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Anamnesis

By: Iona Lee

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Iona Lee's debut collection charts the journey of the writer, artist and performer into adulthood. Written in a unique voice, Iona playfully toys with thematic devices in this entertaining exploration of art and artifice, absence and impermanence, truth and tale telling. Characterised by a deep love of language, its music and its magic, these poems reflect on memory, the future and other hauntings. Wittily observed, this collection is an attempt to connect the stars into tidy constellations, and to join the tiny, inchoate dots of self into something traceable and translatable. Humorous and self-aware, gentle and philosophical, Anamnesis is written in the knowledge that in telling one's life-story, one creates it.

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788855736

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9781788855730

Surviving Love, Abuse and Relationships

My Stories, Trials and Triumphs

By: Iona Leigh

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Surviving Love, Abuse and Relationships

My Stories, Trials and Triumphs

By: Iona Leigh

This book is a documentation about my personal experiences with physical abuse and how I managed to survive with my sanity in tack and some self respect left. It talk about the things to look out for in men, it talks about becoming free and finding myself. It tells you my stories of abuse in detail. And how I managed to break a vicious cycle, a disease. It talks about finding happiness and coming to terms if being single and alone.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1493157353

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9781493157358

Bodnant Garden

By: Iona McLaren

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Bodnant Garden

By: Iona McLaren

One of the wonders of the world" Harold Nicolson From its humble origins, Bodnant (which in Welsh means 'dwelling by the stream'), this historic Grade 1 listed garden has become a must-visit attraction for garden lovers around the globe. Nestled in the Conwy Valley, in the foothills of Snowdonia, the climate and soil – as well as the vision of five generations of one family – have shaped this garden into a world-class masterpiece. With eighty acres that include elegant terraces, glades, dells and water gardens – and not least the famous laburnum arch – theatrical vistas await at every viewpoint. Bodnant Garden was given into the care of the National Trust in 1949 and with their support and commitment to continue the legacy they are intent on making Bodnant accessible and enjoyed widely by all. Highlights include: Laburnum Arch – a dazzling 55 metre walkway under a pergola of golden flowers The Dell – a valley of giant trees and a meandering river The Italianate Terraces – breathe in the fragrance of beautiful old roses as you explore the terraces Rhododendrons – see some of the award-winning plants and hybrids that have established Bodnant on the world horticultural stage

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Batsford Books

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1841659223

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9781841659220

Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources 2

By: Iona Community

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Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources 2

By: Iona Community

Another wide-ranging collection of resources, including material for Advent, Christmas, Lent and Holy Week. Also includes a reflection, meditation and prayer for Holocaust Memorial Day; resources and ideas for remembering the Bible with women; prayers by and for kids; all-age resources for Pentecost and Ascension, and Christmastime; harvest prayers; a meditative look at climate change, the sacredness of all life and human responsibility; a blessing for a new car; stories and reflections for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel; a reflection and prayer on racial justice; prayers for Remembrance Sunday; a reflection, meditation, and ideas for taking action on homelessness ...So - as always with the Iona Community - worship which is contextual, prophetic, with a strong justice and peace edge. Originally published as single digital downloads.

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Wild Goose Publications

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1849526931

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9781849526937

The Class of 1761

Examinations, State, and Elites in Eighteenth-Century China

By: Iona Man-Cheong

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The Class of 1761

Examinations, State, and Elites in Eighteenth-Century China

By: Iona Man-Cheong

The Class of 1761 reveals the workings of China's imperial examination system from the unique perspective of a single graduating class. The author follows the students' struggles in negotiating the examination system along with bureaucratic intrigue and intellectual conflict, as well as their careers across the Empire—to the battlefields of imperial expansion in Annam and Tibet, the archives where the glories of the empire were compiled, and back to the chambers where they in turn became examiners for the next generation of aspirants. The book explores the rigors and flexibilities of the examination system as it disciplined men for political life and shows how the system legitimated both the Manchu throne and the majority non-Manchu elite. In the system's intricately articulated networks, we discern the stability of the Qing empire and the fault lines that would grow to destabilize it.

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Stanford University Press

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0804767130

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9780804767132

Jack and the Beanstalk: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

By: Iona Treahy

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Jack and the Beanstalk: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

By: Iona Treahy

This ebook has been optimised for viewing on colour devices. Based on the traditional fairy tale 'Jack and the Beanstalk', this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Jack's mother is very angry when he swaps their only cow for some magic beans. But before Jack knows it, he is off on a big adventure! Part of the Ladybird 'First Favourite Tales' series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - this ebook contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

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Penguin UK

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0718195213

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9780718195212

John Berger

Ways of Learning

By: Iona Heath

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John Berger

Ways of Learning

By: Iona Heath

Iona Heath relates the importance that John Berger's work and friendship had on her working life as a GP. It includes extracts from letters that span 20 years of her correspondence with John Berger. In this book, Iona Heath writes about reading John Berger's writing over more than 50 years and her friendship and correspondence with him over the best part of 20 years. Dr Heath found that both of these interacted profoundly with her work as a general practitioner in a deprived urban area in London. For Iona Heath, general practice is a quite extraordinary undertaking: every working day, sitting with a succession of unique individuals, each worried about some aspect of their health or life circumstances, many burdened by unspoken fears, and each seeking some form of answer. Starting with A Fortunate Man, when she was an ignorant but hopeful undergraduate medical student, she found reading John Berger on any subject had something new to tell her about the aspirations and detail of her work: clues about how to look and how to listen and much else. Later when they started to correspond, Iona Heath found herself in the privileged position of being able to check her understanding directly with the writer and on each occasion found deeper levels of awareness and insight. She is convinced that reading John Berger made her a better doctor.

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Oxford University Press

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0192679252

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9780192679253

The Green Bookshop

Recommended Reading for Doctors and Others from the Medical Journal Education for Primary Care

By: John Salinsky,Iona Heath,Matthew Walters

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The Green Bookshop

Recommended Reading for Doctors and Others from the Medical Journal Education for Primary Care

By: John Salinsky,Iona Heath,Matthew Walters

This collection that was first published in 2009, and is recommended reading for doctors and others includes: The Green Bookshop opens its doors; Books that won prizes; Great books that should have won prizes; Two books by one writer; A handful of classic novels; Short stories and essays; Books and the cinema; Biography and memoirs; Classic books about general practice; Best new books about general practice; Consultation and communication; Education for primary care; Psychiatry, psychology and a bit of philosophy, and Reading for pleasure.

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CRC Press

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1315342960

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9781315342962

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

By: Iona Opie,Peter Opie

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The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

By: Iona Opie,Peter Opie

First published in 1959, Iona and Peter Opie's The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also a splendid and enduring work of literature. Going outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe and investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence and activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites and rhymes, jokes and jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "the greatest of savage tribes, and the only one which shows no signs of dying out.

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New York Review of Books

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0940322692

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9780940322691

A Lethal Lesson

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

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A Lethal Lesson

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

Shortlisted for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award An Indigo Top 10 Best Mystery of 2021 A Globe and Mail bestseller #1 Bestselling New Release in Canada Lane Winslow trades crime solving for substitute teaching in the eighth installment of this mystery series that Kirkus Reviews calls “riveting”. Back home in the Kootenays after her Arizona honeymoon, Lane offers her assistance when neither the outgoing teacher, Rose, nor her replacement, Wendy, show up at the local schoolhouse one blizzardy Monday in December. But when she finds the teachers' cottage ransacked with Rose unconscious and bleeding, and Wendy missing, Lane delivers Rose to the hospital in Nelson and turns the case over to her exasperated husband, Inspector Darling, and his capable colleagues, Sergeant Ames and Constable Terrell. Never one to leave a post unmanned, Lane enlists as substitute teacher for the final two weeks before the Christmas holidays, during which time she discovers a threatening note in the teachers' desk and a revolver in the supply cupboard. But these clues only convolute the case further. Who has been tormenting these women, and where has Wendy gone? Meanwhile, Darling finds the body of a hit-and-run victim in a snowbank miles outside of Nelson, the residents of King's Cove are preoccupied by the possibility of a new neighbour, and Sergeant Ames is as confused as ever by the inimitable Tina Van Eyck.

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TouchWood Editions

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1771513543

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9781771513548

Framed in Fire

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

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Framed in Fire

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

Nominated for a 2023 Lefty Award An April 2022 Loan Stars Top 10 A shallow grave, a missing person, and near-fatal arson keep Lane, Darling, and the Nelson police on high alert in the latest mystery in this Globe and Mail bestselling series. It’s early spring 1948 and Lane arrives in New Denver to find that her friend, Peter Barisoff, is not at home. Instead, in a nearby meadow, she encounters Tom, an Indigenous man in search of his ancestral lands. Lane is intrigued. Unfortunately, once Peter returns home, the day takes a gloomy turn when the trio uncovers human remains next to Peter’s garden, and Lane must tell her husband, Inspector Darling, that she’s inadvertently stumbled into his professional domain—again. Back in Nelson, the Vitalis, Lane and Darling’s favourite restaurateurs, are victims of arson. Constable Terrell’s investigation suggests prejudice as a motive, and the case quickly escalates, as the Vitalis receive increasingly threatening notes of warning. Meanwhile, Sergeant Ames works a robbery while alienating Tina Van Eyck in his personal time, and a swirling rumour sets the entire station on edge and prompts an RCMP investigation into Darling’s integrity. Amid the local bustle series readers have come to love, Framed in Fire is bound up in difficult questions of community and belonging, and the knowledge that trusted neighbours can sometimes be as sinister as a stranger in the dark.

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TouchWood Editions

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1771513810

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9781771513814

Geriatric Emergencies

By: Iona Murdoch,Sarah Turpin,Bree Johnston,Alasdair MacLullich,Eve Losman

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Geriatric Emergencies

By: Iona Murdoch,Sarah Turpin,Bree Johnston,Alasdair MacLullich,Eve Losman

Geriatric Emergencies is a practical guide to the common conditions affecting older patients who present in an emergency to hospital or primary care. Beginning with the essentials of history taking and clinical examination, the book covers a comprehensive range of emergencies, emphasizing the different management approaches which may be required in older patients. Common geriatric presentations such as falls, delirium and stroke, are explored in detail in addition to more diverse topics such as abdominal pain, major trauma and head injury. Ethical considerations such as advanced care planning, palliative care and capacity assessment are discussed with practical tips on communicating with patients and their relatives. Geriatric Emergencies provides concise up-to-date guidance to the emergency management of the older patient. It is a recommended resource for all health professionals working in the acute environment, in which a large proportion of patients are aged over 65.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118655575

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9781118655573

Daddy's Baby Girl . . . Forever!

A Collection of Spirit-Filled Poetry

By: Joyce Iona Richard Montgomery

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Daddy's Baby Girl . . . Forever!

A Collection of Spirit-Filled Poetry

By: Joyce Iona Richard Montgomery

This book is for anyone who has ever had a broken heart. Anyone who has ever broken someone’s heart. Anyone who has ever made a mistake and tried to fix it alone. Anyone who has had a loved one die. Anyone who has ever been lonely. Anyone who has had to wait on their deliverance. Anyone who has ever had suicidal thoughts. Anyone who has been at the end of their rope. Anyone who has experienced the true meaning of despair. Anyone who has thought they were all that only to be reminded that they were not. Anyone who has ever felt worthless and unlovable. Anyone who has been accused of something they didn’t do, and anyone who has been convicted of something they did do. I pray that you’ll find God, comfort, knowledge, and power through the reading of this book.

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Trafford Publishing

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1490792279

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9781490792279

A Deceptive Devotion

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

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A Deceptive Devotion

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

Wedding bells, a grisly murder, and a defecting Russian spy bring drama to King’s Cove in the newest Lane Winslow mystery, a series that the Globe and Mail calls “terrific.” A wedding is on the horizon for Lane Winslow and Inspector Darling. As one of the few Russian speakers in her community, Lane is obliged to act as translator and hostess for Countess Orlova, an elderly Russian woman who has tracked her missing brother to the Nelson area. Nelson PD investigates, but then the murder of a lone hunter in the hills above King’s Cove takes top priority. Darling works the case with a Constable Oxley—a newcomer to the area, assigned in Constable Ames’ temporary absence—and a British agent contacts Lane to warn her to be on the lookout for a fleeing Russian defector. Bound by the Wartime Secrets Act, Lane is conflicted about keeping the information from Darling, especially when it begins to put a strain on their relationship. Fans of Maisie Dobbs and the Kopp Sisters will delight in this rousing adventure of intrigue and espionage.

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1771513012

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9781771513012

A Match Made for Murder

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

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A Match Made for Murder

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

Winner of the 2021 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award “An intriguing mix of character, plot, time, and place. Highly recommended.” —Ian Hamilton, author of the bestselling Ava Lee novels Lane and Darling's Arizona honeymoon is interrupted by gunshots in the newest instalment in a series Kirkus Reviews calls "relentlessly exciting." It’s November, and Lane and Darling have escaped the chilly autumn in the Kootenays for a honeymoon at the posh and romantic Santa Cruz Inn in sunny Tucson, Arizona. But despite her very best intentions to relax, soon after their arrival Lane’s plans to spend the holiday poolside with a good mystery are interrupted by gunfire. One of the hotel’s wealthy guests has been shot point blank and Lane is second on the scene. Though Lane and Darling attempt to distance themselves from the investigation, the longer they stay at the Santa Cruz Inn, the deeper they are drawn into a web of suspects and bystanders, and a collection of seemingly perfect marriages fraught with jealousy and violence. The situation threatens first their honeymoon and then their lives when Lane puts herself directly in the sights of local criminals who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Back in Nelson, Sergeant Ames has been left in charge of the department during Darling’s absence. As he investigates a case of vandalism at the Van Eyck garage, it seems to lead directly to the death of the suspected vandal himself. Working with Constable Terrell, the new recruit, to piece together what happened in this strange and unsettling murder, Ames finds his romantic interest in mechanic Tina Van Eyck creates complications that are more than awkward; they could be deadly. Fans of Maisie Dobbs and the Kopp sisters will delight in the latest Lane Winslow, a study of matrimony and mirage in the American Southwest.

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1771513276

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9781771513272

A Sorrowful Sanctuary

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

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A Sorrowful Sanctuary

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

In the fifth book of the series that the Globe and Mail calls “terrific,” Lane Winslow investigates the murder of an unidentified man she found adrift in a boat near King’s Cove. Lane Winslow is enjoying a perfect, sunny day at the lake when she spots a gravely injured young man drifting in a sinking rowboat. Hypothermic, bleeding, and soaked in icy, bloody water, he is unable to speak, leaving Lane at a loss. What series of events brought him to this grisly fate? Darling and Ames are quick to pick up the case, but leads are few until Angela’s young son finds an unsettling clue on the beach—a bright red swastika lapel pin—that points to the National Unity Party of Canada. When the anonymous man succumbs to his injuries, Darling and Lane are thrown headlong into a murder investigation with ties to the old country. Fans of Maisie Dobbs, Bess Crawford, and the ever-popular Kopp Sisters will be enchanted by Lane Winslow, a clever, no-nonsense sleuth based on the author’s own mother, who was a wartime spy.

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1771512903

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9781771512909

Anamnesis

By: Iona Lee

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By: Iona Lee

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1788855736

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Surviving Camp Analog: Official Junior Novel Adaptation

By: Iona Stuart,Lee Fanning

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Surviving Camp Analog: Official Junior Novel Adaptation

By: Iona Stuart,Lee Fanning

After a prank for their channel goes too far, the Shocklosers are shipped off to Camp Analog—a summer camp nightmare! At Camp Analog, there are only rules—like no video games, no wifi and no phones! And to make it even worse, every kid there likes it that way! But is there more going on at the camp than meets the eye? And can the Shocklosers survive it? Based on the new movie, this fun junior novel also includes activities and facts exploring real-world STEM topics! Super Science Showcase. Smart Adventures for Smart Kids.

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Wonder Mill Cosmos

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194956178X

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9781949561784

To Track a Traitor

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

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To Track a Traitor

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

With events spanning both world wars, the tenth installment in the Lane Winslow mystery—which first began with the bestselling adventure A Killer in King's Cove—series is a transatlantic tale of sibling rivalry, infidelity, and espionage. It’s an early morning in May when Lane is pulled from a deep sleep by a concerning phone call from Scotland—her grandfather has had a heart attack. Lane hastily makes plans to fly overseas, and a dejected Inspector Darling prepares himself for a stint of bachelorhood. But before he can begin to dwell on it the Nelson Police learn that Ben Arden, a local cad, has gone out for a late-night boat ride and not returned, which immediately sets the town rumour mill churning. In Scotland Lane finds her grandfather on the mend but her estranged sister Diana caught up in stressful—and mysterious—circumstances of her own. As Lane follows the thread leading from South Africa to Aberdeen to the War Office in London it becomes apparent that her sister is on the run, and that keeping secrets seems to be a Winslow family trait. Back at the Nelson Police station a strange assemblage of clues begins to amass around the Arden case, stretching from the local printshop all the way back to the Great War. But progress is interrupted when the mayor himself issues a demand that Darling travel to England to tie up a decades-old mystery with local connections. True to form, upon Darling’s arrival in London he is quickly swept up in Lane’s mission, which threatens to endanger the entire family.

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1771513888

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9781771513883

God’S Grace and Mercy Brought Me Through

A Study of Romans

By: Iona Hollins

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God’S Grace and Mercy Brought Me Through

A Study of Romans

By: Iona Hollins

What would you say is the greatest gift youve ever received? I dont have to guess; I can answer unequivocally. The greatest gift of my life is the magnanimous grace of God. This song says it all: Your grace and mercy brought me through / Im living this moment because of you / I want to thank you and praise you too / Your grace and mercy brought me through / What else is there? What words of praise? At what cost to man, what treasure of humanity? The only thing that counts is that the grace of God has come down to man. Its free. Come taste how good God is.

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AuthorHouse

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1524647829

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9781524647827

Lightning Strikes the Silence

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

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Lightning Strikes the Silence

A Lane Winslow Mystery

By: Iona Whishaw

Beginning with a bang, the latest mystery in the series Publishers Weekly calls “highly entertaining” is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice. A warm June afternoon in King’s Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive. At the Nelson Police Station, Inspector Darling and Sergeant Ames, following up on a report of a nighttime heist at the local jeweller’s, discover the jeweller himself dead in his office, apparently bludgeoned, and a live wire hanging off the back of the building. As Lane attempts to speed the search for the girl’s family with her own lines of inquiry, Darling and his team dig deeper into a local connection between the jeweller and a fellow businessman that leads across the pond to Cornwall and north to a mining interest on the McKenzie River. Away at her police course in Vancouver, Sergeant Terrell’s favourite (former) waitress April McAvity is drawn into the case when Darling asks for her help with finding possible relatives in the city for Lane’s young charge. Meanwhile offices are being ransacked and someone is following Lane. Through the alleyways of Nelson onto the country roads and woods trails of King’s Cove, the latest Winslow mystery is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice.

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TouchWood Editions

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1771514337

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9781771514330

The Gila Monster

By: Iona Seibert Hiser

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The Gila Monster

By: Iona Seibert Hiser

Introduces the physical characteristics and habits of the poisonous lizard native to the Southwest.

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Steck-Vaughn

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0811477398

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9780811477390

The People in the Playground

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Iona Opie

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The People in the Playground

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Iona Opie

For nearly forty years Iona Opie worked with her late husband Peter on a notable series of books on the traditional lore of childhood. As part of the fieldwork from 1970 onwards, she visited the local school playground every week. The children accepted Mrs Opie as a regular feature of the playground, a harmless collector of jokes and games. Her aim, however, was to provide the living context of school-lore, rather than the lore itself. She achieved this by writing down events exactly as they happened, and conversationsexactly as they were spoken. The result is a startlingly honest portrait of children at play, at once charming and hilarious, alarming and poignant, and full of infectious vitality. We see games seasons as they come and go, watch ephemeral amusements being devised and forgotten, and see how school-lore evolves and is transmitted. Much fundamental human behaviour is recoreded: the differences in attitudes between the sexes; the boys' irrevocable devotion to fighting andfootball, and their innate kindness; the art of storytelling; the friendships and enmities; the excited interest in sex; the diversity of characters; and above all, the hilarity which pervades the playground, creating entertainment out of trivialities. In the uninhibited language and astonishing inventiveness chronicled in these pages we recognize the games and jokes of previous generations; at once a revelation and a reassurance of continuity, this book offers a unique insight into the world of the child.

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