On the trail of dragons forgotten an intrepid illustrator & reporter journeys from Europe through the Middle East & finally to Saigon in search of the dark caverns & mountaintop perches where the elusive winged serpents dwell With the gift of seeing the invisible our explorer friend records each encounter in a journal of gorgeous fully painted artwork capturing every majestic & fearsome visual detail of the scaly behemoths & accompanies his findings with snippets of local lore as evidence that these hidden beasts continue to shape the world in ways we may never expect! ...

Presents the second city of renaissance Scotland showing through photographs & drawings the life & the maritime quarter of this great port This title illustrates Dundee's transformation into a major Georgian town at the centre of the flax trade between St Petersburg & the USA 272 pages bw throughout Mc Kean Charles ...

What happened to Edinburgh's once notorious but picturesque Tolbooth Prison? Where was the Black Turnpike once a dominant building in the town? Why has one of the New Town designer's major layouts been all but obliterated? What else has been lost in Edinburgh? From Edinburgh's mean beginnings
- 'wretched accommodation no comfortable houses no soft beds' visiting French knights complained in 1341
- it went on to attract some of the world's greatest architects to design & build & shape a unique city But over the centuries many of those fine buildings have gone Some were destroyed by invasion & civil strife some simply collapsed with old age & neglect & others were swept away in the 'improvements' of the nineteenth century Yet more fell to the developers' swathe of destruction in the twentieth century Much of the medieval architecture vanished in the Old Town Georgian Squares were attacked Princes Street ruined old tenements razed in huge slum clearance drives & once familiar & much loved buildings vanished The changing pattern of industry social habits health service housing & road systems all took their toll; not even the city wall was immune The buildings which stood in the way of what was deemed progress are the heritage of Lost Edinburgh In this informative & stimulating book Hamish Coghill sets out to trace many of the lost buildings & find out why they were doomed Lavishly illustrated Lost Edinburgh is a fascinating insight into an ever-changing cityscape

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The Alliance has been fighting the Syndic for a century & losing badly Now its fleet is crippled & stranded in enemy territory Their only hope is Captain John Black Jack Geary
- a man who has emerged from a century-long hibernation to find himself heroically idealized beyond belief Now he must live up to his own legend
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As war continues to rage between the Alliance & Syndicate Worlds Captain ' Black Jack' Geary is promoted to admiral-even though the ruling council fears he may stage a military coup His new rank gives him the authority to negotiate with the Syndics who may finally be willing to end the war But an even greater alien threat lurks on the far side of the Syndic occupied space ...

Compelling irresistible feel-good read Perfect for fans of The Keeper of Lost Things & Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' Quirky clever & unputdownable' Katie Fforde ' An exquisite story' Liz Fenwick' Burns fiercely with love & hurt' Linda Green'I cried like a motherfer' Shelley Harris' Intriguing & touching' SUNDAY EXPRESS' An appealing character with a fascinating hinterland' DAILY MAIL'A beautiful book' PRIMATHIS BOOKSHOP KEEPS MANY SECRETS Loveday Cardew prefers books to people If you look carefully you might glimpse the first lines of the novels she loves most tattooed on her skin But there are some things Loveday will never show you Into her refuge
- the York book emporium where she works
- come a poet a lover a friend & three mysterious deliveries each of which stirs unsettling memories Everything is about to change for Loveday Someone knows about her past & she can't hide any longer She must decide who around her she can trust Can she find the courage to right a heartbreaking wrong? & will she ever find the words to tell her own story? It's time to turn the pages of her past Praise for Lost for Words' Loveday is a marvellous character & she captured my heart from the very first page & her bookshop is the bookshop of readers' dreams' Julie Cohen bestselling author of Dear Thing' Loveday is so spiky & likeable I so loved Archie Nathan & the book shop & the unfolding mystery' Carys Bray author of A Song For Issy Bradley & The Museum of You' Beautifully written & atmospheric Loveday is an endearing heroine full of attitude & fragility The haunting story of her past is brilliantly revealed' Tracy Rees Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of Amy Snow What you are saying about Lost for Words' Best book by far I've read this year'' Sat in tears stunned in silence by far my new favourite book''I loved everything about Lost for Words'' This is a truly magical book'' Warm wise & funny tale with a dark & shocking twist'' Could not put it down
- absolutely utterly loved it & hung on every word''I loved smart spiky sad Loveday & cried real tears'' Will melt your heart & make you cry'' Everything you could want from a book'' One of the best books I have ever read'' Loved this book I laughed & cried & gripped the edge of the seat at times''A book you keep in your bag & can't wait for another spare 15 minutes to read some more''I laughed I cried & more importantly I couldn't put the book down' If you loved Lost for Words don't miss Stephanie Butland's next book where Ailsa Rae learns how to live Search for The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae (9781785764417)


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A heart-warming but bittersweet story about the relationship between a unique mother & her son Based on Deric Longden's autobiographical account of his mother's battle with the onset of old age Pete Postlethwaite stars as Deric alongside Dame Thora Hird as his indomitable mother Annie Gregarious free spirited & unabashedly quirky Annie could put anyone under the spell of her unique charisma However when it becomes apparent that she is too old to live alone anymore Deric must choose a nursing home for her a task that proves to be difficult though Annie handles it in her characteristically bold & no nonsense manner However when a series of strokes robs her of her speech her most treasured faculty she & Deric must come to terms with her declining health ...

Tracklist A1 This Is The Lost Generation (Vocal) 332 A2 Tired Of Being Alone 545 A3 All In The Course Of A Day 313 A4 You've Got To Crawl Before You Walk 325 A5 Sure Is Funky 339 B1 The Young Tough & Terrible 302 B2 Paulette 301 B3 Thin Line Between Love & Hate 338 B4 One More Bridge To Cross 325 B5 This Is The Lost Generation (Instrumental) 330 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lost Girl follows supernatural seductress Bo (Anna Silk Being Erica; Billable Hours) a Succubus who feeds on the sexual energy (sometimes called "chi") of humans Growing up with human parents Bo had no reason to believe she was anything other than the girl next door
- until she drained her boyfriend to death in their first sexual encounter Now she has hit the road alone & afraid She discovers she is one of the Fae creatures of legend & folklore who pass as humans while feeding off them secretly & in different ways as they have for millennia Relieved yet horrified to find out that she is not alone Bo decides to take the middle path between the humans & the Fae while embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin With the help of her human sidekick Kenzi (Ksenia Solo Life Unexpected; Renegadepress) & Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried Ben Hur The Bridge; The Tudors) a sexy Fae working as a human police detective Bo takes on a challenge every week helping a Fae or human client who comes to her to solve a mystery or to right a wrong As the series progresses Bo finds herself in a love triangle with Dyson & the beautiful human scientist Lauren (Zoie Palmer The Guard; Instant Star) who works for the Fae Actors Anna Silk Kris Holden-Ried & Ksenia Solo Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Additional Languages German ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 9 hours & 10 minutes (approx)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The complete third series of the Canadian fantasy drama following the life of a succubus who goes on the run after discovering her supernatural powers Bo (Anna Silk) was raised as a normal child & had no cause to think of herself differently until a bizarre encounter revealed to her that she was one of the Fae While struggling to come to terms with her new identity she sets out to discover contemporaries with similar powers & to help those in need The episodes are ' Caged Fae' ' Subter Faenean' ' Confaegion' ' Fae-de to Black' ' Faes Wide Shut' ' The Kenzi Scale' ' There's Bo Place Like Home' ' Fae-ge Against the Machine' ' The Ceremony' ' Delinquents' ' Adventures in Fae-bysitting' ' Hail Hale' & ' Those Who Wander' ...