Unforgettable Walks to Take Before You Die is the fifth title in an exciting series of books that will help you search out ...

In March 1807, the British Parliament passed an Act making the trading & transportation of slaves illegal. It was many years before slavery, as it was known then, was abolished, & slavery still continues today in different ways, but it was a big step forward towards the empancipation of a people.

Malorie Blackman has drawn together some of the finest of today's writers & poets to contribute to this important anthology. Their short stories & poems sit alongside first-hand accounts of slavery from freed slaves, making a fascinating & absorbing collection that remembers & commemorates one of the most brutal & long-lasting inflictions of misery that human beings have inflicted upon other human beings.

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Jade is usually a confident young lesbian, very aware of what she wants, & what she doesn't, Unfortunately her taste for being bullied can very easily get out of h&, & when she decides to compete with her filthy uncle Rupert in collecting the uniforms of sex partners, they quickly do. What starts out as a playful if provocative hobby leads to her finding herself obliged to accomodate men as well as women, & ending up in a seriously sticky mess
- literally.
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This is a story straight from the heart of a lifelong uniform fetishist & conveys the sensual delight to be had from wearing uniforms & enjoying others in uniform. Whether it is the smartness & authority of military dress, the sassy temptation of a naughty schoolgirl, or the possibilities offered by an airhostess, policewoman or even a traffic warden, it is all described here in sumptuous & arousing detail, along with unabashed accounts of kinky sexual encounters. ...

Neither Commissario Brunetti nor his wife Paola have ever had much sympathy for the Italian armed forces, so when a young cadet is found hanged, a presumed suicide, in Venice's elite military academy, Brunetti's emotions are complex: pity & sorrow for the death of a boy, close in age to his own son, & contempt & irritation for the arrogance & high-handedness of the boy's teachers & fellow-students. But as Brunetti investigates further he is faced by a wall of silence, as the military protects its own & civilians are unwilling to talk. Is this the natural reluctance of Italians to involve themselves with the authorities, or is Brunetti facing a conspiracy of silence? ...

Neither Commissario Brunetti nor his wife Paolo have ever had much sympathy for the Italian armed forces, so when a young cadet is found hanged, a presumed suicide, in Venice's elite military academy, Brunetti's emotions are complex: pity & sorrow for the death of a boy, close in age to his own son, & contempt & irritation for the arrogance & high-handedness of the boy's teachers & fellow-students. The young man is the son of a doctor & former politician, a man of an impeccable integrity all too rare in Italian politics. Dr Moro is clearly & understandably devastated by his son's death; but neither appears at all keen to talk to the police nor involve Brunetti in any investigation of the circumstances in which he died. As Brunetti
- & the indispensable Signorina Elettra
- investigate further they are faced by a wall of silence, as the military protects its own & civilians are unwilling to talk. Is this the natural reluctance of Italians to involve themselves with the authorities, or is Brunetti facing a conspiracy of silence?

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