There are few characters in history about whom opinion has been more divided than the last Tsar of Russia Nicholas II & his wife the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna. On one hand they are venerated as saints innocent victims of Bolshevik assassins & on the other they are impugned as the unwitting harbingers of revolution & imperial collapse blamed for all the ills that befell the Russian people in the 20th century. Theirs was also a tragic love story; for whatever else can be said of them there can be no doubt that Alix & Nicky adored one another. Soon after their engagement Alix wrote in her fiances diary: Ever true & ever loving faithful pure & strong as death"
- words which met their fulfilment twenty-four years later in a blood-spattered cellar in Ekaterinburg. Through the letters & diaries written by the couple & by those around them Virginia Rounding presents an intimate penetrating & fresh portrayal of these two complex figures & of their passion
- their love & their suffering. She explores the nature & possible causes of the Empresss ill health & examines in depth the enigmatic triangular relationship between Nicky Alix & their favourite Ania Vyrubova protegee of the infamous Rasputin extracting the meaning from words left unsaid from hints & innuendoes. The story of Alix & Nicky of their four daughters known collectively as OTMA & of their haemophiliac little boy Alexei is endlessly fascinating & Rounding makes these characters come alive presenting them in all their human

Dimensions & expertly leading the reader into their vanished world."



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TO LASSO A KISS! Waiting for Christmas by Judith Stacy Marlee Carrington has never had a place to call home. Arriving in Harmony Texas she is thrown together with Scrooge-like Carson Tate. Amazingly he reveals a seductive sense of fun
- & Marlee begins to hope that Christmas has finally arrived! His Christmas Wish by Lauri Robinson Morgan & Cora Palmer are married on paper but in reality theyre like strangers. Taciturn rancher Morgans demons have barricaded his heart against his wifes love. Until a kiss ignites the fire between them... Once Upon a Frontier Christmas by Debra Cowan Presumed dead rancher Smith Jennings returns home & will do whatever it takes to claim the woman he loves. But Caroline Curtis isnt the same woman he left behind...
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Dora & Boots go on a train journey to find their way to the circus. Little explorers can unfold the pages & peek under the flaps to discover all the animals on board the train. This is a perfect interactive adventure including twelve Spanish words. ...

All Aboard the Ninky Nonk" is an enchanting storybook based on an episode of the BBCs new landmark preschool programme " In the Night Garden". Sure to delight little fans of " Makka Pakka" " Upsy Daisy" " Iggle Piggle" & the " Tomliboos!" Over 1.3 million " In the Night Garden" books have been sold to date; other titles in this bestselling series include: " In the Night Garden Bedtime Little Library" " In the Night Garden: Noisy Ninky Nonk Soundbook" " In the Night Garden: Igglepiggle Iggle Onk!" & " In the Night Garden: Ooh Pretty Flower"." ...

Alfie & his best friend Bernard have a day out full of surprises when they go to meet a very great person indeed. Whats more there are secret dens to explore snowy skies birthday fun & a very unexpected visitor on a special night-time trip! Join our little hero & his friends & family in a celebration of all things Alfie... ...

The humour the drama & the camaradarie on set & off is captured through the immortal lens of one of the worlds most legendary photographers. Bond girls from Honor Blackman & Shirley Eaton to Britt Ekland & Joanna Lumley recall their thrills & spills filming cinemas most enduring & alluring sex symbols; & the man
- & men
- who made Bond share the facts & the fictions behind the creation of cinemas foremost superhero. All About Bond

Includes:: more than 100 of his photographs many never seen before & as an added bonus there is a unique pictorial record of the making of the first Casino Royale
- a comical 1967 extravaganza. Perhaps the greatest cast of major Hollywood stars ever assembled for one movie it starred David Niven as a retired Bond Peter Sellers Ursula Andress Orson Wells Deborah Kerr Charles Boyer William Holden George Raft Jacqueline Bisset & a young emerging talent called Woody Allen. all about bond By Terry ONeill




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All About Butterflies" is the perfect children's guide to the fascinating world of butterflies. Leading butterfly specialist Matthew Oates provides a clear & concise guide to over 56 species of British & European butterfly aimed at 8-12 year olds. This title features an introduction explaining definitions butterfly life cycles key facts & info about butterflies & all you need to know to become a butterfly expert. Beautiful artworks bring alive the amazing & colourful world of butterflies. Butterflies are grouped by family to help identification. Each entry gives essential info on when & where to look for the species how to identify it & what its caterpillar eats as well as amazing & little known facts about it. This work

Includes:: a ' Difficult words' section to explain scientific terms."

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Provides a foundation for GCSE examinations in Home Economics: Food & Nutrition. This edition

Includes:: chapters

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Six notorious cousins known to the ton as the Bar Cynster have cut a swath through the ballrooms of London. Yet one by one each has fallen in love & married the woman of his heart until only one of them is left unclaimed... Alasdair Cynster. Known to his intimates as Lucifer Alasdair had decided to rusticate in the country before the matchmaking skills of London's mamas become firmly focused on him the last unwed Cynster. But an escape to Devon leads him straight to his destiny in the irresistible form of Phyllida Tallent a willful independent beauty of means who brings all his masterful Cynster instincts rioting to the fore. Lucifer tries to deny the desire Phyllida evokes
- acting on it will land him in a parson's mousetrap one place he's sworn never to go. But destiny intervenes leaving him to face the greatest Cynster challenge
- wooing a reluctant bride.

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If one is not marrying for love one may as well marry for something else. My future countess has to be sufficiently docile & endowed with at least passable grace of form deportment & address. " Gyles Rawlings fifth Earl of Chillingworth & honorary member of the Cynster clan is determined not to succumb to the dangers of falling in love. To that end he makes an offer of marriage
- sight unseen
- to the niece of an old friend. He believes hes chosen a biddable lady who will bear him an heir & leave his emotions unattached. He arrives for his own wedding without ever actually meeting his fianc & at the altar is astonished to discover that hes offered for the wrong woman. His new wife is a passionate hoyden who makes his head spin. Francesca isnt docile certainly not biddable & she has no intention of settling for anything less than her husbands heart."

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