Until the French government declassified documents concerning their ignominious defeat at Dien Bien Phu Madam Daeng's past had been a well-kept secret. Now Dr Siri's wife is vulnerable & being stalked by a killer. But when Dr Siri whisks her away for a romantic working weekend they encounter an even greater threat. For Dr Siri falls under the spell of a beautiful witch they call the Used-To-Be Woman. ...

Norma Fontaine lives in a perfect womans world of handy tips & sensible advice. Whether its choosing the right foundation garment or practising feminine allure through meticulous grooming Norma measures life by the standards set in the magazines she reads. So when she bumps into Mr Hands & he suggests taking tea at the Excella cafe how could she possibly refuse? What could be more exhilarating or more appropriate? ...

Alisa Vitti found herself suffering through the symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) & was able to heal herself through food & lifestyle changes. Relieved & reborn she made it her mission to empower other women to be able to do the same. As she says ' Hormones affect everything. Have you ever struggled with acne oily hair dandruff dry skin cramps headaches irritability exhaustion constipation irregular cycles heavy bleeding clotting shedding hair weight gain anxiety insomnia infertility lowered sex drive or bizarre food cravings & felt like your body was just irrational?' With this breadth of symptoms improving hormonal health is a goal for women at every stage of their lives. Alisa Vitti says that medication & anti-depressants aren't the only solutions. The thousands of women she has treated in her Manhattan clinic know the power of her process that focuses on uncovering your unique biological make up. Groundbreaking & informative Woman Code educates women about hormone health in a way that's relevant & easy to underst&. Bestselling author & women's health expert Christiane Northrup who has called Woman Code the ' Our Bodies Ourselves of this generation' provides an insightful foreword. ...

Wombat loves digging deep holes & thinking deep thoughts but nobody thinks much of that until danger threatens the bush & the small wombat comes up with a great big idea... One day Wombat digs the deepest hole he's ever dug & crawls into the cool darkness to think. But when he climbs out again he can't see his mother anywhere. He is all alone. As he wanders through the great outback looking for her Wombat meets all kinds of wonderful creatures
- Kookaburra Wallaby Possum Emu Boy & Koala. None of them think very much of him though. But when a fire sweeps through the bush it is Wombat's skills which save the day & afterwards everyone races off to find his mum & bring her back to him. AGE 4-8
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The Wombles is the first in the Wombles series of books & introduces many of the favourite Womble characters including the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria & Orinoco fond of his food & a subsequent forty winks. Illustrated throughout in full colour by the talented Nick Price this hardback edition of the first in the much-loved & classic Wombles series will make the perfect gift. ...

Great Uncle Bulgaria loves telling the ancient & revered history of the Womble clans to the younger Wombles. But to his great sadness he notices that the young Wombles are not nearly as interested in the history as he is. So Great Uncle Bulgaria decides to take action & show these young Wombles how wonderful
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- the history of the Wombles is. Tobermory invents some very eco-friendly clockwork air balloons to travel in & Orinoco Bungo Tomsk & Wellington are sent variously to America Tibet & Australia. In these interesting & far-flung places the young Wombles get quite as much excitement as they could wish for!

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The Wombles have just gratefully returned to their burrow on Wimbledon Common. They had had to leave because heavy lorries thundering up & down the nearby road threatened to make the roof of the burrow cave in. However now that the Wombles are safely back there is another problem they have to contend with. It seems that the humans have realised they have an energy crisis & are throwing much less away. The Wombles supplies begin to run low. What can the Wombles do? It is time for EMERGENCY SPECIAL PROJECTS
- with DIY king Tobermory in charge!
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YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF THE GUTTER BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE GUTTER OUT OF THE MAN Low life writer & alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. Now at the age of fifty he is living the life of a rock star running three hundred hangovers a year & a sex life that would cripple Casanova. Women is a riotous & uncompromisingly vivid account of life on the edge. ...

The lives of Egyptian women were free of the restraints normally placed upon women in the rest of the ancient world allowing them to exercise a full part in society recognised as equal with men under the law. Using evidence gleaned from written records monuments sculpture tombpaintings & the material found in tombs including objects & human remains Barbara Watterson has built up a fascinating picture of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes to the social & sometimes the political history of ancient Egypt. In Women in Ancient Egypt the types of occupations & careers open to women are described as are their domestic & personal lives
- marriage health & childbirth; family life; running a home; clothing jewellery & beauty preparations. The women whose lives are fleshed out in this book are largely the little people of history women who rarely exercised any power outside the domestic sphere. In contrast however the final chapter deals with those women surprisingly few in number whose influence on the political affairs of their country was considerable & in some cases legendary with a small number of royal women able to ascend the throne of Egypt & rule as female kings.
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Using diaries letters memoirs as well as social & statistical research this book looks at life-expectancy sex marriage & childbirth & work inside & outside the home for all classes of women. It charts the poverty & struggles of the working class as well as the leadership roles of middle-class & elite women. It considers the influence of religion education & politics especially the advent of organised feminism & the suffragette movement. It looks too at the huge role played by women in the British Empire: how imperialism shaped English womens lives & how women also moulded the Empire. ...