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Only Sherlock Holmes, Watson and a motley band of music hall artistes stand between England and invasion by a Foreign Power! The murder of a boy by village bullies leads to the uncovering of a dastardly plot against the Royal Navy.The strongman in a music hall act disappears with a lady of the chorus, leading to a murder investigation that uncovers a cunning scheme to undermine Britain's naval supremacy and leave her ships helpless in the face of her enemies. In the second of six stories told by Watson in the traditional style, with perhaps a wry twist, a safe is blown at a jeweller in the City of London. Suspicion immediately falls on a professional safecracker, but is all as it seems? Doctor Watson is forced to operate at gunpoint on a wounded thief while Holmes follows slender clues to rescue him. To what lengths will Holmes go to rescue his friend? A British officer is released from captivity by Burmese bandits and Holmes is called in to establish his bona fides. Is he who he purports to be, or an imposter coveting the family title and estates. Jabez Wilson's pawnbroker's shop, the scene of the Case of the Redheaded League, may be at the centre of another conspiracy. Holmes returns to Sax Coburg Square to unravel the mystery. Lastly, the misogynist composer of a popular jingle fears his work is being plagiarised, but is he the true author of the song? Sleuth with Sherlock Holmes in these traditional short stories, narrated by Doctor Watson.

In the winter of 1889, Sherlock Holmes tracks the missing heir of an industrial tycoon as an unknown respiratory disease sweeps across the country and much of the world. Holmes and Watson witness the perfect murder when a prominent judge is slain at an exclusive dinner party. A footman carrying a fortune in jewels disappears from a snowbound train. Has he absconded with his mistress's gems, or are more sinister forces at work? Strange Druidic rituals at a country-house shooting party in the Welsh marches lead to murder. Which of the guests has done the deed? The colonel of the 20th Lancers has been murdered in their cantonment in Kotapur in India, and his butler has been arrested. Can Holmes solve the case from his sitting room 5,000 miles away? Five stories told in the traditional style - with a touch of humour - by Doctor Watson.

A wave of rabies cases terrorises the people of London. Doctor Watson accompanies his colleague Doctor Glover to examine Marie, a young French-Canadian girl in terrible distress. When she dies a few days later, Watson and Holmes are caught in a web of deceit, superstition, and murder among the Métis fur trappers and merchants of the Red River Valley. In the second of four stories told by Watson in the traditional style with a touch of humour, a flamboyantly dressed man is murdered in a church courtyard. A robbery gone wrong, as the police say, or is there a darker motive to his death? Banker Mr Merriweather engages Holmes to examine a gentleman's wallet he found in his wife's sewing basket containing seven counterfeit gold coins. A prominent Biblical scholar and archaeologist is found dead in his hotel room. What is the secret of the red bones? Investigate these Sherlock Holmes stories told by Doctor Watson in the traditional style - come, there's not a moment to lose!

In the aftermath of his chaotic administration, ex-President Trump escapes the blizzard of House committee hearings and Grand Jury investigations for a vacation in Moscow.While he arm-wrestles President Putin for world domination, back in Washington the new president struggles to repair America's shattered international reputation and reunite a country riven by political, religious and ethnic discord.Congressman Jack Gould, House Speaker, has been offered the vice presidency, but he needs the new president's public confirmation and he is not returning Jack's calls.Jack's attempts to have a face-to-face meeting with the president lead to a chase across the country and set off a chain of events that threaten to ignite a second Civil War and the thermonuclear annihilation of Belgium, London and most of Arkansas.An alternate version of Alternate Facts was published before the Trump win as Neon Martini. The book had to be drastically revised to reflect that unreality.

Mikey Cleary is a bright boy from a working class, Anglo-Irish family who lives in a confusion of worlds, each with its own senseless rules and bizarre inhabitants.Why does police sergeant 'Killer' Wells chase Jim the Bookie and never catch him? Why won't Mikey's father talk about the War? The streets around Mikey's house were flattened by the German bombers just twenty years before and everyone is obsessed with the War, but Mikey's dad won't talk about it; he won't even tell his son how he won his gold medal.Hamlet & Me is a darkly comic story in which young Mikey faces crises at home, at his new school and at the Old Vic theatre where Peter O'Toole is playing a reluctant Hamlet under the irascible direction of Laurence Olivier. The novel is set in London in October 1963, during a week in which Mikey's granny dies, the National Theatre is born and Mikey learns important lessons in tolerance, understanding and loyalty from the characters he meets in the streets surrounding his home, the local street market and the theatre.Mikey's encounters with his friends and neighbours and with the actors at the Old Vic shape his growing understanding of his world.

The Queen's spymasters in the newly created Special (Secret) Branch of Scotland Yard inform the Prime Minister that Her Majesty is at grave risk of assassination during the Jubilee procession to Westminster Abbey. Blood-oath Irish Republican fanatics have vowed to kill the Queen and her family using Dynamite bombs of terrible potency. In this second book in the Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston series, Holmes and his companions Doctor Watson and Winston Churchill are called in not only to prevent a Dynamite outrage against the Queen, but to avert a catastrophic war that might bring down the Empire. But is all as it seems, or is one of Holmes' clients using him in a plot to disgrace the other?

Rome 475 ADThe once glorious, but now mouldering Eternal City, officially Christian for a century or more, is in turmoil. Ancient buildings and monuments are being smashed and wealthy citizens attacked by an anarchist group who aim to do away with the Pope and the gaudy trappings of the Church and return Christianity to its humble, radical roots.Romulus Augustus, thirteen-year-old son of Orestes, the general defending Rome against the barbarians pressing across the Rhine, is visiting Rome with his uncle, Paul and his tutor Magnus. Without warning, Romulus finds himself trapped in a web of conspiracies and assassination plots that could trigger a civil war and the fall of the Empire.

Paris, Tuesday 22nd August 1911. The very air of the city is charged with outrage. The Mona Lisa is missing from its place of honour in the Louvre. 'What audacious criminal, what mystifier, what manic collector, what insane lover, has committed this abduction?' the Paris newspapers demand. Sherlock Holmes emerges from retirement to reveal the truth of the Affaire de La Joconde, a story of incompetence, villainy, greed, and international intrigue involving an Italian house painter, American tycoon J P Morgan, and suave Argentinian con man, the Marqués de Valfierno. Follow Holmes and Watson as they track the thief from Paris to Rome, Pompeii, and finally Mona Lisa's home city, Florence. Based on, and structured around, the facts of the infamous 1911 case to allow readers to make up their own minds on the culprit(s). Weigh the evidence and decide who you think dunnit!

Three little girls from school are practising their parts in 'The Mikado', when one, a young heiress, disappears. Did she run away or was she kidnapped? In the second of five short stories told by Watson in the traditional style with a touch of humour, two baronets die at the Savoy Theatre under mysterious circumstances during a production of 'Patience', Gilbert and Sullivan's opera about bad baronets. Coincidence, or is an evil agency at play determined to make a hat trick of blue-blooded deaths? Early in his career, Holmes accepts a delicate case involving the young princes in the royal household and their tutor, artist Frank Miles. He is challenged to a duel by young aesthete Oscar Wilde, the tutor's friend. Holmes new co-lodger, stalwart Doctor Watson, accepts the role as Holmes' second, and finds himself reluctantly drawn into Holmes' bewildering world of plots and subterfuges. Notorious blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton is murdered. Holmes is arrested for the crime, but arraigned on another, far more embarrassing, charge. In the final story, Holmes and Watson visit Windsor Castle to investigate the strange case of the Queen, Prince Albert, and Her Majesty's ghillie, John Brown. The worlds of Victorian theatre and 221b Baker Street collide in these traditional stories narrated by Doctor Watson with a touch of humour. Join Holmes and Watson in the stalls at the Savoy Theatre and enjoy the fun.

Is Lady Margaret of Hutton Hall in Surrey being slow- poisoned, as the evidence seems to suggest? Or is an even more convoluted and murderous plot being hatched in which Sherlock Holmes is an unwitting confederate? Christmas at Hutton Hall is marred by tragedy as Holmes pits his wits not only against a criminal conspiracy, but against wily Inspector Baynes of the Surrey Constabulary. In the short story, The Tranquillity of the Morning, an officer recently returned from the war in Upper Burma seeks Holmes' help in removing an evil force from his home before it destroys his father's valuable blue-and-white china collection. Is the Jade Dragon King of the Eastern Sea disturbing the tranquillity of the morning or is a human agency at work? In the second novella, the theft of a certain intimate objet from under Holmes' bed may have consequences of serious, even European moment.

Ensign the Hon. Ian Lewin, 112th Foot, deliberately allowed the French to capture his regiment's flag at the Battle of Waterloo.A seventy-year-old cold case of cowardice in the face of the enemy leads Holmes to France on the trail of the missing Waterloo colour. In 'Angelique', the first of five traditional stories narrated by Doctor Watson and with an occasional wry twist, Holmes is incapacitated by fever, and he requires his fellow lodger Doctor Watson to act as his sleuthhound in a missing persons case. Watson is constrained by Holmes to procure, "raw facts, my dear fellow. Do not expend your energy in analysis: leave that to me."Watson's investigation uncovers two separate, competing conspiracies, with each conspirator plotting the destruction of the other. 'The Waterloo Colour' has Holmes investigating a seventy-year-old mystery that has spawned at least one duel and has had two families at each others' throats for a generation. The story of 'The Benevolent and Virtuous Order of the Swamp Python' sees a Chinese secret society attempt to establish itself in South London and Holmes' use of the most modern technology to thwart them. In 'The Abominable Madame Ricoletti', the escape of a patient from the lunatic asylum at Broadmoor puts Holmes, Watson and Lestrade at terrible risk. In 'Amity Among Nations', Holmes must find the source of a leak of diplomatic secrets that might be a catalyst for war between Great Britain and the United States. Join Holmes and Watson in their adventures in London's Chinatown, on the murky Thames, in Paris and an obscure abbey on the French border with Belgium, and in the secret recesses of the Foreign Office.

A Great Gift for Dad and retirees with over 70 instructional photos & diagrams! I did it! I shot my age in golf-and you can too! This book is for you, a retired "Super Senior" golfer who is 65+ years old and really wants to accomplish the amazing goal of shooting your age in golf. With the help of my co-author, Mike Hogan, PGA Teaching Professional, I, at age 74 with a handicap of 15+, accomplished it twice in my first year of retirement. Since then, I have shot my age, or better, 32 times with a best round of 69. You can do it too! Mike and I will show you how. In this book we will provide recommendations and technical advice for seniors on all aspects of golf, including mental and physical preparation, the long and short game, practice, on-course management, and equipment. "You do not hit the ball with your backswing! Slow it down! Your backswing is all about proper position of the club with your wrists cocked to swing inside-out with acceleration through-not "at" the ball. Holding your wrist-cock as long as possible before impact combined with a full follow-through increases your clubhead speed and shot distance." - from Chapter 5, "The Long Game" "My most important specific putting recommendation is to get the ball to the hole. There is a familiar and accurate saying that "100% of short putts don't go in." A putt left short is an opportunity lost forever! Aim at a spot 12-18 inches beyond the hole-it will result in more putts reaching the hole, and more putts made." - from Chapter 6, "The Short Game"

Who is the gentleman found dead in a first-class compartment of the London to Brighton express? The victim has a fortune in jewels and a fabulous painting in his luggage. Who killed him? Holmes tackles the Murder on the Brighton Line case despite the obstruction of the police sergeant in charge. Holmes and Watson visit the Crystal Palace where Holmes has arranged a rendezvous with a mysterious, and murderous, lady. She tells Holmes she has but a few days before she must submit to a fate worse than death. Or is all as it seems? Two deaths occur in the secret clubhouse of the Amateur Mendicant Society. Are the deaths connected with a mysterious discovery in the basement? The skull of William Shakespeare has been stolen from his tomb in the Holy Trinty Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. Holmes' investigation leads him to a momentous discovery and a bizarre duel of wits with a Tibetan sage and a Prussian nobleman. Four stories of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson told in the traditional style.

Jack the Ripper is not the only blood-soaked fiend at work in London. There are others.In the festering alleys of Whitechapel, a habitual murderer is at work slashing women of the night to death and mutilating their remains.The body count rises, and gory descriptions of the victims' wounds are published in the penny papers, illustrated with images drawn as much from the artists' imaginations as from witness testimony. The vaunted Scotland Yard sleuths are helpless, and the murderer sends them taunting messages in blood red letters signed Saucy Jack.And what of Sherlock Holmes? Is the foremost private consulting detective in the world standing aloof as the capital of the Empire is paralysed by the nameless terror stalking its streets? Here, for the first time, is my account of those dreadful days and nights in that blood-soaked autumn of 1888. John H Watson MD.

Sherlock Holmes himself would have us believe that, once a case was finished, it - or the people involved - never crossed his mind again. "A client is to me a mere unit," he once told Watson, "a factor in a problem." And yet, in a career spanning multiple decades and thousands of cases, he must have occasionally re-crossed paths with previous clients - and the occasional villain as well!This anthology, with twenty-nine brand new stories, spread over three volumes, reveals some of those sequel investigations. There are stories ranging from Holmes's early days in Montague Street, through the legendary Baker Street years, and well into his retirement. We meet former clients with new problems, and former adversaries too. Sometimes we find that the published Canonical version of a story was only the beginning, while other tales in this collection reveal what was really going on during the original narratives.Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as " . . . the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known." The game is afoot!Volume I - 1887-1890The Swamp Adder (A Poem) - Rhea BelangerA Gentleman's Disagreement - Narrelle M. HarrisThe Incident of the Frantic Countess - Arthur HallThe Ten Orange Pips - Jayantika GangulyThe Adventure of the Spectral Menace - Benjamin LangleyThe Greek Murder - Katie MagnussonThe Adventure in Nancy - Stephen HerczegThe Shadow of Malice - Brenda SeabrookeThe Adventure of the Upright Man - Nick Dunn-MeynellA for Argentina - Mike Hogan

What if the most celebrated consulting detective in the world, at the height of his powers in 1897, was on the trail of the ancient lost Crown of Scotland? The crown, its history lost in the mists of time, was torn from the head of defeated Scottish King John Balliol by Edward the First of England. It was sent to Canterbury Cathedral for safekeeping, and never seen again. Or was it? What if the most potent symbol of Scottish sovereignty was stolen from its hiding place in the most secure stronghold in England? If members of the British Royal Family were abducted, threats made against the Queen, and a campaign of terror planned by Scottish separatists aided by a Great Power? Holmes and Watson track a conspiracy against the Union by some of the highest in the land, threatening the dissolution of Great Britain and a bloody European war of cataclysmic proportions. A Sherlock Holmes case recorded by Doctor John Watson with perhaps a touch of wry humour.

The 15 Step Guide to Perform Your Best and Be Competitively Great When Your Best Performance Is Required By Mike Hogan Start performing like an elite athlete. Discover the steps to achieve mental toughness and reach the top of your game. Have you ever wondered why some athletes perform exceptionally well while others are barely able to keep up with their game? Are you looking for ways to improve your game and move up the ladder of success? Most people think that winning at any game is governed by the physical prowess of an athlete. While fitness is imperative, it's not the ONLY thing that leads them to success. Winning at any game requires mental resilience as much (or even more) than physical fitness. However, most people fail to understand this and thus never reach the elite status of the athletes they admire. A lack of mental toughness is the nemesis of an athlete, as it can cause you to feel incompetent, perform poorly, or even quit your athletic career midway. You might be thinking that mental toughness is something you are born with... and if you don't have it, you can't make it big in your sport. That's where you're wrong...with commitment, focus, and sheer will, you can become mentally tough and take your game to the next level. Luckily for you, this guidebook is jam-packed with actionable strategies and tips that will help you flare up your self-confidence, become resilient, and perform your very best in every game. Inside, you will discover: ¿ The exact prescription for achieving mental toughness - improve your game by leaps and bounds by following these effective strategies ¿ A full rundown on mental toughness and why it is important for an athlete ¿ A quick tour of John Wooden's Pyramid of Success... and how to use it to achieve mental toughness¿ 5+ fears and worries that can corrupt an athlete's mind... and their easy fixes¿ Lessons on how to improve your physical fitness and achieve athletic excellence - including exercises for immediate results¿ A complete guide on mindfulness and meditation - including an overview of different meditation styles for all levels ¿ 3+ visualization techniques and exercises to achieve mental toughness and reach the top of your game And so much more! Mental toughness isn't synonymous with beating yourself down and punishing yourself for even the slightest of mistakes... it's a proven way of achieving mental dominance and improving your game. And with this guide by your side, you'll be able to achieve a winner's mindset and become resilient so you can reach the elite status for which you are striving.

Start performing like an elite athlete. Discover the steps to achieve mental toughness and reach the top of your game. Have you ever wondered why some athletes perform exceptionally well while others are barely able to keep up with their game? Are you looking for ways to improve your game and move up the ladder of success? Most people think that winning at any game is governed by the physical prowess of an athlete. While fitness is imperative, it's not the ONLY thing that leads them to success. Winning at any game requires mental resilience as much (or even more) than physical fitness. However, most people fail to understand this and thus never reach the elite status of the athletes they admire. A lack of mental toughness is the nemesis of an athlete, as it can cause you to feel incompetent, perform poorly, or even quit your athletic career midway. You might be thinking that mental toughness is something you are born with... and if you don't have it, you can't make it big in your sport. That's where you're wrong...with commitment, focus, and sheer will, you can become mentally tough and take your game to the next level. Luckily for you, this guidebook is jam-packed with actionable strategies and tips that will help you flare up your self-confidence, become resilient, and perform your very best in every game. Inside, you will discover: ¿ The exact prescription for achieving mental toughness - improve your game by leaps and bounds by following these effective strategies ¿ A full rundown on mental toughness and why it is important for an athlete ¿ A quick tour of John Wooden's Pyramid of Success... and how to use it to achieve mental toughness¿ 5+ fears and worries that can corrupt an athlete's mind... and their easy fixes¿ Lessons on how to improve your physical fitness and achieve athletic excellence - including exercises for immediate results¿ A complete guide on mindfulness and meditation - including an overview of different meditation styles for all levels ¿ 3+ visualization techniques and exercises to achieve mental toughness and reach the top of your game And so much more! Mental toughness isn't synonymous with beating yourself down and punishing yourself for even the slightest of mistakes... it's a proven way of achieving mental dominance and improving your game. And with this guide by your side, you'll be able to achieve a winner's mindset and become resilient so you can reach the elite status for which you are striving.

Blueprints of a weapon of unimaginable power are stolen from a room in the Savoy Hotel. > A hansom cab passenger is murdered. The evidence is overwhelming, and the shadow of the noose hangs over cabby Thomas Long. Why does Long refuse to explain what happened on that fateful night in Hyde Park? Watson drags Holmes to a music hall and enlists his aid in a matter of libel and impropriety, but the affair soon grows darker and more menacing - is a habitual killer loose in London so soon after the Ripper? A diamond merchant cannot access his safety deposit box in the London branch of the New York and Continental Bank. A technical malfunction takes on a sinister hue, and Holmes is mired in a complex case with international ramifications. Investigate these cases with Sherlock Holmes! As told by Doctor Watson in the traditional style - with a touch of humour.

Die Neubearbeitung von Business English for Beginners vermittelt in bewährter Weise allgemeine Grundkenntnisse sowie berufsbezogenes Englisch. Komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert richtet sich das Lehrwerk an kaufmännische Auszubildende, Angestellte in Büroberufen sowie Führungskräfte.Die New Edition besteht aus zwei Bänden: A1 für Lernende mit geringen Vorkenntnissen, A2 für Fortgeschrittene. Beide Bände liefern Unterrichtsstoff für ca. 40 bis 50 Doppelstunden. Zudem gibt es zu jedem Band ein Workbook mit Hörtexten sowie Handreichungen für den Unterricht.In Business English for Beginners kommunizieren Angestellte internationaler Firmen. Die Storylines, Schauplätze und Personen sind neu und spiegeln die Arbeitswelt der Teilnehmer/-innen praxisnah wider. Rollenspiele und Partner files trainieren kommunikative Skills.Review sections nach jeder zweiten Unit bieten discussion topics anhand animierter Infografiken, real-world tasks sowie consolidation activities.Die Neubearbeitung des Workbook mit Hörtexten enthält viele zusätzliche Übungen. Der Teaching Guide bietet zahlreiche Unterrichtsideen und Kopiervorlagen.Online-MaterialienKostenlose Einstufungstests - speziell für Business English for Beginners entwickeltRundum-online-Service zum Lehrwerk mit zusätzlichen Texten, Aufgabenblättern, Unterrichtsideen und einem Lernerbereich mit interaktiven ÜbungenAusgezeichnet mit dem David Riley Award for Innovation in Business English and ESP 2017.

Die Neubearbeitung von Business English for Beginners vermittelt in bewährter Weise allgemeine Grundkenntnisse sowie berufsbezogenes Englisch. Komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert richtet sich das Lehrwerk an kaufmännische Auszubildende, Angestellte in Büroberufen sowie Führungskräfte.Die New Edition besteht aus zwei Bänden: A1 für Lernende mit geringen Vorkenntnissen, A2 für Fortgeschrittene. Beide Bände liefern Unterrichtsstoff für ca. 40 bis 50 Doppelstunden. Zudem gibt es zu jedem Band ein Workbook mit Hörtexten sowie Handreichungen für den Unterricht.In Business English for Beginners kommunizieren Angestellte internationaler Firmen. Die Storylines, Schauplätze und Personen sind neu und spiegeln die Arbeitswelt der Teilnehmer/-innen praxisnah wider. Rollenspiele und Partner files trainieren kommunikative Skills.Review sections nach jeder zweiten Unit bieten discussion topics anhand animierter Infografiken, real-world tasks sowie consolidation activities.Die Neubearbeitung des Workbook mit Hörtexten enthält viele zusätzliche Übungen. Der Teaching Guide bietet zahlreiche Unterrichtsideen und Kopiervorlagen.Online-MaterialienKostenlose Einstufungstests - speziell für Business English for Beginners entwickeltRundum-online-Service zum Lehrwerk mit zusätzlichen Texten, Aufgabenblättern, Unterrichtsideen und einem Lernerbereich mit interaktiven ÜbungenAusgezeichnet mit dem David Riley Award for Innovation in Business English and ESP 2017.

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