loves as he undergoes a new drug trial for the mental illness that allows him to keep his secret for only so long. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Fresh Adventures for the Literary Eternal! Inspired by Oscar Wilde's classic story of hedonism and corruption, The Confessions of Dorian Gray imagines a world where Dorian Gray was real, and his friendship with Oscar Wilde once spawned the notorious novel.Alexander Vlahos stars in this two-disc festive special: Desperately Seeking Santa by Tim Leng. December, 2015. When an intruder breaks into his home in the dead of night, Dorian Gray is more than a little surprised to discover that Santa Claus himself is trying to kill him. Can he track down Father Christmas before the big day - or is the slay ride only just beginning? All Through the House by Alan Flanagan. Christmas Eve, 2016. When Dorian and Toby check into a mysterious hotel, nothing is quite as it seems. Ghosts of the past are trapped in the present, threatening their future - and nothing can ever be the same again.Star Alexander Vlahos will be familiar to some from BBC1's Merlin, but more recently he has been acting on Broadway in Kenneth Branagh's acclaimed version of MacBeth.Dorian Gray was first brought to life in 1891's The Picture of Dorian Gray, an initial story retold in audio by Big Finish before they started a dedicated range. This is the first festive special for Big Finish's Dorian Gray range. CAST: Alexander Vlahos (Dorian Gray), Guy Adams (Peter Jameson), Sophie Aldred (Sally Jameson), Tom Allen (Camberwell Haines), Samantha Beart (Catherine), David Blackwell (Simon Darlow), Lisa Bowerman (The Woman in the Woods), Jacqueline King (First Neighbour), Bruno Langley (Ben), Tim Leng (Second Neighbour), Colin McFarlane (The Narrator), Katy Manning (Isadora Rigby), Sarah Ovens (Teddy Quigley), Sakuntala Ramanee (Stella), Miles Richardson (Harry Wotton), Laura Riseborough (Holly), Hugh Skinner (Tobias Matthews), Bianca Stephens (Newsreader), David Warner (Santa Claus), Gabriel Woolf (The Man Upstairs). NOTE: THE CONFESSIONS OF DORIAN GRAY CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER LISTENERS.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar. It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning for silver in them thar hills. He ordered a Jack Daniels straight up, and that's when I overheard the young guy with the earring behind the bar asking him if he had ID. At first the old sea captain just laughed. But the guy with the twinkle in his ear asked again. At this point it became apparent that he was serious. Dan Haggerty's dad fired back, "You've got to be kidding me, son." The bartender replied, "New policy. Everyone has to show their ID." Then I watched Burl Ives reluctantly reach into his dungarees and pull out his military identification card from World War II.It's a sad and eerie harbinger of our times that the Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms and their whipped attorney husbands have taken the ability to reason away from the poor schlub who makes the Bloody Marys. What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we now settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers. Adam Carolla has had enough of this insanity and he's here to help us get our collective balls back. In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks is Adam's comedic gospel of modern America. He rips into the absurdity of the culture that demonized the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, turned the nation's bathrooms into a lawless free-for-all of urine and fecal matter, and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum wagers with axes to grind. Peppered between complaints Carolla shares candid anecdotes from his day to day life as well as his pastSunday football at Jimmy Kimmel's house, his attempts to raise his kids in a society that he mostly disagrees with, his big showbiz break, and much, much more. Brilliantly showcasing Adam's spot-on sense of humor, this book cements his status as a cultural commentator/comedian/complainer extraordinaire. "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks" is Carolla's comedic gospel of modern America. He rips into the absurdity of the culture that demonized the peanut butter and jelly sandwich and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum wagers with axes to grind. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Now in paperback, Adam Carolla takes us back--before Loveline and The Man Show, before the Guinness World Record-breaking podcast and the New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks--to reveal all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him crazy and personal stories about everything from his hardscrabble childhood to his slacker friends to the hypocrisy of Hollywood. He tackled rants in his first book, and now he tells his best stories, debuting some never-before-heard tales as well. Organized by the myriad "dumps" Carolla called home as a child to the flophouse apartments he rented in his twenties, up to the homes he personally renovated after achieving success in Hollywood, the anecdotes here follow Adam's journey and the hilarious pitfalls along the way.Adam Carolla started broke and blue collar and has now been on the Hollywood scene for more than fifteen years. Yet he's still connected to the working-class guy he once was and delivers a raw and edgy, fish-out-of-water take on the world he lives in (but mostly disagrees with), telling all the stories, no matter who he offends--family, friends, or the famous. Now in paperback, Carolla takes readers back--before "Loveline" and "The Man Show," before the "Guinness" World Record-breaking podcast and the "New York Times"-bestseller. He reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Advanced Reader Copy. This Advanced Reader Copy has some creasing of the spine section, light rubbing of the covers. Interior text is clean and binding tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ranging from poignant scrutiny of social pretension, to wicked tales of lust and love, to harrowing stories of terror and madness, the genius of Guy de Maupassant, France's greatest short-story writer, is on full display in this enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. The stories Neugroschel has gathered vividly reveal Maupassant's remarkable range, his keen eye, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages.Adam Gopnik's Introduction incisively explores the essence of Maupassant's unique style and his tremendous, if unjustly unacknowledged, influence (on everything from the American short story to contemporary cinema), bearing eloquent testimony to Maupassant's continuing and vital appeal. After devoting their energy and income for ten years to replacing a borrowed diamond necklace that they lost, a woman and her husband learn the irony of their efforts in the title story in an anthology that also includes new translations of "The Horla," "The Tellier House," "Mademoiselle Fifi", and others. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A chilling tale of obsession and murderous love, from the world's greatest living crime writer and author of bestselling psychological thrillers including Thirteen Steps Down and Adam and Eve and Pinch Me.In Rendell's evocative portrayal of West London, the slums of Notting Hill Gate and the mews houses of Holland Park are not streets, but worlds, apart. When these two worlds collide, the repercussions are fatal.Guy and Leonora were childhood sweethearts, and belonged to the same criminal gang. But as the wealthy Leonora grew older, they grew apart, and Guy's innocent love turned into a dangerous, psychopathic obsession.When Leonora announces her engagement , Guy knows there must be some mistake - and he is determined to right it, at any cost. As he becomes the victim of his own murderous madness, nobody is safe. 'In GOING WRONG she has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She deploys her peerless skills in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent, murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear. . this is a book that cannot be taken for granted, and no reader should pass it by. ' ANTHONY CLARE. SUNDAY TIMES Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Park, J. R. - Formatting (illustrator). First Edition. 470 Pages. No defects noted. Masters of Horror A selection of some of the finest horror writers of today were invited by Matt Shaw to bring him their twisted tales for this anthology. A book put together with the sole purpose of reminding readers what the horror genre is really about. Each author was told they could write about any subject matter they wanted so long as it was set in a world of horror. The only rule they had: No Paranormal Romance. Vampires do not sparkle, werewolves do not date, Witches do not scour Tinder for Virgins and ghosts do not declare their undying love whilst tidying the apartment. This is horror. Featuring work from: Introduction- Matt Shaw Brian Lumley - The Cyprus Shell Ramsey Campbell- Again Sam West- Survival J R Park - Mary Peter McKeirnon- Doll Face Andrew Freudenberg- A Taste of Mercy Mason Sabre - Chocolate Shaun Hutson- The Contract Anton Palmer- Dead-Eyed Dick Wrath James White- Beast Mode Shane McKenzie- Dewey Davenport Tonia Brown - Zolem Graeme Reynolds- The Pit Adam L.G. Nevill- Hippocampus Gary McMahon- You Can Go Now Ryan Harding - Down There Matt Shaw - Letter From Hell Matt Hickman- Eye For An Eye Daniel Marc Chant - Three Black Dogs Amy Cross- Checkout Kit Power- Loco Parentis Adam Millard - In The Family Guy N. Smith - The Priest Hole Jaime Johnesee- Just Breathe Craig Saunders- Raintown Sam Michael Bray - The End Is Where You'll Find It Jeff Strand- Don't Make Fun Of The Haunted House Mark Cassell - Trust Issues Paul Flewitt- The Silent Invader Clare Riley Whitfield- The Clay Man Jim Goforth- Animus Brian Lumley - The Deep-Sea Conch Chris Hall- Afterword.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Compiled and newly translated by oachim Neugroschel. Introduction by Adam Gopnik.Compiled and newly translated by oachim Neugroschel. Introduction by Adam Gopnik. These stories?poignant scrutinies of social pretension, wicked tales of lust and love, and harrowing examinations of terror and madness?display the full genius of Guy de Maupassant in an enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. They reveal Maupassant?s remarkable range, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, and his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages. Includes The Necklace, Butterball, The Tellier House, On the Water, Mademoiselle Fifi, The Mask, The Inn, A Day in the Country, The Hand, The Jewels, The Model, The Entity (The Horla). As new, first edition, first printing, in grey cloth boards, in as new, mylar-protected dust cover. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} L160.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. *A brand-new book from bestselling author of the Legend series, Marie Lu!*'A propulsive and thrilling joyride from start to finish . . . . I haven't smiled through a mystery like this since Knives Out.' Adam Silvera, author of They Both Die at the End'Sexy, funny, action-packed, full of killer characters ready to break your heart and look good doing it.' Leigh Bardugo, bestselling author of Six of Crows ************************************************************** *******************************The most famous person in the world is going undercover . . .Global phenomenon Winter Young is the pop star of a generation. With sell-out tours and smash-hit records, everyone wants him, or wants to be him.That's why a top-secret government organisation think he'll make the perfect spy.His target is infamous business tycoon, and all-round bad guy, Eli Morrison. Because Morrison's daughter has just one birthday wish: a private concert with Winter Young.Winter must use his stardom to crack his target's inner circle and bring Morrison down. With him will be expert spy, and expert bad-ass, Sydney Cossette - and she's convinced Winter doesn't have what it takes.But as the stakes get higher and the tension ramps up, Sydney and Winter might find their best chance is each other . . .Love, fame, and double-crossing infiltrate this thrilling book from the internationally bestselling author of the Legend series, Marie Lu. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Newly-out trans artist's assistant Sammie is invited to an old friend's bachelor weekend in El Campo, a hedonistic wonderland of a city floating in the Atlantic Ocean's international waters-think Las Vegas with even fewer rules. Though they have not identified as a man for over a year, Sammie's college buddies haven't quite gotten the message-as evidenced by their formerly closest friend Adam asking them to be his "best man."Arriving at the swanky hotel, Sammie immediately questions their decision to come. Bad enough that they have to suffer through a torrent of passive-aggressive comments from the groom's pals-all met with zero pushpack from supposed "nice guy" Adam. But also, they seem to be the only one who's noticed the mysterious cult that's also staying at the hotel, and is ritually dismembering guests and demanding fealty to their bloodthirsty god.Part satire, part horror, Boys Weekend explores what it's like to exist as a transfemme person in a man's world, the difficulty of maintaining friendships through transition, and the more cult-like effects of masculinity, "hustle" culture, and capitalism-all through the vibrant lens of a surreal, scary, and immensely imaginative romp.A WASHINGTON POST ANDNPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR .From the award-winning cartoonist and editor at The Nib, a hilarious trans-"final girl" horror graphic novel about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong."A witty, tender romp through the cosmic horror of being alive." -Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other PartiesNewly-out trans artist's assistant Sammie is invited to an old friend's bachelor weekend in El Campo, a hedonistic wonderland of a city floating in the Atlantic Ocean's international waters-think Las Vegas with even fewer rules. Though they have not identified as a man for over a year, Sammie's college buddies haven't quite gotten the message-as evidenced bytheir formerly closest friend Adam asking them to be his "best man."Arriving at the swanky hotel, Sammie immediately questions their decision to come. Bad enough that they have to suffer through a torrent of passive-aggressive comments from the groom's pals-all met with zero pushback from supposed "nice guy" Adam. But also, they seem to be the only one who's noticed the mysterious cult that's also staying at the hotel, and is ritually dismembering guests and demanding fealty to their bloodthirsty god.Part satire, part horror, Boys Weekend explores what it's like to exist as a transfemme person in a man's world, the difficulty of maintaining friendships through transition, and the more cult-like effects of masculinity, "hustle" culture, and capitalism-all through the vibrant lens of a surreal, scary, and immensely imaginative romp. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Simon Marsden; (illustrator). First Edition. 450 pp. (xii) Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Simon Marsden. This anthology contains: The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers; Lukundoo by Edward Lucas White; The Double Shadow by Clark Ashton Smith; The Hog by William Hope Hodgson; The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen; The Spider by Hanns Heinz Ewers; The Foot of the Mummy by Theophile Gautier; The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce; The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford; The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman; The Dead Valley by Ralph Adams Cram; The Signalman by Charles Dickens; The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer Lytton; The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson; The Horla by Guy de Maupassant; The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe; Fishhead by Irvin S. Cobb; The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling; Negotium Perambulans by E. F. Benson; Mrs Lunt by Hugh Walpole; Count Magnus by M. R. James; and Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft; followed by Afterword: Lovecraft and the Literature of Cosmic Fear. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 141 pages. The first official guide to the BBC hit series She rlock. Fans of Sherlock Holmes will already be familiar with The Great Game -- in which all characters and events in the novels a re assumed real and discussed accordingly. BBC hit Sherlock has b rought Conan Doyle's legendary detective to a whole new audience and Sherlock: The Casebookis The Great Game for the next generati on. This is no ordinary guide. Each case is brought to life on t he page and re-examined through Dr Watson's blog, Inspector Lestr ade's police reports, newspaper articles about the crimes, Sherlo ck's detective notes and any other surviving clues from the cases . Interspersed amongst the evidence are exclusive interviews wit h the stars of the show, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Rupert Graves, writers and co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Mo ffat and the production team on everything from writing the scrip ts and bringing the characters to life on screen to set design an d production. This is a multi-dimensional companion to Sherlocka nd a glorious tribute to the world-famous detective.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. " A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar. It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning for silver in them thar hills. He ordered a Jack Daniels straight up, and that's when I overheard the young guy with the earring behind the bar asking him if he had ID. At first the old sea captain just laughed. But the guy with the twinkle in his ear asked again. At this point it became apparent that he was serious. Dan Haggerty's dad fired back, "You've got to be kidding me, son." The bartender replied, "New policy. Everyone has to show their ID." Then I watched Burl Ives reluctantly reach into his dungarees and pull out his military identification card from World War II. It's a sad and eerie harbinger of our times that the Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms and their whipped attorney husbands have taken the ability to reason away from the poor schlub who makes the Bloody Marys. What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we now settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers.-Adam Carolla has had enough of this insanity and he's here to help us get our collective balls back.-In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy is Adam's comedic gospel of modern America. He rips into the absurdity of the culture that demonized the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, turned the nation's bathrooms into a lawless free-for-all of urine and fecal matter, and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum wagers with axes to grind. Peppered between complaints, Carolla shares candid anecdotes from his day-to-day life as well as his pastSunday football at Jimmy Kimmel's house, his attempts to raise his kids in a society that he mostly disagrees with, his big showbiz break, and much, much more. Brilliantly showcasing Adam's spot-on sense of humor, this book cements his status as a cultural commentator/comedian/complainer extraordinaire. ".

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Elias, Maria (book design); Nguyen, Tam (illustrations); Nagin, Michael (jacket design); Larsen, Craig (author photograph) (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition orange boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Introduction; Conclusion; and Acknowledgments. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "Every hero has a journey. Every journey has a beginning. Every hardcover has a flap. Before Loveline and The Man Show, before the Guinness World Record-breaking podcast and the New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks, Adam Carolla's story began in a house that was such a dump the neighborhood kids called it "The Barn." His adobe was pathetic, and his early life was peppered with lowlights such as the Carolla tradition of Trash-Picking Thursday, having his beloved unicycle stolen, or getting carbon monoxide poisoning from the customized microbus of his hippie mom's friend "Zorback." The seeds of the angriest man in America were planted right there on the Barn's dirt lawn. Carolla takes us from teenage years, marked by little income and no self-esteem, to early adulthood sharing a futon with his stoner best buddy, to his days working construction and residing in a house that earned the name "Chez Nude." Finally with determination, talent, and a little help from a guy named Jimmy, Adam climbed to Hollywood stardom and a luxurious home in the Hollywood Hills. Not Taco Bell Material is a tale of depressed parents, public nudity, fecal matter, fist fights, Tijuana road trips, stripper girlfriends, magic mushrooms, flatulence, vandalism, perverted landlords, obnoxious celebrities, ass geysers, and complaining -- lots of complaining. But at its heart is the inspiring story of Adam Lakers Carolla." - from the inner front jacket flap.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -An inside account of the multi-billion pound world of private equity and a masterclass on the art of deal-making.The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everything from cinema chains and pubs to waste management, aircraft leasing and green energy. And it offers a brutally honest appraisal of the deal that almost bankrupted him - the acquisition of multinational music recording and publishing company EMI in 2007, just as a global financial crash loomed on the horizon. Above all, he gives the reader a real sense of what it's like inside the secretive world of private equity, describing in frank detail the pressures and rewards involved. Insightful and page-turning, The Dealmaker will prove inspirational and essential reading for all those who want to understand how huge business negotiations are done, and what makes one of private equity's biggest players tick. 350 pp. Englisch.

Audio Book (CD). Condition: New. Unabridged. Product Description When Oscar Lupe appears 20,000 feet up in the air, his body is frozen solid and free-falling to earth. It shatters on impact. Soon after, a CIA Special Activities Division squad goes rogue with a cargo marked Torchwood that theyve been escorting from somewhere called Cardiff. The Agency puts Rex Matheson on the case. As the strange deaths pile up, Rex realizes there must be experimental tech out there, but someone is obstructing him at every turn. Rex is the CIAs golden boy-but has he met his match in the evasive Mr. Wynter?Based on the hit series created by Russell T. Davies, The Men who Sold the World is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, with Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson. About the Author Guy Adams is the author of Torchwood: The House that Jack Built and was a regular contributor to Torchwood magazine. He wrote the best-selling Rules of Modern Policing: 1973 Edition, The Future of Modern Policing: 1981 Edition and The Wit and Wisdom of Gene Hunt, along with a two-volume series companion to Life on Mars. His other books include The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes and the fantasy novels The World House and Restoration.John Telfer has appeared in more than 35 plays with the Bristol Old Vic Company. Johns other theatre work includes tours with Cambridge, New Vic and Royal National Theatre companies. As well as being a talented actor and presenter, John is a skilful musician. John Telfer joined The Archers in July 2003 as the Reverend Alan Franks at the Vicarage Darrington.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Tuckers bluff isn't done playing matchmaker for the Farradays. Welcome to Ian, book 9 in the Farraday Country series set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston.For Texas Ranger Ian Farraday, nothing beats catching bad guys, except family time in Tuckers Bluff. When fate steps in and brings him face-to-face with one curvy-and unforgettable-damsel in distress, all it takes is a stray puppy and a few missing cows to turn his ranch vacation upside down.Attending a wedding isn't supposed to land Kelly Morgan in jail. Lucky for her, the Farraday men are always ready to save the day-especially one long, tall Texan. Too bad the embarrassing mishap turns out to be the least of her worries. After all, every woman needs a knight in shining armor once-or twice-in a lifetime.Praise for the Farraday Series:'Loved it. Fast moving and fun.' Jodi Thomas, New York Times Bestselling Author on DECLAN'My kind of read! Spend an afternoon with a great romance story, a feisty heroine, and one unforgettable hero.' Lindsay McKenna, New York Times Bestselling Author on ADAM'Chris Keniston gives us a world you'll never want to leave.' Emily March, New York Times Bestselling Author of Eternity Springs series on FARRADAY COUNTRY SERIES'Spellbinding!' Lori Wilde, New York Times Bestselling Author on ETHANMore Books in the Farraday Country Series:Adam - Book 1Brooks - Book 2Connor - Book 3Declan - Book 4Ethan - Book 5Finn - Book 6Grace - Book 7Hannah - Book 8Ian - Book 9Jamison Book 10Keeping Eileen Book 11For more on Chris and her other series check out her website Or follow her on facebook Chris Keniston Author 146 pp. Englisch.

Wraps. Condition: Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. 32 pages, plus 4 counting covers. For organizations to succeed, they need to identify, develop, and support the leaders that will drive their future strategy. Effective succession planning is therefore essential for continued business success. But what do executives around the world really think about their succession initiatives? Do they have a view on what best practices should be, and do their organizations follow it? What do they consider to be the benefits of and the barriers to successful succession planning? Korn Ferry commissioned a global research project on succession planning. The results raise some significant concerns over the risks businesses are taking, while at the same time presenting real opportunities for learning and change. This survey covered 54 countries globally and companies ranging in size from 500 to 50,000 employees. Korn Ferry, headquartered in Los Angeles, is an organizational and people advisory firm and the world's largest provider of executive search. The firm was founded by Lester Korn and Richard Ferry. The two first met in 1962, when they worked for the same Los Angeles accounting firmā "Peat, Marwick, Mitchell. Before leaving to form Korn Ferry, the two made partner at the firm. According to Douglas Cowherd, the firm brought "the practices and standards of professional service firms. into the search business". Cowherd wrote further that Korn Ferry "innovated in three domains", those being: "creat[ing] specialty practice groups that focused on recruiting in particular industries", computerizing the industry, and establishing a "global network of offices", with its first foreign offices opening in 1972. By 1987, fifteen years later, it had 37 offices in fifteen countries servicing around 1250 client corporations and organizations. By the mid-1980s, the company was the largest executive search firm in the world, with Lester Korn serving as Chairman and CEO. In 1989, the firm's revenues exceeded $100 million for the first time. In Asia the company opened its first office during 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. In 1975 Korn Ferry opened an office in Singapore, in 1978 they opened offices in Malaysia and Hong Kong, in 1987 they opened an office in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1994 they opened their first office in India, in 1995 they opened their first office in China, in 1996 they opened their first office in Indonesia, in 1998 they opened their first office in South Korea, and in 2005 they moved their regional head office to Shanghai, China. Korn Ferry began acquiring small to medium-sized enterprises in the 1970s. In 1977 they acquired the Mexico City firm Hazzard & Associados, and in 1979 they acquired Australian-based Guy Pease Associates. In 1978 the company acquired the UK firm John Stork. In 1993 they acquired Carre Orban. In 1999 they acquired the German firm Hofman Herbold. In 2000 they acquired Australian firm Amrop International and PA Consulting Group. In 2001 they purchased Levy Kerson, Helstrom Turner, Westgate Group, and Pearson, Caldwell, and Farnworth. As of 2005, Korn Ferry had 73 offices in forty countries. Then in 2007, Korn Ferry acquired Lominger Ltd and Leader Source, and in 2008 Korn Ferry acquired Lore International Institute. In June 2009, Korn Ferry acquired the London-based executive search firm Whitehead Mann. In 2010 it acquired Sensa Solutions. In 2013 Korn Ferry completed its acquisition of Minneapolis-based PDI Ninth House, a leading, globally-recognized provider of leadership solutions. In 2015 Korn Ferry also acquired Pivot Leadership.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Eating your way to God is about the life our creator designed us for. Discover the healing power of our food and how it is an illustration of a deeper hunger within us all for the ultimate healer Christ the Tree of Life. Learn how the patterns or traditions we develop around our food are indicators of true spiritual and relational health. True health, which is holistic, body, soul and spirit is transferred from house to house, generation to generation, and the dinner table plays a key role in the transference of a lasting legacy. God's greatest desire is for His people to be connected to Him, to metabolize His life, to express His life so that the nations will be healed and curses will be broken. The Bible begins with a Tree of Life before the fall of Adam and ends with the Tree of life who has restored us with a new heaven and earth. Christ is the Tree of Life that brings healing to the nations and sustains us while we are journeying through a fallen world. Learn about the healer of our body, our soul, and our spirit. \* Discover the importance of community at the dinner table. \* Learn how a true disciple expresses Christ's life. \* Discover a spiritual and relational health that changes lives. \* Learn about unhealthy patterns that keep us from functioning by design. \* Discover the TREE OF LIFE. 146 pp. Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Pictorial boards, 239 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 30 cm. Photography by Noah Sheldon. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Introduction: why Colonial Revival?; Explorations: 1781 to the Civil War. Vassall-Craigie Longfellow House, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York; Bremo Recess, Fluvanna County, Virginia; Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia; Discovery and ascendancy: The Civil War to 1910. Bell House, Newport, Rhode Island; Adams House, Macon, Georgia; Harris House, Macon, Georgia; McFaddin-Ward House, Beaumont, Texas; Hill-Stead, Farmington, Connecticut; Holt House, Redlands, California; Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine; Berkeley Villa, Newport, Rhode Island; Triumph: the 1910s to World War II. Beauport, Gloucester, Massachusetts; Watson House, Gilmanton, New Hampshire; Stevens-Coolidge House, North Andover, Massachusetts; Broadhearth, Saugus, Massachusetts; Hospitality Hall, Weathersfield, Connecticut; Blair House, Chicago, Illinois; Reed House, Lake Forest, Illinois; National Society of the Colonial Dames House, New York, New York; Edwards House, San Marino, California; Lefens House, Pasadena, CA; Goslan House, Richmond, Virginia; Shack Mountain, Charlottesville, Virginia; Sandison House, Atlanta, Georgia; Malabar Farm, Mansfield, Ohio; Governor's Palace, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; Endurance: World War II to the present. Schaeffer House, Mamaroneck, New York; Barker House, Nashua, New Hampshire; Pheeney House, Osterville, Massachusetts; Martin House, Atlanta, Georgia; Greeson House, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Greene House, Eastern Shore, Maryland; Farmhouse, Greenwich, Connecticut; Baron-Blue House, Dallas, Texas; Farmlands, Cooperstown, New York. Size: 4to. Collectible.