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  • The Beasts of the City
    David Penny
    London, 1503In a city shrouded with dread, the arrival of Thomas Berrington, summoned by King Henry, sets the stage for a tale of sinister intrigue. London is gripped by terror, with whispers of demons roaming under the cloak of night, leaving a trail of gruesome carnage.Amidst this chaos lies the allure of 'The Beasts of the City,' a mystifying tome of alchemy and prophecy. Th...
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    20,40 €

  • The Hidden Dead
    David Penny
    A mysterious relic. Bones that do not belong. A Church in chaos. Settling into life near Ludlow, Thomas Berrington wants only to move the bones of his ancestors to land he owns. But while excavating them, Thomas and his children make a shocking discovery. Someone has already opened the graves and added the bodies of two children.Seeking to make sense of the extra bones Thomas b...
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    22,82 €

  • A Death of Promise
    David Penny
    Ludlow, England, 1501When Thomas Berrington finds the bones of a human hand in his room in Ludlow Castle he knows he must confront whoever left them. Except when Thomas tracks the man down he has been murdered, and Thomas believes the killer to be an old adversary.In hot pursuit of his suspect Thomas comes under attack, barely escaping with his life. When paid mercenaries invad...
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    17,74 €

  • Men of Bone
    David Penny
    1501: London, EnglandCan a man turn his back on all hope to protect those he loves?Returning to an England now alien to him Thomas Berrington falls foul of a thieves’ guild. In his efforts to protect a stranger he becomes their target. When the bonemen come to inflict punishment he has no choice but to kill one of their order. Fleeing London in the company of Arthur, Prince of ...
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    17,65 €

  • An Imperfect Future
    David Penny
    The Nazis have the key to the ultimate weapon.Can a special squad of British operatives destroy their plans before the Third Reich rules the earth?1944, England1944, EnglandCalum Auger can see ten seconds into the future. Desperate not to die in the air over Germany, the Lancaster bombardier uses his unique gift to drop his payload more accurately and help the pilot avoid enemy...
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    16,85 €

  • A Tear for the Dead
    David Penny
    Poison and betrayal takes many forms when a Queen is meant to die1491-2: Granada, Andalusia: In a land ravaged by wilful destruction Thomas Berrington tries to serve Queen Isabel as best he can. When an attempt is made on her life only Thomas can save the life of her companion. The assassin doesn’t care who they hurt in their quest to change the conflict that is coming to a con...
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    17,78 €

  • The Red Hill
    David Penny
    A killer who can’t be stopped. A request that can’t be refused.1482, Granada, Andalusia. Englishman Thomas Berrington is living in the last remnants of Moorish Spain. A physician, he is an unwilling friend to the most powerful man in the kingdom. Bodies are discovered, each showing the marks of a savage attack, and Thomas is asked to investigate.When one of the Sultan’s wives i...
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    20,38 €

  • Knochenbrecher
    David Penny / Elisabeth Münfeld
    Wenn der Wahn ein Monster erschafft, gibt es nur einen Mann, der dem Morden ein Ende setzen kann. März 1483, und der Chirurg Thomas Berrington reist auf Aufforderung seines Meisters widerwillig nach Cordoba. Er rechnet damit, nur einen spanischen Prinzen zu operieren und in seine Heimat des maurischen Al-Andalus zurückzukehren. Doch das Schicksal hat noch etwas anderes für ihn ...
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    14,55 €

  • Der Rote Hügel
    David Penny / Elisabeth Mühlfeld
    Maurisches Spanien, 1482: GranadaEin Mörder, der nicht aufgehalten werden kann. Eine Bitte, die nicht abgewiesen werden kann.Der Engländer und Arzt Thomas Berrington ist ein unfreiwilliger Freund des Sultans von Granada, dem mächtigsten Mann im Königreich Al-Andalus. Als im Palast Leichen auftauchen, von denen jede einzelne Spuren eines grausamen Angriffs aufweist, wird Thomas ...
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    17,73 €

  • A Death of Innocence
    David Penny
    May 1453: Lemster, the English MarchesWhen thirteen-year-old Thomas Berrington is attacked by a group of boys on his way home he believes it is just another beating he must take—until one of the boys is found dead, and Thomas is accused of the murder.Fighting to save his reputation and his life Thomas is distracted by his feelings toward a girl his father would disapprove of: t...
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    11,60 €

  • The Message of Blood
    David Penny
    Spain: 1489. Cordoba, AndalusiaWhen Thomas Berrington is sent to Cordoba on the orders of a man he hates he welcomes the distraction of a murder, but is shocked when the evidence points to the killer being his closest companion.With Jorge is imprisoned, Thomas must continue his investigation alone – a task made harder by the distraction of two beautiful women.In his search for ...
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    15,62 €

  • The Promise of Pain
    David Penny
    WHEN REVENGE IS THE ONLY REDEMPTIONThomas Berrington has come to the high mountains of Spain’s Sierra Nevada in search of an escape from the loss that haunts him. Standing at the boundary between life or death he cannot decide which to choose.When his friend Jorge Olmos tracks him down Thomas tries to reject him, but Jorge cannot be rejected. Events draw Thomas back toward the ...
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    12,52 €

  • The Fortunate Dead
    David Penny
    As one man’s greed kills, an army prepares to destroyFor Thomas Berrington it begins with the mystery of a stolen body. Soon he is hunting a killer searching for the untold wealth of the richest city in al-Andalus.Moving to Malaka with his family and friends Thomas hopes for respite from the war that ravages al-Andalus. Then two events conspire to throw his settled life into ch...
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    14,50 €

  • The Inquisitor
    David Penny
    What price a man's soul? Summoned to attend the Spanish Queen, English surgeon Thomas Berrington discovers Sevilla in turmoil. Plague ravages the city, and the Inquisition takes both innocent and guilty alike. Amongst this chaos Thomas must investigate a series of killings where two victims are taken together, but for what reason? Seeking his help is an old enemy, but can a ...
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    13,26 €

  • Evolution Now
    David Penny
    This is a very Popperian approach to evolutionary study. Karl Popper was a philosopher of science, who took science very seriously, and had a profound influence on the chemists and zoologists where I did my undergraduate degree. The book starts from about 1600, when people accepted that life continued to arise “naturally,” and then moves to the pre-evolutionary concept of the f...
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    24,66 €

  • The Incubus
    David Penny
    For Thomas Berrington, torn between two warring civilisations, Ronda is an escape from the madness engulfing Gharnatah. For al-Zagal, the default leader of al-Andalus, it is a return to his mountain stronghold. During the year 1485 this should be a time of recovery and replenishment.Then the Spanish army arrives, spreading across the plain below towering cliffs. And someone is ...
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    14,60 €

  • The Sin Eater
    David Penny
    Moorish Spain, 1484, and no-one is innocent.Thomas Berrington, emigre Englishman who has made the doomed city of Garnatah his home, is once again attempting to solve a series of mysterious deaths. Accompanied by his companion, the palace eunuch Jorge, Thomas struggles to discover the truth while those in power seek to distract him. As his investigation continues, his personal l...
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    13,54 €

  • Breaker of Bones
    Penny David
    March 1483, and Spain is preparing for yet more war. Surgeon Thomas Berrington makes a reluctant journey to Qurtuba at the request of his master. He expects only to operate on a Spanish prince and return home to Moorish al-Andalus. But fate has something else in store for him and his companion, the eunuch Jorge. A warped killer has been murdering young women and creating twiste...
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    13,83 €

  • A Thousand Thoughts
    David Penny
    Varied and original, ’A Thousand Thoughts’ aims to inspire, to provoke thought, to raise a smile and to comfort along the journey. Incorporating poems on such subjects as love, loss, hope, comedy, nature, fantasy, myth and historic events. Poetry holds a key to unlock the inner thoughts and imagination of the reader, this unique compilation of poems by David Penny is open to in...
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    17,85 €

  • The Red Hill
    David Penny
    A killer who can't be stopped. A request that can't be refused. In 1482 the Englishman Thomas Berrington is living in the last remnants of Moorish Spain. A physician, he is an unwilling friend to the most powerful man in the kingdom. When bodies start to turn up, each showing the marks of a savage attack, Thomas is asked to investigate. When one of the Sultan's wive...
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    13,42 €

  • Charting Chicago School Reform
    Anthony Bryk / David Kerbow / Penny Bender Sebring
    This book represents a synthesis of what the authors learned from the first four years of Chicago school reform. It discusses the additional changes needed at the school site and district level if decentralization, Chicago-style, is to result in improvement in learning opportunities for children. ...
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    94,16 €

  • Algorithm Synthesis
    A. Penny Anderson / David M. Steier
    In early 1986, one of us (D.M.S.) was constructing an artificial intelligence system to design algorithms, and the other (A.P.A.) was getting started in program transformations research. We shared an office, and exchanged a few papers on the systematic development of algorithms from specifications. Gradually we realized that we were trying to solve so...
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    134,66 €