Lynda Bellingham is much-loved as the warm, open & quick-witted panellist on Loose Women as well as for her appearances in ...

One solitary thought in order to survive in the stupor of the heat: evening always comes. There is always an end. Think only of ...

Deric Longden's mum was a wonderfully endearing, eccentric lady whose passions ranged from pot plants & her beloved pussycats to Buttercup Syrup which she consumed in vast quantities. She also provided comfort, advice & her own particular brand of wisdom in the years when Deric was struggling after the death of his first wife, Diana.

Deric's many happy memories include the vision of his mother's unmistakeable backside as she charged through Marks & Spencers; the way in which she charmed everyone she met, including the surliest of youths, & her unusual technique of selling a house which involved plying potential buyers with iced buns whilst pointing out the damp patches & dodgy electrics. Strangely, it worked.

Lost For Words is a funny, poignant & ultimately heartwarming book that may well make you cry, but will certainly make you laugh.



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Katharina Blum is pretty, bright, hard-working. After falling in love with a young radical on the run from the police, she is portrayed by the city's leading newspaper as a whore, a communist & an athiest, & becomes the target of anonymous phone calls. Her life ruined by the distortions of a corrupt press, she shoots the offending journalist... ...

In this fourth collection of sexy tales told to hostess Madame B, ten women reveal all to our mysterious host. Nothing is out of bounds & passion is pushed to its very limit.

Midas
- long-distance love with a twist, as a lover's gift ensures his partner can still enjoy him while he's overseas
Hire Love
- Hannah hires a male escort for a high-powered work party, but it turns into more than a simple business transaction
Sucker Punch
- Carrie falls for a boxer that she sees on TV; & finds that he more than lives up to her expectations in the flesh
Always the Bridesmaid
- the night before Polly's wedding, she shares the bridal suite with her best friend Sammy, & sees her bridesmaid in a whole new light...
The Mistress's Apprentice
- Tina discovers how thrilling power can be when she finds herself working in a place where submission & domination are all in a day's work
The HItcher
- Alice & Paul's erotic encounter with a young hitchhiker turns into the ride of a lifetime
The Diagnosis
- at a fancy dress party, strangers Jay & Leila play 'doctors & nurses' adult-style
Window Shopping
- a shared fantasy of sex in public is made real when Bethany & Max take a big risk...
El Ritmo del Noche
- at a fiesta on holiday in Spain, Helen finds out that even the prissiest English girl needs a little Latin in her
Going, Going, Gone
- businesswoman Abigail sells her body to the highest bidder, & is ready to submit to whatever pleasures
- & pains
- are on offer...

With private indulgences stripped bare for all to see, Lost in Lust: More Tales from Madame B ensures that nothing remains a secret any more.
























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In this fourth collection of sexy tales told to hostess Madame B, ten women reveal all to our mysterious host. Nothing is out of bounds & passion is pushed to its very limit.

Midas
- long-distance love with a twist, as a lover's gift ensures his partner can still enjoy him while he's overseas
Hire Love
- Hannah hires a male escort for a high-powered work party, but it turns into more than a simple business transaction
Sucker Punch
- Carrie falls for a boxer that she sees on TV; & finds that he more than lives up to her expectations in the flesh
Always the Bridesmaid
- the night before Polly's wedding, she shares the bridal suite with her best friend Sammy, & sees her bridesmaid in a whole new light...
The Mistress's Apprentice
- Tina discovers how thrilling power can be when she finds herself working in a place where submission & domination are all in a day's work
The HItcher
- Alice & Paul's erotic encounter with a young hitchhiker turns into the ride of a lifetime
The Diagnosis
- at a fancy dress party, strangers Jay & Leila play 'doctors & nurses' adult-style
Window Shopping
- a shared fantasy of sex in public is made real when Bethany & Max take a big risk...
El Ritmo del Noche
- at a fiesta on holiday in Spain, Helen finds out that even the prissiest English girl needs a little Latin in her
Going, Going, Gone
- businesswoman Abigail sells her body to the highest bidder, & is ready to submit to whatever pleasures
- & pains
- are on offer...

With private indulgences stripped bare for all to see, Lost in Lust: More Tales from Madame B ensures that nothing remains a secret any more.
























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In Beyond the Blue, Greg Klerkx argues that ever since the triumphant Apollo moon missions, the Space Age has been stuck in the wrong orbit, & that NASA, the agency whose daring once fueled the world's extra-terrestrial vision, has been largely responsible for keeping it there. Stripped of its Cold War mandate, NASA has become an introverted technocracy whose signature post-Apollo projects
- the Space Shuttle & the International Space Station
- are perhaps the two most spectacular boondoggles of the modern era. Through it all, NASA has ignored, belittled & in some cases actively quashed the one concept that could change the equation for the future of humans in space: human spaceflight as a free market activity. Despite this, a new Space Age is, in fact, in the making, led by dreamers, investors, inventors & even renegades from NASA itself. Drawn from dozens of interviews, extensive research, & Klerkx's own experiences as a senior manager with the SETI Institute, Beyond the Blue chronicles the flashpoints where the space establishment & the 'alternative' space community are battling for competing visions. Like the dream of space exploration itself, Beyond the Blue is less about science or technology than it is about people: their motivations, their ideas, & how their life's work is driven by an almost biological need to reach for the stars. Written with intelligence, style & wit, it is an elegy for the brief, bright Space Age that was, as well as the first comprehensive chronicle of a dawning new Space Age that could literally change the course of humankind.

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In Beyond the Blue, Greg Klerkx argues that ever since the triumphant Apollo moon missions, the Space Age has been stuck in the wrong orbit, & that NASA, the agency whose daring once fueled the world's extra-terrestrial vision, has been largely responsible for keeping it there. Stripped of its Cold War mandate, NASA has become an introverted technocracy whose signature post-Apollo projects
- the Space Shuttle & the International Space Station
- are perhaps the two most spectacular boondoggles of the modern era. Through it all, NASA has ignored, belittled & in some cases actively quashed the one concept that could change the equation for the future of humans in space: human spaceflight as a free market activity. Despite this, a new Space Age is, in fact, in the making, led by dreamers, investors, inventors & even renegades from NASA itself. Drawn from dozens of interviews, extensive research, & Klerkx's own experiences as a senior manager with the SETI Institute, Beyond the Blue chronicles the flashpoints where the space establishment & the 'alternative' space community are battling for competing visions. Like the dream of space exploration itself, Beyond the Blue is less about science or technology than it is about people: their motivations, their ideas, & how their life's work is driven by an almost biological need to reach for the stars. Written with intelligence, style & wit, it is an elegy for the brief, bright Space Age that was, as well as the first comprehensive chronicle of a dawning new Space Age that could literally change the course of humankind.

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