The reign of Mary Tudor has been remembered as an era of sterile repression when a reactionary monarch launched a doomed attempt to reimpose Catholicism on an unwilling nation. Above all the burning alive of more than 280 men & women for their religious beliefs seared the rule of Bloody Mary into the protestant imagination as an alien aberration in the onward & upward march of the English-speaking people. In this controversial reassessment the renowned reformation historian Eamon Duffy argues that Marys regime was neither inept nor backward looking. Led by the queens cousin Cardinal Reginald Pole Marys church dramatically reversed the religious revolution imposed under the child king Edward VI. Inspired by the values of the European Counter-Reformation the cardinal & the queen reinstated the papacy & launched an effective propaganda campaign through pulpit & press. Even the most notorious aspect of the regime the burnings proved devastatingly effective. Only the death of the childless queen & her cardinal on the same day in November 1558 brought the protestant Elizabeth to the throne thereby changing the course of English history. ...

The fifth book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series THE WHEEL OF TIME now reissued with a stunning ...

Dreams come true with Susan Wiggs Kim van Dorn was living the dream. The best publicist on the West Coast & girlfriend of a star
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What could be better than warming up by the fire & enjoying home-cooked food with family & friends? Make the most of being holed up indoors & prepare some warming Snow day Snacks. Enjoy sharing tasty treats such as Slow-cooked Tomatoes with Goat Cheese & Garlic Toasts. When its chilly outside what we naturally crave is warm comforting food. In Cold Day Comforts youll find plenty of warming dishes including Oven-braised Lamb Shanks with Potatoes & Tomatoes. What better way to spend an icy afternoon than preparing Fireside Feasts to share with family & friends. Try a Braised Pot Roast with Red Wine Rosemary & Bay. Make the most of the finest seasonal ingredients the winter has to offer & prepare healthy & satisfying Winter Salads. Choose from recipes such as Steak & Blue Cheese Salad. Whether you enjoy a luxurious dessert or a slice of cake in front of the fire there are plenty of delicious treats to choose from in Indulgent Desserts. Try a Roasted Hazelnut & Chocolate Cake. Finally in A Cup of Cheer there are plenty of ideas for delicious festive drinks. Relax at home with a warming Cinnamon Mocha or a Spiced Rum Chocolate. Enjoy winter entertaining with a Pomegranate Martini guaranteed to make any holiday gathering a success. ...

Led by Hanno & Ira Hath thirty-two mostly Manth survivors of the fall of the Mastery search for the fabled Homel&. Ira knows that as long as she feels the warmth on her face despite the wintry conditions they are heading in the right direction. She also knows that according to the prophecy she will die when they reach the homel&. She grows weaker with every step. Hanno must keep up the spirits of the marchers on the gruelling. ...

Rogue Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is racing to New York to warn her former colleagues of the impending apocalypse. An ancient agreement between the Djinn & the Wardens has been broken & the furious Djinn slaves to the Wardens for millennia are now free of mortal control. With more than half the Wardens unaccounted for in the wake of the Djinn uprising Joanne realizes that the natural disasters theyve combated for so long were merely symptoms of restless Mother Nature fidgeting in her sleep. Now shes waking up
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In July 1943 a series of heavy bombing raids virtually destroyed the North German city of Hamburg. In one night alone some 40 000 people were killed largely as a result of the terrible firestorm. To this day controversy rages as to the morality of these attacks & their consequences.rnrn With his trademark thoroughness Martin Middlebrook has delved deep into the archives to uncover the facts. As ever he draws on copious eyewitnesses & participants
- a total of 547 British American & German. The testimonies of the Hamburg survivors are particularly revealing & harrowing providing a first hand description of what it was like to be subjected to prolonged & intense air attack.rnrn Paradoxically while Hamburg was arguably Bomber Commands greatest achievement it remains its
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- most criticised. Often overlooked was the USAAFs role & this together with the contribution to the failure of German air defences of a new device Window are fully covered.rnrn Firestorm Hamburg is a masterly description of a major air campaign & the Authors aim of achieving a better understanding of the background conduct & results is fully realised. He does not shirk from studying the moral dilemma.


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Stopping to get money from a cash machine one evening a man inexplicably falls to the ground: dead. A girl held in police custody escapes & disappears without a trace. An unexpected blackout leaves half the country in darkness & when an engineer arrives at the malfunctioning power station he makes a grisly discovery. Inspector Kurt Wallander is sure that these events must be linked
- somehow. As he searches for answers he gets dangerously involved with a shadowy group of anarchic terrorists hidden within the anonymity of cyberspace. The terrorists always seem to be one step ahead of the polices next move & only Wallander can be counted on to outsmart them.
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Stopping to use a cash machine one evening a man falls to the ground: dead. A taxi driver is brutally murdered by two teenage girls who demonstrate a complete lack of remorse. One girl escapes police custody & disappears without trace. Soon afterwards a blackout covers half the country. When an engineer arrives at the malfunctioning power station he makes a grisly discovery... Inspector Kurt Wallander is sure that these events must be linked
- somehow. Hampered by the discovery of betrayals in his own team lonely & frustrated Wallander begins to lose conviction in his role as a detective. & somehow these criminals seem always to know the polices next move.
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What Lila wants to be more than anything else in the world is.. .a Firework-Maker! But firework-making is not just about being able to make Crackle-Dragons & Golden Sneezes. There is also one special secret: every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! Not knowing that she needs special protection to survive the Fire-Fiend's flames Lila sets off alone. Her friends Chulak & Hamlet
- the King's white elephant
- race after her. But can they possibly reach her in time?

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