Pedro Juan was a reporter in Havana but as existence in Cuba & his own life begin to collapse around him he gives up the farce of a daily job & begins to train himself to take nothing seriously". His training involves lots of sex drugs rum jazz beat literature & street philosophy." ...

In Ask the Parrot Parker & his two cohorts had stolen the assets of a bank in transit but the police heat was so great they could only escape if they left the money behind. In this follow-up novel Parker & his associates plot to reclaim the loot which they hid in the choir loft of an unused country church. As they implement the plan people on both sides of the law use the forces at their command to stop Parker & seize the money for themselves. Remorseless as ever Parker will do whatever it takes to redeem his prize no matter who gets hurt in the process. His new getaway van may have Holy Redeemer Choir emblazoned on its doors but Parker is no choirboy.. . ...

Is national well-being higher in countries where men have larger penises than average? How much money does an unappealing bloke need to have to attract as many women via an online dating site as a hot man? Why hasn't a male birth control pill made it to the chemists? Does raising the price of beer reduce risky sex? Why does a spike in the sale of sex toys predict an upcoming recession while an increase in the number of breast lifts indicates a perkier economy is on the way? Which comes first: a prosperous nation or a promiscuous one? When professor of economics Marina Adshade decided to skip the guns & butter & talk about the market for sex courtship love & marriage she became an international media sensation. Now she pulls the covers off a suite of provocative questions about the supply & demand of our most intimate deeds. Adshade's answers reveal that our decisions in matters of sex & love are made with a firm grasp of economics (whether we realize it or not)
- though for best results perhaps refrain from bringing Adam Smith to bed.
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Set in Brixton 20 years after the race riots The Dirty South" follows the adventures of Bricky teenager Dennis Huggins as he drifts into the easy dangerous life of the shotta
- or drug dealer
- & discovers that hard as the struggle for respect on the streets is the struggle for love is harder still. At least Dennis has involved parents looking out for him; too many of his friends have no guidance other than that offered by their fellow shottaz or the dubiously motivated black Muslims. Wheatle brilliantly evokes the temptations of the thug life for young black men growing up in Londons Dirty South
- a fast compelling novel that offers no easy answers but refuses to shy away from asking the difficult questions."


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THE DIRTY STREETS OF HEAVEN is the first in a new set of fantasy-fuelled thrillers from the author George R. R. Martin cites as one of the major inspirations behind Game of Thrones: Tad Williams international bestselling author of The Dragonbone Chair. BOBBY DOLLAR ISN'T YOUR AVERAGE ANGEL. Sure he takes the occasional trip to Heaven but his job as an advocate
- arguing the fate of the recently deceased
- keeps him pretty busy on Earth & he's more than happy to spend the rest of his time propping up the bar with his fellow immortals. Until the day a soul goes missing presumed stolen by 'the other side'. A new chapter in the war between heaven & hell is about to open. & Bobby is right in the middle of it with only a desirable but deadly demon to aid him.

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Sex in the City" or Sex in the Country? Saffron loves the London party & fashion scenes. So shes extra nervous about abandoning it all for six months in the country to Write Her Novel. Of course shell miss gorgeous boyfriend Tom but at least his supermodel twin brother will be there to keep her company. So when does keeping her company cross the line? Harriet has swapped her country life for a London career & a part time job at a community centre desperately in need of saving. Here she meets Zack.. .but what secrets lurk behind those sexy blue eyes of his? New lives new temptations. Have both girls bitten off more than they can chew?" ...

1969 was a year of rising tension violence & change for the people of Northern Irel&. Rioting in Derry's Bogside led to the deployment of British troops & a shortlived uneasy truce. The British army soon found itself engaged in an undercover war against the Provisional IRA which was to last for more than twenty years. In this enthralling & controversial book Martin Dillon author of the bestselling The Shankill Butchers examines the roles played by the Provisional IRA the State forces the Irish Government & the British Army during this troubled period. He unravels the mystery of war in which informers agents & double agents operate revealing disturbing facts about the way in which the terrorists & the Intelligence Agencies target undermine & penetrate each other's ranks. The Dirty War is investigative reporting at its very best containing startling disclosures & throwing new light on previously inexplicable events. ...

The world is a battlefield. In this remarkable story from the frontlines of the undeclared battlefields of the War on Terror journalist Jeremy Scahill documents the new paradigm of American war: fought far from any declared battlefield by units that do not officially exist in thousands of operations a month that are never publicly acknowledged. From Afghanistan & Pakistan to Yemen Somalia & beyond Scahill speaks to the CIA agents mercenaries & elite Special Operations Forces operators who populate the dark side of the many wars America is fighting. He goes deep into al Qaeda
- held territory in Yemen & walks the streets of Mogadishu with CIA-backed warlords. We also meet the survivors of U.S. night raids & drone strikes
- including families of U.S. citizens targeted for assassination by their own government
- who reveal the human consequences of the dirty wars the United States struggles to keep hidden.


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Two women in a room. One is bleeding to death. The other just sits back & watches. For both there is everything to lose. Surgeons are meant to save lives but Nancy is a special kind of surgeon. Doctors are meant to be good at reporting the truth but Nancy's is an untellable story. A mistake made in the operating theatre changes all of this. Summoned to explain herself to a tribunal appointed by the General Medical Council Nancy is forced to consider what it means to be a doctor who has killed as well as cured. & to realise that her own redemption can only come through telling a tale that nobody wants to hear. Gabriel Weston author of the acclaimed Direct Red: A Surgeon's Story" winner of the 2010 PEN/ Ackerley Prize has written an extraordinarily moving & powerful novel about a female doctor who performs abortions." ...

A guide to benefits & services for all disabled people their families carers & advisors. The Disability Rights Handbook is written by benefits specialists & provides information & guidance on benefits & services to advisors disability organisations & disabled people Leading on benefits advice for 38 years Explains in plain English the biggest changes in benefits since the introduction of the welfare state Focus on new Personal independence payment (PIP) informing you how it works & how to claim it This Handbook is easy-to-use accurate packed with vital information & is an invaluable aid to any front-line worker who needs to keep up-to-date with the ever-changing welfare system". Gary Vaux
- Money Advice Unit"
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