Crime novelist & detective Paul Temple made his first appearance on BBC Radio in 1938. He inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails & fast cars where the women were chic & the men wore cravats
- a world where Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard usually needed Temples help with his latest tricky case. The radio serials proved so popular that Francis Durbridge was inspired to write a succession of novels featuring the smooth sleuth. In this the very first read by Buffy & Little Britain star Anthony Head Paul is on the trail of a gang of jewel thieves
- aided by the pretty vivacious reporter Miss Steve Trent. A wave of mysterious robberies is sweeping the country & fifty thousand pounds worth of diamonds has been stolen in six months. During the fourth raid a nightwatchman is attacked with chloroform & just manages to gasp out The Green Finger before he dies. Chief Inspector Dale has heard the enigmatic phrase before: it was the last utterance of a drowning man wanted in connection with another robbery. But with no further leads the police are baffled. The cry goes out in the popular press: Send for Paul Temple! The great radio detective lives again in another brand new reading by Anthony Head.

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Send Me No Flowers" is the story of a young woman's fight for survival. Donna Stewart's family is poor but respectable & hard working. Donna is beautiful & clever
- about to go up to university. Celebrating her exam results with her friends at a club she meets Danny Lester ten years older much richer a businessman
- he sweeps her off her feet. Despite warnings from friends & family Donna enjoys Danny's wild streak. She believes this is the man she will marry & live with happy ever after. But it gradually emerges that ' Danny the knife' is a dangerous criminal
- & a sadist. She is introduced to a world of drugs & prostitutes where Danny gets his kicks by terrifying her. The longer she leaves it the harder it will be to escape. But eventually helped by a loyal circle of female friends she works out a plan."


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Howard Marks was released from Terre Haute Penitentiary Indiana in April 1995 after serving seven years of a twenty-five year sentence for marijuana smuggling. It was time for a change of career. So he wrote two best-selling books became a sports writer & travel writer stood as a parliamentary candidate in Norwich North Norwich South Southampton Test & Neath applied to become the countrys Drug Czar & embarked on a long-running sell-out series of one man shows. While performing in his home town of Kenfig Hill he fell among old friends who made extraordinary claims for Welsh culture (Was Elvis really Welsh? Was there really a tribe of Welsh-speaking Native Americans?) At the same time his elderly aunt told him of his outlaw ancestry: William Owen the legendary Welsh smuggler (who had operated for some time in South America) & his great-great-grandfather Patrick Mc Carty the half brother of Billy the Kid who had joined Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid in Patagonia. He decided to explore South America. His travels took him to Jamaica & Panama in the footsteps of the Welsh buccaneer Henry Morgan; he went to Brazil looking for groups of Welsh settlers so obscure he never found them (although he did succeed in finding his musical idol Jimmy Page); & he searched among the thriving Welsh community in Patagonia for signs of Billy the Kids half brother. Richly comic & charged with the sense of adventure that would induce an Oxford graduate to become the worlds most notorious marijuana smuggler Senor Nice" is the hugely entertaining sequel to " Mr Nice"." ...

Sleep is something all new parents want both for themselves & their newborn babies. Now with The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan" baby care consultant Alison Scott-Wright takes the stress & tension out of those early weeks & offers the ultimate plan that will ensure your baby sleeps soundly during the day & for a full 12 hours during the night from around 8-10 weeks without the need for night feeds! " The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan" gives parents: realistic easy to follow advice & guidance; sensible feeding plans that can be tailored to suit the individual; simple explanations of how to interpret different cries; useful tips to encourage belief & trust in their parental instincts; solutions to common issues & problems as well as in-depth explanations on how to cope with reflux & dietary related colic; & happy babies that sleep through the night & have structured naps from around 2 months. Packed with tips hints & reminders case studies at-a-glance charts & a daily journal to help you keep track of your baby's progress " The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan" is a step-by-step must-have manual for stress-free parenting." ...

Sensational Sex is the follow up title to Dr Pam Spurrs Number One best-selling book Sinful Sex. The book offers a new way of looking at sexual pleasure & fulfilment & how it fits into a persons whole life & modern lifestyle. Dr Pam believes there are many myths that need to be explored around sex & sexual behaviour & throughout this book these myths become unravalled. As one of Britains leading sex psychologist Dr Pam Spurr is reknowned for her advice & the psychology behind issues surrounding societies dealing with sex. Dr Pam covers the following areas in

Depth: How to become a sensational lover? seduction techniques sex talk foreplay techniques oral sex tricks fantasy positions toys & sex games.

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n the step by step demonstrations she uses simple modelling techniques & basic shapes to create the animals then sculpts & colours them to produce sensational cake toppers. Learn how to make favourites such as a lion & cats as well as more unusual animals such as a meerkat gorilla & polar bear & many more. If someone in your life loves animals or cakes these gorgeous sugar creatures will be sure to appeal. 16 stunning projects 500 step by step photographs & clear instructions New techniques Templates provided where needed ...

Young women who have no economic or political power must attend to the serious business of contriving material security'. Jane Austen's sardonic humour lays bare the stratagems the hypocrisy & the poignancy inherent in the struggle of two very different sisters to achieve respectability. Sense & Sensibility is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor & Marianne represent these two qualities. Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment while Marianne a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age learns to curb her passionate nature in the interests of survival. ...

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve & when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinors warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip & innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor always sensitive to social convention is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love
- & its threatened loss
- the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status & money govern the rules of love.

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Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. Oh! Mama how spiritless how tame was Edwards manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. Spirited & impulsive Marianne Dashwood is the complete opposite to her controlled & sensible sister Elinor. When it comes to matters of the heart Marianne is passionate & romantic & soon falls for the charming but unreliable Mr Willoughby. Elinor in contrast copes stoically with the news that her love Edward Ferrars is promised to another. It is through their shared experiences of love that both sisters come to learn that the key to a successful match comes from finding the perfect mixture of rationality & feeling. ...

For decades people have enjoyed losing themselves in the stories of classic literary characters including wondering about the fate of Marianne in the clutches of Mr. Willoughby. The novels of Jane Austen remain as popular relevant & enjoyable for the modern reader as they were for their contemporary readership continuing to sell in the thousands. Elegantly packaged with a textured cloth-effect jackets this novel will remain a must-read for generations to come. ...