Christmas had never been a particularly good time for Dr Kay Scarpetta. Although a holiday for most it always seem to heighten the alienation felt by society's violent fringe; & that usually means more work for Scarpetta Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner I. The body was naked female & found propped against a fountain in a bleak area of New York's Central Park. Her apparent manner of death points to a modus operandi that is chillingly familiar: the gunshot wound to the head the sections of skin excised from the body the displayed corpse
- all suggest that Temple Brooks Gault Scarpetta's nemesis is back at work. Calling on all her reserves of courage & skill & the able assistance of colleagues Marino & Wesley Scarpetta must track this most dangerous of killers in pursuit of survival as well as justice
- heading inexorably to an electrifying climax amid the dark menacing labyrinths of the New York subway. For more about Patricia Cornwell & her books visit her website at www.patricia-cornwell.com

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Do you remember washing in a tin bath by the fire using outside lavatories & not having a television? Did you grow up in the 1950s & were you a teenager in the swinging sixties? If the Festival of Britain food rationing & the Queen's coronation are among your earliest memories then you belong to the post-war baby boomer generation. How did we end up here in the second decade of the twenty-first century when it all just seems like yesterday? In this fascinating new trip down memory lane Paul Feeney remembers what it has been like to live through the eventful second half of the twentieth century. This nostalgic journey through an era of change will resonate with anyone who began their innocent childhood years in austerity & has lived through a lifetime of ground-breaking events to the much changed Britain of today. There are also some wonderful pictures to help jog our memories of bygone days. ...

For this edition of her classic study of the feminine role in film Molly Haskell has written a new chapter addressing recent developments in the appearance & perception of women in the movies. An incisive exceedingly thoughtful look at the distorted lens through which Hollywood has historically viewed women. It is a valuable contribution not just of film criticism but to a society in which the vital role of women is just beginning to emerge."--" Christian Science Monitor" " Haskell is interested in women--how they are used in movies how they use movies & how the parts they play function as projections & verifications of our myths about women's lot & woman's psyche & even lately women's lib."--Jane Kramer " Village Voice" " In examining the goddesses worshipped by an entire nation Molly Haskell reveals a good deal about our national character & our most cherished sexual myths.... Concerned with the deeply ingrained belief of women's inferiority she analyzes movies as a social product as well as a social arbiter & she effectively demonstrates how women are encouraged to impose limitations on themselves by fashioning those selves after flickering shadows in a darkened auditorium--sexual creatures who possess neither ability nor ambition beyond their bodies.... Both as an examination of film & as sociology " From Reverence to Rape" is excellent."--Harriet Kriegel " The Nation"" ...

' We are here to find a target who will fulfil our requirements. Someone who is admired & whose ignominious destruction would cause dismay' A beautiful Soviet spy. A br&-new Spektor cipher machine. Smersh has set an irresistible trap that threatens the entire Secret Service. In Fleming's fifth 007" novel Bond finds himself enmeshed in a deadly game of cross & double cross." ...

SMERSH the Russian intelligence unit is hell-bent on destroying Special Agent James Bond. His death would deal a hammer blow to the heart of The British Secret Service. The lure? The chance for 007 to bring the Spektor decoding machine from Istanbul to London & for the British to take the upper hand in a chilling new front of the Cold War. So begins a deadly game of bluff & double bluff with Bond a marked man as he enters the murky world of Balkan espionage. ...

Continuing where her hugely successful Voluptuous Delights left off best selling author Sophie Dahl offers up a seasonal almanac of bountiful dishes alongside warm food-filled memories & musings. Taking a gastronomic journey through the seasons from the Victorian Beeton era to a recent sodden Parisian evening Dahl captures the smoke filled days of Autumn with a nostalgic Squash & Parmesan soup the blooming warmth of an English garden in high summer with Grilled Peaches with Pistachios & Ricotta; & the burgeoning beginnings of Spring with a Butter Lettuce Lobster & Crayfish Salad. Bursting with moreish yet nutritious recipes for budding foodies & seasoned gourmets alike stunning photography & Sophie's delightfully quirky illustrations this latest offering promises pleasure indulgence & of course simple good food. ...

The story: only days after finishing his widely-praised production of Hamlet in the West End" David Tennant came into the Naxos Audio Books studio to record some of Shakespeare's finest sonnets including " Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?". He joined a strong cast of readers presenting some 70 sonnets in fresh performances to mark the 400th anniversary of the first publication of " The Sonnets" in 1609." ...

Never before have the four great works of Charles Darwin
- Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle (1845) The Origin of Species (1859) The
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This is a wonderful little library of Tinga Tinga" tales. Spend a day & night in " Tinga Tinga Tales" with this adorable " Little Library". Containing four mini board books in a colourful slipcase & featuring all the " Tinga Tinga Tales'" animals in exciting new stories
- this is a great addition to any toddler's library. If you think you never know " Tinga Tinga" answers all your whys... Inspired by traditional animal stories & the Tinga tinga artwork of Tanzania " Tinga Tinga Tales" is a much loved animation from CBeebies. The wonderful stories based on classic African folk tales will answer all your whys on how the animals came to be. Look out for these other " Tinga Tinga" books: " Jambo Everyone! Colouring Book"; " Counting 1 2 3 with Tinga Tinga"; " Opposites in Tinga Tinga"; " Where in Tinga Tinga is Tickbird?"; " Why Elephant has a Trunk"; " Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees"; " Why Chameleon Changes Colour"; " Why Giraffe has a Long Neck"; " From Sunrise to Sunset in Tinga Tinga: Little Library"; "A Busy Busy Day in Tinga Tinga"; " Why Leopard Has Spots"; & " Why Lion Roarrrs"!"
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This book traces an extraordinary career through nearly four decades of military aviation. Dick Lord well known as an aviation raconteur tells a tale of military flying at its very best. He covers in amusing detail the life of a carrier pilot in both the Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm & the United States Navy. His unusual career then led to combat in Southern Africa as a Mirage F1 squadron commander. He later rose to the rank of brigadier-general in the South African Air Force. ...