When MI5 intelligence officer Liz Carlyle learns of a Russian government plot to kill super-rich Nikita Brunovsky
- a man who openly
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Seventeen-year-old Unni has done something terrible. The only clue to his actions lies in a comic strip he has drawn which has fallen into the hands of his father Ousep
- a nocturnal anarchist with a wife who is fantasizing about his early death. Ousep begins investigating the extraordinary life of his son but as he circles closer & closer to the truth he unravels a secret that shakes his family to the core. Set in Madras in the 1990s where every adolescent male is preparing for the toughest exam in the world this is a powerful & darkly comic story involving an alcoholics probe into the minds of the sober an adolescent cartoonists dangerous interpretation of absolute truth an inner circle of talented schizophrenics & the pure love of a 12-year-old boy for a beautiful girl.
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Illumination
- the creation of elaborate decorated letters & initials
- reached its apogee in the monasteries of medieval Europe.

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The literary-philosophical works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) rank among the most quietly influential of the post-war era though only since his death had Benjamin achieved the fame & critical currency outside his native Germany accorded him by a select few during his lifetime. Now he is widely held to have possessed one of the most acute & original minds of the Central European culture decimated by the Nazis. Illuminations contains his two most celebrated essays The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction & Theses on the Philosophy of History as well as others on the art of translation Kafka storytelling Baudelaire Brechts epic theatre Proust & an anatomy of his own obsession book collecting. The essay is Benjamins domain; those collected in this now legendary volume offer the best possible access to his singular & significant achievement. In a stimulating introduction Hannah Arendt reveals how Benjamins life & work are a prism to his times & identifies him as possessing the rare ability to think poetically. ...

Filled with sex & violence
- in & out of time & space
- the three books in this trilogy are only partly works of the imagination.

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In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois & blue infinity a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer & itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach belief is as real as a full tank of gas & sparks firing in the cylinders.. .until he meets Donald Shimoda
- former mechanic & self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly & Richard's imagination soar... In Illusions the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal New York Times bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar.. .that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them.. .and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places
- like hay fields one-traffic-light midwestern towns & most of all deep within ourselves.

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This is a rip-roaring collection of knuckle-whitening adventure stories retold for younger readers. It is full of colourful illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It contains the stories from: Don Quixote" " The 39 Steps" " The Count of Monte Cristo" " The Prisoner of Zenda" & " The Three Musketeers". It also

Includes:: short biographies of each of the authors."

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Richly illustrated throughout with bold bright vignettes & full-page plates this collection of tales from the Arabian Nights" is retold for younger readers. It

Includes:: " Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves" " Aladdin & the Magic Lamp" & the " Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor" as well as a short history about the origins of the " Arabian Nights"."

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With more than 180 low-carb recipes beautiful photographs meal plans & an explanation of the Atkins diet & how to follow it effectively this is the must-have book for all the fans of one of the world's most effective diets. Full of delicious low-carb recipes made with fresh & delicious ingredients to keep dieters on track. Forget counting calories & feast on steak creamy mushroom soup roast turkey tandoori chicken guacamole & enchilada chocolate mousse biscuits raspberry sorbet chunky chocolate ice cream & more. This food will provide every bit as much emotional satisfaction as any pre-Atkins way of eating. The Dr Atkins diet will never let you go hungry; it will make you lose weight quickly & then keep you at your ideal weight for the rest of your life. ...

This book uses appropriate technical & professional vocabulary & explanations for NVQ Levels 1 2 & 3 so students dont have to find their way through irrelevant medical terminology. It

Includes:: a pronunciation guide enabling correct pronunciation & a more professional personal presentation. It provides illustrated terms that help to explain key concepts & reinforce learning. It offers illustrated appendices for useful quick reference of the body structure & systems to put other terminology into context. The handy format will fit in most bags to offer the support of a quick reference resource in a work-based environment or within a client session.

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