I warn society against the child who has been hurt
- Peter Tyrrell A tormented childhood in Letterfrack industrial school with
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The twenty-three volumes of the Morland Dynasty series has been completely repackaged in the most elegant style using contemporaneous artwork for each period. This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland & a scion of the influential house of Beaufort. It is a union which establishes the powerful Morland dynasty & in the succeeding volumes of this rich tapestry of English life we follow their fortunes through war & peace political upheaval & social revolution times of pestilence & periods of plenty & through the vicissitudes which afflict every family
- love & passion envy & betrayal birth & death great fortune & miserable penury. The Morland Dynasty is entertainment of the most addictive kind.
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The shy young Duke of Sale has never known his parents Instead his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware (Gilly for short) has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling form his uncle & valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit. So when Gilly hears of Belinda the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin he absconds with glee. No sooner has he entered this new & dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue kidnap & adventure.. . For over fifty years Georgette Heyer was the undisputed queen of historical romantic fiction. The Foundling shows all of her wonderful talents at their best & how she won a huge audience that continues to this day. ...

The authoritative & comprehensive text features countries not previously covered in other books a new chapter on limited editions & a chapter on materials from 1833 to the present day which defines processes such as lacquering guilloche engraving & plastic identification. The development of design & logos is illustrated by specially produced line drawings. The text is complimented by many period advertisements. Fountain Pens of the World "provides more information on pens & illustrates more pens than any other book on the subject." ...

This is Ayn Rand's story of Howard Roark a brilliant architect who dares to stand alone against the hostility of second-hand souls. First published in 1943 this best-selling novel is a passionate defense of individualism & presents an exalted view of man's creative potential; it is a book about ambition power gold & love. ...

Unapologetic unassuming & forthright the combat exploits of Executive Outcomes in Angola & Sierra Leone are recounted for the first time by a battlefield commander who was physically on the ground during all their major combat operations From fighting the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola for critical oil installations & diamond fields to the offensive against the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone to capture the Kono diamond fields & the palace coup which ousted Captain Valentine Strasser van Heerden was at the forefront. He tells of the tragedy of child soldiers illegal diamond mining & the curse of government soldiers who turn on their own people; he tells of RUF atrocities the harrowing attempt to rescue a downed pilot & the efforts to recover the remains of soldiers killed in action. Coupled with van Heerdens gripping expose hitherto unpublished photographs order of battle charts & battle maps offer unprecedented access to the major actions as they took place on the ground during the heydays of Executive Outcomes. ...

The eighth novel in the Alex Cross series Alex Cross is preparing to resign from the Washington Police Force. He's enjoying the feeling; not least because the Mastermind is now in prison. & Alex has met a woman Jamilla Hughes & he is talking about the future. Then John Sampson shows up at the house desperate for Alex's help. Three young military wives have been brutally killed during a 'girls' night out' & Sampson's friend a master sergeant at the army base stands accused. Uncovering evidence of a series of suspicious murder convictions Alex & Sampson are determined to infiltrate the closed world of the military. But what is the army trying to hide? & do the mysterious symbols daubed on the house of the accused mean that there are more sinister forces at work? ...

FOUR BLONDES charts the romantic intrigues liaisons betrayals & victories of four modern women: a beautiful B-list model finagles rent-free summerhouses in the Hamptons from her lovers until she discovers she can get a man but cant get what she wants; a high-powered magazine columnists floundering marriage to a literary journalist is thrown into crisis when her husbands career fails to live up to her expectations; a Cinderella records her descent into paranoia in her journal as she realises she wants anybodys life except her own; an artist & aging It girl
- who fears that her time for finding a man has run out
- travels to London in search of the kind of love & devotion she cant find in Manhattan... Studded with her trademark wit & stiletto-heel-sharp insight FOUR BLONDES is dark true & compulsively readable.

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The new bestseller from Jacqueline Wilson creator of Tracy Beaker" " Hetty Feather" & " The Illustrated Mum" is a funny moving & heartwarming story of four children who discover a way to make wishes come true. Echoing the classic E Nesbit novel " Five Children & It" this new story from this mega-selling author winner of the " Guardian" Children's Fiction Prize is a brilliant read not just for those familiar with the original book but for any of Wilson's millions of fans." ...

Four Children & It" is the number one bestseller from Jacqueline Wilson the award-winning bestselling creator of " Tracy Beaker" " Hetty Feather" & " The Illustrated Mum". A funny & heartwarming story of four children who discover an extraordinary way to make wishes come true " Four Children & It" is inspired by E Nesbit's classic " Five Children & It". Jacqueline Wilson's millions of fans will be gripped by the relationship between step-sisters Rosalind & Smash just as they love the story of sisters Jodie & Pearl in " My Sister Jodie" or Lily & Pixie in " Lily Alone". " Readers always ask who inspired me to be a writer. Well I adored E Nesbit's books as a child
- & I liked her lifestyle too. She liked Liberty clothes silver jewellery & buns for tea & so do I! My favourite E Nesbit story is " Five Children & It"
- & this is my modern day tribute to her fantastic story". (Jacqueline Wilson). Jacqueline Wilson has won many awards for her writing including the " Guardian" Children's Fiction Award & the Children's Book of the Year. She is one of the nation's favourite authors & her books are loved by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world."

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