Diamond Street is Rachel Lichtenstein's fascinating account of London's Hatton Garden. Enter Hatton Garden one of London's most mysterious streets. Home to ancient burial sites diamond workshops underground vaults monastic dynasties subterranean rivers & forgotten palaces. Here you'll meet sewer flushers artists goldsmiths geologists & visionaries as Rachel Lichtenstein uncovers the history secrets & stories that bring this vibrant Clerkenwell street & its environs to life. Praise for Diamond Street: Diamond Street is a brilliant & moving book intricate in its form & fabulous in its curiosity. It is poised somewhere between deep history archaeological dig archive-quest & contemporary documentary & it is suffused throughout with Rachel Lichtenstein's fascination with people & place
- a fascination which approaches a moral quality really in its tenderness diligence & cultural openness". (Robert Macfarlane author of The Old Ways). " Fascinating. The great joy of Lichtenstein's books is that she encourages us to look again at the places we take for granted". (Daily Telegraph). " Vivid & amusing containing so many sparkling things elegantly organized. Lichtenstein consulted a whole gang of glorious characters collecting tales history & lore on her way. An overwhelming trove of stories with a multiplicity of facets to intrigue". (Observer). " Engrossing a superb oral historian. Lichtenstein proves to be an indefatigable explorer". (Sunday Times). " Lichtenstein is an artist writer local historian & archivist & her multi-faceted approach makes fascinating reading. She makes us look with a fresh eye at familiar urban spaces". (Independent on Sunday). " Lichtenstein has brought alive something of London.. .how one street can be a kind of Tardis a portal to another world of parallel commerce codes rituals history. A heartfelt book full of curiosity & love". (The Times). "A lively & rewarding addition to the capital's rich history". (Independent). Rachel Lichtenstein is an artist & writer. She is the co-author with Iain Sinclair of Rodinsky's Room & the author most recently of On Brick Lane."
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New cover reissue of Book One of the classic ELENIUM series introducing the Pandion Knight Sparhawk & his horse Faron a sleeping queen & a jewel that can save her! After a long spell of exile Sparhawk Pandion Knight & the Queens champion returns to his native land to find it overrun with evil & intrigue -- & his young Queen grievously ill. Indeed Ehlana lies magically entombed within a block of crystal doomed to die unless a cure can be found within a year. But as Sparhawk & his allies -- who include Sephrenia the ageless sorceress & Flute the strange & powerful girl-child -- seek to save Ehlana & the land they discover that the evil is even greater & more pervasive than they feared! Truly a gem of epic fantasy from the modern master of the genre THE DIAMOND THRONE is a must for Eddings fans -- & an excellent introduction for those who have yet to discover the delights of his work. ...

From the New York Times" bestselling author of the critically acclaimed " Admiral Morgan" series comes a topical provocative military thriller which marks the start of a brand new series starring Navy SEAL Mack Bedford. When Navy SEAL Mack Bedfords fellow officers are brutally killed by Iraqi insurgents using a cruel new anti-tank Diamondhead missile Mack avenges their murders by gunning down the then-unarmed attackers ultimately getting himself court-martialed & kicked out of the Navy in the process. To make matters worse Mack then learns that the Diamondhead missiles were sold illegally by French industrialist & infamous politician Henri Foche. Mack suspects that Foche will succeed in his campaign to become the next French president & fears that his election will promote the spread of international terrorism. In addition Mack has a gravely ill son whose life can only be saved with an experimental & unaffordable foreign medical procedure. So when Mack is asked to help assassinate Henri Foche he finds himself agreeing. His reward: a chance at survival for both his son & the country. But before Mack can reach Foche a jilted mercenary group warns the Frenchman of the threat greatly increasing the difficulty of Macks solo assassination attempt. Can Mack track down & murder the French tyrant as he has been commissioned to do? Does he have the power to restore his reputation as a Navy SEAL? & will he be able to save his waning son before its too late?" ...

Diamonds is the leading guide of its kind to learning about these precious gems & understanding the main factors that determine their value & quality. Whether coming to diamonds for the first time or already knowledgeable in the field every reader will find something of interest & value in its pages. A unique feature of the book is the chapter dedicated to natural colour diamonds with descriptions & illustrations of every colour group. While colour diamonds are an increasingly important part of the diamond trade there is little information about them in the popular literature & their full treatment here has received much praise from readers. The story of diamonds is told from their humble origins in the form of carbon the most basic element of life through their many transformations by the forces of nature & the human hand on their way to becoming beautiful gems. The book is equally informative about the recent history of diamonds & the forces re-shaping the industry today including the global shifts in centres of production & distribution the implementing of international ethical standards within the trade & the emerging roles of China India & Russia as major players in the diamond market. In expanding the books international reach through its translation into six languages the author aims to promote the highest standards of good practice in the diamond industry to a wider audience. Diamonds is designed with equal attention to the text written in clear & jargon-free language & the images which show diamonds in their full range of cuts shapes & colours along with some of the worlds most stunning contemporary & historic diamonds. ...

The prize was great -- not just land but the riches it held in the form of diamonds & gold. What became a country called South Africa was until 1910 a vast & untamed land where great fortunes could be made (and lost); where great battles were fought (and lost); & where great men had their reputations forged or dashed or sometimes both. Martin Merediths follow-up to his magisterial The State of Africa is an equally epic new history of the making of South Africa. Covering the extraordinarily eventful four decades leading up to the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910 it covers some of the most iconic tales of imperial history. The Zulus at Rorkes Drift; the Jameson Raid; the diamond & gold rushes at Kimberley & Witwatersrand; the Boer wars; the titanic struggle between the arch-imperialist Cecil Rhodes & his Boer rival Paul Kruger -- DIAMONDS GOLD & WAR brings all of these & more together in a stunningly coherent & compelling narrative. History somehow just isnt as colourful any more. ...

What does an It girl do if she loses all her money? Sophie Chesterton is a girl about town
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' The twentieth century looked out at him from the piece of newsprint & bared its teeth in a sneer' From the diamond mines of Sierra Leone to the jewellers of Hatton Garden from race track to casino... Bond must infiltrate & destroy the criminal network of the Spangled Mob in Fleming's fourth 007 adventure. ...

On 6 C Ds: Diamonds are being smuggled on a formidable scale from Africa via Britain to America. 007s assignment is to break the ring. It takes him to the racecourse & mud-baths of Saratoga Springs to the gaming tables of Las Vegas the ghost town of Spectreville & beyond. The Spangled Mob threatens to be too much even for Bond but help is at hand in the shape of co-conspirator Tiffany Case. ...

One of the worlds best-known biographers Andrew Morton is a leading authority on modern celebrity & one of the finest investigative writers of our age. His ground-breaking & controversial biography Diana: Her True Story" changed the publics perception of the British monarchy & became an instant bestseller. The original book was met with torrents of abuse from the British Establishment & the media. No one at that time would believe that in fact Diana had secretly collaborated with Andrew Morton in the writing of the book until 1997 when its re-publication in the wake of her death showed beyond any doubt that she had in fact done so. Working with Morton on the book Diana exposed life inside the royal family & shook the Establishment to its foundations. Sadly however the new life Diana had hoped for was tragically cut short. " Diana: Her True Story
- In Her Own Words" allowed her to give her own account of life as a royal. The Princess memory lives on as does the public & press interest in her. This world bestseller bears testimony to Dianas life finally allowing her to have her say. It is the closest we will ever come to her autobiography."
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Dubbed the British Marilyn Monroe or the British Bridget Bardot Diana Dors finally proclaimed Id rather be known as the hurricane in mink. The actress was best known for her lavish lifestyle; she was a blonde bombshell with a penchant for flashy cars opulent mansions glitzy garb & jet-setting living. Diana Dors rise to fame started with being a GI favourite during the war. However she was keen to ditch her goody-goody image & announced that she wanted to be like Errol Flynn. It worked she became a huge star working with the likes of Joan Crawford & famously starred in Yield to the Night the movie that contributed to the abolition of the death penalty. But despite the glamour her affairs sex parties & OTT lifestyle including an illicit affair with Rod Steiger left her branded as a scarlet woman unwanted by the Studios. Undeterred the indomitable Dors simply worked tirelessly to establish for herself a successful career in cabaret. Her life was didnt always smell of roses: her first husband cheated on her stole from her beat her & finally died of syphilis. Another lover who she considered faithful two-timed her with Rock Hudson. She finally found love with husband number three who killed himself 5 months after her death. This is the amazing story of an actress who loved life & lived it to the full told with compassion & vigour. ...