As the late great Samuel Johnson sagely observed ' When a man is tired of London he is tired of life.' When author Tom Jones found himself doing the same things week in week out while living in England's treasured capital he decided to heed Johnson's words & seek out a thing to do each day in London to make him fall back in love with the city. Here in Tired of London Tired of Life Tom shares the fun diverting & imaginative things that you can do to keep yourself amused in London. With seasonally appropriate suggestions for each day of the year you can explore East London by canoe search for Fagin's lair in Clerkenwell play petanque in Southwark seek out Aphrodite in the British Museum on Valentine's Day & enjoy a host of unusual ways to enjoy the capital. So grab your A-Z & start discovering a whole other side to this majestic city. ...

Tissue Salts are a group of 12 minerals that should be present in our bodies to ensure good health & well-being. These salts are found naturally in the earth's rocks & soil & are present in food grown organically in mineral-rich soils. This title explains how the 12 tissue salts (each presented in its own chapter) can be used to supplement our diet not only to promote good health but also to treat specific ailments. It details how we can boost our intake of these salts both with tablets or drops & by eating appropriate fruit & vegetables. The title ends with an ' Ailment chart' for quick referencing. In her easy down-to-earth manner Margaret Roberts laces her advice with case studies & personal anecdotes. For anyone interested in boosting or maintaining their health by natural means. ...

Here is a modern interpretation of an old pack of cards faithful to the symbolism of the originals but offering a contemporary twist to reflect current issues. It is easier to understand & more fun than the tarot. The cards are combined with a guidebook on layout & interpretation. ...

In April 1912 the unthinkable happened
- the supposedly unsinkable Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. Or so it was thought.
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It boasted libraries palm tress swimming pools a 50-phone switchboard & was nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower. No shes not a skyscraper shes the Titanic! To commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the White Star Liner RMS Titanic in 2012 Titanic A Very Peculiar History delves into the human stories of both crew & passengers & the incredible feats of engineering & design involved in her construction. The book also takes a look at events that occurred once the ship was wrecked from discovering what dead passengers had tried to take with them to assessing the likelihood of us ever being able to raise the wreck for more study. Featuring a colour insert with a guide to the many decks on board letters from the liners passengers & crew & and an in-depth look at the events that led to the ships unpredictable sinking Titanic A Very Peculiar History is a great all-round look at the quirky scary & amazing facts & stories surrounding the Titanics conception construction & maiden voyage. ...

These are the books that show you what others only tell you
- fully revised & updated. DK Eyewitness Titanic" is a spectacular
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Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster Titanic Lives is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers & crew on board the most famous ship in history. On the night of 14 April 1912 midway through her maiden voyage the seemingly unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg sustaining a 300-feet gash as six compartments were wrenched open to the Atlantic Ocean. In little over two hours the palatial liner nose-dived to the bottom of the sea. More than 1 500 people perished in the freezing waters. But who were they? In this impeccably researched & utterly riveting social history Richard Davenport-Hines brings to life the stories of the men who built & owned the Titanic the crew who serviced her & the passengers of all classes who sailed on her. We are introduced to this fascinating cast of characters & follow their lives on board the ship through to the supreme dramatic climax of the disaster. Universally critically acclaimed Titanic Lives is the must-read Titanic book of the centenary year. ...

First-hand accounts alongside a wealth of original documents photographs & letters this title tells the story of the Titanic from descriptions of the passengers & the ship inside & out to why the Titanic was considered 'unsinkable' & the dangers of floating ice. Stories of heroism on board stories from the lifeboats & theories for raising the Titanic are included. The book concludes by considering lessons that were learnt from this disaster. ...

The Titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time but did the Titanic really sink on the morning of 15 April 1912? Titanics older sister the nearly identical Olympic was involved in a serious accident in September 1911
- an accident that may have made her a liability to her owners the White Star Line. Since 1912 rumours of a conspiracy to switch the two sisters in an elaborate insurance scam has always loomed behind the tragic story of the Titanic. Could the White Star Line have really switched the Olympic with her near identical sister in a ruse to intentionally sink their mortally damaged flagship in April 1912 in order to cash in on the insurance policy? Laying bare the famous conspiracy theory world-respected Titanic researchers investigate claims that the sister ships were switched in an insurance scam & provide definitive proof for whether it could
- or could not
- have happened.


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10 April 1912 As the RMS Titanic leaves from Southampton Docks for her maiden voyage to New York little do her 2 223 passengers dream of the powers at play on board the ship & the terrifying fate that awaits them far out in the icy wastes of the Atlantic. For on board the Titanic are three men
- among the richest in America
- who with the President of the United States an unwitting pawn in their scheme are about to make an announcement that will change the course of history. Aware of the gravity of the situation the head of British Intelligence dispatches his best & most trusted agent Alex Tremayne onto the Titanic with one objective in mind
- he has to stop the men from reaching New York by whatever means necessary. Aided by the cooly beautiful American agent Maria Weston is Alex prepared for the lengths he will have to go to to fulfil his mission?


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