When a young nun dies of a fever in the town of Beverley in the summer of 1365, she is buried quickly for fear of the plague. But one year later a woman appears, talking of relic-trading & miracles. She claims to be the dead nun resurrected. Murder follows swiftly in her wake, & the worried Archbishop of York asks Owen Archer to investigate.

Travelling to Leeds & Scarborough to unearth clues, Owen finds only a trail of corpses, until a meeting with Geoffrey Chaucer, spy for King Edward, links the nun with mercenary soldiers & the powerful Percy family. Meanwhile, in York, the apothecary Lucie Wilton has won the mysterious woman

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The Nuremberg Interviews reveals the chilling innermost thoughts of the former Nazi officials under indictment at the famous ...

The Nuremberg Interviews reveals the chilling innermost thoughts of the former Nazi officials under indictment at the famous ...

A lyrical & beautiful retelling of a much-loved story from award-winning author Berlie Doherty, which has been adapted for the ballet throughout the world for centuries. This version captures the magical essence of childhood, & Ian Beck's exquisite & enchanting illustrations make this a book to treasure for many years to come. ...

This collection of computer crack-ups is perfect for anyone who's utterly nutty about the net. It's packed full of cyber sillies & jokes with byte as well as top-tips on where to find the web pages. It also has advice on how to surf safely & how to get started if you're new to the net. So make sure you're not the last to log on for laughter & lots, lots, more. ...

Peter Firstbrook spent many months in Kenya researching the history of Barack Obama's family. Peter is the only person to have traced Obama's roots from the present back through more than twenty generations, thanks to the Luo tribe's remarkable oral tradition.

Seen though the eyes of the Obama family this will be the story of an African dynasty going back over 400 years. It is a truly astonishing drama culminating in the inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009 watched by Obama's African family on a flickering television clustered under a group of trees in the twilight of Kobama village in Kenya. A very special hundred or so men, women & children amongst billions all around the world who viewed the momentous event of the swearing in of the first black president.

This book establishes the early ancestry of the Obama family in the Alego region, telling the story of farmers & fishermen, of love & tribal warfare, of families lost & found. It traces the Obama roots from famous tribal warriors in the seventeenth century to the first encounters with the white man in the early 1900s; generation by generation we follow the family through colonial rule & the fight for Kenyan independence, including the Mau Mau & the relationship of Barack Obama's father with President Kenyatta.

This is a book about a family whose destiny is unknown to them. It is a true testament to the belief that any person can make their mark in the world no matter how humble their origins.





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Peter Firstbrook spent many months in Kenya researching the history of Barack Obama's family. Peter is the only person to have traced Obama's roots from the present back through more than twenty generations, thanks to the Luo tribe's remarkable oral tradition.

Seen though the eyes of the Obama family this will be the story of an African dynasty going back over 400 years. It is a truly astonishing drama culminating in the inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009, watched by Obama's African family on a flickering television clustered under a group of trees in the twilight of Kobama village in Kenya. A very special hundred or so men, women & children amongst billions all around the world who viewed the momentous event of the swearing in of the first black President of the United States.

This book establishes the early ancestry of the Obama family in the Alego region, telling the story of farmers & fishermen, of love & tribal warfare, of families lost & found. It traces the Obama roots from famous tribal warriors in the seventeenth century to the first encounters with the white man in the early 1900s; generation by generation we follow the family through colonial rule & the fight for Kenyan independence, including the Mau Mau & the relationship of Barack Obama's father with President Kenyatta.

This is a book about a family whose destiny is unknown to them. It is a true testament to the belief that any person can make their mark in the world no matter how humble their origins.





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Peter Firstbrook spent many months in Kenya researching the history of Barack Obama's family. Peter is the only person to have traced Obama's roots from the present back through more than twenty generations, thanks to the Luo tribe's remarkable oral tradition.

Seen though the eyes of the Obama family this will be the story of an African dynasty going back over 400 years. It is a truly astonishing drama culminating in the inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009, watched by Obama's African family on a flickering television clustered under a group of trees in the twilight of Kobama village in Kenya. A very special hundred or so men, women & children amongst billions all around the world who viewed the momentous event of the swearing in of the first black President of the United States.

This book establishes the early ancestry of the Obama family in the Alego region, telling the story of farmers & fishermen, of love & tribal warfare, of families lost & found. It traces the Obama roots from famous tribal warriors in the seventeenth century to the first encounters with the white man in the early 1900s; generation by generation we follow the family through colonial rule & the fight for Kenyan independence, including the Mau Mau & the relationship of Barack Obama's father with President Kenyatta.

This is a book about a family whose destiny is unknown to them. It is a true testament to the belief that any person can make their mark in the world no matter how humble their origins.





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Restless eighteen-year-old Alice Brown discovers to her amazement that the world of Wonderland (renamed Underl&, & definitely no place for children) has begun to take young women
- or 'girlings'
- from our dimension as its sex slaves. In a quest to liberate them, she encounters the perverse wiles of the White Rabbit, Hatter & Hare, & a less than regal Duchess & Queen of Hearts. & it's not only the Cheshire cat's smile, Alice finds, that lingers once the rest has vanished...A highly original & downright filthy fantasy tale.

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