Henry Stanfield, the newly arrived Truth Commissioner, is troubled by his estrangement from his daughter, & struggling with the consequences of his infidelities. Francis Gilroy, veteran Republican & recently appointed government minister, risks losing what feels tantalisingly close to his grasp. In America, Danny & his partner plan for the arrival of their first child, happily oblivious to what is about to pull him back to Belfast & rupture the life they have started together. Retired detective James Fenton, on his way to an orphanage in Romania with a van full of supplies, will soon be forced to confront what he has come to think of as his betrayal, years before, of a teenage boy. In a society trying to heal the scars of the past with the salve of truth & reconciliation, these four men`s lives become linked in a way they could never have imagined. ...

From number one bestselling author Matt Haig comes a hilarious & heartwarming story, brilliantly illustrated throughout by Chris Mould Wherever she is, whatever the day, She only has one kind of thing to say. Just as cats go miaow & cows go moo, The Truth Pixie can only say things that are true.A very funny & lovable tale of how one special pixie learned to love herself. The Truth Pixie is an enchanting, rhyming story that will delight younger readers
- with words by the bestselling mastermind Matt Haig & pictures by the inky genius Chris Mould.
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Romanticised by nineteenth-century explorers as mysterious `people of the veil`, but with a reputation tooas fearsome warriors, the Tuareg have been guardians of the Sahara for over one thousand years. Survivingin one of the most pitiless & inhospitable terrains on earth, they controlled the lucrative caravan tradingroutes until nineteenth- & twentieth-century colonization followed by twenty-first century global politicsand the rise of political Islam, jihadism & terrorism fragmented their society & way of life. And yet the unique & distinctive Tuareg culture, with its ancient Tifinagh script & traditions ofproverbs, poetry & song & strict behavioural codes, survives despite pressures on a proud race. With an introduction by Robin Hanbury-Tenison, a preface by Justin Marozzi, & contributions from Ghoubeid Alojaly, Edmond Bernus, Suzanne Bernus, Henrietta Butler, Pierre Boilley, Henri Delord, Jean-Marc Durou, Berny Sebe, Akli Sh`kka & Jeremy Swift The photographer Henrietta Butler has masterminded & edited this volume & the accompanying Tuareg exhibition in London at The Royal Geographical Society in June 2015www.tuaregtime.co.uk http://www.tuaregtime.co.uk/ She has assembled a team of renowned experts whose common theme is above all their passionate interestin these marginalised peoples who find their way of life & culture now so challenged. ...

Join much-loved author/illustrator Marcia Williams on a comic strip journey through Tudor history! A witty, accessible introduction to the Tudors, with full-colour illustrations throughout, from the author of Mr William Shakespeare`s Plays & The Romans: Gods, Emperors & Dormice. Arthur Inkblott, Queen Elizabeth I`s favourite scribe, retells the most famous moments in Tudor history, from the Wars of the Roses & the Spanish Armada to Christopher Columbus`s discovery of America & Henry VIII`s many marriages! Packed with jokes & colourful comic-strip illustrations, this is Marcia Williams at her very best. ...

The Tudors were an odd bunch, more odd than their subjects, perhaps. When they weren`t beheading wives & enemies they were threatening to, or going around earning themselves nicknames like ` Bloody Mary` & ` The 9 Day Queen`. The Tudors: A Very Peculiar History tells the story of the Tudor monarchs, their castles, their lives & their subjects in a time when it was fashionable to slash up your clothes for that fresh from battle A” look. The book details each monarch`s reign & casts light on the more bizarre elements of their time in power, right down to an analysis of their seals & signatures & the various torture & execution methods they liked to use. ...

Crossrail, the ` Elizabeth` line, with its spacious, light-filled stations, is simply the latest way of traversing a very old east-west route through what was once country side to the old city core & out again. Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road (alias St Giles-in-the-Fields) & the route along Oxford Street (alias the Way to Oxford & also Tyburn) this richly descriptive book traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space. Archaeology disinters layers of actual matter; one may also disinter the lives that walked where many of our streets, however altered in appearance, still run today. These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors & slums that now belong to our squares & tube stations. They endured the cycle of the seasons as we do; they ate, drank, laughed, worked, prayed, despaired & hoped in what are essentially the same spaces we occupy today. As The Tunnel Through Time expertly shows, destruction & renewal are a constant rhythm in the city`s story. ...

Crossrail, the ` Elizabeth` line, with its spacious, light-filled stations, is simply the latest way of traversing a very old east-west route through what was once countryside to the old City core & out again. Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road (alias St-Giles-in-the-Fields) & the route along Oxford Street (alias the Way to Oxford & also Tyburn) this richly descriptive book traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space. Archaeology disinters layers of actual matter; one may also disinter the lives that walked where many of our streets, however altered in appearance, still run today. These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors & slums that now belong to our squares & tube stations. They endured the cycle of the seasons as we do; they ate, drank, laughed, worked, prayed, despaired & hoped in what are essentially the same spaces we occupy today. As The Tunnel Through Time expertly shows, destruction & renewal are a constant rhythm in the city`s story. ”A forensic researcher...an imaginative historical sensibility & way of revisiting the past
- as if approaching it through the back door
- that has both subtlety & poignancy”. (Financial Times).

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`A story with so much inherent drama... a kaleidoscopic cold war story.` The Guardian In the summer of 1962, one year after the rise of the Berlin Wall, a group of daring young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture & even death to liberate friends, lovers, & strangers in East Berlin by digging tunnels under the Wall. Then, as the world`s press heard about the secret projects, two television networks raced to be the first to document them from the inside, funding two separate tunnels for exclusive rights to film the escapes. In response, President John F. Kennedy & his administration, wary of anything that might raise tensions & force a military confrontation with the Soviets, maneuvered to quash both documentaries. As Greg Mitchell`s riveting narrative unfolds, we meet extraordinary characters: the legendary cyclist who became East Berlin`s most wanted man; the tunneller who had already served four years in the East German gulag; the Stasi informer who betrays the `CBS tunnel`; the young East Berliner who escapes with her baby, then marries one of the tunnellers; & an engineer who would later help build the tunnel under the English Channel. Capturing the hopes & fears of everyday Berliners, the chilling reach of the Stasi secret police, & the political tensions of the Cold War, The Tunnels is breaking history, a propulsive read whose themes still reverberate today. ...

Turkish cuisine is a colourful mosaic enriched by the recipes & techniques of many ancient cultures, the creativity of its cooks & the geography of the region. Inspired by the best of that regional cooking this collection of recipes represents a rediscovery of timeless, authentic & delicious Turkish dishes interspersed with cultural history & the personal anecdotes of its authoritative authors. ...

Eighty years have passed since Mustafa Kemal Atat?rk founded the Turkish Republic out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire & set it on the path of modernisation. He was determined that his country should be accepted as a member of the family of civilised nations. Today Turkey is a rapidly developing country, an emergent market & a medium-sized regional power with the second strongest army in NATO. It is an open country which attracts millions of tourists, thousands of foreign businessmen & hundreds of researchers. They enjoy Turkish hospitality & experience its rich landscape & history, but many find it hard to form an overall picture of the country. In this sequel to his acclaimed biography of Atat?rk, Andrew Mango provides such an overall portrait, tracing the republic`s development since the death of its founder & bringing to life the Turkish people & their vibrant society. The Turks Today interprets the latest academic research for a broader audience, making this highly readable book the authoritative work on modern Turkey. ...