Its 1327 & England is in turmoil. King Edward II has been removed from the throne & his son installed in his place. The old mans rule had proved a disaster for the realm & many hope that his removal may mean the return of peace to Englands cities. Keeper of the Kings Peace Sir Baldwin de Furnshill & his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock had been tasked with guarding Edward II but they have failed in their task & now ride fast to Exeter to inform the sheriff of the old kings escape. In Exeter the sheriff has problems of his own. Overnight the body of a young maid has been discovered lying bloodied & abandoned in a dirty alleyway. The citys gates had been shut against the lawlessness outside so the perpetrator must still lie within the sanctuary of the town. When Baldwin de Furnshill arrives along with Sir Richard de Welles a companion of old he is tasked with uncovering the truth behind this gruesome murder. But in a city where every man hides a secret his task will be far from easy... ...

It's 1327 & England is in turmoil. King Edward II has been removed from the throne & his son installed in his place. The old man's rule had proved a disaster for the realm & many hope that his removal may mean the return of peace to England's cities. Keeper of the King's Peace Sir Baldwin de Furnshill & his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock had been tasked with guarding Edward II but they have failed in their task & now ride fast to Exeter to inform the sheriff of the old king's escape. In Exeter the sheriff has problems of his own. Overnight the body of a young maid has been discovered lying bloodied & abandoned in a dirty alleyway. The city's gates had been shut against the lawlessness outside so the perpetrator must still lie within the sanctuary of the town. When Baldwin de Furnshill arrives along with Sir Richard de Welles a companion of old he is tasked with uncovering the truth behind this gruesome murder. But in a city where every man hides a secret his task will be far from easy... ...

A magisterial work of gripping history City of Fortune "tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean
- an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade & trade plague sea battles & colonial adventure. In Venice the path to empire unfolded in a series of extraordinary contests
- the sacking of Constantinople in 1204 the fight to the finish with Genoa & a desperate defence against the Turks. Under the lion banner of St Mark she created an empire of ports & naval bases which funnelled the goods of the world through its wharfs. In the process the city became the richest place on earth
- a brilliant mosaic fashioned from what it bought traded borrowed & stole. Based on firsthand accounts of trade & warfare seafaring & piracy & the places where Venetians sailed & died " City of Fortune" is narrative history at its finest. Beginning on Ascension Day in the year 1000 & ending with an explosion off the coast of Greece
- & the calamitous news that the Portuguese had pioneered a sea route to India
- it will fascinate anyone who loves Venice & the Mediterranean world."




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This title is the third & final instalment in the bestselling urban gothic fantasy sequence The Mortal Instruments". With two of the Mortal Instruments now in Valentine's hands the world of the Shadowhunters teeters on the brink of civil war. Jace & the Lightwoods are recalled to Idris the Shadowhunters' remote & hidden home country where a search has begun for the last of the Instruments the Mortal Glass. Clary finds herself caught up in the chaos as the delicate social order of the Nephilim begins to shatter pitting Downworlder against Downworlder & Shadowhunters against each other. When the City of Glass falls under attack can Downworlders & Nephilim fight together to defeat Valentine or will their longstanding hatred destroy them all? & when Clary discovers the unbelievable truth about her own past can she find Jace before it's too late?" ...

January 1942. Rommels seemingly invincible Afrika Korps is at the gates of Egypt
- perhaps soon to threaten Cairo itself. & Rommel
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The City of London" is a major illustrated celebration of the architecture & of the Square Mile. Beginning with a general introduction that provides an historical overview of the Citys development the main part of the book is divided into 8 chapters each devoted to a particular district of the City. Each chapter begins with a 1 500-word introduction (with a specially commissioned map of the district as well as additional illustrations) & then

Includes:: Approx. 25 entries on individual buildings & urban spaces such as squares & public gardens. Each entry is illustrated with 24 images including specially commissioned exterior & interior photographs & selected archival images provided by the London Metropolitan Archives & other City sources. In total there are Approx. 200 entries including major landmarks such as St Pauls Cathedral & 20th-century developments such as the Barbican & each of the bridges that connects the City with the South Bank. The Tower of London although not technically in the City is also covered as its history has been so bound up with that of the Square Mile."

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David Kynastons ground-breaking history of the City of London" published in four volumes between 1994 & 2001 is a modern classic. Skilfully edited into a single volume by David Milner it tells a story as dramatic as any novel while explaining the mysteries of the financial world in a way that we can all underst&. This is a story of booms busts & bankruptcies dress codes eating habits pay humour changing architecture & the unique culture of the Square Mile which brings us up to the modern age." ...

This title is fifth in the international bestselling paranormal thriller series The Mortal Instruments". This is the follow-up to the international number one bestseller " City of Fallen Angels". " The Mortal Instruments" series has over one million books in print. It has been on the New York Times bestseller list for six months straight. The books have been translated into 19 languages & have also appeared on bestseller lists in Germany Ireland Australia New Zealand & Canada. Film rights optioned with Lily Collins & Jamie Campbell Bower cast as leads Clary & Jace. Global cover reveal planned for autumn 2011." ...

The New York Times" bestselling Mortal Instruments continues
- & so do the thrills & danger for Jace Clary & Simon. Clary & the
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The Frankenstein story is updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz. Now someone new is playing god. They are stronger heal better & think faster than any humans ever created -- & they must be destroyed. But not even Victor Helios can stop the engineered killers he has set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. The mad genius had not imagined that his creations would develop minds -- & purposes -- of their own. & as Deucalion & Detectives O' Connor & Maddison race to uncover an age-old conspiracy they will discover that Victor's new enhanced models have infiltrated every level of New Orleans society! & far beyond. Dean Koontz the master storyteller creates a bold new legend. ...