A powerful saga set in turn-of-the-twentieth-century London from the Sunday Times bestselling author For Ruby & Rosetta Capretti life in the slums of the East End holds little promise Although very similar in looks they dream of very different futures Coquettish flamboyant Rosetta is desperate to leave the claustrophobic confines of the sewing sweatshop to follow in her wayward aunt's footsteps & work under the bright lights of the music hall Ruby quieter & more modest has always longed to train as a nurse a pipe-dream for a girl from her humble background & then by the side of their father's grave they meet handsome Jonas Crowe But little do they know how much one man will affect both their lives for ever ...

James Patterson's Book Shots Short fast-paced high-impact entertainment The dolls are perfect lovers perfect companions perfect killers Investigative reporter Lana Wallace has covered many crimes of passion in ten years But nothing will prepare her for the dark secrets ofthe dolls ...

Tracklist I Do Babbling Idiot Mermaid Just Because I'm Blonde Squeeze Me This Addiction Dance Like A Maniac Saturday Morning City Of Angels Jump Start This Heart Pack Of Smokes Other Trucker Walking On Sunshine ...

' An ass clothed in the skin of a lion' Aesop's animal fables are some of the earliest stories ever told thought to have been composed by a slave in Greek antiquity & giving glimpses of a world that is harsh pitiless & yet also eerily familiar Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Aesop is believed to have lived in 6th century BC Aesop's The Complete Fables is available in Penguin Classics ...

Why do dogs behave in the ways that they do? Why did our ancestors tame wolves? How have we ended up with so many breeds of dog & how can we understand their role in contemporary human society? Explore the answers to these questions & many more in this study of the domestic dog Building on the strengths of the first edition this much-anticipated update incorporates two decades of new evidence & discoveries on dog evolution behavior training & human interaction It

Includes:: seven entirely new chapters covering topics such as behavioral modification & training dog population management the molecular evidence for dog domestication canine behavioral genetics cognition & the impact of free-roaming dogs on wildlife conservation It is an ideal volume for anyone interested in dogs & their evolution behavior & ever-changing roles in society

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When a man is found beaten to death in a local Manchester park Detective Constable Sam Parker is one of the investigating officers Sam swiftly identifies the victim but what at first looks like an open & shut case quickly starts to unravel when he realises that the victim's fingerprints were found on a knife at another crime scene a month earlier Meanwhile Sam's brother Joe
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- comes face to face with a man whose very presence sends shockwaves through his life Joe must confront the demons of his past as he struggles to come to terms with the darkness that this man represents Before long Joe & Sam are in way over their heads both sucked into a terrifying game of cat-&-mouse that threatens to change their lives for ever' Authenticity reeks from every pagehypnotic troubling crime writing with a superb villain & a distinctive atmosphere' Daily Mail on Next to Die

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In this game players or teams must battle it out to correctly guess the fictional Character or Non-Fictional Celebrity ...

Ever been so bored at work that your brain began to dribble out of your ears? Ever considered stapling yourself to the floor to get out of going to another mind-numbing meeting? Well heres a way to brighten up those dull days & unmotivated moments that are an essential part of office life This book will help you plot your way into your colleagues good books & vicariously vent your frustration on your boss tippex over your troubles & scrawl your way to success all from the comfort of your own office chair Healthier than a cigarette break & more comforting than a large croissant it'll help you take on the daily grind armed with nothing more than a sense of humour a wild imagination & a few bits of stationery Your inner child will be endlessly entertained & your co-workers will be envious in the extreme ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play All six episodes of the 1970s teen adventure series When Commander David Wheeler (Donald Burton) is arrested for a seemingly motiveless attack on a mysterious vessel his son Richard (Andrew Ashby) along with friends Lucy (Shelley Crowhurst) & Peter (Richard Willis) embarks on a search for the top-secret information that might clear his name Along the way the three pals become entangled in an intrigue of codes espionage & a fearsome new weapon under the sea Episodes are ' Court of Shame' ' Escape to Danger' ' Death Beacon' ' Alarm at Gareth's Peak' ' The Devil's Jaws' & ' Assault On Cragfest' Actors Andrew Ashby Shelley Crowhurst Richard Willis Donald Burton Peter Vaughan Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

It is a mysterious city whose sun is switched on in the morning & switched off at night bordered by an abyss on one side & an impossibly high wall on the other Its inhabitants are people who were plucked from twentieth-century history at various times & places & left to govern themselves advised by Mentors whose purpose seems inscrutable This is life in the Experiment Andrei Voronin a young astronomer plucked from Leningrad in the 1950s is a die-hard believer in the Experiment even though his first job in the city is as a garbage collector As increasinbly nightmarish scenarios begin to affect the city he rises through the political hierarchy with devastating effect ...