This is a fearlessly feminist roadtrip novel packed with atmosphere & romance. Valentine the troubled daughter of a well-off but dysfunctional Parisian family vanishes on her way to school. Inexperienced private detective Lucie Toledo is hired to find the missing teenager & enlists the help of a formidable agent with a past known to her friends as the Hyena. Their quest from Paris to Barcelona & back uncovers a rich cast of characters whose paths have crossed Valentine's leading to an alarming climax. Part political thriller part road-movie part romance the latest novel by subversive writer & film-maker Virginie Despentes won the Prix Renaudot 2010 for the pitiless gaze it directs at society in the age of the internet. ...

Bob Howard used to fix computers for the Laundry
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When scientists with warped imaginations accidentally unleash an experimental bioweapon that transforms Britains animals into sneezing bloodthirsty zombies with a penchant for pre-dinner sex with their victims three misfits become the unlikely hope for salvation. Abattoir worker Terry Borders love life is crippled by the stench of death that clings to his skin from his days spent slaughtering cows; teenage vegan Geldof Scabby Peters alternates between scratching furiously at his rash & baiting his overbearing New Age mother; & inept journalist Lesley Mc Brien struggles forlornly in the shadow of her famous war correspondent father & the star journalist at the Glasgow Tribune. When Britain begins a rapid descent into chaos & ministers cynically attempt to blame al-Qaeda Lesley stumbles upon proof that the government is behind the outbreak. During her bumbling quest to unveil the truth she crosses paths with Terry & Geldof & together they set out to escape a quarantined Britain with the evidence & vital data that could unlock a cure for the virus. Standing in the way are rampaging hordes of animals a ruthless security agent & an army ready to shoot anybody with a case of the sniffles on the off-chance the virus has mutated. Three losers. Overwhelming odds. A single outcome: the world is screwed. ...

Something is very wrong with the 2012 Plan. Is it really on course to save the planet from the gigantic Electro-Magnetic Pulse thats due to shatter civilisation at the end of the year? After a narrow escape from US government agents Josh decides to risk his own life on a daring mission
- a leap forward in time to discover the truth about 2012. Hes jumped ahead far enough to glimpse a post-apocalyptic world in collapse. & to realise
- it could be his destiny to stay.

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Will the world end in 2012? Find out in the final instalment of this nail-biting adventure. Something is very wrong with the 2012 Plan. Is it really on course to save the planet from the gigantic Electro-Magnetic Pulse that's due to shatter civilisation at the end of the year? Josh decides to risk his own life on a daring mission
- a leap forward in time to discover the truth about 2012. He's jumped ahead far enough to glimpse a post-apocalyptic world in collapse. & to realise
- it could be his destiny to stay.

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Apollos Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe where ballet was an aspect of aristocratic etiquette & a political event as much as it was an art. The story takes the reader from the sixteenth century through to our own time from Italy & France to Britain Denmark Russia & contemporary America. The reader learns how ballet reflected political & cultural upheavals how dance & dancers were influenced by the Renaissance & French Classicism by Revolution & Romanticism by Expressionism & Bolshevism Modernism & the Cold War. Homans shows how & why the steps were never just the steps: they were a set of beliefs & a way of life. She takes the reader into the lives of dancers & traces the formal evolution of technique choreography & performance. Her book ends by looking at the contemporary crisis in ballet now that the masters are dead & gone & offers a passionate plea for the centrality of classical dance in our civilization. Apollos Angels is a book with broad popular appeal: beautifully written & illustrated it is essential reading for anyone interested in history culture & art. ...

A dose of magic could save the world... Fourteen-year-old Janie Scott is new to London & shes finding it dull dreary & cold
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Susannah Leyton has grown up behind the counter of her fathers apothecary shop surrounded by the resinous scents of lavender rosemary liquorice & turpentine. More learned than any apprentice she concocts soothing medicines & ointments with great skill. Content with her life Susannah is shocked when her widowed father announces his intentions to marry again & later becomes caught in a battle of wills with her new step-mother. When she receives a proposal of marriage from handsome & charming merchant Henry Savage she believes her prayers have been answered & resolves to be a good wife to him. But Henry is a complex & troubled man haunted by his memories of growing up in Barbados. As the plague sweeps through the city tragedy strikes & the secrets of Henrys past begin to unfold.. . ...

A guide to building wealth by designing creating & marketing a successful app across any platform Chad Mureta has made millions starting & running his own successful app business & now he explains how you can do it too in this non-technical easy-to-follow guide. App Empire provides the confidence & the tools necessary for taking the next step towards financial success & freedom. The book caters to many platforms including iPhone iPad Android & Black Berry. This book

Includes:: real-world examples to inspire those who are looking to cash in on the App gold rush. Learn how to set up your business so that it works while you don't & turn a simple idea into a passive revenue stream. Discover marketing strategies that few developers know and/or use Learn the success formula for getting thousands of downloads a day for one App Learn the secret to why some Apps get visibility while others don't Get insights to help you understand the App store market App Empire delivers advice on the most essential things you must do in order to achieve success with an app. Turn your simple app idea into cash flow today!

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Create Android mobile apps no programming required! Even with limited programming experience you can easily learn to create apps for the Android platform with this complete guide to App Inventor for Android. App Inventor for Android is a visual language that relies on simple programming blocks that users can drag & drop to create apps. This handy book gives you a series of fully worked-out apps complete with their programming blocks which you can customize for your own use or use as a starting point for creating the next killer app. & it's all without writing a single line of code. Don't miss the book's special section on Apps Inventor Design Patterns which explains computer terms in simple terms & is an invaluable basic reference. Teaches programmers & non-programmers alike how to use App Inventor for Android to create Android apps Provides a series of fully worked-out apps that you can customize download & use on your Android phone or use as a starting point for building the next great app

Includes:: a valuable reference section on App Inventor Design Patterns & general computer science concepts Shows you how to create apps that take advantage of the Android smartphones handy features such as GPS messaging contacts & more With App Inventor for Android & this complete guide you'll soon be creating apps that incorporate all of the Android smartphone's fun features such as the accelerometer GPS messaging & more.

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