The Honourable Christopher Fancot on leave from the diplomatic service in the summer of 1817 is startled to find his entrancing but incorrigibly extravagant mother on the brink of financial & social ruin
- & more than alarmed to find that his twin Evelyn has disappeared without trace. Christopher
- Kit
- is forced into an outrageous masquerade by the tangled affairs of his wayward family: his rigid uncle Lord Brumby the surprisingly wily Sir Bonamy Ripple the formidable old Lady Stavely & Evelyn's betrothed Cressy. But in the face of Evelyn's continues absence Kit's ingenuity is stretched to the limit.. . In this typically wonderful & sweeping romance Georgette Heyer shows all the skill that made her the queen of historical fiction for over fifty years
- & won her a huge audience that continues to this day.



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In the midst of the current financial crisis John Gray revisits his brilliant polemic against the forces of global capitalism & deregulation. Written over ten years ago False Dawn" is a remarkably prescient book sharply criticising the greed & unsustainable economic practices which have proved to be the seeds of a world-wide recession. In a substantial new chapter Gray will consider how the economic landscape has shifted in a decade & ask the crucial question: where do we go from here?" ...

The ninth book in the bestselling Dan Spider Shepherd series. The most wanted man in the world is dead. Now those loyal to him seek revenge. When Navy Seals track down & kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan its obvious there was a traitor on the inside. After the false friends are revealed to be two British students Malik & Chaudhry
- former Islamic fundamentalists recruited by MI5
- they become targets themselves. Dan Spider Shepherd must teach the pair how to survive undercover with al-Qaeda closing in. But Spider is not used to playing the handler. & with the line between mentor & friend beginning to blur & a terrorist plot putting thousands of lives at stake can he protect everyone before its too late?

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The ninth book in the bestselling Dan ' Spider' Shepherd series. The most wanted man in the world is dead. Now those loyal to him seek revenge. When Navy Seals track down & kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan it's obvious there was a traitor on the inside. After the false friends are revealed to be two British students Malik & Chaudhry
- former Islamic fundamentalists recruited by MI5
- they become targets themselves. Dan ' Spider' Shepherd must teach the pair how to survive undercover with al-Qaeda closing in. But Spider is not used to playing the handler. & with the line between mentor & friend beginning to blur & a terrorist plot putting thousands of lives at stake can he protect everyone before it's too late?

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Vespasian is serving as a military officer on the outskirts of the Roman Empire suppressing local troubles & defending the Roman way. But political events in Rome
- Tiberius's increasingly insane debauchery the escalating grain crisis
- draw him back to the city. When Caligula becomes Emperor Vespasian believes that things will improve. Instead he watches the young emperor deteriorate from Rome's shining star to a blood-crazed incestuous all-powerful profligate madman. Lavish building projects endless games public displays of his relationship with his sister Drusilla & a terrified senate are nothing to Caligula's most ambitious plan: to bridge the bay of Neapolis & ride over it wearing Alexander's breastplate. & it falls to Vespasian to travel to Alexandria & fetch it from Alexander's mausoleum. Vespasian's mission will lead to violence mayhem & theft
- & in the end to an act of ultimate betrayal.", 8.96"


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If you love the danger & sword-fighting of MERLIN you'll like this! In a discontent kingdom civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people Conner a nobleman of the court devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son & install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable yet his life balances on a sword's point
- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. As Sage's journey continues layer upon layer of treachery & deceit unfold until finally a truth is revealed that proves more dangerous than all of the lies put together.
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When Charlie Patterson & Nick Ryder begin training together they strike gold in their first season. The two lifelong friends have been sent a yearling by Kate Scanlan the attractive boss of a local animal rescue centre. Willow Star as the scrawny filly is named is sold to Major Patterson Charlies step-father & the youngster quickly defies her looks by establishing herself as one of the fastest of her age. A stab at the following years classic races is about to begin when without warning Major Patterson informs Charlie & Nick that he is selling Willow Star to another yard. The ambitious trainers see their chance of hitting the big time disappear when their attempts to deter the sale fail. What ensues is a thrilling tale of mystery that finds Charlie cornered facing the impossible dilemma of having to choose precisely where his loyalties lie
- with his best friend or with his family
- & needing to solve a murder to stay alive...

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'A brilliant read raw in its emotions & a real eye-opener.' Martina Cole My name is Chyna. When I was thirteen years old I became part of a girl gang. This is my story. Chyna was born in the middle of gangland UK. From a young age she saw people all around her in gangs. They had the status the ghetto-fabulous look & the money. So when girls from a rival school started picking on Chyna & her friends they decided to take control of their lives & form their own gang. They called it Nothing 2 Lose. Soon Chyna was caught up in a world of thiefing phones shoplifting & shanks. She rolled tight with her fam. The risk of arrest & beatings was always present but so were the rewards: fast p's bare liquor & draw & the thrill of being above the law. Then boys came into their lives & Chyna & her friends were attracted to some of gangland's most notorious boys. Now Chyna had found herself in a very glamorous world with VIP tables at the most exclusive clubs big p's lavished on bling & champagne. She was living the highlife as the girlfriend of one of London's most feared gangstas. The deeper she got into this world the more she discovered the dark side. The guns the vicious drug dealers the constant threat of prison: Chyna knew she had to find a way out. But it would take a devastating tragedy
- one that ripped apart her world
- before Chyna found the courage to leave gangland behind once & for all. ' Rich & dazzling.' The Sunday Times' This emotional story of a girl born on a tough London estate provides a shocking eye-opener on gang culture.. .gritty & hard-hitting.. . Written in London slang the story has a real spirit which really shines through.' New of the World'A scary insight into the lives of youngsters born into poverty in Britain.' Sun' This isn't an expose to ease middle-class guilt. We're not asked to pity Chyna. Nor does FAM seek to glamourise the horrors of gang life. It is simply crudely an account of a side of London you probably know absolutely nothing about & about which very little is written (aside from social care reports). These are the intimidating girls at the back of the bus the kids storming through shopping centres the ones who mug you for your phone & purse the names in the newspaper your eyes sip over following yet another stabbing on a council estate.' Time Out

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For the ultimate in glamour it has to be Tilly Bagshawe. Perfect escapism for fans of Penny Vincenzi & Jilly Cooper. The must-read blockbuster for fans of Penny Vincenzi & Jilly Cooper. Plucked from obscurity at the age of seventeen Sabrina Leon is the new darling of the film scene bagging lead roles in the hottest Hollywood movies. But a youtube sensation on the web is about to destroy everything she's fought for... After a bitter feud with a rival producer hotshot movie producer Dorian Razmirez has had the plug pulled on every project he goes near. Casting the disgraced Hollywood diva Sabrina Leon in Wuthering Heights is a risk that might cost him what remains of his career. Newcomer Viorel Hudson with his jet-black hair & high slanting cheekbones has scored the role that every A-lister in Hollywood auditioned for
- Heathcliff in Dorian Razmirez's Wuthering Heights. But is he ready for his latest role? For a five million pound pay cheque it's a risk he's willing to take. Set against the backdrop of a sumptuous English country house the filmmakers are desperate for some on-screen chemistry
- but it's off-camera that the sparks are really going to fly...

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OMG queen of mean Madison Parker in a brand new series. Its claws out in the fight to become Hollywoods brightest star! Madison Parker made a name for herself as best frenemy of nice-girl-next-door-turned-reality-celeb Jane Roberts in L. A. Candy. Now shes ready for her turn in the spotlight & shell stop at nothing to get it. But with backstabbing friends & family relentless paparazzi & tabloid scandals she cant control Madison is going to have her work cut out for her. Plus theres a new nice girl in town -- Carmen Price the daughter of Hollywood royalty -- whos a lot more experienced than Jane was at playing the fame game... Filled with characters both familiar & new Lauren Conrads new series about life in front of the camera dishes Hollywood gossip & drama at every turn. ...