Muriel Sparks The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Includes:: an introduction by Candia Mc William in Penguin Modern

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When a prostitute is found murdered in her bedsit the Metropolitan police set to work finding the perpetrator of this brutal attack. DNA samples lead them straight to George Marlow a man previously convicted of attempted rape. The police think they've found their man but things are not quite what they seem.. . Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison came through the ranks the hard way opposed & resented at every step by her male colleagues. So when DCI Shefford falls ill the opportunity for Tennison to get herself noticed finally arrives. But the boys are not happy & every one of her colleagues is willing her to trip up. Desperate to remove all doubt around her suspect Tennison struggles to make the charges stick. & then a second body turns up. With the team against her & a dangerous criminal still on the loose DCI Jane Tennison must fight to prove herself now or never. ...

The coroner's report identifies the body as young black female & impossibly anonymous. Yet one thing is clear to Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison about the latest victim discovered in one of London's poorest districts
- that news of her murder will tear apart a city already cracking with racial tensions hurling Scotland Yard & Tennison herself into a maelstrom of shocking accusations & sudden wrenching violence. Even as London's brutal killer remains at large Tennison remains locked in a struggle to overcome her station house's brutal chauvinism & insidious politicking. & as the department's deeply rooted racism rears its head to overshadow every facet of her new investigation the trail of her prime suspect is growing colder. Worse when the details of the beleaguered detective's stormy personal life explode across the headlines of London's sleasiest tabloids Tennison's already frenzied determination to bring the killer to justice will be catapulted into obsession
- one that could send her spiralling over the edge.

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As Vera Reynolds drag queen & night club star sways onstage singing ' Falling in Love Again' a sixteen-year-old rent boy lies in the older man's apartment engulfed in flames. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison has moved up the ranks fighting every step of the way to break through Scotland Yard's glass ceiling. Now on her first day as the head of the Vice Squad this high-profile case threatens to destroy everything she has worked for. For when Tennison's investigation reveals an influential public figure as her prime suspect a man with connections to politicians judges & Scotland Yard she's given a very clear message about the direction some very important people would like her investigation to take. Suddenly in a case defined by murky details one fact becomes indisputably clear
- that for Tennison going after the truth will mean risking her happiness her career.. .and even her life.
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Jane Fonda Number 1 bestselling author actress & fitness pioneer is an icon for generations of women. Now you can learn her secrets to living life to the full with this intimate insight into her world. Combining stories from her own life & from the lives of others with new research Jane Fonda explores how the critical years from 45 & 50 & especially from 60 & beyond can be the time when you truly become the energetic loving fulfilled person you were meant to be. Covering the 11 key ingredients for vital living Fonda shows you how to enjoy a more insightful healthy & fully integrated life
- one that is profoundly in touch with yourself your body mind & spirit & with your talents friends & community. Covering health fitness sex love social growth & self-understanding Prime Time" offers a vision for successful living & maturing so you too can ensure that your forties & beyond are your own prime time."
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Primrose Bakery is a way of life. From croissants for breakfast to layer cakes at tea it has the whole day covered. & of course their signature buttercream cupcakes are delicious any time of day! With over 80 inspirational & easy-to-follow recipes for cupcakes layer cakes biscuits loaves & much more as well as tips like perfect icing The Primrose Bakery Book is a baking bible. It is also a gorgeously quirky window onto the very special day-to-day world of the Primrose Bakery. ...

Classic guide to acquiring & maintaining political power is refreshing in its directness yet often disturbing in its cold practicality. Starkly relevant to the political upheavals of the 20th century this calculating prescription for power remains today nearly 500 years after it was written a timely & startling lesson in the practice of autocratic rule. ...

A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought...but war its institutions & its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands. When Machiavellis brief treatise on Renaissance statecraft & princely power was posthumously published in 1532 it generated a debate that has raged unabated until the present day. Based upon Machiavellis first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize retain & lose political power. Machiavelli added a dimension of incisive realism to one of the major philosophical & political issues of his time especially the relationship between public deeds & private morality. His book provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised. This fluent new translation is accompanied by comprehensive notes & an introduction that considers the true purpose of The Prince & dispels some of the myths associated with it. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

In over thirty years as one of the most original & charismatic figures in modern music Prince Rogers Nelson has enjoyed huge success
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From Rory Clements winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award comes PRINCE the third in his acclaimed bestselling John Shakespeare Elizabethan mystery series. ' Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times Spring 1593. England is a powder keg of rumour & fear. Plague rages famine is rife the ageing Queen's couriers scheme: Elizabeth's Golden Age is truly tarnished. Meanwhile Spain watches & waits
- & plots. Into this turmoil a small cart clatters through the streets of London carrying a deadly load. It is the first in a wave of horrific bombing attacks on the Dutch immigrant community that will change John Shakespeare's life for ever. Driven on by cold rage Shakespeare's investigations will take him from magnificent royal horseraces to the opulent chambers of Black Luce's brothel from the theatrical underworld of Marlowe & Kyd to the pain-wracked torture cells of priest-hunter Richard Topcliffe & from the elegant offices of master tactician Robert Cecil to the splintering timbers of an explosive encounter at sea. As Shakespeare delves ever deeper he uncovers intricate layers of mystery & deception that threaten the heart not only of the realm but of all that he holds dear.
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