You might think you know a great deal about World War II but have you ever really tested your knowledge? 

This compelling

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Joan Collins has been a diarist from the age of twelve, writing enthusiastically over the years. She dictated most of these entries

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A joyous, charming portrait of city life & human foibles, which moves beyond its setting to deal with deep moral issues & love, desire & friendship. Without resorting to cliched cliff-hangers, Mc Call Smith has mastered the short, episodic chapters... Sunday Express To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers & cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew & Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster. Soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her small son Bertie harbours a highly unsuitable ambition; & Angus finds himself facing a large Glaswegian gangster bearing gifts.. . ...

To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers & cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew & Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster. & soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her son Bertie harbours an unsuitable ambition; the gloriously vain Bruce discovers a wrinkle & confronts rejections; & Angus finds himself facing the consequences of unbridled bliss, not to mention a large Glaswegian gangster bearing gifts ...

The hero who could have been you takes center stage in her own series!

Gwen Poole used to be a comic-book reader — until

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Supernatural horror directed & scripted by David S. Goyer. A young woman, Casey (Odette Yustman), is gradually becoming possessed by the spirit of a boy who died in the Holocaust. With the help of Rabbi Sendak (Gary Oldman) & her college professor Mr ...

Supernatural horror directed & scripted by David S. Goyer. A young woman, Casey (Odette Yustman), is gradually becoming possessed by the spirit of a boy who died in the Holocaust. With the help of Rabbi Sendak (Gary Oldman) & her college professor Mr ...

Triple bill of US horror films. In ' The Unborn' (2009), directed & scripted by David S Goyer, a young woman, Casey (Odette Yustman), is gradually becoming possessed by the spirit of a boy who died in the Holocaust. With the help of Rabbi Sendak (Gary Ol ...

An eloquent & thought-provoking book on racism & prejudice by the Liverpool & England football legend John Barnes.

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As a mother, wife, employer & editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new & potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no option but to shoulder the burden. A masterpiece painting has been stolen from Duncan Munrowe, old-fashioned philanthropist, father to two discontented children, & a very wealthy man. As Isabel enters into negotiations with the shadowy figures who are in search of a ransom, a case where heroes & villains should be clearly defined turns murky: the list of those who desire the painting
- or the money
- lengthens, & hasty judgement must be avoided at all cost. Morals, it turns out, are like Scottish clouds: complex, changeable & tricky to get a firm grip on; they require a sharp observational eye, a philosophical mindset, & the habit of kindness. Fortunately for those around her, Isabel Dalhousie is in possession of all three.

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