THE FOURTH CHINA THRILLER, FROM THE MILLION-SELLING PETER MAY
- AUTHOR OF THE RICHARD & JUDY BESTSELLER THE BLACKHOUSE. SUFFOCATED
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Bat Katanga is a Ugandan just returned to his homeland after two years in Britain. While he completed a postgraduate degree at Cambridge, he watched from afar as ”flag independence gave way to economic independence” in Uganda, his chances to make a fortune there increasing with each ”reform” imposed by Idi Amin. Now, when Bat lands a job as Bureaucrat Two in the Ministry of Power & Communications, he feels himself entering the top echelons of government, his sense of honor & honesty firmly intact
- ” Everything seemed to have been building to this moment, his triumphant entry into the bastions of power.” But when he is threatened into taking a bribe from a Saudi prince, he unwittingly begins a journey
- both psychological & physical
- into the darkest & most dangerous precincts of the madness that was Amin`s Uganda. As Bat`s life begins to unravel, we see the men & women whose lives intersect his
- General Bazooka, his superior at the ministry
- ”a creature of people`s fears & prejudices”
- a man slowly losing Amin`s approval, & with it any sense of safety or sanity; Victoria, who bears both Bat`s child & a deadly grudge against him; Bat`s family & friends, coping with the advantages & disadvantages of connection to someone in high places; Bat`s wife, Babit, who pays the ultimate price for his mistakes; Robert Ashes, the mercenary Englishman who insinuates himself into Amin`s trust
- & who will be the only one left standing after Amin`s downfall. Snakepit is an extraordinarily revealing, deeply humanizing exploration of the experience of virulent corruption. It is a fiercely compelling novel.






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This useful portable guide
- perfect for visitors to this reptile-rich country
- provides a comprehensive overview of the wide

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This useful guide provides a comprehensive overview of the wide variety of snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles & tortoises to be found in India. Over 240 species, primarily native but with the odd exotic, are included in the book. Each description is supported by a clear colour photograph taken where possible in the creature's natural Indian habitat. The guide looks at the more common species such as the Travancore Wolf Snake & the Indian Black Turtle & also focuses on some of the rarer, & in some cases highly endangered, species such as the King Cobra, the unique Gharial crocodile & the Indian Star Tortoise. ...

Part of the well-known Photoguide series of books on African natural history, Snakes & other Reptiles of Southern Africa covers the most common snakes & other lizards
- as well as crocodiles
- of Southern Africa, covering more than 244 species. Clear colour photographs show the general build, distinctive coloration & scale pattern of each snake & other reptiles to aid identification in the field. Thumbnail silhouettes are used to lead the reader to the reptile group most closely resembling the species seen. The text concentrates on key identification features but also gives additional information on location, breeding, venom, & other interesting characteristics. The maps pinpoint the areas in which the snakes occur, & are used to denote the racial differences that occur amongst the various reptile groups in different regions.
- Compact easy-to-use format; the ideal pocket size travelling companion.- Authoritative text describing key identification features, & symbols depicting endangered & venomous snakes.- Full-colour photographs illustrating each of the 244 species.- Thumbnail outlines of each family group enabling quick identification.


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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2018. As heard on BBC Radio 4 Front Row` The best crime novel I`ve read in a very long time.` VAL MCDERMIDSNAP DECISIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS... On a stifling summer`s day, eleven-year-old Jack & his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back & rescue them. Jack`s in charge, she`d said. I won`t be long. But she doesn`t come back. She never comes back. & life as the children know it is changed for ever. Three years later, Jack is still in charge
- of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they`re alone in the house, &
- quite suddenly
- of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother... ` Snap is the best kind of crime novel. It gives you chills, it makes you think & it touches your heart. I loved it!` SARAH PINBOROUGH, No.1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes` Original, pacy & thoroughly entertaining... a cracking read.` CLARE MACKINTOSH, bestselling author of I Let You Go` No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with a rare blend of darkness, humour & heart. She`s a crime writing genius.` C. L. TAYLOR, bestselling author of The Missing` Intelligent entertainment that keeps you guessing.` Sunday Times Crime Club` Edgy, original & beautifully written, this suspenseful story is dazzlingly good.` Sunday Mirror` Belinda Bauer`s plots are never anything less than original & unsettling, & Snap is no exception.` Sunday Times` Spine-chilling, tension-packed gripper.` Woman & Home` The opening of Snap is one of the most vividly unnerving I have read... razor-sharp observation.` Guardian` Belinda Bauer`s fiction teems with life... Kate Atkinson used to be the undisputed master of this sort of mixture of the serious, the exciting & the anarchic, but Bauer is now firmly in her class.` Daily Telegraph


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The advent of the Kodak camera in 1888 made photography accessible to amateurs as well as to professionals. Artists were not immune to its allure, & many began experimenting with the camera as a means of capturing images as studies for final works & of observing the world & the people in it. ” Snapshot” investigates seven Post-Impressionist painters & printmakers: Pierre Bonnard, George Hendrik Breitner, Maurice Denis, Henri Evenepoel, Henri Riviere, Felix Vallotton, & Edouard Vuillard. Although celebrated for their works on canvas & paper, these artists also made many personal & informal snapshots. Depicting a wide range of subjects, including interiors, city streets, nudes, & portraits, these photographs were kept private & were never exhibited. As a result, they have received little attention, & most have never been published. Juxtaposing personal photographs with the related paintings & prints by these Post-Impressionist artists, ” Snapshot” offers a new perspective on the story of early photography & on the synthesis of painting & photography at the end of the 19th century. ...

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Milan & the Italian lakes district. In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials of Milan & the Italian lakes district, including Lake Como & Lake Maggiore. Relax in the sleepy village of Varenna, visit the Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens, or check out the museums in Sforza Castle. You'll get Rick's firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping, & nightlife, & the maps & self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your experience. More than just reviews & directions, a Rick Steves Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket. Rick Steves' Snapshot guides consist of excerpted chapters from Rick Steves' European country guidebooks. Snapshot guides are a great choice for travelers visiting a specific city or region, rather than multiple European destinations. These slim guides offer all of Rick's up-to-date advice on what sights are worth your time & money. They include good-value hotel & restaurant recommendations, with no introductory information (such as overall trip planning, when to go, & travel practicalities). ...

After a messy divorce, attractive young mother Sonja is struggling to provide for herself & win sole custody of her son. With her back to the wall, she resorts to smuggling cocaine into Icel&, & finds herself caught up in a ruthless criminal world. As she desperately looks for a way out of trouble, she must pit her wits against her nemesis, Bragi, a customs officer, whose years of experience frustrate her new & evermore daring strategies. Things become even more complicated by the fact that Sonja is in a relationship with a woman, Agla. Once a high-level bank executive, Agla is currently being prosecuted in the aftermath of the Icelandic financial crash. Set in a Reykjavik still covered in the dust of the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption, & with a fast-paced & chilling plot & intriguing characters, Snare is an outstandingly original & sexy Nordic crime thriller, from one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction. ...

Snaresbrook in 1894 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 the area from Snaresbrook station northward to George Lane station, from Woodford Road eastward to Roding Lane & St Swithins. Features include the Infant Orphan Asylum, a stretch of the GER (now Central Line) railway, Merchants Seamen`s Orphan Asylumn, Holy Trinity church, Nightingale Place, River Roding, Eagle Pond, Hermon Hill, Wanstead Hall, & south Woodford around George Lane & Maybank Road. A directory for Snaresbrook & commercial directory for Woodford are 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. ...