The paperback will have a brand new chapter on the band's historic decision to re-form after so many years in order to play at the LIVE8 concert including Sir Bob's intervention! Plus new never before seen photos of the band both onstage & backstage at the concert. One of the most fascinating rock bands ever Pink Floyd was formed in 1965. After a year in the London 'underground' experimenting with revolutionary techniques like lights which matched their music they released their first single in 1966. Their breakthrough album THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON was released in 1973 & stayed in the charts until 1982 the longest a record has ever been continuously in the charts becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. In 1975 they released WISH YOU WERE HERE which reached iconic status then in 1979 THE WALL went to number 1 in almost every country in the world. The movie version of THE WALL starring Bob Geldof was released in 1982 becoming a cult favorite. In the 1980s a rift developed between the band members which culminated in law suits. Only recently have there been reconciliations which have allowed founder member Nick Mason to write his personal take on the band's history. ...

A new edition of the classic illustrated storybook ideal for sharing with your child. An ever-popular Berenstain Bears story. Toddlers & young children will immediately identify with the small bear who crawls inside a box. His epic adventure is created from a vocabulary of only 23 words. This Beginner Book boasts a bright new cover that incorporates guidance on reading levels. Classified as a Blue Back Book it is suitable for parents to share with young children. Perfect for giving children confidence & make them want to go on reading. ...

Inside Pepys' London" reveals a vivid picture of London at a critical point in history
- poised to become a major centre of international
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J. Robert Oppenheimer is among the most contentious & important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb
- a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind & made Oppenheimer the father of the Bomb. Oppenheimer was a man of diverse interests & phenomenal intellectual attributes. His talent & drive allowed him as a young scientist to enter a community peopled by the great names of twentieth-century physics
- men such as Bohr Born Dirac & Einstein
- & to play a role in the laboratories & classrooms where the world was being changed forever. But Oppenheimers was not a simple story of assimilation scientific success & world fame. A complicated & fragile personality the implications of the discoveries at Los Alamos were to weigh heavily upon him. Having formed suspicious connections in the 1930s in the wake of the Allied victory in World War Two Oppenheimers attempts to resist the escalation of the Cold War arms race would lead many to question his loyalties
- & set him on a collision course with Senator Joseph Mc Carthy & his witch hunters. As with Ray Monks peerless biographies of Wittgenstein & Bertrand Russell Inside the Centre" is a work of towering scholarship. A story of discovery secrecy impossible choices & unimaginable destruction it goes deeper than any previous work in revealing the motivations & complexities of this most brilliant & divisive of men."



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Throughout the 1960s Tony Lambrianou was a trusted member of the Kray Gang. He had a unique insight into the workings of a criminal organisation whose reputation in the underworld remains to this day. But he was not just an observer & his role in the Kray story ultimately led to him serving 15 years in prison. Inside the Firm tells with searing honesty his violent history with the Krays
- & the horrors of his subsequent imprisonment in top security institutions. In exorcising his ghosts he reveals an account that is more impartial & more terrifying than Ronnie & Reggie ever could have written. From the murder of Jack The Hat Mc Vitie
- & the mystery of his undiscovered body
- to the role of the Kray legacy in Britains prisons today Inside the Firm is the last confession of a gangster determined to turn his back on his brutal past.


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Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox: it sits atop some of the richest oil deposits in the world & yet the country's roiling disaffection produced sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. It is a modern state driven by contemporary technology & yet its powerful religious establishment would have its customs & practices rolled back to match those of the Prophet Muhammed over a thousand years ago. In a world where events in the Middle East continue to have geopolitical consequences far beyond the region's boundaries an understanding of this complex nation is essential. With Inside the Kingdom" British journalist & bestselling author Robert Lacey has given us one of the most penetrating & insightful looks at Saudi Arabia ever produced. More than twenty years after he first moved to the country to write about the Saudis at the end of the oil boom Lacey has returned to find out how the consequences of the boom produced a society at war with itself. Filled with stories told by a broad range of Saudis from high princes & ambassadors to men & women on the street " Inside the Kingdom" is in many ways the story of the Saudis in their own words." ...

Rita Smith & Joe Lee grew up alongside their infamous cousins. Joe lived under the same roof as Reg Ron & Charlie & their tempestuous parents. Private & loyal to their family they have never before spoken out in public. Now for the first time they share their thoughts & memories with Peter Gerrard
- the result is an intriguingly intimate portrait of the Kray family. Rita & Joe not only offer a wealth of previously unpublished stories & anecdotes about the twins describe the personal relationships both within & outside the family & offer a fascinating insight into what went on behind closed doors they also provide a selection of never-before published family photographs. Joe & Rita believe that the record should finally be set straight. Inside the Kray Family" does just that providing an extraordinary insight into one of Britains most infamous families from the late 1800s to the present day."
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Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling. The son of legendary Irish & World Champion Stephen Roche Nicolas had to fight to make it as a professional & even harder to make his mark as his own man in this toughest of competitive sports. His rise up the ranks has been meteoric with top 15 finishes in both the Tour de France & the Vuelta a Espana but his attitude to his chosen profession has remained undimmed. Honest eloquent & passionate about the cycling world Nicolas gained acclaim & a devoted fan following for his Tour diaries serialised in the Irish Independent. Now a major contender for a podium finish in a grand tour in the award-winning Inside the Peloton" Nicolas tells in full the story of life as a professional cyclist & of the remarkable events that have brought him this far. From furious spats with teammates & exhilarating races against the worlds best this is a gripping cycling adventure & tale of a fiercely competitive sportsman." ...

Thirty years ago the mysterious Priory of Sion revealed to the world that Jesus & Mary Magdalene were married & created a bloodline of descendants. Since then the Priory has remained silent...until now. In this book the Priory of Sion has a last chosen to reveal its secrets. Supported by exclusive interviews with Priory members as well as historical sources Inside the Priory of Sion proves he existence of an underground stream of secret knowledge & wisdom accessible only to adepts that flows through history. Clues to this knowledge lie hidden in symbolism found in tombs temples churches manuscripts & paintings by the Old Masters. This book reveals that The Priory of Sion is releasing this information into the public domain not for its own purposes but to prepare the world for a catastrophe of global proportions. This apocalyptic event foretold in the book of Revelation culminates in a Second Coming
- the emergence of a world saviour figure belonging to the bloodline of Christ. In making this knowledge public the Priory faces great risks from those who do not want this sensational information to come to light. In the past people who have sought to reveal the truth have faced persecution...and even death. This book takes the reader into the heart of a mystery on an adventure through secret societies religious heresy alternative history & the esoteric arts. In the process we come to understand the nature of the future cataclysm & the Second Coming.
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'INSIDE THE THIRD REICH is not only the most significant personal German account to come out of the war but the most revealing document on the Hitler phenomenon yet written. It takes the reader inside Nazi Germany on four different levels: Hitler's inner circle National Socialism as a whole the area of wartime production & the inner struggle of Albert Speer. The author does not try to make excuses even by implication & is unrelenting toward himself & his associates... Speer's full-length portrait of Hitler has unnerving reality. The Fuhrer emerges as neither an incompetent nor a carpet-gnawing madman but as an evil genius of warped conceits endowed with an ineffable personal magic' NEW YORK TIMES ...