Sebastian at 17 has never eaten pizza never been to school never even hung out with other kids. He rides the subway at night to escape his fathers strict possessive parenting. Maria 22 & mother to two young children has just lost her job. Afraid to confess to her violent boyfriend Maria resorts to riding the subway when he thinks shes at work. & then one night on an empty train Sebastian & Maria make eye contact. ...

Cat language is both complex & multi-faceted: cats do much more than just miaow hiss & purr! Find out what your little tiger is really saying with all its many different sounds facial expression & gestures body posture & little behavioural quirks. Once you understand your cat better you can get to grips with some of the typical problems of living together & develop an even closer bond with your moggy. It contains: the whole range of cat sounds from purring to wailing; facial expressions gestures posture & body language; how cats live & socialise; the territory of outdoor & indoor cats; conflict behaviour under stress; & play behaviour & hunting for prey. ...

Only Willoughby Tetford the American self-made millionaire was shrewd enough to have any misgivings when his beautiful daughter Willow married the handsome English aristocrat. Willow herself seventeen innocent & deeply in love with her new husband Rowell Rochford had complete trust & confidence in the future as she arrived at Rochford Manor in Engl&. & when Rowells matriarchal French grandmother handed her the keys of the house & told she was the new Chatelaine Willow believed she held the keys not only to the multitude of rooms of which she was now the mistress but also to love & happiness. On her arrival she is greeted warmly by her four brothers-in-law: Tony quiet & studious; Pelham teasing & flirtatious the spoilt Francis & the sensitive Rupert. But she has no inkling of the obsession which grips old Lady Rochford because of events in the past to which she Willow is ignorant. Nor does she realise the terrible repercussions the obsession will have on her own life. ...

Founded in 1570 Chatham Dockyard quickly became one of the most important naval yards for the repair & building of warships maintaining a pre-eminent position for the next 400 years. Located on the River Medway in all the yard was responsible for the construction of over 500 warships these ranging from simple naval pinnaces through to first-rates that fought at Trafalgar & concluding with the hunter-killer submarines of the nuclear age. In this detailed new history of the yard from experienced local & maritime author Philip Mac Dougall particular attention is given to the final two hundred years of the yards history the artisans & labourers who worked there & the changing methods used in the construction of some of the finest warships to enter naval service. Coinciding with the dockyards seeking status as a World Heritage site this fascinating history places Chatham firmly in its overall historical context. ...

Chatsworth is one of Englands ten most visited great houses. In this tour of the house Deborah Duchess of Devonshire takes the reader into the private as well as the public rooms & goes behind the scenes to explain the management of the household & the work of the staff needed to keep it going. To visit the Chatsworth website click here" ...

Travel back to Medieval England & join Chaucer & his band of Canterbury pilgrims in this wonderful introduction to one of Britain's greatest literary legacies. These nine well-loved tales from a host of colourful characters
- the Knight the Miller the Reeve the Wife of Bath the Summoner the Clerk the Franklin the Pardoner & the Nun's Priest
- are brought to life with Marcia Williams' trademark witty comic-strip art allowing this classic text to be enjoyed by all ages.

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In modern Britain the working class has become an object of fear & ridicule. From Little Britain's Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody media & politicians alike dismiss as feckless criminalized & ignorant a vast underprivileged swathe of society whose members have become stereotyped by one hate-filled word: chavs. In this acclaimed investigation Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from salt of the earth" to "scum of the earth." Exposing the ignorance & prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype he argues is used by governments as a convenient figleaf to avoid genuine engagement with social & economic problems & to justify widening inequality. Based on a wealth of original research Chavs is a damning indictment of the media & political establishment & an illuminating disturbing portrait of inequality & class hatred in modern Britain. This updated edition

Includes:: a new chapter exploring the causes & consequences of the UK riots in the summer of 2010."

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Ernesto Che Guevara an Argentinian doctor of middle-class parents rose to fight with Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution & later tried to spread that revolution in other countries in Latin America & Africa. This is an account of a man who became a cultural icon to a generation. ...

He became a myth in his own lifetime & an international martyr-figure upon his death; he was a revolutionary fighter a military strategist a social philosopher an economist a medical doctor & a friend & confidant of Fidel Castro. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one
- to unite Latin America & the rest of the developing world through armed revolution & to end once & for all the poverty injustice & petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. In the end Che failed in his quest but he is recognized as that one-in-a-million personality who just might have pulled it off. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life" shuttles between the revolutionary capitals of Havana & Algiers to the battlegrounds of Bolivia & the Congo; from the halls of power in Moscow & Washington to the exile havens of Miami Mexico & Guatemala in a gripping tale of revolution international intrigue & covert operations. It has an epic sweep as it evokes an era of tumultuous change describing major events like the Bay of Pigs invasion the October Missile crisis & Kennedy's assassination. Among its cast of characters are scores of historic personalities including Castro Kennedy Kruschev Mao Tse-tung Jean Paul Sartre & Simone de Beauvoir to name but a few. Jon Lee Anderson has been given unprecedented access to the Cuban Government's archives & has had total co-operation from Che's widow Aleida March who has never previously spoken for publication about her late husb&. He has obtained hitherto unpublished documents including several of Che's personal diaries & in the course of his research broke open a twenty-eight-year-old mystery
- the whereabouts of Che's body in Bolivia. There is no doubt that this monumental work will stand as the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating yet largely unexplored historical figures."

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For the first time Ciro Bustos Che's right-hand man in the struggle for Argentina tells his story. As a young man inspired by the example of Cuba Bustos was determined to bring revolution to the home country he shared with his hero. After a failed attempt to liberate Argentina it was not until 1966 that he was contacted by the Cubans once again & told Che wants to see you." Under false papers Bustos crossed the border into Bolivia where Che was in hiding with his guerrilla forces; & here for the first time Che shared his plans for a continental revolution. In this fascinating memoir Ciro Bustos tells us a story only he is able to recount: what really happened in Bolivia in 1967 & why he did not betray Che." ...