SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITING ASSOCIATION GOLD CROWN AWARDBased on a remarkable & little-known true story. Martinique, 1765, & brothers Emile & Lucien are charged by their French master with a mission. They must return to Grenada, the island they once called home, & smuggle back forty-two slaves claimed by English invaders. While Lucien, barely in his teens, sees the trip as a great adventure, the older & worldlier Emile has no illusions of the true dangers they will face... ...

” Sugar Street”, the climactic conclusion to Mafhouz`s masterpiece trilogy, is the captivating portrait of a family struggling to change with the rise of modern Egypt. As Cairo shrugs off the final vestiges of colonialism, Ahmad Al Jawad has lost his power & surveys the world from a latticed balcony. Unable to control his family`s destiny, he watches helplessly as his dynasty & the traditions he holds dear disintegrate before his eyes. But through Ahamd`s three grandsons we see modern how Egypt takes shape. One grandson is a communist activist, another a Muslim fundamentalist, both working for what they believe will be a better world. & Ridwan, the inheritor of his father`s charms, launches a political career aided by a homosexual affair with prominent politician. ...

Much like oil today, sugar was once the most powerful commodity on earth. It shaped world affairs, influencing the economic policies of nations, driving international trade & wreaking environmental havoc. The Western world`s addiction to sugar came at a terrible human cost: the near extinction of the New World indigenous peoples gave rise to a new form of slavery, as millions of captured Africans were crammed into ships to make the dangerous voyage to Caribbean cane plantations. What began as the extraordinarily expensive luxury of nobles & the very wealthy has become a staple in the modern world. Indeed, it played its own role in creating that world, fuelling the workers of the Industrial Revolution, & giving rise to the craze for fast food. ” Sugar: A Bittersweet History” tells the extraordinary, dramatic & thought-provoking story of this most commonplace of products from its very origins to the present day. Elizabeth Abbott examines how & in what quantities we still consume sugar; its role in the crisis of obesity & diabetes; how its cultivation continues to affect the environment; & how coerced labour continues in so many sugar-producing nations. Richly detailed, impeccably researched & thoroughly compelling, ” Sugar” is a comprehensive social history of a substance that has revolutionised the way we eat, & poignant testimony to the suffering endured in the name of satisfying the world`s sweet tooth. ...

When Sugarlump the rocking horse wishes to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn & sparkling blue eyes turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack & even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for & realises how much he misses the children he left behind. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant.. . The sixth title from this 1 bestselling, chart-busting team is bursting with Julia Donaldson`s rhythmic, lyrical verse & Lydia Monks`s bright, beautiful illustrations. There`s glitter on every page too! Praise for THE SINGING MERMAID: ”[A] tip-top adventurous ballad which will hold its readers captive.”
- Guardian ”[...] a delightful rhyming adventure.”
- Daily Mail

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When June met Delia, she was a lifeline. Their intense friendship gave her a sense of belonging, of security, that she`d never had before. She felt braver, smarter, funnier, more attractive when Delia was around. But then something went wrong, & Delia & June haven`t spoken for a year when an announcement is made at their school that Delia is dead. June barely has time to mourn before Delia`s ex-boyfriend convinces her that Delia didn`t kill herself but was in fact murdered, & June is fast swept into a tangle of lies & deceit
- & a conspiracy she can barely conceive of, never mind believe. Stylish, sexy & atmospheric, with so many twists it will leave you breathless.
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Enjoy the best of hotels & restaurants Switzerland has to offer, from tiny bistros to luxury hotels. Over 1, 700 hotels & ...

First title of a series of 8 DVDs covering the whole country. About this series: The Swiss Map 25 series covers the whole of the country at 1:25, 000,

Includes:: the complete official Swiss footpath network & it is compatible with both Swiss Map 50 & 100, & with the Dufour Map. There are 8 DVD titles in the series, each also including the Swiss Map 500 covering the whole country. The cartography of Swiss Map 25 is equivalent to that of the printed Swiss Survey maps & the individually selectable map extracts can be easily printed & exported. The diversity of the graphic tools makes it possible to show political & administrative boundaries (including municipalities, districts & cantons), highlight castles, heritage sites & other tourist information, & search for all displayed place names. It is also possible to calculate distances, hiking times & profiles' elevation, to enter individual routes or add personal data to a map. Up-to-date information from the Switzerland Tourism organisation about holiday destinations, hotels, events & excursions can also be accessed from the map via the Internet. Each DVD is compatible with Windows, Mac & GPS (NMEA, Garmin & Magellan). All data is available in English, German, French & Italian. System requirements:1 GB free hard disk space Screen 1024 x 768 pixels Thousands of colours (16 bits) Internet Browser 4.x (or higher) Windows
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- Pentium processor III
- 256 MB RAMMacintosh
- Mac OS X 10.1.5 (or higher)
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In 1941, Irene Nemirovsky sat down to write a book that would convey the magnitude of what she was living through by evoking the domestic lives & personal trials of the ordinary citizens of France. Nemirovsky`s death in Auschwitz in 1942 prevented her from seeing the day, sixty-five years later, that the existing two sections of her planned novel sequence, Suite Francaise, would be rediscovered & hailed as a masterpiece. Set during the year that France fell to the Nazis, Suite Francaise falls into two parts. The first is a brilliant depiction of a group of Parisians as they flee the Nazi invasion; the second follows the inhabitants of a small rural community under occupation. Suite Francaise is a novel that teems with wonderful characters struggling with the new regime. However, amidst the mess of defeat, & all the hypocrisy & compromise, there is hope. True nobility & love exist, but often in surprising places. ...

France, 1940. Lucile Angellier`s husband has been captured as a prisoner-of-war, & all she can do is wait for him
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The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...