Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was both a doctor & a believer in spirits which may partly explain why his Sherlock Holmes is one of literatures most beloved detectives: Holmes always approaches his cases with the gentility & logic of a scientist but the stories are suffused with an aura of the supernatural. Narrated by devoted assistant Dr. John H. Watson Holmess adventures were so addictive that fans protested the master deducers death" in 1893 & Doyle had to resurrect him." ...

At a time when music is increasingly being downloaded & uploaded the art of packaging music is being lost. For the past five decades musicians have displayed their work inside packages that were often as integral as the music itself. This book brings together 250 of the greatest album covers of all time & is arranged chronologically beginning in 1956. There is a 50-strong judging panel selecting the final 250 entries those judges having been drawn from the great & the good of the music industry. The panel

Includes:: famous designers musicians producers & record company executives whose reasons for choosing covers will accompany the illustration of the sleeve. From rock n" roll to pop R&B to jazz blues & even folk some of the album covers included are obvious & essential to such a volume while others will surprise readers & jog memories. The chosen entries might not necessarily be of a best-selling release but they will be important artistically stylistically or culturally. This book will undoubtedly be an object of discussion & argument for music fans the world over."

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A definitive study of the history of medicine from the earliest humans to the present day. Medicine is advancing at an incredible rate. We now have the ability to overcome sickness but also to transform the nature of life itself: in many parts of the world human existence has simply ceased to be 'nasty brutish & short'. In this titanic history of medicine & disease Roy Porter examines the traditions of East & West to chart how this revolution has come about. Covering medical milestones big & small
- from dissection to surgery & from anaesthesia to AIDS
- Roy Porter's masterpiece is both a superlative history of medicine & a sweeping survey of human life & death.

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Robin Friday was an exceptional footballer who should have played for Engl&. He never did. Robin Friday was a brilliant player who could have played in the top flight. He never did. Why? Because Robin Friday was a man who would not bow down to anyone who refused to take life seriously & who lived every moment as if it were his last. For anyone lucky enough to have seen him play Robin Friday was up there with the greats. Take it from one who knows: ' There is no doubt in my mind that if someone had taken a chance on him he would have set the top division alight ' says the legendary Stan Bowles. ' He could have gone right to the top but he just went off the rails a bit.' Loved & admired by everyone who saw him Friday also had a dark side: troubled strong-minded reckless he would end up destroying himself. Tragically after years of alcohol & drug abuse he died at the age of 38 without ever having fulfilled his potential. The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw provides the first full appreciation of a man too long forgotten by the world of football & along with a forthcoming film based on Friday's life with a screenplay by co-author Paolo Hewitt this book will surely give him the cult status he deserves. ...

A great must-have book packed full of brilliant tips & ideas from award-winning BBC radio gardening presenter & journalist Steve Brookes. The book is a result of Steve's 30+ years as a professional horticulturalist & nearly 20 years as a gardening broadcaster & presenter. It is packed full of ideas for banishing slugs snails aphids ants cats squirrels & countless other garden pests plus many fun money-saving & innovative tips for growing healthier plants in your garden. Steve has included many useful plant lists for different garden aspects & some brilliant recycling ideas that will really get you smiling. The book also forms the basis of Steve's ' The Greatest Gardening Tips in the World' live show which he performs around the UK & on cruise ships across the world. Novice & experienced gardeners alike will find this a rewarding & enjoyable read which they will refer to again & again! ...

The Greatest Love Story of All Time is a laugh-out-loud debut novel from the Marie Claire blogger Lucy Robinson. It's Fran's thirtieth birthday & things are good... She's bluffed her way into a Very Posh Job & her outlandishly handsome & talented boyfriend Michael is escorting her to the Ritz with a bulge the shape of a ring box in his pocket. But something has gone wrong. Very wrong. By the end of the evening Fran is howling in bed with a bottle of cheap brandy & one of Michael's old socks. In her quest to figure out why her life has suddenly gone down the pan Fran comes up with a failsafe plan: live like a badger stalk a stranger called Nellie & cancel her beloved Gin Thursdays in favour of drinking gin every night. But then Fran's friends force a very different plan on her & it's nowhere near as fun. How could eight dates possibly make her feel better? But eventually she agrees. & so begins the greatest love story of all time... Praise for Lucy Robinson: The new Marian Keyes.. .romantic & laugh-out-loud hilarious" (Cosmopolitan). " An absolute must-read" (Huffington Post). " Prepare for public-transport belly laughs" (Glamour). " Refreshingly playful" (Red). The Greatest Love Story of All Time is Lucy Robinson's debut novel. Prior to writing Lucy worked first in West End theatre production & then factual television working on documentaries for the BBC ITV Channel 4 & five. Her writing career began when she started a dating blog for marieclaire.co.uk where she entertained readers with frank tales from her laughably unsuccessful foray into the world of internet dating. Lucy is from Gloucestershire where she was brought up surrounded by various stupid animals & is currently conducting an early mid-life crisis in South America. When in London she likes to think she lives in Highbury but in truth she is a person of no fixed abode." ...

GIVING IN TO TEMPTATION WOULD BE THE RUIN OF THEM ALL! Having spent years believingï ½a lieï ½about his birth Dr Samuel Hastings has been condemned to a personal hell of his desire's making
- his sinful thoughts of the one woman he can never touch would damn his soul for eternity. Lady Evelyn Thorne isï ½engaged to the very suitable Duke ofï ½ St Aldric whenï ½a shocking truth is revealed
- & now Sam will play every bit of the devil to seduce the woman he thoughtï ½would always be denied him! The Sinner & the Saint Brothers separated at birth brought together by scandal

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The Tour de France has it all: extremes of ego temperature & terrain; grazes bruises & streaks; wrecks wheels & winding paths. Now in celebration of 100 years of the Tours infamous mountain section comes the ultimate tribute to cyclings greatest race. World-renowned sports photographer Mike Powell has spent 25 years photographing the greatest sports contests around the globe & has now devoted 2 years to creating the most epic photographic celebration of the Tour de France ever published: vibrant compelling & gritty images of the competitors support crew & spectators beautifully juxtaposed against the breathtaking settings of the Pyrenees the Alps & the French countryside. An introduction by Lewis Blackwell author of 2009s best-selling The Life & Love of Trees details the history of the tour & incorporates a pertinent selection of historical images. The Greatest Race is an epic & stunning tribute to indeed the greatest race. ...

Charles Darwins masterpiece On the Origin of Species" shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the controversy still raging a century & a half later. Evolution is accepted as scientific fact by all reputable scientists & indeed theologians yet millions of people continue to question its veracity. In " The Greatest Show on Earth" Richard Dawkins takes on creationists including followers of Intelligent Design & all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Like a detective arriving on the scene of a crime he sifts through fascinating layers of scientific facts & disciplines to build a cast-iron case: from the living examples of natural selection in birds & insects; the time clocks of trees & radioactive dating that calibrate a timescale for evolution; the fossil record & the traces of our earliest ancestors; to confirmation from molecular biology & genetics. All of this & much more bears witness to the truth of evolution. " The Greatest Show on Earth" comes at a critical time: systematic opposition to the fact of evolution is now flourishing as never before especially in America. In Britain & elsewhere in the world teachers witness insidious attempts to undermine the status of science in their classrooms. Richard Dawkins provides unequivocal evidence that boldly & comprehensively rebuts such nonsense. At the same time he shares with us his palpable love of the natural world & the essential role that science plays in its interpretation. Written with elegance wit & passion it is hard-hitting absorbing & totally convincing." ...

The Greatest Trade Ever" is the thrilling story of the trader John Paulson who predicted the economic crash in 2008
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