If Beardy Ardagh is to be believed things all start going on the bonkers side of very wrong when Mayor Flabby Gomez finally finishes knitting his new home & declares a public holiday in Grubtown for its official opening. There will be free ice-cream & entertainment...only theres been a mix-up at the suppliers & the wrong costumes & props have arrived. & if that werent bad enough theres the matter of a serious leak at Grubtowns new aquarium. ...

After the disappearance of their father & the sudden death of their mother Lee Hart & his deaf brother Ned imagine all is lost until Lee lands a traineeship at their local funeral home & discovers there is life after death. Here in the company of a crooning ex-publican a closet pole vaulter a terminally-ill hearse driver & the dead of their local town old wounds begin to heal & love arrives as a beautiful florist aboard a Fleurtations delivery van. But death is closer than Lee Hart thinks. Somewhere among the quiet lanes & sleepy farms something else is waiting. & it is closing in. Dont bring your work home with you thats what they say. Too late. Sometimes sad often hilarious & ultimately tragic & deeply moving A Trick I Learned from Dead Men" is a pitch perfect small masterpiece from a writer described by Richard Ford as having a moral grasp upon life that is grave knowing melancholy often extremely funny & ultimately optimistic." ...

When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college
- a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride & wedding guests sipped champagne his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river. Charlie doesnt know who sent the package or why yet she cant get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper & steps back into the mysterious world of Oxford colleges she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye...
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In the green depths of spring morning breaks on a woman splayed in a bed of flowers
- her eyes wide her neck broken. Her death
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Welcome to the world of alternative medicine. Prince Charles is a staunch defender & millions of people swear by it; most UK doctors consider it to be little more than superstition & a waste of money. But how do you know which treatments really heal & which are potentially harmful? Now at last you can find out thanks to the formidable partnership of Professor Edzard Ernst & Simon Singh. Edzard Ernst is the world's first professor of complementary medicine based at Exeter University where he has spent over a decade analyzing meticulously the evidence for & against alternative therapies. He is supported in his findings by Simon Singh the well-known & highly respected science writer of several international bestsellers. Together they have written the definitive book on the subject. It is honest impartial but hard-hitting & provides a thorough examination & judgement of more than thirty of the most popular treatments such as acupuncture homeopathy aromatherapy reflexology chiropractic & herbal medicine. In Trick or Treatment?" the ultimate verdict on alternative medicine is delivered for the first time with clarity scientific rigour & absolute authority." ...

Derren Brown's television & stage performances have entranced & dumbfounded millions. His baffling illusions & stunning set ...

One cook her kitchen & a lifetime of recipes. A cookery book like no other The Trifle Bowl & Other Tales is a dip into Lindsey Bareham's kitchen introducing us to more of her tempting easy-to-follow seasonal recipes this time organized by the well-loved & well-used pots pans gadgets & utensils she uses to cook them. Roast Tomato Risotto with Saffron & Honey in a saute pan Cod Anchovy & Spinach Boulangere made using a mandoline Vietnamese Chicken Patties with Mint Salad & Roast Peanuts in a quaint burger press & Raspberry Jelly Trifle in her grandmother's trifle bowl. This unique approach to ordering recipes also looks at the objects themselves
- their history design evolution & why they're good at what they do
- & their power to evoke memories of meals past. It is not just a book to cook from Lindsey's fine writing makes it a pleasure to read from too.

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In The Trigger Men bestselling author Martin Dillon delves into the dark & sinister world of Irish terrorism & counter-terrorism. Over three decades he has interviewed & investigated some of the most professional dangerous & ruthless killers in Irel&. Now Dillon explores their personalities motivations & bizarre crimes. Many of Irelands assassins learned their trade in fields & on hillsides in remote parts of Ireland while others were trained in the Middle East or with Basque separatist terrorists in Spain. Some were one-target-one-shot killers like the sniper who terrorised the inhabitants of Washington State in the autumn of 2002 while others were bombers skilled in designing the most sophisticated explosive devices & booby traps. Another more powerful group of trigger men were the influential figures in the shadows who were experts in motivating the killers under their control. All of these men whether they squeezed the trigger on a high-powered rifle set the timer on a bomb or used their authority to send others out to commit horrific & unspeakable acts of cruelty are featured in this book. The Trigger Men takes the reader inside the labyrinthine ...

Trigger point therapy is one of the most intriguing & fastest-growing bodywork styles in the world. In this revised edition of his best-selling book The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook Clair Davies a certified massage therapist & expert in trigger point therapy outlines a very user-friendly & completely up-to-date method of self-massage that people can employ as a means of reducing & eliminating their pain. ...

Now Zad Afghanistan: a small unit of British soldiers are beseiged on a hilltop surrounded by Taliban. There is no way out but through ambush country on roads full of IEDs. In any case the British have no intention of running: they have promised the local population that they are here to stay. But every day the attacks on their position become more daring the shells more accurate. It is only a matter of time before someone gets hurt... This is the gritty but life-affirming story of how Britains most highly decorated frontline soldier led his men through two tours in Afghanistan. Through rocket strikes & IED attacks drugs busts ambushes & full scale battles Mick Flynns first priority has always been to get his men out alive. But it is an ambition he cant promise to live up to... ...