A Grief Observed" comprises the reflections of the great scholar & Christian on the death of his wife after only a few short years of marriage. Painfully honest in its dissection of his thoughts & feelings this is a book that details his paralysing grief bewilderment & sense of loss in simple & moving prose." ...

Edinburghs toughest cop Bob Skinner looks into his past to assuage his demons in Quintin Jardines thrilling new mystery. Skinner revisits his nightmares: old but not forgotten. Fifteen years in the past newly promoted Detective Superintendent Bob Skinner is called to investigate a most brutal death. A man lies at the deep end of an empty swimming pool his neck broken & almost every other bone in his body shattered. Soon an organised crime connection looms & bloody retribution spreads to a second city. Then violence erupts on a new front as a vicious knifeman seems to be targeting Edinburghs gay population. As if this double dose of homicide isnt enough for a single man with a teenage daughter to raise & protect Skinners personal life takes a similar perilous twist. Can he stay on the side of the angels or will he fall.. .? ...

The iconic Spitfires most radical upgrade was the 2000 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon engine. The first variant fitted with this superb ...

He's back & hotter than ever! Levi is getting back to his Roots with over 100 Caribbean- & sunshine-infused recipes for the barbecue & grill. From his first appearance
- guitar in hand
- in the Dragons' Den Levi's winning personality & sunny food has brought a taste of Caribbean joy to our dinner plates. In this book Levi gets back to his Jamaican influences with over 100 recipes to conjure up those lazy hazy summer days. He cooks up feasts for the barbecue & grill with fresh healthy ingredients that have been given his special West Indian twist
- think Chicken with Molasses Sugar & Lime; Calypso Burgers with Tropical Salsa; & Jamaican Snapper Parcels
- all washed down with a Sunshine Smoothie. Grill it with Levi brings together all Levi's passions: healthy quick & flavourful food cooking outside & eating with friends. All the recipes can be cooked on a barbecue
- or if the weather's not so sunny
- you can bring the summer inside. Shake that Reggae Reggae Sauce & let's get some soul back into our food!





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For two centuries the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain. The recourse of only the most desperate dark & terrible tales of malnutrition misery mistreatment & murder ran like wildfire through the poorer classes who lived in terror of being forced inside the institution's towering walls. This book contains 365 incredible tales of fires drownings explosions & disasters infamous scandals such as the Andover affair
- where inmates were forced to eat the bones they were supposed to be crushing to ward off starvation
- & sickening tales of abuse assault bodysnatching poisonings post mortems & murder. Accompanied by 70 rare & wonderful illustrations this book will thrill fascinate sadden & unnerve in equal measure. DID YOU KNOW? In the early hours of 31 August 1888 the mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols
- the first generally accepted victim of Jack the Ripper
- was discovered in Buck's Row Whitechapel just a little way from the Whitechapel workhouse infirmary. Nichols aged forty-two at her death had been a regular habituee of London's workhouses. On 30 May 1896 at the age of seven future Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin entered the Newington workhouse in south London together with his mother Hannah & his older half-brother Sydney. On 19 March 1834 a revolt took place amongst the juvenile female paupers of St Margaret's workhouse Westminster. A young man named Speed appointed as their superintendent provoked their wrath by his alleged tyrannical behaviour. He was unmercifully thrashed by the girls who tore his clothes nearly off his back & beat him until his cries raised the alarm & the police were sent for to quell the disturbance.



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There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery & despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming & clever Baudelaire children read on... The Grim Grotto". Unless you are a slug a sea anemone or mildew you probably prefer not to be damp. But unfortunately the Beaudelaires encounter an unpleasant amount of dampness as they descend into the depths of despair underwater. You may wish to delve into some happier book in order to keep your eyes & your spirits from being moistened." ...

The Grim Grotto Unless you are a slug a sea anemone or mildew you probably prefer not to be damp. But unfortunately the Beaudelaires encounter an unpleasant amount of dampness as they descend into the depths of despair underwater. You may wish to delve into some happier book in order to keep your eyes & your spirits from being moistened. ...

Second title in Garth Nix's gripping new fantasy adventure series. Arthur Penhaligon didn't think he would ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday -- the house that contains a fantastical & sinister realm inside. But the next day brings new challenges -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday who threatens the safety of both Arthur's family & his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything -- an adventure that will force him to steal a Sunship survive a very weird work camp befriend a bearlike spirit & fight the void Nithlings. Even after all that he will still have to venture into the scary Far Reaches for an ultimate showdown. ...

Elizabeth's new job is very unusual. The building where she works might not look very interesting but behind this ordinary Manhattan facade lurks a very special place indeed. Because here you can borrow anything your heart desires.. . And in the basement is something so special so secret that Elizabeth can't believe her eyes. The Grimm Collection. Powerful & mysterious items that must be kept safe & can't be lent out to just anyone. So when these objects start disappearing Elizabeth must investigate. But who can she trust? One way or another she has to find out who is stealing from the Grimm Collection.. .and for what dark purpose. ...