Kitty OBriens husband is a drunken thug & in order to feed her starving children she sells her body on the Liverpool docks. Her daughter Lizzie is pregnant by her father & still weak after her abortion she kills him. Her mother takes the blame but Lizzie cannot blot out the painful memories of her childhood. Eventually with a failed marriage behind her she finds fame fortune & friendship in Hollywood
- but happiness still escapes her. & so she returns to her roots & it is her final marriage & its disastrous consequences that at last force her to face her past & find the happiness & peace of mind that have always eluded her.
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The Sterling Bonds & Fixed Income Handbook aims to fill the knowledge gap for sterling-base investors & their advisors. Whilst investors in the equity markets can rely on numerous resources to select stocks & build portfolios there is little information available for those who wish to buy bonds. This book takes the reader through the key features of gilts & sterling corporate bonds & offers a practical guide to putting money to work in this important & profitable asset class. ...

Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi
- The Sage of Arunachala
- was drawn by the power of the Arunachala Mountain in Tiruvannamalai

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The untold true story of James Edmiston who suffered an extraordinary miscarriage of justice in 1983 when senior officials blocked vital witnesses coming to his trial which led to a personal tragedy; a broken marriage & the loss of a business. The book explains how he was wrongly charged with alleged illegal exports to Iraq & then took on the establishment against seemingly impossible odds for 25 years to establish his innocence & to win record compensation from the British government in a truly remarkable case. Divorced & bankrupted he is now rebuilding a shattered life nearly 30 years later. In 1993 the Scott Inquiry unearthed serious misconduct by senior officials who colluded to block vital defence witnesses from coming to trial
- behaviour described by Lord Justice Scott as disgraceful" & "reprehensible". Nevertheless the officials concerned have escaped prosecution & some were even promoted. But by 1993 it was too late for Edmiston. He had suffered the enforced sale of his successful business the Sterling Armament Company the loss of 150 jobs & his town house on the Phillimore Estate Kensington; financial ruin; & divorce in 1990. He believes that there may have been an ulterior motive for the prosecution & he was a pawn in a high-stakes political game. Determined that the government should acknowledge his innocence & to compensate him & apologise the case was thought to be impossible. After a successful judicial review against the Home Secretary the government finally awarded him record compensation in 2008 but without an apology. The Arms to Iraq affair has come to stand for many things: lies by government ministers to protect the state; the sacrifice of innocent men facing prison who had been working for MI6; misuse of Public Interest Immunity Certificates (so-called "gagging orders") to hide government policy on Iraq; diplomatic hypocrisy; & the downfall of the Conservative government in 1997. How did this happen in Britain & could it ever happen again? This extraordinary story is a fascinating insight into government & the abuse of power & is based on many original sources including the Scott Report & Judgment of the Court of Appeal (criminal). The co-author Lawrence Kormornick is a Solicitor-Advocate (civil) who has represented Edmiston & several other victims of the Arms-to-Iraq prosecution scandal against the government & has a unique insight into these cases. Packed with ironies twists of fate & many unanswered questions it is a compelling read for anyone interested in political intrigue & abuse of power miscarriage of justice & learning about how an individual took on the state & won."
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For nearly 50 years Diana Athill edited (and nursed & coerced & coaxed) some of the most celebrated writers in the English language. In a prose style of inimitable wit & rare candour she recounts tales from a long life in publishing including her reflections on editing writers such as V. S. Naipaul Jean Rhys Gitta Sereny & Brian Moore. She also provides an account of her own writing career which

Includes:: the two critically acclaimed works Instead of a Letter & After a Funeral.

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Steve Backshall embarks on his most daring adventure yet. He has just six months to travel six continents & find 60 of the deadliest creatures on the planet for the 26-part Children's BBC series of the same name which will air on BBC1 & the CBBC Channel. From lethal beauties to killer beasts from the unseen to the unexpected the one thing these creatures have in common is that they are all deadly. Steve's global adventure spans the continents & his encounters range from famous killers such as the African Cheetah the Neotropical Piranha & the North American Grizzly Bear to less famous but no less deadly animals. For example few are aware that the Pufferfish is armed with tetrodoxin an exceptionally lethal poison estimated to be 1 200 times more deadly than cyanide. Learn about the ingenious techniques & extraordinary weapons that some of our most dangerous animals are armed with. Including the renowned killers the unexpected & the downright bizarre this companion book to Steve Backshall's high adrenaline tour of the world's most deadly is not to be missed by adults & children alike. ...

Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys was a global phenomenon. The first book in a generation to look at boys' specific needs parents loved its clarity & warm insights into their sons' inner world. But today things have changed. It's girls that are in trouble. There has been a sudden & universal deterioration in girls' mental health starting in primary school & devastating the teen years. Steve Biddulph's Raising Girls is both a guidebook & a call-to-arms for parents. The five key stages of girlhood are laid out so that you know exactly what matters at which age & how to build strength & connectedness into your daughter from infancy onwards. Raising Girls is both fierce & tender in its mission to help girls more at every age. It's a book for parents who love their daughters deeply whether they are newborns teenagers young women
- or anywhere in between. Feeling secure becoming an explorer getting along with others finding her soul & becoming a woman
- at last there is a clear map of girls' minds that accepts no limitations narrow roles or selling-out of your daughter's potential or uniqueness. All the hazards are signposted
- bullying eating disorders body image & depression social media harms & helps
- as are concrete & simple measures for both mums & dads to help prevent their daughters from becoming victims. Parenthood is restored to an exciting journey not one worry after another as it's so often portrayed. Steve talks to the world's leading voices on girls' needs & makes their ideas clear & simple adding his own humour & experience through stories that you will never forget. Even the illustrations by Kimio Kubo provide unique & moving glimpses into the inner lives of girls. Along with his fellow psychologists worldwide Steve is angry at the exploitation & harm being done to girls today. With Raising Girls he strives to spark a movement to end the trashing of girlhood; equipping parents to deal with the modern world & getting the media off the backs of our daughters. Raising Girls is powerful practical & positive. Your heart head & hands will be strengthened by its message.



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From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs' professional & personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive & unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs' family members key colleagues from Apple & its competitors Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation. ...

American photographer Steve Mc Curry (b.1950) is universally recognized as one of today's finest image-makers & has won many of photography's top awards. This special limited-edition monograph brings together the most memorable & beautiful of his images taken around the world over the last 30 years. Mc Curry's ability to cross boundaries of language & culture to capture fleeting moments of human experience is unique. With his discerning eye for form & colour shape & symmetry he offers us windows into other worlds. Seen at the large scale of this new book Mc Curry's images are particularly powerful: reproduced at slightly larger than life size his portraits have an extraordinary immediacy & impact while even the smallest details of his spectacular landscapes are clearly visible on the page. Portraits of children pilgrims & farmers are presented alongside views of ancient temples busy city streets dramatic mountain landscapes & quiet scenes of daily life
- people are seen fishing playing working & praying. The images are presented in an uninterrupted sequence for maximum impact & all the photographs are shown at either full-page size or as double-page spreads. The back of the book contains extended picture captions accompanied by colour thumbnail images for quick identification.
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American photographer Steve Mc Curry (b. 1950) is universally recognized as one of todays finest image-makers & has won many of photographys top awards. This special limited-edition monograph brings together the most memorable & beautiful of his images taken around the world over the last 30 years. Mc Currys ability to cross boundaries of language & culture to capture fleeting moments of human experience is unique. With his discerning eye for form & colour shape & symmetry he offers us windows into other worlds. Seen at the large scale of this new book Mc Currys images are particularly powerful: reproduced at slightly larger than life size his portraits have an extraordinary immediacy & impact while even the smallest details of his spectacular landscapes are clearly visible on the page. In this title portraits of children pilgrims & farmers are presented alongside views of ancient temples busy city streets dramatic mountain landscapes & quiet scenes of daily life
- people are seen fishing playing working & praying. The images are presented in an uninterrupted sequence for maximum impact & all the photographs are shown at either full-page size or as double-page spreads. The extended picture captions are at the back of the book accompanied by colour thumbnail images for quick identification.
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