An awe-inspiring journey through the eons of time & across the globe, in search of visible traces of evolution in living creatures which have survived from earliest times & whose stories speak to us of seminal events in the history of life. ? Reading Richard Fortey is always pure pleasure? BILL BRYSON The history of life on Earth is far older ? & far odder ? than many of us realise. In this book, acclaimed author Richard Fortey traces this history not through fossil records, but in the living stories of organisms that have survived nearly unchanged for hundreds of millions of years & whose existence today affords us tantalising glimpses of landscapes long vanished. For evolution has not obliterated its tracks. Scattered across the globe, strange & marvellous plants & animals have survived virtually unchanged since life first began. They range from humble algal mats dating back almost two billion years to hardy musk oxen, which linger as the last vestiges of Ice Age fauna. Following in Forteys questing footsteps, Survivors takes us on fascinating journey to these ancient worlds. On a moonlit beach in Delaware where the horseshoe crab shuffles its way through a violent romance, we catch a glimpse of life 450 million years ago, shortly after it diversified on the ocean floor. Along a stretch of Australian coastline, we bear witness to the sights & sounds that would have greeted a Precambrian dawn. Finally, in the dense rainforests of New Zealand where the secretive velvet worm burrows into the rotting timber of the jungle floor, we marvel at a living fossil which has survived unchanged since before the dissolution of the Gondwana supercontinent. Written with Forteys customary sparkle & gusto, this wonderfully engrossing exploration of the worlds oldest flora & fauna brilliantly combines the best science writing about the origins of life with an explorers sense of adventure & a poets wonder at the natural world. Utterly compelling, eye-opening & awe-inspiring, this is a book for anyone with an interest in evolution, in nature, in the remarkable scope of geological time & our own modest interaction with it ? in short, in life itself. ...

Susan is a London slum child, brought up in an East End orphanage. Rebelling against its rigid rules, she runs away to Soho & is adopted by a group of prostitutes. Soon, she too is earning her living 'on the game'. When Billy ' Apples' Rafferty, a Cockney villain with a heart of gold, becomes her protector, Sue swears to give up her racy life. But when Billy is sent to prison, she soon breaks her promise & her earthy beauty makes her one of Soho's most popular hostesses. A lucky encounter secures Susan a respectable job as a manageress of a small hotel in Devon. but then her past catches up with her... ...

In this, the first book to explore Susan's amazing rags to riches story, we follow her from humble beginnings in a small Scottish town to topping the charts & performing for millions worldwide. Whether it was bullying or nearly not entering Britain's Got Talent because 'it was a young person's game', when faced with the toughest challenges, Susan never gave up. The memory of her mother inspired her to give her dream one last chance... ...

When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, her parents sent her to school abroad. She said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake
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Offers you the information you need to know about sushi, a delicious & healthy cuisine. From makizushi & hand rolls to vegetarian versions, this title helps you master techniques & learn trade secrets. It lets you discover how to locate the freshest ingredients, use the right equipment & appreciate the art of sushi making. ...

Lisa Edwards' career as a hot-shot magazine editor is destined for high-rise New York, when suddenly she's blown off-course into

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Introducing Susie the Sapphire Fairy, the next fabulous story in the Sparkle Town Fairies series.

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A Supreme Court Justice Takes his own life. A woman is found dead
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A thriller about a Dallas FBI agent (Aaron Eckhart) who is investigating the case of a murdered serial killer when he discovers that a former, renegade FBI agent (Ben Kingsley) has dedicated himself to hunting down serial killers on his own. Mackelway (Ec ...

Hitchcock thriller. Spinsterish Lina Mc Laidlaw (Joan Fontaine) lives in an English manor house with her wealthy parents, & never has any suitors. That is, until the charming Johnny Aysgarth (Cary Grant) sweeps her off her feet & proposes to her. The c ...