Plantagenet Palliser the Duke of Omnium & former Prime Minister of England is widowed & wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life without his beloved Lady Glencora he works hard to guide & support his three adult children. Palliser soon discovers however that his own plans for them are very different from their desires. Sent down from university in disgrace his two sons quickly begin to run up gambling debts. His only daughter meanwhile longs passionately to marry the poor son of a county squire against her fathers will. But while the Dukes dearest wishes for the three are thwarted one by one he ultimately comes to understand that parents can learn from their own children. The final volume in the Palliser novels The Dukes Children" (1880) is a compelling exploration of wealth pride & ultimately the strength of love." ...

When Edgar Freemantle moves to the remote island of Duma Key to escape his past he doesnt expect to find much there. But Duma has been waiting for him & something in the view from his window urges him to discover a talent he never knew he had. Edgar Freemantle begins to paint. & as he paints the islands secrets begin to stir. Secrets of children lost in the undertow of a ghost ship riding the distant horizon
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In the world of rare books everything has its price. But when the book is a satanic tract the currency is not money but life. A well-know bibliophile is found hanged days after selling a rare manuscript of Alexander Dumass classic The Three Musketeers. Across Madrid Spains wealthiest book dealer has finally laid his hands on a 17th-century manual for summoning the devil. Lucas Corso solitary & obsessive is the detective hired to authenticate both texts. But the further he follows the trail of devil worship the more it leads him back to Dumas. Hes the unwitting protagonist in someones evil plot but is he sleuth or hero Sherlock Holmes or d Artagnan? ...

An elderly spinster has been poisoned in her country home! Everyone blamed Emilys accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her. On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously he didnt receive the letter until June 28th! by which time Emily was already dead! ...

A facsimile first edition hardback of the Poirot book famously featuring Agatha Christies own dog on the cover. Everyone blamed Emilys accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her. On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously he didnt receive the letter until June 28th!by which time Emily was already dead! To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirots first appearance & to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting & format of the first edition from the Christie familys own archive this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. ...

This radical treatise on public education has been a best-seller for 10 years! Thirty years of award-winning teaching in New York Citys public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory governmental schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders as cogs in the industrial machine. In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of Dumbing Us Down & to keep this classic current the publisher has renewed the cover art added new material about John & the impact of the book & a new Foreword. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Dumfries & Galloway form the south-west of Scotland a broad wedge of land jutting out into the Irish Sea between the Solway Firth & the Firth of Clyde. The area is also part of Scotlands border country a peaceful unspoilt region that possesses a mild climate a great variety of scenery & a rich historic legacy. The mountains of Dumfries & Galloway offer plenty of remote & challenging walking with over 40 peaks that exceed 2000 feet. Also featured are clifftop walks around the Mull of Galloway & Rascarrel Bay a route around the Solway Marshes & Gretna Green destination for romantic elopements for 200 years. ...

Rich in history dotted with castles & abbeys & strongly identified with Robert the Bruce Robert Burns & many other historical characters the county of Dumfries & Galloway is a mecca for cycling golfing bird spotting fishing & of course walking. Dumfries & Galloway: 40 Coast & Country Walks" provides a taste of every aspect of this large county & offer access to some of the less visited parts of this quiet & beautiful corner of the UK. Every effort has been made to make the walks accessible by public transport & all are intended to be suitable for families." ...