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Africa has been known as "the cradle of mankind", and its recoverable history stretches back to the Pharaohs. But the idea of studying African history is itself new, and the authors show why it is still contested and controversial. This VSI, the first concise work of its kind, will prove essential for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history. 

I created this book to share what I have learned about an incredibly powerful tool - SSAS (small self-administered scheme) pension. This tool has enabled me to take control over my pension wealth and legacy. Prior to this, I had a corporate pension and expected to just take the regular payments each month when I retired as that’s what everyone does, don’t they? Well no, as I was to discover.

Maggie Walsh hasn’t been sleeping these last few nights - a maniac has been preying on single mothers just like her. She keeps thinking there’s someone in the house, imagining she hears something downstairs. Until tonight, woken once again by a noise, she checks on her baby and this time it’s not just her imagination - someone has come for her, armed and ready to kill. And Maggie knows that whatever happens now, she will do anything to keep her daughter safe.   

When an online prank goes viral and triggers a spate of gruesome murders, documentary maker Hazel Salter watches in horror. But then Hazel's childhood friend, Meredith Hickman, is the next victim, Hazel knows she has to find out what happened to her. Is it one killer or more? Random acts of violence or part of a bigger plan? The police have no leads, but Hazel has a theory - one she'll stop at nothing to prove - and she also has a film crew. She'll make a documentary, catch the killer, and give Meredith justice.

Your worst nightmare just went viral…After being involved in a severe car accident and a vicious roadside assault, Beth Jordan wakes briefly to discover a coach party of students recording the aftermath with their phones. Beth furiously attacks the crowd before being restrained and lapsing into a coma. When she wakes in hospital, Beth is horrified when she’s told the video clips have been shared online and that millions of people around the world have now seen the incident.

Detective Tom Fabian's past is catching up with him. It has been years since the most high-profile case of his career - when his evidence put infamous serial killer Christopher Wisher behind bars forever. But when Wisher summons a reluctant Fabian to his prison cell to hand over a diary, he realises that Wisher’s twisted games are far from over. Shortly after Fabian’s visit, Wisher is found dead in his cell. And a few days later, the police find a woman’s body bearing Wisher’s signature, a dead songbird.... 

Richard Parker delivers a provocative and eye-opening look at the most explosive and controversial state in America, where everything is bigger, bolder - and is shaping the future of America. Americans today are reckoning with a new Texas - that love-it-or-hate-it giant slice of America that has sparked controversy, bred presidents, and fomented change from the Civil War to the election of George W. Bush and the Iraq War.

She knew there was somebody in her bedroom before she opened her eyes, but in the split second she hesitated a weight was pressing down on her. There was nobody to help her. Nobody to witness his sad expression when he did it. Nobody to hear the secrets she’d take to the grave. When the body of an innocent woman is found stabbed at home, Detective Tom Fabian is called in to lead the investigation. It’s the latest in a series of murders all over London, which Tom suspects must be linked...but how?  

When Lana and Todd win a trip to Blue Crest Adventure Park, their four-year-old Cooper is ecstatic, but when Lana goes to meet them, Todd is out cold, and Cooper is missing. No one stopped the man carrying the sleeping boy. The cameras don't show where he went. Then Lana receives an anonymous message, telling her to visit a local school with a horrifying history. Whoever took Cooper is playing a twisted game, and if Lana wants to find him, she must participate.

Are you looking at buying a business but are aggravated with the endless string of bureaucratic BS? We are too. Join Deb Curtis and Richard Parker for an exhilarating livestream journey into the world of business acquisitions! Our dynamic new show is designed to empower you and cut to the chase of the business buying experience. Welcome to Business Buying Banter! Learn More Here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessBuyingBanter Deb's Website: https://www.debcurtis.com/ Richard's Website: https://richardparker.com/ #businessbuying #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #buyingbusiness #...

More than a year after the attack in Benghazi, nothing is resolved. There are still many questions as to what the U.S. government knew prior to the attacks, why it didn't respond to calls for more security and why it continued to claim the attack was the result of an anti-Muslim video when it was clear it was a planned terrorist attack.

When did you last Google yourself? Wealthy businessman, Will Frost, gets woken in the middle of the night by an anonymous caller, asking him exactly this. When Will goes online, he finds a website has been set up in his name, showing photographs of the inside of his home, along with photographs of six houses he has never seen before. In the first of these strange houses, a gruesome murder has already taken place. Will is then told that his own family is in mortal danger.

Star Parker was among the many reeling and confused as Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. But, she argues, a silver lining to this outcome is the debate that has since ruled our media and private conversations. The ongoing noise of debate can seem overwhelming, but our country needs the authentic and candid dialogue of its people. And Trump's presidency provides us with an opportunity like never before to engage and work to preserve the values upon which America was built. Necessary Noise honestly examines the crossroads where we find ourselves.

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