Introducing the first fantastic tale from the Wonderful World of Walter & Winnie
- an enchanting new picture book series from Rachel
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This is a chilling memoir by the head of Hitlers Foreign Intelligence Service. This unique account of Hitlers corrupt regime illuminates more vividly than any other the deepening atmosphere of terror & unreality in which the Nazi leadership lived as the war progressed. Schellenberg recounts with first-hand knowledge the motivations & machinations surrounding the Nazi Armys every move & offers vivid accounts of the countless incidents in which he played a major part including Heydrichs assassination plans to kill Roosevelt & Stalin & an attempt to kidnap the Duke of Windsor. But this remarkable inside account is perhaps most memorable for its riveting portraits of Adolf Hitler & the men whom Schellenberg calls with stunning lack of irony Hitlers willing executioners
- Heydrich Himmler Mueller & Kaltenbrunner.
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A member of the Camden Town group Walter Sickert played a dynamic role in the development of British painting & the graphic arts. Corbett claims that Sickert the painters painter" also performed significantly in recording modern life & the evolution of a truly modern mode of painting." ...

Born in Kent Walter Tull (28 April 1888
- 25 March 1918) became one of Tottenham Hotspurs' top players. When he joined the Footballers'
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From beautiful eighteenth century houses to ugly concrete tower blocks Walworth Through Time welcomes you to explore the long & fruitful history of this area of South London first mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086. Once described as the Farm of Briton by the Anglo-Saxons the Walworth of today is a built-up sprawling urban area of shops markets churches pubs historic buildings & housing estates with green spaces at a premium. It is also the birthplace of Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin & of Charles Babbage who is acknowledged as the father of the modern computer & its also home to a 1961 bronze by sculptor Henry Moore. Using a mixture of photographs from personal archives as well from the local history library this book reveals a forever changing & welcoming area where if you look carefully enough you find forgotten gems & fascinating glimpses into its past. ...

Only Harry Keogh prisoner of the metaphysical Mobius Continuum can stop the vampire Yulian Bodescu. Harry Keogh is a necroscope -- he knows the thoughts of corpses in their graves. Unfortunately for Harry his talent works both ways. Death is not the end of life Harry Keogh discovered -- & not the end of his battle against the terrible evil of vampires. In a secluded English village Yulian Bodescu plots his takeover of the world. Imbued with a vampires powers before his birth Bodescu rules mens minds & bodies with supernatural ease. He is secretly creating an army of vampiric monsters things that once were men but were now walking masses of destructive hunger! Harry Keogh Necroscope thought that the war with the vampires had ended with the destruction of Boris Dragosani -- & of Harrys body! But the man who talks to the dead lives on more powerful than ever able to transport himself instantly to any spot on the globe & to speak mind-to-mind with both the living & the dead. Are Harrys new powers enough to defeat Yulian Bodescu & his legion of monsters--or will the vampire army overrun the living earth? ...

The Wandering Falcon" is Jamil Ahmads harsh & beautiful portrait of a tribal landscape. It is shortlisted for the man Asian prize 2011. It is longlisted for the dsc South Asian prize 2013. The boy known as Tor Baz
- the black falcon
- wanders the tribal landscape of Pakistan Iran & Afghanistan. He meets men who fight under different flags & women who risk everything if they break their societys code of honour. Where has he come from & where will fate take him? " Striking. One of the finest collections of short stories to come out of south Asia in decades. Rarely has a writer shown greater empathy for its people or brought such wisdom & knowledge to writing about a terrain largely inaccessible. The power & beauty of these stories are unparalleled in most fiction to come out of south Asia". (" Guardian"). " Astonishing". (" Independent"). " Remarkable. Written in a style that has about it the reverberant clarity of fables but their intention is realist uncovering a largely neglected world & their cumulative effect is deeply moving". (" Sunday Times"). " Its setting alone in the cruel & punishing highlands deserts & rocky altitudes where the borders of Pakistan Afghanistan & Iran meet is worth the price of admission. Here is a book to my knowledge the first in fiction that gives an insiders account of the hard-bitten lives of the scores of tribes collectively known as the Pawindas or foot-people. The result is mesmerising". (" The Times"). " Brilliantly evokes the harshness of nomadic life. Chilling". (" Metro"). Jamil Ahmad was born in Jalandhar in 1933. As a member of the Civil Service of Pakistan he served mainly in the Frontier Province & in Balochistan. He was Political Agent in Quetta Chaghi Khyber & Malakand & later commissioner in Dera Ismail Khan & Swat. He was posted as minister in Pakistans embassy in Kabul at a critical time before & during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 & his last assignment in the government was Chief Secretary Balochistan. He lives in Islamabad with his wife Helga Ahmad."

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The Wombles live in a beautifully snug well-ordered & cosy burrow underneath Wimbledon Common
- the perfect base from which to
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Frances Lincoln is proud to reintroduce Rosemary Sutcliffs The Wanderings of Odysseus now in an exciting new format. For this dramatic sequel to her Kate Greenaway Award-winning Black Ships Before Troy Rosemary Sutcliff has transformed Homers magnificent epic poem The Odyssey into an enthralling travellers tale with a spectacular cast of men magicians & monsters. Majestically retold in this challenging & captivating version of Homers epic poem
- booktrustchildrensbooks.org.uk Sutcliffs prose proves that no computer game or television cartoon surpasses Homer for drama & suspense
- The Sunday Times

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This hilarious informative guide to getting into print is a must-have for anyone who's ever thought they've got a book in them. Where do you start? How do you finish? & will anyone ever publish it when you have? Drawing on her own experiences as a novelist & journalist Writing Magazine's" agony aunt Jane Wenham-Jones takes you through the minefield of the writing process giving advice on everything from how to avoid writer's bottom to what to wear to your launch party. Including hot tips from authors agents & publishers at the sharp end of the industry " Wannabe a Writer?" tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the book world
- & a few things you didn't..."
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