It is 1919 in Breslau. The hideously battered bodies of four young sailors are discovered on an island in the River Oder. When Criminal Assistant Mock arrives at the scene to investigate he discovers a note addressed to him asking him to confess his sins & to become a believer. As he endeavours to piece together the elements of this brutal crime Mock combs the brothels & drinking dens of Breslau & is drawn into an insidious game: it seems that anyone he questions during the course of the investigation is destined to become the murderers next victim. Ultimately he uncovers a secret society which has the Inspector himself clearly in its sights. Dark sophisticated & uncompromising the distinctive Breslau series has already received broad critical acclaim. Phantoms of Breslau confirms Criminal Assistant Mock as surely the most outrageous & original detective in crime fiction. ...

The first book to convey the full experience of what it was actually like to be pharaoh one of the most powerful rulers of the ancient world Garry Shaw covers through eight themed chapters all aspects of the realities of pharaohs life from mornings waking in the palace to evenings spent banqueting with all his duties & activities in between. This vividly written & authoritative account provides new insights into key official ceremonies including the accession & coronation & the pomp & protocol of an audience before the king & is supplemented by numerous box features from the internal decoration of pyramids & the women who became pharaoh to pharaonic pets as well as"ations from contemporary sources & a complete king list with brief biographies of the major pharaohs. Beautifully illustrated with a wide range of images most in colour including temples & tombs reliefs & wall paintings jewelry & statues line drawings & reconstructions maps & plans this book charts the development of a uniquely Egyptian vision of kingship exemplified by the men & women who ascended the throne from mythical beginnings & the first ruler of a unified country through renowned & supreme monarchs such as Khufu Seti I & Ramesses II to the decadence of the all-too human Ptolemies & pharaonic kingships last gasp under Roman rule. ...

Fans of Dan Brown & Clive Cussler will love the thrilling new Jack Howard action adventure from Sunday Times bestseller David Gibbins. 1351 BC: Akhenaten the Sun-Pharaoh rules supreme in Egypt...until the day he casts off his crown & mysteriously disappears into the desert his legacy seemingly swallowed up by the remote sands beneath the Great Pyramids of Giza. AD 1884: A British soldier serving in the Sudan stumbles upon an incredible discovery
- a submerged temple containing evidence of a terrifying religion whose god was fed by human sacrifice. The soldier is on a mission to reach General Gordon before Khartoum falls. But he hides a secret of his own. Present day: Jack Howard & his team are excavating one of the most amazing underwater sites they have ever encountered but dark forces are watching to see what they will find. Diving into the Nile they enter a world three thousand years back in history inhabited by a people who have sworn to guard the greatest secret of all time...
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In a ruined temple along the Nile Anthony Sattin sees a woman praying to the gods of ancient Egypt to bless her with a child. Later that day a policeman stops his taxi to ask to borrow a mobile phone to call his mother. The ancient rubs up against the modern just as dramatically as when Flaubert wrote Egypt is a wonderful place for contrasts
- splendid things gleam in the dust. Anthony Sattin has tracked down extraordinary examples of ancient survivals in the hurly-burly of modern Egypt."
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This is an introductory text written with the needs of the student in mind which explains all the most important techniques used in the analysis of pharmaceuticals
- a key procedure in ensuring the quality of drugs. The text is enhanced throughout with keypoints & self-assessment boxes to aid student learning.
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The new edition of this ground-breaking text is an essential resource for the management of drugs during pregnancy labour & the postnatal period. Fully updated in line with current midwifery practice it

Includes:: new chapters on Disorders of the Immune System & Recreational Drugs & expanded coverage of pain relief.

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DISCOMBOBULATED Pronounced ~ dis-com-bob-u-lated. Means ~ thrown into confusion. As in ~ the lion is discombobulated by the skateboarding wildebeest. & ~ my parents are discombobulated when I suddenly start speaking Swedish.* A bit like ~ befuddled bamboozled. Don't confuse with ~ anything. If you like this word try ~ nincompoop. * This won't make any sense if you are actually Swedish. ...

A twisted adventure of intrigue magic & superstition from the bestselling F. E. Higgins Dont go down to the tar pits children -- for their shores are lined with the wretched wraiths of all the traitors & murderers who have drowned in its bubbling depths. In the shadows of this putrid place an unlikely new alliance is being formed: they call them The Phenomenals & only they can save us from a hideous fate that will befall the town if the wraiths escape their tarry shackles.. . Meet The Phenomenals: Citrine Capodel
- heiress to a corrupt empire & framed for a murder she did not commit; Folly Harpelaine
- a merciless destroyer of Lurids who dabbles in the dark arts; Jonah Scrimshander
- a deadly harpoonist who has already cheated death & Vincent Verdigris
- light-fingered & even lighter on his feet.



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From his first notable role as a teenage actor alongside Ray Winstone in the cult film Scum via the central character of Jimmy the mod in the mighty Quadrophenia to the voice of Blur's Parklife Phil Daniels has built a solid reputation as one of Britain's most talented & well-respected character actors. A graduate of the Anna Scher Theatre in the 1970s Daniels has always stayed true to his working class roots lending his roles a much-admired authenticity & integrity. With his distinctive voice cheeky mistrust of authority figures & wicked sense of humour Daniels remains a driven individualist committed to his craft. Daniels' career covers a period that has seen unprecedented change in UK society & Class Actor his first ever autobiography reads like a provocative popular culture history of the past 30 years. It charts his 1960s childhood in a rundown part of London's King's X his passion for Chelsea FC his coming of age during punk rock his anger & disaffection throughout the Thatcher years
- perfectly realised in highly acclaimed pieces such as Mike Leigh's Meantime
- through to his role as Kevin Wicks in East Enders & his place in Britpop's hall of fame. Class Actor is a lively & entertaining insight into the passions of a unique artist who remains driven to tell 'ordinary' people's lives through drama.

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What an event! What a show! Its catchy & quirky. Tuneful & toe-tapping. Exuberant unexpected & utterly endearing Its what happens when you take a beloved illustrator & childrens author & combine her buoyant genius with some of the most talented people on the stage
- presenting PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS! Created by Sandra Boynton
- whose titles with Workman have over 4.7 million copies in print
- PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS is a family musical in a book bringing together a full-colour songbook of 17-1/2 illustrated story-poems with a full-length fully orchestrated CD of original songs performed by an all star cast.


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