'I had thought that for me there could never again be any elation in war. But I had reckoned without the liberation of Paris
-
...

Set during the final 24 hours before the armistice at 11 a.m. on 11th November 1918 the story follows a German storm trooper an American airman & a British Tommy. Their destinies converge during the death throes of the first ever conflict to spread across the globe. War becomes incredibly personal as nationality & geography cease to matter to each of these teenagers on the Western Front & friendship becomes the defining aspect of their encounter. But who will live & who will die before the end of the day? ...

The new bestselling novel now in paperback from international literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho author of The Alchemist. A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva where she dreams of finding fame & fortune yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva Maria drifts further & further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex. Eventually Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness 'sexual pleasure for its own sake' or risking everything to find her own 'inner light' & the possibility of sacred sex sex in the context of love. A daring modern fable about the nature of love & sex. ...

Connor Fitzgerald is the professional's professional. Holder of the Medal of Honour. Devoted family man. The CIA's most deadly weapon. But for twenty-eight years he has been leading a double life. & only days from his retirement he comes across an enemy even he cannot handle. The enemy is his own boss. & she has only one purpose: to destroy him. Meanwhile the United States is faced with an equally formidable foe: a new Russian President determined to force a military confrontation between the two superpowers. Ranging from the Oval Office in the White House to a Russian Mafia boss' luxurious hideaway outside St Petersburg The Eleventh Commandment" sets new standards in contemporary thriller writing. Jeffrey Archer scoops his readers up in the first paragraph & doesn't let them go until the last. The pace the ingenuity the twists intertwined with a moving love story show Britain's bestselling writer at the peak of his page-turning powers." ...

Anthony Summers & Robbyn Swan have written the definitive account of 9/11. The shockwaves of the September 11 2001 attacks in America reverberate to this day. Though Osama Bin Laden has been killed questions remain. What exactly happened? Could 9/11 have been prevented? How & why did so much acrimony & misinformation arise from the ashes of the World Trade Center the Pentagon & a quiet field in Pennsylvania? & what has yet to be revealed? The Eleventh Day written with access to thousands of recently released official documents is updated for this edition
- & reports on a development which the former chairman of Congress' 9/11 probe describes as the 'most important in years'.
...

The new Diana Mc Veagh book on Elgar is first-rate " wrote Gerald Finzi of her earlier study of the composer published in 1955. In the completely new Elgar the Music Maker she harvests five decades of thoughts about his music scrutinizing the biographical details that have since been discovered & using them to assess the ways in which they affect the compositions. Diana Mc Veagh explores Elgars complex personality & his compositional methods his style & his relationship to his contemporaries yet it is the music
- still played recorded loved & discussed as much as ever- that remains her prime focus. Each of Elgars works is discussed balancing information & appraisal from his juvenilia to his unfinished Third Symphony. Diana Mc Veagh provides a compelling & accessible companion to the music of one of Englands greatest composers. Musicians scholars & CD collectors alike will find much to enjoy in Elgar the Music Maker. Diana Mc Veagh is the author of the highly acclaimed Gerald Finzi: His Life & Music (2005); of the entries on Elgar & Finzi for The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (1980 2001); & of the Finzi entry in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004)."
...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Roland Helen Nicholas & David four Manchester children are led into Elidor a twilight world almost destroyed by fear & darkness. On a gloomy day in Manchester Roland Helen Nicholas & David are lured into a ruined church where the fabric of time & place is weak enough to allow them into the twilight world of Elidor. It is a place almost destroyed by fear & darkness & the children are charged with guarding its Treasures while a way is sought to save the dying l&. Then the evil forces find a path through to this world... This new edition of Alan Garners classic

Includes:: a special Why Youll Love This Book" introduction from bestselling author Jonathan Stroud."

...

Eversleigh Manor provides the perfect location for hit new television show Lady Jane Investigates". But when the film crew descends en masse no one could have predicted that romance would be brewing before the clapperboard had snapped its last. Least of all Guy Portias heir to the manor & favourite beau of leading lady Richenda Fox. & Guys rash proposal of marriage in the drunken wake of the after-show party is only the first of his worries. After all his mother has her heart set on running Country House Weekends for the discerning holidaymaker & her new employee Honor has a talent for mass catering.. .and for making Guy feel a little warm under the collar. But Honor is preoccupied with her own problems
- a fickle ex-boyfriend is hovering in the wings & her best friend Henty seems inordinately distracted by her smouldering new groom Travis. Throw in a long-lost mother a philandering husband & a floozy of a florist & watch the residents of Eversleigh village work themselves into a lather of epic proportions."
...