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An exploration of coronations from before the time of William the Conqueror through to Elizabeth II's glorious coronation in 1953.The monarchy has made many concessions to the modern age, but the affirming rituals of the coronation the pageantry, the theatre …
Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Rucksack Guide: Mountain Walking and Trekking is youressential handbook for when on the mountain. It offers concise guidanceand support for whatever situations you might find yourself in,including: technical skills - tips and reminders on the key techniquesweather - from interpreting …
Following on from Flirty Dancing, Love Bomb and Sunkissed, Jenny McLachlan's next book is perfect for fans of Geek Girl and Louise Rennison.A spotlight shines down on the two of us and everyone drifts into the shadows... Pearl is destined …
The fictional world of Will Self is unlike any other. In The Quantity Theory of Insanity, we learn, amongst other things, the dark and terrible secret of Ward 9, why you are right to think that London is full of …
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Six Steps to Passionate, Plentiful and Monogamous Sex
Theprairie vole, a small rodent from the mid-western plains of the USA, has itmade. Not only do prairie voles pair off for life but they spend hours groomingand cuddling in their burrows. At their peak, they will make love for …
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The Murder Notebooks
Rose's mother and Joshua's father have disappeared. Police inquiries have gone nowhere and the case, it seems, is closed: Rose and Joshua have been told that the police believe their parents are dead. But Rose and Joshua still hold out …
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Shugak series, Red Planet Run is the thrilling conclusion to the hit Star Svensdotter trilogy by Dana Stabenow.Twelve years after Caleb's death. Star Svensdotter continues to silently mourn him as …
Glory Vigil, newly married, unexpectedly pregnant at 41, is nesting in the home she and her husband Joseph have just moved to in Santa Fe, a house that unknown to them is rumored to have a resident ghost. Their adopted …
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The Life of Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the nineties, adored by worshipful fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies. The sadness had its sources in the life. There was trauma from an early age, years of …
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A Swimmer's Journal
From the author of The Savage God, a unique memoir of growing old, and a lesson in not going gently into that good nightThe ponds of Hampstead Heath are small oases; fragments of wild nature nestled in the heart of …
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2016From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of Diving Belles: a beautifully bewitching novel of memories, mothers, ghosts and daughters'Deeply poetic; dreamy and thought-provoking' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat'A beautifully observed study of mothers and …
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A Life
Peter Levi teases a remarkably vivid life from Virgil's poems, a life-long study of poetry and the few facts that have come down to us through Suetonius. Born in 70 BC, in a small village near Mantua, Publius Vergilius Maro …
Marmaduke's not like all the other dragons - his ears are too big and he never even tries to fly. He just doesn't fit in, however much he wants to, and so he feels terribly lonely.And Princess Meg? Well, she …
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The Best Ever Family Recipes from Mumsnet
The Mumsnet family cookbook for parents, by parentsYou've woken up with bed-head, there's breakfast to be made, children to be taken to school, lunches to be packed and jobs to go to. You all get home, a playmate comes over …
Stanley LOVES to knit. He knocks up pom-poms at breakfast time, whips up bobble hats at bath time. He even knits in his sleep! And what does Stanley do with his wonderful woollies? He gives them to his friends of …
______________________'Vivid, fast-moving and often dazzling ... The pace leaves you breathless' - Kate Saunders, The Times'Elegant and seductive' - Guardian'Spellbinding ... Acosta does for prose what he has done for the ballet, bringing to it a muscular sexiness and a …
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The Classic Guide to the City
'The best travel guide to Istanbul' - The TimesPractical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best.This is the 2009 revised and updated edition of the …
The small African nation of Scambia is in danger and it doesnt even know it. International syndicates want to create a lawless safe haven for well-heeled criminals and Scambia fits the bill perfectly. But they have a problem: the president …
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Travels at the Edge of China
'Engaging ... this absorbing book is a tantalizing introduction to China's diversity and the ethnic and political dynamics at the extremes of its empire' Publishers Weekly'Eimer has forged genuinely new ground as he recounts his travels to China's furthest corners …
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An Open Letter to the Mothers Feminism Forgot
This work explores why feminism comes into conflict with women who have children, and why women with children suffer when they try to put feminist ideas into practice.
Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
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A Life of Thomas De Quincey
'Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.'Thomas De Quincey - opium-eater, celebrity journalist, and professional doppelganger is embedded in our culture. Modelling his character on Coleridge and his …
________________________'A thriller with a difference. The plot is as taught as the prose is tight - both qualities reminiscent of Graham Greene' - Sunday Express'Once you have opened its first page you won't be able to stop reading. A superbly …
India, 1955. As the scars of Partition are beginning to heal, seventeen-year-old Meera sits enraptured: in the spotlight is Dev, singing a song so infused with passion that it arouses in her the first flush of erotic longing. But when …
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