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In the snow-covered depths of a St. Paul park, the lifeless body of a young man sends shockwaves through the community. Detectives Anders Holt and Jo Mulaney, teaming up for the first time, are determined to uncover the truth behind the murder. Despite the prevailing belief in a resident ghost at St. Francis Academy, they know the killer is human, a dangerous adversary hiding in plain sight. As they delve deeper, a web of secrets unravels, leading them to realize that multiple killers may be involved, and that they themselves are in the crosshairs. Racing against time, Holt and Mulaney must navigate a treacherous path of deception and danger, their own lives hanging in the balance as they work to expose the chilling conspiracy and bring justice to those who have fallen victim.

'Quirky, surreal, imaginative and unpredictable fairy tales for grown-ups - I enjoyed their humour and humanity.' - David Wood'Delightfully entertaining - and not just for adults.' - Hanna Dahl'This is my schnoodle bag,' said Aziz.'Keep it with you and you'll never want for stories.'- and I never have, as you'll discover in this collection of 16 of them in which anyone and anything can have a voice: from a social-climbing sock and a shadow thief to a lovesick umbrella and a gold-lusting king. As for what happens in their stories and in the other dozen you'll be surprised. I know I was.All proceeds from the sale of this book go to Hospice UK

The perfect introduction to chess, whether you're a budding master or you've never played before. As well as a glossary of chess terms and profiles of some of the world's greatest players, there's also unusual trivia and unbelievable true chess stories from history.

In 1905, the St. Joseph Board of Education established a high school in South St. Joseph. For many years this area was known as "Skeeterville" because parts of the South Side were marshy since the area was near the river bottoms. Although requests had been made for a high school to be established there, school authorities felt that the people would not send their children to high school. Until Benton was established, there were no ties to bind the people of the different districts. When Benton was organized it was observed that Benton High School ". . . had the effect of bringing the families of different parts [of the South Side] into a closer relationship. The children became acquainted through their classes at school and their parents began to visit back and forth . . . . The South Side present[ed] a solid front in nearly every project of public nature which [came] up, and [was] getting its share of improvements, too. Fortified with this support, the first class of Benton High School set forth determined to succeed-the acorn from which the might oak has grown

The 'Pump Boys' sell high octane on Highway 57 in Grand Ole Opry country and the 'Dinettes', Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, run the Double Cupp diner next door. Together they fashion an evening of country western songs that received unanimous raves on and off Broadway. With heartbreak and hilarity, they perform on guitars, piano, bass and, yes, kitchen utensils.

John Foley is a musician and Music Therapist who has performed across the US and Canada. After years of Rock & Roll bands he began working as accompanist for Oscar Brand, sharing stages with Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Odetta, Richie Havens and many others. Recordings include Rock & Roll, Folk songs, children's music and educational programming for the Smithsonian Institute, the BBC and The Canadian Broadcasting Co. "Somewhere in my late 50s I realized that I was losing interest in music. After forty-some years as a fan, would-be player, student, musician, performer and teacher, I realized that I just didn't care much anymore. Worse yet, it didn't seem to bother me. I had played and listened to music because I wanted to and needed to. Now I mostly played when I had to and wasn't listening with any particular interest. Ironically, I was working as a Music Therapist, using music to try and improve the lives of people with everything from Autism to Alzheimer's Disease. If music worked for them, why didn't it work for me? When the phrase, "Physician, heal thyself", is quoted in the New Testament, it's cited as a "proverb", meaning it was already an old notion two thousand years ago. "Musician, heal thyself" was almost the title of this book. When we try to fix something, it helps to know how it worked when it was working properly. I was going to have to start at the beginning." "Bruce Springsteen once wrote, "I swear I found the Secret to the Universe / in the engine of an old parked car". Well, I didn't do that but I did look into an old comic drinking song and found the ancient roots of a major religious belief system. And I realized that, from a neurological standpoint, playing music is the closest you can get to tickling yourself. You may have seen someone crunch Wint-O-Green LifeSaver candies in a dark room to produce sparks but you might not know how that phenomenon can apply to amplifying guitars." " There's a story h

Many companies assume that if sales are good, their branding must be effective. Wrong. Worse still, they pay alarmingly little attention to what it really is that sustains their brand reputation, leaving them vulnerable to dangerous backlash if a rift develops between their values and those of their customers, employees and shareholders.

Argues that the coherence of Camus' thought can best be understood through a thorough understanding of the concepts of 'the absurd' and 'revolt' as well as the relation between them. This book includes a discussion of Camus' writings for the newspaper "Combat", and a reassessment of the prevailing postcolonial critique of Camus' humanism.