The enduring novel by one of our greatest storytellers. George Smiley who is a troubled man of infinite compassion is also a single-mindedly ruthless adversary as a spy. The scene which he enters is a Cold War landscape of moles & lamplighters scalp-hunters & pavement artists where men are turned burned or bought for stock. Smileys mission is to catch a Moscow Centre mole burrowed thirty years deep into the Circus itself. ...

The Circus has already suffered a bad defeat & the result was two bullets in a mans back. But a bigger threat still exists. & the legendary George Smiley is recruited to root out a high-level mole of thirty years standing
- though to find him means spying on the spies. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is brilliant & ceaselessly compelling pitting Smiley against his Cold War rival Karla in one of the greatest struggles in all fiction.
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Smiley wrestling with retirement & disillusionment is summoned to a secret meeting with a member of the Cabinet Office. Evidence has emerged that the Circus has been infiltrated at the highest level by a Russian agent. ' Find the mole George. Clean the stables. Do whatever is necessary'. Reluctantly Smiley agrees & so embarks on a dark journey into his past
- a past filled with love duplicity & betrayal. Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley & with a star cast including Anna Chancellor Alex Jennings Kenneth Cranham & Bill Paterson this epic dramatisation brilliantly depicts the complicated moral dilemmas of those who practise post-war espionage & illuminates the murky corners of le Carre's classic spy thriller
- the first in the Karla trilogy. '...a worthy audio version of the seminal spy drama brilliantly depicting the complicated moral dilemmas of post-war espionage & allowing Beale room to shine as the character of Smiley really comes into his own'
- Herts Advertiser". 'beautifully paced in a dramatisation which captures the essence of the book whilst working supremely well in its own right in the radio medium'
- " Chichester Observer". ' This period dramatisation could not be bettered'
- " Observer"."




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Tinkered Treasures is a how-to craft book that demonstrates how everyday mundane items can be transformed into charming & unique items. Elyse Major has created over 35 projects using objects that can easily be found or that you might already have. She refers to these transformations as 'tinkering' as it perfectly describes her style of embellishing repurposing & altering things without the need for any specialist tools & equipment or techniques. Tinkering is not about constructing
- it's about appreciating the flaws but seeing the potential in little details. Each craft project in this book is designed for complete beginners
- there are no particular skills involved. Measuring often gives way to estimating & many of the simple techniques are repeated from project to project. The book shows how to tinker all sorts of household & craft items to create a range of gorgeous gifts treasures & trinkets from clothespin dolls & tiny picture frames to favour baskets bunting fabric garlands bookmarks & more. If you are new to crafting have no fear because simple instructions along with a tools & techniques section are provided. All the projects in this book can be adapted to your own tastes
- with a simple colour or pattern change you can create items to suit any style or home.


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When Crowner John is summoned to the bleak Devonshire moors to investigate the murder of a tin miner he has little idea how difficult this new investigation will prove to be. The victim is a trusted & well-loved overman of Devons most powerful & successful mine owner Walter Knapman. There seems to be only one possible motive
- to sabotage Walters business. But the tinners have their own laws & they are none too pleased at Crowner Johns interference. Especially as their main experience of officials has been with Sheriff Richard de Revelle whose notoriously high taxes keep them in a permanent state of fury & near rebellion. & then Walter disappears. Stephen Acland Walters business rival wastes no time in comforting Walters beautiful wife Joan who appears remarkably unmoved by her husbands disappearance. Meanwhile Walters brother is going frantic with worry.. .or could it be guilt? A decapitated body a missing tinner a disgruntled band of miners & a mad Saxon intent on the destruction of all things Norman. How on earth can Crowner John sort all this out when his wife hates him his mistress has spurned him for a younger man & his clerk is in the grip of a suicidal depression? Only Gwyn Crowner Johns indispensable right-hand man seems to be of any help at all until he is arrested for murder & put on trial for his life.
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In an interview shortly before his death Herge wrote of the last Tintin adventure: The plot revolves around a tale of forgers.. . The book is set in the world of contemporary art. The narration itself is in the course of evolution. I am still doing my research & I honestly don't know where this story will lead me." Sadly the tale was never completed but this unique book gives an insight into the work Herge had done on the project before he died. At the end Tintin is about to be cast into a living sculpture by a mysterious enemy
- one last cliffhanger for the world's best-loved boy journalist."
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The world's most famous travelling reporter gets caught up in a revolutionary adventure. Bianca Castafiore has been imprisoned by General Tapioca! Also accused of threatening Tapioca's dictatorship Tintin Calculus & Haddock jet off to the jungle HQ of the revolutionaries & hatch a plot surrounding the upcoming carnival & Haddock's sudden & mysterious disgust for whisky... Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical & political events & thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100 000 copies every year in the UK & having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson in 2011 The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children & adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. ...

The world's most famous travelling reporter heads for America. Gangsters Cowboys Indians & the Big Apple await Tintin when he travels across the Atlantic to America. He soon finds himself in terrible danger
- but with Snowy to help him he faces it head on... Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical & political events & thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100 000 copies every year in the UK & having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson in 2011 The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children & adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.
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The young reporter Tintin & his faithful dog Snowy set off on assignment to Africa. But a sinister stowaway follows their every move & seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky end. Tintin & Snowy encounter witch doctors hostile tribesmen crocodiles boa constrictors & numerous other wild animals before solving the mystery & getting their story. First published in book form in 1931 (in black & white only) Tintin in the Congo reflects the colonial attitudes of that period in its depiction of African people. Herge himself admitted that he was influenced by the bourgeois paternalistic stereotypes of the period. This is also true of the treatment of big-game hunting & the attitude towards animals. All copies of the book will be displayed with a belly-band advertising its content. ...

For many years author Michael Farr was a reporter like Tintin. He covered many of the same countries or at least their real-life counterparts. He came to know Herge himself & for this book was given access to his immense archive. The leading British expert on Tintin Michael has created the ultimate guide to Tintins world. ...