This is the ultimate guide to the worlds whiskies. From Banffshire to Bangalore take a look at the expanding world of whisky with The Whisky Opus". Find out all about the major whisky-producing countries & 175 of the worlds best distilleries. Explore every whisky style from single malt to poteen their history & the fascinating stories behind the distilleries that make them plus learn how to train your palate with the help of 500 evocative tasting notes. Whether new to the wonders of whisky or on the road to becoming a connoisseur whisky fans will find this book tells them everything they want to know. Elegant classy & written by 3 renowned whisky writers make " The Whisky Opus" your tipple of choice." ...

The Whisky Rocks Pack" is the perfect gift for any lover of whisky. Not only does the pack contain a book informing the whisky-lover about hundreds of whisky brands & distillers in Britain Ireland & North America there is a guide to the process of distillation & tasting notes. In addition to this the pack contains eight soapstone cubes which can be placed in a freezer & dropped into a glass & used as a replacement for ice one that doesn't dilute the golden liquid. The author Jim Murray is one of the most respected men in whisky on both sides of the Atlantic & his passionate views about Scotch Irish Rye & Bourbon are respected by those in the know. He writes in a unique style with his passion coming through as he explains why a distillery is different to its neighbour maybe only a few miles away & showing how a slight variation in the distillation and/or storage process makes for an entirely different tasting experience. If you are already a connoisseur of whisky want to become one or just enjoy the occasional tipple " The Whisky Rocks Pack" is as welcome as your favourite dram." ...

Fifteen-year-old Demis world is shattered when she is left profoundly deaf by a sudden illness. Everything is different now & Demi must learn to adapt to a new school new friends & even learn a whole new language. Whisper is a coming-of-age tale about discovering who you are & where you fit in life. About friendships & first love & more of all learning to love the person you are. ...

The Crew didn't think things could ever get that bad again. They were seriously wrong. Things have calmed down for the Crew (Billy Ellie Della Jas & Will) & life in the Ghetto is ticking on as usual. But things are about to kick-off all over again. The police have launched Operation Clean-up & dealers are regularly being pulled off the street & into the police station. Someone's got to be grassing them up & soon Nanny & the Crew are getting blamed. Billy is mugged Ellie is picked on in school & Billy's house is being targeted. The Crew need to find out who's pointing the finger before things get really serious. As tough & uncompromising as ever Bali's latest novel won't disappoint his army of fans & will undoubtedly win him many more. A thrilling sequel that also stands alone. ...

To keep quiet about something so important.. .well its almost a lie wouldnt you say? When Father Anselm meets Kate Seymour in the cemetery at Larkwood he is dismayed to hear her allegation. Herbert Moore had been one of the founding fathers of the Priory revered by all who met him a man whod shaped Anselms own vocation. The idea that someone could look on his grave & speak of a lie is inconceivable. But Anselm soon learns that Herbert did indeed have secrets in his past that he kept hidden all his life. In 1917 during the terrible slaughter of the Passchendaele campaign a soldier faced a court martial for desertion. Herbert charged with a responsibility that would change the course of his life sat upon the panel that judged him. In coming to understand the court martial Anselm discovers its true significance: a secret victory that transformed the young Captain Moore & shone a light upon the horror of war. ...

Orlando Figes' The Whisperers" is a groundbreaking account of daily life in the chaotic & paranoid atmosphere of Stalinist Russia. Exploring the inner life of a Russia where everyone was afraid to talk & society spoke in whispers whether to protect friends & family
- or to betray them
- Orlando Figes tells the story of how Russians tried to endure life under Stalin's Terror. Where a junior worker might inform on their superior to get their job; a husband to get rid of a lover; a neighbour out of petty jealousy. Where living a double life became the norm & yet somehow a few defied the state. Those who shaped the political system became very frequently its victims. Those who were its victims were frequently quite blameless. Drawing on hundreds of family archives from across the whole spectrum of Russian society The Whisperers recreates the sort of maze in which Russians found themselves where an unwitting wrong turn could either destroy a family or perversely later save it: a society in which everyone spoke in whispers
- whether to protect themselves their families neighbours or friends
- or to inform on them. " Wonderful.. .an amazing panoramic view.. .I 've rarely read anything like it". (Claire Tomalin). " Awesome.. .one of the most unforgettable books I have ever read. I defy anyone to read it without weeping at its human suffering cruelty & courage". (Simon Sebag Montefiore " Mail on Sunday"). " This is a heart-rending book.. .its importance cannot be overestimated... This book should be made compulsory reading in Russia today". (Antony Beevor author Of " Stalingrad"). "A masterful account of lost & stolen lives". (" Sunday Times"). Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College University of London. He is the author of " Peasant Russia" " Civil War" "A Peoples Tragedy" " Natasha's Dance" & " The Whisperers". He lives in Cambridge & London. His books have been translated into over twenty languages."



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Charlie Parker returns in the chilling new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LOVERS. The border between Maine & Canada is porous. Anything can be smuggled across it: drugs cash weapons people. Now a group of disenchanted former soldiers has begun its own smuggling operation & what is being moved is infinitely stranger & more terrifying than anyone can imagine. Anyone that is except private detective Charlie Parker who has his own intimate knowledge of the darkness in mens hearts. But the soldiers actions have attracted the attention of the reclusive Herod a man with a taste for the strange. & where Herod goes so too does the shadowy figure that he calls the Captain. To defeat them Parker must form an uneasy alliance with a man he fears more than any other the killer known as the Collector.. . ...

This book features the worldly wise DI Brock & his wry sidekick DS Poole. When Jimmy Spotter Gould is shot dead within seconds of emerging from Londons Stone Mill Prison at the end of an eight-year sentence for armed robbery DCI Brock & DS Poole are faced with yet another baffling crime. As enquiries continue an embezzling solicitors clerk a dodgy undertaker & a dubious motor trader all come into the frame. Added to which a Bosnian doctor & Her Majestys Revenue & Customs also feature in a tale that eventually culminates in the uncovering of a complex smuggling operation & the arrest of the murderers of Spotter Gould & two other players in the scam. ...

A gruesome discovery leads Libertus on a dangerous quest...
- " Wealthy Volus ex-lictor to the Imperial Governor of Gaul
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A short holiday with his mother turns out very differently for Joe than he could have imagined when he left home. Soon he is embroiled in a world of witchcraft a world where the kind & innocent witches of Britain are facing a wicked foe. Can Joe & his young friend Twiggy put an end to the cunning plot or will they like their witchy friends find the baffling mystery too hard to solve? ...