Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947 Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite & unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists & its own ally America Pakistan has for years suffered from instability. Now Imran Khan & his own political party the Tehreek-e-Insaf offer a real political alternative for the people of Pakistan at a time when tension between Pakistan's government & the powerful military has reached dangerous new levels. How did this flashpoint of volatility & injustice come about? Pakistan: A Personal History" provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life
- his happy childhood in Lahore his Oxford education his extraordinary cricketing career his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith his mother's influence & that of his Islamic faith
- inform both the historical narrative & his current philanthropic & political activities. It is at once absorbing & insightful casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West."

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A luminous & bewitching debut novel that is perfect for fans of Angela Carter. Set in Victorian London it follows the fortunes of Eve the Lion-Faced Girl & Abel the Flayed Man. A magical realism delight. Before Eve is born her mother goes to the circus. She buys a penny twist of coloured sugar & settles down to watch the heart-stopping main attraction: a lion billed as a monster from the savage heart of Africa. Mama swears she hears the lion sigh just before it leaps...and nine months later when Eve is born the story goes she doesn't cry
- she meows & licks her paws. When Abel is pulled from the stinking Thames the mudlarks are sure he is long dead. As they search his pockets to divvy up the treasure his eyes crack open & he coughs up a stream of black water. But how has he survived a week in that thick stew of human waste? Cast out by Victorian society Eve & Abel find succour from an unlikely source. They soar to fame as The Lion Faced Girl & The Flayed Man star performers in Professor Josiah Arroner's Palace of Curiosities. & there begins a journey that will entwine their fates forever.
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The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half-history half-myth & wholly magical; narrated by Panchaali the wife of the five Pandava brothers we are -- finally -- given a womans take on the timeless tale that is the Mahabharata Tracing Panchaalis life -- from fiery birth & lonely childhood where her beloved brother is her only true companion; through her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna; to marriage motherhood & Panchaalis secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands most dangerous enemy -- The Palace of Illusions is a deeply human novel about a woman born into a mans world -- a world of warriors gods & the ever manipulating hands of fate. A mythic tale brimming with warriors magic & treachery Los Angeles Times A radiant entree into an ancient mythology.. . Charming & remarkable Houston Chronicle A womans look at crime & punishment loyalty promises love & vengeance.. . With The Palace of Illusions Divakaruni has proven that her storytelling talents put her right up there with the best Miami Herald ...

In the third instalment in the creepy captivating Larten Crepsley series Larten finds out what it means to love...but is he also damned to find out what it means to lose? Lost in the arctic waste carrying a baby whose love he could never deserve Larten faces the darkest time he has ever known. But hope has a way of shining through even the smallest of cracks & just as Larten reaches the end a new beginning presents itself. The trouble is for Larten the violence of his youth is never far from the surface...and those he loves are the ones he hurts the most. As Larten experiences heaven & hell & tries to save the soul of a child the question is: can he save his own? ...

In the third instalment in the creepy captivating Larten Crepsley series Larten finds out what it means to love...but is he also damned to find out what it means to lose? Lost in the arctic waste carrying a baby whose love he could never deserve Larten faces the darkest time he has ever known. But hope has a way of shining through even the smallest of cracks & just as Larten reaches the end a new beginning presents itself. The trouble is for Larten the violence of his youth is never far from the surface...and those he loves are the ones he hurts the most. As Larten experiences heaven & hell & tries to save the soul of a child the question is: can he save his own? ...

FAMILY & LOCAL HISTORIANS frequently encounter the challenge posed by the writing & sometimes the translation of the records which might most enable them to make further progress with their research. Many pamphlets booklets & even books have been produced over the past century to help with old handwriting & abbreviations but this new work written by an author who has for years run courses on the subject is the most practical & comprehensive yet for family & local historians. Based on some fifty facsimile reproductions of documents of graduated difficulty culled from many useful sources it provides transcripts & translations where appropriate together with advice on methods of transcribing. The alphabet with commentary of the numerous types of letter to be found in the examples (many being in the secretary & court hands which so often cause problems) & illustrations of forms of abbreviation will greatly help to unravel the difficulties of reading. Many documents before 1733 were written in Latin & the author

Includes:: an outline of the differences between classical & medieval usage & a vocabulary to cover the section in Latin. There are examples from the 1400s to the 1700s of a wide range of hands found in the most usual categories of record used by family historians such as parish registers wills & court rolls & in many others which disclose helpful information on families & localities. Those who use this book will not need to be persuaded of the great enjoyment to be derived from pursuing research into family or local history & the pleasures of piecing together evidence to throw new light on old times. They may also find great enjoyment in the deciphering of documents the means to that end. For the solitary searcher or a member of a class or local society this will be the standard work upon which to rely for many decades to come.

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The Pale Death Moon is the eagerly awaited second instalment in the Terry the Torus & the Tumblestones series. In Book One The Seven Stones young readers were caught in the exciting adventures of Terry Gwen Meeska & Polka as they set out on their quest. Remarkably many parents have been entranced too & the adult fan base is equally large enthusiastic & impatient for Book Two. Now in The Pale Death Moon the adventure continues. The Torus has saved Terry Gwen Meeska & Polka from the Barons secret police but abandoned them in a completely new world. Three more riddles must be solved
- three more stones must be found. But its not going to be straightforward. The evil Ackru has already stolen one of the stones & now he is making sacrifices each full moon to appease the black spirits who have started to appear on the isl&. Polka is going to need his best plan ever because Ackru has a hostage & the next full moon is only three nights away... Expected to sell out at all book signings & author events & with an exciting interactive competition running in tandem with the launch of The Pale Death Moon on www.terry-torus-tumblestones.co.uk make sure you are part of the adventure!
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The latest stirring instalment of the urban fantasy-thriller series starring Rachel Morgan. A pacey & addictive novel of sexy bounty-hunting witches cunning demons & vicious vampires. Condemned & shunned for black magic Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches conference & clear her name or be trapped in the demonic ever-after.. .forever after. But a witch an elf a living vampire & a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster even without being the targets for assassination. For after centuries of torment a fearsome demon walks in the sunlight
- freed at last to slay the innocent & devour their souls. But his ultimate goal is Rachel Morgan & in the fight for survival that follows even embracing her own demonic nature may not be enough to save her.
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