An Ice-cream War" is William Boyds hilarious bestselling novel of love & battle. We will all melt like ice-cream in the sun! British soldier East Africa October 1914. As millions are slaughtered on the Western Front a ridiculous & little-reported campaign is being waged in East Africa
- a war they continued after the Armistice because no one told them to stop. Primarily a gripping story of the men & women swept up by the passions of love & battle William Boyds magnificently entertaining novel also elicits the cruel futility & tragedy of it all. " An Ice-cream War" will be loved by fans of " Any Human Heart" & "A Good Man in Africa" as well as readers of Ben Macintyre Sebastian Faulks Nick Hornby & Hilary Mantel. " Compulsively readable". (" Observer"). " He has a black-edged laughter of his own.. .quite outstanding". (" Sunday Times"). William Boyd has received world-wide acclaim for his novels. They are: "A Good Man in Africa" (1981 winner of the Whitbread Award & the Somerset Maugham Prize) " An Ice Cream War" (1982 shortlisted for the 1982 Booker Prize & winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) " Stars & Bars" (1984) " The New Confessions" (1987) " Brazzaville Beach" (1990 winner of the Mc Vitie Prize & the James Tait Black Memorial Prize) " The Blue Afternoon" (1993 winner of the 1993 Sunday Express Book of the Year Award & the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction 1995) " Armadillo" (1998) & " Any Human Heart" (2002 winner of the Prix Jean Monnet). He is also the author of a collection of screenplays & a memoir of his school days " School Ties" (1985); & three collections of short stories: " On the Yankee Station" (1981) " The Destiny of Nathalie X" (1995) & " Fascination" (2004). He also wrote the speculative memoir " Nat Tate: an American Artist"
- the publication of which in the spring of 1998 caused something of a stir on both sides of the Atlantic. A collection of his non-fiction writings 1978-2004 entitled " Bamboo" was published in October 2005. His ninth novel " Restless" was published in September 2006 (Costa Book Award Novel of the Year 2006) & his tenth novel " Ordinary Thunderstorms" published September 2009. His most recent novel is " Waiting For Sunrise" which published in February 2011."

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The towering iceberg drifting in the North Atlantic was a floating tomb. Embedded in the great gleaming mass was a ship
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Bond reluctantly finds himself recruited into a dangerous mission involving an equally dangerous & treacherous alliance of agents from the CIA the KGB & Israels Mossad. The team dubbed Icebreaker waste no time double crossing each other as they try to root out the leader of the murderous National Socialist Action Army Count Konrad von Gloda a one time SS officer who now perceives himself as the New Adolf Hitler. ...

Life isn't exactly normal lodging at the Pennykettles
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Nobody knows Iceland like Lonely Planet. With our 7th edition youll discover the otherworldly beauty of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula chat with locals while bathing in Myvatns geothermal pool walk over lava fields & past glaciers on the Landmannalaugar to porsmork hike & indulge in gourmet Icelandic cuisine in Reykjaviks top-class restaurants. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate practical & honest advice designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Full-color highlights capture the very best of Iceland
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A mythical kingdom ruled by elves & Arctic energy Iceland is where the past meets the future in an elemental symphony of wind stone fire & ice. Brandon Presser Lonely Planet Writer Getting you to the heart of a place" Amazing experiences Inspirational images activities information & destination highlights. Plan the perfect trip Planning features & top itineraries give you the freedom to create your ideal trip. Get off the beaten tracks Our authors uncover local secrets that will make your trip unique. Special features Outdoor activities feature Ring Road planner Wildlife-watching guide Cultural background We tell it like it is Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is." ...

Exotic yet conveniently close Iceland attracts an increasing number of visitors from the UK & the rest of Europe. With its colossal glaciers vast lava flows & thundering waterfalls the country's primordial landscape awards visitors with unforgettable vistas & incredible trekking beneath the glowing northern lights. Whether you're an outdoor enthusiast an independent traveller on a budget or a comfort-seeking tourist author Andrew Evans shows you how to do it
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