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Safer Than Houses
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Author : Frances Fyfield
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-10-04
Safer Than Houses written by Frances Fyfield and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-04 with Fiction categories.
Sarah Fortune inherited her flat from one of her many lovers. Now a son has appeared claiming it is his, morally if not strictly legally, and he is using illegal means to persuade Sarah to give it up: abusive letters threatening her personal harm. As it becomes more difficult to ignore these missives, Sarah comes across Henry, a timid, lonely man whose upstairs neighbour is using every trick in the racketeer landlord's book to make him leave his home: litter in the shared hallway, continual noise, poison set out for his cat. It seems that if they swap accommodation for a while they may be able to deal with each other's problems. But these two strangers have unknown connections in common: a well-meaning widow, a struggling therapist, and a man who sets fire to other people's property for a living . . .
Safe As Houses
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Author : Marie-Helene Bertino
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2012-10
Safe As Houses written by Marie-Helene Bertino and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10 with Fiction categories.
The titular story revolves around an aging English professor who, mourning the loss of his wife, robs other people's homes of their sentimental knick-knacks. In "Free Ham," a young dropout wins a ham after her house burns down and refuses to accept it. "Has my ham done anything wrong?" she asks when the grocery store manager demands that she claim it. In "Carry Me Home, Sisters of Saint Joseph," a failed commercial writer moves into the basement of a convent and inadvertently discovers the secrets of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. A girl, hoping to talk her brother out of enlisting in the army, brings Bob Dylan home for Thanksgiving dinner in the quiet, dreamy "North Of." In "The Idea of Marcel," Emily, a conservative, elegant girl, has dinner with the idea of her ex-boyfriend, Marcel. In a night filled with baffling coincidences, including Marcel having dinner with his idea of Emily, she wonders why we tend to be more in love with ideas than with reality. In and out of the rooms of these gritty, whimsical stories roam troubled, funny people struggling to reconcile their circumstances to some kind of American Ideal and failing, over and over.
Safe As Houses
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Author : Eric Walters
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group
Release Date : 2010-05-14
Safe As Houses written by Eric Walters and has been published by Penguin Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-14 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The date is October 15, 1954. Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth, who lives in the Toronto suburb of Weston, is a typical grade 8 girl. She has a secret crush on a boy in her class and she thinks Elvis Presley is "dreamy." Elizabeth also has a part-time job babysitting an adorable little grade 2 girl named Suzie, and Suzie’s not-so-adorable grade 6 brother, David. Elizabeth’s job is to walk Suzie and David home after school and then stay at their house with them until their mother gets home from work. David resents Elizabeth because he thinks he is too old for a babysitter, and he goes out of his way to make life miserable for her. On this particular evening, however, Elizabeth has more than a badly behaved boy to contend with. It is on this October night that Hurricane Hazel roars down on Toronto, bringing torrential rains that cause extensive flooding. David and Suzie’s house is on Raymore Drive, a street that will be practically wiped out by the floodwaters. David and Suzie’s parents are unable to reach the house, which means the children’s safety on this most deadly of nights is Elizabeth’s responsibility. She finds herself increasingly isolated. They are surrounded by rising water. The electricity goes out. The phone goes dead. Still, Elizabeth is sure they will be safe as long as they remain in the house. But are Elizabeth and the children really as "safe as houses"? Before this terrifying night is over, Elizabeth and David will have to learn to communicate and cooperate if they are to save their own lives and Suzie’s. Their survival in the midst of one of Canada’s worst disasters will depend upon their resourcefulness, maturity and courage.
Safe As Houses
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Author : Neil Monnery
language : en
Publisher: London School of Economics and Political Science
Release Date : 2011
Safe As Houses written by Neil Monnery and has been published by London School of Economics and Political Science this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Housing categories.
There can be few everyday financial issues more important than the price of houses. Whether we own one and worry about its value or aspire to own one and are frustrated by their high prices, nobody can avoid the issue. In the UK, while prices have fluctuated during our lifetimes, overall they have risen steadily and sometimes spectacularly. The accepted wisdom is that houses are a safe and excellent investment for the long term. But are they really as good an investment as we believe? Might the future be different from the past? Are houses really so safe? This book looks at house prices over the long term in several countries -- including the UK, the US, France, Holland, Norway, Germany and Australia -- to find out what has happened to house prices and why. The author illustrates his findings with authoritative data on trends and provides intriguing details including a century-long index of UK house prices, an analysis of the value of the White House and a fascinating four-hundred-year story of houses in Amsterdam. - To what extent are we right to view our houses as an investment as well as a home? - If prices can rise for decades and then fall for more than a whole generation, then what does the future hold? - If prices rise further, will houses become unaffordable for many young people? How will that affect our society? - If they crash, will that endanger our banks once more? - Are politicians, policymakers and regulators prepared for the true range of possibilities? Anybody who owns a house, wants to own a house or follows the prices and economics of housing will find this book an accessible, fascinating and door-opening read. Neil Monnery studied at Oxford and Harvard Business School. He worked for many years at The Boston Consulting Group as a Director and Senior Vice President and is now active in business, investing and research.
Safe As Houses
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Author : Rachel Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Designing Now
Release Date : 2022-04-04
Safe As Houses written by Rachel Armstrong and has been published by Designing Now this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-04 with categories.
This book examines the notion of the home in the context of the pandemic and lockdown, as they relate to environmental concerns and how we live with viruses and bacteria. It argues that, in order to decrease our vulnerability to infective agents, we need to acknowledge the link between people, space, daily routines and microbes and explore how the predominantly benign microbial world might be harnessed to combat and boost out immunity to future pathogens. Suggesting more than environmental home improvements, it explores new innovations and new materials which incorporate microbes for more ecological designs, such as ceramic tiles, concrete bio-receptive surfaces, building skins, fabrics, waste management and alternative energy supplies. A series of drawings which reveal the evolution of microbial technologies, infrastructures, spaces, dwellings, and architectures sets out a prototype for an ecological home for post pandemic times. Identifying the lessons that COVID-19 has brought us, the book highlights the need for humans to consider and take microbes into account in future built environments.
Eustace Conyers
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Author : James Hannay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
Eustace Conyers written by James Hannay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with categories.
Safe As Houses
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Author : Steven Green
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-02-27
Safe As Houses written by Steven Green and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-27 with categories.
If you're interested in property investment but have always been too wary to take the plunge, this is the book for you. Learn tried-and-tested methods for property investment to help you grow your wealth from someone who started at the bottom and worked their way up.Explore creative ways of investing in property; discover how property can be a short-term investment as well as a long-term commitment; and learn how to make a living from the property industry. This book covers:Buy-to-letHMOsDeal sourcingCommercial-to-residential conversionsSteven provides a no-nonsense guide to getting started in the sector, even with very little capital. In this candid book, he reveals how he's developed his £5 million property portfolio, sharing his successes and failures to accelerate your growth as a property investor.Take control of your future. The time is now for property investment.
Rural Development Perspectives
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Rural Development Perspectives written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Rural development categories.
Safe Houses
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Author : Dan Fesperman
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Release Date : 2018-07-03
Safe Houses written by Dan Fesperman and has been published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-03 with Fiction categories.
West Berlin, 1979. Helen Abell oversees the CIA's network of safe houses, rare havens for field agents and case officers amidst the dangerous milieu of a city in the grips of the Cold War. Helen's world is upended when she overhears a meeting between two people unfamiliar to her speaking a coded language that hints at shadowy realities. Before the day is out, she witnesses a second unauthorized encounter, one that will place her in the sight lines of the most ruthless and dangerous man at the agency. What she has witnessed will have repercussions that reach across decades and continents into the present day, when, in a farm town in Maryland, a young man is arrested for the double murder of his parents, and his sister takes it upon herself to find out why he did it.
As Safe As Houses
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
As Safe As Houses written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Crime prevention categories.