Amice Proposes by Proxy

Amice Proposes by Proxy

Author: Lark Westerly

Publisher: eXtasy Books

Published: 2023-11-03

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1487439466

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Silverhaven was the place the children of Kanaalzijde and the manors solved their arguments. The canal was where Fitz rescued Peninna and fell in love. Amice loved Fitz in silence, but even when Peninna fled to the human world, Fitz remained devoted. Now Amice has her chance, but she can’t take it. Instead, she deals with the rackety Prem Montmorency, his peculiar plans, and his maman’s outrageous scheme. She can’t mend Fitz’s broken heart, but she can do something to ease the pressure. Amice is good at problem solving, but the only way out of her multiple complications might be a proposal by proxy.


Performing Pippin Pearmain 9

Performing Pippin Pearmain 9

Author: Lark Westerly

Publisher: eXtasy Books

Published:

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1487439180

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Pippin Pearmain is having the time of her life. After ten years of solitary peace interrupted only by cats and recalcitrant lemons, it’s all systems go for Pip. Her first film role in a decade is about to premiere, and she’s expecting a new companion and the launch of a family treasure. The next festival, Tales in Tune, is underway, and Pip’s dancing troupe, the newly named Pippinalia, expects her to pull something special out of her hat. So—no filming this time, but no leisure time either! Her old friend Tamzin’s suggestion that the festival is a good venue for launching the newly reprinted book Grandmother’s Sunshine has metamorphosed into a giant day-long affair with multiple titles by multiple authors. With ten minutes to make an impression and a veil of playful secrecy, authors and their minions are creeping around in corners, rehearsing their pitches. Pip and her cousins are no exception, but luckily they have Dirk, the Hot Unicorn, in their corner. Grandmother’s Sunshine is to be released, but that’s not all. There’s the new ballet, Caprice, an inexplicable midnight visit from the original cat, a silver pin…and Pip’s understanding of her reality is tossed up like a salad. When the dust settles, everything is changed—except for Pippin Picotee Pearmain. She’s still going strong, and she’s sure she’s better than ever!


The Diamante Collar

The Diamante Collar

Author: Lark Westerly

Publisher: eXtasy Books

Published:

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1487438842

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Margaret has been in a comfortable rut for years. Maybe that’s why she’s so nonplussed when an attractive stranger gives her flowers and invites her to dinner. Meeting Owen and his companion, Duck, opens new vistas for Margaret, but what will her twin sister, Marguerite, make of her romance? Marguerite and Margaret have always been chalk and cheese, but when the chance discovery of a forgotten childhood secret threatens Margaret’s happiness, her sister has the words she needs to hear. As Marguerite points out, who hasn’t done something they are ashamed of? And maybe, even after fifty years, it’s not too late to make things right.


Critical Information Infrastructures Security

Critical Information Infrastructures Security

Author: Bernhard Hämmerli

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 3642414850

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, CRITIS 2012, held in Lillehammer, Norway, in September 2012. The 23 revised full papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers are structured in the following topical sections: intrusion management; smart metering and grid, analysis and modeling; SCADA; cyber issues; CI analysis; CIP sectors; CI assessment; and threat modeling.


Trade Cases

Trade Cases

Author: Commerce Clearing House

Publisher:

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 1634

ISBN-13:

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Reports the official texts of federal and state court decisions...dealt with the publishers' Trade regulation reports.


Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making

Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making

Author: Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-08-15

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0190451696

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The U.S. Supreme Court is a public policy battleground in which organized interests attempt to etch their economic, legal, and political preferences into law through the filing of amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs. In Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making, Paul M. Collins, Jr. explores how organized interests influence the justices' decision making, including how the justices vote and whether they choose to author concurrences and dissents. Collins presents theories of judicial choice derived from disciplines as diverse as law, marketing, political science, and social psychology. This theoretically rich and empirically rigorous treatment of decision-making on the nation's highest court, which represents the most comprehensive examination ever undertaken of the influence of U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs, provides clear evidence that interest groups play a significant role in shaping the justices' choices.