Every era has its gentry. Wealth authority & power are seldom static for long. Once heavily whiskered industrialists challenged the landed gentry for social ascendency. Then in the 20th century came a new era of entrepreneurs who made their names by making their names into brands. This is a book about thirteen such individuals: Tim Bell Johnnie Boden Emma Bridgewater Jackie Cooper James Dyson John Hegarty Robert Hiscox Tony Laithwaite David Linley Julian Richer John Sainsbury Paul Smith & Jonathan Warburton. Remarkable men & women from a sweeping range of industries; pioneers of modern enterprise. The authors take us on an illuminating journey described through thirteen compelling portraits covering grand philosophies & shrewd strategies untidy kitchen tables & unruly pets. We learn the secrets behind the fame the lessons of success (and failure) & the dramas & difficulties on the way. Find out why Tim Bell ate Ronald Reagan's jelly beans why there is a full-size Harrier jump-jet outside James Dyson's office & why Paul Smith takes a model train set with him into meetings in Japan. Invaluable reading for those interested in finding out more about the people behind the brands it will appeal to anyone keen to find out how others got to the top & what is involved when you have your name above the door. ...

Fourteen-year-old Marie Anne Lawson fleeing from something she could not bear to see fell & broke her ankle. She was discovered by a local man known as the branded man" because of a disfigurement. This is the story of two women & the mysterious man who was to influence both their lives." ...

Marketing visionary Martin Lindstrom has been on the front lines of the branding wars for over twenty years. In Brandwashed" he turns the spotlight on his own industry drawing on all he has witnessed behind closed doors exposing for the first time the full extent of the psychological tricks & traps that companies devise to win our hard-earned money. " Brandwashed" is a shocking insiders look at how todays global giants conspire to obscure the truth & manipulate our minds all in service of persuading us to buy. Lindstrom reveals eye opening details such as: how advertisers & marketers target children at an alarmingly young age
- starting when they are still in the womb what heterosexual men really think about when they see sexually provocative advertising how marketers & retailers stoke the flames of public panic & capitalize on paranoia over diseases extreme weather events & food contamination scares the first ever evidence proving how addicted we all are to our iPhones & our Blackberrys & how certain companies like the maker of one popular lip balm purposely adjust their formulas in order to make their products chemically addictive & much much more."
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Brandy Row takes place on the Isle of Portland between 1830 & 1851
- when smuggling was rife & the close knit community armed themselves
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For every girl that wants to know how to apply make-up how to ask a guy out how to survive school & of course how to buy a bra that fits...this book is an oracle of knowledge that no teenage girl should be without! With advice on boys friends parents school & fashion Bras Boys & Bad Hair Days reveals all in one stylish ultimate handbook. ...

The images were vivid the sensations powerful & the more she tried to fight them the more they drew her in. Claire leads a busy fulfilled & happy life a life she wouldnt trade for anything.. .and one that is about to change forever. When Claire fails to prevent a disturbed young womans suicide the incident seems to trigger something in her
- forgotten images of a long-lost sister & a childhood she had always remembered as being close to perfection. Realising that this was not the case Claire runs the risk of uncovering the dark secrets that are locked away in her memories. Caught in a complex struggle between the present & past between the man who wants to help her & the husband who cannot Claire must discover the terrible truth for herself.
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When Tony Thorne first turned up for his medical in 1956 he had little idea of the adventures he would face & the people he would encounter over the next two years in service. Brasso Blanco & Bull" is the hilarious account of life in National Service where Thorne faced the horrors of basic training the boredom of the drill yard as well as the unforgettable camaraderie of the squad. Praise: " This book took me back more years than I care to remember". (Bernard Cribbins The Parachute Regiment 1947-8). "A great reminder for those of us that did it & a great treat for those that didnt". (Windsor Davies East Surrey Regiment 1950-2). " More Virgin Soldiers just like the ones I remember. This lot made me laugh a lot". (Leslie Thomas Royal Army Pay Corps 1949-51). "I thoroughly enjoyed the read. It took me back to my days of national service most of which I enjoyed!" (Freddie Truman OBE Royal Air Force 1951-3)." ...

A stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby the heir to the family's sizeable fortune. The stranger Brat Farrar has been carefully coached on Patrick's mannerisms appearance & every significant detail of Patrick's early life up to his thirteenth year when he disappeared & was thought to have drowned himself. It seems as if Brat is going to pull off this most incredible deception until old secrets emerge that threaten to jeopardise the imposter's plan & his very life. ...

The motto of the boarding school to which Tommy Bedford is dispatched is Fortune Favours the Brave. Its 1959 & the school bristles with bullies & sadistic staff. Tommy a quirky loner obsessed with cowboys & Indians needs all the bravery he can summon. Salvation comes when his glamorous actress sister is swept off to Hollywood by one of his heroes TV cowboy Ray Montane. But with the Cold War looming the sinister side of Tinseltown seeps through & Tommy & Diane soon find themselves in jeopardy. Forty years on Tommy has to confront his boyhood ghosts when his own son finds himself charged with murder. ...

Written by Marv Wolfman & David Hine Art by Phil Winslade & Doug Braithwaite Cover by Doug Braithwaite Dont miss the latest round of DCU team-ups from THE BRAVE & THE BOLD 17-22! Green Lanterns in a tough situation as he finds himself teaming with the Phantom Stranger to aid a far-off world. Plus: Supergirl & Raven band together to save San Francisco from a new Super-Villain with deep roots in the DC Universe! Advance-solicited; on sale July 1
- 144 pg FC $17.99 US
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