Thus begins a series of adventures, recounted engagingly by Mrs. Hudson herself - adventures and investigations which take her across the country, from the Midlands to Sydenham, from Eastbourne to Edinburgh. Her warmth and down-to-earth practicality are brought to bear on a range of strange and startling crimes that occasionally lead even Mrs. Hudson herself into mortal danger.
These are the handouts prepared by Professor Richard Hudson for the first-year students taking B.A. Linguistics at UCL. Here Hudson was teaching how to understand grammar by doing (analysing) it by the learner himself.
The Canadian fur trade started over 500 years ago because of men's fashion hats - and the demand to make it out of beaver fur. In 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company was launched as a fur-trading company and given exclusive rights to over 40% of Canada's lands. What followed was amazing tales of intrigue, courage, murder, coincidences and quirky characters.
Bestselling suspense author Jackson (Left to Die) pairs with mystery author Bush (Ultra Violet) to pen a chilling tale. Jessie Brentwood was a student at St. Elizabeth's School in Oregon when she vanished 20 years ago. Still haunted by her disappearance, Det. "Mac" McNally reopens the case when bones believed to be Jessie's are discovered at the old school. Mac refocuses his investigation on Jessie's friends, especially Hudson Walker, Jessie's former boyfriend. The suspense escalates as Jessie's friends seem haunted by her presence, especially Becca Sutcliff, a woman hoping to rekindle her former romance with Hudson.
In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some of the most iconic Arctic animals like beluga, narwhal, bowhead whales, and polar bears. Due to the challenges of conducting field research in this region, some of the mysteries of where these animals move, and how they are able to survive in such seemingly inhospitable, ice-choked habitats are just now being unlocked. For example, are polar bears being replaced by killer whales?
