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. ...

It is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident
- an incident which changes the
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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)." ...

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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A brand new concept from the bestselling author of The Little Book of Stress a hugely appealing gift book filled with one hundred good wishes. Rohan Candappa's One Hundred Birthday Wishes is illustrated with charmingly funny black & white photography & the wry gently inspirational captions will put a smile on even the grumpiest old boy's face. With Rohan Candappa's beautifully packaged affordable little book you can wish your mum dad friend or partner a multitude of good things from wish no. 31: 'I wish you a good plumber & a reliable builder' to wish no. 41: 'I wish you a Dennis Bergkamp goal a Nina Simone song & a glass of Sangiovese ' or wish no. 65: 'I wish you the abandon to dance badly at weddings'. ...

Updated for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War this is the bestselling highly-acclaimed & most famous account of the conflict written by the commander of the British Task Force. On 5 April 1982 three days after the invasion of the Falkland Islands British armed forces were ordered to sail 8 000 miles to the South Atlantic unaware of what lay ahead of them or whether they would be committed to war with Argentina. In these engrossing memoirs Admiral Sandy Woodward Task Force commander from the aircraft carrier Hermes takes us from day one to day one hundred of the conflict; from sailing through the waters of the Atlantic with hopes of a political settlement fading & war becoming increasingly likely to the repulse of the Argentinian navy & the daring amphibious landing at San Carlos Water. The war which cost the lives of over 1 000 men has left a legacy of many historical debates & controversies from the sinking of ships such as HMS Coventry HMS Sheffield & Sir Galahad & the Argentinian cruiser the Belgrano to wider issues such as what was it like to command & fight a modern air & naval war the biggest naval action since World War II. One Hundred Days is unique as a dramatic portrayal of the world of modern naval warfare where despite the use of sophisticated equipment & communications the margins for human error & courage were as wide as they were in the days of Nelson. ...