Peter Coke & Marjorie Westbury star in another suspenseful case for BBC radio s smoothest sleuth & his glamorous wife From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist & detective Paul Temple together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC radio s most popular serials. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails & fast cars where the women were chic & the men wore cravats a world where Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard usually needed Paul s help with his latest tricky case. This time the case involves the Fergusons who Paul & Steve meet while on the way home from New York. They are flying to England to visit their son Richard a student at Oxford University. But at the airport there is shocking news: Richard has been murdered found shot dead in his room. The only clues are a postcard from Harrogate signed Jonathan & Richard s missing gold signet ring. But who is Jonathan & what is his connection to the dead man? It is up to Paul to find the answer... ...

From 1942 in one of the oldest full-length radio dramas in the BBC archive Carl Bernard stars as Paul Temple & Bernadette Hodgson as his wife Steve. From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist & detective Paul Temple together with his Fleet Street" journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails & fast cars where the women were chic & the men wore cravats
- a world where Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case. The murder of well-known American Myron Harwood found dead in a small country lane heralds the start of a series of celebrity murders. Each time the body is found with a small square piece of white cardboard bearing the inscription ' The Marquis'. When the eighth victim a girl is picked out of the river with the same card attached to her dress a note from Paul Temple is delivered to Sir Graham Forbes. The message reads: ' Is it true what they say about Rita?' Rita Cartwright was a private detective investigating the Marquis murders
- & now she too has ended up dead. With the police baffled & the Home Secretary specially requesting his involvement Paul Temple has no choice but to intervene..."

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Paul was a Hebrew of the Hebrews steeped in the learning of his people. But he was also a Roman citizen who widely traveled the Mediterranean basin & was very knowledgeable of the dominant Greek & Roman culture of his day. These two mighty rivers of influence converge in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. With razor-sharp attention to the text Kenneth Bailey examines the cultural milieu & rhetorical strategies that shaped this pivotal epistle. He discovers the deep layers of the Hebraic prophetic tradition informing Paul's writin 2949g linking the Apostle with the great prophets of the Old Testament. Throughout Bailey employs his expert knowledge of Near Eastern & Mediterranean culture to deliver to readers a new understanding of Paul & his world. Familiar passages take on a new hue as they are stripped of standard Western interpretations & rendered back into their ancient setting. ...

Paolo Hewitt has known Paul Weller since they were both teenagers in the depths of Woking" through his ascent to fame with " The Jam" the halcyon years of " The Style Council" & for all of his critically acclaimed solo career. Hewitt has even been the inspiration for some of Wellers songs
- & he has extraordinary in-depth knowledge of the inspiration behind the rest. Once when Hewitt interviewed Weller for a music magazine he complained
- I dont know why people ask me all these questions. All the answers are in my songs. Largely unnoticed Weller has used thirty-years of lyrics to explore his personal history & beliefs. Taking as his starting point these lyrics alongside a lifetimes friendship Paolo Hewitt shows us the real Paul Weller the man inside the music."

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Always uncomfortable in the pop limelight Paul Weller has at times suffered for his art. His fascination with contemporary black music eventually led The Style Council to a dead end & his moral convictions championing causes like CND & Red Wedge left him disillusioned with politics. Wellers return was slow but gradual & for the last decade he enjoyed an artistic renaissance that continues unabated. Traces Wellers career from his upbringing in Woking through his years with The Jam & the difficulties he faced after its demise to his current status as one of Britains most respected performers & songwriters. This new paperback edition has been revised & updated to take Wellers story into the 21st century. It covers his link-up with Bransons V2 label along with The Rolling Stones & lovingly compiled album of cover versions Studio 150. It chronicles the peaks & troughs of the three stages of Wellers remarkable careers.

Includes:: comprehensive discography & many previously unpublished photographs. John Reed a former Research Editor of Record Collector magazine has interviewed many of Wellers friends & colleagues & presents a comprehensive picture The Modfather.

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In December 1991 Allendes daughter Paula aged 26 fell gravely ill & sank into a coma. This book started as a letter to Paula written during the hours spent at her bedside & became a personal memoir & a testament to the ties that bind families
- a brave enlightening inspiring true story. This book was written during the interminable hours the novelist Isabel Allende spent in the corridors of a Madrid hospital in her hotel room & beside her daughter Paulas bed during the summer & autumn of 1992. Faced with the loss of her child Isabel Allende turned to storytelling to sustain her own spirit & to convey to her daughter the will to wake up to survive. The story she tells is that of her own life her family history & the tragedy of her nation Chile in the years leading up to Pinochets brutal military coup.
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Paula Rego (born in Lisbon Portugal 1935) is one of the most important figurative painters working today & this new volume is the first ever to explore her working practice. When Paula took on her own studio in 1994 the increased space & freedom had a dramatic impact not only on her final works but also on her preparations models method & technique. Not only was the artist free to begin using a regular cast of live models but also she began to create the handmade models of wild & imaginary creatures that frequently appear in her work. The pieces are sometimes made by Paula but more often by her friends & family including her son-in-law the sculptor Ron Mueck. In addition to unseen views of the stage sets & models that Paula builds this new book contains many previously unpublished images of the artist at work her models & her preparatory drawings & studies which provide a fascinating behind-the-scenes view of some of her finest works. Since 1994 Rego has also achieved ever more increasing international respect reputation & influence. This new book will demonstrate her methods & techniques but will also maintain an accessible & anecdotal text as befits the artists dependence on stories. The book is not so much a technical manual but an investigation of how Rego arrives at a finished work. It will serve as a complement to the existing monograph offering readers the chance to deepen their knowledge of Regos art through the plots she devises & the collaborations she enters into with her favorite models the props she collects & the elaborate scenes that she erects. In so doing it will also show her affinity with younger artists who have in recent years achieved international success by adopting a figurative & story-based approach in a variety of art forms
- installation video photography sculpture & painting. Regos work is owned by many international institutions including among many others Tate Modern London; National Portrait Gallery London; Leeds City Art Gallery; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Kansas City; New Hall Art Collection University of Cambridge; Saatchi Gallery London. Paula Rego was short listed for the Turner Prize in 1989.
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Jocasta Innes shows that delicious & stylish cooking does not have to rely on expensive ingredients & that budget food does not mean simply opening a tin or a packet. Thrifty tips on sensible shopping using leftovers & creating home-made versions of store-bought favourites help to cut the costs at every stage. More than 250 international recipes including soups puddings & vegetarian meals ranging from quick snacks to impressive party dishes will suit every occasion & guarantee the tastiest results at the cheapest cost. First published in 1971 this well loved kitchen classic has been totally revised & updated to take into account the ever-increasing range of low-cost ingredients now available in local supermarkets. ...

The pavement chalk artist is a master of art perspective creativity & performance. Julian Beever is one such extraordinary master. More than just traditional flat drawings the works Beever creates are uniquely three-dimensional anamorphic drawings. They are drawn in perspective & distorted so the subject can be viewed properly only from one particular viewpoint. For those who are standing in the right place his chalk drawings invite them to step right into the scene or in the case of the artists well-known Swimming Pool in the High Street dive right into the water. Pavement Chalk Artist

Includes:: a fabulous selection of Beevers most intriguing anamorphic drawings. Each one is accompanied by a description of the techniques he used & the challenges he overcame. These photographs record the development of his unusual skill & understanding of perspective. Readers can see how his art progresses & matures as he takes on commissioned works & a wealth of original inventive subjects in locations worldwide. The photographs tell the story giving readers both an understanding of the principles of this 3-D art form & the pleasure of sharing the scenes that passersby once enjoyed before these unique works disappeared forever. This new edition

Includes:: 16 additional pages of Beevers recent art.



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Scarred by the rejection & humiliation which he suffers at the hands of his unloving father the young Denis OConnor finds solace in the woods & riverbanks of his native Northumberl&. Nevertheless his newly found happiness communing with nature & the local animals
- a neighbours violent dog an untamed horse a wounded goose & a white cat called Brumas
- is severely tested when he finds his pet dog has been put down. This tragic incident almost results in Denis own death but for the timely intervention of a strangers golden retriever which saves his life. As he grows older Denis begins to unravel the dark secret of his own origins & uncovers the mystery as why he was so tormented. Paw Tracks" is a searingly honest account of how the power of nature can lift the human spirit & overcome the most unloving of childhoods."

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