A brilliant story of the secrets we keep. Desmond Fitzmaurice is a mysterious literary giant of the thirties whom no one has seen for years. Caroline is a London journalist & hasn't the faintest interest in going to Dublin to interview him. That his life story will feature 'lots of sex & some violence' as the old man claims seems farcical. She'll stay for a couple of nights extract what she can & try to make his life sound interesting. But in Desmond's quiet house his quiet life Caroline discovers much much more than she bargained for... ...

This is a heart-warming book describing the experience of David Dunn the author as he discovered the magic of 'giving yourself away'. He outlines in simple practical human fashion a plan of happier daily living which comes as a refreshing breeze in this worried world. You can read the book in a little over an hour but its sound & stimulating philosophy is likely to stay with you for the rest of your life. ...

Tsotsi is an angry young gang leader in the South African township of Sophiatown. A man without a past he exists only to kill & steal. But one night in a moonlit grove of bluegum trees a woman he attempts to rape forces a shoebox into his arms. The box contains a baby & his life is inexorably changed. He begins to remember his childhood to rediscover himself & his capacity for love. Turned into an Oscar-winning movie in 2006 Tsotsi's raw power & rare humanity show how decency & compassion can survive against the odds. ...

One man. One hour. One million people to save... Over the remote central Pacific an airliner is rocked by a massive explosion & plummets into the ocean leaving no survivors. Twelve hundred miles away in Hawaii Kai Tanaka the acting director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu notes a minor seismic disturbance but doesn't make the connection with the lost airplane. He has no reason to worry about his wife manager of a luxury hotel or his daughter who is enjoying the sunshine at Waikiki beach. But when all contact with neighbouring Christmas Island is lost Kai is the first to realize that Hawaii faces an epic catastrophe: in one hour a series of massive waves will wipe out Honolulu. He has just sixty minutes to save the lives of a million people including his wife & daughter... Addictive & fast-paced The Tsunami Countdown pitches an ordinary man against the odds in an electrifying & action-packed thriller. You won't be able to put it down. ...

This book features foreword by Geoff Duke. Published to coincide with the centenary of the Isle of Man TT this glorious photographic book presents a portfolio of work from Don Morley the hugely respected motorcycle racing photographer who fell in love with the TT on his first visit in 1953 & returned every year until 2004. Packed with evocative images most of them in colour this book features all the post-war greats
- legends such as Mike Hailwood & Joey Dunlop
- as well as lesser names that have played their part in the worlds most spectacular motorcycle races. This will be a book to treasure for all TT fans.

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From Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove London's tube stations are among its most distinctive & iconic buildings. This beautiful hardback edition is a fantastic gift-book publishing in the run up to Christmas & sales will be boosted even further by the much-loved network's 150th anniversary in 2013. ...

Tuberous begonias are sensational flowers: their abundant blooms capture everyones heart & eye. This authoritative guide introduces the best varieties & celebrates the great range of colours grown. Written by Jack Larter who has devoted many years of love & toil to the plants it covers everything that both novice & veteran need to know to grow blooms for the home garden & show bench. ...

Tubes" by Andrew Blum is the first & only book to expose what's really going on behind the scenes at the Internet & will appeal to fans of " The Social Network" & Michael Lewis' " The Big Short". You write an email. You hit send. It appears ten thousand miles away. How did that happen? In April 2011 a seventy-five year old woman deprived Armenia of its internet access when she sliced through a buried cable with her garden spade. That January Egyptian authorities simply switched off 70 per cent of the country's internet connections in an attempt to quell a revolution. In 2009 a squirrel chewed through a wire in Andrew Blum's backyard slowing his broadband to a trickle & catapulting him on a quest to find out what this so-called 'internet' actually is. This is the Internet as you've never seen it before. It's not a concept. It's not a culture. It's most certainly not a cloud. It's a bunch of tubes. But what tubes... Hundreds of thousands of miles of fibre-optic cable criss-crossing the globe pulsing with trillions of photons of light linking us via anonymous exchanges in secretive locations with vast data-warehouses where our online selves are stored in banks of spinning hard-drives. In " Tubes" Andrew Blum takes us behind the scenes of this hidden world & introduces us to the remarkable clan of insiders & eccentrics who design & run it everyday. He explains where it is how it got there what it looks like how it works
- & what happens when it breaks. " Every web site every email every instant message travels through real junctions in a real network of real cables. It's all too awesome to behold. Andrew Blum's fascinating book demystifies the earthly geography of this most ethereal terra incognita". (Joshua Foer author of " Moonwalking with Einstein"). " Compelling & profound. You will never open an e-mail in quite the same way again". (Tom Vanderbilt author of the " New York Times" bestseller " Traffic"). Andrew Blum is a correspondent at " Wired" magazine whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the " New Yorker" " The New York Times" " Business Week" & " Slate". Blum was a lead media commentator during the internet blackout of the Egyptian revolution & his latest article on gizmodo.com got 100 000 hits in its first day."
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Starting with simple & delightful antipasti such as flavourful Caponata decadent Venetian Seafood Salad or aromatic Baked Clams on the Half Shell the recipes include tempting pasta & risotto dishes such as the rich & gratifying Lasagna Made with Polenta & Gorgonzola Cheese & authentic & creamy Traditional Risotto from Milan. Main courses vary from delicate Pork Tenderloin with Fennel & Rosemary & Fruity Roast Duck with Fresh Figs to wonderful Baked Whole Fish in an Aromatic Salt Crust. Completing this trove of delights are numerous dolci such as buttery Plum & Polenta Cake & Traditional Flaky Cake with Mascarpone Sauce. Readers will feel like a member of the family while thumbing through heirloom photographs & enjoying the heritage they represent. Brimming with delicious recipes & engaging family lore The Tucci Cookbook teems with all the robust flavours of Italian culture & tradition. Buon appetito! ...

Doomed to
- or blessed with
- eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as

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