It is the most singular of sounds yet among the most ubiquitous. It is the sound of isolation that has sold itself to millions. Miles Davis Kind of Blue" is the best selling piece of music in the history of jazz & for many listeners among the most haunting in all of twentieth-century music. It is also notoriously the only jazz album many people own. Recorded in 1959 (in nine miraculous hours) there has been nothing like it since. Its atmosphere
- slow dark meditative luminous
- became all-pervasive for a generation & has remained the epitome of melancholy coolness ever since. Richard Williams has written a history of the album which for once does not rip it out of its wider cultural context. He evokes the essence of the music
- identifying the qualities that make it so uniquely appealing
- while making effortless connections to painting literature philosophy & poetry. This makes for an elegant graceful & beautifully-written narrative."



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Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. His parents & the police are desperate. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. One of her patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. Convinced at first the police will dismiss her fears out of hand Frieda reluctantly finds herself drawn into the heart of the case. A previous abduction from twenty years ago suggests a new lead
- one that only Frieda an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals can uncover. Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for a clever & brutal killer...
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Blue Monday" is the thrilling first novel in Nicci French's top-ten bestselling new series introducing psychotherapist Frieda Klein & is perfect for all fans of the crime novels of Peter James. " Blue Monday"
- A day for murder... Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. His parents & the police are desperate. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. One of her patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. Convinced at first the police will dismiss her fears out of hand Frieda reluctantly finds herself drawn into the heart of the case. A previous abduction from twenty years ago suggests a new lead
- one that only Frieda an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals can uncover. Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for a clever & brutal killer... Nicci French has sold over eight million copies worldwide & the Frieda Klein series will make you long for more psychological suspense featuring this amazing new character with every title released. "A brilliantly crafted new crime series". (" Daily Mirror"). " Terrific. The writing is pacy the jaw-dropping twists are plentiful". (Short List). " One of French's hardest-to-put-down novels". (Sunday Express). Nicci French is the pseudonym for Nicci Gerrard & Sean French. The couple live in Suffolk & have written thirteen other bestselling novels: " Complicit" " What to Do When Someone Dies" " Until It's Over" " Losing You" " Catch Me When I Fall" " The Memory Game" " Beneath the Skin" " The Safe House" " The Red Room" " Land of the Living" " Killing Me Softly" " Secret Smile" & " Tuesday's Gone" the second instalment in the " Frieda Klein" series."

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Put a nickel in the jukebox assuming you can locate a jukebox & that you remember what a nickel is. Heres legendary Beach Boy Brian Wilson singing lead & 10-part harmonies on Speed Turtle." The incomparable Neil Sedaka crooning " Your Nose." B. B. King brings you a wistful " One Shoe Blues " Gerry & the Pacemakers offer " Mersey Lullaby " & relative newcomer (in this seasoned company) Patti Lu Pone of " Evita" fame sings
- what else
- the " Rabbit Tango." & then theres the hit single from Boyntons Your Personal Penguin sung by the impossibly cute Davy Jones of The Monkees. I mean jeepers even Sha Na Na is here. So roll over Beethoven
- & Lieber & Stoller. Boynton & Ford once again bring great words great music great performers to children & vintage children alike. & oh! The book! Boynton has filled it with all things 50s & 60s. & well golly its so happy & colourful & just terrific Mister! Grab your saddle shoes plunk two straws into that swell chocolate malt & lets twist again like we did last century."


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An Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novel ' Richard was an alpha werewolf. It was his only serious flaw. We'd broken up after I'd seen him eat somebody.' You never forget your ex-fiance. & when the call came at three in the morning I thought for a moment it was him. It wasn't. It was his brother. & it wasn't good news. Apparently the former love of my life had got himself thrown into jail for assaulting a woman. Since I make my living as a preternatural expert I tend to believe almost anything's possible. But though he may be one of the monsters Richard would never harm a woman. So it's Anita Blake to the rescue. I've got just a few days to spring Richard & find out who framed him
- & why. There's a full moon coming & if my werewolf love is still behind bars when it rises he'll be facing a lot worse than an assault charge...
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This title helps you to recreate your favourite scenes from Blue Mountain Mystery" the new action-packed movie starring Thomas the Tank Engine & his friends on Sodor! Enhance the mystery in this fun-packed activity book as you solve puzzles & add some colour to Thomas & his friends
- including Luke the br&-new engine with an old old secret... This title

Includes:: 4 pages of full-colour stickers to use in the book
- or anywhere you like."



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Thomas new friend has a dark secret... Discover the Blue Mountain Quarry...and a new engine Luke in this movie storybook the perfect accompaniment to the 2012 movie release. When Luke is discovered hiding in the Quarry Thomas cannot understand why he is so shy & why some of the other engines dont trust him
- until Luke reveals a dark secret! But theres another engine on Sodor who knows Lukes secret.. .and wants to reassure the little engine that he has nothing to hide.
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Written by the business worlds new gurus Blue Ocean Strategy" continues to challenge everything you thought you knew about competing in todays crowded market place. Based on a study of 150 strategic moves spanning more than a hundred years & thirty industries authors W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne argue that lasting success comes from creating blue oceans: untapped new market spaces ripe from growth. & the business world has caught on
- companies around the world are skipping the bloody red oceans of rivals & creating their very own blue oceans. With over one million copies sold world wide " Blue Ocean Strategy" is quickly reaching "must read" status among smart business readers. Have you caught the wave?"
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Blue Peter: Behind the Badge is a revealing behind-the-scenes journey through four decades of Britain's best-loved children's television programme. Author Alex Leger relives his most memorable moments on location during 36 years as a programme producer & director. He survived storms landmines erupting volcanoes dehydration food poisoning tapeworms & attacks with stones & bullets to produce some six hundred films worldwide. Many like John Noakes climbing Nelson's Column or Simon Thomas struggling to overcome his fear of parachuting or Helen Skelton covered in 25 000 bees became part of the vivid tapestry of Britain's iconic children's programme. The publication of this compelling account of Alex's hits misses & near-death experiences coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Blue Peter Badge in spring 2013 which will be celebrated throughout the year. Several Blue Peter programmes will feature the stories of badge winners. Further celebrations will take place for the programme's 55th anniversary in October. It will be featured in national & local press including The Independent The Lady Sunday People Sunday Mirror Wales on Sunday Wolverhampton Express & the Star. More features have included Manchester Evening News Bella Full House & Closer magazine. Features to come include The Guardian & Saga Magazine. Devon Life also has a 6 page article planned for February. Alex will be on Radio Devon in January & has been on Spotlight the BBC Southwest evening news programme. Further TV appearances planned include BBC Breakfast & others. alex@bluepetermemory on twitter had nearly 200 followers after the first month & momentum is gaining. ...

Based on the popular language Bibles " " The Blue Pocket Book of French Verbs" & " The Red Pocket Book of Spanish Verbs" are the most comprehensive clearest & easiest-to-use sources for beginning & intermediate learners. Now these books are even more convenient for school or home use thanks to their smaller trim size. But these pocket-sized guides are still mightier than all of the competition in this format. These portable guides offer smooth sailing through the turbulent seas of a new grammar with: 333 fully conjugated verbs listed alphabetically; current idioms & expressions for each verb; full facing page of usage examples for the top 50 verbs; one-stop at-a-glance verb-tense profiles; more than 2 200 verbs cross-referenced to models; a handy guide to deciphering irregular verb forms; & English index to the model verbs." ...