Tom & Hester's daughter Wren longs to escape the peace of static Anchorage. She craves the dangerous adventures her parents once had
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This title is second in the New York Times" bestselling urban fantasy series set in Victorian London. Still reeling from her terrifying confrontation with the Magister & her brothers betrayal Tessa Gray is drawn ever deeper into the Shadowhunters dark underworld of demons & danger. In a desperate attempt to help her friends Tessa tries to uncover the truth about the Magister & learns that blames the Shadowhunters for the murder of his parents nearly a half century ago. But who were his parents & why did the Shadowhunters kill them? Determined to unravel the secrets of his past Tessa Will & Jem journey to mist-shrouded Yorkshire only to encounter corrupt Shadowhunters more intent on burying the past than finding the Magister
- a past that holds the key not only to the enemys motivations & weakness but to the secret of what Tessa really is & what she was born to do. Meanwhile Tessas feelings for Jem & Will are growing more complicated & soon she is forced to acknowledge that any choice she makes will either save the Shadowhunters of London
- or end them for ever. This is the first book in the series " Clockwork Angel" debuted at number one on the " New York Times" Bestseller list & spent ten weeks in the charts. Casting has begun for Cassandra Clares other bestselling urban fantasy series " The Mortal Instruments" & filming is expected to begin shortly. The exclusive online global cover reveal is planned for May 2011."

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As a bold & gifted child Branwell Brontes promise seemed boundless to the three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult the precocious flame of genius distorted & burned low. With neither the strength nor the resources to counter rejection unable to sell his paintings or publish his books Branwell became a spectre in the Bronte story in pathetic contrast with the astonishing achievements of his sisters. Daphne du Maurier concentrates all her biographers skill on the shadowy figure of Branwell Bronte & no reader could fail to be intensely moved by Branwells final retreat into laudanum alcohol
- & death
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Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the most important & innovative figures of the European Middle Ages. Writing his Comedy (the epithet Divine was added by later admirers) in exile from his native Florence he aimed to address a world gone astray both morally & politically. At the same time he sought to push back the restrictive rules which traditionally governed writing in the Italian vernacular to produce a radically new & all-encompassing work. The Comedy tells the story of the journey of a character who is at one & the same time both Dante himself & Everyman. In the Inferno Dantes protagonist
- & his reader
- is presented with a graphic vision of the dreadful consequences of sin & encounters an all-too-human array of noble grotesque beguiling ridiculous & horrific characters.

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Inferno" is the first part of Dantes epic poem " The Divine Comedy" revealing the eternal punishment reserved for such sins as greed self-deception political double-dealing & treachery. This " Penguin Classics" edition is translated & edited with an introduction & notes by Robin Kirkpatrick. Describing Dantes descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide " Inferno" depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture Dante encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas the liar Odysseus the suicide Cleopatra & his own political enemies damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons the poet must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all. Portraying a huge diversity of characters culminating in a horrific vision of Satan the " Inferno" broke new ground in the vigour of its language & storytelling. It has had a particular influence on Modernist writers & their successors throughout the world. Printed in English with facing pages in Dantes Italian this edition offers commentaries & notes on each canto by Robert Kirkpatrick. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is " La Vita Nuova" (1292) an exercise in sonnet form constructed as a tribute to Beatrice Portinari the great love of his life. It is believed that " The Divine Comedy"
- comprised of three canticles " Inferno" " Purgatorio" & " Paradiso"
- was written between 1308 & 1320. If you enjoyed the " Inferno" you might like Giovanni Boccaccios " Decameron" also available in " Penguin Classics". Kirkpatrick brings to this English Dante both his perfect knowledge of the Italian & an extraordinarily good ear in his own language Professor Piero Boitani University of Rome"

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The world has fallen in love with Nick Gautier & the Dark-Hunters. Now Nick's saga continues in the next eagerly anticipated volume.. . Turning sixteen isn't what Nick Gautier thought it would be. While other boys his age are worried about prom dates & applying for college Nick is neck deep in enemies out to stop him from living another day. No longer sure if he can trust anyone his only ally seems to be the one person he's been told will ultimately kill him. Those out to get him have summoned an ancient force so powerful even the gods fear it. As Nick learns to command & control the elements the one he must master in order to combat his latest foe is the one most likely to destroy him. If he is to survive this latest round he will ultimately have to sacrifice a part of himself. ...

In the last days of July 1943 British & American planes dropped 9 000 tons of bombs with the intention of erasing the German city from the map. The resultant firestorm burned for a month & left 40 000 civilians dead. Inferno" is a searing account of terrifying destruction: of how & why the Allies dropped a hail of high-explosive & incendiary bombs; of blizzards of sparks hurricane-force winds & 800-degree temperatures; of survivors cowering in basements or struggling along melting streets; of a city & its people near annihilated from above. " Inferno" is an epic story of human devastation & survival against impossible odds." ...

Seek & ye shall find. With these words echoing in his head eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings. A threat to his life will propel him & a young doctor Sienna Brooks into a breakneck chase across the city of Florence. Only Langdons knowledge of hidden passageways & ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers. With only a few lines from Dantes dark & epic masterpiece The Inferno to guide them they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the most celebrated artefacts of the Renaissance
- sculptures paintings buildings
- to find the answers to a puzzle which may or may not help them save the world from a terrifying threat. Set against an extraordinary landscape inspired by one of historys most ominous literary classics Inferno is Dan Browns most compelling & thought-provoking novel yet a breathless race-against-time thriller that will grab you from page one & not let you go until you close the book.

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This highly effective programme for women struggling to become pregnant draws on the proven centuries-old techniques of traditional Chinese medicine to cure infertility. Dr Lewis explains in clear accessible prose how any woman can identify the imbalances in her body
- & how these imbalances can then be treated with a simple plan that entails lifestyle changes diet herbs & acupressure. On its own or in conjunction with traditional Western medical treatments THE INFERTILITY CURE offers women hope
- & what they desire most: a healthy baby. Lewis simplifies many complex concepts such as the theory that there are four vital substances in the body (Yin Yang Qi & Blood) & that theyre likely to be suffering from imbalance caused by energy excess deficiency or stagnation
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one of today's most admired & controversial political figures. She burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threatened she would be next. An international bestseller her life story INFIDEL shows the coming of age of this elegant distinguished -- & sometimes reviled -- political superstar & champion of free speech. Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity Hirsi Ali's story tells how a bright curious dutiful little girl evolves into a pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures no other book could be more timely or more significant. ...