A New York Times bestseller & winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize 59-year-old patriarch Winn Van Meter is heading for his familys retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm for the next three days this sanctuary will be overrun with relatives & friends as Winn prepares to marry off his daughter Daphne to Greyson Duff. Winn has never really understood his daughters. Daphne is pleased to be settling down with a fine match even though shes heavily pregnant at her own wedding. Her sister Livia has foolishly allowed her heart to be broken by Teddy Fenn the son of her fathers oldest social rival. Winns wife Biddy has arranged the wedding with military precision. Winn loves her but is this is enough? His unrequited yearning for Daphnes lissom bridesmaid Agatha comes to boiling point as she taunts him at every turn prompting him to ask questions about his life: Did he marry the right woman? Did he make the most of his youth? & most importantly why is he still being refused entry to the Pequod Club? In silky sensual prose Maggie Shipstead lays bare the pretensions of a New England society with a wit & sophistication that heralds the debut of an exciting new literary voice. ...

A New York Times bestseller & winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize & 2012 L.A. Times First Novel Prize The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster & champagne salt air & practiced bonhomie but long-buried discontent & simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry. Winn Van Meter father-of-the-bride has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust but now just shy of his sixtieth birthday he must finally confront his failings his desires & his own humanity. ...

Lonely Planet Seattle Wander Pike Place Market & find the perfect lunch spot (but watch for fish flying overhead) Get a bird s-eye view of the city from the charmingly retro Space Needle March to the beat of your own drummer in the Fremont Solstice Parade Indulge your vampire fantasies with a trip to Forks of Twilight fame In This Guide: More than 1000 hours of research by our Seattle-loving author from beer-tasting to bed-testing Expanded shopping coverage more stores for bibliophiles record collectors outdoor gearheads & fashion fiends New Georgetown coverage highlights the best bars & galleries in this up-&-coming neighborhood ...

This city sheet map & mini guide to Seattle is extremely useful & easy-to-use. One side contains a city map of Seattle with places of interest marked on it comprehensive tourist & transport information is on the reverse all to help you find your way around. The map is laminated making it weatherproof & perfect for when you are out & about. Tourist information

Includes:: top sights shopping where to eat & drink ticketing information a transport map & how to get around. This is the ideal combination of the AAs extensive travel knowledge & expertise in mapping to help you get the best out of the city.

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Written for dinghy sailors windsurfers motor boaters jet skiers & yacht sailors whether prospective or practising The Seaway Code" sets out the technicalities of sailing & driving a craft & a grounding in safety measures custom & practice legal requirements & weather & water conditions. The book covers the background sailors should be familiar with before they venture out onto the water & ties in with the "seamanship" aspects of basic training contained in the courses provided by the Royal Yachting Association. It is designed to be accessible to teenage readers as well as adults." ...

Silent & lethal USS Seawolf the US Navys most up-to-date stealth submarine is on an ultra secret mission
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Deep in the remote heart of the jungles of Mendip Sebastian Max & Cornelius are in search of a legendary lost city. On route they encounter the Jilith a race of warriors locked in a deadly struggle with their mortal enemies the fierce & brutal Gograth. Can Cornelius train the Jilith to defeat their enemies? Why does jungle girl Keera think she knows Sebastian? Can Max avoid being turned into spare ribs? & if they ever find the Lost City can the three friends survive the ravages of the Night Runners
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Sebastiao Salgado is one the most respected photojournalists working today his reputation forged by decades of dedication & powerful black-&-white images of distressed people taken in places where most wouldnt dare to go. Although he has photographed around the globe his work most heavily concentrates on Africa where he has shot more than 40 reportage works over a period of 30 years. From the Dinka tribes in Sudan & the Himba in Namibia to gorillas & volcanoes in the lakes region to displaced people throughout the continent Salgado shows us all facets of African life today. He knows exactly how to grab the essence of a moment & his images artfully teach us the disastrous effects of war poverty disease & hostile climatic conditions. This stunning book brings together Salgados photos in three parts: the first concentrates on the southern part of the continent (Mozambique Malawi Angola Zimbabwe South Africa Namibia) the second on the Great Lakes region (Congo Rwanda Burundi Uganda Tanzania Kenya) & the third on the Sub-Saharan region (Burkina Faso Mali Sudan Somalia Chad Mauritania Senegal Ethiopia). The texts are provided by renowned Mozambique novelist Mia Couto who describes how todays Africa reflects the effects of colonization as well as the consequences of economic social & environmental crises. ...

DEAD END: A call-out to a murder saves D.I Bill Slider from having to finish his canteen lunch but presents him with the problem of a dead conductor. In life Sir Stefan Radek was seriously famous & terminally unpleasant but neither of these facts seem reason enough to gun him down in a neo-Byzantine church in Shepherds Bush. BLOOD LINES: A celebrated music critic seems to have committed suicide just before appearing on a live television show but Slider suspects it is murder when it is shown that the body had been interfered with & when he learns that the victim had quarreled violently with his fellow panelists. KILLING TIME: Only half-recovered from an assault from the last villain he encountered Slider is forced to investigate the murder of an erotic dancer finding himself having to question lap-dancers prostitutes pimps & cabinet ministers & discovering one of his fellow officers has dubious links with all of them. ...

This volume contains three of Brother Cadfaels Chronicles: ST PETERS FAIR. An unseemly quarrel between the local burghers & the monks from the Benedictine monastery in Shrewsbury over who shall benefit from the levies on Shrewsburys annual Fair leaves a merchant dead & Cadfael is summoned from the peace of his herb garden to practice his skills as a detective. THE LEPER OF ST GILES. Outside the walls of Shrewsbury is St Giles a sanctuary for the sick but also a possible refuge for a wanted man. When a member of a wedding party is savagely murdered Brother Cadfael finds himself at St Giles as herbalist & as detective in search of the killer. THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE. In the winter of 1139 civil war brings refugees to Shrewsbury in search of sanctuary. But two orphans & their companion a nun dont arrive from Worcester & Cadfael is despatched from the Abbey to try & locate them in the harsh winter landscape of frost & snow. ...