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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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the confidante of a serial killer? Herman Martin had the odd fate of living next to Jeffrey Dahmer in prison. Dahmer killed 17 people but when he moved in next to Martin he became a neighbour not a killer. Step inside the mind & the soul of a man the world called a monster; a killer so famous he received more mail than any other inmate in the history of the world. Those letter writers were seeking what Herman became privy to. They wanted to know anything they could about how the killer machine was built. They wanted to know if he was remorseful & whether he had tried to stop. They wanted to know his worries as a human being. Herman Martin became confidante to all these answers as he crawled to the edge of an open vent that connected their cells. Patricia Lorenz is the spiritual writer who helped him make sense of it all & 15 years later reveal the answers. ...

As the number of serial killers worldwide has risen steadily
- from the emergence of Jack the Ripper in 1888 to Harold Shipman
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These hardened killers opened up to her in a way that they would never do to psychiatrists prosecutors & other authority figures...revealing terrifying chapters of their lives that might otherwise have stayed hidden forever. In this chilling book you will meet Wayne Adam Ford who walked into a California police station in 1998 with a severed woman's breat in his pocket; Bobby Joe Long who assaulted & murdered at least ten women; Gary Ray Bowles killer of six; truck driver Keith Hunter Jespersen who travelled from state leaving a trail of bodies in his wake; & Robin Gecht one of the members of the terrifying Ripper Crew. Redstall has spoken about her experiences on programmes like The Montel Williams Show in documentaries & in the national press. In this her first book she shares every detail & insight bringing the reader up close & very personal with some of the most dangerous & disturbed serial killers that the world has ever seen. ...

This text provides an in-depth scholarly & broad-based examination of serial murderers & their victims. Featuring coverage supported by extensive data & research the book profiles some of the most prominent murderers of our time addressing the highest-profile serial killer type
- the sexual predator
- as well as a wide variety of other types (male female team healthcare & serial killers from outside the U.S.). Author Eric Hickey examines the lives of over 400 serial murderers analyzing the cultural historical & religious factors that influence our myths & stereotypes of these individuals. He describes the biological psychological & sociological reasons for serial murder & discusses profiling & other law enforcement issues related to the apprehension & disposition of serial killers.

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John Mc Enroe enjoyed tremendous success at all levels of tennis & he owns 77 career singles titles including 7 Grand Slams. He joined the circuit in 1978 & it took him only three years to attain the No. 1 ranking. The 1980 Wimbledon final between Mc Enroe & Bjorn Borg is considered by many tennis experts to be the best match ever a five-set thriller which Mc Enroe avenged the following year for his first Wimbledon title. In doubles Mc Enroe is recognised as the best player of all time. He was ranked No. 1 for a record 257 weeks & captured a total of 74 titles including 8 Grand Slams. Still an active player Mc Enroe is now an outstanding tennis commentator & broadcaster for the BBC & other national networks. This autobiography his first covers an awesome tennis career marriage to movie star Tatum O' Neal & where arguably the greatest tennis player of all time goes from here. This is SERIOUS. ...

Wendy Cope's first book of poems & parodies Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis went straight into the bestseller lists. Its successor Serious Concerns has proved even more popular addressing such topics as ' Bloody Men' ' Men & Their Boring Arguments' ' Two Cures for Love' ' Kindness to Animals' & ' Tumps' (Typically Useless Male Poets). ...

A little while ago concerned that the next time they got together one of them would be in a coffin Jeff Lucas & Adrian Plass decided to start exchanging letters & this book is the result. Breathtakingly honest funny moving & immensely enjoyable Seriously Funny" is a celebration of 21st century Christianity as well as a no-holds barred expose of its sillier side. & they are equally hard on themselves their most embarrassing moments are a joy to read. Adrian Plass & Jeff Lucas are renowned for their ability to express the silly side of Christian culture & to cut through our pretensions & foibles with incisive wit. In this candid moving hilarious book they join comedic forces to challenge & entertain us." ...

This is a collection of 70 mouthwatering gluten-free baking recipes that coeliacs have until now only been able to dream about. Baking is often the most difficult aspect of the gluten-free diet to overcome as it is gluten that gives bread its elasticity & cakes their spring. Recipes for delicious gluten-free cakes puddings & pastries are hard to find
- all too often the results are disappointingly crumbly & dry. But Phil Vickery's easy-to-follow instructions & practical advice which draw on his Michelin-honed cooking skills will have you whipping up melt-in-the-mouth Blueberry Cheescake Chestnut & Roasted Onion Bread Springy Scones & Squidgy Chocolate Brownies in an instant.
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This fabulous collection features 38 irresistibly cheeky cakes of imaginative & wickedly funny designs. They range from cakes that are easy & quick to create such as Saucy Stockings or Boobs everywhere to more elaborate designs with moulded characters such as the racy Centrefold or the fabulous Roly Poly Strip-o-gram. With each cake there are clear instructions & step-by-step photographs as well as a photograph of the finished masterpiece making them achievable for even less experienced cake decorators. Furthermore essential techniques & basic recipes for cakes buttercream icing & sugarpaste are supplied in a separate section providing all the necessary knowledge for creating these fantastic cakes. These cakes are bound to grab attention & with the playful designs that appeal to both men & women Seriously Naughty Cakes" is the perfect cake decorating collection for anyone with a mischievous side!" ...