Freddie is desperate for a pet so when he rescues Bessie-Belle & she offers to grant his wishes he knows just what to ask for. The only problem is that Bessie-Belle can't hear very well & Freddie tends to mumble. Whatever can they do? Luckily the Fairy Queen is on hand to explain... This is a delightful tale full of Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyme & wit with a subtle message about hearing impairments. ...

Foreman's dramatic kidnap & arrest for Britain's biggest cash robbery made headlines around the world yet this daring raid was just the peak of the safe-blowing bank-robbing career that spanned decades. His story is a fascinating yet chilling account of life as a freelance enforcer for the Kray twins & as London's most feared gangster. Bloodshed aside Freddie's oftern humorous stories reveal a caring man who belives that violence is a last resort & who always treated people with respect. Revealed in these pages are the amazing details of the heists the double crossings the shoot-outs & the betrayals that accompanied life as a career criminal when the streets were controlled by fear. Exposed are the audacious plans behind the century's most famous crimes the damning evidence of police corruption & the eye-opening events that gave Freddie the most revered reputation. ...

Despite being in the limelight for over 20 years & selling nearly 200 million records Freddie Mercury was a very private person
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Freddie Mercury is a man who needs no introduction. Queen are still globally famous Freddie was the face of the band for 20 years & this lavish book celebrates him as one of the key players in the makeup of the influential British music scene. The great man's life is lovingly & painstakingly recounted in pictures & insightful text. Famed as an electric showman with no equal there are beautiful images capturing the man in the moment through many stages of his colourful life. ...

This is the definitive biography of Freddie Mercury. Written by an award-winning rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones toured widely with Queen forming lasting friendships with the b&. Now having secured access to the remaining band members & those who were closest to Freddie from childhood to death Lesley-Ann has written the most in depth account of one of music's best loved & most complex figures. Meticulously researched sympathetic unsensational the book
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- will focus on the period in the 1980s when Queen began to fragment before their Live Aid performance put them back in the frame. In her journey to understand the man behind the legend Lesley-Ann Jones has travelled from London to Zanzibar to India. Packed with exclusive interviews & told with the invaluable perspective that the twenty years since Mercury's death presents Freddie Mercury is the most up to date portrait of a legendary man. Fully revised & updated edition.

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Rich handsome darling of the ton the hope of ambitious mothers & despair of his sisters the Marquis of Alverstoke at 37 sees no reason to put himself out for anyone. Until a distant connection ignorant of his selfishness applies to him for help. Plunged into one drama after another by the large & irrepressible Merriville family Alverstoke is surprised to find himself far from bored. The lovely Charis may be as hen-witted as she is beautiful but Jessamy is an interesting boy Felix an engaging scamp. & most intriguing of all their strong-minded sister Frederica who seems more concerned with her familys welfare than his own distinguished attentions- ...

' Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' Sunday Telegraph. A beautifully repackaged edition of one of the best of the best. Rich handsome darling of the ton the hope of ambitious mothers & despair of his sisters
- the Marquis of Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone. Until a distant connection ignorant of his selfishness applies to him for help. Plunged headlong into one drama after another by the large & irrepressible Merriville family Alverstoke is surprised to find himself far from bored. The lovely Charis may be as hen-witted as she is beautiful but Jessamy is an interesting boy & Felix an engaging scamp. & most intriguing of all their strong-minded sister Frederica who seems more concerned with her family's welfare than his own distinguished attentions.. .
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Whether dressed in her finery or disguised as a frump he wanted her just the same! How can plain Frederica withstand a Season's scrutiny after the five beauties before her have married so magnificently? The only solution is to run away from home... Disguised as a chambermaid Freddie soon finds her way into the household of the fashionable Duke of Pembury. But the wild gentleman is soon on to her tricks & finds himself escorting Freddie back to London where once again on the marriage mart her sisters make over the tomboyish runaway until even she cannot recognise herself! But a certain gentleman can & so it would seem that Freddie is not fated to be plain
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For many the daily grind can feel like a trap
- work gym drinks shops home bed work. But what would happen if one day you just
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Break the rules with a sewing style that's all about irresistibly rough edges uneven stitching & mismatched fabric! Step into the studio of popular textile designer Poppy Treffry as she demonstrates how to create quirky fun & memorable sewing projects using freehand machine embroidery. Learn to draw & doodle with your sewing machine using scraps of new used & vintage fabrics for one-of-a-kind creations. This book will make you look at your sewing machine in a whole new light
- not just as a maker of curtains & tablecloths but as an artist's tool. As you work your way through the steps & become more confident with the techniques you'll be able to make your sewing machine do things you never thought it could! Poppy guides you through the basics from threading your sewing machine & setting the right tension to choosing fabrics & hooping up ready to stitch. She then demonstrates how the core techniques including outlining shading & applique are used to create pictures with charm. She shows how layering fabric pieces & leaving edges to fray add to the free & easy effect. Once you have mastered the techniques 12 projects allow you to put your new skills to use to make practical & desirable sewn objects. From greetings cards to framed pictures cushions to curtains bags & purses to doorstops & blankets these charming project ideas are sure to excite & inspire you. Step-by-step instructions helpful illustrations & photographs combine with a fresh design to offer you a new twist in needlecrafting.
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