Many of the popular often prophetic phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore. For example: ' One swallow doesn't make a summer'; ' March comes in like a lion & goes out like a lamb'; & ' One for sorrow two for joy'. Such common idioms are familiar to most people but their history & origins are far from well known. However in One for Sorrow" readers will discover that there is a wealth of fascinating stories & history behind them. This charming book is filled with sayings legends & proverbs derived from the oral history of the countryside & unveils how they came about what they mean & how they came to be such a big part of the language we use today. Written with a light touch & expert knowledge it will entertain & inform in equal measure
- the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in the rich & varied heritage of the English language."
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Stephanie Plum is down on her luck. Shes lost her job her cars on the brink of repossession & her apartment is fast becoming furniture-free. Enter Cousin Vinnie a low-life who runs a bail-bond company. If Stephanie can bring in vice cop turned outlaw Joe Morelli she stands to pick up $10 000. But tracking down a cop wanted for murder isnt easy... And when Benito Ramirez a prize-fighter with more menace than mentality wants to be her friend Stephanie soon knows what its like to be pursued. Unfortunately the best person to protect her just happens to be on the run... ...

Bernie Gunther is the ideal narrator for Philip Kerr's bleak tale of the dirty deals made by victors & vanquished alike in post-war Germany. Having learned that there's no way to distinguish 'the one from the other' the cynical P.I. has the moral clarity to see through the deceit & hypocrisy of both friend & foe. Munich 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat it's home to all the backstabbing intrigue that prospers in the aftermath of war. A place where a private eye can find a lot of not-quite-reputable work: cleaning up the Nazi past of well-to-do locals abetting fugitives in the flight abroad sorting out rival claims to stolen goods. It's work that fills Bernie with disgust
- but it also fills his sorely depleted wallet. Then a woman seeks him out. Her husband has disappeared. She's not looking to get him back
- he's a wanted man who ran one of the most vicious concentration camps in Pol&. She just wants confirmation that he's dead. It's a simple enough job. But in post-war Germany nothing is simple...

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Lady Philippa Marbury is.. .odd. The brilliant bespectacled daughter of a double marquess cares more for books than balls for science than the season & for laboratories than love. She's looking forward to marrying her simple fiance & quietly living out her days with her dogs & her scientific experiments. But before that Pippa has two weeks to experience all the rest
- fourteen days to research the exciting parts of life. It's not much time & to do it right she needs a guide familiar with London's darker corners. She needs.. .a scoundrel. She needs Cross the clever controlled partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell with a carefully crafted reputation for wickedness. But reputations often hide the darkest secrets & when the unconventional Pippa boldly propositions him seeking science without emotion she threatens all he works to protect. He is tempted to give Pippa precisely what she wants.. .but the scoundrel is more than he seems & it will take every ounce of willpower to resist giving the lady more than she ever imagined.
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1917 Western Front Ypres. A soldier wakes up in a damp dark basement. He can't get out. He is covered in mud. His skin is badly burned. & he can't remember anything. But his nightmare doesn't end there. He is tried & found guilty of cowardice impersonating a fellow soldier & theft. He can barely speak let alone defend himself. As the verdict is passed & he learns that the death sentence awaits him he remembers two things: that he took something from a dead man in the trenches & that the name his accusers have been calling him is not his. With time slipping away Chris Ransom must try to remember the events that have led him to this moment so that he can clear his name & save himself. ...

Count from one to ten with apes & primates. One gorilla two orang-utangs & three chimpanzees. Explore the family of primates & learn to count from one to ten with former Childrens Laureate in this exquisite picture book for the youngest of children. With all the colour & drama of the natural world Anthony Brownes detailed depictions of monkeys & apes bring a new depth to first numbers & convey an important message to us all. It encourages early numeracy through Anthony Brownes beautiful artwork. It carries an important message about protecting our environment. Also available: Willy the Champ" (9780744543568) " Willy the Dreamer" (9780744569643) " Willy the Wimp" (9780744543636) " Willys Pictures" (9780744582406) " The Animal Fair" (9780744588293) " Changes" (9781406313390) " Gorilla" (9781406313277) " Hansel & Gretel" (9780744598339) "I Like Books" (9780744598575) " Into the Forest" (9781844285594) " Piggybook" (9781406313284) " Look What Ive Got" (9780744543728) " Silly Billy" (9781406305760) " Things I Like" (9780744598582) " Through the Magic Mirror" (9780744577075) & " The Tunnel" (9781406313291)." ...

All you want is a decent cup of tea. But oh no modern Britain doesnt want to give you that. It wants to sell you a fancy Dan coffee in a mug the size of a popcorn bucket complete with double cream chocolate sprinkles & no change from a five pound note. & thats just for starters. Everywhere you look modern life has turned common sense completely on its head. Call centres keep you on hold from three different continents. Train doors close thirty seconds before departure. & as if there wasnt enough cheese on your pizza already theyre now stuffing it into your crust as well. From speed cameras to organic vegetables mobile phones to celebrity idiots this hilarious new book lays bare the sheer lunacy of modern living. One Grump or Two is for everyone who has ever found Great Britain is starting to grate & dreams of a world where football matches start at 3 oclock on a Saturday afternoon the top forty is full of songs you can whistle in the bath & cafes still serve you a proper cup of tea. ...

It's 1988 & radios across the land blast out the Top Ten hit ' Stutter Rap' by Morris Minor & the Majors. The man behind the fake moustache is Tony Hawks. Fast forward to the 21st century & those heady days of pop stardom are a distant memory. That is until it is suggested that Tony is just another One Hit Wonder. Really? We'll have to see about that.. . For two years Tony struggles to have a hit somewhere anywhere in the world changing acts & styles with a bewildering lack of integrity. From Nashville to Amsterdam from Eastern Europe to Africa he travels the globe in search of that elusive hit. But it's only after a chance encounter with Norman Wisdom that things get really strange. Is it really possible that together they could storm the Albanian charts? In One Hit Wonderland anything can happen.. . ...

When Kate worked at the Barleybridge Practice she had thought herself in love with Scott. But that was years ago & she is over him now
- or so she thinks. When she returns to the Practice she is alarmed to discover that suddenly yet again she is completely besotted with him. Some things at the Practice have changed: there's a new vet Virginia who seems to go out of her way to criticise & upset Kate not to mention upsetting the clients. But Virginia is not all she seems. Scott very much in love with his wife Zoe hates the idea that they have not yet had a second child. Convinced that the fault is not his he refuses to seek help. The ensuing rows with Zoe drives a wedge between them. Will he look to someone else for comfort? Kate hopes that he might...
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As the Fashion Director at Elle" magazine Nina has learned an indispensable fact
- women love lists. They love making them
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