In the grim recesses of the Tower of London two captives begin a passionate love affair that will last years but is destined to destroy them; one is Robert Dudley the other is the future Queen of England Elizabeth I. Pardoned by Queen Mary Dudley & Elizabeth are freed but their mutual longing must be from a distance: Dudley is married & as the next heir to the throne Elizabeth must tread carefully... ...

We all know that there was a ballerina named Pavlova & an earl named Sandwich but there was also a Baron Lamington & a Queen Margarita a Mr Booze & a Captain Fudge. Laszlo Biro invented the biro Jules Leotard wore the first leotard Charles Boycott endured the first boycott & Lord Cardigan loved a good cardigan. There really was a maverick named Maverick & a chauvinist named Chauvin. From literature we have The Illiad which features a bully named Hector & a wise teacher named Mentor. From history we have Vandals who were a destructive tribe & the Zealots who were an intolerant sect. Eager for more original & entertaining trivia to impress your friends? Eamon Evans humorous collection of common eponyms shares the stories behind words & phrases popular throughout the world. Insightful witty &...mostly accurate. ...

Lord Alan Sugars very British success story is one that any aspiring business professional can learn from. He grew up in an East End council flat & boiled beetroots for the local greengrocer & built his own business empire. In the process he became an entrepreneurial icon fixture on the Sunday Times Rich List & television star on the much-loved BBC show The Apprentice. How did this remarkable man go from selling car aerials out of the back of a second-hand van to cruising into Downing Street in his chauffeur-driven Bentley? Brimming with piercing insight & entertaining anecdotes this biography reveals the secrets that took him to the top & shows how you can learn from his soaring career. It identifies & analyses the Great British values that made Lord Sugar one of the countrys wealthiest men including courage honesty hard work & fair play. Never afraid to tear up the rule book he has an unconventional & eccentric streak. In his personal life too Lord Sugar displays the best of British characteristics always remaining a loyal family man. He is also enormously generous supporting numerous charitable & cultural ventures. ...

In this seventh & last book of THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM the mysteries of the House the Architect the Trustees the Keys & the Will are revealed & the fate of Arthur our Earth & the entire Universe is finally decided. Arthur has wrested the Sixth Key from Superior Saturday but has fallen from the Incomparable Gardens; fallen not to the Upper House but to somewhere completely unexpected. Alone in enemy territory as his mind & body are further transformed by the power of the Keys Arthur must struggle with himself as much as with his many enemies. Meanwhile Arthur's friend Suzy Blue plots an escape from her prison in Saturday's tower as battle rages above & below. Saturday's elite force is pressing on into the Incomparable Gardens while her massed sorcerers fight a desperate rear-guard action against the Piper & his Newnith army. On earth Leaf has to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear strike. Responsible for all the Sleepers in Friday's private hospital she needs all the help she can get particularly as Leaf herself has become a target for intruders from the House. & the tide of Nothing continues to rise destroying everything in its path.. . ...

In the latest Novel of the Elder Races two mates find themselves on different paths torn between their duty to the Wyr & the passion that binds them.. . Before she met Dragos half-human half-wyr Pia Giovanni was alone & on the run. Now shes mated pregnant & heading south to repair the Wyrs frayed relationship with the Elves. Being separated from Dragos is painful but for the good of the Wyr demesne they need to figure out how to be partners in more places than just the bedroom. In New York to preside over the Sentinel Games Dragos is worried about his mate but knows that finding two replacement sentinels is essential to show the rest of the Elder Races just how strong & brutal the Wyr demesne can be. But as the games heat up Pias negotiations with the Elves take a turn for the dangerous straining her bond with Dragos & threatening everything they hold dear.. . ...

The Lord's Prayer Unplugged provides a unique opportunity to explore the biblical breadth & depth encapsulated in Jesus' famous prayer. The material can be used as a complete teaching programme over the course of ten weeks. Alternatively each unit stands alone so that the phrases can be studied separately & linked into the teaching of a Bible passage springing from the phrase. An index of Bible passages is included at the end of the book. Each phrase of the prayer is explored through creative ideas offering a wealth of thematic gems for teachers to pick & choose to suit their situation. Each unit
Includes:: * Get your bearings * Extra ideas * Why not decorate your space...* Prayer * Quiet space * Songs * Icebreakers * Craft & art * Puppets * Bible exploring * Ongoing wall display

Includes:: photocopy permission.


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THE FAIRIES ARE BACK--BUT THIS TIME THEY DON'T JUST WANT YOUR TEETH... Granny Weatherwax & her tiny coven are up against real"elves. It's Midsummer Night. No time for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs wizards trolls Morris dancers & one orang-utan. & lots of hey-nonny-nonny & blood all over the place." ...

When you start believing in Spirits you start believing in demons & then before you know where you are you're believing in Gods. & then you're in trouble.' Reality is all very well in small doses. It's a perfectly conventional & convenient way of neutralising the imagination. But sometimes when there's more than one reality at play imagination just won't be neutralised & the walls between realities come tumbling down. Unfortunately there's usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place. To keep things out. Things who want to make mischief & play havoc with the natural order... ...

The fairies are back but this time they dont just want your teeth... Granny Weatherwax & her tiny coven are up against real elves. Theres a full supporting cast of dwarfs wizards trolls Morris dancers & one orangutan. Its Midsummer Night -- no time for dreaming. & lots of hey-nonny-nonny & blood all over the place. ...

This has happened before. The current financial crisis has only one parallel: the Wall Street Crash of 1929 & subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s which crippled the future of an entire generation & set the stage for the horrors of the Second World War. Yet the economic meltdown could have been avoided had it not been for the decisions taken by a small number of central bankers. In Lords of Finance" we meet these men the four bankers who truly broke the world: the enigmatic Norman Montagu of the bank of England Benjamin Strong of the NY Federal Reserve the arrogant yet brilliant Hjalmar Schacht of the Reichsbanlk & the xenophobic Emile Moreau of the Banque de France. Their names were lost to history their lives & actions forgotten until now. Liaquat Ahamed tells their story in vivid & gripping detail in a timely & arresting reminder that individuals
- their ambitions limitations & human nature
- lie at the very heart of global catastrophe."

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