It was the brazen cheek of the huge rat running across the front of No 10 on a live TV news broadcast that galvanised the government into action. Meetings were held at the highest level & barely a week later on 15 February 2011 Larry the tabby cat arrived in Downing Street to make his mark as the new rodent bouncer in residence. A secret source quickly made contact & has been working closely with Larry ever since to get the full story
- in diary form
- of his first 100 days in the job. In a swift-moving satirical narrative that pits Larry against the evil King Rat & his legion of cheese-eaters our hero still finds time to spill the beans on what life with Sam & Dave is really like. With the economy in crisis & the gutter press up to no good Larry has to use all his smarts to outwit his foes & earn his keep. From his privileged position in Sam Cams lingerie drawer & an eye on the revolving door of visiting dignitaries Larry is able to take a wry look at the machinations of coalition power that lurk behind the big black door.

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Ideal for business or leisure City Pack Las Vegas is succinct with all the practical information you need for a perfect trip. Presented in a handy compact format the guide also contains a separate fold-out map within a concealed poppered pocket to help you navigate the city This new edition lists Top 25 sights & experiences in one chapter & features 3 new sections; City Tours section contains self-guided tours that show you the best of the city; More To See sights is ideal if you have extra time on your hands & Focus On helps you get know the city in more depth. ...

The ultimate Las Vegas pocket city map! Explore Las Vegas with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 popout maps
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre as well as an overview map of greater Las Vegas * Also

Includes:: a detail map of The Strip highlighting the top shows as well as an overview map of Nevada * Handy self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see




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At the centre of Anne Rices brilliant novel the beautiful Rowan Mayfair queen of the coven must flee from the darkly brutal yet irresistible demon known as Lasher. With a dreamlike power this wickedly seductive entity draws us through twilight paths telling a chillingly hypnotic story of spiritual aspirations & passion. Behind all the velvet drapes & gossamer winding sheets this is an old-fashioned family saga
- Rices descriptive writing is so opulent it almost begs to be read by candlelight
- The Washington Post Book World"."

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36 Hours Ago: a brutal serial killer is arrested on the streets of north London after a two-year reign of terror. Known as the Night Creeper hes earned his reputation by torturing five young women to death. 24 Hours Ago: undercover cop Sean Egan has infiltrated one of the countrys most notorious criminal gangs. Now hes about to risk his life in a desperate bid to bring its members to justice. 12 Hours Ago: DI Tina Boyd has discovered that the Night Creepers murders are part of a much larger criminal conspiracy. But her quest for the truth has brought her into contact with some very dangerous people who want to silence her
- permanently. The Last 10 Seconds: a man a woman & a sadistic killer. As they race towards a terrifying confrontation only one thing is certain: theyre all going to have to fight very hard just to stay alive.
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One of the most extraordinary imaginative & ambitious novels of the century: a history of the evolution of humankind over the next 2 billion years. Among all science fiction writers Olaf Stapledon stands alone for the sheer scope & ambition of his work. First published in 1930 Last & First Men is full of pioneering speculations about evolution terraforming genetic engineering & many other subjects. ...

The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him ' but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North the King of the Northmen still stands firm & there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend & his oldest enemy. It's past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters & too little time Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no-one is safe & no-one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It's a good thing blackmail threats & torture still work well enough. Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful & turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too & glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it. While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead the peasants revolt & the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No-one believes that the shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First of the Magi has a plan to save the world as he always does. But there are risks. There is no risk more terrible after all than to break the First Law.. . ...

The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him
- but its going to be a big one. Battle rages across
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It was a golden age of travel. The period from the end of the Second World War to the early 1960s saw some of the finest ocean liners ever built & until the advent of the jet the ships travelled full every trip criss-crossing the Atlantic between the Old World & the New carrying businessmen tourists emigrants & those who longed for a trip away. William H. Miller brings together a fabulous selection of images of the ships of the period the great & the famous of ocean liner travel. From the grand Cunard Queens to the fastest & longest ships afloat from the ships of state to smaller vessels from the tragedy of disaster to the triumph of record-breaking he tells the story of this glittering age of travel a time when Getting There was Half the Fun. Of course it was all to end with the advent of the Boeing 707 capable of crossing the Atlantic in hours rather than days & the liner trade went into terminal decline. One by one ships were sold or scrapped until there remained only one the QE2. She retired in 2008 but not before being replaced by the Queen Mary 2 the worlds largest ocean liner. Join Bill for a voyage back in time aboard The Last Atlantic Liners. ...

In true Mc Inerney style this new collection of stories examines post 9/11 America in all its dark & morally complex glory. His characters include a young woman holed up in a remote cabin while her (married) boyfriend campaigns for the highest of all offices a couple whose sexual experiments cross every line imaginable a young socialite called home to nurse her mother & an older one scheming for her next husb&. From the streets of downtown New York during the 2003 anti-war march & the lavish hotel rooms of the wealthy social elite to a husband & wife who share a marital bed with a pot-bellied pig the people in these stories search for meaning while struggling against each other colliding as the old world around them fractures & dissolves into a modern era full of new uncertainties where ghosts of loss hang in the air. Mc Inerneys writing has crackling humour & a feverish clear-sighted brilliance that perfectly underpins the lives of people living in modern America. These stories are deftly constructed subtle insightful & heartbreaking. Steeped in history but yet alive in the present
- this new collection is a companion to the sweet madness of life
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