Whilst visiting their bank manager on the shores of Lake Geneva the Pirate Captain & his crew encounter no less than the literary giants of their age: the swaggering Lord Byron the oddly shifty Percy Shelley
- & his beautiful young fiancee Mary. Together they embark upon a journey that leads them away from Switzerland into the bowels of Oxford & finally to the forbidding heart of eastern Europe. It is an adventure that will force the Pirate Captain to confront some important questions namely: what is the secret behind his mysterious belly tattoo? Is Zombuloid the corpse-beast a better name for a monster than Gorgo: Half-man half-seaweed? & most importantly
- what happens when a pirate finally falls in love? Women in diaphanous nighties running down corridors! Brooding men with dark hair! Sinister taxidermy! Ghostly banging noises! The Pirates! In An Adventure with the Romantics contains all these things as well as a bit where the Captain dresses up as a sexy fireman.

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In the broom cupboard of a Rose Cottage stands a house fit for a mouse
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This vibrant series covers over 170 destinations worldwide including our new range of UK specific titles from cosmopolitan urban delights to sun-kissed beach idylls. Bursting with insightful & easily accessible information these guides are full of practical information on how to make the most of a city break or longer holiday. The compact format quickly locates the top must see & do attractions. It spans a wide range of destinations including those served by budget airlines. It offers the most comprehensive list of UK city titles currently available. It has practical listings to suit varied budgets & tastes. It has imaginative suggestions that reveal each destination's hidden gems. It is organised by recognisable areas making orientation easy. ...

With his trademark blend of knowledge insight & wit Dadhichi shares his predictions for the new year. For Pisces 2013 promises satisfaction in your home life. This year you are at peace in your relationships with family & friends which allows you the space for clarity of mind to focus on your values & beliefs & the energy to tackle personal & professional goals. In Dadhichis horoscope for Pisces you will discover which star signs are worthy of your unreserved love & devotion how to satisfy your emotional & creative nature in the workplace & what 2013 has in store for you. YOUR STARS WILL REVEAL Monthly & daily predictions for 2013 Insights into the Pisces woman man & child Which star signs you are best matched with as well as who to avoid in the areas of love friendship & the workplace ...

First-time mum Roxy feels perennially ticked off. She & her partner Jack have left London for a new life in the village of Riverside with their ten-month-old daughter Joey. But their new house resembles a building site & Roxy is struggling to cope with parenthood. With no family or friends to turn to for help Roxy sets up a club in order to meet like-minded parents & so begins The Pissed-Off Parents Club. Hilarious & refreshingly original this is a story telling it like it is -- for mums & dads of all descriptions. ...

Benjamin Disraeli & William Gladstone Edward Heath & Margaret Thatcher Gordon Brown & Tony Blair
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Affairs of honour between bucks & blades rakes & rascals; & affairs of the heart between heirs & orphans beauties & bachelors; romance intrigue escapades & duels at dawn: all the gallantry villainy & elegance of the age that Georgette Heyer has so triumphantly made her own are exquisitely revived in these eleven stories of the Regency. Georgette Heyer's historical accuracy & eye for a wonderful story of romance is unequalled & in Pistols For Two we can see the skills which won her a devoted audience that continues to this day. ...

Shaft sinking for the extraction of minerals has taken place for centuries & for much of this time coal mining was carried out in the North East of Engl&. Various methods of pit sinking developed from the use of shallow bell pits to the excavation of deep shafts in order to access rich seams of coal & other minerals for sale in rapidly urbanising areas such as London. In the close mining communities of Northumberland & Durham those who dug the initial shafts the sinkers themselves were regarded as the mining elite. This book not only tells the story of mining itself through upheaval & technological developments but also focuses on the lives of miners & their families above ground in the emerging pit towns adn villages; places where religion adn miners galas were an integral part of life. Peter Ford Mason descended from three generations of County Durham miners has written a fascinating investigation onto miming society which makes a compelling read for anyone interested in the social history of the North East or the mining industry as a whole. ...

When Chief Inspector Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull he feels a welcome sense of calm. But it doesnt last long. Kelvin FCs new star midfielder is found brutally stabbed to death in his own home & with his wife apprehended trying to leave the country a seemingly straightforward new case begins. But the grisly murder of a referee after a Kelvin match throws light on some dark secrets at the ground. & when the latest signing to the club becomes the latest victim in a string of killings Lorimer knows theres a serial killer on the loose
- one thats only beginning to show his true colours. As lies emerge & tensions build the players & managers live under the constant threat of becoming the next Kelvin fatality. Building to a dark & suspenseful climax Pitch Black is Alex Grays most powerful work to date.
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The most effective CV youll ever write. The best interview youll ever give. This revolution in the way we sell ourselves in CV & at interview is based on the Elevator Pitch concept & has now been endorsed & recommended by over 40 of the worlds leading business schools & universities from Kellogg to Columbia in the US from Insead to London Business School in Europe & from Otago to Sydney in Asia-Pacific. The Elevator Pitch prioritises who you are & how you work the qualities that you are employed for rather than what you did & where you worked your past which is the emphasis of a traditional CV. The Elevator Pitch shifts the focus from your perspective to the employers perspective & from the past to the future. Its a way of presenting yourself that makes more sense to the employer & means that you can sell yourself more effectively. Its a way of writing a CV & preparing for interview that will vastly increase your chances of getting the job. Employers now are focused very much on competencies as a way of deciding who to employ. This is the book that shows you have to bring your competencies to the forefront. In a time when there are far more graduates than top class graduate jobs standing out from the crowd is vital. This is the book to show you how. The second edition incorporates feedback from the authors global seminar & lecture program meetings with careers advisors at these institutions as well as helping hundreds of people create their job winning CVs. ...