Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germanys power Steinbecks fable The Moon Is Down" explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered & the conquerors. Occupied by enemy troops a small peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside & betrayal from within the close-knit community. As he delves into the motivations & emotions of the enemy Steinbeck uncovers profound & often unsettling truths both about war & human nature." ...

Enthralling sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen It is the Eve of Gomrath
- the night of the year when the Old Magic is aroused.
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Alan Garners exciting & atmospheric tale of magic & evil which began with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen" continues with the " Moon of Gomrath". Colin & Susan are not safe from the evil Morrigan & once more find themselves back in Fundindelve with the wizard Cadellin." ...

I was my dad's vinyl-wallah: I changed his records while he lounged around drinking tea & that's how I know my Argo from my Tempo. & it's why when Dr Walid called me to the morgue to listen to a corpse I recognised the tune it was playing. Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim strong enough to leave its imprint like a wax cylinder recording. Cyrus Wilkinson part-time jazz saxophonist & full-time accountant had apparently dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig in a Soho jazz club. He wasn't the first. No one was going to let me exhume corpses to see if they were playing my tune so it was back to old-fashioned legwork starting in Soho the heart of the scene. I didn't trust the lovely Simone Cyrus' ex-lover professional jazz kitten & as inviting as a Rubens' portrait but I needed her help: there were monsters stalking Soho creatures feeding off that special gift that separates the great musician from someone who can raise a decent tune. What they take is beauty. What they leave behind is sickness failure & broken lives. & as I hunted them my investigation got tangled up in another story: a brilliant trumpet player Richard ' Lord' Grant
- my father
- who managed to destroy his own career twice. That's the thing about policing: most of the time you're doing it to maintain public order. Occasionally you're doing it for justice. & maybe once in a career you're doing it for revenge.

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A contemporary novel which tells the story of Marco Stanley Fogg
- orphan child of the 1960s
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Claudia Hampton a beautiful famous writer lies dying in hospital. But as the nurses tend to her with quiet condescension she is plotting her greatest work: a history of the world & in the process my own'. Gradually she re-creates the rich mosaic of her life & times conjuring up those she has known. There is Gordon her adored brother; Jasper the charming untrustworthy lover & father of Lisa her cool conventional daughter; & Tom her one great love both found & lost in wartime Egypt. Penelope Lively's Booker Prize-winning novel weaves an exquisite mesh of memories flashbacks & shifting voices in a haunting story of loss & desire. ...

Direct perception & experience led our ancestors to the discovery that the success of many activities in daily life is subject to natural rhythms & the phase & position of the moon. Moon Time shows: * The way to a healthy life based on timeless knowledge that we have either forgotten or learned to ignore. * The influence of the moon & other natural rhythms on health & healing. * Healthy nourishment & living in harmony within the cycles of the moon. * The power of the mind. * The influence of all these aspects on body mind & spirit. Here is knowledge that will stay with you for life. This is the medical science of the future. ...

Seasoned travel writers W. C. Mc Rae & Judy Jewell share the best ways to experience all that the Beehive State has to offer from sprawling urban Salt Lake City to serene mystical Arches National Park. The authors include great trip strategies that utilize Utah's amazing outdoor attractions & unique history such as Standing High: The Best Vistas & The Old West Tour. Packed with information on dining transportation & accommodations this handbook has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Including expert advice on the state's best brewpubs first-rate ski & snowboard resorts & amazing national parks Moon Utah" gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal & memorable experience." ...

This book takes readers back to David Niven's childhood days his humiliating expulsion from school & to his army years & wartime service. After the war he returned to America & there came his Hollywood success in films such as Wuthering Heights" & " Around the World in 80 Days"." ...

Hopes dreams & Moonbeans
- meet Jax & her magical moon cat! When Jax's class go on a school trip to the newly opened Goose Green
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