There is something obviously tragic & unfair yet also undeniably uncanny about the plethora of deaths of treasured musicians at a young age more spookily specifically at 27 years old. Some will say it is inevitable when you consider the fast-drinking high-living burning-the-candle-at-both-ends lifestyles that these people take up but surely there is more to it than that? Whatever the causes this timely book

Includes:: entries on a range of artists who famously died at 27 but many others who died at other points in their teens twenties & early thirties
- at the height or just before the achievement of their creative potential. It is pointless to pine for the music that could have been & best to celebrate the music that was
- the flashes of brilliance the often impressive oeuvre created over such a short time. Whether you love to rock out to Kurt Cobain swoon to the music of Jeff Buckley are fascinated by the story of blues legend Robert Johnson or worship at the altar of Hendrix this guide gives an absorbing account & memorable images of them all.



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I thought I was prepared for most scary situations. I've been almost kidnapped twice fake kidnapped once targeted by one terrorist organization & two very cute boys. But this moment was truly terrifying... Cammie ' The Chameleon' knows by now that even she can't hide from danger. But when she discovers that one of her most-trusted allies is a rogue double-agent Cammie questions her trust in her classmates her teachers
- & her own heart...
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The President & CEO of Intel the worlds largest chip maker reveals how to identify & exploit the key moments of change in any industry that generates either drastic failure or incredible success. Under Andrew Groves leadership Intel has become the worlds largest computer chip maker the 5th most admired company in America & the 7th most profitable company among the Fortune 500. Few CEOs can claim this level of success. Grove attributes much of it to the philosophy & strategy he has learned the hard way as he steered Intel through a series of potential major disasters. There are moments in any business when massive change occurs when all the rules of business shift fast furiously & forever. Grove calls such moments strategic inflection points (SIPs) & he has lived through several. They can be set off by almost anything
- by mega competition an arcane change in regulations or by a seemingly modest change in technology. They are not always easy to spot
- but you cant hide from them. Intels first SIP was when the Japanese started producing better-quality lower-cost memory chips. It took Grove three years & huge losses to recognize that he had to rethink & reposition the company to become once again leader in its field. Grove extrapolates the lessons he has learned from this & other SIPs
- for instance the drama of the Pentium flaw & the SIP brought on by the Internet
- to reveal a unique insight into the management of change. He recounts strategies from other companies & examines his own record of success & failure. Only the Paranoid Survive" is a classic lesson in leadership skills that every manager in every industry will benefit from. Every manager must assume that something will change
- very soon."




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The interesting thought that '98 per cent of the world's people are spending 98 per cent of their time on things that don't matter' opens the latest book from seven-time New York Times" bestselling author Neale Donald Walsch who says with gentleness that this is the reason so many lives are filled with sadness & turmoil & that the world itself seems continually on the brink of calamity. This circumstance Walsch says is nobody's fault. We simply haven't been told or taught what does matter
- or if that question has been answered for us the answers we've been given have not been accurate. Yet now the author declares the human race is receiving an invitation from Life Itself in the form of a palpable energy shift in 2012 & beyond to address the question directly
- & people everywhere can feel it. Some sense this shift much in the way they can sense in the sleepy hours of the morning that it is time to wake up. Others experience frustration at how things are going right now but they also feel a muted excitement stirring deep within a restless readiness to respond to a soft but persistent inner voice that has lately been saying: it doesn't have to be this way. Walsch says that this inner voice is correct. One's life does not have to be a series of worrisome & challenging crises involving finances or relationship or health or family & neither does the world at large have to be a container of constant calamity surrounding its governance & ecology & culture. In his latest book " The Only Thing That Matters" he offers a formula elegant in its simplicity that will immediately uplift the life of anyone who embraces it
- & that could change the World Entire."


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The Clifton Chronicles" is Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920 with the chilling words 'I was told that my father was killed in the war'. But it will be another twenty years before Harry discovers how his father really died which will only lead him to question: who was his father? Is he the son of Arthur Clifton a stevedore who worked in Bristol docks or the first born son of a scion of West Country society whose family owns a shipping line? " Only Time Will Tell" covers the years from 1920 to 1940 &

Includes:: a cast of memorable characters that " The Times" has compared to " The Forsyte Saga". Volume one takes us from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War when Harry must decide whether to take up a place at Oxford or join the navy & go to war with Hitler's Germany. In Jeffrey Archer's masterful hands the reader is taken on a journey that they won't want to end & when you turn the last page of this unforgettable yarn you will be faced with a dilemma that neither you nor Harry Clifton could have anticipated."

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The Clifton Chronicles" is Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1919 in the backstreets of Bristol. His father was a war hero but it will be twenty-one tumultuous years before Harry discovers the truth about how his father really died & if in fact he even was his father. " Only Time Will Tell" takes a cast of memorable characters from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War when Harry must decide whether to take his place at Oxford or join the fight against Hitler's Germany. In Jeffrey Archer's masterful hands you will be taken on a journey that you won't want to end even after you turn the last page of this unforgettable yarn because you will be faced with a dilemma that neither you nor Harry Clifton could ever have anticipated." ...

It is February 1806. The frigate carrying Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. It is only four months since the resounding victory over the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar & the death of Englands greatest naval hero. Bolithos instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa where an expeditionary force is attempting to recapture Cape Town from the Dutch. Outside Europe few have yet heard of the battle of Trafalgar & Bolithos news is met with both optimism & disappointment as he reminds the senior officers that despite the victory Napoleans defeat is by no means assured. The men who follow Bolithos flag into battle are to discover not for the first time that death is the only victor. ...

Fake boobs? Check. Gallons of fake tan? Check. Blokes & birds obsessed with their looks? Double check. Welcome to the fabulous world of The Only Way is Essex... The Only Way is Essex is a brilliantly funny massively addictive reality TV programme based in Essex
- following the lives & loves of a group of sexy young socialites where the men & women are tanned toned & vajazzled to perfection. This book will invite readers into the glamorous world of Essex where champagne nail bars nightclubs & tanning salons are a fundamental part of everybody's life. Packed with cast interviews behind the scenes gossip & pictures & tips on living life the Essex way The Only Way is Essex: Guide to Life is a must have for the show's legion of dedicated fans.
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What do you do when theres nothing left to lose? Lily & Laurence Lamont-Jones had it all: lavish holidays in exotic locations a top private school for their two children & a beautiful home in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Then Laurence loses his job & their house & all their belongings are repossessed. With nowhere else to go the family move into a flea-ridden council house on a notoriously rough estate & start to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. But will Lilys dream of returning to a world of luxury ever come true
- or have her priorities changed? For with the help of new friends a little luck & a lot of determination shes about to learn what really matters.
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Lily & Laurence had it all: the money the car a beautiful home in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Then Laurence loses his job & everything disappears. With nowhere to turn Lily & Laurence are forced to take their two young children & move to a flea-ridden council house on a notoriously rough estate. As they try to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives Lily constantly dreams of returning to her old luxurious life. Will her dream come true or will she learn that money doesnt always buy happiness? ...