A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts & stories Paulo Coelho the author of ' The Alchemist' offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery & music to elegance traveling & the nature of good & evil. An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil can show him the path to happiness...instructions on how to climb a mountain reveal the secret to making your dreams a reality...the story of Ghengis Khan & the Falcon that teaches about the folly of anger
- & the art of friendship...a pianist who performs an example in fulfilling your destiny...the author learns three important lessons when he goes to the rescue of a man in the street
- Paulo shows us how life has lessons for us in the greatest smallest & most unusual of experiences. ' Like the Flowing River'

Includes:: jewel-like fables packed with meaning & retold in Coelho's inimitable style. Sharing his thoughts on spirituality life & ethics Paulo touches you with his philosophy & invites you to go on an exciting journey of your own.



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There were few more controversial British politicians of the twentieth-century than Enoch Powell. There were few more brilliant & yet whilst being an MP for thirty-seven years his ministerial career lasted a mere fifteen months. His influence however was enormous not least as a harbinger of Thatcherism. There was much more to him though: he was a Professor of Greek at the age of twenty-five: a brigadier at the age of thirty-two: he was also a poet biblical scholar & devoted family man. The word definitive is hackneyed but in describing this biography it can be used legitimately. Not only was Simon Heffer able to interview Enoch Powell he was also given access to Powells massive private archive. In future anyone who want to study Enoch Powell will start here
- Bruce Anderson Spectator". First published in 1998 this biography has been out of print for a number of years. Demand for it however remains constant & Faber Finds is happy to meet that dem&."
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Spine-tingling suspense!' LISA GARDNER. Barney has seen things. Things no child should see.. .and he knows the killer will strike again soon. The victim will be another boy just like him. He will drain the body of blood & leave it on a Thames beach. There will be no clues for detectives Dana Tulloch & Mark Joesbury to find. There will be no warning about who will be next. There will be no good reason for young policewoman Lacey Flint to become involved.. . And no chance that she can stay away.*LIKE THIS FOR EVER is published as LOST in the US*. ...

The number one bestseller in Mexico & America for almost two years & subsequently a bestseller around the world Like Water For Chocolate" is a romantic poignant tale touched with moments of magic graphic earthiness bittersweet wit
- & recipes. A sumptuous feast of a novel it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita the youngest daughter of the house has been forbidden to marry condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro & he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her. For the next twenty-two years Tita & Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies bad luck & fate finally reunite them against all the odds."
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Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the annals of military history. In the morning a modern British army was swept aside by the onset of a seemingly unstoppable host at Isandlwana. Nearby at a remote border outpost on the Buffalo River a single company of the 24th Regiment & a few dozen recuperating hospital patients were passing another hot monotonous day. News of the disaster across the river came like a bolt from the blue. Retreat was not an option. It seemed certain that the Rorkes Drift detachment would share the terrible fate of their comrades. Colonel Snook brings the insights of a military professional to bear in this strikingly original account. It is an extraordinary tale
- a victory largely achieved by the sheer bloody-mindedness in adversity of the British infantryman fighting at the remarkable odds of over thirty to one. The heroics of all eleven VC winners are recounted in detail & we are offered new insights into how the Zulu attack unfolded & how 150 men achieved their improbable victory. The author describes the remainder of the war from the recovery of the lost Queens Colour of the 24th to the climactic charge of the 17th Lancers at Ulundi. We return to Isandlwana to consider culpability & learn of the often tragic fates of many of the wars participants.
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Alexandra Cooper Manhattan's top sex crimes prosecutor is brought into what promises to be a messy case. Gemma Dogen was found in her own office in a New York hospital sexually assaulted soaked in her own blood & considered likely to die before she can be moved to the emergency room. Alex combs through her files for murders with similar modus operandi while Mike Chapman & the other detectives concentrate on possible motives amongst her friends & colleagues
- many of whom had found Gemma a professional thorn in their sides. Two facts rapidly become apparent: the hospital itself is far from secure; & someone believes that Alex has discovered something far too damaging for them to let her live...
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Still traumatised by her brush with a psychopath Detective Cassie Maddox transfers out of the Murder squad & starts a relationship with fellow detective Sam ONeill. When he calls her to the scene of his new case she is shocked to find that the murdered girl is her double. Whats more her ID shows she is Lexie Madison
- the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover detective. With no leads no suspects & no clues to Lexies real identity Cassies old boss spots the opportunity of a lifetime: send Cassie undercover in her place to tempt the killer out of hiding to finish the job.
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Lil Wayne: Takin the Rap an unofficial biography by Morwenna Ferrier is one of an exciting series of lush books celebrating some of the most popular & influential celebrities
- stars who are constantly talked about & whose every new release life event or opinion is awaited with baited breath by legions of fans. In the Top Ten on You Tube Facebook & Twitter with millions of followers Lil Wayne holds sway over a huge online community. Indeed Weezy is the king of underground promo using the web & mixtapes to lure in his massive fanbase without losing any of his hard-earned street cred. Having got himself noticed at the age of nine he has worked the scene relentlessly collaborating with Chris Brown Wyclef Jean Jay-Z & Kanye West to name but a few. Drugs & weapon possession have led to brushes with the law & jail time but the musics kept on comin. All those lovin the Best Rapper Alive need to buy Lil Wayne: Takin the Rap"
- the ultimate celebration of the the grit & determination of one man with inspirational words & photographs."

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This new edition of Lila: An Inquiry into Morals" is revised & expanded by Robert M. Pirsig author of " Zen & the Art of the Motorcycle Maintenance". " Zen & the Art of the Motorcycle Maintenance" Robert M. Pirsigs worldwide bestseller holds a unique & unforgettable place in modern Western literature. Now in " Lila" he brings us a new voyage a poignant journey & a passionate philosophical exploration. Phaedrus
- a character familiar to readers of " Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
- is sailing down the Hudson River when he meets Lila Blewitt an unapologetically sexual psychologically unstable woman whom a mutual friend warns him against. But Phaedrus is drawn to her physically & interested in her intellectually finding her "a culture of one" in whom he discerns an unexpected " Quality". Sailing with him to Manhattan where her mental state deteriorates further Lila prompts Phaedrus to explore conflicts of values such as those between Native Americans & Europeans or between the insane & the normal. Finally after years of struggling he formulates his " Metaphysics of Quality" which offer a system of understanding
- & evaluating
- actions according to a hierarchy of four evolutionary realms (natural biological social & intellectual). Lila remains elusive to Phaedrus penetrating intellect & her destiny remains a mystery but Pirsigs wide-ranging philosophical explorations will provoke & engage readers in the memorable experience of pursuing the journey started by Pirsig in the 1970s to its final end."



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Each Friday Tom Fitzgerald drives the same people home from Dublin to spend the weekend in Rathdoon. Nancy Dee Kev & Celia
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