Sophie & Gray return to London escorting the heiress of Alba to meet the British prince to whom she is betrothed Sparks fail to fly between the pair & the marriage alliance is cast into further doubt when the men who tried to poison King Henry are discovered to have escaped from prison Gray sets off to track the fugitives while Sophie tries to spark a connection between the bride & groom by enlisting them in her scheme to reopen a long-shuttered women's college at Oxford Many may believe that educating women spells ruin but in the decaying college library lies the key to protecting everything they hold dear-as well as a dark secret that could destroy it all ...

Is Italy a united country or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities? Tim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities This is a highly personal account of one man's relationship with a country its people & its national sport A book that combines the pleasures of travel writing with a profound analysis of one country's mad mad way of keeping itself entertained ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Detective Andreas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) seemingly perfect life is thrown into disarray when he is called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple to find their infant son neglected & crying in a closet With red tape stopping Andreas from intervening to protect the child the usually collected policeman finds himself powerless & shaken to the core Slowly losing his grip on right & wrong he decides to take justice from outside the law & in to his own hands in an attempt to save the child from a life of destitution & an early grave ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The discovery of a deep family secret & and a passionate story as seen through the eyes of Francois an only child who invents an imaginary brother & imagines his parents& past The day he reaches 15 a family friend reveals an upsetting truth to the young Francois but one that will make him stronger Actors Cecile De France Patrick Bruel Ludivine Sagnier Julie Depardieu Mathieu Amalric Nathalie Boutefeu Yves Verhoeven Yves Jacques Sam Garbarski & Orlando Nicoletti Director Claude Miller Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Duration 2 hours & 26 minutes (approx) ...

BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHORWill opening the door lead to love & happy endings? Romance humour & happy-ever-after endings the delicious romantic new novel from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of A Vintage Wedding & A Summer at Sea & Modern-day Austen Great fun& Red& Top-drawer romantic escapism& Daily Mail& Deliciously enjoyable& Red& Warm brilliant & full of love& Heat Lorna & her friend Philly work together in the grounds of a beautiful manor house in the Cotswolds But even though they are surrounded by family & friends the door to true love remains resolutely closed Could their discovery of a secret garden mean this is about to change? ...

Mole discovers that friendship is worth sharing in this fifth title in the best-selling Mole series One hot summer's day when Mole is out exploring he discovers a newcomer to the forest
- a newcomer called Mouse! The two quickly become friends but Mole isn't keen to introduce Mouse to the other forest animals In fact he doesn't want to share her with anyone Meanwhile Rabbit Squirrel & Hedgehog are wondering why they haven't seen Mole for so long When they finally discover his secret they're so pleased to meet Mouse that Mole realizes it's much nicer for everyone to be friends With beautiful illustrations this story is a celebration of friendship & why it's always good to share
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A funny moving love story about facing fears hand in hand
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&A Sense of Home is about making your house a private sanctuary a wonderful feel-good book that offers inspiring advice on creating a home that represents "you"& Sunday Times& Homes should nurture & nourish us be a private sanctuary a deeply personal place where friends & family gather & celebrate My hope is that this book can guide you to create the space you love
- along with great tastes that make eating there a comfort & a pleasure& Helen James From leading Irish designer & food blogger Helen James comes a beautiful book for all who enjoy making their house a home Room by room Helen shares her distinctive design sensibility inspired by the natural world as she considers the spaces where we spend so much of our time
- indoor & out
- from a sensory perspective taste sight scent touch & sound Combining over 60 delicious homely recipes
- from bedroom feasts to &movie-night& suppers
- with essential design principles natural beauty products gardening plans & more A Sense of Home is stunningly illustrated throughout A sumptuous journey that is as pleasurable to browse as it is to put into practice
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1 Howard L Myers during his brief but impressive career was published in all the leading science fiction magazines in the 1960s & 1970s This book is a treasure trove of some of the best writing of that period 2 The Creatures of Man a previous collection of Myers’ stories was praised by Library Bookwatch as “ a 1960s classic All the stories are choice reads”3 Advertising in Locus more 4 Featured book on Baencom &
- ; In a post-apocalyptic world telepaths are common but young Starn had no trace of telepathic ability & was persecuted by those who had the talent—until he discovered he possessed an even more unusual ability &
- ; A criminal mastermind has been captured by the Space Patrol & a Patrol ship is carrying him to a prison planet Escape seems impossible but he has a secret weapon It’s only water—but water with a very unusual property &
- ; In the afterlife it turns out that one’s existence is dependent on being remembered by the living As you are forgotten you shrink How do you avoid this? Why hire an unearthly public relations firm of course These stories & more including two full-length novels fill a large volume of entertaining space adventure & humorous fantasy Inventive by a writer noted for original ideas developed with a sardonic wit About the Author Howard L Myers was a prolific writer of science fiction publishing short fiction in all the leading SF magazines as well as the novel Cloud Chamber His stories also were reprinted in many anthologies His promising career was cut short when he died at the age of 41


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Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best) In his international bestseller Leading Change John Kotter revealed why change is so hard & provided an actionable eight-step process for implementing successful transformations The book became the change bible for managers worldwide Now in A Sense of Urgency Kotter shines the spotlight on the crucial first step in his framework creating a sense of urgency by getting people to actually see & feel the need for change Why focus on urgency? Without it any change effort is doomed Kotter reveals the insidious nature of complacency in all its forms & guises In this exciting new book Kotter explains How to go beyond "the business case" for change to overcome the fear & anger that can suppress urgency Ways to ensure that your actions & behaviors -- not just your words -- communicate the need for change How to keep fanning the flames of urgency even after your transformation effort has scored some early successes Written in Kotter's signature no-nonsense style this concise & authoritative guide helps you set the stage for leading a successful transformation in your company ...