With full support from hit US monthly teen magazine & most trusted source of fashion advice among young women The Seventeen Big Book of Style" will be the book every young fashionista has to own! " The Seventeen Big Book of Style" is an indispensable fashion guide for todays young woman. Chock full of great clothes & advice on how to wear them this isnt about latching onto short-lived trends; at its core the book is about teaching young women to develop their own personal style. It provides hundreds of ideas on how to maximize your wardrobe stretch your pounds & make everyday basics work in hundreds of different ways. Providing style rules to live by & answers to the toughest of fashion questions its the book readers will return to again & again for inspiration." ...

THE HOLY THIEF: At the height of the hot summer of 1144 the abbey at Ramsey is in danger. When heavy rain brings the threat of floods to Shrewsbury & the holy relics must be removed to a place of safety the subsiding waters reveal a robbery has been committed. The master sleuthing of Brother Cadfael is put to the test once more but to the crime of theft is soon added a murder...BROTHER CADFAEL'S PENANCE: In the year of our Lord 1145 the bitter rift between King Stephen & Empress Maud at last has a chance of reconciliation particularly the question of the prisoners of war. Brother Cadfael learns that amongst the prisoner is Olivier de Bretagne; his son. His determination to come to his son's aid prompts a perplexing investigation of a uniquely personal nature. A RARE BENEDICTINE: In these three vintage tales of intrigue & treachery: 'A Light on the Road to Woodstock ' ' The Price of Light' & ' Eye Witness ' emerges the events that have turned Cadfael from a crusading & seafaring past to the momentous decision of entering the Benedictine Order of the Abbey of St Peter & St Paul. ...

A fading papyrus nearly four thousand years old. Within it lie the clues to a fabulous treasure from an almost forgotten time.. .a riddle that becomes a savage battle across the unforgiving terrain of North Africa. When her husband is brutally murdered beautiful half-English half-Egyptian Royan Al Simmu is forced to seek refuge in Engl&. With eminent archaelogist Nicholas Quenton-Harper she can pick up the pieces of her shattered life & find the courage to return to Ethiopia. For Duraid. & for the dreams of an ancient Pharoah.. . Because others will stop at nothing to claim the prize as their own. 'A desert sandstorm couldn't get pages turning faster than Smith' Independent On Sunday ' Full blooded muscle-on-bone-crunching treasure hunt.. .it is non-stop action' Daily Express ...

Ireland AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel the King calls upon Sister Fildema & her companion Eadulf to investigate. The only clue to the nobles identity is an emblem originating from the nearby kingdom of Laign. Could the murder be somehow related to the violence erupting in the west of the kingdom? The turmoil is led by a fanatical figure claiming to have been summoned by the seventh angel to remove the impure of faith from the land & Fidelma & Eadulf soon find themselves struggling with a tangled skein of murder & intrigue. What is the mystery that connects the dead noble a murdered alcoholic priest & a menacing abbot who has built his abbey into a military fortress? When Sister Fidelma herself becomes the victim of abduction it is up to Eadulf to find & save her from imminent death so that the mystery can be solved... ...

Ireland AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel the King calls upon Sister Fildema & her companion Eadulf to investigate. The only clue to the noble's identity is an emblem originating from the nearby kingdom of Laign. Could the murder be somehow related to the violence erupting in the west of the kingdom? The turmoil is led by a fanatical figure claiming to have been summoned by 'the seventh angel' to remove the 'impure of faith' from the land & Fidelma & Eadulf soon find themselves struggling with a tangled skein of murder & intrigue. What is the mystery that connects the dead noble a murdered alcoholic priest & a menacing abbot who has built his abbey into a military fortress? When Sister Fidelma herself becomes the victim of abduction it is up to Eadulf to find & save her from imminent death so that the mystery can be solved... ...

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Danny Mc Guire doesnt like his job but hes good at it. Since his brothers murder eight years earlier he has become a professional killer: a hit man for hire bent on retribution. The Job: Dannys been contracted to eliminate the Thevshi
- the Ghost
- the most elusive informant that has ever penetrated the Republican movement in Northern Irel&. But theres a problem: the Thevshi claims to know whos responsible for his brothers death. Dannys never killed someone he needed to talk to first. The Target: When Finn OHanlon (A.K.A. the Thevshi) is attacked in a bar in Alabama he realises that his past has finally caught up with him. Forced to flee he embarks on a desperate journey to find Danny Mc Guire before its too late. The Complication: But Danny & Finn are up against someone whos spent years hiding a secret & its a secret theyll go to any lengths to protect.

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A hit man trying to find answers to his brother's murder. An informer trying to flee his past. A family under threat. Rural Northern Ireland & small-town Alabama: Two places connected by a deadly act
- an act that draws two men & those closest to them into a spiral of lies violence & murder as they try to lay their ghosts to rest. But can you ever be forgiven for the sins of your past?
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How were the ancient wonders of the world built? How many people did it take to build the Great Wall of China & the Sphinx at Giza? This text seeks to answer such questions examining these spectacular feats of engineering & celebrating the achievements of the builders who worked without the aid of modern technology. Expanding on the theme of the traditional Seven Wonders the book broadens the scope to incorporate marvels from around the globe spanning the centuries from the first standing stones of the fifth millennium BC to the Great Temple of the Aztecs in the 16th century AD. The raising of the stones at Stonehenge the erection of Egyptian obelisks the building of Roman roads & the laying out of the Nazca Lines on the face of the Peruvian Desert are all described & explained in the light of archaeological research. The text also features factfiles diagrams photographs & perspective views. ...

Seventy-Two Virgins is a comic political novel with similar appeal to Stephen Fry or Ben Elton written by one of Britain's most popular politicians. It is Boris Johnson's first novel & was widely acclaimed on publication. The American President on a State Visit to Britain is giving a major address to a top-level audience in Westminster Hall. Ferocious security
- with some difficulties in communication
- is provided by a joint force of the United States Secret Service & Scotland Yard. The best sharpshooters from both countries are stationed on the roof of the Parliament buildings. Then a stolen ambulance runs into trouble with the Parking Authorities. A hapless Member of Parliament having mislaid his crucial pass is barred from Westminster his bicycle regarded as a potential lethal weapon. & a man going by the name of Jones although born in Karachi successfully slips through the barriers & whole new ball game starts. Despite the united efforts of the finest security minds events begin to spin out of control. A remarkable new worldwide reality television show dominates the airwaves. & the most unlikely heroes emerge...

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