From the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall a wry shocking & beautiful memoir of childhood ghosts hauntings illness & family. Giving up the Ghost is award-winning novelist Hilary Mantels uniquely unusual five-part autobiography. Opening in 1995 with A Second Home Mantel describes the death of her stepfather which leaves her deeply troubled by the unresolved events of her childhood. In Now Geoffrey Dont Torment Her Mantel takes the reader into the muffled consciousness of her early childhood culminating in the birth of a younger brother & the strange candlelight ceremony of her mothers churching. In Smile an account of teenage perplexity Mantel describes a household where the keeping of secrets has become a way of life. Finally at the memoirs conclusion Mantel explains how through a series of medical misunderstandings & neglect she came to be childless & how the ghosts of the unborn like chances missed or pages unturned have come to haunt her life as a writer. ...

Gizzi Erskine's magic touch is simple
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Isabel lives in Portland Oregon & works in a library repairing damaged books. She longs to visit the destinations revealed in their pages. Her daydreams are peopled by memories from her Alaskan childhood the glaciers that are being lost. Meanwhile she's just the tiniest bit lonely & lovelorn. The object of her affection a soldier recently returned from Afghanistan who also works in the basement of the library seems equally quiet & so perhaps it's no surprise that their contact has been limited to only snatched moments. But today is the day that will all change. Isabel is determined to finally open up to him to find the perfect vintage dress for this evening's party & to invite him along. But of course life rarely happens as we plan it. ...

Glaciers & Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating & accessible it has established a reputation as a comprehensive & essential resource. In this new edition the text references & illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give todays reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature origin & behaviour of glaciers & the geological & geomorphological evidence for their past history on earth. The first part of the book investigates the processes involved in forming glacier ice the nature of glacier-climate relationships the mechanisms of glacier flow & the interactions of glaciers with other natural systems such as rivers lakes & oceans. In the second part the emphasis moves to landforms & sediment the interpretation of the earths glacial legacy & the reconstruction of glacial depositional environments & palaeoglaciology. ...

Protest Christmas Cards highlighting political industrial & social turmoil have been produced since the mid nineteenth century. This book contains images from the collection of Llew & Pam Smith. They researched & collected such cards over a 40 year time-span. Llew Smith who was formerly MP for Blaenau Gwent together with his late wife Pam has written an accompanying history of the struggles represented in the cards. The issues cover a 160 year time period
- from the early days of the industrial revolution to the current coalition government & the Occupy movement. The Christmas card with the themes of peace goodwill justice & hope were seen as an appropriate medium for individuals & groups to project similar aspirations. The cards portray the words & deeds of the brave who in the face of injustice refused to remain silent & accept that nothing could be done. As Martha Gelhorn wrote: An old & unending worldwide company the men & women of conscience. Some are as famous as Tom Paine.. .some are unknown... There have always been such people & always will be. If they win it is slowly; but they never entirely lose. To my mind they are the blessed proof of the dignity of man.
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Gordianus the Finder famed detective of Ancient Rome returns in a riveting of stories. Nine tales of murder & intrigue take him from the seamy streets of Rome to elegant villas on the Bay of Naples from the spectacular backdrop of a chariot race to a domestic dispute with his Egyptian concubine Bethesda. In the title story a beautiful Nubian actress begs Gordianus to solve an impossible problem: how can she have just seen her beloved brother in the market place when she had previously watched him die a gruesome death as a gladiator? ...

Free from slavery Marcus is determined to find & save his kidnapped mother. Meanwhile his master Julius Caesar wants Marcus to help destroy the bands of rebel slaves & their leader Brixus who plans to unite a slave army & resurrect the cause of Spartacus. But Marcus & Brixus are old allies who share a life-threatening secret. Marcus is torn between his friend & master. Can he convince Brixus now is not the time for a deadly revolt
- & ask Caesar to negotiate a slave surrender before more carnage & bloodshed? This book comes from the numbered 1 bestselling adult author Simon Scarrow
- over 1 million copies sold. It is the perfect introduction to Roman history & gladiators for young readers
- great for fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Book 3 in the series.


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It is settled. The boy is in your charge. You will train him to fight. He must be able to use the dagger throwing-knife staves & his bare hands. One day young Marcus may well become a gladiator in the arena. But you must also teach him the ways of the street. Now a member of Julius Caesars palace Marcus training continues in the city of Rome. The streets are plagued by vicious gang war attacks & Caesar must employ his own gang leader who learns of a plot to murder him. Only Marcus can go in undercover. But hes in terrible danger. If the rival gang discover him the price will be fatal. Julius Caesars isnt the only life at risk... ...

It is settled. The boy is in your charge. You will train him to fight. He must be able to use the dagger throwing-knife staves & his bare hands. One day young Marcus may well become a gladiator in the arena. But you must also teach him the ways of the street. Now a member of Julius Caesars palace Marcus training continues in the city of Rome. The streets are plagued by vicious gang war attacks & Caesar must employ his own gang leader who learns of a plot to murder him. Only Marcus can go in undercover. But hes in terrible danger. If the rival gang discover him the price will be fatal. Julius Caesars isnt the only life at risk... ...

March AD 80. In Rome the Emperor Titus has announced that there will be a hundred days of games to open his new amphitheatre (now known as the Colosseum). Flavia Nubia & Lupus take this opportunity to go to Rome & search for their missing friend Jonathan. Their search leads the young detectives straight to the games where they must face wild beasts & gladiators to accomplish their mission. ...