In her stunningly beautiful debut book Claire Clark takes the reader on a mouth-watering journey through her repertoire of some of the most delectable desserts cakes & puddings from around the world. From classic homely baking to gorgeous patisserie voluptuous ice creams & delicate petit fours Jean Cazals exquisite photography acts as the perfect showcase for Clarks inimitable recipes. ...

First it was a limo driver shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then it was a high-priced escort found stabbed through the heart with a bayonet. Random hits thrill kills & murderers with a taste for the finer things in life
- & death
- are making NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas angry. & an angry Eve can be just as an efficient & dangerous predator as the killer. As time runs out on another innocent victims life Eves investigation will take her into the rarified circle that her husband Roarke travels in
- & into the perverted heart of madness...


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It's playing more & more like it was for the thrill. Just for the rush. & if that's the way it is he's already looking for the next thrill.' First it was a limo driver shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then it was a high-priced escort found stabbed through the heart with a bayonet. Random hits thrill kills & murderers with a taste for the finer things in life
- & death
- are making NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas angry. & an angry Eve can be just as an efficient & dangerous predator as the killer. As time runs out on another innocent victim's life Eve's investigation will take her into the rarefied circle that her lover Roarke travels in
- & into the perverted heart of madness.. .


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Miguel Indurain will pass into history not just as the first cyclist to win five straight Tours de France but also as the standard-bearer for a whole nation. While Spain lived through the dream of his repeated victories the country came to a standstill for Indur?!in stole peoples hearts not just by the number but by the manner of his victories. Seeing him on the road or away from the action the gallant loser or the strong calm victor the Spanish gained hope & then faith. & so did many others for it was the dignity & modesty that Miguel Indur?!in invariably displayed in victory & defeat that endeared him to us all. A farmers son from a small village in Navarra he never strayed far from his roots nor did he allow his extraordinary success to go to his head. Javier Garcia Sanchez is a prize-winning novelist with a passion for cycle racing. In this biography of Miguel Indur?!in he takes us on an emotional journey through Indurains prodigious career. He recounts his exploits & great battles in the saddle the glory moments & the disappointments & describes his passions his ideas & his l&. ...

If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush the history behind your washing machine or the evolution of the telephone you'll take an even greater interest in this new book. Individual designers & design firms can be referenced directly via the A-Z of Industrial Design section. Here you'll find the likes of Enzo Ferrari Philippe Starck Zanussi & Apple Computer among many others. Exploding with color aesthetic & style Industrial Design" is both informative & fun. You'll have a hard time putting it down. This is an invaluable reference book!" ...

This outstanding history describes & accounts for Britains rise as the worlds first industrial world power its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) & the effects of all these on the life of the British people. ...

The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile & tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s. A real historical figure Ines Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540 helping to claim the territory for Spain & to found the first Spanish settlement in Santiago. In this remarkable novel Isabel Allende
- one of the world's most spellbinding storytellers
- re-imagines Ines's life & that of the two men who become her lover & husband respectively. ' Ines of My Soul' evokes the conflict & drama of the Conquistadors' arrival in Chile as well as helping restore the reputation of Ines a powerful woman long neglected by history & a patriarchal society. It also finds Allende returning to territory beloved of her & her readers
- imaginative historical fiction evocatively told
- & to the familiar landscape of her native country. The novel gives Ines the recognition & glory that are rightfully hers; but more than that it is an epic tale of love & conquest lyrically written & enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers.



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The world has fallen in love with Nick Gautier & the Dark-Hunters. Now Nicks saga continues in the next eagerly anticipated volume.. . Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. Thats the mandate for most kids. But Nick Gautier isnt the average teenager. Hes a boy with a destiny not even he fully understands. & his first mandate is to stay alive while everyone even his own father tries to kill him. Hes learned to raise the dead divination & clairvoyance so why is learning to drive & keep a girlfriend so hard? But driving isnt the primary skill he has to master. Survival is. & in order to survive his next lesson makes all the others pale in comparison. He is on the brink of becoming either the greatest hero mankind has ever known
- or hell be the one who ends the world. With enemies new & old gathering forces he will have to call on every part of himself to fight or hell lose everyone he cares about. Even himself.
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OMG Madison Parker is back once again for the third book in her deliciously mean The Fame Game series. The claws are out in the race to become Hollywood's brightest star... Madison Parker made a name for herself as best frenemy of nice-girl-next-door-turned-reality-celeb Jane Roberts in L. A. Candy. Now she's ready for her turn in the spotlight & she'll stop at nothing to get it. But with backstabbing friends & family relentless paparazzi & tabloid scandals she can't control Madison is going to have her work cut out for her... Filled with characters both familiar & new this third book in Lauren Conrad's glamorous series about life in front of the camera dishes Hollywood gossip & drama at every turn. ...

The seventh fabulous novel in the New York Times bestselling IT GIRL series Jenny Humphrey has survived the trial of the barn fire with only a few scratches & has actually managed to make allies of the notorious Tinsley Carmichael & Callie Vernon in the process. Easy Walsh has been kicked out of Waverly once & for all & Callie is struggling to keep it together in her loves absence. But new friends Jenny & Tinsley have a plan to get her out of her funk: head to NYC over the Thanksgiving holiday for a little rest relaxation & pampering. & of course a whole lot of trouble. But can the alliance between Jenny Tinsley & Callie last? Theyre all beautiful captivating & a little crazy...and they all want to be Waverlys It Girl. ...