When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as \'Mr Five Per Cent\' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing governments

This is a chess book for everyone, from eight to eighty, beginner to master. In a clear, easy-to-follow format it explains how the best way to beat a stronger opponent (be it a friend, clubmate - or Dad ) is by cleverly forcing checkmate. Delightful and instructive positions from real games are used to show the 50 Deadly Checkmates that chess masters use to win their games.For the beginner, simply

Maggie Crozat has the Halloween heebie-jeebies in USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron\'s howlingly funny sixth Cajun Country mystery. Maggie Crozat, proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good times roll. But hard times rock her hostelry when a new cell phone app makes it easy for locals to rent their spare rooms to tourists. With October--and Halloween--approaching,

The perfect first puzzle book for kids, First Fun: Mazes is filled with more than 50 simple mazes and vibrant illustrations that children ages 4-6 will love! From finding their way to the moon to fishing with cats, each puzzle page is designed to entertain and engage kids while they learn through play. Also included are fill-in-the-blank prompts for an added educational element for kids to practice

You don\'t need to be a math whiz to enjoy a great sudoku puzzle Sharpen your mind and have some fun with this great collection of sudokus, including over 540 challenges across four difficulty levels (Warm-Up, Challenging, Tough, and the ultimate Samurai Sudoku ) A must-have for all Sudoku enthusiasts. OVER 500 PUZZLES & SOLUTIONS: Hours of fun and entertainment to enjoy VARIETY OF LEVELS: From

How do you find joy in ordinary moments? How do you mark small wonders like the return of the fireflies or a friend\'s helping hand? Arranged from waking up to falling asleep, For Every Little Thing is an engaging collection of the day and its delights. This inspirational anthology gathers classic selections, modern prayers, and new poems from multiple cultures and faiths. From Emily Dickinson to Amma,

A treasure of practical, playful and engaging activities for kids on the spectrum The Autism Activities Handbook offers strategies and ideas to enrich the lives of children through meaningful activity. More than 30 games and activities help the child on the spectrum: follow directions, stay focused, and strengthen motor skills; interact with peers and develop social skills needed for playdates; build

THE WILD, FREE-ROAMING HORSE of the U.S. Great Basin has given us a new vision for a vibrant and healthy natural horse. That vision is embodied in this newly updated and classic work, The Natural Horse: Lessons From the Wild.Paddock Paradise. Based on wild horse family band movements in their native ranges, Paddock Paradise is a unique tracking system within which horses living together in groups forge

In a brilliant procession through the last 250 years, Ute Frevert looks at the role that public humiliation has played in modern society, showing how humiliation - and the feeling of shame that it engenders - has been used as a means of coercion and control, from the worlds of politics and international diplomacy through to the education of children and the administration of justice. We learn the stories

In the heart-warming Lost and Found, discover tales from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home that celebrate the power of animals to transform people\'s lives. We hear from the young boy whose Battersea dog helped him to deal with a serious autoimmune disease, and from a woman whose Staffie was the friend who got her through cancer. We meet the couple who were brought together by a Battersea dog; the man who

A timely look at the economic revolution that took place in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.The rise of the monetary economy transformed every aspect of medieval Europe, including its values and culture. Medieval Money explores the ways art reflected and reinforced the complex ethical discussions that developed from the widespread role of money in everyday life in the Middle Ages. It traces

The Western Land is legendary Beat writer William S. Burrough\'s profound, revealing, and often astonishing meditation on morality, loneliness, life, and death -- a Book of the Dead for the nuclear age. \"Burrough\'s visionary power, his comic genius, and his unerring ability to crack the codes that make up the life of this century are undimished.\" -- J.G. Ballard, Washington Post Book

How do you get rid of the elephant that scared off the alligators that chased away the dogs that frightened the cats that got rid of the mice? There\'s only one thing that will scrare an elephant Playful and fast-paced, this comical caper is perfect for reading together.EDITORIAL REVIEW: A playful caper follows a group of mice as they attempt to scare off the elephant who scared off the alligators

With deep reporting from America\'s blue-collar heartland coupled with quantitative data analysis explaining how representative each of the people we meet are, Promised Land will provide readers with an ethnography of today\'s working class, introducing them to people across the country--their neighbors--who are fighting tooth and nail for a fair shot at the American

THE SHADOW OF A STALKER Ever since he was selected to beta test the mysteriously realistic game, \"The Village of Fate,\" Yoshio\'s slowly been putting his life back together. Helping save the villagers was the catalyst he needed to help himself. Yet there\'s one big scar that Yoshio hasn\'t addressed: The convicted stalker who tormented his sister and wounded him with a knife. When the stalker reappears,

Behavioural Economics and Terrorism can be used as a guide to help us think about thinking and, in doing so, to appreciate the deep quirkiness of human behaviour. Each day, people draw on their understanding of human behaviour. This takes place subconsciously for the most part but as situations become more complex it becomes necessary to think more deliberately about how people make their decisions.

The gripping and addictive new thriller from international bestseller Angela Marsons sees Detective Kim Stone pitted against a merciless killer who is intent on recreating the most traumatic moments from her own