Collected here are Williams` vibrant short stories & novels, set in a Cardiff where buildings are demolished, prostitutes roam the streets & bars, men embrace their midlife crises from the bottom of a bottle & romance is tainted. Williams cranks the tension high & breathes life into his fictional territory with humour & wicked twists. ...

Putumayo's The Caribbean is a wonderful journey through Caribbean music, featuring the irresistible rhythms of soca, reggae, merengue & more. From reggaeton & dancehall to soca & salsa, its influence is everywhere. Caribbean music is steeped in African traditions, incorporates European & Latin American sounds, & satisfies virtually any listening palate. This collection delves into the roots of the music, its present & its future. CD Track listing:1 Kali, ' Aline Vol ...

The Caribbean Like a Local captures the history, architecture, music & culinary traditions of the sunny islands in this southern sea. Peter Greenberg, travel expert & Chief Contributing Editor of the series, shares insider insights & touring tips gleaned from his extensive experience in the travel industry, while Michelin star ratings point out compelling sights. Listings include atmospheric places to stay, dining spots with regional dishes, & nightspots that sizzle. ...

For travellers to the Caribbean by cruise or small ship, to port in Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, this beautifully illustrated guidebook by Caribbean experts Emma Stanford & Nick Hanna covers ports of all large & small islands throughout the Caribbean. You`ll find vital information to help you make the most of stops at each port city, including how to get to the sights from the port, what to see in a short amount of time ashore & how to avoid pricey excursions. At the end of every port description, you`ll receive invaluable need-to-know information on each place on your itinerary. You don`t have to be on a cruise ship to use this fact-filled guide. Independent sailors & land lovers alike will also benefit from its invaluable information. ...

Wonderful 30cm (12”) antique-style globe with raised relief held in die-cast semi meridian on a walnut-finish wooden base. Internal illumination alters the colour contrast but does not reveal any additional detail, making this a perfect addition to any home or office, it`s old-world appearance & modern-day illumination add a touch of elegance to any environment. ...

When her plane is delayed overnight, Gaby Struthers finds herself forced to share a hotel room with a stranger: a terrified young woman named Lauren Cookson
- but why is she scared of Gaby in particular? Lauren won`t explain. Instead, she blurts out something about an innocent man going to prison for a murder he didn`t commit, & Gaby soon suspects that Lauren`s presence on her flight can`t be a coincidence. Because the murder victim is Francine Breary, the wife of the only man Gaby has ever truly loved. Tim Breary has confessed, & even provided the police with evidence. The only thing he hasn`t given them is a motive. He claims to have no idea why he murdered his wife.. .
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From the bestselling author of the acclaimed The Power of the Dog comes The Cartel, a gripping true-to-life epic, ripped from the headlines, spanning the past decade of the Mexican-American drug wars. It`s 2004. DEA agent Art Keller has been fighting the war on drugs for thirty years in a blood feud against Adan Barrera, the head of El Federacion, the world`s most powerful cartel, & the man who brutally murdered Keller`s partner. Putting Barrera away costs Keller dearly
- the woman he loves, the beliefs he cherishes, the life he wants to lead. Then Barrera gets out, determined to rebuild the empire that Keller shattered. Unwilling to live in a world with Barrera in it, Keller goes on a ten-year odyssey to take him down. The Cartel is a true-to-life story of power, corruption, revenge, honour & sacrifice, as one man tries to face down the devil without losing his soul.
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From the internationally bestselling author of the acclaimed novel The Power of the Dog comes The Cartel, a gripping true-to-life epic, ripped from the headlines, of power, corruption, revenge & justice spanning the past decade of the Mexican-American drug wars. It`s 2004. DEA agent Art Keller has been fighting the war on drugs for thirty years in a blood feud against Adan Barrera, the head of El Federacion, the world`s most powerful cartel, & the man who brutally murdered Keller`s partner. Finally putting Barrera away costs Keller dearly
- the woman he loves, the beliefs he cherishes, the life he wants to lead. Then Barrera gets out, determined to rebuild the empire that Keller shattered. Unwilling to live in a world with Barrera in it, Keller goes on a ten-year odyssey to take him down. His obsession with justice
- or is it revenge
- becomes a ruthless struggle that stretches from the cities, mountains & deserts of Mexico, to Washington`s corridors of power, to the streets of Berlin & Barcelona. Keller fights his personal battle against the devastated backdrop of Mexico`s drug war, a conflict of unprecedented scale & viciousness, as cartels vie for power & he comes to the final reckoning with Barrera
- & himself
- that he always knew must happen. The Cartel is a story of power, corruption, revenge, honour & sacrifice, as one man tries to face down the devil without losing his soul. It is the story of the war on drugs & the men
- & women
- who wage it.






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Georges Simenon`s tragic tale of lost identity, translated by David Coward as part of the new Penguin Maigret series. What was the woman doing here? In a stable, wearing pearl earrings, her stylish bracelet & white buckskin shoes! She must have been alive when she got there because the crime had been committed after ten in the evening. But how? & why? & no one had heard a thing! She had not screamed. The two carters had not woken up. Inspector Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal. A well-dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been found strangled in a stable nearby. Why did her glamorous, hedonistic life come to such a brutal end here? Surely her taciturn husband Sir Walter knows
- or maybe the answers lie with the crew of the barge La Providence. ” Compelling, remorseless, brilliant”. (John Gray). ” One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century... Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories”. (Guardian). ”A supreme writer.. .unforgettable vividness”. (Independent). Georges Simenon was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1903. Best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret books, his prolific output of over 400 novels & short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerl&, where he had lived for the latter part of his life. David Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds, England & an award- winning translator of numerous works from French.
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Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential elections, makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump Impeachment will ”proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust, ” & ”they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself. ” (Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, 1788) Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential elections, makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump In the fall of 2016, Distinguished Professor of History at American University Allan Lichtman made headlines when he predicted that Donald J. Trump would defeat Democrat, Hillary Clinton, to win the presidential election. Now, in clear, nonpartisan terms, Lichtman lays out the reasons Congress could remove Trump from the Oval Office: his ties to Russia before & after the election, the complicated financial conflicts of interest at home & abroad, & his abuse of executive authority. The Case for Impeachment also offers a fascinating look at presidential impeachments throughout American history, including the often-overlooked story of Andrew Johnson`s impeachment, details about Richard Nixon`s resignation, & Bill Clinton`s hearings. Lichtman shows how Trump exhibits many of the flaws (and more) that have doomed past presidents. As the Nixon Administration dismissed the reporting of Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein as `character assassination` & `a vicious abuse of the journalistic process, ` Trump has attacked the `dishonest media, ` claiming, `the press should be ashamed of themselves.` Historians, legal scholars, & politicians alike agree: we are in politically uncharted waters. The durability of institutions is being undermined & the public`s confidence in them is eroding, threatening American democracy itself. The world wants to know where the United States is headed. Lichtman argues, with clarity & power, that for Donald Trump`s presidency, smoke has become fire. ...