Join Private Detective Isaac Bell as he navigates the seedy back alleys of New York in the ninth book in the action-packed series from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler Crime corruption & murder a vicious organisation is terrorising the city & only one man can stop them The Black Hand Strikes 1906 New York City Italian gangsters calling themselves the Black Hand terrorize citizens in a menacing spree of kidnapping extortion & arson Who dares stop them? Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special ' Black Hand Squad'
- but with each gangster caught a new one appears on the street Are these new recruits or other criminals imitating the Black Hand? Where are these men coming from? Murder is just the beginning Then the killings start Each victim is a man more powerful than the last Bell is convinced that he's facing a murderous organization hell bent on bringing the city to its knees But that's before he discovers their ultimate target
- the most powerful man in the country the President of the United States ' Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail' The Adventure King' Sunday Express' Nobody does it better nobody!' Stephen Coonts' Just about the best storyteller in the business' New York Post

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A Financial Times book of the year 2017 ' This is the first physical manifestation of a much-loved online magazine that is a monument to Fox's obsessions One for the bedside table'
- FINANCIAL TIMES ' This book is the product of a ludicrously obsessive & greedy mind
- it is therefore an utter joy'
- JAY RAYNER ' Your consummate culinary guide'
- THE GUARDIAN 'A vital work from a keen mind full to brimming with wonderful thoughts & ideas'
- JEREMY LEE ' The most original entertaining & downright fascinating book'
- DAVE BROOM ' Exercise caution before you buy this book In fact be careful about even flipping it open You think Instagram is addictive? Ha This book is as essential & educational as it is delightful & weird & I need someone to come rescue me immediately because I cannot seem to put the damn thing down'
- JEFF GORDINIER FOOD & DRINKS EDITOR ESQUIRE MAGAZINE ' Perfect for the culinarily curious'
- DIANA HENRY ' Going beyond the usual food fixations the book is presented in a fresh visually inventive style that will appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in food'
- DARINA ALLEN IRISH EXAMINER gannetnoun 1 a large seabird with mainly white plumage which catches fish by plunging into the water 2 British informal a greedy person The Gannet's Gastronomic Miscellany goes beyond the usual food fixations Presented in a fresh visually inventive style it will appeal to anyone with a passing interest in food
- which in this gastronomy-obsessed age is pretty much all of us In this compendious hotpot of a book you'll find a guide to creating a hit food profile on Instagram a cross-section of a tiffin box an explainer on craft beer the origin story of Chicken Marengo a list of millennia-old products that are still edible today (should you be brave enough to try Irish bog butter or Ancient Egyptian honey) & many more delightful nuggets of information









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A shining delight of a novel' New York Times ' Clever & beautifulit soars' Financial Times A baby girl is abandoned banished from London to the storm-ravaged American city of New Bohemia Her father has been driven mad by jealousy her mother to exile by grief Seventeen years later Perdita doesn't know a lot about who she is or where she's come from
- but she's about to find out Jeanette Winterson's cover version of The Winter's Tale vibrates with echoes of Shakespeare's original & tells a story of hearts broken & hearts healed a story of revenge & forgiveness a story that shows that whatever is lost shall be found Emotionally wrought & profoundly intelligent A supremely clever compelling & emotionally affecting novel that deserves multiple readings to appreciate its many layers' Mail on Sunday ' There are passages here so concisely beautiful they give you goosebumps' Observer' Pulsates with such authenticity & imaginative generosity that I defy you not to engage with it' Independent
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Tracklist A1 Love Comes Slowly Now A2 Nothing Going Down A3 Carousel A4 Sweet Pea B1 Rosicrucinn Lovers B2 Martial Signs B3 Garymoy B4 Prince Of Thieves C1 Carousel (Live)C2 Your Williams Baby D1 Lucy In Her Pink Jacket D2 Holy Holy Blue D3 Nothing Going Down At All CD1 Nothing Going Down At All CD2 Catnip CD3 Counting Stars CD4 Holy Holy Blue (Rehearsal)CD5 Carousel (Studio Version)CD6 Lucy In Her Pink Jacket (Studio Version)CD7 Catherine Is Only Listening CD8 Prince Of Thieves (Bonus)CD9 Your Williams Baby (Bonus)CD10 Born In The Dark Dear CD11 Holy Holy Blue (Original Verison)CD12 Nothing Going Down At All (Studio Version)CD13 No One Will Ever Know (With Merlene Chambers) ...

Inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution award-winning Elizabeth Laird's The Garbage King takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey When Mamo's mother dies he is abandoned in the shanties of Addis Ababa Stolen by a child-trafficker & sold to a farmer he is cruelly treated Escaping back to the city he meets another very different runaway Dani is rich educated
- & fleeing his tyrannical father Together they join a gang of homeless street boys who survive only by mutual bonds of trust & total dependence on each other
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Selected as a Book of the Year 2017 in You Magazine'A lavish monthly guide to getting the most from your garden' Daily Mail A punnet of plums from your tree a handful of gooseberries; home-grown nuts & herbs & a few freshly laid eggs from your hens
- all enjoyed in your own small plot What could be more satisfying? The Garden Farmer is an evocative journal & monthly guide to getting the most out of your garden throughout the year Whether you are a keen gardener looking for inspiration or just starting out & wanting to rediscover & reclaim your patch of earth Sunday Telegraph garden-columnist Francine Raymond lays the groundwork for a bountiful year of garden farming Maybe you would like to get outside more grow a few essential vegetables some fruit trees or bushes for preserving & create a scented kitchen garden to provide for you year round Or perhaps you will raise a small flock of ducks or geese or even a couple of pigs? Could this be the year you decorate your home with nature's adornments encourage wildlife back to pollinate your trees & plants & spend celebratory hours in a haven of your own creation? Each chapter of The Garden Farmer offers insight into the topics & projects you might be contemplating that month along with planting notes & timely advice & a recipe that honours the fruits of your labour With just a little effort & planning every garden can be tended in tune with nature & every gardener can enjoy a host of seasonal delights from their own soil Keep up-to-date with Francine's gardening adventures on her blog at kitchen-garden-henscouk
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In high-end restaurants & in the home more & more cooks have discovered the joy of using natural foraged ingredients But what few realise is that you don't necessarily have to go rootling in hedgerows or woodlands to find them Many of our own gardens contain an abundance of edible & medicinal plants grown mainly for their ornamental appearance Most gardeners are completely unaware that what they have actually planted is a rather exotic kitchen garden The Garden Forager explores over 40 of the most popular garden plants that have edible medicinal or even cosmetic potential accompanied by recipes remedies & interesting facts & illustrated throughout in exquisite watercolours by Lizzie Harper This beautifully illustrated book redefines how we look at our gardens & unleashes the unknown potential of everyday plants
- making it a must-have for anyone interested in gardening cooking or foraging
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The International Bestseller Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction 2013 Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012 Shortlisted for the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award' With ravishing sensuousness it conjures up the lush landscapes & tea estates of Malaya during the 1950s Emergency A haunting novel about memory' Sunday Times Books of the Year In the highlands of Malaya a woman sets out to build a memorial to her sister killed at the hands of the Japanese during the brutal Occupation of their country Yun Ling's quest leads her to The Garden of Evening Mists & to Aritomo a man of extraordinary skill & reputation once the gardener of the Emperor of Japan When she accepts his offer to become his apprentice she begins a journey into her past inextricably linked with the secrets of her troubled country's history ...

The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family & Other Animals & Birds Beasts & Relatives) the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children ten-year-old Gerald discovered his passion for animals toads & tortoises bats & butterflies scorpions & octopuses Through glorious silver-green olive groves & across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession causing hilarity & mayhem in his ever-tolerant family ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From Makoto Shinkai (Five Centimeters Per Second Journey to Agartha) comes a love story with a twist When Takao a young high school student who dreams of becoming a shoe designer decides to skip school one day in favor of sketching in a rainy garden he has no idea how much his life will change when he encounters Yukino Older but perhaps not as much wiser she seems adrift in the world Despite the difference in their ages they strike up an unusual relationship that unexpectedly continues & evolves with random meetings in the same garden on each rainy day But the rainy season is coming to a close & there are so many things still left unsaid & undone between them Will there be time left for Takao to put his feelings into actions & words? Between the raindrops between the calms in the storm what will blossoms PECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE Interviews (52 minutes with the Japanese cast & director) Storyboards (45 minutes) English production stillls Japanese trailer The Works of Makoto Shinkai English commentary track with cast Japanese commentary with English subtitles LANGUAGES ON DISC English dub & Japanese language track with English subtitles ...