The five, irreverent, satirical & imaginative stories contained in ” Diaboliad” caused an uproar upon the book`s first publication in 1925. Full of invention, they display Bulgakov`s breathtaking stylistic range, moving at dizzying speed from grotesque satire to science fiction, from the plainest realism to the most madcap fantasy. ” Diaboliad” is a wonderful introduction to literature`s most uncategorisable & subversive genius. ...

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In the South of France, Paul West has a license to thrill. He has just received an offer he can`t refuse: two weeks in the sun, all expenses paid, with a beautiful blonde called Gloria Monday. But it soon becomes obvious that M, as Gloria likes to be known, is not really interested in holidaying with Paul. She has bigger fish to fry. Meanwhile Paul`s best friend Elodie is getting married, & Paul is asked to do the catering. Cooking for the French is a risky assignment at the best of times, but Paul assures Elodie that nothing can go wrong. Or can it? When Paul discovers that M`s real target is France`s biggest fish of all
- the new President
- & that he`s coming to Elodie`s wedding, he realises that the merde is about to hit the fan...

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' This book uncovers the inner workings of one of the most powerful companies in the world: how it came to exert a poisonous, secretive influence on public life in Britain, how it used its huge power to bully, intimidate & cover up, & how its exposure has changed the way we look at our politicians, our police service & our press.' Rupert Murdoch's newspapers had been hacking phones, blagging information & casually destroying people's lives for years, but it was only after a trivial report about Prince William's knee in 2005 that detectives stumbled on a criminal conspiracy. A five-year cover-up then concealed & muddied the truth. Dial M for Murdoch gives the first connected account of the extraordinary lengths to which the Murdochs' News Corporation went to put the problem in a box (in James Murdoch's words), how its efforts to maintain & extend its power were aided by its political & police friends, & how it was finally exposed. The book is full of details which have never been disclosed before in public, including the smears & threats against politicians, journalists & lawyers. It reveals the existence of brave insiders who pointed those pursuing the investigation towards pieces of secret information that cracked open the case. By contrast, many of the main players in the book are unsavoury, but by the end of it you have a clear idea of what they did. Seeing the story whole, as it is presented here for the first time, allows the character of the organisation which it portrays to emerge unmistakeably. You will hardly believe it. ...

` Diamonds for everyone.` That`s what fifteen-year-old Patson Moyo hears when his family arrives in the Marange diamond fields, leaving his previous life, school & friends behind with hopes for a better life. Soon Patson is working in the mines along with four friends in the Gwejana Syndicate
- teen diamond miners, secretly pooling their profits & hoping to find the priceless stone that will change everything. But when the government`s soldiers come to Marange, Patson`s world is shattered. Set against the backdrop of President Mugabe`s brutal regime in Zimbabwe, this is the story of a young man who succumbs to greed, but finds his way out through a transformative journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister, in search of freedom, & in search of himself.
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A warm-hearted wintertime tale & another outing for the lovable Mole & his friends.COLD-diggerty! Mole thinks the diamond he`s found is magic. It appeared from nowhere.. . then it disappeared altogether! Mole is very disappointed when his friends let him in on the icy secret
- that his diamond is, in fact, an icicle
- until he discovers that magic can be found in all sorts of unexpected places.

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Hatton Garden is one of the most secret streets in Engl&, home for two centuries to a deeply private working community of diamond & jewellery dealers. Intimately connected to the area both personally (her family run a jewellery business there) & professionally (as an artist archivist of London's streets), Rachel Lichtenstein is uniquely placed to explore the extraordinary history of this mysterious quarter, with its ancient burial sites, diamond workshops, underground vaults, subterranean rivers, monastic dynasties & forgotten palaces. Moving beyond the street itself into parts of Clerkenwell, Holborn & Farringdon, Rachel follows the ancient perimeter of the original Hatton Garden estate, which once bordered the lost River Fleet. Guided on her walks by archaeologists, sewer flushers, artists, goldsmiths, geologists & visionaries of the city such as Iain Sinclair, she crosses the same territory repeatedly, gathering new layers of the story with each journey. The result is a brilliantly immersive & multi-layered portrait; both a documentary & a secret history of a vanishing world. ...

Hatton Garden is one of the most secret streets in Engl&, home for two centuries to a deeply private working community of diamond & jewellery dealers. Intimately connected to the area both personally (her family run a jewellery business there) & professionally (as an artist archivist of London`s streets), Rachel Lichtenstein is uniquely placed to explore the extraordinary history of this mysterious quarter, with its ancient burial sites, diamond workshops, underground vaults, subterranean rivers, monastic dynasties & forgotten palaces. Moving beyond the street itself into parts of Clerkenwell, Holborn & Farringdon, Rachel follows the ancient perimeter of the original Hatton Garden estate, which once bordered the lost River Fleet. Guided on her walks by archaeologists, sewer flushers, artists, goldsmiths, geologists & visionaries of the city such as Iain Sinclair, she crosses the same territory repeatedly, gathering new layers of the story with each journey. The result is a brilliantly immersive & multi-layered portrait; both a documentary & a secret history of a vanishing world. ...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 2017A reissue of this classic title brought up to date with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews & a new introduction by Andrew Morton. This edition reflects on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the original publication, & on the long-term legacy of Diana, the woman who helped reinvigorate the royal family, giving it a more emotional, human face, & thus helping it move forward into the 21st century. ...

An eminent, ageing Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled Strong Opinions. For him, troubled by Australia`s complicity in the wars in the Middle East, it is a chance to air some urgent concerns: how should a citizen of a modern democracy react to their state`s involvement in an immoral war on terror, a war that involves the use of torture? Then in the laundry room of his apartment block he encounters an alluring young woman. He offers her work typing up his manuscript. Anya is not interested in politics, but the job will be a welcome distraction, as will the writer`s evident attraction towards her. Her boyfriend, Alan, is an investment consultant who understands the world in harsh economic terms. Suspicious of his trophy girlfriend`s new pastime, Alan begins to formulate a plan... ...