Odo of Conteville the younger half-brother of William the Conqueror was ordained Bishop of Bayeux while still in his teens. A larger than life character he is best known for commissioning the Bayeaux Tapestry in which he makes a dashing appearance at the height of the Battle of Hastings. He also played a pivotal role in the planning & implementation of the Conquest of England after which as Earl of Kent he was second only to William in wealth & power. The popular impression of Odo is of a not so loveable rogue who typified the worst excesses of the Norman conquerors. He was the first Chief Justice of England & on occasion also acted as regent when the king was in Normandy. After defrauding both Crown & Church however Odo was disgraced & his plans to raise an unauthorised army for a campaign in Italy possibly in order to gain the papacy saw him imprisoned for five years. He was released by the dying William in 1087 but soon rebelled against the new king his nephew William Rufus. Yet Odo was far from being a loutish philistine. The bishop recognised the value of education & the arts & amongst his less well-known activities was his generous patronage of both. Trevor Rowleys book is the first full-length biography of Odo which seeks to redress this balance & to make Bishop Odos extraordinary life-story known. ...

Batman The Dark Knight prowls the shadowy streets of Gotham City with his partner Robin The boy Wonder putting fear into the hearts of bad guys. Kids favourite super hero comics turned into easy-to-read chapter books. New stories with original art by DC illustrators these books are colorful attractive & accessible. ...

At Castle Harvell demented Prince Kylock grabs the reins of power by murdering his father. Harvell's two young refugess are torn apart by the storms of war: headstrong young Melliandra is captured by brutal slavers & Jack whose wild power works miracles falls prey to a smuggler's lying charms & a woman's seductive schemes. Meanwhile a knight's shattered destiny is about to lead from death-sport pits to the blood-strewn creation of an empire. For more information on this or any other Orbit title visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

Be honest How often do you: Immediately check out the Facebook page of a guy youve just met? Send drunken texts that make you want to cringe the next morning? While away whole evenings analysing your love life with your mates? Answered yes to any of the above? Then you need this book. The single woman has never had it so good -- or so youd think. As Zoe Strimpel discovered the reality can often be one of Junk Food Love in other words: negative man-related experiences corrosive man-obsessing thoughts & damaging man-related actions. Determined to help her fellow single woman Zoe put herself on The Man Diet: ten no-nonsense rules to stop you binging on bad romance & help you sort the wheat from the chaff -- emotionally sexually & romantically. This isnt a book about snaring a man; its about treating yourself well while youre single & putting you on the right track to happiness. If you loved Caitlin Morans How to be a Woman & Grace Dents How to Leave Twitter you will love this book. ...

Mark Ormrod was a 'gravel belly' a 'bootneck' marine who loved being in the heart of the action when things kicked off & he relished the prospect of a tour of duty in Afghanistan. & then the unthinkable happened. In one heartstopping moment Mark's life was brutally shattered when a landmine tore off both his legs & his right arm. The catastrophic injuries he sustained & the shocking truth behind the doctors' battle to save him are all described in graphic detail in this remarkable memoir. So too is the story of how on the brink of despair Mark began the greatest battle of his life
- to walk again & using state-of-the-art 'bionic' legs to stand shoulder to shoulder with his comrades to receive his campaign medal. It was a battle he had to win if he was to rebuild his life. Told with brutal honesty Man Down" is a moving action-packed account of courage & comradeship of life on the frontline & the terrible legacy of war. It is a story of true grit you will never forget."
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In Man Fail" readers will find a fantastic selection of the side-splitting bloopers mistakes & misunderstandings that have been boldly uttered by the male sex. Spanning from the rich & famous to the everyday man on the street & with hilarious anecdotes that defy belief & typify the failings of the male species in general
- examples include: " Half this game is 90 per cent mental." (Danny Ozark one-time Major League baseball manager); "I owe a lot to my parents especially my mother & father." (Greg Norman golfer); & " If only faces could talk..." (Pat Summerall sports broadcaster). This is a shamefully funny collection of male stupidity at its finest (and most embarrassing) guaranteed to have you laughing out loud!"
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TRUE LOVE...UNDER FALSE PRETENCES? With her husband hanged for his secret criminal past bewildered widow Glory Clark is left all alone to run the farm & care for her stepchildren. Then handsome stranger Cade Mc Allister shows up on her doorstep bringing hope & tender feelings Glory has never experienced before in her young life. As a detective in search of the missing fortune Glorys husband stole Cade has a hidden agenda. An arranged marriage is merely a stepping stone to getting what he wants... But when it soon becomes Glory plain & simple will their newfound bond withstand his deception? ...

James Bond has been partnered with an Israeli Mossad agent Pete Natkowitz & assigned to work with the KGB to infiltrate a terrorist group. The group The Scales of Justice are demanding the trial of a suspected Nazi war criminal & each day of delay brings another death. Posing as a TV crew Bond & the other agents attempt to discover the groups real motive. When Bond realises that the real aim is to supply Iraq with nuclear weapons just before the United Nations-led coalition invades he faces the most crucial mission of his life. ...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WALLANDER MYSTERIES. REVENGE CAN TAKE MORE THAN A LIFETIME. In a sleepy hamlet in north Sweden the local police make a chilling discovery; nineteen people have been brutally slaughtered. It is a crime unprecedented in Swedens history & the police are under incredible pressure to solve the killings. When Judge Birgitta Roslin reads about the massacre she realises that she has a family connection to one of the couples involved & decides to investigate. When the police make a hasty arrest it is left to her to investigate the source of a nineteenth century diary & red silk ribbon found near the crime scene. What she will uncover leads her into an international web of corruption & a story of vengeance that stretches back over a hundred years. The Man from Beijing is a gripping political thriller & a compelling detective story from a writer at the height of his powers. ...

Would the real Lucia Acosta please stand up? Fun-loving & feisty Lucia Acosta was the girl everybody wanted at their party. With her sultry South American looks she captured every mans attention. One terrible secret later a paler quieter Lucias gone from owning the dance floor to cleaning it when a ghost from parties past walks in... Luke Forster would recognise those curves anywhere
- he grew up hypnotised by them! But as his best friends little sister she was strictly off-limits. Hes shocked to see her fallen so low but relieved her prides still intact! The real Lucia Acosta is still in there somewhere & hes the man to tempt her out...I think I must be Susans biggest fan; I cant get enough of her books!
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