Ballroom dancing is back. In universities, town halls, bars, clubs & leisure centres across the UK there are hundreds of thousands of people learning to dance. Strictly Come Dancing attracted millions of viewers & was one of the BBC's most successful new series of recent times. This new edition of Victor Silvester's classic book Modern Ballroom Dancing comes at just the right moment to capitalise on this renaissance. Fully updated & featuring brand new photographs of some of the world's hottest dancing talent, it covers all the most popular ballroom dances, from the four classics that should form the basis of any dancer's repertoire
- Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep & Tango to the great Latin American dances that are so popular
- Rumba, Samba, Cha-Cha-Cha & Paso Doble, & Rock 'n' Roll. The clear, comprehensive notes & diagrams on each dance are invaluable to beginners, more advanced students & teachers alike. The book also features sections on the history of dance, showing how modern dances originated & developed, & how they have been influenced by world dance. Perfect for those dancing for fun & for those aiming for competitive performance, Modern Ballroom Dancing will be indispensable to a whole new generation of dancers.

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The A-Z Guide to Modern British History is a comprehensive, entertaining survey of the events, people & themes that make us who we are, written by two of the country's leading scholars of the subject. In 200 concise essays, covering topics as diverse as pornography & the poll tax, the Blitz & New Labour, the authors explore the interwoven culture, society, politics & economics of the recent past. The object of the Guide is not only to lay bare the facts of today's Britain, but also to provoke debate. Bombarded by information as never before, we all need to appreciate the extent to which seemingly disparate events connect with other, & echo previous developments which we are in danger of forgetting. The entries offer a consistent line of argument with a refreshing disrespect for old orthodoxies; at the same time, readers are given the essential facts on which to base their own opinions. The A-Z Guide to Modern British History will be invaluable to students & general readers alike. Read separately, its entries are a mine of useful information; taken together, they build a vivid, compelling & controversial picture of Britain at the start of the twenty-first century. ...

This is the first anthology of extracts from Black Lace with an exclusively contemporary theme. Seduction & mystery & darkly sensual behaviour are the key words to this unique collection of sensual writings from the female imagination. Worlds of secluded passion collide with unbridled erotic exploration, & scintillating characters delight in the thrill of total surrender to pleasure & decadent indulgence. ...

Mohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. Its citizens, too, have fallen on hard times. Dallas Younger, a star athlete in high school, now drifts from tavern to poker game, losing money. His ex-wife, Anne, is stuck in a losing battle with her mother over the care of her sick father. & their son, Randall, is deliberately neglecting his schoolwork
- because in a place like Mohawk it doesn't pay to be smart.
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These are the fortunes & misfortunes of Moll Flanders: born in Newgate Prison, twelve years a prostitute, five times a wife (once to her own brother), twelve years a thief & eight years a transported felon in Her Majesty's colony of Virginia. Daniel Defoe's rollicking tale presents life in the prisons, alleyways & underworlds of eighteenth-century London, & gives us Moll
- scandalous, unscrupulous & utterly irresistible.
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These are the fortunes & misfortunes of Moll Flanders: born in Newgate Prison, twelve years a prostitute, five times a wife (once to her own brother), twelve years a thief & eight years a transported felon in Her Majesty's colony of Virginia. Daniel Defoe's rollicking tale presents life in the prisons, alleyways & underworlds of eighteenth-century London, & gives us Moll
- scandalous, unscrupulous & utterly irresistible.
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