The Terra-Cotta Dog : An Inspector Montalbano Mystery

Montalbano's latest case begins with a mysterious tête à tête with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and some dying words that lead him to an illegal arms cache in a mountain cave. There the inspector finds two young lovers, dead for 50 years and still embracing, watched over by a life-sized terra-cotta dog. Montalbano's passion to solve this old crime takes him on a journey through Sicily's past and into a family's dark heart amidst the horrors of World War II bombardment.

Risk Management in Islamic Finance: An Analysis of Derivatives Instruments in Commodity Markets

This study addresses derivatives instruments in Islamic finance. It highlights the benefits of these instruments, their legal aspects and the appropriate alternatives. The forward, futures and options contracts in commodity markets are discussed and the arguments in favour of and against these instruments examined.

A Party For Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh is a Bear of Very Little Brain who really loves honey. Christopher Robin, the young human friend of Pooh decides to give a special party for Pooh because he had saved Piglet from the flood. There are five other stories of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends from the 100 Aker Wood in this book as well. The introduction music leads you to the warm atmosphere of the stories read by Alan Bennett.

Click on 3 - SB audio

Click On is a five-level course consisting of five modules each for learners of English from complete beginner to intermediate level. In full colour, the course combines active English language learning with a variety of lively topics presented in themed units.
Its well-organised syllabus promotes the gradual development of all four language skills needed by learners to communicate effectively in English. The cross-cultural approach of the course stimulates learners' interest, focusing on topics carefully chosen to motivate.

Introduction to Cryptography, 2 Edition

Continuing a bestselling tradition, An Introduction to Cryptography, features all of the requisite background material on number theory and algorithmic complexity, includes a historical look at the field, and offers updated and expanded exercise sets. In addition to updates throughout the text, this edition includes two new chapters on current and future applications that cover topics such as electronic mail, Internet security, protocol layers and SSL, firewalls, client-server model and cookies, network security, wireless security, smart cards, and biometrics.