Here is Niven at his best. He & Errol Flynn were filming The Charge of the Light Brigade for a director Michael Curtiz 'whose Hungarian-orientated English was a joy to us all'. High on the rostrum he decided the moment had come to order the arrival on the scene of a hundred riderless chargers. Okay " he yelled into a megaphone " Bring on the empty horses!" ' BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES is the second part of David Niven's internationally bestselling autobiography following the superbly entertaining THE MOON'S A BALLOON. Both books were highly acclaimed by the critics & remain as wonderful reminders of a much-loved actor who epitomised for many the essential British gent even when surrounded by the stars of Hollywood." ...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 With this historic win for BRING UP THE BODIES Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author & the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes as well as being the first to win with two consecutive novels. Continuing what began in the Man Booker Prize-winning WOLF HALL we return to the court of Henry VIII to witness the irresistible rise of Thomas Cromwell as he contrives the destruction of Anne Boleyn. By 1535 Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn. But the split from the Catholic Church has left England dangerously isolated & Anne has failed to give the king an heir. Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Negotiating the politics of the court Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry safeguard the nation & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne's final days. An astounding literary accomplishment BRING UP THE BODIES is the story of this most terrifying moment of history by one of our greatest living novelists. ...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 With this historic win for BRING UP THE BODIES Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author & the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes as well as being the first to win with two consecutive novels. Continuing what began in the Man Booker Prize-winning WOLF HALL we return to the court of Henry VIII to witness the irresistible rise of Thomas Cromwell as he contrives the destruction of Anne Boleyn. By 1535 Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn. But the split from the Catholic Church has left England dangerously isolated & Anne has failed to give the king an heir. Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Negotiating the politics of the court Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry safeguard the nation & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Annes final days. An astounding literary accomplishment BRING UP THE BODIES is the story of this most terrifying moment of history by one of our greatest living novelists. ...

Longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. By 1535 Thomas Cromwell the blacksmiths son is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn Henrys second wife for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome & created his own church. But Henrys actions have forced England into dangerous isolation & Anne has failed to do what she promised: bear a son to secure the Tudor line. In Bring up the Bodies Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying & frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. This new novel is an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60% of the authors work & as low as 30% with characters & plotlines removed. ...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 the 2012 Costa Book of the Year & shortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction. With this historic win for ' Bring Up the Bodies' Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author & the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes (her first was for ' Wolf Hall' in 2009). By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn the king's new wife. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir & Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry safeguard the nation & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne's final days. An astounding literary accomplishment ' Bring Up the Bodies' is the story of this most terrifying moment of history by one of our greatest living novelists. ...

I was now very aware of Ronnies dreaded list". The list contained the names of people he wanted to kill; that he was going to kill. As soon as I saw it I knew something had to be done. The Krays were out of control. They had the East End buttoned up too tight & someone had to undo it. Slowly I realised that someone had to be me... Bobby Teale & his brothers David & Alfie were the three men the Kray twins trusted most. They werent in the Firm they were closer than that. They were old family friends confidants companions... But then things changed. Witnessing Ronnie & Reggie become increasingly psychotic
- taking murder torture & rape to sickening new levels
- Bobby knew he had to take action. Unknown to his brothers he became a police informer; risking not just his own life but those of the people dearest to him too. Using the codename Phillips he was forced to live on his wits feeding back information to Scotland Yard. With bent cops on their side the Krays knew they had a grass in their midst but before they could flush him out Bobbys evidence saw the gangsters get locked up for life. Bobby fled the country but now 40 years on hes back. & he wants to set the record straight. With the help of his brothers the man brave enough to stand up to the Krays has rewritten history as we know it; dispelling the myths & tearing apart the gangsters glamorous veneer to reveal the true sadistic nature of Ronnie & Reggie. Crammed full of explosive new revelations " Bringing Down The Krays" is the last great untold story of Britains most infamous crime family."

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' The Krays were out of control. They had the East End buttoned up too tight & someone had to undo it. Slowly I realised that someone had to be me...' Bobby Teale & his brothers David & Alfie were the three men the Kray twins trusted most. They weren't in the Firm they were closer than that. They were old family friends confidants companions... But then things changed. Witnessing Ronnie & Reggie become increasingly psychotic
- taking murder torture & rape to sickening new levels
- Bobby knew he had to take action. Unknown to his brothers he became a police informer; risking not just his own life but those of the people dearest to him too. Using the codename ' Phillips' he was forced to live on his wits feeding back information to Scotland Yard. With bent cops on their side the Krays knew they had a grass in their midst but before they could flush him out Bobby's evidence saw the London gangsters get locked up for life. Bobby fled the country but now 40 years on he's back. & he wants to set the record straight. With the help of his brothers the man brave enough to stand up to the Krays has rewritten history as we know it; dispelling the myths & tearing apart the gangsters' glamorous veneer to reveal the true sadistic nature of Ronnie & Reggie. Crammed full of explosive new revelations Bringing Down The Krays" is the last great untold story of Britain's most infamous crime family."

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Hot-diggerty! Whatever's that?" exclaims Mole as he burrows out of the ground one night & catches sight of the moon. He thinks it's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen & he wants it so he sets about trying to pull it down
- to no avail. When all of his efforts prove to be in vain he suddenly notices the moon's in a puddle at his feet & reaches to pick it up...and breaks it. Poor Mole's inconsolable until he is shown that the moon is not broken at all but just as beautiful as ever hanging in the sky like a bright silver coin. & it's not as near as it looks!"
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Zakk Wylde
- the man the guitar god the legend
- invites all who dare to follow onto the tour bus for tales of glory debauchery

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