As Britains most successful & high profile make-up artist for the past 15 years Gary Cockerill has glossed the lips curled the lashes & shared the secrets of the famous & fabulous. With his unique style of super-sexy uber-glamorous make-up Gary has been responsible for helping to launch the careers & keep the secrets of a host of famous names including his best friend Katie Price. But behind the glitz & glamour is a heart-warming & at times hilarious story of how a former Yorkshire coal miner with no training or contacts fought his way up to become the celebrity worlds make-up artist of choice. In From Coal Dust to Stardust Gary reveals how a job spray-painting the faces of shop mannequins in a grimy West London factory led him to America & a hair-raising stint working with the superstars of the adult film industry. He explains how he landed his first celebrity client & within a few years was back in Los Angeles again only this time working with true Hollywood movie legends. Today with a star-studded client list that reads like a copy of Vanity Fair magazine Gary has become a loyal friend & confidante to many of his regular clients. In his role at the heart of the celebrity circus he reveals what it was like to have a ringside seat for some of the most notorious tabloid scandals of the Noughties. Running alongside Garys rise to fame is his candid & moving account of coming to terms with his sexuality & meeting his first boyfriend
- now husband Phil Turner
- while in the middle of planning a wedding to his glamour model fiancee Tracey. He also lays bare his own struggles with shopping addiction his dabbles with drugs & how his newfound celebrity lifestyle threatened to spiral out of control & destroy everything he had worked for. Garys fairytale journey from the mines of Doncaster to the VIP rooms of London & LA is a moving & funny tale in the mould of Billy Elliot
- if that is Billy ended up pole-dancing in a strip joint at the start of Act Two. Entertainingly gossipy but never bitchy or cruel Coal Dust to Stardust will be a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary celebrity culture.


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All parents relish that very first cry from their newborn baby. Yet as the crying continues it can become deeply stressful. & no sooner have you worked out what your young baby is trying to tell you
- often hunger fatigue or discomfort
- than they grow older & the reasons more complex
- teething pain anxiety or simply frustration. In From Crying Baby to Contented Baby Britain's bestselling childcare author Gina Ford outlines the common triggers for each specific age group whether it's a five-week-old or a 10-month-old to help you determine the most likely cause for your baby's distress so that you can respond to their needs & quickly comfort & settle them. Full of practical tips such as encouraging parents to 'stop look listen' & lots of reassuring advice your baby
- & you!
- will soon be calm & content once more.




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The supernatural community in Bon Temps Louisiana is reeling from two hard blows: the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina & the manmade horror of the explosion at the vampire summit in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed & shes yearning for things to get back to normal. But thats just not happening. Too many vampires
- some friends some not
- were killed or injured & her were-tiger boyfriend Quinn is among the missing. Its clear that things are changing whether the weres & vamps like it or not. & Sookie Friend to the Pack blood-bonded to the leader of the local vampire community is caught up in those changes. Shes about to find herself facing danger & death & not for the first time betrayal by someone she loves. & when the fur has finished flying & the cold blood has stopped flowing Sookies world will be forever altered.. .

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From Dictatorship to Democracy was a pamphlet printed & distributed by Dr Gene Sharp & based on his study over a period of forty years on non-violent methods of demonstration. Now in its fourth edition it was originally handed out by the Albert Einstein Institution & although never actively promoted to date it has been translated into thirty-one languages. This astonishing book travelled as a photocopied pamphlet from Burma to Indonesia Serbia & most recently Egypt Tunisia & Syria with dissent in China also reported. Surreptitiously handed out amongst youth uprisings the world over
- how the 'how-to' guide came about & its role in the recent Arab uprisings is an extraordinary tale. Once read you'll find yourself urging others to read it & indeed want to gift it.
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This is the autobiography of Tony Southgate one of motorsports most prolific & versatile racing car designerst. The author writes of a career which brought him into contact with some of motorsports most significant & at times colourful personalities & describes how he helped to raise the performance of their teams by constantly pushing forward the boundaries of racing car design in particular through a growing knowledge of aerodynamics. His story reveals the intense pressures which racing car designers endure as they seek to create cars which put them ahead of the game despite intense competition. He also recalls moments of great sadness following the loss of drivers in fatal accidents when safety standards at race tracks fell far short of todays acceptable level. The quantity & variety of the books illustrations emphasize the versatility of the authors skills & their impact on single-seater & sports car design through some of the most interesting decades of racing car development. Teams for which the author was solely responsible for car design during his period of engagement were: AAR Eagle BRM Shadow Arrows Chevron Theodore Osella Ford TWR Jaguar Toyota & TWR Nissan. In addition he also contributed to the design & construction of cars of the Lola Brabham Lotus Lister Ferrari & Audi teams. ...

The original bestselling guide to treating chronic fatigue & fibromyalgia-now completely revised & updated. For the more than twenty-five million Americans who suffer from chronic fatigue fibromyalgia & other fatigue-related illnesses there is only one bestselling guide-From Fatigued to Fantastic " This new completely updated third edition incorporates the latest advances in science & technology to help alleviate the baffling often dismissed symptoms associated with severe almost unrelenting fatigue. Dr. Teitelbaum's integrated treatment program is based on the clinically proven results of his landmark study & on his more than thirty years of experience in working with patients to overcome their illnesses. Using the most current information Dr. Teitelbaum helps his readers evaluate their symptoms & develop an individualized program to eliminate them. Specific guidelines for diagnosis & care are clearly & concisely presented along with supporting scientific studies & treatment recommendations that include the latest & best strategies for using prescription & over-the-counter medications nutritional supplements alternative therapies and/or dietary & lifestyle modifications. In addition to providing cutting-edge research up-to-date scientific information & practical advice Dr. Teitelbaum offers the compassionate understanding of one who has himself battled & overcome these disorders." ...

In 1990 Gunter Grass
- a reluctant diarist
- felt compelled to make a record of the interesting times through which he was living.

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From Here to Maternity" Sinead Moriarty's third novel tells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she & her husband can't conceive. It manages to be both hilarious & incredibly moving & is comparable to the writing of Marian Keyes in its ability to balance light & shade in a heart-warming thoughtful & satisfying story. Just as Emma Hamilton & her husband James become parents of an eight-month-old Russian baby Yuri they find out that Emma is pregnant. Which is a bit of a shock since they had come to terms with not being able to have children. Emma discovers that having her dreams come true brings a whole new set of problems as she is faced with well-meaning friends & family
- & not-so-well-meaning maternity Nazis
- telling her how to be a mother. Only her wonderful calm long-suffering husband a mad family that makes her look like the down-to-earth sensible one & fantastic friends whose lives are even crazier than her own keep Emma from losing it & in the end she comes through with her usual mix of humour good-natured hysteria & real heart. Sinead Moriarty's novels have sold over half a million copies in Ireland & the UK & she is a four times nominee for the popular fiction Irish Book Award. She has won over readers & critics telling stories that are funny humane moving & relevant to modern women. " From Here to Maternity" is a follow-up to " The Baby Trail" & "A Perfect Match" but it also stands on its own as a complete story. Sinead Moriarty lives with her family in Dublin. Her other titles are: " The Baby Trail"; "A Perfect Match"; " In My Sister's Shoes"; " Keeping It In the Family" (also titled " Whose Life Is It Anyway?"); " Pieces of My Heart"; " Me & My Sisters" & " This Child of Mine"."

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The Falls Curfew of 3-5 July 1970 is considered by many to be the turning point in Catholic-Army relations throughout Northern Ireland & Belfast in particular & ultimately led to Catholic alienation from the state. The curfew was intended to dispel the violence it lasted 36 hours during which 4 people were killed at least 75 were wounded (including 15 soldiers) & 337 people were arrested. Allegations of army brutality towards Catholics & destruction of property have also popularised this belief. However the seeds of Catholic mistrust were sown decades before. The partition of Ireland in 1922 the subsequent Unionist domination of government & the ignorance of the British government towards the province ensured that it was only a matter of time that the initial welcome for the army in 1969 faded. This is the story of the Falls Curfew its causes & the subsequent polarisation of a community under siege. It is a story many wish could be forgotten but its legacy still lives on. ...

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative & in-depth content of this popular & trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable engaging & accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS & A2 level history specifications alongside exam-style practice questions & tips to help students achieve their best. The series:
- Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS & A2 level history topics through an engaging in-depth & up-to-date narrative presented in an accessible way.
- Aids revision of the key A level history topics & themes through frequent summary diagrams
- Gives support with assessment both through the books providing exam-style questions & tips for AQA Edexcel & OCR A level history specifications & through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk) From Second Reich to Third Reich Germany 1918-45 for Edexcel This title combines content from ' Weimar & the rise of Nazi Germany' with ' Germany: The Third Reich'. It charts the developments in Germany from the Weimar years to life in Nazi Germany & ultimately the fall of the Third Reich; &

Includes:: a concluding chapter drawing together the themes of this topic.




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