Bavaria 1886 King Ludwig II infamous for his eccentric behavior is declared insane by his government & removed from his throne. A day later Ludwig's corpse washes up in the shallows of Lake Starnberg. Rumours about the cause of the tragedy abound but few people know why Ludwig was really killed. Or what secret was silenced by his death. Germany present day.. . Hidden among the crates in a newly discovered Nazi bunker are documents stamped with a black swan the insignia of the murdered king. As a favour to a friend Jonathon Payne & David Jones fly to Bavaria to protect the documents but soon face a life-or-death battle against an unknown enemy. From the depths of the Black Forest to the water canals underneath Ludwig's castles the duo must solve the mystery behind the king's death or share his tragic fate. ...

The Secret Daily Teachings is one of the most powerful tools you can use to transform your life into total joy. With its unique design & totally original content it gives readers a daily opportunity to embrace more fully the concepts & principles that made The Secret an international publishing & cultural phenomenon. Rhonda Byrne provides a fresh insight exercise or"ation on each page that will allow you to access the power within you to attract health wealth happiness & every good thing you desire. The text is inspired by the literally millions of email questions Rhonda has received since the publication of The Secret. Her warm inspiring advice to them is collected here for the first time providing a deeper understanding of the principles behind the original book. Designed to provide a new idea every day of the year this book is unlike any other book or calendar on the market: each page can be removed & easily attached wherever the reader would like to see it
- on a computer monitor fridge mirror anywhere at all. The pages are contained in a paper-over-board case that flips open at the top making this unusual book a beautiful & durable object. With 365 entries in all The Secret Daily Teachings is a brilliant new way of using the principles of The Secret to increase you magnetic power & attract a magnificent life beyond your wildest dreams.
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Loss Phyllis Kimber's entire future is called into question after her father is killed in Earl Redfern's employ. But the earl knows something about Phyllis that means she will always be looked after. Lies As lady's maid to Martha Phyllis is the American heiress's only confidant in England: she knows Martha doesn't love the recently widowed Lord Melton the man Martha's socially ambitious father is determined she marries but there's another secret
- a secret that makes Phyllis give up everything to protect her friend. Loyalty Martha begins making preparations to return to America with Phyllis her father & new husband on the Titanic but the burden of deception eclipses Phyllis's hope for a new future. As she struggles to protect Martha Phyllis must decide where her loyalties lie unaware of the undiscovered secrets in her own past & of the tragedy that is about to unfold on that fateful crossing.
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The Bletchley Park memoir of Lord ASA Briggs will be one of the most important documents to be published in 2010. Lord Briggs has long been regarded as one of Britains most important historians. He has never however written about his time at Bletchley Park. The publication which will coincide with Lord Briggs 90th birthday is a meticulously researched account of life in Hut Six written by a codebreaker who worked there for five years alongside Alan Turing & Gordon Welchman. In addition to discussing the progress of the Alliescode-breaking efforts & their impact on the war Lord Briggs considers what the Germans knew about Bletchley & how they reacted to revelatory memoirs about the Enigma machine which were not published until the 1970s. Briggs himself did not tell his wife about his wartime career until the 1970s & his parents died without ever knowing their sons contribution to the wartime effort. The book will be launched at Bletchley in May 2011 in the presence of other Hut 6 veterans & part of the proceeds will be donated to the fund to restore Hut 6 to its former glory. ...

It feels like only yesterday I was the youngest person in the room I had my whole life in front of me. I had time to burn I spent my whole day snogging boys & backcombing my hair. I was a young thing with a lovely body life was fun & I hadnt a care in the world. Now
- it feels like two minutes later
- Im a little bit old. OK Im not in elasticated stockings or on Meals on Wheels whizzing down the stairs on my stairlift but my life is more than half over. Ive been there done that got the packamac. Im so old that I remember dances with drum solos the arrival of unisex hairdressers & had a crush on Ilya Kuryakin. I am up at the top of the hill & over the other side again. What all this means is that I am grumpy. But Ive earnt it...I lived through Boney M & leg warmers & the Crossroads Motel. Obviously in a book this size I wouldnt be able to share with you ALL of my grumps. But Ive decided to write down some of the secret thoughts that beset a woman of a certain age some of the wicked things that occur to a woman who takes a lot of things to the dry cleaners has to have her roots done every four weeks & finds it hard to wear high heels. & guess what: they still fancy people still have silly little crushes on people at work still
- shock horror
- have sex. You will discover that women of a certain age are just as provocative & turned on as women in their twenties. Probably more so. So get over it. Middle-aged women are sexy funny & infinitely lovable. They are also taking over the world.



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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 is the first book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series. Friday January 2nd I felt rotten today. It's my mother's fault for singing ' My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children's home. Meet Adrian Mole a hapless teenager providing an unabashed pimples-&-all glimpse into adolescent life. Writing candidly about his parents' marital troubles the dog his life as a tortured poet & 'misunderstood intellectual' Adrian's painfully honest diary is still hilarious & compelling reading thirty years after it first appeared. Bestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britain's favourite comic writer for over three decades. I not only wept I howled & hooted & had to get up & walk around the room & wipe my eyes so that I could go on reading". (Tom Sharpe). "A satire of our times. Very funny indeed". (Sunday Times). " We laugh both at Mole & with him. A wonderful comic read that like all the best comedy says something rather meaningful". (Heat). Sue Townsend is Britain's favourite comic author. Her hugely successful novels include eight Adrian Mole books The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 ) Number Ten Ghost Children The Queen & I Queen Camilla & The Woman Who Went to Bed For a Year all of which are highly acclaimed bestsellers. She has also written numerous well-received plays. She lives in Leicester where she was born & grew up." ...

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13" is the first book in Sue Townsends brilliantly funny " Adrian Mole" series. Friday January 2nd. I felt rotten today. Its my mothers fault for singing My Way at two oclock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a childrens home. Meet Adrian Mole a hapless teenager providing an unabashed pimples-&-all glimpse into adolescent life. Writing candidly about his parents marital troubles the dog his life as a tortured poet & misunderstood intellectual Adrians painfully honest diary is still hilarious & compelling reading thirty years after it first appeared. Bestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britains favourite comic writer for over three decades. "I not only wept I howled & hooted & had to get up & walk around the room & wipe my eyes so that I could go on reading". (Tom Sharpe). "A satire of our times. Very funny indeed". (" Sunday Times"). " We laugh both at Mole & with him. A wonderful comic read that like all the best comedy says something rather meaningful". (" Heat"). Sue Townsend is Britains favourite comic author. Her hugely successful novels include eight " Adrian Mole" books " The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 )" " Number Ten" " Ghost Children" " The Queen & I" " Queen Camilla" & " The Woman Who Went to Bed For a Year" all of which are highly acclaimed bestsellers. She has also written numerous well-received plays. She lives in Leicester where she was born & grew up." ...

Hes a total rock n roller. Theres a bit of Mario in all of us
- well maybe not Gary Neville
- but the rest of us most definitely.

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Continuously in print for over 100 years the SD" remains today the most comprehensive sourcebook of the esoteric tradition outlining the fundamental tenets of the Secret Doctrine of the Archaic Ages. Challenging prophetic & strikingly modern it directly addresses the perennial questions: continuity of life after death purpose of existence good & evil consciousness & substance sexuality karma evolution & human & planetary transformation. Based on the ancient Stanzas of Dzyan with corroborating testimony from over 1 200 sources these volumes unfold the drama of cosmic & human evolution
- from the reawakening of the gods after a Night of the Universe to the ultimate reunion of cosmos with its divine source. Supplementary sections discuss relevant scientific issues as well as the mystery language of myths symbols & allegories helping the reader decipher the often abstruse imagery of the worlds sacred literature."
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