From mere trainee, to triumphal Big Swinging Dick: that was Michael Lewis' pell-mell progress through the dealing rooms of Salomon Brothers in New York & London during the heady mid-1980s when they were probably the world's most powerful & profitable merchant bank. This is a tale of greed & ambition set in an obsessed, enclosed world. ...

From mere trainee to lowly geek, to triumphal Big Swinging Dick: that was Michael Lewis's pell-mell progress through the dealing rooms of Salomon Brothers in New York & London during the heady mid-1980s when they were probably the world's most powerful & profitable merchant bank. This flipback book has 488 pages & is 8.2cm x 11.9cm x 1.2cm ...

Jessie Dancing knows what it's like to take a life, & she's trying to put that memory behind her. But when one day the call comes in from real estate tycoon Darren Markson & she thinks she hears him being killed while she's on the phone with him, she realizes that the world of violence & death is never very far away. ...

My father comes into focus for me on a Liars Club afternoon. He sits at a wobbly card table weighed down by a bottle. Even now the scene seems so real to me that I cant but write it in the present tense.

Mary Karr grew up in a swampy East Texas refinery town in a volatile & defiantly loving family. In this funny, devastating, haunting memoir & with a raw & often painful honesty, she looks back at life with a painter mother, seven times married, whose outlaw spirit could tip over into psychosis, & a hard-drinking, fist-swinging father who liked nothing better than to spin tales with his cronies at the Liars Club.

When it was published in 1995, The Liars Club raised the art of memoir to a new level & brought about a dramatic revival of the form. It is a classic that paints a harsh world redeemed by Karrs warmth, intelligent humour & finely spun prose; The Liars Club is both heart-stopping & heart-felt.



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Inspired by the incredible true story of the most decorated servicewoman of the Second World War.

Nancy Wake was

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Liberty
- A voyage of discovery through the archives & memorabilia of the last great emporium for innovative British design. The
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This book combines pretty cross-stitch designs with classic Liberty prints to create gorgeous, h&-stitched items for you, your home, & your family & friends. Helene Le Berre's stylish designs give the simple, traditional technique of cross stitch a fresh, contemporary appeal & places it firmly in the twenty-first century. With clear, step-by-step instructions, beautiful photographs, full-size patterns & easy-to-follow cross-stitch charts, you will be amazed at how easily you can make something that has beauty, style & a professional finish. There are twenty-four designs to choose from, including lovingly made toys, a quilt, tiny slippers & a handy little bag for you & your baby; photo frames, cushions, colourful pot holders & other items for the home; & perfect gifts to give away or keep that include bags, purses & earrings. Even the timeless little black dress is revisited & given a h&-embroidered finish. So even if you have never stitched before, you are guaranteed to find something in this book you would love to own, plus everything you need in order to make it. ...

The means of defence against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. James Madison Our societies, says Anthony Grayling, are under attack not only from the threat of terrorism, but also from our governments' attempts to fight that threat by reducing freedom in our own societies
- think the 42-day detention controversy, CCTV surveillance, increasing invasion of privacy, ID Cards, not to mention Abu Ghraib, rendition, Guantanamo... As Grayling says: ' There should be a special place for political irony in the catalogues of human folly. Starting a war 'to promote freedom & democracy' could in certain though rare circumstances be a justified act; but in the case of the Second Gulf War that began in 2003, which involved reacting to criminals hiding in one country (Al Qaeda in Afghanistan or Pakistan) by invading another country (Iraq), one of the main fronts has, dismayingly, been the home front, where the War on Terror takes the form of a War on Civil Liberties in the spurious name of security. To defend 'freedom & democracy', Western governments attack & diminish freedom & democracy in their own country. By this logic, someone will eventually have to invade the US & UK to restore freedom & democracy to them.' In this lucid & timely book Grayling sets out what's at risk, engages with the arguments for & against examining the cases made by Isaiah Berlin & Ronald Dworkin on the one h&, & Roger Scruton & John Gray on the other, & finally proposes a different way to respond that makes defending the civil liberties on which western society is founded the cornerstone for defeating terrorism. The size of this book is 19.8cm in height & 12.9cm wide
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Hamonious & fair, Libra endeavours to be balanced & committed.

Identify patterns & traits unique to your zodiac sign &

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As a Libra, you are kind, resourceful & diplomatic. You have a wonderful & magnetic personality. With this detailed astrological guide, you can learn all about your zodiac sign & unlock the secrets within your future with this comprehensive, 15 month forecast. ...