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Bleeding Heart Square

By: Andrew Taylor

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If Philippa Penhow hadn't gone to Bleeding Heart Square on that January day, you and perhaps everyone else might have lived happily ever after . . . It's 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to--the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive? Legend has it the devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square--but is there now a new and sinister presence lurking in its shadows? Bleeding Heart Square is Andrew Taylor's most compelling mystery yet.

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647

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Hachette+ORM

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1401396453

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9781401396459

Halliwell's Film Quiz Book

By: Andrew Murray

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Halliwell's Film Quiz Book

By: Andrew Murray

Drawing upon the best-selling Halliwell's Film & Video Guide and Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, the Film Quiz Book is a fun and challenging knowledge tester for film buffs and general film fans alike. Expanding on the most well known and immensely succesful film brand, Halliwell's, the Halliwell's Film Quiz Book is packed full with 1,500 questions -- and answers -- on every aspect of the film world. From the best and the worst films, and everything in between, to the actors and actresses who grace the silver screen, it is a comprehensive teaser, guaranteed to stretch even the most knowledgeable film buff. The third book in the Halliwell's range, the Film Quiz Book is a must for all film fans.

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228

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0006531946

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9780006531944

Why Jury Duty Matters

A Citizen's Guide to Constitutional Action

By: Andrew G. Ferguson

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Why Jury Duty Matters

A Citizen's Guide to Constitutional Action

By: Andrew G. Ferguson

Every year thousands of American citizens are summoned for the important civic duty of serving on a jury. What is their role, why is it a duty, and why is it so important? This unique and highly readable book is addressed to a lay audience. It will be useful for those citizens who have served on juries, for those who will someday be called to serve, and, indeed, for anyone who has an inquisitive mind about a crucial part of our legal system. Author Andrew Guthrie Ferguson lucidly describes the history of the jury and explains why juries play such a critical role in the contemporary American system of justice. Copies should be placed in the jury assembly rooms of every courthouse. The book can also be a useful supplement for high school civics courses"--Provided by publisher.

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252

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NYU Press

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0814729029

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9780814729021

Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams

Place, Mobility, and Race in Jazz of the 1930s and '40s

By: Andrew S. Berish

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Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams

Place, Mobility, and Race in Jazz of the 1930s and '40s

By: Andrew S. Berish

Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. In Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams: Place, Mobility, and Race in Jazz of the 1930s and ’40s, Andrew Berish attempts to right this wrong, showcasing how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. By analyzing both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played, Berish bridges two dominant scholarly approaches to the genre, offering not only a new reading of swing era jazz but an entirely new framework for musical analysis in general, one that examines how the geographical realities of daily life can be transformed into musical sound. Focusing on white bandleader Jan Garber, black bandleader Duke Ellington, white saxophonist Charlie Barnet, and black guitarist Charlie Christian, as well as traveling from Catalina Island to Manhattan to Oklahoma City, Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams depicts not only a geography of race but how this geography was disrupted, how these musicians crossed physical and racial boundaries—from black to white, South to North, and rural to urban—and how they found expression for these movements in the insistent music they were creating.

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326

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University of Chicago Press

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0226044947

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9780226044941

Psyched on Bikes

The Bicycle Owner's Handbook

By: B. Andrew Renton

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Psyched on Bikes

The Bicycle Owner's Handbook

By: B. Andrew Renton

Intended for those who care for their bikes, this book provides money-saving tips and techniques for keeping bicycles in good working condition, as well as for making a variety of everyday and emergency roadside repairs. Renton offers advice on what to look for when buying a bike, guidelines for determining whether it should be fixed by a professional, and explanations of important riding rules and regulations. He also reviews bike accessories which enhance performance, foil thieves, and make riding more enjoyable. Topics discussed include the alignment of bike frames; replacing broken or bent wheel spokes; adjusting seats and handle bars; adjusting calliper and coaster brakes; and maintaining 1-18 speed transmissions.

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Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Tab Books

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0830619879

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9780830619870

Thinking about Statutes

Interpretation, Interaction, Improvement

By: Andrew Burrows

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Thinking about Statutes

Interpretation, Interaction, Improvement

By: Andrew Burrows

We are in the age of statutes; and it is indisputable that statutes are swallowing up the common law. Yet the study of statutes as a coherent whole is rare. In these three lectures, given as the 2017 Hamlyn Lecture series, Professor Andrew Burrows takes on the challenge of thinking seriously and at a practical level about statutes in English law. In his characteristically lively and punchy style, he examines three central aspects which he labels interpretation, interaction and improvement. So how are statutes interpreted? Is statutory interpretation best understood as seeking to effect the intention of Parliament or is that an unhelpful fiction? Can the common law be developed by analogy to statutes? Do the judges have too much power in developing the common law and in interpreting statutes? How can our statutes be improved? These and many other questions are explored and answered in this accessible and thought-provoking analysis.

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165

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Cambridge University Press

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1108693075

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9781108693073

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Bleeding Heart Square

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Halliwell's Film Quiz Book

Halliwell's Film Quiz Book

Why Jury Duty Matters

Why Jury Duty Matters

Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams

Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams

Psyched on Bikes

Psyched on Bikes

Thinking about Statutes

Thinking about Statutes

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