Cruel Deeds

Cruel Deeds
Author: Catherine Kirwan
Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2022-02-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1529381401

'A propulsive mystery that feels both fresh and assured' Catherine Ryan Howard 'A clever twisty tale that feels completely authentic, Catherine Kirwan is onto another winner' Jane Casey 'Atmospheric and intriguing with a brilliantly relatable heroine and an explosive, gripping conclusion, nothing in Cruel Deeds is quite as it seems.' Sam Blake 'Thrilling ... a page turning read' Patricia Gibney A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER IS FOUND MURDERED - WHAT WAS SHE HIDING? Finn Fitzpatrick and Mandy Breslin work at the same law firm but move in very different circles. Mandy is a member of the privileged senior partners' clique. Finn keeps to herself. When Mandy's body is found at an abandoned house, everyone at the firm is left reeling - but the partners move fast. If Mandy was involved in something that got her killed, they want to be the first to know. As Finn investigates Mandy's work, she finds herself drawn deeper into her dead colleague's life, and soon discovers that Mandy wasn't the only one with secrets. Will uncovering this web of lies put Finn at risk too? And who can she turn to when she can't trust anyone? 'Pacy, twisty and ingeniously plotted ... a real page-turner' T.M. Logan 'Money and greed, office gossip and secret affairs; twisty and pacy' Andrea Mara 'Pacy, gripping and atmospheric ... a cracking read!' Andrea Carter

Cruel Deeds and Dreadful Calamities

Cruel Deeds and Dreadful Calamities
Author: Linda Stratmann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Illustrated Police News is often dismissed as a crude publication which aimed to thrill the undiscerning reader with gruesome pictures. Cruel Deeds and Calamities sets out to correct that belief by demonstrating the diversity of its subject matter, examining its social and political agenda and revealing the power and compassion in its images. The Illustrated Police News was a promoter of social change and a campaigner against the evils of cruelty, poverty, drink and crime. It anticipated by many years the features of today's journalism, in the rapidity with which it provided pictures of current news events, its appeal to the emotions, and the involvement of its readers in the reporting process. This is the first book exclusively about the Illustrated Police News to reproduce the pictures as high quality images, provide a balanced account of its content and cover the full period of its publication. There is substantial new research into how the paper was produced, the men who made it a success, and the stories behind the pictures.

Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night

Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
Author: Kresley Cole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501120638

Grieving over the loss of his love, werewolf Bowen MacRieve enjoys a passionate encounter with his enemy, the witch Mariketa the Awaited, but when sinister forces threaten her life, Bowen must use all his skills to keep her alive.

The Glorious Deeds of Purna

The Glorious Deeds of Purna
Author: Joel Tatelman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136814930

By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, this study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of an essential Buddhist genre.

Machiavelli: The Prince

Machiavelli: The Prince
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 1988-10-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521349932

Professor Skinner presents a lucid analysis of Machiavelli's text as a response to the world of Florentine politics.

Hermetica

Hermetica
Author: Hermes (Trismegistus.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 648
Release: 1926
Genre: Egypt
ISBN:

Hermetica

Hermetica
Author: Hermes (Trismegistus.)
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 644
Release: 1985
Genre: Hermetism
ISBN:

The Hermetica is the name given to an extraordinary collection of writings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, the Greek name for the legendary teacher, prophet and scribe deified by the Egyptians as the god Thoth and known to the Hebrews as Enoch. When in about 1460 AD a Greek manuscript of the Corpus Hermeticum came into the possession of Cosimo de Medici, Duke of Florence, he ordered Marsilio Ficino to leave aside the works of Plato and concentrate instead on these 'Lost works of Hermes'. Later scholarship indicates that these writings are not as old as was thought, in fact they probably date from only the second and third centuries AD. However, they are clearly the work of an esoteric school involved in self-development and it is very likely that this school belonged to a tradition going back to the earlier Egypt of Hermes. The Hermetica can be studied from many different angles. They were a source of inspiration to C G Jung when he was developing his system of depth psychology, they are clearly one of the main sources of Gurdjieff's cosmology and they are in close agreement with the doctrine gleaned from the readings of Edgar Cayce.For the reader today the Hermetica are still alive and vital. Like the Upanishads of India they have the power to uplift the soul and to open the mind to wider horizons.