The 5th century has dawned in blood. The young boy exiled thirty years ago has grown into a man. One stormy autumn day a mysterious rider is seen out on the plains. Attila has returned his sentence served to claim his kingdom. He will ride out at the head of no more than one hundred chosen men driven by the ambition to unite all the feuding Hunnish & Scythian tribes under single banner & a single king. An impossible ambition. For Attila & his chosen men must triumph over blizzards & deserts bandit kings & hidden mountain kingdoms & furious battle with the terrible Kutrigur Huns. But all will flock to his banner answer his call. His power is mysterious & inexpressible his strength of character & iron will cannot be opposed. & far to the west lies a promised empire both fabulously wealthy & tottering to its knees. An empire full of gold & silver & dark-eyed slavegirls the Empire of Rome. & this strange horde from out of the Scythian wilderness will bring a night to fall on that Empire like no other ...

The infamous leader of the Huns stills thirsts for blood & supremacy as he crosses the Danube & prepares to attack the Western Empire & face once more his boyhood friend-turned-foe: Aetius the Roman. For Attila is set on a plan that will take him right through the entire Italian peninsular & up to the gates of Rome. He must weigh up whether he should attack this the greatest of cities or whether the gamble is too high even for the most battle-hardened of warlords. In this tumultuous conclusion to the life of the warrior we see the biggest choices of his blood-soaked career played out & travel with him right into the silken tent where Attila must ultimately face his destiny. ...

Of all the conquerors who swept out of Central Asia two names stand out in European memory
- Attila the Hun & Genghis Khan the
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Attila the Hun
- godless barbarian & near-mythical warrior king
- has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks

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Clement Attlee
- the man who created the welfare state & decolonised vast swathes of the British Empire including India
- has

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Britain's place in the European Union is increasingly being called into question as the 40th anniversary of membership approaches in 2013. Pressure is building for a referendum to decide whether to stay in or leave. But clear & reliable information has been hard to find on both sides of the debate. This book puts that right. It shows how much the EU really costs charts Britain's declining influence & reveals the plans for 'more Europe' being discussed in Brussels. It cuts through the hysteria on both sides of the argument to analyse the alternatives available for business consumers & diplomats. The central issue of trade cited by David Cameron as a key reason for continued EU membership is tackled head-on. The book also explores what leaving the European club would mean for jobs travel security & the British way of life. Is now the time to say ' Au Revoir Europe'? 'I wanted to believe in Europe ' David Charter said. ' But when you are constantly told there is no alternative the questions start. This book provides the answers.' ...

Liverpool 1937. Jessica is married to Bertie a mean patronising man who she has stayed with purely for the sake of her two young children. To make up for the love & passion that is missing from her life she spends the occasional afternoon at the local cinema lost in romantic films. But when an unexpected glass of champagne is offered to her in a Liverpool hotel the consequences turn out to be shattering. When Bertie discovers his wife's deceit he is ruthless in his revenge. He sells their house & disappears with her beloved children leaving Jessica devastated & alone. Then she is asked to visit Paris & help an old friend & her small daughters return to Liverpool before the onset of the war. But Jessica finds herself stranded in Paris under German occupation. With new friends & a small family to care for she must find the courage that she never knew she possessed... ...

Chocolate
- irresistible to so many of us
- has gone upmarket with chocolate shops full of the most beautiful confections. Luckily

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From priceless eighteenth-century dining tables hidden away in decaying farm sheds to tattooed travellers with a penchant for Wedgewood china professional auctioneer Philip Serrell has seen it all. In An Auctioneers Lot he brings to life a world in which the most valuable antiques frequently turn up in the most unlikely places
- & accompanied by the most unlikely people. For over twenty years he has uncovered a huge range of priceless (and occasionally worthless) antiques & he has met done business with & befriended people from some odd corners of English life. Funny startling & sometimes poignant these stories of ordinary people with extraordinary possessions are also the perfect inspiration for anyone whos ever wondered whether they might just be sitting on a fortune.. .
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Barack Obama's success in becoming President-Elect of the United States means he will dramatically change the face that his country presents to the world. In this bestselling book Obama discusses the importance of empathy in politics his hopes for a different America with different policies & how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. With intimacy & self-deprecating humour Obama describes his experiences as a politician about balancing his family life & his public vocation. His search for consensus & his respect for the democratic process inform every sentence. A senator & a lawyer a professor & a father a Christian & a sceptic Barack Obama has written a book of transforming power that will inspire people the world over. ...