Esther Woolfsons daughter rescued Chicken a fledgling rook sixteen years ago. Amazed by their intelligence & personalities Woolfson became fascinated by corvids. Chicken Spike the magpie & most recently Ziki the Crow have formed sibling relationships with Woolfsons daughters & with each other; cached food in her kitchen wall & laid eggs in her living room; called to her at dawn & perched companionably on her knee of an evening; & taught her more than she ever expected about birds & about human beings. Woolfsons account of her experiences is funny touching & beautifully written & gives fascinating insights into the closeness human beings can achieve with wild creatures. ...

Cosa Nostra" is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia the worlds most famous most secretive & most misunderstood criminal fraternity. The mafia has been given many names since it was founded one hundred & forty years ago: the Sect the Brotherhood the Honoured Society & now Cosa Nostra. Yet as times have changed the mafias subtle & bloody methods have remained the same. Now for the first time " Cosa Nostra" reconstructs the complete history of the Sicilian mafia from its origins to the present day from the lemon groves & sulphur mines of Sicily to the streets of Manhattan. " Cosa Nostra" is a definitive history rich in atmosphere & with the narrative pace of the best detective fiction & has been updated to make it the most vital contemporary account of the mafia ever published. The mob genre has finally grown up." ...

This is the story of the Cosa Nostra: from its origins in Sicily in 1863 to Italian immigration to America prohibition & the formation of the first mafia families & to fascism & post-war Italy. The image of the mafioso as a man of honour"
- good to the weak above the laws of the state but subject to a precise code
- was rooted in the collective imagination until the 1980s when light was shed on the structure of the vast organisation its unsavoury objectives & the cold-blooded strategies behind its actions. Culled from thousands of archival images photographs & detailed captions tell the story of the criminals who have entered popular legend but also of the people who have been victims of the mafia: the judges police officers & private citizens who fought back."

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In this the fifth book in the acclaimed Aurelio Zen series " Zen finds himself in Naples in disgrace
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Liam is too big for his boots. & his football strip. & his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force defying Cosmic rollercoaster -- or be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up. ...

Marc Bolan the biggest pop star in post-Beatles Britain was haunted by the fear that he would die before his 30th birthday. He repeatedly told friends family & colleagues that he had foreseen his own death in a car crash & that the car would be a mini. He had alluded to the tragedy in several songs & a poem in which he named the tree that would become a shrine to his grieving fans. It is said that he had also known the date of his death gleaned from a painting titled The Sixteenth of September by the Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte which foreshadowed an iconic image on the cover of his The Slider album. Whatever the truth it is a fact that on that very date in 1977 two weeks short of his 30th birthday Bolans morbid prophecy was fulfilled. In this definitive new biography Paul Roland chronicles the life & music of the vibrato-voiced glam rock idol & 20th century boy who created some of the most instantly appealing & enduring songs of the 70s -- Ride A White Swan Hot Love Get It On Telegram Sam Children of the Revolution & Solid Gold Easy Action -- in what appears to have been a fevered rush to cheat Fate. At the peak of his popularity in 1972 the Beatles acknowledged Bolan & his group T-Rex as their natural successor & Ringo Starr directed the film that brought the fan hysteria known as T-Rextasy to a stagnant British pop scene & which was to top the DVD charts 30 years after it original release. That year the former working class Hackney mod launched his own label & continued a run of number one hits that accounted for 3.5% of the total singles sales in the UK outselling the combined singles sales of Jimi Hendrix & The Who. But just when Bolan was at the summit of his success it all went sour. This is the incredible story of Marc Bolans roller-coaster rise to fame & his resurrection as the self-styled Godfather of Punk that promised to put him back on top until the fatal accident which cut short his life & hopes of a comeback." ...

The heavens are alive with breathtaking beauty: from the incandescent surface of the Sun to the shimmering tail of a comet; the birth of planets to the death of stars; the dancing shadows of Jupiters moons to the silhouettes of eclipses. The Cosmic Gallery contemplates the entire cosmos as a grand celestial art exhibit. In six thematically organized chapters Giles Sparrow presents an array of stunning images ranging from easily seen phenomena to the most distant & intricate galaxies providing the reader with an exciting & beautiful new perspective on the cosmos. ...

Come explore the vehicle designs of a far away galaxy called Galaxion where futuristic concepts exist in everyday life. Nine different spaceships pods race cars giant trains warships & balloons from various planets of the Galaxion system are shown from concept to completion. Cosmic Motors" shows the design process of a unique vehicle from the first ideation sketches to the stunningly detailed 3-D models to the final photorealistic full spread renderings. Join Daniel in this virtual world of visionary vehicles!" ...

It's the phenomenon that's changing thousands of lives... If you're still waiting for the right job partner or house or for that million-pound win on the lottery then why not try to make your wish come true with the only book you need to really understand how to Cosmically Order what you want! This is a fascinating & practical 'entry-level' book from Barbel Mohr & co-author Clemens Maria. Mohr outlines the key ideas & principles of Cosmic Ordering to provide you with an excellent grounding in the rules that govern the cosmos & ways of changing our subconscious to positively shape our lives. You can tune into the Universe & manifest all the things that you truly desire. From the very basics of listening to your inner voice to collectively wishing with others Cosmic Ordering for Beginners" provides clear & concise information to turn what you want into a reality." ...

THE COSMIC ORDERING SERVICE is recognised as the book that turned TV presenter Noel Edmonds' life around. Bestselling author Barbel Mohr teaches you how to fulfil all your wishes
- just by placing an order with the universe. She has used the Cosmic Ordering Service to gain her dream job the ideal man money health
- even a castle to live in! Mohr has taught hundreds & thousands of others how to listen to their inner voice place their order sit back & let marvellous things happen.

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