John Williams is indisputably one of the most accomplished & celebrated musicians of his generation. A master of the classical genre he has been pivotal in bringing the guitar to a wider audience with the group SKY & through collaborations involving the music of South America Africa & jazz. The product of unprecedented cooperation from Williams his family friends & professional associates Without Strings is the first telling of the fascinating life of a world-renowned musician & equally the story of a man & the making of his identity. John Williams might never have come to the guitar allowing his extraordinary talent to blossom without the foresight ambition & subtle discipline of his father & teacher Len Williams & to a lesser extent his mother Melaan. Williams has almost certainly exceeded any dream his father dared have for him as a classical guitarist. But while fulfilling that ambition did he also in his own quiet way rebel against the authoritarian nature of his father? As it tells Johns story this book challenges its readers to consider the influence of his father for good & ill as it contributed to making John Williams the successful complex & compassionate man he was to become. ...

For three Las Vegas women the Strip is an adults-only playground a neon-splashed boulevard where excitement seduction & betrayal never go to sleep: Kristin Fox
- the bestselling writer of controversial & sexy bestsellers who hungers for passion outside the pages of her money-making fiction. Jennifer Payne -- the insightful marriage & family therapist who has an answer for every relationship problem except the one happening in her own bedroom. Billie Shelton -- the casino showroom headliner who has been saved remade & quietly shattered by a darkly obsessive Svengali husb&. & they share one magnificent man: Cam Lawford the ultimate stud-for-hire who has gone from roaring crowds in sports stadiums to willing & generous women in luxury hotels. But who knew the business of sex & satisfaction could be such a dangerous game? J.J. Salem lays bare the high-octane glamour & gritty reality of a world where lovers & gamblers play to win. THE STRIP is a wild wicked & gloriously promiscuous novel that will keep you up all night.
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Gregor Jack MP well-liked young married to the fiery Elizabeth
- to the outside world a very public success story. But Jacks carefully
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Make notes & jot down your daily thoughts in this &8220; Stripe” A4 Notebook. The book features lined perforated paper allowing you to tear out the pages to A4 size. The pad features a wiro-bound spine meaning you can turn the pages over with ease. ...

This is an updated edition of the electrifying biography about four Essex lads who became award-winning stadium superstars & champions of synth pop/rock. This groundbreaking book features in-depth interviews with founder member Vince Clarke engineer-cum-producer Gareth Jones
- who together with Mute Records founder/mentor Daniel Miller
- played a pivotal role in shaping Depeche Modes unique sound over theyears latter-day producer Mark Bell & contains never before seen interviews with Miller & the band members themselves. With additional input from pivotal suynth pioneers Gary Numan John Foxx Karl Baros (ex-Kraftwerk) & Thomas Dolby this is a unique portrait of a band that almost lost control when their lives went off the rails singer Dave Gahans herion addiction nearly killed him & musical mastermind Alan Wilder left for good. Their story is brought right up to date with details of Dave Gahans solo success their album sales that top 70 million copies & their record breaking stadium concerts.

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Is lap dancing harmless fun providing entertainment for men & well-paid self-empowering work for women? The lap dancing industry has long argued that it offers an everyday service within free market guidelines but in 2010 the UK government legislated that lap dancing venues in the UK should be classed as 'sex establishments'. So are lap dancers sex workers rather than exotic dancers? What attracts so many women to work within the industry? Are women being sexually exploited & their bodies used as objects for male gratification? Media depictions of lap dancers often fall prey to caricatured & stereotypical images. Having worked as a lap dancer herself Jennifer Hayashi Danns knows about the industry from direct experience. In Stripped" she tells her story & gives a voice to many others who have either worked in the clubs or been directly affected by what goes on in them. In sometimes raw direct language the various contributors express their knowledge of the lap dancing industry & the impact it has had on their lives. These compelling narratives give dramatic perspectives into a secretive & largely undisclosed world peeling away some of the gloss on the surface & revealing the often seedy & desperate reality of the lap dancing industry. The second part of the book offers insightful commentary analysis & solutions." ...

This profoundly influential book re-examines events leading up to the Reformation in England & illuminates our understanding of the period. A prize-winning account it recreates lay peoples experience of the religion of the pre-Reformation church showing that late-medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed but was a strong & vigorous tradition & that the Reformation represented a violent rupture from a popular & theologically respectable religious system. For this edition Duffy has written a substantial new introduction including a discussion of the Lollards & reflecting on recent developments in Reformation studies. A mighty & momentous book.. .which reorders ones thinking about much of Englands religious past. Jack Scarisbrick The Tablet Duffy wants to show the vitality & appeal of late medieval Catholicism & to prove that it exerted a diverse & vigorous hold over the imagination & loyalty of the people up to the very moment of the Reformation. He succeeds triumphantly. Susan Bridgen London Review of Books A magnificent scholarly achievement a compelling read & not a page too long. Patricia Morrison Financial Times A landmark book in the history of the Reformation. Ann Eljenholm Nichols Sixteenth Century Journal This book will afford enjoyment & enlightenment to layman & specialist alike. Duffy sweeps the reader along.. .by his lively & absorbing detail his piercing insights patient analysis & his vigour in debates. Peter Heath Times Literary Supplement Sensitively written & beautifully produced this book represents a major contribution to the Reformation debate. Norman Tanner The Times Deeply imaginative movingly written & splendidly illustrated. Maurice Keen The New York Review of Books ...

Meet Tilly Redbrow who doesnt just love horses
- she lives breathes & dreams them too! When Tilly wins a horse safari trip to Africa
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I am Meredith Gentry PI & Princess Merry heir to the throne of Fairie. I have departed the safe haven of Los Angeles to face the peril & deception of my first home the Unseelie court. There my enemies are many & my guards may not be able to protect me from the treachery of the unseen foes that will stop at nothing to keep me from the throne. As for my quest to produce an heir & thereby save myself & all that is faerie from utter destruction
- well I am still trying. As pregnancy becomes ever more urgent I must leave the protected beds of the Queens Ravens & lie with other men men whose designs & allegiances remain in question. & a night of delirious passion will transport me & my new lovers to another place the mysterious dead gardens
- an event that portends great unrest in the forces of magic. In order to save myself & those I love I must walk into the very mouth of danger & visit the Goblins in their lair
- as well as the cunning King Taranis himself who has an astonishing proposal for me. For I alone hold the power to rescue the universe even if it requires aligning with my greatest & most dangerous of adversaries. But Im running out of time...


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This classic guide to Istanbul by Hilary Summer-Boyd & John Freely
- the 'best travel guide to Istanbul' (The Times") 'a guide
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