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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. Whether they hail from the Lowlands or the Highlands, to be a Scottish author is to part of a quite an extraordinary band of authors and its literary traditions. These beguiling stories example the full range and majesty of their talents and the subjects they explore.

A wonderful collection of 50 phenomenal stories by the world’s great short story writers.

A glorious collection of some of the finest British short stories ever written. The Dog – Arnold Bennet, Not On The Passenger List – Barry Pain, The Old Man’s Tale About The Queer Client – Charles Dickens, The Half Brothers – Elizabeth Gaskell, The Veiled Portrait – James McGovan, Markheim – Robert Louis Stevenson, The Bottle Imp – Robert Louis Stevenson, The Adventures Of The Kind Mr. Smith – William J. Locke, The Man Of Mystery – Barry Pain, The Brazilian Cat – Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle.

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A serial killer is plaguing the once utopic Kingdom of Isle, and the Queen is being berated by her citizens for not doing anything about rising body count. Makenna isn’t allowing her daughter to remain sidelined through these trying times. She’s showing her, first-hand, what it takes to be a leader people could count on, whether Isla is ready for it or not. This responsibility will solely rest on her shoulders one day, whether she likes it or not.

Back to Basics Management explains the difference between business administration and business management, how this distinction has been obscured, and the need to revive the craft of leadership in management. revive the craft of leadership in management. It is an invaluable book for every conscientious manager, detailing the tools used in effective management, and it offers concise and comprehensive guidelines for developing and refining primary leadership skills.

The nation's top CE0s share valuable insights and strategies for solving cutting-edge management and leadership issues, and reveal their most important success secrets. Compiled by the CEO of top consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the memos relay wisdom relevant to the general business audience. Issues include how to leverage technology and improve performance; guide, stimulate, and measure innovations; promote new programs for managing and developing people; and more....

A tempest unexpectedly sweeps in from the sea, hurtling across the downs and into the hills with unrelenting force. The once visible crescent moon is now obscured, as the countryside is shrouded in an impenetrable darkness, punctuated only by the intermittent flashes of lightning. - The captivating opening sentence of the book.

Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.

Our next life together, maybe we’ll be farmers. Maybe we’ll be pirates, or bandits. In our next life, we won’t be royalty. We won’t be born and raised in a castle with all its chains. In the next life, we’ll be normal people... We’ll wait for each other there. No matter how long it takes for us to cross paths, we’ll wait for each other. I’ll find you, or you’ll find me, and we can live our lives through to the bittersweet end, holding each other close, under the roof of a small cottage, somewhere we don’t even know exists right now.

A wonderful collection of spine-tingling, imaginative, terrifying but beautifully written tales to keep you hiding under the bedclothes this Halloween.

We all know that it is inevitable for pain to show up in life; however, too few of us know how to preach through pain in the process. This guide will equip ministers and lay people alike to effectively preach, teach, write, and simply perform while experiencing pain.

This is a delightfully insightful overview of the life and work of Herbert Spencer, the famous evolutionist of the 19th century. Although Spencer's thought is not without controversy, he was nevertheless responsible for a number of important contributions, not the least of which is his coining of the term "survival of the fittest", which Charles Darwin (on the advice of Alfred Russel Wallace) used as a placeholder for his more generalistic term, "natural selection".

For seventeen years, Leon lived a sheltered life, on the safe side of the stone wall encircling the Kingdom of Isle, behind the white bricks piled high to make up the castle he called home. On his wedding night, on the day he married the love of his life, tragedy befalls the Kingdom’s new Prince. With his wife’s life on the line, he must venture out into a world that means him harm. He must do as he was told by a stranger sent by a mysterious Warlock holed up in a cave at the top of Mount Procella: He must journey due north.

The Gospel and the Modern World features 34 of Carson’s essays from Themelios on a wide range of topics, including his vision for the evangelical church, the authoritative word of God, Christ and culture, and Christian discipleship. It also includes articles from editor Brian J. Tabb, Andrew David Naselli, and Collin Hansen. Celebrating an illustrious, Christ-exalting career, this collection imparts years of experience and Christian scholarship to a new generation.

Seven contrasting short stories, all set at Christmastime: 'Mr. Huffam' by Hugh Walpole, 'A Strange Christmas Game' by J. H. Riddell, 'The Christmas Tree and the Wedding' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole, 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry, 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Cop and the Anthem' by O. Henry.

Sherlock Holmes und sein ärgster Widersacher sind tot. Gemeinsam stürzten sie die Reichenbachfälle in der Schweiz hinunter. Das ist zumindest die offizielle Version. In Wahrheit sind die beiden Kontrahenten lebendiger als je zuvor - begierig darauf, die Klingen zum finalen Duell zu kreuzen. Als Mrs. Mary Watson entführt wird, gibt sich der Meisterdetektiv zu erkennen und nimmt gemeinsam mit seinem alten Weggefährten Dr. John Hamish Watson die Spur Moriartys auf. Sie führt tief in die Vergangenheit und fördert so manches Geheimnis hervor.

Robert Turolds obsession with reviving an ancient English title leads him down an ominous path. Just as he is about to claim his heritage, he is mysteriously murdered, with fingers pointed towards his daughter. Strangely, she too vanishes after Roberts shocking revelation of her illegitimacy. The question remains - who was behind Roberts death? What secrets did his manservant Thalassa hold? Join us, as we unravel this riveting mystery.

Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous year 1918, amidst the relentless Great War, lies an ancient English country house steeped in blood and mystery. This tranquil setting is disrupted when a young, listless wife organizes a gathering for her friends from the bustling city of London. Her invitees include war workers, men in uniform, and a renowned explorer with an affinity for jewels. The revelry ends in despair when shes found dead with a gunshot wound and an invaluable heirloom pearl necklace goes missing. Scotland Yard, seemingly barking up the wrong tree, is on the case. Will the ...

Unravel the riveting mystery of the Hampstead Murder. The illustrious High Court Judge, Sir Horace Fewbanks, is found dead in Hampstead, England, with a bullet wound. The case falls into the hands of Private Detective Crewe, a wealthy bachelor who finds crime solving more intellectually stimulating than a chess match with the Russian champion, Turgieff. Assisting Crewe is a savvy fourteen-year-old Cockney boy, Joe, whom Crewe rescued from a life of crime. As the duo navigates a maze of clues and a sea of suspects, they face an inquest, a trial, and eventually uncover an elegantly crafted ...