Far below the waves a little fish called Stanley lived with the rest of his shoal. They were the brightest sparkliest fish in the whole of the deep dark sea. One morning Stanley woke up rather late. Coo-ee! Its me-ee!" he called to his friends as usual. But the reef was strangely quiet..." ...

Bright Young Things is a thoroughly entertaining non-fiction account of the real Downton Abbey which brings to life the historical backdrop of the series in an informative fun & engaging book. As one viewer told The New York Times: Im just enjoying the show so much I thought I needed to get a book about it. & I was watching [the historical scenes] & thinking I dont know enough about this. So maybe I can learn something in the process. So step into a time of hot jazz & even hotter all-night dance halls as Alison Maloney shares the gossip about life in the Roaring Twenties. Read all about it: high societys scandalous exploits fresh new fashions the Charleston dance craze costume parties talking movies & of course the feisty flapper. With chapters such as Makin Whoopee Cocktail Hour & Upstairs Downstairs Bright Young Things takes a sweeping look at the changing society of the Jazz Age as life below stairs vanished forever loose morals ran riot & new inventions made it seem anything was possible. Peppered with first-person accounts that convey the spirit of the era in the words of those who lived it Bright Young Things is a scintillating celebration of a truly iconic decade. ...

Bright Young Things wanted for Big Project. Theyre in the prime of their lives but our bright young things are all burnt out. Six sparky twenty-somethings just out of university & working dead-end jobs they are all bored to tears with their lives & looking for a way out. When a mysterious job is advertised in the newspaper they all apply. What they least expect is to find themselves prisoners on a deserted isl&. Theres food in the fridge & they have a bedroom each but theres no telephone no television & no way to escape. ...

Curious events almost seem to cry out for the Saints intervention & in these stories he is faced with enough peculiar crimes to keep him well occupied. The various adventures he gets himself into lead him to kiss a policewoman buy a racehorse invest in bootlegging dabble in antiques rent a flat recover a treaty get arrested demonstrate an invention
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Corrine Calloway is a young stockbroker on Wall Street her husband Russell an underpaid but ambitious publishing editor. The happily married couple head into New Yorks 1980s gold rush where prospects & money seem to be flying everywhere & the best & the brightest vie with the worst & most craven for riches fame & the love of beautiful people. But the Calloways soon find out that what goes up must come crashing down both on Wall Street & at home. Brightness Falls" captures lives-in-the-making: men & women confronting their sudden middle-age with wit & low behaviour fear & confusion & just occasionally a little honesty & decency." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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' Bags of fish for cats
- 50 pence'. So it was written on a chalkboard sign outside a fresh fishmonger's under the arches of the
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During the 1970s Brands Hatch was the busiest motor racing circuit in the world. Using previously unpublished photographs & on-the-spot accounts of events this volume provides a personal view of the venues events during its heyday & paints an affectionate picture of British motor racing at its very best. ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J.M. COETZEE A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie malign & ruthless has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution he is unprepared for the courageous life-embracing Ida Arnold. Greene's gripping thriller exposes a world of loneliness & fear of life lived on the 'dangerous edge of things'. ...