Marshall is an ex-undercover agent who has just survived the toughest assignment of his career. He settles into a temporary job in the Secret Service, guarding the President. Then a routine day goes wrong, & Marshall flees to Paris. Ariana knows that as the daughter of an American Ambassador, her safety is always at risk. When one close call puts her in more danger than ever before, Ariana relocates to Paris
- but trouble is never far behind. Her safety in Paris will depend on one man: Marshall. Both plagued by secrets & fear, Marshall & Ariana must trust each other if they are to ever find freedom from their past... Danielle Steel is famous for her inspirational stories about family, love & life. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult & Diane Chamberlain.
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The successor to London Underground Rolling Stock, this new book gives details of all trains currently in service on the London Underground & Overground networks, with coverage of engineers' trains & brief coverage of sold stock. Full lists of unit formations are also included. Well illustrated in colour. ...

Underground England by Stephen Smith takes an extraordinary & original look at our island nation
- from below. Smith quite literally
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Magnificent & renowned, London`s attractions have also been minutely documented. But scratch the surface of the city & a more mysterious, murky world is revealed. A world to which we are introduced by writer & traveller Stephen Smith as he plumbs the hidden depths of the metropolis, wandering (and sometimes wading) through buried treasures from Roman times to the present day. As Smith`s literally ventures beneath London`s surface, the book provides a contemporary tour of the capital & an alternative exploration of its past, which

Includes:: anecdotes about Dick Turpin`s subterranean escape from the Bow Street Runners, Boudicca`s supposed burial place under King`s Cross station, the city`s lost river & the sewers, & the Tube tunnels that sheltered so many during the Blitz. Exploding corpses in catacombs, the bowels of the Palace of Westminster, the culverts of Hampton Court & the miniature Mail Rail that once distributed 12 million letters a day. Smith`s eclectic journey covers the bizarre, the arcane &, always, the intoxicating (including the wines in the hallowed cellars of Berry Brothers). From the 25 mile-long Cold War bunkers to the astonishing 12th-century water main, he reveals labyrinthine delights that span centuries.

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Crafted Lines’ London Underground Map Oyster wallet is the perfect sized accessory for carrying your travel tickets, cards & notes & is designed as the most stylish & practical way to carry your Oyster card for travel on the London Underground & buses. The card-holder`s surface is entirely covered by the Underground map, showing the complete system. The outside of the wallet shows the central part of the Underground, with the northern line going up the spine. Areas south of Kennington & north of Highbury & Islington wrap over to the inside of the wallet. A map legend is also shown on the inside, as are website & telephone details. ...

Underground Maps Unravelled: Explorations in Information Design by Maxwell J. Roberts is much more than a book about diagrams of subway, metro or urban railway networks; it deals with the very essence of successful graphic design, expressed as an interaction between the information which needs to be conveyed & the visual discipline required to achieve the best impact. The book gives an in-depth analysis of how schematic maps assist the user, when they fail & why, & explores how traditional designs can be adapted as these networks exp&. If this sounds dry & too technical, the book certainly isn’t, with its imaginative exploration of transport diagrams from various cities worldwide. Our sample shows one of the alternative designs by the author examining if the current version of London’s iconic tube map can be enhanced. Self-published by its author, the book is lavishly illustrated & will appeal to anyone interested not only in design or transport maps, but also in how we ourselves react to the presentation of what for many of us is something we encounter everyday in our travels. ...

Crafted Lines’ London Underground Map Oyster wallet is the perfect sized accessory for carrying your travel tickets, cards & notes & is designed as the most stylish & practical way to carry your Oyster card for travel on the London Underground & buses. The card-holder`s surface is entirely covered by the Underground map, showing the complete system. The outside of the wallet shows the central part of the Underground, with the northern line going up the spine. Areas south of Kennington & north of Highbury & Islington wrap over to the inside of the wallet. A map legend is also shown on the inside, as are website & telephone details. ...

This unique cushion by We Love Cushions, featuring a reproduction of the iconic London Underground logo, would definitely be a sophisticated addition to your sofa or arm chair. This cushion is made with a super soft faux & machine washable suede & comes complete with the cushion pad. The print had been created using archival inks to get the brightest, saturated finish possible, which will bring life & style to any room setting. We Love Cushions is fully licensed to reproduce London Underground images & their products are hand made in the UK & printed on one side only. Fully machine washable at 30c ...

Everyday Mathilde takes the Metro, then the commuter train to the office of a large multi-national where she works in the marketing department. Everyday, the same routine, the same trains. But something happened a while ago
- she dared to voice a different opinion from her moody boss, Jacques. Bit by bit she finds herself frozen out of everything, with no work to do. Thibault is a paramedic. Everyday he drives to the addresses he receives from his controller. The city spares him no grief: traffic jams, elusive parking spaces, delivery trucks blocking his route. He is well aware that he may be the only human being many of the people he visits will see for the entire day & is well acquainted with the symptomatic illnesses, the major disasters, the hustle & bustle &, of course, the immense, pervading loneliness of the city. Before one day in May, Mathilde & Thibault had never met. They were just two anonymous figures in a crowd, pushed & shoved & pressured continuously by the loveless, urban world. Underground Time is a novel of quiet violence
- the violence of office-bullying, the violence of the brutality of the city
- in which our two characters move towards an inevitable meeting.


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Everyday Mathilde takes the Metro, then the commuter train to the office of a large multi-national where she works in the marketing department. Everyday, the same routine, the same trains. But something happened a while ago
- she dared to voice a different opinion from her moody boss, Jacques. Bit by bit she finds herself frozen out of everything, with no work to do. Thibault is a paramedic. Everyday he drives to the addresses he receives from his controller. The city spares him no grief: traffic jams, elusive parking spaces, delivery trucks blocking his route. He is well aware that he may be the only human being many of the people he visits will see for the entire day & is well acquainted with the symptomatic illnesses, the major disasters, the hustle & bustle &, of course, the immense, pervading loneliness of the city. Before one day in May, Mathilde & Thibault had never met. They were just two anonymous figures in a crowd, pushed & shoved & pressured continuously by the loveless, urban world. Underground Time is a novel of quiet violence
- the violence of office-bullying, the violence of the brutality of the city
- in which our two characters move towards an inevitable meeting.


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