Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 With this historic win for BRING UP THE BODIES Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author & the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes as well as being the first to win with two consecutive novels. Continuing what began in the Man Booker Prize-winning WOLF HALL we return to the court of Henry VIII to witness the irresistible rise of Thomas Cromwell as he contrives the destruction of Anne Boleyn. By 1535 Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn. But the split from the Catholic Church has left England dangerously isolated & Anne has failed to give the king an heir. Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Negotiating the politics of the court Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry safeguard the nation & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Annes final days. An astounding literary accomplishment BRING UP THE BODIES is the story of this most terrifying moment of history by one of our greatest living novelists. ...

Longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. By 1535 Thomas Cromwell the blacksmiths son is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn Henrys second wife for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome & created his own church. But Henrys actions have forced England into dangerous isolation & Anne has failed to do what she promised: bear a son to secure the Tudor line. In Bring up the Bodies Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying & frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. This new novel is an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60% of the authors work & as low as 30% with characters & plotlines removed. ...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 the 2012 Costa Book of the Year & shortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction. With this historic win for ' Bring Up the Bodies' Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author & the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes (her first was for ' Wolf Hall' in 2009). By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn the king's new wife. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir & Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry safeguard the nation & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne's final days. An astounding literary accomplishment ' Bring Up the Bodies' is the story of this most terrifying moment of history by one of our greatest living novelists. ...

Real-life all too rarely offers stories that are quite as satisfying as fiction. Bringing Down the House" is one of the exceptions. Cheating in casinos is illegal: card-counting
- making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck
- is not. But casinos understandably dislike the practice & make every effort to keep card-counters out of their premises banning them & using private detectives to share information on suspected & known counters. " Bringing Down the House" tells the true story of the most successful scam ever in which teams of brilliant young mathematicians & physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas being drawn in the process into the high-life of drugs high-spending & sex."

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I was now very aware of Ronnies dreaded list". The list contained the names of people he wanted to kill; that he was going to kill. As soon as I saw it I knew something had to be done. The Krays were out of control. They had the East End buttoned up too tight & someone had to undo it. Slowly I realised that someone had to be me... Bobby Teale & his brothers David & Alfie were the three men the Kray twins trusted most. They werent in the Firm they were closer than that. They were old family friends confidants companions... But then things changed. Witnessing Ronnie & Reggie become increasingly psychotic
- taking murder torture & rape to sickening new levels
- Bobby knew he had to take action. Unknown to his brothers he became a police informer; risking not just his own life but those of the people dearest to him too. Using the codename Phillips he was forced to live on his wits feeding back information to Scotland Yard. With bent cops on their side the Krays knew they had a grass in their midst but before they could flush him out Bobbys evidence saw the gangsters get locked up for life. Bobby fled the country but now 40 years on hes back. & he wants to set the record straight. With the help of his brothers the man brave enough to stand up to the Krays has rewritten history as we know it; dispelling the myths & tearing apart the gangsters glamorous veneer to reveal the true sadistic nature of Ronnie & Reggie. Crammed full of explosive new revelations " Bringing Down The Krays" is the last great untold story of Britains most infamous crime family."

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Hot-diggerty! Whatever's that?" exclaims Mole as he burrows out of the ground one night & catches sight of the moon. He thinks it's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen & he wants it so he sets about trying to pull it down
- to no avail. When all of his efforts prove to be in vain he suddenly notices the moon's in a puddle at his feet & reaches to pick it up...and breaks it. Poor Mole's inconsolable until he is shown that the moon is not broken at all but just as beautiful as ever hanging in the sky like a bright silver coin. & it's not as near as it looks!"
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Zakk Wylde
- the man the guitar god the legend
- invites all who dare to follow onto the tour bus for tales of glory debauchery

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This title presents a powerfully positive system for gaining maximum performance from every employee. What motivates people? What encourages employees to work to their fullest potential not just for a short while but for the long haul? Many managerial fads promising quick fixes have come & gone but none have approached the success experienced by organizations that have employed Aubrey Daniel's groundbreaking motivational methods. Bringing Out the Best in People" New & Updated Edition provides the latest & best motivational methods currently in use at such major companies as Xerox 3M & Kodak. Applying scientifically based behavioral stimuli to the workplace while making it fun at the same time author on performance Aubrey Daniels describes practical precise data-oriented methods to help you implement a management system that will maximize the long-term performance of every aspect of your company. All-new material shows you how to: create effective recognition & rewards systems in line with what today's employees want; stimulate innovation & creativity in new & exciting ways; & overcome problems associated with poorly educated workforce. Here you'll learn the secrets of: finding reinforces that work
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