Mantiq al-tayr (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die & the survivors realize that they themselves are t ...

In August 2004, Governor Jim Mc Greevey made history when he declared My truth is that I am a gay American, & resigned his office. Here, Mc Greevey himself tells the full story of his political rise & fall. He also reveals what it means to be an American citizen trying to negotiate the ethical minefields of American politics today. ...

Mikhail Kelly's credentials were impeccable. Russian mother, Irish father hanged by the British. He could split an apple
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A KGB-trained IRA assassin has gone rogue & is hell-bent on killing the Pope. The IRA, KGB & British Secret Service are all after him, but can Liam Devlin get there first? Classic Jack Higgins for the new generation. Operating in Ireland to keep the cycle of violence between the IRA & British Intelligence at a fever pitch, hit man Cuchulain targets the pope as his ultimate victim, & two enemies become the only people who can stop him. The third book in the Liam Devlin series, hero of The Eagle has Landed. This book has 354 pages & is 19.7 x 13 x 2.5 cms ...

The author first started presenting the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in 1988. As part of his show, he invited his listeners to share with him their deepest darkest secrets, & the letters came flooding in. This title presents a collection of the best (and worst) letters & emails from his ever popular radio show. ...

The amorous adventurer Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith) is back & having the time of his life as the Entertainments Officer at a holiday camp. Seductions are the order of the day as he 'rises' to the occasion & organises the beauty contest. Soon a bevy of ...

Details: Charming, funny, a good friend, a less than perfect boyfriend, Spencer Matthews is one of the most talked-about
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In confessions of a conjuror, Derren Brown invites you on a whimsical journey through his unusual mind. Structured around the various stages of a conjuring trick, performed by his younger self in a crowded restaurant, Derrens endlessly engaging narrative takes you from the history of magic, to speculation on the manufacturing of monster munch & the correct way to poach an egg, via discussions about psychology, what he hums while cleaning his teeth & the social niceties surrounding parmesan cheese. ...

Following a near-death experience as a child, the narrator becomes cursed with the ability to foresee the deaths of the people closest to him. These visions come to him in his dreams &, following a disastrous attempt to save a childhood friend from drowning, a set of terrifying events begins to unfold. As a young man, he finds redemption in the arms of Ashling, his beautiful wife. But then the visions return This is a story about one mans struggle to live an ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances; about love lost & found & the vast range of emotions that can be weathered by the human heart. This is a story where dreams come true but where dreams can turn into nightmares; a place where true love will prevail & where death is only the beginning. Set in the fictional Dublin suburb of Rathgorman CONFESSIONS OF A FALLEN ANGEL is a truly remarkable debut novel that will grip you from the first line & surprise you to the last. ...

Details: From GMTV weathergirl to Loose Women anchor, Andrea Mc Lean has become one of our most-loved TV presenters.
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