The exiled Italian poet Gabriele Rossetti arrived in London in 1824 with a few letters of introduction little money & less English. But within one generation he would bequeath his new city with a remark- able cultural legacy through the accomplishments of his children. There was the poet & Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel the poet & religious thinker Christina the nun & Dante Alighieri scholar Maria & William who combined a life of English letters with a successful career in finance. The lives & achievements of the Rossettis are placed within the wider context of the artistic literary & spiritual communities that inspired them & that they shaped in their turn. They worked with each other & in collaboration with the most famous figures of their day
- the Barrett-Brownings Tennyson Swinburne & Ruskin
- as well as within significant groups like the Pre-Raphaelites Anglo-Catholics Freemasons & suffragists.

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1947 Ten-year-old Fay Allen of Roswell New Mexico witnesses the fiery crash of an extraordinary craft unlike anything shes ever seen...2012 More than sixty years later army engineer Tyler Locke rescues Fay from a pair of assassins. She says they were after a piece of wreckage she obtained from the Roswell crash
- & she claims to know secrets about that incident that have never previously been revealed. Tyler is initially sceptical but after he is kidnapped by a mysterious band of mercenaries he comes to believe that Roswell holds the key to his & his countrymens survival. & he realises that there is a desperate race against time for him to uncover its secrets... Fast-paced & thrilling The Roswell Conspiracy draws on actual details from the Roswell Incident to create a page-turning & thought-provoking thriller.
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Nearly fourteen years ago a freak virus swept across the world turning those infected from the living into the undead. Benny Imura has grown-up never knowing anything different; his last memories of his parents tainted by the image of them becoming zombies. Now Benny is fifteen & his brother Tom wants him to join the family business" & train as a zombie killer. The last thing Benny wants is to work with Tom --- but at least the job should be an easy ride. Then the brothers head into the Rot & Ruin an area full of wandering zombies & Benny realises that being a bounty hunter isnt just about whacking zombies. As hes confronted with the truths about the world around him Benny finds his beliefs challenged & makes the most terrifying discovery of all that sometimes the worst monsters you can imagine are human..." ...

This book gives a fascinating insight into the dramatic changes that have taken place in Rotherham over the past 100 years. It recalls houses & public buildings shops factories & pubs that have vanished or been changed almost beyond recognition. The pictures show changing types of transport & fashion & the developing character of streets & districts as they took on the form that is familiar today. The astonishing periods of growth that occurred during the late Victorian & Edwardian eras & since the Second World War are particularly well illustrated. Many aspects of the changing town are recalled
- hospitals & schools places of work & recreation parks & squares suburban streets & the main thoroughfares
- & the pictures record the ceaseless building & rebuilding that characterises the town today. The author has combined a remarkable selection of archive photographs with modern views of the same scenes in order to record the transformation that has occurred. The book will add to the knowledge appreciation & enjoyment of all those who take an interest in this distinctive town.

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This work is Taschens 25th anniversary
- special edition! One of the most esteemed abstract expressionists & greatest painters
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The Brussels Commission has just suspended its senior economist Bernard Connolly for writing a book savaging the prospects for a common currency. There are many who now believe he should be lauded as a prophet". (Observer Editorial 1 October 1995). " Mr. Connollys longstanding proposition that the foisting of a common currency upon so many disparate nations would end in ruin is getting a much wider hearing..." (New York Times 17 November 2011). When first published in 1995 The Rotten Heart of Europe caused outrage & delight
- here was a Brussels insider a senior EU economist daring to talk openly about the likely pitfalls of European monetary union. Bernard Connolly lost his job at the Commission but his book was greeted as a profound & persuasive expose of the would-be monetary masters of the world. His brave act of defiance became headline news
- & his book a major international bestseller. In a substantial new introduction Connolly returns to his prophetic account of the double-talk surrounding the efforts of politicians bankers & bureaucrats to force Europe into a crippling monetary straitjacket. Hidden agendas are laid bare skulduggery exposed & economic fallacies are skewered producing a horrifying conclusion. No one who wants to understand the workings of the EU past present & future can afford to miss this enthralling & deeply disturbing book."

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Go back into the really rotten times of the Romans where there were beastly battles deadly doctors & marvellous myths. Discover what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts how ancient Britons got their hair nice & spikey & why rich Romans needed a vomtorium. History with the nasty bits left in! 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary. ...

Go back into the really rotten times of the Romans where there were beastly battles deadly doctors & marvellous myths. Discover what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts how ancient Britons got their hair nice & how Romans told the future with dead chckens. With a bold accessible new look these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terryeary fans. Revised by the author to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers. 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary. ...

The Rotters' Club"
- Jonathan Coe's iconic 1970s coming-of-age novel Winner of the Everyman Wodehouse prize " The Rotters' Club"
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Rottingdean Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour this is an exciting examination of Rottingdean the famous streets & the famous faces & what they meant to the people of Rottingdean throughout the 19th & into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos readers can see the historical context in which they are set. Through the author's factual captions for every picture & carefully-selected choice of images the reader can achieve a reliable view of the town's history. Readers are invited to follow a timeline of events & watch the changing face of Rottingdean as Douglas d' Enno guides us through the town's streets. There is something for everyone here whether they have lived in the area all their lives or whether they are just visiting this fabulous town. It also shows how photography has continually evolved to keep up with an ever-changing society. ...