Swati Varma is one of modern Delhi's more bleesed inhabitants. Then on brilliant morning when the world seemed cleansed by the coming of the rains, the unthinkable happens: his pregnant wife is killed in a road accident. Devastated, Swati makes a pilgrimage back to the land of his forebears, Panayur, in the state of Kerala, to scatter his beloved's ashes in the sacred waters of the Papanasini river.

Returning to this long-forgotten world, he is reunited with a childhood companion who now cares for the crumbling, ghost-filled palace that was his home. For Panayur
- seemingly still free from the religious turmoil that threatens so much of the country
- was once a kingdom, & Swati is the direct descendant of the its last king. As two friends talk, share memories & exchagne secrets, thousands of miles away, Vel
- a cousin Swati never kew he had
- sets out on a quest for the truth about his family that will take him from America, to Berlin &, ultimately, to Panayur.

And so begins an extraordinary & healing journey. One that will lead both Swati & Vel back through the cruel, vibrant, myth-filled history of the kings of Panayur to the legend that lies at its heart
- the legend of the tiger by the river...








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Jack Havoc, jail-breaker & knife artist, is on the loose on the streets of London once again. In the faded squares of shabby houses, in the furtive alleys & darkened pubs, the word is out that the Tiger is back in town, more vicious & cunning than ever. It falls to Albert Campion to pit his wits against the killer & hunt him down through the city's November smog before it is too late. ...

Molly Mc Intyre was born in St Thomas's, London in 1984 with an abnormality in the formation of her muscles. Her condition was never fully diagnosed. Her mother, Lesley, a photographer, was told that Molly would probably never leave hospital & that she might not survive more than a few weeks. Lesley took Molly home & she lived for fourteen years. Molly died at home in Putney.

Throughout her brief life Molly was highly active. She travelled in Europe & America. She went to a state school in Lambeth. She joined a dance class in Covent Garden & lived every day to the full with the complete knowledge that her time was limited. Her mother photographed her constantly. The Time of Her Life opens with the first picture of Molly as a baby & ends with the last picture of her on her deathbed.

The pictures are interspersed with some of Molly's own written observations. Molly's energy & attitude is inspirational & the accomplishment of her mother, Lesley, probably has no published precedent.



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It is 1953. At the Coronation party at the Palace Hotel, two lives are about to change forever.

Claudia
- 16,


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It is 1953. At the Coronation party at the Palace Hotel, two lives are about to change forever.

Claudia
- 16,


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Carel is rector of a non-existent City church (it was destroyed in the war). In the rectory live his daughter, Muriel, his beautiful invalid ward, Elizabeth, & their West Indian servant, Patti. Here too are Eugene, a Russian -migr-, & his delinquent son, Leo. Carel's brother, Marcus, co-guardian with him of Elizabeth, tires to make contact with Carel but is constantly rebuffed. These seven characters go through a dance of attraction & repulsion, misunderstanding & revelation, the centre of which is the enigmatic Carel himself
- a priest who believes that, God being dead, His angels are released. At the end, Muriel finds herself with the power of life & death over her father.
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Every significant choice, every important decision we make, is determined by our perception of time. This is the most influential force in our lives, yet we are virtually unaware of it. In this fascinating book, the award-winning past president of the American Psychological Association, Philip Zimbardo, & his co-author, John Boyd, show how:

- the way you perceive time is as unique as your fingerprints
- these individual time perspectives shape your life, & the world around you
- you can change the way you perceive time, so you get the most out of every minute
- if you don't, the power of time in the modern world is so immense that it will take its toll on you

The Time Paradox is a highly readable, stimulating look at a subject that absorbs us all.






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Every significant choice, every important decision we make, is determined by our perception of time. This is the most influential force in our lives, yet we are virtually unaware of it. In this fascinating book, the award-winning past president of the American Psychological Association, Philip Zimbardo, & his co-author, John Boyd, show how:

- the way you perceive time is as unique as your fingerprints
- these individual time perspectives shape your life, & the world around you
- you can change the way you perceive time, so you get the most out of every minute
- if you don't, the power of time in the modern world is so immense that it will take its toll on you

The Time Paradox is a highly readable, stimulating look at a subject that absorbs us all.






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We all know that the Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066, London's 'one big burning blaze' tore through the capital in 1666 & that Britain declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939, but many of us remember the most important moments in our history by the folk stories which are attached to them. So we remember Henry VIII for his wives rather than the Reformation & Charles II for climbing a tree rather than the Civil War. But if we set aside these stories, do we really know what happened when, & why it's so important?

Which came first, the Bronze Age or the Stone Age? Why did the Romans play such a significant role in our past? & how did a nation as small as Britain come to command such a vast empire? Here, Tim Taylor & the team of expert historians behind Channel 4's Time Team, answer these questions & many more, cataloguing British history in a way that is accessible to all. This book will give you & your family a clear & concise view of what happened when, & why.

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