A fictionalised account of the Kaiser Wilhelm's last years in Nazi-occupied Holl&. It is 1940 & the exiled Kaiser is living in Holl&, at his palace Huis Doorn. The old German king spends his days chopping logs & musing on what might have been. When the Nazis invade Holl&, the Kaiser's Dutch staff are replaced by SS guards, led by young, eager Untersturmfuhrer Krebbs, & an unlikely relationship develops between the king & his keeper. While they agree on the rightfulness of German expansion & on holding the country's Jewish population accountable for all ills, they disagree on the solutions. Krebbs's growing attraction & love affair with Akki, a Jewish maid in the house, further undermines his belief in Nazism. But as the tides of war roll around them, all three find themselves increasingly compromised & gravely at risk. This subtle, tender novel borrows heavily from real history & events, but remains a work of superlative, literary fiction. Through Judd's depiction of the Lear-like Kaiser & the softening of brutal Krebbs, the novel draws unique parallels between Germany at the turn of the 20th century & Hitler's Germany. ...

Books Adult Colouring Books Just add colour to this stress-busting collection of kaleidoscopes. The antidote to everyday worries, over 120 kaleidoscopic designs are waiting to be coloured in. Varying from delightfully simple to intricately complex, this collection of designs created especially for grown-ups will divert your mind & soothe your soul.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781802797169 •†Author:   Beverley Lawson  •†Publisher:   Welbeck Publishing •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 128 •†Dimensions:†  21.1 x 1.2 x 27.6 cm ...

The Kama Sutra (the 'science of love') is one of the world's greatest books. Written between the 1st & 4th centuries AD, it is a magnificent treatise on sexual conduct & erotic technique. Its purpose is not simply to provide a menu for the sensual epicure or a training programme for the sexual athlete, but to comment on the situations in which men & women encounter, & to deal with them in such a way as to achieve personal fulfilment through ecstasy. This edition contains the classic translation by Sir Richard Burton, first published in 1883. ...

Titles in this collection: • The Red Pyramid • The Throne of Fire • The Serpent’s Shadow The Red Pyramid Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world...'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM... ' CARTER & SADIE KANE'S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone & unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos... Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin & Carter & Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west & discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead & buried. & so, unfortunately, are their gods. The Throne of Fire EVER since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kan... ...

As Fyodor Karamazov awaits an amorous encounter, he is violently done to death. The three sons of the old debauchee are forced to confront their own guilt or complicity. Who will own to parricide? The reckless & passionate Dmitri? The corrosive intellectual Ivan? Surely not the chaste novice monk Alyosha? The search reveals the divisions which rack the brothers, yet paradoxically unite them. Around the writhings of this one dysfunctional family Dostoevsky weaves a dense network of social, psychological & philosophical relationships. At the same time he shows
- from the opening 'scandal' scene in the monastery to a personal appearance by an eccentric Devil
- that his dramatic skills have lost nothing of their edge. The Karamazov Brothers, completed a few months before Dostoevsky's death in 1881, remains for many the high point of his genius as novelist & chronicler of the modern malaise. It cast a long shadow over D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Albert Camus, & other giants of twentieth-century European literature.

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The price of homour. The power of friendship. Daniel accompanies his wise & whimsical teacher Mr. Miyagi to his ancestral home in Okinawa. For Daniel it is a journey to an exotic new world, offering clues to his mentor's secret past. For Myagi, it's an opportunity to see his father one last time & to rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart. But Myagi's return re-ignites a bitter feud with his long term enemy Sato
- a feud that involves young Daniel in a brilliant collision of cultures & combat. Now, far away from the tournaments, the cheering crowds & the safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge even when teacher becomes student, & the price of honour is life itself.
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Kate Moss has been described as 'the Venus of our era', 'the most rock & roll of supermodels' & 'one of the most singular & shimmering icons our damp little island has ever produced'. Discovered at the age of fourteen, this suburban London schoolgirl was propelled into a world of luxury, late nights & hedonism. In the Nineties she was labelled ' The Waif' & became synonymous with the grunge look, growing into a rebel who continues to dominate front pages around the world. Over a 26 year career, she has maintained a matchless level of success & conducted high profile romances with Johnny Depp & Pete Doherty. In celebration of her 40th birthday in January 2014, this book recounts the sensational & scandalous story of Kate's life & career, from childhood to the catwalks of the world, from intense relationships to dysfunctional dalliances. Now married to Jamie Hince, & mother to Lila Grace, Kate Moss is an endlessly fascinating emblem of the last three decades. ...

Meet the Keeper of Lost Things...

Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew

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What a beautiful day for The Ken Dodd Laughter Show! With his trademark tickling stick, tattifilarious jokes, sketches & musical numbers, Ken guarantees a laughter-packed show! Featuring all 6 episodes from this 1979 series, Ken hilariously tackles the big issues of the day. There are special appearances by Miss World (though which year she won is anyone's guess!), Captain Ken & his unruly troops, & the world's first (and only) underwater ventriloquist! ...

One of the most influential families in American history, the Kennedys have had their lives documented by the media for the past 50 years. The Kennedys: Americas Front-Page Family tells the story of this fascinating family through a collection of newspaper front pages gathered from the archives of The Poynter Institute. From the political rise & assassination of President John F. Kennedy to the final accomplishments & passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, nothing paints a clearer & timelier picture of these historic events than the stories written by the writers & editors of the worlds newspapers. A few of the events that are featured include JFKs declaration for the presidency, JFKs "man on the moon" address, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missle Crisis, Robert Kennedys assasination, JFK Jr.s plane crash, Maria Shriver & Arnold Schwarzeneggers marriage, & Ted Kennedys endorsement of Barack Obama during the 2008 election. ...