Sir Nigel

Sir Nigel
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2018-05-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3963767154

Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War.

Straight Face

Straight Face
Author: Nigel Hawthorne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2003-04-01
Genre: Actors
ISBN: 9780340769430

"Success in relationships was late arriving too. It was only when Nigel met production manager Trevor Bentham in 1978 that he finally found the happiness and stability he longed for, and to which he attributes the rest of his phenemonal career." "Completed only a few days before he died, Nigel Hawthorne's honest and witty autobiography is a moving testament to this most courageous, brilliant and self-effacing of actors."--BOOK JACKET.

The Digital Ape

The Digital Ape
Author: Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2019-04-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0190932996

The smart-machines revolution is reshaping our lives and our societies. Here, Sir Nigel Shadbolt, one of the world's leading authorities on artificial intelligence, and Roger Hampson dispel terror, confusion, and misconception. We are not about to be elbowed aside by a rebel army of super-intelligent robots of our own creation. We were using tools before we became Homo sapiens, and will continue to build and master them, no matter how complicated they become. How we exercise that control--in our private lives, in employment, in politics--and make the best of the wonderful opportunities, will determine our collective future well-being. Chapter by chapter, The Digital Ape outline how our choices and the use and adaptation of the tools we've created can lead to opportunities for the environment (both built and natural), health, and our security. Shadbolt and Hampson are uniquely well-suited to draw on historical precedent and technical know-how to offer a vision of the future that is exciting, rather than nerve-wracking, to contemplate.

Lost Treasure Of Casa Loma

Lost Treasure Of Casa Loma
Author: Eric Wilson
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2005-10-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780006395447

Was it really the butler who did it? Or maybe it was the snoopymaid? Tom Austen and his sister Liz have just arrived at Casa Loma, the famouscastle in central Toronto. There to solve a mysterious disappearance and find alost treasure, the two young detectives discover that the old castle holds moresecrets than even they had bargained for. With plenty of suspects to keep readers guessing right to theend of this gripping mystery, The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma deliversaction and adventure along with a painless hit of Canadian history.

The Leopard Sword

The Leopard Sword
Author: Michael Cadnum
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2002-09-16
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1440684855

Ragged and exhausted from fighting in the Crusades, Hubert, a knight's squire, and his fellow crusaders board a ship bound for England. But the return home is neither quick nor easy. Hubert must use his sword against ships full of attacking infidels, and he is nearly slain at the hand of a vengeful knight. A shipwreck strands them in Rome, where the beautiful and brave Lady Galena nearly tempts him to stay. Instead, loyalty to his master prevails and they finally reach their beloved land-only to find that one of their group faces execution when he steps ashore. If Hubert is to save his friend's life, he must first save his own.

Whistleblower

Whistleblower
Author: Mark Thompson-O'Connor
Publisher: Mark Thompson-O'Connor
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A sudden and avoidable tragedy prompts an investigative journalist’s endeavour to uncover a conspiracy that appears to run through the corridors of power. Zoe Carlson, freelance, confident and accustomed to getting her own way, embarks on an investigation to uncover the truth, without regard to the potential dangers to her, or those around her. As the truth begins to reveal itself, a cycle of events begins to take place jeopardising her search and instead creating a trail of blood.

Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2005

Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2005
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Health Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2006-05-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0215028589

This memorandum contains the replies received from the Department of Health to a series of questions tabled by the Select Committee, on a wide range of issues grouped under the headings of: current issues including NHS staffing; salaries and wages of non-NHS staff; retirement projections, dental and medical staff payscales; also included are; general expenditure issues; NHS resources and activity; personal social services resources and activity; capital expenditure and investment and questions on the departmental annual report