Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin but until now there has been no book in English that reveals the secrets of the typical Japanese beauty routine. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the first guide for women of all ages & races who want to have beautiful skin like the Japanese & don't want to spend lots of money on cosmetics & treatments to achieve it. Author Chizu Saeki is a practicing aesthetician & beauty consultant whose dream is to teach ordinary women how to become more beautiful. To this end she writes books teaches & tours Japan giving demonstrations of the techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. Her books have sold more than 3 million copies in Japan & the revolutionary ideas presented in this volume have won the approval of skin doctors within Japan & out. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is Saeki's best-selling skincare title & her first to be translated into English. It is a distillation of all of her most essential techniques. In it readers will be introduced to the lotion maska moisturizing treatment for keeping the skin fresh & lustrous; hand techniques for toning the muscles of the face; lymph massages for draining toxins & improving blood flow; natural no-nonsense remedies for wrinkles sagging oiliness pimples & blackheads; warm care & cool care for soothing the mind & body; water massages to energize the skin; & much much more. Throughout the book Saeki calls on the reader to use her own hands to touch & treat her face & her own eyes to judge what her skin needs. She leads her toward a wholehearted skincare routine that will have her complimenting herself as her skin responds. By following Saeki's advice every woman will discover that it's possible to have beautiful skin at any age without
- spending a fortune.
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Julian Cope eccentric & visionary rock musician follows the runaway underground success of his book Krautrocksampler" with " Japrocksampler" a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music & reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two. It explores the clash between traditional conservative Japanese values & the wild rock n roll renegades of the 1960s & 70s & tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking." ...

A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. There are no obvious clues apart from a cryptic note left on the body & a photograph of a young girls grave. Delving into the dead mans life Detective Erlendur discovers that forty years ago he was accused of an appalling crime but never convicted. Had his past come back to haunt him? As Erlendur struggles to build a relationship with his unhappy daughter his investigation takes him to Icelands Genetic Research Centre where he uncovers disturbing secrets that are even darker than the murder of an old man. ...

Anthony Swoffords grandfather fought in WWII; his father fought in Vietnam; & he
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Twenty years have passed since the events told in The Voyage Of The Jerle Shannara trilogy. Grianne Ohmsford rescued from oblivion by her brother Bek has renounced her former life as the evil Ilse Witch & now serves as the head of a new Druid Council. Her purpose is to defend the Four Lands from anarchy & warfare. Such was the destiny foretold for her by the Druid Walker Boh. But there are those who cannot easily forgive her past actions & are loathe to follow her leadership. When Griannes enemies cause her to disappear only a few loyal friends can help her. The dwarf Tagwen; Griannes nephew Pen Ohmsford; & the Elf Prince Ahren Elessedil begin a desperate journey to find Grianne & return her to the Druids keep at Paranor. Their quest is urgent their way uncertain & perilous for the darkest of magics have been used to spirit Grianne away. Pen Ohmsford is descended from the line of Jerle Shannara the first of the Elven Kings but his own magic seems small & inadequate when measured against that of his aunts enemies who will stop at nothing to thwart Pens efforts to rescue his aunt & restore the nascent Druid Council. & there is another danger. An ancient & deadly power has found its way out into the world. If things are not put to rights the danger to the Four Kingdoms will be immeasurable... ...

1942 & the world is at war. It is a war that has already shattered families & devastated countries. But for some it will also mean the greatest of adventures. In a burns hospital in Sussex a beautiful young singer performs to a ward full of injured soldiers. Saba is captivating & one pilot Dom shudders as her gaze turns his way. He cant bear her to see his scars but resolves to write to her once they have healed. The world is on the brink of enormous change. Sabas journey as a singer with ENSA takes her to the fading glamour of Alexandria & the heat & decadence of Turkey. On the glamorous Middle Eastern social circuit Saba rubs shoulders with double agents & diplomats movie stars & smugglers. Some want her voice some her friendship & some the secrets she is perfectly placed to discover...JASMINE NIGHTS is a tale of decadence & destruction of love & of danger. It is the captivating love story set in an extraordinary world. See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of Jasmine Nights See Julia Gregson talk about her book Read about the Author Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for Jasmine Nights Judys Review Jasmine Nights is a powerful & intoxicating love story set in World War Two in the exotic cities of Cairo & Istanbul. Saba Tarcan is a half Turkish half Welsh teenage girl living in Tiger Bay Cardiff. Her Turkish father is charismatic but domineering her Welsh mother is downtrodden. Saba knows that her voice is exceptional (think a young Shirley Bassey herself a mixed race girl from Tiger bay). She longs to escape Cardiff & her narrow life there but her father is furiously opposed to his daughter getting involved in show business. Saba travels around British hospitals singing for wounded soldiers in one she meets a handsome RAF pilot Dom Benson as he recuperates from a horrible plane crash in Suffolk. Before their relationship can really begin Saba is invited to audition for ENSA the entertainment branch of the armed forces whos task it is to perform for the troops fighting in far off countries. To her fathers fury she accepts & runs away to embrace adventure. But the beautiful young Saba now in Cairo is soon approached by British intelligence officers. She agrees to help the Secret Service by encouraging rich & influential foreign men to confide in her using her charms to intoxicate them. She keeps her new role a secret from Dom who has pursued her to the Middle East. Her secrecy jeopardises their relationship & also her own safety. Jasmine Nights is based on the tr" ...

1942 & the world is at war. It is a war that has already shattered families & devastated countries. But for some it will also mean the greatest of adventures. In a burns hospital in Sussex a beautiful young singer performs to a ward full of injured soldiers. Saba is captivating & one pilot Dom shudders as her gaze turns his way. He can't bear her to see his scars but resolves to write to her once they have healed. The world is on the brink of enormous change. Saba's journey as a singer with ENSA takes her to the fading glamour of Alexandria & the heat & decadence of Turkey. On the glamorous Middle Eastern social circuit Saba rubs shoulders with double agents & diplomats movie stars & smugglers. Some want her voice some her friendship & some the secrets she is perfectly placed to discover...JASMINE NIGHTS is a tale of decadence & destruction of love & of danger. It is the captivating love story set in an extraordinary world. ...

Mira Levenson is bursting with excitement as she flies to India to stay with her aunt & cousin for the first time. As soon as she lands Mira is hurled into the sweltering heat & a place full of new sights sounds & deeply buried secrets.. . From the moment Mira meets Janu she feels an instant connection. He becomes her guide showing her both the beauty & the chaos of Kolkata. Nothing is as she imagined it
- & suddenly home feels a long way away. Before Mira leaves India she is determined to uncover the truth about her family whatever it takes & she must also make a decision that will break someones heart..
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Its Queen Titanias & King Oberons 1000th jubilee & the seven Party Fairies are in charge of making the celebratory party extra-special! However naughty Jack Frost has decided to sabotage the celebrations by hosting his own party & in order to make his bigger & better than the kings & queens he has sent his naughty goblins to steal each of the seven Party Fairies magical party bags...if he succeeds the Fairyland celebrations will be ruined! Can Kirsty & Rachel help Jasmine the Present Fairy get her magic bag back from the pesky goblins so that she can conjure up perfect prizes for the street party...? ...

The voyage of Jason & the Argonauts & their hunt for the Golden Fleece is one of the most enduringly popular of all of the Ancient Greek heroic myths. Accepting the quest in order to regain his kingdom Jason assembled a crew of legendary heroes including Hercules Orpheus Atalanta & the twins Castor & Polydeuces. With this band of warriors & demi-gods Jason set sail in the Argo on a journey across the known world. During their quest the Argonauts faced numerous challenges including the Harpies the Clashing Rocks the Sirens Talos the bronze giant the sleepless dragon that guarded the fleece & of course the fickle will of the gods of Olympus. Filled with magic monsters sword fights & sacrifice this ancient adventure story is given new life by Neil Smith who also examines its historical context its classical sources & its enduring legacy. ...