The history of Credit Gone West, a squalid Congolese bar, is related by one of its most loyal customers, Broken Glass, who has been commissioned by its owner to set down an account of the characters who frequent it. Broken Glass himself is a disgraced alcoholic school teacher with a love of French language & literature which he has largely failed to communicate to his pupils but which he displays in the pages of his notebook. The notebook is also a farewell to the bar & to his fellow drinkers. After writing the final words, Broken Glass will go down to the River Tchinouka & throw himself into its murky waters, where his lamented mother also drowned. ...

Ben Aaronovitch has stormed the bestseller list with his superb London crime series. A unique blend of police procedural, ...

Ben Aaronovitch has stormed the bestseller list with his superb London crime series. A unique blend of police procedural, ...

This title features three new essays by India`s fiercest, most outspoken & fearless political activist. War has spread from the borders of India to the forests in the very heart of the country. Combining brilliant analysis & reportage by one of India`s iconic writers, ” Broken Republic” examines the nature of progress & development in the emerging global superpower, & asks fundamental questions about modern civilization itself. In three incisive essays Roy lays bare the corruption at the centre of government & industry, explores life with the Maoist guerrilla movement & reveals the thwarted search for justice & democracy in India. ...

Welcome to a `perfect` world. Where war is illegal, where harmony rules. & where your date of birth marks your destiny. But nothing is perfect. & in a world this broken, who can Amity trust? From the bestselling author of the Angel trilogy comes Broken Sky
- an exhilarating epic set in a daring & distorted echo of 1940s America & first in a new trilogy.
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When Tony Blair became prime minister in May 1997, he was, at forty-three, the youngest person to hold that office since 1812. With a landslide majority, his approval rating was 93 per cent & he went on to become Labour`s longest-serving premier. On his first election campaign, Blair had promised that ` New Labour` would modernize Britain, freeing it from sleaze, special interests & government secrecy. He vowed to give priority to social justice & equal opportunity for all. So what went wrong? The invasion of Iraq was particularly controversial & unleashed public fury against a government accused of not being open & honest in its march to war in Iraq & Afghanistan. Alastair Campbell`s `dodgy` dossiers about WMDs sparked outrage, but did the contamination of New Labour`s spin stretch beyond the wars? What is the truth behind Blair`s claims of rebuilding Britain`s schools, hospitals & welfare services? Why did he covertly open the doors to mass immigration? & how is it that the same man who risked his government to destroy Slobodan Milo Sevic & Saddam Hussein has, since leaving office, earned millions of pounds serving dictators? Tom Bower was one of those who in 1997 looked on in excited anticipation as Blair took up residence in Downing Street. Now, with unprecedented access to more than 180 Whitehall officials, military officers & politicians, he has uncovered the full story of Blair`s decade in power. To distil the magic & the myths of an era all Britons experienced but have not properly understood, he has followed Blair`s trail since his resignation
- to Asia, the Middle East & America, where he has built an extraordinary commercial empire advising tycoons & tyrants. The result is the political thriller of the year
- a dramatic re-evaluation of Tony Blair which disentangles the mystery of an extraordinary politician
- & illuminates the ultimate tragedy of power.


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Humans have been making, using, perfecting, & decorating umbrellas for millennia
- holding them over the heads of rulers, signalling
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Bromford Bridge in 1913 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers an area on the north-eastern side of Birmingham which was still largely undeveloped in 1913. The main feature is Birmingham Race Course; others include part of Castle Bromwich Golf Course, Bromford with a few streets partly laid out, Ashold Sewage Farm, Eversley House, Midland Railway with Bromford Bridge station, Hope House, etc. A directory of Castle Bromwich is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

This is a new edition in the AA's ground-breaking series of street atlases, covering Bromley in a handy glovebox size; fully updated with a stylish new cover design. The atlas uses the latest digital data for Britain from Ordnance Survey & the AA, & also

Includes:: National Grid Referencing as used by the emergency services. Plus, unique to street by street, district names head each page for easy reference. All of the maps clearly show recommended restaurants, hotels, one-way streets & car parks, with 24-hour petrol stations now highlighted. Featuring a clever use of colour to ensure they can be read under street lighting, these maps are all you need to keep you on the move.

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Bromley in 1861 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map shows the centre of Bromley & the area north & west. Coverage extends from Bromley High Street westward to Clayhill (on the outskirts of Beckenham) & northward to Bromleyhill, Plaistow Lodge & Plaistow Hall. Features include Shortlands station, Beckenham Bridge, Glassmill House, White Hart Hotel, St Peter & St Paul`s church, Martins Hill, Market Place, London Road, Farwig, Bromleyhill Wood, Bromley College, Shortlands. On the reverse are street directories in 1876 for East Street, Farwig, Freelands Road, High Street, London Road, Market Square, & Plaistow. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...