In 1978 the US government waged a war against organised crime. One man was left behind the lines. From 1976 until 1981 Special Agent Pistone lived undercover with the Mafia. Only able to visit his young family once every few months Pistone
- under the alias Donnie Brasco
- ate drank partied worked & sometimes killed with the wiseguys. He got so close that his Mafia partner Lefty Ruggiero asked him to officiate as best man at his wedding. Pistone's eventual testimony in such spectacular prosecutions as 'the Pizza Connection' & 'the Mafia Commission' resulted in more than 200 indictments & 100 convictions of members of organised crime.

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This compelling book is the final chapter in the true story of Donnie Brasco. This is a new & complete account of the famous Donnie Brasco operation
- immortalized in the bestselling book & film starring Johnny Depp & AI Pacino
- in which FBI Special Agent Joe Pistone infiltrated the Bonanno crime family in New York City for six years & helped convict of 200 mafia wise guys. Unfinished Business: The Complete Donnie Brasco Story" puts the operation into historic perspective dealing with what happened after the operation ended & reliving events of the operation with far greater (and gorier) detail than was possible in the first book due to the recent declassification of information. He also recounts his experiences after the operation his time on the Hollywood set with Pacino & Depp & other undercover operations to the present day.A tense thrilling account of the greatest infiltration ever by a federal agent into the most brutal gang of killers in the world Donnie Brasco: " Unfinished Business" is the final chapter in the story of an American hero."

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A British Diary of a Wimpy Kid featuring Dermot an overweight eleven-year-old. Hilariously funny & insightful. Dermot Milligan's got problems. He's overweight & hooked on donuts. He has a pushy over-achieving mother & a father who spends all his time hiding in the loo. His sisters Ruby & Ella (known as Rubella) attack him relentlessly from the opposite directions of Chav & Goth. & now he's being sent to a nutritionist Doctor Morlock who looks like a Dementor from Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows. This diary is Doc Morlock's idea. Not only does Dermot have to write down how many donuts he eats but also
- & this is the really rubbish part
- he has to talk about HIS FEELINGS! But things are about to get even worse
- he's being separated from his friends & sent to St Michael's a posh school where he just knows he's going to stick out like a sore thumb. A sore thumb with a weight problem.. .


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Dermot Milligan loves donuts. His nickname at school is Donut. But he knows he needs to lose some weight so now he's made a promise to stop eating them. & to make sure he keeps that promise his mum is sending him to the dreaded Camp Fatso during the summer holidays. When he arrives Dermot realises the camp is even more horrible than he had imagined. Fed on a diet of gruel & carrots under the strict control of evil Boss Skinner & his paintball-gun-yielding guards Dermot & his friends are desperate to escape. So together they hatch a cunning plan... ...

Dermot Milligan's got problems. He's overweight & hooked on donuts. His mother has booked him in to see Dr Morlock a nutritionist who looks like a Dementor. The diary is Dr Morlock's idea. Not only does Dermot have to write down how many donuts he eats but also
- & this is the really rubbish part
- His Feelings! This is Dermot's second hilarious adventure featuring his battles against the bullies & hardest of all his beloved donuts. After one term at St Michaels Dermot thinks things can't sink any lower. All his classmates call him Donut his insane PE teacher Mr Fricker despises him the evil Floppy-Haired kid is out to get him.. .and now someone seems to be going to the toilet in inappropriate places around the school. The Head calls in the services of internationally famous poo expert Dr Morlock to help track down the culprit
- & somehow the finger of suspicion is pointed at Dermot. Can he turn detective & find out who's behind the poo
- before his reputation is ruined forever?



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See how easy it can be to create exciting continuous-line quilting designs
- simply by mastering the art of doodling. In this beginner's
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Packed with guided dot-to-dot shapes to help preschoolers with holding a pen correctly while familiarizing themselves with all the shapes they need to know. Young doodlers will delight in transforming the quirky illustrations with the shapes they have just learnt: finish their funny hats (square) give him a big bunch of balloons (circle) draw the roofs on the houses (triangle). ...

This follow-up to the best-selling Doodle Stitching" offers fans expanded & updated basics 400+ easy embroidery motifs on the page & on a CD-ROM sealed in the back of the book 17 projects & lots of added inspiration. More than a dozen categories include Alphabet Baby Celebrations Embellishments Space Trees Flowers & Woodland Creatures
- & each section

Includes:: one motif stitched by the author. The motifs on the CD-ROM are in simple black lines so readers can easily manipulate them using their own image-editing software print them out & transfer them onto their substrate of choice using the instructions in the book."


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Everyone loves to doodle whether they mean to or not. When youre on the phone in a meeting or just on your lunch break. Doodle While You Work" helps you to vent this creativity with over 200 inspirational starting points to get your creative juices flowing. For those that would prefer an artistic alternative to Sudoku during their tea break
- " Doodle While You Work" is ideal. Give your doodles some direction & save your work from being covered in unsightly scrawls by completing the unfinished work-themed doodles in the book. This book

Features: complete the muffin-mountain design the new office chair fill the elevator with penguins; & what are the penguins looking at? Let your creative instincts run riot & " Doodle While You Work"."


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Asian-inspired lampshades embellished with flying fish. Canvas sneakers decorated with pink & white swirls. A pretty pillow adorned with a sleeping bunny. All it takes to create these appealing projects
- or add charming embroidered touches in no time at all
- are a few simple stitches some easy techniques & the nearly 30 projects in this book. Begin by learning several styles for outlining filling decorating & applique. Find out about floss fancy threads fabrics & needles. Get the low-down on transferring your very own designs onto every type of fabric. The fresh ideas witty patterns & clever colour illustrations take stitchers from novice to enthusiast in a blink of the eye!

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