A skeleton in a dinner jacket a man murdered in a deckchair a dead man spotted wandering in the London fog... Albert Campion is called upon to solve some most unusual crimes. This omnibus features three of the charming amateur sleuths most intriguing cases: Sweet Danger" " The Case of the Late Pig" & " The Tiger in the Smoke"." ...

Margot Fonteyn born plain Peggy Hookham was dreamed into existence by the architects of British ballet: Ninette de Valois Frederick Ashton & Constant Lambert. Carried to fame on a wave of wartime patriotism Margots sense of duty rather than ambition propelled her forward. Yet her gifts were such that her pre-eminence would come to eclipse the careers of subsequent generations. Ballet is a fairytale world; if Margot like the pure & poetic heroine of Swan Lake was a natural Odette she would also have to contend with virtues raw shadow-side in the guise of Constant Lambert Roberto Arias & Rudolph Nureyev the men who like Von Rothbart were to take possession of her heart. ...

This book was Grub Streets lead cookery title for 1999 & was a major publishing event since Marguente Patten is one of Britains best known & loved cookery writers & often described as Englands Cookery Queen. Ainsley Harriott has dubbed her the cookery icon of our times". Each chapter of the book covers one decade of the century giving both history & recipes. The entire book is illustrated throughout in colour & black & white." ...

Fresh out of school young Mariah faces a new chapter of his life living in the Prince Regent hotel built into the face of a cliff. His job is to assist the magician in the stage shows held for the guests. Above ground the guests are offered every form of luxury. Below ground in the green slime-dripping walls of the basements is where the magic show equipment is kept
- & lurking in an Egyptian sarcophagus amongst scuttling sea-creatures is a secret that draws Mariah into the path of villainy plots & possible death.
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There is never a dull moment for Mariah Mundi living in the Prince Regent Hotel. But catastrophe strikes when three eminent visitors spontaneously combust at a hotel party. Just a freak of nature or a cleverly plotted murder? When hotel owner Captain Charity is arrested on suspicion of murder Mariah Mundi & his friend Sacha must find the truth urgently to save both the Captain & the hotel. Could the answer lie in the mythical Ghost Diamonds? ...

Every month Marie Claire will inspire you with page after glossy page with its unique mix of designer & high street fashion. It brings you intelligent hard-hitting features celebrity interviews inspirational & practical beauty advice lifestyle tips & award-winning real-life stories. Plus you will recieve our exclusive subscriber only covers! ...

A new portrait of the two-time Nobel winner & her two daughters Focusing on the first family in science this biography of Marie Curie plumbs the recesses of her relationships with her two daughters extraordinary in their own right & presents the legendary scientist to us in a fresh way. Although the common image is that of a shy introvert toiling away in her laboratory highly praised science writer Shelley Emling shows how Marie Curie was nothing short of an iconoclast. Her affair with a younger & married man drew the enmity of a xenophobic French establishment who denied her entry to the Academy of Sciences & tried to expel her from France. But she was determined to live life how she saw fit & passed on her resilience to her daughters. Emling draws on personal letters released by Curie's only granddaughter to show how Marie influenced her daughters yet let them blaze their own paths. Irene followed her mother's footsteps into science & was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission. Eve traveled the world as a foreign correspondent & then moved on to humanitarian missions. Emling also shows how Curie following World War I turned to America for help. Few people know about Curie's close friendship with American journalist Missy Meloney who arranged speaking tours across the country for Marie & Eve & Irene. Months on the road charming audiences both large & small endeared the Curies to American women & established a lifelong relationship with the United States that formed one of the strongest connections of Marie's life. Without the financial support of American women Marie might not have been able to go on with her research. Continuing the family story into the third generation Emling also interviews Marie Curie's granddaughter Helene Joliot-Curie who is an accomplished physicist in her own right. She reveals why her grandmother was a lot more than just a scientist & how Marie's trips to America forever changed her. Factually rich personal & original this is an engrossing story about the most famous woman in science that rips the cover off the myth & reveals the real person friend & mother behind it. ...

The mousemaid Mariel is washed up on the shores of Mossflower country half-drowned battered & bruised but still alive! She has no idea of her identity but her incredible story of badger lords fighting hares & Gabool the Wild Warlord of the Waters gradually unfolds & helps Redwall Abbey in its latest battle against evil sea rats.. . ...

2012 is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death & this lavishly illustrated volume celebrates her enduring beauty through photographs by legendary Hollywood photographer Bruno Bernard. Bernard's iconic photograph of Marilyn standing over the subway grate in a billowing white dress is synonymous with Hollywood glamour & sex appeal & many of the images here have never before been published. They cover key moments in Marilyn's life such as her first professional sitting in 1946 & are enlivened by fascinating excerpts from Bruno's journal. Fans of the blonde bombshell will also treasure the stunning frameable print included with this keepsake book. ...