The Amnesia Clinic by James Scudamore sees the unlikely friendship pairing of Anti, a quiet ex-pat English boy, & Fabian, his flamboyant classmate, travelling across Ecuador in search of an ‘ Amnesia Clinic’, in a tale of confused emotions & ever slipping sense of reality. Fabian lives with his Uncle Suarez, whose tales infect both boys with his passion for outlandish stories & vivid imagination: only one topic is taboo – that of Fabian’s parents & their disappearance. As details about the mystery begin to emerge, Anti decides to console his friend with a story suggesting Fabian’s mother may be living at a bizarre hospital, on the coast of Ecuador, for people with memory loss. The boys decide to go in search of something that may, or may not, exist… ...

In The Amsterdam City Guide Anne de Buck shares her favourite addresses from her blog ` Your Little Black Book`, which receives 170, 000 unique visitors per month. The book

Includes:: hotspots tourists will not find without the help of this guide. The Amsterdam City Guide shortlists the best coffee bars across the city, superb concept stores, & the best six walks to help you discover Amsterdam`s best neighbourhoods. With this contemporary city guide you will experience Amsterdam in a whole new way.

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Sent on leave after his last, brutal, case, Max Camara returns to his home town in La Mancha, famous for producing the finest saffron in the world. There, the past keeps pulling at him. The town is exhuming a mass grave from the Civil War, but why is his grandfather behaving so strangely? His old friend Yago is investigating a particularly nasty murder which sets off memories Max has been trying to bury for years. & then there are Yago`s whisperings about a saffron mafia... Max finds himself plunged into the thick of a complex & intensely personal case that will put him in severe danger & have him questioning his past
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In February 1981, just as Spain was finally leaving Franco`s dictatorship & during the first democratic vote in parliament for a new prime minister
- Colonel Tejero & a band of right-wing soldiers burst into the Spanish parliament & began firing shots. Only three members of Congress defied the incursion & did not dive for cover, : Adolfo Suarez the then outgoing prime minister, who had steered the country away from the Franco era, Guttierez Mellado, a conservative general who had loyally served democracy, & Santiago Carillo, the head of the Communist Party, which had just been legalised. In The Anatomy of a Moment, Cercas examines a key moment in Spanish history, just as he did so successfully in his Spanish Civil War novel, Soldiers of Salamis. This is the only coup ever to have been caught on film as it was happening, which, as Cercas says, `guaranteed both its reality & its unreality`. Every February a few seconds of the video are shown again & Spaniards congratulate themselves for standing up for democracy, but Cercas says that things were very quiet that afternoon & evening while all over Spain people stayed inside waiting for the coup to be defeated.. .or to triumph.
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A unique anthology for crime aficionados
- seven of the world`s most notorious genuine murder mysteries retold by the most accomplished
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A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written, featuring new fractal diagrams, six new `tales` & the latest scientific developments. THE ANCESTOR`S TALE is a dazzling, four-billion-year pilgrimage to the origins of life: Richard Dawkins & Yan Wong take us on an exhilarating reverse journey through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life. It is a journey happily interrupted by meetings of fellow modern animals (as well as plants, fungi & bacteria) similarly tracing their evolutionary path back through history. As each evolutionary pilgrim tells their tale, Dawkins & Wong shed light on topics such as speciation, sexual selection & extinction. Written with unparalleled wit, clarity & intelligence; taking in new scientific discoveries of the past decade; & including new `tales`, illustrations & fractal diagrams, THE ANCESTOR`S TALE shows us how remarkable we are, how astonishing our history, & how intimate our relationship with the rest of the living world. ...

This is an authoritative & clear translation of the spells & prayers depicted on the Papyrus of Ani, illustrated with photographs of the original vignettes, now preserved in the British Museum Sales points. It is written by a leading authority on Egyptian funerary texts. This is the most reliable translation of the Papyrus of Ani, one of the greatest treasures of the British Museum. It is illustrated with more than 140 colour & black & white photographs. The Book of the Dead is the name now given to sheets of papyrus covered with religious & magical texts & accompanying illustrations, which the ancient Egyptians placed in the tombs of their dead in order to guide them safely through the dangers of the Underworld & to achieve a blissful afterlife. This authoritative book contains the translated text of the Papyrus of Ani, one of the greatest treasures of the British Museum. The spells are numbered & shown alongside photographs of the illustrative vignettes & complimented by a concise introduction & extensive glossary. Dr Faulkner's work is widely acknowledged as containing the most reliable translation of this fascinating collection of spells, prayers & incantations making this an essential purchase for anybody interested in Ancient Egypt. The late Dr. R.O. Faulkner, for many years the assistant of the great Egyptologist Sir Alan Gardiner, was an expert in ancient Egyptian military & nautical matters & taught Egyptian language at University College London. ...

” The Ancient Egyptians” allows children to meet at close quarters the people of ancient Egypt. This is a highly visual resource book, packed with authentic pictures, that shows at first hand how the Egyptians lived & worked & how they wished to be remembered by later generations. The book contains a wealth of fascinating images from the British Museums world-renowned Egyptian collections, showing the people of ancient Egypt & the objects they made & used. The text offers supporting information, descriptions & explanations alongside the images, encouraging children to engage with the photographs in detail. A special feature is the"ations from ancient Egyptian sources ranging from royal decrees to personal letters that allow children to read about the Egyptians in their own words. A fascinating way to explore the daily lives of people in the past, through a close look at the objects & artwork they left behind. ...

Discover the peoples & places of the Ancient Greek World. Discover how the ancient Greeks traded with peoples all around the Mediterranean Sea & beyond, & founded new cities that became great centers of culture in the ancient world. Visit the Mycenaean & Minoan sites where the heroes of the Bronze Age had their citadels & palaces. Explore two contrasting city-states of Classical Greece Athens (the birthplace of theater, philosophy, & democracy) & Sparta (the ultimate military super-state). Look inside the temples, theaters, schools, sports stadia & gymnasia, houses & palaces. Examine the objects that the Greeks left behind, & what they have to tell us about life in those ancient times. ...

The Ancient Greeks introduces children to the people of the ancient Greek world. This is a highly visual resource book, packed with authentic pictures of real Greek places, things & people. It shows at first hand how the people of the ancient Greek city-states lived & worked & the legacy they left for future generations. This attractively designed book illustrates all kinds of ancient Greek people & the objects they made & used. The text describes & explains the images & encourages children to explore the photographs in detail. A special feature is the"ations from ancient Greek sources ranging from the works of historians, philosophers & dramatists to personal letters that allow children to read about the Greeks in their own words. Children will enjoy discovering how the people of ancient Greece lived, worked & played, & at the same time will learn to look critically & carefully at objects & pictures from the past, just as archaeologists do. ...