If you have a Wild Unruly or Undisciplined Daughter two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter & Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst. When Amy & Effie Tribble two charming but impoverished spinster sisters lose out on an inheritance they place this advertisement in The Morning Post" & hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client educating them in their School for Manners. Miss Harriet Brown daughter of a Methodist minister is the embodiment of propriety & Christian charity
- too much so perhaps for her own good. The virtues Harriet possesses are far from fashionable but the Tribble sisters feel confident their new charge will attract a worthy vicar or two before the end of the season
- if first they can vanquish confirmed rake & gambler Lord Charles Marsham who seems perversely determined to woo Harriet."

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The Marcolini Blackmail Marriage No one asks a Marcolini for a divorce. Especially not a gold-digger who could walk away with the familys fortune! Claire is innocent
- but can she prove it before Antonio Marcolini blackmails her back into his bed? The Valtieri Marriage Deal Isabelle Thompson is convinced it must have been a heady mix of the warm Tuscan sun & the powerful chemistry between herself & Luca Valtieri that made her for once follow her heart. It led her right into the gorgeous Italians bed! Back in London she vows never to contact him. Then Luca arrives & Isabelle discovers that their passionate night has left her pregnant! The Italian Doctors Bride Nic di Angeliss arrival has stirred up considerable interest in the Scottish village of Lochanrig! The gorgeous Italian has won the hearts of the whole village
- apart from that of Dr Hannah Frost. But even she cannot ignore the passionate attraction she feels for Nic forever...

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A comedy of love royals & rampant social climbing from Sunday Times bestselling author WENDY HOLDEN. For fans of GALLERY GIRL & BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. She stopped at nothing. To get everything. Scheming social climber Alexa may be humbly born. But shes a class-hopping cruise missile aimed at the very top of the gold-digging tree. Only a title mansion & family tiara will do. Befriending feckless aristo Florrie (three surnames plus black hole where her brain should be) means the grandest doors swing open & the prince of her dreams is in sight. But has Florries mother the formidable Lady Annabel rumbled what Alexa is up to? Beautiful but penniless student Polly meanwhile is in love. Is Max the handsome young vet shes found in a country lane quite as ordinary as he seems however? Passionate love eye-widening snobbery & more than naked ambition abound in this contemporary Cinderella tale
- a deliciously satirical novel of the upwardly mobile.
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Written by the author of Men are from Mars Women are from Venus" this collection of first-person stories illustrate how couples have successfully put Dr Grays principles to work in their own lives & provides advice & inspiration for readers." ...

Mars & Venus in the Bedroom" offers practical heartfelt & wise advice to help you to transform your love life & enjoy a sexually & emotionally fulfilling relationship. This new edition of John Grays bestselling book explains how to keep passion alive in a long-term relationship & reveals what men & women really want from each other. He understands that there may be differences between you but explains why instead of causing friction these differences can make life much more fun & fulfilling." ...

A revised & repackaged edition of What your mother couldnt tell you & your father didnt know". In this book the author explains how it is possible to have an exciting happy & lasting relationship. Among the points revealed are: what women need most & men really want; masculine skills for listening without getting upset; feminine skills for talking so a man will listen; seven secrets of lasting passion; dance steps for lasting intimacy." ...

Mars Attacks is a series of science fiction trading cards produced by Topps in 1962 depicting the gruesome invasion of Earth by Martians. The story unfolds over the course of the 55 card series showing futuristic battle scenes with Martians & their cruel often bizarre methods of attack & torture. The series culminates with a human insurrection & the destruction of Mars. The short lived series retained its devoted following & quickly became a collectors item & remains hugely popular & influential today. Tim Burtons 1996 movie adaptation of the story brought Mars Attacks back to the forefront of pop culture & the upcoming 50th anniversary in 2012 will do the same introducing the story to a new generation of fans. The book Mars Attacks will be the only book ever created on the topic (the series was reprinted only once 18 years ago in 1994 & is a collectors item). The book will include rare & never before seen material (sketches concept art test market materials) as well as an introduction by the series creator Len Brown & an afterword by Zina Saunders daughter of the original artist. ...

Is there life on Mars? This age-old question has prompted many missions to Mars with the most recent rover Curiosity having safely landed in August 2012 amid a blaze of publicity. This manual covers the development design & engineering of three generations of Mars rover: Sojourner which landed in 1997 was the size of a microwave; Spirit & Opportunity both the size of a shopping trolley followed in 2004; & Curiosity is the size of a car with a design life of two years. Learn how these machines work as well as what they have found & hope to discover
- & look forward to the possibility that humans may yet set foot on the Red Planet.
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Despite having signed the Magna Carta & made promises to mend his ways there is still great dissatisfaction with King John's rule. Among the rebellious nobles is young Nicholas de Caen. While fighting John's troops he is captured but during the trip back to be questioned the treacherous marshes cause trouble & Nicholas & King John's treasure are both lost. Nicholas is injured & ends up at a nunnery where he is nursed by Miriel of Wisbech. News of the lost treasure comes to them & the nuns realise the young man they are looking after probably knows something about this... ...

A bestseller when first published in 1982 The Marsh Lions" portrays a vivid picture of life & death on the African savannah through the story of a pride of lions in Kenyas world-famous Masai Mara game reserve. The story is essentially a true one. All the central characters are real & most of the incidents described actually happened. For five years Brian Jackman & Jonathan Scott followed the Marsh pride & their progeny painstakingly recording the daily drama of life & death on the African plains. In time they came to regard them as old & familiar friends & real individuals
- the big resident males Scar Brando & Mkubwa & three lionesses known as the Marsh sisters. Their lives together with the leopards & cheetahs that shared their wild paradise offer a unique insight into the unforgiving world of these magnificent carnivores. The Marsh Lions were the most successful group to be filmed for Big Cat Diary the BBCs hugely successful TV series. With Jonathan Scott as co-presenter " The Big Cat Diary" camera teams allowed millions of viewers to observe the ongoing saga of the Marsh pride at a time when lions are fast disappearing all over Africa. The " Marsh Lions" is a powerful reminder of what the world stands to lose if the big cats were to vanish forever & highlights the need to cherish the Mara as one of the most beautiful of the earths wild places. This edition of the book

Includes:: a new chapter bringing the story up to date with the pride as it is now alongside photos of the new lions. The book is illustrated with photographs & drawings by Jonathan & Angela Scott."


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