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One Spring Night

By: Isla Dean

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From #1 bestselling author Isla Dean comes the third novella in the One Night Collection, ONE SPRING NIGHT. Mystery writer, Kara Keaton, moved to small town Stonebridge to start her life over after her husband’s death. Between writing, renovating the hundred-year-old home she purchased, and trying to figure out how to keep the plants in her greenhouse alive, she stays busy. But not so busy that she doesn’t enjoy her daily visits to the Plumber’s Pub where the cheer of the town rings long and loud. And it certainly isn't a hardship to watch the stoic and sexy Ben Roberts behind the bar. The steadiest of the siblings, Ben's love and pride in being part of his family's pub is palpable. He's a straight-shooter--when it's important--with a strong stature and golden eyes that show darker hints of what runs deep within him. And from the day he meets the mysterious Kara, he’s a man who knows what he wants. He just hasn't found a way into her world. Yet. With a spring storm barreling through the quaint New England town, Kara begins to let down her guard, and starts to understand that her heart truly is ready to love again. SPECIAL NOTE TO READERS: Each book in the One Night Collection is a standalone novella, featuring new characters with a story all their own, that takes place over the course of one night. The exception to this is One Summer Night (coming summer 2016!) which features a fun roundup of all the main characters in the collection as they come together for a fabulous Fourth of July celebration. One Night CollectionONE AUTUMN NIGHTONE WINTER NIGHTONE SPRING NIGHTONE SUMMER NIGHT (coming summer 2016) *REVIEWS*Praise for Isla Dean"Rich, expansive imagination…the stories seem to flow through her." Sierra Star Praise for One Autumn Night“The heroine has a ton of spunk and spirit.” Smexy Books "Escapism at its finest…Isla Dean does it again." L.L., Writer Praise for Valor In Darkness“The perfect travel companion. Isla Dean weaves a story of love in a small town like no other.” Wayfare Magazine Praise for Sapphire Sea"A lyrical delight all your senses will enjoy." Angelo Pizelo, contributing author of Peaceful Earth

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Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

By: Margaret L Ross,James P Chalmers,Isla Callander

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Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

By: Margaret L Ross,James P Chalmers,Isla Callander

A comprehensive and detailed examination of the law of evidence in the broadest of civil and criminal contexts. The emphasis is upon rigorous examination of the issues affecting all who work with the law of evidence whether in court, chamber practice or legal education. The fifth edition takes account of a range of relevant new legislation, including the following statutes: · Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 · Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 · Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 · Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc (Scotland) Act 2016 · Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 It includes relevant case law, including significant developments in respect of opinion evidence, real evidence and corroboration.

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751

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526514478

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9781526514479

A Stranger Thing

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

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A Stranger Thing

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

Elvie Nara is sequestered away by the Almiri after her baby is born and it is not what was expected"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1481442872

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Mothership

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

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Mothership

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

If Elvie Nara could do it over again, she probably would not have enrolled at the Hanover School for Expecting Teen Mothers for her junior year of high school. Orbiting Earth in a decommissioned space cruiser loses some of its charm when there's a baby practicing karate on your bladder. Then again, she probably wouldn't have gotten involved with sweet-but-dumb Cole Archer in the first place, since he's the moron who got her pregnant and then bailed. The only thing that could possibly make Elvie's year any worse would be if, say, the ship were attacked by ray gun-toting commandos, and the school's faculty turned out to be totally evil. Oh, and if Cole Archer were one of the commandos. Yeah, that'd be worse." -- Page [4] cover.

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Simon and Schuster

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1481442864

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9781481442862

Rituals for Life

A guide to creating meaningful rituals inspired by nature

By: Isla Macleod

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Rituals for Life

A guide to creating meaningful rituals inspired by nature

By: Isla Macleod

Rituals are among the most powerful tools we have to create meaning and cultivate wellbeing in our lives. In Rituals for Life, you can learn to live a more intentional life, enriched by your connection with nature. The book explores the essential components of ritual and how to use them to bring happiness and inner peace into your every day life. Includes instructions for twenty rituals, some for every day and others for specific moments and occasions, that you can adapt for your own needs, as well as an exploration of the roots and purposes of ritual. Beautifully illustrated by Luisa Rivera, this inspiring book is a guide more authentic and soulful way of living.

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Laurence King Publishing

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1399617567

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9781399617567

Pensions at Work

Socially Responsible Investment of Union-Based Pension Funds

By: Jack Quarter,Isla Carmichael,Sherida Ryan

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Pensions at Work

Socially Responsible Investment of Union-Based Pension Funds

By: Jack Quarter,Isla Carmichael,Sherida Ryan

Pension funds have come to play an increasingly important role within the new economy. According to Statistics Canada, in 2006, trusteed pension funds in Canada had $836 billion of assets and represented the savings of 4.6 million Canadian workers. Pensions at Work is a unique collection of papers that uses a labour perspective to deal with the socially responsible investment of pension funds. Featuring leading Canadian and international scholars, it builds on existing scholarship on socially responsible investment and on the growing interest of the Canadian labour movement in joint trusteeship. What is unique about this collection is that it synthesizes three distinct themes - socially responsible investment, pension funds, and labour studies. The contributors address an array of critical issues such as gaps in the education of union trustees of pension funds, the impact of human capital criteria on shareholder returns, the influence of corporate engagement upon corporate performance, and the nature of public-private partnerships (PPPs). Although the essays in Pensions at Work all address the nexus between socially responsible investment, pension funds, and unions, each looks at a particular manifestation of that relationship through a different disciplinary lens. This collection moves the discussion to pension funds in which union representatives are also trustees, a relatively new approach that will be of great interest to institutional investors, the labour movement, and instructors in labour studies programs.

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495

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University of Toronto Press

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1442691859

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9781442691858

Second World War British Military Camouflage

Designing Deception

By: Isla Forsyth

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Second World War British Military Camouflage

Designing Deception

By: Isla Forsyth

Second World War British Military Camouflage offers an original approach to the cultures and geographies of military conflict, through a study of the history of camouflage. Isla Forsyth narrates the scientific biography of Dr Hugh Cott (1900-1987), eminent zoologist and artist turned camoufleur, and entwines this with the lives of other camouflage practitioners, to trace the sites of camouflage's developments. Moving through the scientists' fieldsite, the committee boardroom, the military training site and the soldiers' battlefield, this book uncovers the history of this ambiguous military invention, and subverts a long-dominant narrative of camouflage as solely a protective technology. This study demonstrates that, as camouflage transformed battlefields into unsettling theatres of war, there were lasting consequences not only for military technology and knowledge, but also for the ethics of battle and the individuals enrolled in this process.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474222625

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Health and the City

Disease, Environment and Government in Norwich, 1200-1575

By: Isla Fay

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Health and the City

Disease, Environment and Government in Norwich, 1200-1575

By: Isla Fay

An exploration of the health, sanitation, and cleanliness of one of England's most important medieval and early modern cities.

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Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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1903153603

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9781903153604

The World Forgot

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

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The World Forgot

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

Teen mom Elvie Nara searches the universe after her daughter has been kidnapped.

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Simon and Schuster

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1481442880

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9781481442886

Clear Out the Static in Your Attic

A Writer's Guide for Turning Artifacts Into Art

By: Rebecca Bridge,Isla McKetta

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Clear Out the Static in Your Attic

A Writer's Guide for Turning Artifacts Into Art

By: Rebecca Bridge,Isla McKetta

An easy-to-follow guidebook. This is the ultimate collection of fun and thought provoking writing inspirations, exercises, reflections, and prompts for story writers and poets alike. This book includes prompts, examples, and helpful nuggets of creative power to set you on your way to writing the best work of your life.Your mind is like your attic -- it's already filled with everything you need to write your story or poem -- a lifetime's worth of material. We're here to help you take your memories along with the wealth of words that are already part of your life and assemble them into stories, poems, and essays. Organized around items you might find in an attic, the prompts in this book will help you find inspiration in everyday objects and experiences.

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SCB Distributors

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1938912594

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9781938912597

The Art of Determination

By: Isla Stone

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The Art of Determination

By: Isla Stone

The story unfolds about the young woman's life. Her insecurities and fears are painfully palpable as she begins to open up in her dairy and explains her journey navigating her inner stormy seas. Isla's journey starts when she finally decides that she can no longer continue in her drug and alcohol induced state. She has run away for long enough. The pain of staying the same became far too painful, but she was also not certain that the beginning of this new recovering journey, facing that which she ran away from was going to be any easier. This story unfolds and becomes a beautiful dance of emotion, healing and thought. Realisations are delivered in moments with increasing clarity and she takes you on a healing journey with all the bumps and joyful emotion with her.

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Balboa Press

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1982244844

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One Spring Night

By: Isla Dean

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One Spring Night

By: Isla Dean

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Incarcerating Motherhood

The Enduring Harms of First Short Periods of Imprisonment on Mothers

By: Isla Masson

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Incarcerating Motherhood

The Enduring Harms of First Short Periods of Imprisonment on Mothers

By: Isla Masson

Incarcerating Motherhood explores how initial short period in prisons can negatively impact mothers and their children. We have much yet to understand about the enduring harms caused by first time incarceration, especially for minimal time periods and for mothers with dependent children. With large numbers of female prisoners currently incarcerated for short periods in England and Wales (either on short sentences or remand), many of whom are primary caregivers, this book asks: what kind of impact does this imprisonment has on both parent and child in the long term? Based on original research, the experiences of sixteen mothers are presented to voice the material, physical and emotional consequences of short-term imprisonment. The book explores to what extent these mothers lose their sense of identity in a short space of time, whether this continues to affect them post-custody, and what level of support they are provided during and post-custody. This book also explores what bearing the initial separation and the care provided during the mother’s absence will have on their children’s lives, as well as whether the affects of imprisonment on the mother also increase the vulnerability of her children. Incarcerating Motherhood provides a platform for readers to hear how a ‘short sharp shock’ can cause enduring harms to an already vulnerable group in society and how even short-term imprisonment have long-lasting and multi-dimensional consequences.

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370

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Routledge

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1351729209

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9781351729208

Heavenly Pleasures

By: Isla Dennes

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Heavenly Pleasures

By: Isla Dennes

Who would have thought a group of working girls would help Brooke find not only herself but the love of her life, too? But at Heavenly Pleasures, quite a lot of things are possible... Meet Brooke, a self-confessed shopaholic turned reluctant brothel receptionist, as she stumbles through life, trying to live up to her parents' and fiancé's high expectations—at the cost of her now low self-esteem. Who would have thought a group of working girls would help her rediscover her inner strength and finally tackle her personal demons? But at Heavenly Pleasures, the rules are made to be broken and new opportunities are just around the corner...

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Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

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1786864266

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9781786864260

Sex, Spoons & Salsa

By: Isla Dennes

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Sex, Spoons & Salsa

By: Isla Dennes

Thrown into salsa lessons by her therapist, Fiona stumbles her way from depression to happiness and, numerous disasters later, finally finds her rhythm again. As if it wasn't bad enough to be living back home with her parents after leaving the Two-timing Lying Bastard, Fiona also finds herself socially ostracized after a drunken dancefloor disaster at the Returned Servicemen's League disco, resulting in her father practically frog-marching her off to a psychologist. Sounds very Hollywood, right? Except, when your parents are Scottish, it goes without saying that any therapist is of the budget variety. As part of her plunge into the surreal world of therapy, Fiona's instructed to have dance lessons to raise her self-esteem, in the process emptying her father's wallet and threatening the sanctity of his prized spoon collection to foot the bill. And that's despite Fiona's three left feet, all of which are rhythm challenged. Salsa lessons, secrets and lies, a riotous bachelorette night and a disastrous wedding see Fiona's life spiraling as wildly out of control as her salsa. With her therapist's help, she should be able to see the truth lurking just below the surface and finally take back control once and for all—that is, unless her so-called friends have anything to do with it. Reader's Advisory: This book contains references to implications of emotional abuse and a brief description of dubious consent.

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1786862018

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9781786862013

Mothership

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

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Mothership

By: Martin Leicht,Isla Neal

In 2074, while attending the Hanover School for Expecting Teen Mothers aboardan Earth-orbiting spaceship, 16-year-old Elvie finds herself in the middle ofan alien race war and makes a startling discovery about her pregnancy.

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