The most irresistibly witty & revealing tour of Paris in years... In this enchanting memoir acclaimed author & Paris resident John Baxter recounts his year-long experience of giving literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off on the trail of Pariss legendary artists & writers. Along the way he tells the citys history through a brilliant cast of characters: the favourite cafes of Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald & James Joyce; Pablo Picassos underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-19th century flaneurs; the secluded " Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; & finally Baxters own favourite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Pres. Paris by custom & design is a pedestrians city
- each block a revelation every neighbourhood a new feast for the senses a place rich with history & romance at every turn. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World is your guide par excellence to the true off-the-beaten-track heart of the City of Lights."
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Stephen Bungays magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain. Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts for the quality of its strategic analysis & its truly compulsive narrative this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions
- that it was the British in the Battle who displayed all the virtues of efficiency organisation & even ruthlessness we habitually attribute to the Germans & they who fell short in their amateurism ill-preparedness poor engineering & even in their old-fashioned notions of gallantry. An engrossing read for the military scholar & the general reader alike this is a classic of military history that looks beyond the mythology to explore all the tragedy & comedy; the brutality & compassion of war.
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A comprehensive look at natural treatments & healing methods that work. Jonny Bowden takes his practical knowledgeable & open-minded approach-the same approach that made The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth so successful-and focuses it on natural cures revealing the best of alternative medicine for a mainstream audience. Through his personal use extensive research & wide-ranging expertise in nutrition & health Jonny sorts through the myriad home remedies from every discipline & tradition to show which work & how best to use these proven healing techniques. He also explains through approachable & articulate descriptions why they work & on what basis he selected these cures-whether it is patient testimonials or the latest scientific studies to give you peace of mind & the information you need about each treatment. The book explores more than 75 common conditions including allergies cancer high cholesterol depression diabetes hypertension menopause & stress. ...

The Most Scenic Drives in America is a comprehensive guide to the 120 most colourful iconic & awe-inspiring byways of the United States & Canada. Written & produced in North America it gives you the insider's view of the best trips around the continent from Hawaii to Nova Scotia. With over 750 colour photographs up-to-date & user-friendly maps of every route hundreds of little-known facts about each region & features highlighting special events foods local customs festivals & more this is the one book you will need to steer you on your next fly-drive holiday. Each drive

Includes:: information on mileage the best season to travel nearby attractions & the organisations & websites to contact for more details
- all reviewed by the relevant tourist offices National Park Services & travel experts across the US & Canada. If you have ever fancied driving the Icefields Parkway in Alberta seeing the 'fall' colours in New England or heading for Yosemite you will find all these & much more here to whet your appetite.


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Orford Ness was for most of the twentieth century a military research station so secret that nobody knew what went on there & so remote that even now most people have never heard of it. Yet the contribution of its scientists service & civilian to the winning of the First World War the Second World War & the Cold War places them on a par with the codebreakers of Bletchley Park. At this highly atmospheric & often inhospitable location on the Suffolk coast the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF) conducted crucial experiments & trials some brilliant others futile on effective gunnery accurate bombing & enhanced navigational aids. It was the venue for Watson Watt's early work on radar & for Barnes Wallis' enhanced Tallboy bomb. From 1953 the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment used it as the testing range for British nuclear bombs. In 1967 the world's most powerful radar station COBRA MIST was constructed for the US Department of Defense. Why it was closed down is just one of many Orford Ness mysteries. Owned by the National Trust since 1993 Orford Ness is a National Nature Reserve of international significance. But its military history has proved no less important & its secrets highly intriguing. This book tells an incredible tale of ingenious talented & brave men
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- who operated with typically British patience & resourcefulness in often highly uncomfortable & on occasions fatal circumstances.

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A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse round his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer determines to save Issa from deportation. Soon her client's survival becomes more important to her than her own career. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue the sixty-year-old scion of Brue Fr?res a failing British bank based in Hamburg. A triangle of impossible loves is born. Meanwhile scenting a sure kill in the so-called War on Terror the spies of three nations converge upon the innocents. Poignant compassionate peopled with characters the reader never wants to let go A MOST WANTED MAN is alive with humour yet prickles with tension until the last heart-stopping page. It is also a work of deep humanity & uncommon relevance to our times. ...

Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adams... Arthur Dent hadnt had a day as bad as this since the Earth had been blown up. Depressed & alone Arthur finally settles on the small planet Lamuella & becomes a sandwich maker. Looking forward to a quiet life his plans are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. Theres nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away -- Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe. After all -- hes encountered most of them before...VOLUME FIVE IN THE TRILOGY OF FIVE ...

Help your students achieve their best on their exams with authentic & sophisticated phrases. This second edition of the bestselling ...

Moth Smoke" is the first novel by Mohsin Hamid author of " The Reluctant Fundamentalist". You know youre in trouble when you cant meet a womans eye particularly if the woman happens to be your best friends wife. In Lahore Daru Shezad is a junior banker with a hashish habit. When his old friend Ozi moves back to Pakistan Daru wants to be happy for him. Ozi has everything: a beautiful wife & child an expensive foreign education
- & a corrupt father who bankrolls his lavish lifestyle. As jealousy sets in Darus life slowly unravels. He loses his job. Starts lacing his joints with heroin. Becomes involved with a criminally-minded rickshaw driver. & falls in love with Ozis lonely wife. But how low can Daru sink? Is he guilty of the crime he finds himself on trial for? "A vivid portrait of contemporary young Pakistani life where frustration & insecurity feed not only the snobbery decadence & aspirations of the rich but also the resentment of the poor". (" The Times"). " Fast-paced intelligent.. .pulls us despite ourselves into its spiralling wake". (" New Yorker"). "A subtly audacious.. .prodigious descendant of hard-boiled lit & film noir. A steamy & often darkly amusing book about sex drugs & class warfare in postcolonial Asia". (" Village Voice"). " Stunning a hip page-turner". (" Los Angeles Times"). " Sharply observed powerful evocative". (" Financial Times"). "A novel of remarkable wit poise profundity & strangeness. A treat". (" Esquire"). Mohsin Hamid is the author of " The Reluctant Fundamentalist" " Moth Smoke" & " How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia". His fiction has been translated into over 30 languages received numerous awards & been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has contributed essays & short stories to publications such as the " Guardian" " The New York Times" " Financial Times" " Granta" & " Paris Review". Born & mostly raised in Lahore he spent part of his childhood in California studied at Princeton University & Harvard Law School & has since lived between Lahore London & New York."
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Jarvis Cocker is widely regarded as one of the most original & memorable lyricists & performers of the last three decades. Here for the first time is a selection of sixty-six lyrics presented with commentary & an introduction by the man himself. In this volume readers (and Pulp fans) will find such classic Jarvis lyrics as Common People" " Disco 2000" " Babies" " This is Hardcore" & " Do You Remember the First Time?" The selection assembled by the author reveals a sensibility that is unmistakably Jarvis: a sometimes visceral sometimes everyday take on love relationships & the things we do to each other when the lights get low. " Mother Brother Lover" takes the reader on a thirty-year tour into the life art & preoccupations of one of the great British artists of the late twentieth century. Shocking sharp clever & funny it is a beautiful collection of lyrics & commentary." ...