On a chilly February day two old friends meet in the throng outside a crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linley & Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before they reached their current eminence Clive as Britain's most successful modern composer Vernon as editor of the quality broadsheet The Judge. Gorgeous feisty Molly had had other lovers too notably Julian Garmony Foreign Secretary a notorious right-winger tipped to be the next prime minister. In the days that follow Molly's funeral Clive & Vernon will make a pact that will have consequences neither has foreseen. Each will make a disastrous moral decision their friendship will be tested to its limits & Julian Garmony will be fighting for his political life. ...

Wallpaper* City Guides not only suggest where to stay eat & drink but what the tourist passionate about design might want to see whether he/she has a week or 24 hours in the city. Featured are up & coming areas landmark buildings in an Architour design centres & the best shops to buy items unique to that city. Wallpaper* City Guides present travellers with a fast-track ticket to the chosen location. The edited guides offer the best most exciting & the most beautiful of that particular city. As well as looking beautiful the guides are expertly designed with function as a priority & have tabbed sections so that readers can easily find the information they are looking for. The guides include rate & currency information maps & a colour-coding system to help you navigate the different parts of the city. They are the ultimate combination of form & function. ...

The optimum city maps for exploring shopping & much more. The laminated pocket format is easy to use complete with public transport maps. The detailed scale shows even the smallest streets & it

Includes:: an extensive street index. The map also features the Top 10 highlights the city has to offer. Map Scale
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Experience all of Amsterdam's attractions with this up-to date authoritative guide packed with Insider Tips. Most holidaymakers want to have fun & feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination
- that's what Marco Polo Guides are all about. Discover boutique hotels authentic restaurants the city's trendiest places & night spots & get tips on shopping & what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids & a summary of all the festivals & events that take place in the Dutch capital. Also contains: Perfect Day Travel Tips Links Blogs Apps & more Dutch phrasebook & index. Narrow houses leaning against each other at slightly crooked angles a cyclist crossing a bridge on a squeaky bicycle people sitting out in the sun in front of the corner cafe & enjoying their coffees; in the distance the jolt of a tram lumbering along the Leidseplein. The Insider Tips reveal where you can experience sights like these along with an organic restaurant under glass & where you can enjoy a free lunchtime concert. The Perfect Day takes you on a tour showing you various facets of the city: from breakfast at Koffie Verkeerd on the Leliegracht to a stroll along Utrechtestraat with its exciting little shops & winding up at the Club Trouw where you can dance the night away. The Best Of pages highlight some unique aspects of Amsterdam recommend places to go for free & have tips for rainy days & where you can relax & chill out. Panels in each chapter suggest things to do if you're on a tight budget & where you might pick up some real bargains. Finally the Dos & Don'ts point out some of the things you need to be aware of & watch out for when visiting the city. MARCO POLO Amsterdam provides comprehensive coverage of the city. To help you find your way around there's a detailed street atlas inside a useful public transport map in the backcover plus a handy pull-out map. A must-have for all travellers including those who haven't bought a travel guide in the past
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The ultimate pocket map of Amsterdam! Explore the glorious city of Amsterdam with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. *

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The first volume in the brilliant best-selling Bartimaeus sequence; now with a brand new cover! When the 5 000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel a young magicians apprentice he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent & has something rather more dangerous in mind: revenge. Against his will Bartimaeus is packed off to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace a master magician of unrivalled ruthlessness & ambition. Before long both djinni & apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of magical intrigue murder & rebellion. Set in a modern-day London controlled by magicians this hilarious electrifying thriller will enthral readers of all ages. ...

The first volume in the brilliant bestselling Bartimaeus sequence now adapted into a stunning graphic novel format
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Amusement machines were all built for the exact same purpose: parting customers from their hard-earned money. Yet the ways in which these machines have done this is as varied as the glorious designs that have adorned them. Machines range from the mutoscopes that showed ' What the Butler Saw' through to pinball machines fruit machines the classic one-armed bandit & the penny slot machines that are so evocative of seaside holidays & Edwardian amusements. They continue up to more modern versions of the amusement machine like table football & golf machines. Amusement Machines" charts this stunning range & investigates the changes in their design & evolution over time." ...

The rollercoaster is usually the main attraction of any amusement or theme park & this book outlines the history of these fascinating structures. From the first mass-produced rollercoaster the Switchback Railway through to the giant wooden coasters of the inter-war period the author uses historic postcards & photographs to chart their development & that of other amusement rides including revolving towers aerial rides Ferris wheels & water chutes all of which were produced from the late Victorian era in myriad forms. Essential to the very existence of such amusement venues as Blackpool Pleasure Beach Southend Kursaal & Margate Dreamland these much-loved rides are not so far removed from their modern-day equivalents as they might at first appear. ...