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
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This is a book for spice lovers of all cuisines. Atul explores curries of the world looking to his native India of course but also to Asia & Africa to the Americas Europe & even the UK. Curry remains one of the world's most popular dishes & Atul's collection of mouth-watering dishes does more than enough to convince us why. Over 100 recipes show curry in all its fantastic forms from mild to hot continent hopping to reveal how one country shares with & differs from the next. A collection of inspiring intoxicating spiced dishes that cover meat fish & vegetable curries from all corners of the globe: this promises to be a book you will cook from again & again. A major publication. ...

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... ...

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. ...

The beautiful step sister of the stunning Lamborghini Gallardo the Audi R8 with a 4.2 litre V8 engine & a top speed of 187mph ...

The Audible Life Stream or Primordial Sound Current is the all-pervasive universal consciousness within everyone. Few realize there is credible evidence indicating that Jesus Buddha Krishna & so on all perfected the meditative technique of turning their attention inwards thereby merging with the Audible Life Stream to become adepts of dying while living. This is the first book to provide convincing evidence of the Audible Life Stream & emphasize the importance of it to every human being since none of us can escape the clutches of the Lord of Death. This unique book provides evidence of the Audible Life Stream from a variety of sources including testimonials of near-death experiences & out-of-body experiences from people in USA UK & Australia; excerpts from major religious texts; simply explained quantum physics principles; & independent anecdotes from the increasingly popular field of sound/music therapy. ...

This timely volume engages with one of the most important shifts in recent film studies: the turn away from text-based analysis towards the viewer. Historically this marks a return to early interest in the effect of film on the audience by psychoanalysts & psychologists which was overtaken by concern with the effects of film linked to calls for censorship & moral panics rather than to understanding the mental & behavioral world of the spectator. Early cinema history has revealed the diversity of film-viewing habits while traditional box office studies which treated the audience initially as a homogeneous market have been replaced by the study of individual consumers & their motivations. Latterly there has been a marked turn towards more sophisticated economic & sociological analysis of attendance data. & as the film experience fragments across multiple formats the perceptual & cognitive experience of the individual viewer (who is also an auditor) has become increasingly accessible. With contributions from Gregory Waller John Sedgwick & Martin Barker this work spans the spectrum of contemporary audience studies revealing work being done on local non-theatrical & live digital transmission audiences & on the relative attraction of large-scale domestic & mobile platforms. ...