Isn't it always the way? You wait ages for one violet flour-filled condom & then three come along at once. Of course the correct procedure for a chemical attack in the House of Commons would have been for MPs to remain in the chamber & remove all items of clothing. I'm not sure which is the more horrific vision; anthrax all over London or Nicholas Soames slipping out of his Y-fronts while chatting to a naked Ann Widdecombe. Here at last is the third collection of John O' Farrell's immensely popular Guardian" columns
- the final part of the trilogy in which he discovers that Margaret Thatcher is actually his mother. Contained within these covers are a hundred funny satirical essays on subjects as diverse as Man's ascent from the apes & the re-election of George W. Bush. Plus there is a full account of O' Farrell's heroic but slightly less successful attempt to capture his Tory home town for socialism. He claims that identity fraud has got so bad that an audacious impostor using the name A.L. Blair even managed to get himself a Labour Party card by posing a left-wing champion of wealth distribution & civil rights. He asks why a Blackberry isn't compatible with an Apple. & find out why the Queen didn't go to her own son's wedding; ' What happened to that other girl you were seeing?' ' Mother we got divorced & then she died in a car crash remember?' ' Well sometimes you have to work at these things dear...'"
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To read of Elizabeth I addressing her troops before the Spanish Armada or Martin Luther- King urging the American population for racial equality is to understand the tremendous power of language to inspire to comfort to move or to enthuse an audience. It is inspiring to hear the words of people whose gift was to know what to say when to say it & how to phrase it often in language so powerful so eloquent & so beautiful that we remember their words centuries after they were first spoken. Here is an enjoyable collection of the greatest speeches that have been delivered throughout history prefaced by brief historical & biographical introductions. The book

Includes:: some of the greatest most celebrated speeches such as Pericles funeral oration in Athens in the fifth century BC as well as lesser known speeches such as Lieutenant- Colonel Tim Collins eve-of-battle address to his soldiers in Iraq in 2003
- all of which deserve to be celebrated & credited by modern audiences.


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Mark Brian a young Anglican priest who has not long to live is sent to the Indian village of Kingcome in the wilds of British Columbia. While sharing the hunting & fishing the festivals & funerals the joys & sorrows of a once-proud tribe Mark learns enough of life to be ready to die. On a cold winter evening when he hears the owl call his name Mark understands what is to come.. . An outstanding & much-acclaimed first novel. The author's perception wisdom & insight give her unique story the quality of a legend or fable. A rare clarity & simplicity. It is a long time since I was so moved by a story touching in its dignity & wise in its folklore' Daily Telegraph ...

I heard you paint houses are the first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank the Irishman Sheeran. To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the wall & floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the Mob & for his friend Hoffa. Sheeran learned to kill in the US Army where he saw an astonishing 411 days of active combat during World War 2. After returning home he became a hustler & a hit man working for legenday crime boss Russell Bufalino. Eventually Sheeran would rise to a position of such prominence that he was named as one of only two non-Italians on a list of the twenty-six most wanted Mob figures. When Bufalino ordered Sheeran to kill Hoffa the Irishman did the deed knowing that if he refused he would have been killed himself. Sheerans important & fascinating story

Includes:: brand new information on other famous murders & provides rare insight into an infamous chapter in US & Mafia history. This is a page turner that is destined to become a true-crime classic.

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Celebs sunshine & beautiful boys...enough to lead a girl astray? Angela Clark can't believe her luck...she's an English girl living in New York with a dream job at hip magazine The Look & a sexy boyfriend. Her latest assignment takes her to Hollywood to interview hot actor & fellow Brit James Jacobs. Thrown in at the deep end she heads west with best friend Jenny dreaming of Rodeo Drive & Malibu beach. Soon Angela discovers that celebrity life in Hollywood is not all glamour gloss & sunshine. Despite his lady-killer reputation the only person who seems genuine is James. Then a paparazzi snaps them in an uncompromising position & suddenly Angela is thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons... Can she convince all those close to her
- especially her boss & her boyfriend
- not to believe everything they read? & will Hollywood ever win Angela's heart?

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Get ready to meet Angela Clark as she flees the world's worst wedding for a new life... It's official. Angela Clarke is in love
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Angela is in the city of love
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After her first standalone novel The Single Girl's To-Do List Lindsey returns with a sparkling & romantic new novel in the I Heart series. Angela Clark loves her life in New York. She a Brit who's conquered the Big Apple. Unfortunately she's also a Brit who's lost her job. & when just a couple of weeks before Christmas the immigration department gets wind of this Angela needs to find a new job urgently. Or a husb&. & she doesn't think her boyfriend Alex will be keen. A girls' weekend in Vegas with her best friend Jenny seems the perfect way to forget her troubles. From the minute they arrive Angela is swept up in a whirl of cocktails outrageous outfits late nights & brushes with the chapel of love. But rather than escaping trouble Angela is up to her neck in it... But what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
- right? With a bonus Angela's Guide to Vegas
- the ultimate city break guide!

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Tucker Max drinks to excess at inappropriate times disregards social norms indulges every whim takes no responsibility for his actions rebels against any authority mocks idiots & posers sleeps with more women than is safe or reasonable & generally just acts like an asshole. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" contains everything the modern-day bounder that is Tucker Max has written since he started sharing his depraved reality with an audience of millions." ...

Youre seventeen years old & your father is the most notorious serial killer America has ever produced. He brought you up. Taught you everything he knows. Everyone in your ordinary American town knows who you are. So even though Dear Old Dad is safely behind bars when the killing starts all over again you are the first person the police come to see... They dont know whether its nature or nurture. & neither do you... ...