Every table at Quentins Restaurant has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love betrayal & revenge. Ella Brady wants to make a documentary about the renowned Dublin restaurant that has captured the spirit of a generation & a city in the years it has been open. In Maeve Binchys magical QUENTINS you will meet new friends & old: the twins from SCARLET FEATHER the Signora from EVENING CLASS Ria from TARA ROAD
- & a host of fresh faces. There is Monica the ever-cheerful Australian waitress & Blouse Brennan whose simplicity disguises a sharp mind & a heart of gold. Presiding over Quentins are Patrick & Brenda Brennan who have made Quentins such a legend. But even they have a story & a sadness which is hidden from the public gaze. As Ella uncovers more of what has gone on she wonders about the wisdom of bringing it to the screen. Should the restaurant keep its secrets?
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Wilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his thrilling Egyptian series. Following on from River God The Seventh Scroll & Warlock The Quest continues the story of the Warlock Taita wise in the lore of the ancient Gods & a master of magic & the supernatural. Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom & then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish & sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant & totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile & discover the cause of all their woes. None of them can have any idea of what a terrible enemy lies in ambush for The Warlock in those mysterious lands at the end of their world ...

In The Quest" master storyteller leading energy expert & Pulitzer prize-winner for The Prize Daniel Yergin shows us how energy is the ultimate engine of global political & economic change in a gripping story that spans the old energies on which our civilization has been built the new energies that are competing to replace them & the battle over climate change. Epic in scope & never more timely " The Quest" vividly reveals the decisions technologies & individuals that are shaping our future." ...

Three bears from very different worlds are about to embark on the quest of a lifetime. Kallik is a polar bear from the frozen expanse of the Arctic Circle Lusa is a black bear restricted to the confinement of the zoo & Toklo is a grizzly bear faced with the unpredictability of the Rocky Mountains. When the bears are separated from their families their lives hang in the balance. Forced to rely on their instincts & drawn to each other by extraordinary circumstances these bears must search not only for the food that will keep them alive but for a safe haven in an increasingly hostile environment. Faced with killer whales fiercely territorial bears starvation & the ever-present danger of human intervention Kallik Lusa & Toklo are left with only one place to go... But the journey is long & hard & the bears are only young. Will they make it to their destination or will they face extinction? ...

Like Charles Rennie Mackintosh John Cairney began his career at the age of 15 at the Glasgow School of Art. He tells of the working life of Charles Rennie Mackintosh as well as the beautiful love story which tragically ended with Mackintosh's sudden death at the age of 60. His wife & co-artist Margaret Macdonald died three years later. ...

In The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism" Tariq Ramadan embarks on a journey to uncover the profound truths that bind us together. In a world so full of different beliefs & viewpoints how can we find peace in our shared humanity? Acclaimed thinker & philosopher Tariq Ramadan explores universal ideas such as love respect truth & tolerance & examines questions such as how can men & women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does civilization really mean? In doing so he opens our minds to a new view of humanity. Whether we are Christian or Buddhist Jewish or Muslim secularist or believer he reveals that all traditions of thought spring from the same place & guides us to see past what divides us & discover the beauty of what we have in common. This book has resonance for all of us showing why eventually all different spiritual paths lead to the human heart. "A prophetic passionate & insightful book". (Karen Armstrong " Financial Times"). Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies & St Antonys College (University of Oxford). He is the Director of the Centre for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (Doha). He is the author of " The Quest for Meaning" & " The Messenger" & has been described as one of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century by " Time" magazine." ...

Enter the world of Septimus Heap Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. Septimus faces a perilous quest to find Nicko & Snorri who have been trapped back in time. Everyone at the Castle is realising that Nicko & Snorris chances of coming back are slim. Septimus aided by Alchemist Marcellus Pye learns of a place where all time meets: the House of Foryx. But how does he get there? Jenna & Septimus find Nickos notes from the past & discover that he knows of the House of Foryx as well & has been creating a map to plot the houses hidden location. With the help of the Questing Stone & Nickos faded maps will Septimus be able to save Nicko & Snorri? Meanwhile Simon Heap has taken on Merrin Meredith former apprentice to Dom Daniel as his own apprentice giving Merrin an opportunity he has been waiting years for. With the help of a frightening creature called a Thing Merrin plans to reclaim the identity he used to have.. .that of Septimus Heap. ...

The Decision Book" was a global phenomenon & number 6 in the bestselling business books of the year for 2011. Now the authors return with compulsive questions about every aspect of our lives. What would be your ideal job if you didn't have to worry about money? Would you like to have more responsibility or less? How far would you go for a promotion? When did you last stand up for what you believe in? What are you afraid of? In this unique handbook to your own life & work there are no right or wrong answers: only honest ones. Featuring sections on subjects everyone can relate to from the professional (work & finance) to the personal (sex & relationships) " The Question Book" can be used alone like a journal; or with a colleague partner or friend. It will probe & enlighten on everything including what your boss really thinks about you whether you are in the right job & what motivates you to get out of bed every morning. These wide-ranging questions
- which provoke short 'yes or no's as well as open-ended responses that dig deeper
- are pertinent direct & compulsively fun to answer. In " The Question Book" you are under the spotlight. & only you have the answer."

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Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. The mystery takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer & finds he is not alone. Army investigators are on the scene & won't be shaken off. The killer had friends & enemies to spare & left behind a legacy of secrets & lies. Rebus has more than his share of personal problems too. He's fresh out of hospital but won't say how it happened. Could there be a connection with a house-fire & the unfortunate death of a petty criminal who had been harassing Rebus's colleague Siobhan Clarke? ...

The seventh Simon Serrailler crime novel. How do you find a killer who doesn't exist? Duchess of Cornwall Close: sheltered accommodation a mix of bungalows & flats newly built & not quite finished. Despite the bitterly cold weather elderly residents are moving in. They don't notice the figure in the shadows. Someone who doesn't mind the cold. Then one snowy night an old lady is murdered
- dragged from her bed & strangled with a length of flex. DCS Simon Serrailler & his team are aware of bizarre circumstances surrounding her death
- but they keep some of these details secret while they desperately search for a match. All they know is that the killer will strike again & will once more leave the same tell-tale signature. The break comes when Simon's former sergeant the ever cheerful Nathan Coates tracks down a name: Alan Keyes. But Alan Keyes has no birth certificate no address no job no family no passport no dental records. Nothing. Alan Keyes does not exist. A Question of Identity introduces a new & chilling element into the Simon Serrailler series: it takes the reader inside the mind of a deranged killer. This is Susan Hill's most thrillingly imagined crime novel to date.

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