Jennifer Lopez delivers an electrifying performance as a new breed of action hero in director Michael Apted's (The World is Not Enough) harrowing, high-style thriller hit. Working-class waitress Slim (Jennifer Lopez
- Maid in Manhattan) thought she was en
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In the wake of the Industrial Revolution the population swiftly developed a thirst for knowledge about the myriad of new goods & ideas that were becoming available. But before the days of television, newspaper advertising & junk mail how did people get to know about everything? Over a million people solved the problem by buying a copy of this book which caused a publishing sensation in Victorian Britain. Because it explained so much about so many different aspects of life it continues to provide a very enjoyable & informative peep into the lifestyle of our forebears. In 2775 entries the enquiring Victorian learns how to tell if food is fresh & when it is in season; how to dance; the difference between local dialects; correcting grammar & spelling; the rules of games & puzzles; hints on etiquette; kitchen & household hints & recipes; cures for scores of ailments including rheumatism & baldness; the origins of Christian names; first aid; employment & rental regulations; keeping fit; dressmaking & embroidery; births, marriages & deaths; personal conduct as well as scores of others. We know when & where the Victorians lived. This fascinating book explains much about how they lived. ...

Himeko & Shibui not only work for the same company, but had also attended university together. Himeko was wildly popular, & nicknamed ' The Prince'. But whatever Shibui may be trying not to recall about their shared past, one thing is certain
- their present & future are tangled together, with the past knotting it quite firmly.
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Books Reference Books The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the air & our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded. They enabled the first life on l&, can survive unprotected in space & thrive amidst nuclear radiation. In fact, nearly all life relies in some way on fungi. These endlessly surprising organisms have no brain but can solve problems & manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In giving us bread, alcohol & life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human history, & their psychedelic properties have recently been shown to alleviate a number of mental illnesses. Their ability to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides & crude oil is being harnessed in break-through technologies, & the discovery that they connect plants in underground networks, the ' Wood Wide Web', is transforming the way we understand ecosystems. Yet over ninety percent of their species remain undocumented. Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into a spectacular & neglected world, & shows that fungi provide a key to understanding both the planet on which we live, & life itself. Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation 2021 & Royal Society Prize 2021! Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529929102 •†Author: Merlin Sheldrake  •†Publisher:†  Vintage Publishing •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 368 •†Dimensions:†198 x 129 x 27 mm ...

The morning after a gruelling psychotherapy session in a Warsaw monastery, Henryk Telak is found dead, a roasting spit stuck in one eye. The case lands on the desk of State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki. World-weary, suffering from bureaucratic exhaustion & marital ennui, Szacki feels that life has passed him by, but this case changes everything. ...

Investigates the business & personal experiences of women entrepreneurs in Harare & Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to understand their successes, challenges, & contributions to development. This book also advances the literature on gender & development, offering a study of women's role as entrepreneurs in the microeconomic sector. ...

I looked up at Phoenix. I think he loved me once. ' You don't have to do this, ' I whispered. Since violet Eden discovered she was Grigori
- part angel, part human
- her world has been shaken to its core. No longer sure who to trust, violet soon realises that everyone is hiding something. Even her soulmate, Lincoln. Only one thing is certain: dark angel Phoenix has a hold over her more dangerous than ever... In the race to win the battle against the darkness, violet's own powers will be pushed to the extreme. & the ultimate betrayal will be revealed...

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Zara & Nick are soul-mates
- they're meant to be together for ever. But that's not quite how things have worked out. For starters,
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A missing child. A desperate mother. A private investigator running out of time. Mel Sutherland didn't need the help of a fraudulent psychic to find the abducted baby
- & she wasn't about to let a con-artist exploit a grieving mother's vulnerability. Then all the leads dried up. Reluctantly, Mel had to accept Sebastian Donovan's aid. She was cynical about his powers & suspicious of his motives. But as the clock ticked, Sebastian unfailingly knew how to follow the abductor's tracks & Mel had to make up her mind. Was Sebastian's gift real? Or was something far more sinister at work? Passion. Power. Suspense. It's time to fall under the spell of Nora Roberts.
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Twenty years ago, a young woman on the edge of adulthood spent a wondrous season with beings out of legend. Margaret Christmas drank tea with dwarves, befriended elves, questioned reality, & discovered her own unprecedented talents. Now, a conquering horde smashes across the local universe. Dvarsh civilisation mobilises in response. ...