This is the second outing for the loveable & delusional star-in-the-making
- Bathsheba's back! Bathsheba Clarice de Trop is going
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Bingo Sac Grabbins is asked by the coughing wizard Gandef & some (oddly Welsh) dwarves to help them relieve the great dragon Smug of his gold. SF author & Tolkien scholar Adam Roberts has written a parody that is both hilarious & intelligent. With knowing digs at the fantasy genre in general & the mystique that has built around middle earth in particular this will make Tolkiens 21st century readers laugh in a way that BORED OF THE RINGS made his fans of 1969 laugh. ...

SOE & The Resistance describes the extraordinary contribution to the allied war effort made by the Special Operations Executive from its formation in 1940 to the end of the war. Within a broadly chronological framework the book illustrates how resistance was stimulated among the subjugated populations of Europe & the Far East leading to the sabotage of industry & communications critical to the Axis cause. Ranging from France through Scandinavia the Low Countries North Africa the Balkans & the Far East the story unfolds through the lives of the heroic men & women who served with the SOE in enemy-held territory as recorded in their obituaries in The Times. ...

The physics of soft condensed matter is probably one of the most fashionable areas in the physical sciences today. This book offers a coherent & clear introduction to the properties & behaviour of soft matter. It begins with a treatment of the general underlying principles: the relation of the structure & dynamics of solids & liquids to intermolecular forces the thermodynamics & kinetics of phase transitions & the principles of self-assembly. Then the specific properties of colloids polymers liquid crystals & self-assembling amphiphilic systems are treated within this framework. A concluding chapter illustrates how principles of soft matter physics can be used to understand properties of biological systems. The focus on the essentials & the straightforward approach make the book suitable for students with either a theoretical or an experimental bias. The level is appropriate for final year undergraduates & beginning graduate students in physics chemistry materials science & chemical engineering. ...

The first novel in William Burroughs anarchic Cut-Up Trilogy. A world populated by hanged soldiers North African street urchins addicted narcotics agents Spanish rent boys evil doctors corrupt judges & monsters from the mythology of history or the laboratories of science
- Burroughs was truly the Hieronymus Bosch of the twentieth century. In this surreal savage & brilliantly funny novel his famous cut-up technique the slicing & random folding in of words transforms the narrative into an extraordinary unequalled new form of prose poetry taking us deeper into the dark recesses of Burroughs imagination.
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Rose Beechworth is mistress of a charming country house
- her own left to her by her wealthy father. In the summer of 1914 she
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This practical guide provides insight into software testing explaining the basic steps of the process & how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques both dynamic & static. The book is ideal for those with a little experience of software testing who wish to cement their knowledge with industry-recognised techniques & theory. It supports the revised ISTQB
- ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing providing self assessment exercises guidance notes on the syllabus topics with worked examples & sample examination questions. This 2nd edition covers the 2010 update to the exam syllabus. Succinctly & clearly written with no non-sense. An unreserved 5 for value for money" IT Training Magazine (referring to 1st edition)"
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6 July 2005. Great Britain has just been announced as the next host of the Olympics. The euphoric crowds pour forth from Trafalgar Square into the waiting bars & restaurants of Soho. Dreams drugs debauchery... Soho is London's red light district where any desire can be satisfied in the blink of an eye. But behind it all there is a permanent community of residents whose own sins are concealed by the partying & excess. Zoe an aspiring model looking for her big break will discover the sinister world behind the bright lights; artist Seb is hoping he can forget the past by drinking himself into oblivion while his friend Ade is about to take extreme measures to save his livelihood & relationship. Meanwhile Stella Ade's girlfriend wonders if this is the night to escape. Through the dark streets these four ordinary people walk a dangerous twisted path through London's greatest adult playground. Come the morning of 7 July as jubilation turns to horror will they have fallen into Soho's poisoned embrace while the nation's eyes are turned elsewhere? ...

With its trendy bars quirky shops & historic restaurants Soho is an exciting cosmopolitan slice of Londons entertainments district. It is also Theatreland with more cinemas & historic theatres than anywhere. Featuring rare photographs from the Victorian era to the 1960s with comparison images from the present day this book takes a journey through teeming streets murky byways & once-grand squares. Along the way are the shops where our ancestors traded lively markets & the back streets where a fashion revolution began in the Swinging Sixties. Landmarks from the worlds of Theatre & Cinema are explored with the primitive viewing halls & experimental picture shows from Cinemas earliest days. With its fresh look at a fascinating & multi-faceted corner of London this book will delight everyone who knows & loves Soho. ...

Fight the Beasts Fear the Magic! Join the hero Tom on a high-action adventure with terrible Beasts & deadly danger! Tom is about to embark on his biggest Quest yet! The lands of Avantia Kayonia & Gorgonia are under attack from six Evil Beasts. Tom's first deadly challenge is to defeat Solak Scourge of the Sea. ...