When Barbara Pym died in 1980 she left a considerable amount of unpublished material. This volume contains an early novel CIVIL TO STRANGERS three novellas & an autobiographical essay Finding a Voice Pyms only written comment on her writing career. In CIVIL TO STRANGERS the lives of a young couple Cassandra Marsh-Gibbon & her self-absorbed writer husband Adam are thrown into upheaval when a mysterious Hungarian arrives in their village. ...

One late summers day in 1642 two rival armies faced each other across the rolling Warwickshire countryside at Edgehill. There Royalists faithful to King Charles I engaged in a battle with the supporters of the Parliament. Ahead lay even more desperate battles like Marston Moor & Naseby. The fighting was also to rage through Scotland & Ireland notably at the siege of Drogheda & the decisive battle of Dunbar. Few periods in English history are more significant than that to which acclaimed author Trevor Royle turns his attention in CIVIL WAR. From his shrewd analyses of the characters who played their parts in the wars to his brilliantly concise descriptions of battles Trevor Royle has produced a vivid & dramatic narrative of those turbulent years. His book also reveals how the new ideas & dispensations that followed from the wars
- Cromwells Protectorate the Restoration of Charles II & the Glorious Revolution of 1689
- made it possible for England Ireland & Scotland to progress towards their own more distant future as democratic societies.

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The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing & it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? A conflict has been brewing from more than a year threatening to pit friend against friend brother against brother
- & all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives & ignite the fuse! As the war claims its first victims no one is safe as teams friendships & families begin to fall apart. The crossover that rewrites the rules Civil War" stars " Spider-Man" the " New Avengers" the " Fantastic Four" the "X-Men" & the entirety of the Marvel pantheon! This title collects " Civil War" numbered 1-7 plus extras."
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Two tales of suspense ripped from the pages of Civil War"! Captain America has fallen into a clash with his government & his friends & the people close to him are paying the price. The life of Caps girlfriend Agent 13 is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. Elsewhere a new villain emerges; the Red Skull begins to make himself known; & the Winter Soldier again comes face-to-face with Cap. Meanwhile get inside the mind of of Tony Stark & learn why he feels superhuman registration is necessary
- & why hes taken it upon himself to lead the charge for its implementation! Big changes are in store for Iron Man in the post-Civil War landscape & the build-up begins here! This title collects " Captain America" numbered 22 to 24 " Iron-Man" numbered 13 to 14 & " Iron Man/ Captain America Special"."
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As the public turns against Marvels heroes the gears of Civil War threaten to crush Brian K. Vaughans Runaways". But when Allan Heinbergs Young Avengers offer their assistance how can the Runaways believe theyre on the same side? Dont miss this Civil War tie-in that promises to have lasting repercussions for both popular teams! This work collects " Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways" numbered 1-4." ...

Between December 1642 & July 1644 two armies fought for control of Yorkshire. One was commanded by Lord Fairfax for Parliament & the other by the Earl of Newcastle for King Charles I. Rearguard actions sieges skirmishes retreats & large-scale setpiece battles punctuated the course of the Civil War in Yorkshire. David Cookes account of this bloody & disruptive phase in Yorkshires history offers a graphic description of the actions themselves & takes the reader on a tour of the battlefields & other sites associated with the clashes of centuries ago. ...

This is the amazing story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard
- an ancient unit of linear measurement
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For fans of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY & BARED TO YOU. In RELEASE ME powerful multimillionaire Damien Stark made Southern belle Nikki Fairchild an unforgettable indecent proposal which she couldn't resist. Now their sensual erotic powerfully emotional romance continues in CLAIM ME the next in J. Kenner's internationally bestselling trilogy. For Damien our obsession is a game. For me it is fiercely blindingly real. Damien Stark's need is palpable
- his need for pleasure his need for control his need for me. Beautiful & brilliant yet tortured at his core he is in every way my match. I have agreed to be his alone & now I want him to be fully mine. I want us to possess each other beyond the sweetest edge of our ecstasy into the deepest desires of our souls. To let the fire that burns between us consume us both. But there are dark places within Damien that not even our wildest passion can touch. I yearn to know his secrets yearn for him to surrender to me as I have surrendered to him. But our troubled pasts will either bind us close...or shatter us completely.
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An erotic novel of discipline love & surrender from master storyteller Anne Rice. In the traditional fairy tale of ' Sleeping Beauty' the spell cast upon the lovely young princess can only be broken by the kiss of a prince. However in the world of Anne Rice this legendary curse is broken not with a kiss but with sexual initiation. The Prince's reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete & total enslavement to him. Sleeping Beauty awakes to a world of seduction desire & love. In the first of a three part retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story Anne Rice explores the unspoken implications of this lush suggestive fairy tale opening up a world of erotic yearning & fantasy which is perfect for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey. This is the first of Anne Rice's classic Sleeping Beauty trilogy. ...

Hanover Falls hasnt had a werewolf problem in over one hundred years. But when people suddenly start dying in Claire Benoits town panic spreads fast. At Claires sixteenth birthday party the gruesome killings are all anyone can talk about. Claire however is more interested in the fact that the gorgeous Matthew Engle keeps chatting & flirting with her as if shes the only girl there. But that night she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy: shes a werewolf. As Claire is initiated into the pack of female werewolves she must deal not only with her changing identity but also with a rogue werewolf who is putting everyone she knows in danger. Claires new life threatens her blossoming romance with Matthew whose father is leading the werewolf hunt. Now burdened with a dark secret & pushing the boundaries of forbidden love Claire is struggling to feel comfortable in either skin. With her lupine loyalty at odds with her human heart she will make a choice that will change her forever... ...