She'd defied him, lied to him... & had to be punished most severely. Belinda fears that her sixteen-year-old daughter may be falling for Tony, her handsome but cruel new neighbour, & resolves to do everything in her power to keep the two apart. She believes that by giving her body to Tony she'll be able to preserve her daughter's innocence, but she soon finds herself hooked on debased & perverted sexual acts as she plunges deeper & deeper into the pit of depravity. ...

From the decaying houses on the North Circular, to the faded glory of the Tidal Basin Tavern in Prince Regent Dock, via Battersea Power Station & the Hoxton cinema, this is an extraordinary record of often wonderful London landmarks that are now prey to neglect, vandalism & the developer's demolition crew.

Paul Talling has been recording ramshackle London for several years, & here he looks at the cream of the down-at-heel, blending photographs with accounts of how particular buildings & sights fell into disrepair & what is likely to happen to them. The Victorian Concrete House in East Dulwich, for example

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Julius Culdrose has spent over four decades delighting in every aspect of the female bottom
- the dirfferent shapes & sizes, the
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Julius Culdrose has spent over four decades delighting in every aspect of the female bottom
- the dirfferent shapes & sizes, the
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In the centuries since Descartes famously proclaimed, 'I think, therefore I am, ' science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person's true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended until recently to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions. This attitude began to change with the publication of Descartes' Error. Antonio Damasio challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions & rationality. In this wonderfully engaging book, Damasio takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking & to normal social behaviour. ...

This wonderfully acute & unsettling novel charts the trajectory of a woman's life & a couple's relationship during the last decade of the 20th century. Against a backdrop of the seismic nineties, & framed by two air disasters (Lockerbie late 1988 & the twin towers 9/11 2001), it's the story of Genevieve, psychiatric nurse, wife, mother, daughter, who's trying to keep a whole lot of stuff airborne while things fall apart, inside & out. Her husband is a filmmaker, usually absent, at first on small-budget art films (The Snow Queen) in out of the way places. But his career takes off, & suddenly he's making big budget star-vehicle movies (still The Snow Queen) in exotic locations. While her life narrows (babies, breastfeeding, builders), his expands: this is her narrative, addressed to him, trying to make sense of their lives & the forces
- external & internal, family history & genetics, ambition & domesticity
- which pull them apart. Her work, which drives her nuts but keeps her sane, her anarchic friend & colleague Sid, & the sad, crazed women in her charge provide a hilarious, heartbreaking backdrop to a world going off the rails. Unputdownable, funny & sad, Descent marks the arrival of a talented new novelist.

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Famous for its eloquent stating of the simple truths that are often overlooked in the busyness of everyday life, Desiderata (Latin for 'things to be desired') contains a timeless message of faith, hope & charity. The poem was actually written by American Max Ehrmann in 1927, but achieved its greatest fame as the anthem of Sixties' hippie-dom
- becoming the subject of many millions of posters. Over the years, Desiderata has provided a kind & gentle philosophy, a refreshing perspective on life's bigger picture. This beautifully produced new presentation of the poem will bring it to the attention of a whole new audience, appealing both to a younger generation looking to find more meaning in life as well as to baby-boomers who recall it from their youth.
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