In Liverpool on a stormy September night in 1920 two women from very different backgrounds give birth to daughters in the same house. Enemies at first they later become friends when separate troubles unite them. But friendship between their daughters Cara & Sybil is a different matter. Nineteen years later at the beginning of the Second World War Cara & Sybil find themselves thrown together when they enlist & are both stationed in Malta. It is a time of live-changing repercussions for them both while back home in Liverpool the bombs rain down on a defiant city. ...

1891. Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier & her brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne the Domaine de la Cade. But Leonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre
- & a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. 2007. Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade to research a biography. But Meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy & becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love a missing girl a unique deck of tarot cards & the strange events of one cataclysmic night a century ago...
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A conflict of evils. There is a house called Neath that holds a dark & terrible secret. In that house there is a psychic called Kline who is part of its secret. The Keeper is guardian of the house of the psychic & of the secret. But now an outsider must protect them from a terrible danger. Halloran will combat men who thrive on physical corruptions; he will find love of a perverse nature; he will confront his souls own darkness. & eventually he will discover the horrific & awesome secret of the Sepulchre.. . Another first-rate dose of horrors from the master Daily Mail ...

The kingdom of Goredd is populated by humans & by dragons who fold themselves into a human form. Though they live alongside each other the peace between them is uneasy. But when a member of the royal family is murdered & the crime appears to have been committed by a dragon the peace & treaty between both worlds is seriously threatened... Into this comes Seraphina a gifted musician who joins the royal court as the assistant to the court composer. She is soon drawn into the murder investigation & as she uncovers hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace in Goredd for good finds herself caught desperately in the middle of the tension. For Seraphina hides a secret
- the secret behind her musical gift
- & if she is found out her life is in serious danger...

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In Serendip Peter Kuruvita acclaimed chef from Flying Fish in Sydney takes us on a rich & rewarding journey through the traditional cuisine of Sri Lanka its culture of family & ceremony & the colourful approach to life on this beautiful island nation. Offering Sri Lankan curries of every kind as well as traditional snacks breads sticky sweet treats & recipes for curry powders chutneys sambals & pickles Serendip is a treasury of delicious & flavoursome dishes."" ...

In these terrific action photos of wildlife on the African savannah in the Serengeti & the Massai Mara Anup Shah reveals these creatures as never seen before using remote hidden cameras that have been planted across the plains. This is life on the plains in all its dynamism cruelty & vitality the circle of life in action. Readers will find themselves literally face to face with hyenas as they feed on a kill with elephants communing in a watering hold playful lion cubs wildebeests leaping across a ravine inquisitive monkeys who have discovered the camera & gaze directly into the lens & cheetahs peering back under their tails towards the camera. Many of these animals have actually noticed the camera mostly by the sound of it clicking away & their interest is clearly piqued; theyre certainly not accustomed to encounters with a camera on the ground of their home turf. This is primarily a visual journey through the African plains but captions written by the author will impart interesting facts about the animals as well as any activity of interest that may have occurred while the photo was being taken. ...

Serengeti is arguably the most well-known & highly treasured conservation area in the world. In 1972 the United Nations meeting on National Parks & Protected Areas agreed to set up World Heritage Sites now supervised by UNESCO & at that meeting they voted Serengeti top of the list. What makes this site outstanding? What happens in Serengeti biologically? How did it become a protected area? What are the historical events that have shaped its present dynamics? What will happen to it in future? How has it become relevant to human society & conservation? These are the questions that Anthony Sinclair answers. First arriving in Serengeti in 1961 he has worked as a scientist in this ecosystem since 1965 & continues to do so today. In the process he has documented not only the ecological events as the system has changed but also the political economic & social events that have driven these changes. Including personal accounts of the dramatic events brought about by the vicissitudes of political turmoil he tells the story of Serengeti & its surrounding research. Providing the historical background
- both the paleohistory going back 4 million years & the modern history of the region
- he examines the future of conservation considering the ominous threats facing the Serengeti today.

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Five hundred years in the future Captain Mal Reynolds & the crew of the transport-for-hire ship Serenity take on two new passengers & soon find themselves in a crossfire between an invincible military force & cannibalistic savages. Writer/director Joss Whedon creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" & " Angel" makes his long-awaited feature film directorial debut with " Serenity" based on his cult television series " Firefly". This large format full color companion to the movie

Features: a special Introduction by Joss Whedon; an in-depth interview with him about the making of the film; the full shooting script including scenes cut from the final edit; fascinating production & background memos by Whedon including "A Brief History of the Universe" circa 2507 A.D.; & scores of stunning movie stills storyboards & pieces of production art."

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Serenity: Better Days" follows everyones favorite space cowboys in a thrilling action-packed adventure where Mal & his crew take on a heist that promises a big payoff. But when one of Serenitys crew is taken captive & tortured the gang must put their enduring differences aside & work together to save one of their own even if it means losing the cash prize of a lifetime! Joss Whedon returns to the world of his blockbuster film " Serenity" reuniting with Brett Matthews & Will Conrad his collaborators on the bestselling 2005 series " Those Left Behind"." ...

The third & final volume of Prokofievs Diaries covers the years 1924 to 1933 when he was living in Paris. Intimate accounts of the successes & disappointments of a great creative artist at the heart of the European arts world between the two World Wars jostle with witty & trenchant commentaries on the personalities who made up this world. The Diaries document the complex emotional inner world of a Russian exile uncomfortably aware of the nature of life in Stalins Russia yet increasingly persuaded that his creative gifts would never achieve full maturity separated from the culture people & land of his birthplace. Since even Prokofiev knew that the USSR was hardly the place to commit inner reflections to paper the Diaries come to an end after June 1933 although it would be another three years before he together with his wife & children finally exchanged the free if materially uncertain life of a cosmopolitan Parisian celebrity for Soviet citizenship & the credo of Socialist Realism within which it struggled to straitjacket its artists. Volume Three continues the kaleidoscopic impressions & the stylish language
- Prokofiev was almost as gifted & idiosyncratic a writer as he was a composer
- of its predecessors.

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