The Quantum Universe" brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the world? Where does it leave Newton & Einstein? & why above all can we be sure that the theory is good? The bizarre behaviour of the atoms & energy that make up the universe has led to some very woolly pronouncements on the nature of all interconnectedness. Here Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw give us the real science & reveal the profound theories that allow for concrete yet astonishing predictions about the world. This is our most up-to-date picture of reality." ...

From the bestselling authors of Why does E=mc 2?" comes " The Quantum Universe" in which Brian Cox presenter of the BBC's " Wonders of the Solar System" & " Wonders of the Universe" & Jeff Forshaw go on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand our amazing world? Where does it leave Newton & Einstein? & why above all can we be sure that the theory is good? Here Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw give us the real science behind the bizarre behaviour of the atoms & energy that make up the universe & reveal exactly how everything that can happen does happen." ...

Quantum Wellness is the idea that you can achieve a significant increase in the health of mind body & spirit through small focused steps which will in turn yield extraordinary changes in your life. None of us makes perfect choices all the time so in this New York Times" bestseller Kathy Freston shows how small steps regarding how to eat how to work how to live in our imperfect bodies & how to stay positive can add up to significant breakthroughs in overall well-being. To do this Freston advocates setting manageable goals
- achieving a little one day a week then two then more
- & building up to a complete programme that can incorporate all or some of the eight pillars of wellness: meditation visualisation fun activities a diet of whole foods exercise helping others considering yourself & spiritual practise. In combination these will take perfect care of your mind body & spirit raising you to the pinnacle of wellness."

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Its late in the 21st century & bioengineering is now so common that people are able to modify their minds in any way they wish. It is an era which has been shaped by information systems so vast that security in any form is easily breached. Now you can be whatever you want to be & do whatever you want to do. On Earth anyway. One night thirty three years ago the stars went out. The Bubble
- a perfect sphere centred on the sun
- appeared in the sky isolating the solar system from the rest of the universe. For thirty-three years humanity has lived with the religious cults & terrorism which spawned in the wake of the darkness. We are now alone. Humanity has been cut off Quarantined.

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' Dazzling gritty brilliance. This is a novel of scorching distinction' Sunday Times Under an endless & unforgiving sky four travellers enter the Judean desert in search of redemption. Instead amidst the barren rocks they are met by a dangerous man Musa & fall under his dark influence. But there is a fervent solitary figure also sharing their landscape denying the temptations of his neighbours & ultimately the needs of his own body. So begin forty days & nights in one of the most inhospitable terrains on earth. ' One of the finest novels I've read in years' The Times ' Completely captivating' Literary Review ' Absolutely compelling' Observer 'stunning. A writer of hallucinatory skill' John Updike ...

How close can you get to the truth...before you become the target? Jerry Morner lives quietly in a cabin by the old quarry hurting no one. Or thats what he wants people to believe. It takes one spark & a can of petrol to expose the truth. The fire is deadly. Not for Jerry but for the two strangers found burnt to death inside. His son starts to search for answers. But he soon realises that some secrets are better left to the dead. ...

Kit doesn't know who his mother is. What he does know however is that his father Guy is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent Guy gathers around him his oldest friends
- or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul
- the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison & Robbie corporate bunnies whose relationship is daily more fractious; Pris & Haze once an item now estranged & finally Hol
- friend mentor former lover & the only one who seemed to care. But what will happen to Kit when Guy is gone? & why isn't Kit's mother in the picture? As the friends reunite for Guy's last days old jealousies affairs & lies come to light as Kit watches on.


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Thomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the bloody Battle of Camperdown in October 1797. Now he must sit an examination to confirm his rank
- or face an inglorious return before the mast. But this is only the first of many obstacles for a man who was pressed into the Kings Service & discovered a calling for the sea. Kydd is from humble origins yet he attains the lofty heights of the quarterdeck as an officer in His Majestys Navy. If he is to avoid spending the rest of his career as a tarpaulin officer he must also become a gentleman. Kydd & his enigmatic friend Nicholas Renzi set sail in HMS Tenacious for the North American station. Aboard the old 64-gun ship Kydd comes to doubt he will ever match up to the high-born gentlemen officers.
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Queen was renowned for electrifying performances envied for rumors of rock excess & beloved for music that melded an array of genres. Now available in a nicely priced paperback edition comes the first history befitting this larger-than-life rock b&. Packed with stunning performance & offstage photographs-dozens of them previously unpublished-as well as handbills posters backstage passes tickets T-shirts LPs & singles gathered from around the globe this is the ultimate visual history for Queen fans everywhere. A history of the band spans the pre-Queen years to current work with Paul Rodgers. Complementing this thorough account are reviews of all studio & live albums; complete tour dates; an extensive discography; reflections on the band & their music from some of rocks top performers past & present; & exclusive insights from their former crew. ...

Between April & July 2012 extensive celebrations will celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queens reign. Following the approach of NESSIE (sales approaching 250 000 copies) & GREYFRIARS BOBBY (100 000 copies sold) Richard Brassey provides insight into the life of the woman who soon will be our longest-reigning monarch
- with fun facts hilarious anecdotes & fascinating info!
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