When a world renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility a Harvard professor Robert Langdon is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His baffling conclusion: that it is the work of the Illuminati a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years
- reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their most hated enemy the Catholic church. In Rome the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra a beautiful & mysterious Italian scientist to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair
- a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican. But with each revelation comes another twist another turn in the plot which leaves Langdom & Vetra reeling & at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemy...A NGELS & DEMONS is a breathtakingly brilliant thriller which catapults the reader through the antiquity of Rome through sealed crypts dangerous catacombs deserted cathedrals & even the most secret vault on earth. As the prequel to Dan Brown's worldwide bestseller The Da Vinci Code it has the distinction of introducing his readers to Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. This exclusive edition allows the reader behind the scenes of the novel which now incorporates over 150 photographs & illustrations throughout the text showing the rich historical tapestry from which Dan Brown drew his inspiration. The visual sources which provide both the backdrop & the stimulus for the novel's action are revealed for the first time & uniquely complement the reading experience.

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Angels have a vital role in the Kingdom of God
- & in the lives of believers. Yet many Christians treat the existence of angels
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If you had one wish this Christmas... Those Christmas Angels Anne Fletcher sends a heartfelt plea in the hope that someone is looking down on her this Christmas. One wish
- for her son to be happy. She doesnt expect to have her prayer answered by three mischievous angels! Theyre about to do a little matchmaking on Annes behalf & make her Christmas wish come true. Where Angels Go The angels are on hand again for lovely Beth Fischer who since her divorce is looking for romance once more. At eighty-six Harry has prayed for peace of mind & little Carter Jackson has just one Christmas wish. Angels Shirley Goodness & Mercy will make miracles happen this Christmas... Make time for friends. Make time for Debbie Macomber.
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Shirley Goodness & Mercy who we met in Angels at Christmas are back! & as always they're causing all sorts of trouble. So escape the craziness of Christmas settle back with a cup of hot tea & a Christmas treat & be prepared to laugh. & if you happen to see a camel wandering down the street all on its own you can take a guess who might be responsible! ...

The Lake District. After a tumultuous past the future is finally looking rosy for the Angel sisters. Livia is set to marry handsome Jack Flint to while her sisters are contentedly living at Todd Farm. Yet Livia still dreams of resurrecting the neglected drapery business which was left to her when her father died. Racked with guilt over the tragic death of her sister Maggie she promises never to let anyone down again & to do something worthwhile with her life. But is she prepared to jeopardise the love she shares with Jack to achieve her wish? With the wealthy & determined Matthew Grayson standing in the way of her ambitions Livia must stay true to her heart or risk losing everything.. . ...

The sole survivor of a brutal crime Reece Gilmore has been on the run desperately fighting the nightmares & panic attacks that haunt her. She doesn't intend to stay in the sleepy town of Angel's Fist one second longer than she needs to despite its friendly
- if curious
- inhabitants & the irresistible attraction of local writer Brody. However on a hike into the mountains she witnesses a couple having a vicious argument that culminates in murder. By the time Reece finds Brody & brings him to the scene both killer & victim are gone. Faced with a lack of evidence the authorities in Angel's Fist find it hard to believe Reece's story. After all she's a newcomer in town & yet has already gained a reputation for being jumpy
- maybe even a little fragile. But when a series of menacing occurrences makes it clear that someone wants her out of the way Reece must put her trust in Brody
- the one person who does believe her
- to find the murderer before it's too late




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Harry Bosch finds himself yet again in charge of a case that no one else will touch. This time his job is to nail the killer of hot shot black lawyer Howard Elias. Elias has been found murdered on the eve of going to court on behalf of Michael Harris a man the LAPD believes guilty of the rape & murder of a twelve-year-old girl. Elias had let it be known that the aim of his civil case was not only to reveal the real killer but to target & bring down the racist cops who beat up his client during a violent interrogation. Now it's all down to Bosch
- & he's got to take a long hard look at some of his colleagues in a police department that is rife with suspicion & hatred.
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Part One of Angels in America" subtitled " Millennium Approaches" erupted on to the stage of the National Theatre in January 1992. Part Two " Perestroika" followed in November 1993. Since then " Angels in America" has become one of the most studied American plays with over 30 000 copies of both parts sold in the UK alone. It has also been filmed for television by Mike Nichols with Al Pacino Meryl Streep
- & Emma Thompson as the eponymous Angel. Now 15 years after that first production & with Tony Kushners latest play " Caroline or Change" still running
- & winning prizes
- at the National both parts of " Angels in America" are available in a single volume. Parts One & Two will also stay in print in separate volumes."


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Angels In My Hair" is the autobiography of a modern day mystic an Irish woman with powers of the saints of old. When she was a child people thought Lorna was 'retarded' because she did not seem to be focusing on the world around her. Instead Lorna was seeing angels & spirits. As Lorna tells the story of her life the reader meets as she did the creatures from the spirit worlds who also inhabit our own
- mostly angels of an astonishing beauty & variety
- including the prophet Elijah & an Archangel but also the spirits of people who have died. This remarkable document is the testimony of a woman who sees things beyond the range of our everyday experience."

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Angels In My Hair" is the autobiography of a modern day mystic an Irish woman with powers of the saints of old. When she was a child people thought Lorna was retarded because she did not seem to be focusing on the world around her instead Lorna was seeing angels & spirits. As Lorna tells the story of her life the listener meets as she did the creatures from the spirit worlds who also inhabit our own
- mostly angels of an astonishing beauty & variety
- including the prophet Elijah & an Archangel
- but also the spirits of people who have died. This remarkable document is the testimony of a woman who sees things beyond the range of our everyday experience."


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