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1) Revolution and Resistance: Moral Revolution, Military Might, and the End of Empire

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English

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This exploration of the links between imperialism and insurgency is "a reliable introduction to a complex subject" (Dennis E. Showalter, coauthor of If the Allies Had Fallen). In this provocative history, David Tucker argues that "irregular warfare"-including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and other insurgency tactics-is intimately linked to the rise and decline of Euro-American empire around the globe. Tracing the evolution of resistance warfare...

2) Adobe Air 1.5 cookbook

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Tucker, David

Pub. Date

2009

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English

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"The new book includes dozens of recipes from rising stars in the AIR development community - David Tucker, Rich Tretola, Marco Casario, and Koen De Weggheleire - along with the best solutions posted by visitors to the Adobe AIR Cookbook community website hosted by Adobe and O'Reilly." "Thoroughly vetted by Adobe's AIR development team, Adobe AIR 1.5 Cookbook addresses fundamentals, best practices, and topics that web developers and application designers...

3) Agatha Christie Marple: The classic mysteries collection

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[2006]

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English

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Return to post-war England for mystery and a cup of tea. The consummate prim and proper crime-fighting spinster, Miss Jane Marple sets down her knitting needles to unwind the most ingenious crimes. As she travels from city to countryside and even the Bahamas, murders, missing bodies and haunted dreams have a habit of falling across Miss Marple's path.

4) The last detective: Series 2

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[2006]

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English

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Underdog detective 'Dangerous' Davies toils at a small London police station, where his slicker colleagues taunt him and his boss calls him the last detective he would put on a big case. That makes it all the sweeter when he cracks the big ones anyway.

5) The last detective: Series 4

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2008

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English

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Disc one: After a daring diamond heist, all fingers point to crime boss Jimmy Vincent, released from prison on the very day of the robbery. When teenagers find the two-week-old corpse of Dominic Sylvester, everyone in the Willesden constabulary dismisses it as the lonely death of a reclusive old man - everyone, that is, except Davies. Bunny Hopper is half of the almost-famous comedy team Bunny & Jules, dies onstage in a bingo hall, the apparent victim...

6) Midsomer murders: Set four

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[2004]

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English

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The cozy villages of MIdsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Tainted fruit: A wealthy young landlady in Midsomer Malham fears for her life after she callously ignores the plight of an elderly tenant. Ring out your dead: Just before a big competition, someone starts killing members of the church bell-ringing team in Midsomer Wellow. Murder on St. Malley's Day: After a murder at the Devington...

7) Midsomer Murders - Season 5: Worm In The Bud

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Nettles, John

Series

Midsomer Murders volume 5

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English

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A woman is found dead in Setwale Wood, an apparent suicide, except that her suicide note is emailed after her body has already been sighted.

8) Midsomer Murders - Season 4: Who Killed Cock Robin?

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Nettles, John

Series

Midsomer Murders volume 4

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English

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Barnaby and Troy are drawn to Newton Magna where their search for a horse whisperer allegedly struck by a car is complicated by the discovery of a body in the town well.