Twenty-one years ago when a conductor was poisoned & the Questura sent a man to investigate readers first met Commissario Guido Brunetti. Since 1992's Death at La Fenice Donna Leon & her shrewd sophisticated & compassionate investigator have been delighting readers around the world. For her millions of fans Leon's novels have opened a window into the private Venice of her citizens a world of incomparable beauty family intimacy shocking crime & insidious corruption. This internationally acclaimed bestselling series is widely considered one of the best ever written & William Heinemann is thrilled to be publishing the twenty-second installment The Golden Egg in April 2013. When making routine enquiries into a possible bribery case that could embarrass the mayor
- a humiliation Vice-Questore Patta is very keen to avoid
- Commissario Brunetti receives a call from his wife Paola who is evidently very upset. The middle-aged deaf mute with the mental age of a child who helped out at the Brunetti's dry cleaners has been found dead
- an 'accidental' overdose of his mother's sleeping pills
- & for some reason Paola is distraught by the news. To the neighbourhood he was just the 'boy' who helped out but nobody knew much about him
- not even his name. That a soul could have lived such a joyless life is too much for Paola to bear & she asks Guido if he can find out what happened. It is a surprise to Brunetti just how little was known about this man-child
- there are no official records to show he even existed. The man's mother is angry & contradictory when questioned about his death & Brunetti senses that there much more to the story than she is willing to tell. With the help of Inspector Vianello & the ever-resourceful Signorina Elettra perhaps Brunetti can get to the truth & find some measure of solace.





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The second in the thrilling fantasy series returning readers to the Six Duchies & the magical world of the Farseers from the author of the bestselling Assassin's Apprentice. Fitz has succeeded in rescuing Prince Dutiful from the clutches of the Piebald rebels & has returned with him to Buckkeep castle. With Dutiful safe again Queen Kettricken can proceed with plans to marry him to the Outislander princess Elliania but with tensions building among the peoples of the Six Duchies over Kettricken's tolerance of the Wittted even Buckkeep is no longer safe. A reluctant Fitz is assigned to protect the young prince & also train him in the Skill & in doing so he finally makes contact not only with his estranged daughter Nettle but with someone in Buckkeep who may possess a greater Skill talent than Fitz. & who may represent a terrible threat to the Farseers. Meanwhile Elliania arrives & before she will accept Prince Dutiful's betrothal challenges him to undertake an impossible quest. He must kill a legendary Outislander dragon. ...

She felt Ramon come awake & spring from the bed naked & lithe as a jungle cat. She heard the metallic snicker of a firearm as he snatched the pistol from the holster. In the darkness a yellow flower of gun-flamed bloomed & a single bullet whiplashed across twenty yards of open ground... In the searing heat of a divided Africa two decades of bitter dynastic conflict explode with terrifying ferocity. To Gary & Sean Courtney it is a struggle to the end; brother pitted against brother as they are dragged unwittingly into the lair of an international terrorist. Only Isabella Courtney stands between them & the mutual destruction they have willed for so long. Beautiful headstrong Isabella; the link to ' Golden Fox'
- a man whose alias hides a sinister & deadly secret... Traversing a vast panorama from the heart of London society to the grandeur of Spain from parched Ethiopia to war-torn Angola & on to the blazing hunting grounds of South Africa & Zimbabwe Golden Fox is masterful storytelling from the arena of war; an adventure of stirring irresistible intensity.
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Jess & Pia are stuck at home revising while all their friends from Porchester Park jet off on glamorous holidays. They're feeling pretty miserable until Jess's new boyfriend JJ asks them to join him & his family on a 7 star all-expenses paid trip to India! It's a dream come true for Jess
- until she arrives & realises she's not the only golden girl with her heart set on JJ...
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The third book in the gripping Jamie Johnson series. Jamie's dreams of becoming a professional footballer seem to be coming true after years of hoping & practising. But just when he's close to living the dream a shocking event turns his world upside down. He's never been a quitter but can he rise to the toughest challenge of his life? ...

The legendary U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer was branded 'the wolf of the Atlantic' & for good reason. In his dramatic wartime career he sank ship after ship sowing terror among Allied convoys & dismay in those charged with their protection. Kretschmer was a daring officer who favoured bringing his U-boat into the heart of the convoy & destroying it from within. He earned himself a tremendous reputation before his capture in March 1941 & The Golden Horseshoe makes it clear why. Terence Robertson's biography of the U-boat ace draws upon first-hand experience of conditions & the deadly game as the hunter sought to outfox the hunted. He paints a masterly portrait of life at sea & weaves in the fascinating story of Kretschmer & the exploits of his U-Boats. Kretschmer was eventually captured & interviewed by Captain Mc Intyre of HMS Walker an episode which is also recounted in this book. Otto Kretschmer became a prisoner of war in March 1941 & spent most of the rest of the war in Bowmanville camp Canada before his release in 1947. ...

With a werewolf still on the loose Stanley Buggles knows that Crampton Rock lies in deadly danger. Who will confront the escaped criminal who roams the wild & windy moor? & how will the treasure keepers protect the gold mine from the threat of piracy.. .? Originally published under the title ' The Treasure Keepers'. ...

Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual & fictional stories The Golden Legend" was perhaps the most widely read book after the Bible during the late Middle Ages. It was compiled around 1260 by Jacobus de Voragine a scholarly friar & later archbishop of Genoa whose purpose was to captivate encourage & edify the faithful while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends & traditions of the church. In this translation the first in English of the complete text William Granger Ryan captures the immediacy of this rich work which offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art & literature & more generally in popular religious culture. Arranged according to the order of saints feast days these fascinating stories are now combined into one volume. This edition also features an introduction by Eamon Duffy contextualizing the work." ...

Internationally bestselling author Louise L. Hay is a metaphysical lecturer & teacher with more than 60 million books sold worldwide. For more than 25 years Louise has helped people throughout the world discover & implement the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth & self-healing. The Golden Louise L. Hay Collection" is an omnibus of her most loved books
- " You Can Heal Your Life" " Heal Your Body" & " The Power is Within You". " You Can Heal Your Life" is a " New York Times" bestseller with over 39 million copies sold worldwide. Louises key message in this powerful work is that if we are willing to do the mental work almost anything can be healed. She explains how limiting beliefs & ideas are often the cause of illness & how you can change your thinking.. .and improve the quality of your life. In " Heal Your Body" Louise describes the methods she used to cure herself of cancer more than 20 years ago. Using her simple & practical techniques you will be surprised to discover patterns in your own ailments that reveal a lot about yourself. This handy little blue book offers positive new thought patterns to replace negative emotions an alphabetical chart of physical ailments with their probable causes as well as healing affirmations to help you eliminate old patterns. " The Power is Within You" expands on Louises philosophy of loving the self & shows you how to overcome emotional barriers through learning to listen to your inner voice loving the child within & letting your true feelings surface. Focusing on building emotional & mental immune systems she encourages the reader to think of themselves positively & be more accepting & grateful for who they are. " The Golden Louise L. Hay Collection" is the perfect read for those seeking insights to the mindbody connection & the miraculous benefits of this dynamic as well as for those who want the pleasure of knowing that their favourite Louise Hay books are finally together in one place."
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Macedon. 367 BC. Philip II is bringing war to Persia. Forged in the warrior culture of Macedonia the time has come for his young son Alexander to take up his inheritance of blood & obedience to the sword. It is a training that has made the boy sadistic; fiercely brilliant but unstable. A dangerous trait in a king fated to rule the vastest empire of the ancient world. Compelled to teach this startling precocious sometimes horrifying child Aristotle soon realises that what the boy needs most to learn
- thrown before his time onto his fathers battlefields
- is the lesson of the golden mean the elusive balance between extremes that Aristotle hopes will mitigate the boys will to conquer in this age of fighting heroes...

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