Lucy, Countess of Bedford was one of the richest & influential women in England at the time of Shakespeare. Married to Earl of Bedford, the Queen's closest friend, cousin to Robert Sidney & patron of John Donne, she existed in a world of gossip, scandal & intrigue at the centre of a world of celebrity. This book describes her life. ...

November 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Terry Waite's release from captivity in Beirut. In this sequence of poetry & prose he recalls the highs & lows of his life, both during his ordeal as a hostage & in the happier years of humanitarian work that have followed. ...

For Gervase Phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchair. As this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be 'out of the woods' but he is certainly not 'over the hill'. Looking back over more than sixty years of family life, teaching, inspecting schools, writing & public speaking, Gervase never fails to unearth humour, character, warmth & wisdom from the most diverse of experiences, whether they be growing up in Rotherham with the most un-Yorkshire like of names or describing why loud mobile phone users get his goat. Brimming with nostalgia, gently mocking life's absurdities, never shy of an opinion, this is Gervase Phinn at his wittiest, twinkly-eyed best. ...

Details: Updated edition to include the release of their fifth studio album " The Resistance" & their 2009/2010 world
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Piece together this cool space themed image with this Out of this World 100 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle!

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Independent, confident, & not held back by her disability, Winnifred Mc Nulty has been determined to prove to herself & others that she can do anything without needing anyone. That all changes when Win meets Bo at a Halloween party, a charming boy in a pirate costume who has more in common with her than she realises. Bonding over the fact that they both have a visible disability, Win & Bo develop an electrifying connection with each other that they just can't ignore. After a one-night stand leaves Win with the biggest decision of her life, Bo is more than happy to join her in sharing this new experience
- on the condition that they remain strictly friends. Win & Bo embark on a journey together, discovering more about themselves than they thought they knew. But the chemistry between them is unavoidable, & the plan they put in place soon gets thrown into question as feelings begin to surface. Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781835010976 •†Author: Hannah Bonam-Young •†Publisher...
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It is 11:15 am on 3 September 1939. The nation gathers around their radios to hear Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain make the announcement they have feared for months
- Britain is at war with Germany. Drawing on the Imperial War Museum's archives, this book features the personal stories of men & women who lived through the events of that year.
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For centuries mankind has waged war against the infections that, left untreated, would have the power to wipe out communities, or even entire populations.

Yet for all our advanced scientific knowledge, only one human disease – smallpox – has ever been eradicated globally.

In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola & Zika have provided vivid examples of how difficult it is to contain an infection once it strikes, & the panic that a rapidly spreading epidemic can ignite.

But while we chase the diseases we are already aware of, new ones are constantly emerging, like the coronavirus that spread across the world in 2020.

At the same time, antimicrobial resistance is harnessing infections that we once knew how to control, enabling them to thrive once more.

Meera Senthilingam presents a timely look at humanity’s ongoing battle against infection, examining the successes & failures of the past, along with how we are confronting the challenges of today, & our chances of eradicating disease in the future.

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• ISBN: 9781785785634
• Author: Meera Senthilingam
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 13.3 x 1.3 x 19.7 cm





















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As history threatens to repeat itself, the actions of one young woman lead to tragic consequences… In the first instalment of the Emma Grady trilogy, Josephine Cox’s Outcast is an extraordinarily powerful saga of a passionate, yet impossible, love. Perfect for fans of Cathy Sharp & Kitty Neale. On a fateful night in 1860, Thadius Grady realises, too late, that he has made a grave mistake. In blind faith he has put himself & his daughter Emma at the mercy of his sister & her conniving husb&, Caleb Crowther – for he has entrusted to them his entire fortune & the daughter he adores. With his dying breath he pleads to see his daughter one last time – but Caleb’s heart is made from stone. A feared Lancashire Justice, Caleb Crowther is a womaniser & a gambler, & now the inheritance due to Emma is as much in his hands as is the beautiful Emma Grady herself. But Caleb lives in fear of the past, for how did Emma’s mother mysteriously die? & what made Thadius & Caleb hate the... ...

In this powerful evocation of working-class South London in the 1950s, drama & heartbreak wreak havoc in the life of young Daisy Bacon, guardian of her Cousin Lizzie. When her mother Judith is run over & killed outside their house, Daisy retreats into a world of silence. Blaming herself for the accident, the girl is unable to utter a word. The happy family home becomes a prison, with her stepmother Vera as the cruel jailer. It is cousin Lizzie, who will always remain a child, who brings sunshine back to Daisy's life. However, only when Henry Bacon discovers his new wife's shocking secret does Daisy herself find true happiness, & in a way that she could never have anticipated. ...