Agatha Christie`s famous Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets
- a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note said `I can`t go on`. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner`s verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner?
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As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse
- discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin.
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The author of the international phenomenon War Horse brings us a moving tale of secrets & survival bound together by the power of music. When Lesley is sent to Venice to interview world-renowned violinist Paulo Levi on his fiftieth birthday, she cannot believe her luck. She is told that she can ask him anything at all
- except the Mozart question. But it is Paulo himself who decides that the time has come for the truth to be told. & so follows the story of his parents in a Jewish concentration camp, forced to play Mozart violin concerti for the enemy; how they watched fellow Jews being led off to their deaths & knew that they were playing for their lives. As the story unfolds, the journalist begins to understand the full horror of war
- & how one group of musicians survived using the only weapon they had.

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All the African animals were afraid of the Mud Monster. They knew it was huge & they knew it was horrible. But none of them had actually seen it. Until one day... The author`s royalties will be donated in support of wildlife habitat conservation projects in Africa. ...

In a series of lively biographical portraits, this book forms a reign-by-reign record of the sultans, shahs, emperors & khans who all shared the Muslim persianate high civilization that flourished from Iran & Central Asia through Afghanistan to India from the 13th to the 20th centuries. A masterly survey by an authoritative author, this is an essential guide to understanding the history & culture of key Islamic dynasties in what is now an area of great relevance in today`s geopolitics. ...

Most of the modern states of the Middle East are of recent origin, yet the region is the birthplace of three religions & many civilizations. Bernard Lewis, one of the world`s most respected historians of the Middle East, discusses the countries & frontiers; their religions & communities; language & loyalties to place, & Middle Eastern perceptions of outsiders. He also considers the effect of alien ideas & influences including liberalism, nationalism, fascism, socialism & democracy. ...

This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition & the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. ...

In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1, 400 paintings, drawings, prints & sculptures. When Cornelius Gurlitt`s trove became public in November 2013, it caused a worldwide media sensation. Catherine Hickley has delved into archives & conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Her book illuminates a dark period of German history, untangling a web of deceit & silence that has prevented the heirs of Jewish collectors from recovering art stolen from their families more than seven decades ago by the Nazis. Hickley recounts the shady history of the Gurlitt hoard & brings its story right up to date, as 21st-century politicians & lawyers puzzle over the inadequacies of a legal framework that to this day falls short in securing justice for the heirs of those robbed by the Nazis. ...

A slim sturdy hardbacked book, essential packing for all Scottish mountain walkers. Ascent details, map references & simple location diagrams for all 284 Munros are arranged by region.

Includes:: some colour photographs, suggested further reading & an index.

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When Chris Townsend reached the summit of Ben Hope in Sutherl&, he walked his way into the record books. After 118 days in which he had covered more than 1, 700 miles & climber over 575, 000 feet, he had completed the first single continuous journey of all 277 Munros & 240 Tops in the Scottish Highlands. This is the story of that remarkable walk from the start on Ben More on the Isle of Mull through to the finish, the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest 18 times. For the author, the real enjoyment of the walk was not in counting up the summits or the miles but in spending week after week in the hills & living in the wilds. In THE MUNROS & TOPS, Chris Townsend recalls the joys of observing the birds & animals, the trees & flowers, the changing shapes of the hills & the play of light on their slopes. He writes about the complexities of route-finding & the challenge of rugged terrain & of coping with often atrocious weather conditions. Illustrated with photographs taken during the walk, this is a stirring account of a unique achievement. ...