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Boken handlar om det gamla Karlstad på 1800-talet och tidigare. Stadsdelen Tingvalla bestod av 241 tomter eller gårdar, delvis som på landet med små rödmålade, torvtäckta en- eller tvåvåningshus med uthus, stallar, fähus, logar, hästar, kor, grisar med mera i trädgården. Betesmarker fanns på andra sidan Klarälven, så varje morgon och kväll vallades kreaturen över Västra bron och genom stadsdelen Klara. I Klara fanns också i slutet av 1800-talet ett växande antal bostäder av varierande storlek, småhus och mindre hyreshus. I Karlstad livnärde man sig ofta som hantverkare, t.ex. garvare, sämskmakare, färgare, kopparslagare, tunnbindare, repslagare, knappmakare m.m., yrken som inte är så vanliga numera. Karlstad var med andra ord en verklig idyll, där alla kände alla, och man brydde sig om varandra som i en familj. Men idyllen försvann med den stora brandkatastrofen den 2 juli 1865, när nästan hela Tingvallastaden brann och och familjerna blev hemlösa. I denna bok har jag gått igenom alla Karlstads stads gårdar i nummerordning från nr 1-3, som är Biskopsgården osv till nr 241, och i Klara som har beteckningarna Klara 1 till 27 osv. Gårdarna och husen beskrivs, liksom människorna som levde där. Det är närmast ett under att det går att få fram så mycket uppgifter om stadsdelen Tingvalla, eftersom arkiven till stor del brann upp. Men historikern C E Nygren gjorde ett bra jobb, som bland annat intervjuade gamla personer som hade minnen från branden och tidigare.

På Kullahalvön har vi en imponerande samling framgångsrika entreprenörer, individer som trott på sina drömmar och omsatt dem till verklighet. Deras berättelser är inspirerande, och vi har samlat dem i denna bok för att låta er ta del av deras otroliga resor. Denna bok beskriver de fascinerande livsberättelser som har format deras framång. Boken kastar ljus öv er deras personliga resor och visar att det är mer än bara affärsframgång - det är en historia om passion, beslutsamhet och utmaningar. Här hittar du 20 personporträtt om några av Kullahalvöns mest inflytelserika entreprenörer, med unikt innehåll som du inte hittar någon annanstans. Denna bok är mer än bara en samling sanna historier, det är en inspirationskälla för dem som drömmer om att starta eget företag och en skattkista för alla som vill förstå dessa enastående entreprenörer bättre. Som en gest av lokal solidaritet, donerar vi en del av vinsten (10 kr per såld bok) till att främja naturvården på Kullaberg genom Junior Ranger*. På så sätt blir ditt köp inte bara en möjlighet att fördjupa din kunskap utan även att bidra till den lokala utveklingen. *Junior Ranger Kullaberg är en del av EUROPARCs Junior Ranger-program och riktar sig till ungdomar från 12 till 18 år. Junior Ranger programmet innebär att underhålla leder och markeringar inom naturreservatet, informera och vägleda besökare samt att få en djupare förståelse för naturen inom det aktuella reservatområdet. Junior Ranger Kullaberg är en verksamhet som utvecklas i ett samarbete mellan Länsstyrelsen i Skåne samt Jonstorps Kustscoutkår.

Många har på senare år blivit medvetna om kulturradikalismens destruktivitet. Detta borde skapa en stark grogrund för konservatism. Trots detta är det svårt att hitta vederhäftig information om konservatismen, särskilt i dess svenska form. Denna bok har som mål att avhjälpa denna brist, genom att introducera 29 svenska konservativa tänkare. Den sträcker sig från Hans Järta (1774-1847) till Claes G. Ryn (1943-). Den täcker allt från filosofer och publicister till politiker och biskopar. Den visar att konservatismen är en bred och levande tradition, som har mycket att lära oss också i dag.Simon O. Pettersson är fil. mag., kulturskribent och författare. Han har i sin skribentgärning på olika sätt framhävt den svenska konservatismen. Han har tidigare givit ut en diktsamling (Athens ruiner, 2015). Han bor och är verksam i Uppsala.

THE MILLION-COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER RETURNS WITH A DARK AND TERRIFYING JOURNEY INTO THE MIND OF A KILLER. ‘Truly exceptional…twists and turns that I didn't see coming, a unique concept, and brilliant characters…simply captivating.’ JOHN MARRS________ He’s going to kill you. He just doesn’t know it yet. Midnight Jones is an analyst trained to understand the human mind. But everything changes when, in the course of her work, she discovers Profile K’s file – because K stands for killer, and she knows that someone more dangerous than she could have ever imagined walks among them.Midnight knows what Profile K is capable of before he even commits his first crime. But as the news rolls with the brutal murder of a local woman, no one believes what she tells them: that he is capable of so much worse.Profile K will kill again – and, terrifyingly, Midnight realises that the moment she found his file was the moment she became his next target. Because Profile K is coming for Midnight – and the only way to escape with her life is to find him before he finds her… The million-copy bestseller is back with a dark, terrifying journey into the mind of a psychopath that will keep you riveted until the very last page. ________ Previously published as Profile K Helen Fields' book The Institution was a UK top 20 paperback bestseller w/c 2023-09-23.

THE PERFECT HUSBAND, the first book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. What would you do if the man you loved wanted to kill you? If you love Karin Slaughter, you'll love Lisa Gardner.When Tess Beckett married Jim, a well-respected and decorated cop, she thought all her dreams had come true. But within two years the vows she made were shattered as her husband was charged with murdering ten women. With Jim behind bars, Tess feels certain that she can move on with her life. Until she learns that Jim has escaped from prison. As a frantic and rigorous manhunt gets underway in four states, Tess knows that it's only a matter of time until her perfect husband tracks her down for the revenge he is sure to demand. And when he finds her, she must be ready. Because this time she's determined that their separation will be 'till death do us part'.

THE THIRD VICTIM is the second book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF A KILLER HAD YOU IN HIS SIGHTS? Sophie Hannah and Karin Slaughter love Lisa Gardner. Have you read her yet?Following a shocking act of violence, a young boy confesses to a horrific shooting spree at a local school. The frightened residents of Bakersville, Oregon are demanding answers but is all as it seems? Officer Rainie Conner is leading her first homicide investigation, and whilst the event is bringing up past sins and painful memories of her own, she knows that she has to find the whole truth. With the help of FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, Rainie launches a full investigation but she soon realises that the shooting is just the beginning; there's someone out there watching Rainie and he won't rest until he's finished what he started.

THE NEXT ACCIDENT is the third book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. WHEN SOMEONE KNOWS YOUR EVERY WEAKNESS HOW CAN YOU STOP THEM PREYING ON YOU? Karin Slaughter calls Lisa Gardner 'an amazing writer'. Do you want to find out why?When FBI Special Agent Pierce Quincy's daughter was killed in a tragic accident, her drink problem and chequered past ensured that the official report deemed it just that - an accident. But what if someone knew her weaknesses? What if someone knew just how to catch her at her most vulnerable? What if someone was determined to kill her?Ex-cop Rainie Connor jumps at the chance to help Quincy after he saw her through the darkest days of her life. Together, they move closer to the twisted psychopath responsible - someone who craves revenge, who feeds on fear, someone who knows Quincy has another daughter, just as precious to him as Mandy. But as they race against time to save Quincy's surviving daughter from her sister's fate, they know must take drastic action and decide that they need bait - Rainie. Can the killer resist the temptation of Quincy's ex-lover? And will Rainie live to regret her decision?

THE KILLING HOUR, the fourth book in Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner's FBI Profiler series was proclaimed 'a truly satisfying thriller in the tradition of Tess Gerritsen' by Publishers Weekly. WOULD YOU BE SMART ENOUGH, WOULD YOU BE FAST ENOUGH TO SURVIVE?For three years, Atlanta was held in the grip of terror. It happened four times - when the temperature in Atlanta soared to a scorching hundred degrees in the shade and tempers were frayed, two girls would go out to a bar never to seen alive again. The body of the first girl would hold the key to the survival of the second but, with the clock ticking, the killing hour always came round too quickly. Only when the final missing girl was found alive did the killing stop.Now, years later, the heat is rising on yet another scorching summer. And when trainee FBI agent Kimberly Quincy stumbles across the body of a young girl, furnished with clues to find a second, it appears that the killer is back and ready to play... Will Kimberley be able to find the girls before the madness starts all over again?

GONE is the fifth book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE VANISHES WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO GET THEM BACK? If you love Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter you'll love Lisa Gardner.It's 2am on a rain-beaten stretch of road near Bakersville, Oregon when a car is found abandoned, the door wrenched open, the engine running, the headlights on full-beam. The driver, Rainie Conner, is nowhere to be found.Ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy will not rest until he's found his estranged wife, and, together with his daughter, FBI agent Kimberly Quincy, he knows he will have to comb every facet of his wife's life since they separated if he is to understand what happened to Rainie. Could the troubles of her past have caught up with her? Or is her disappearance connected to the horrifying cases they'd been working on? All Quincy knows as the clock ticks down is that he is in the most desperate hunt of his life...

Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner returns with SAY GOODBYE, the sixth book in the FBI Profiler series. AS A TWISTED KILLER WEAVES HIS WEB CAN YOU STAY FREE? The Daily Mirror says this is 'suspense of the highest order'. Karin Slaughter and Tess Gerritsen love Lisa Gardner. Have you read her yet?Women are going missing; prostitutes, runaways, the forgotten ones. Eighteen-year-old Delilah Rose knows something about their disappearances but she'll only talk to one woman, FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy.Even as Kimberly struggles to comprehend the horrifying tale Delilah has to tell, she must trace their only lead - a man who gets his kicks in the creepiest of ways - if she is to find a brutal serial killer, who is surely about to strike again.With no bodies and no clues, Kimberly's options are limited. Yet she feels herself drawing ever closer to the culprit. But how close is too close? And when is it time to say goodbye?