First published to wide critical acclaim in 1992 The Two Cities has become an essential text for students of medieval history. For the second edition the author has thoroughly revised each chapter bringing the material up to date & taking the historiography of the past decade into account. The Two Cities covers a colourful period from the schism between the eastern & western churches to the death of Dante. It encompasses key topics such as: the Crusades the expansionist force of the Normans major developments in the way kings emperors & Popes exercised their powers a great flourishing of art & architecture the foundation of the very first universities. Running through it all is the defining characteristic of the high Middle Ages: the delicate relationship between the spiritual & secular worlds the two cities of the title. This survey provides all the facts & background information that students need & is defined into straightforward thematic chapters. It makes extensive use of primary sources & makes new trends in research accessible to students. Its fresh approach gives students the most rounded lively & integrated view of the high Middle Ages available. ...

Two Evils is the latest Gino & Magozzi thriller from bestseller PJ Tracy. A missing teenage girl lies dead in a parking lot. Two young immigrants are killed in their apartment. Three men are found dead in the street nearby. As the police struggle to establish what's happened they realise that the deaths may not be as random as they first appear. As the killings continue homicide detectives Magozzi & Rolseath turn to maverick computer analyst Grace Mc Bride for help drawing her into an investigation that will threaten her life. & as the evidence mounts it reveals terrifying intent. Ultimately it forces the two detectives to make a dreadful choice: down which path does the lesser of two evils lie...PJ Tracy fans will not be disappointed with Two Evils. Like Dead Run Live Bait & Play to Kill before it Two Evils produces the same crackling dialogue between the much loved Grace Mac Bride Gino & Magozzi. Fans of Tess Gerritsen Karen Rose & Lisa Gardiner should sit up & pay attention. Praise for PJ Tracy: Outrageously suspenseful". (Harlan Coben). "A fast-paced gripping read with thrills & devilish twists". (Guardian). P.J. Tracy is the pseudonynm for the mother-&-daughter writing team of P.J. & Traci Lambrecht. They are the authors of the award-winning & bestselling thrillers Live Bait Dead Run Snow Blind Play to Kill & the Richard & Judy Book Club pick Want to Play? All five books feature detectives Gino & Magozzi & maverick computer hacker Grace Mc Bride. P.J. & Traci both live near Minneapolis Minnesota." ...

Oliver Flynns wedding is the social event of the year & the creme de la creme of Kilronan are happy to boast of being invited. Noreen his new wife has finally outclassed her two sisters who think they are better than her in every way. Not any more! But there is one nagging doubt: does Oliver really love her? Would he have married her if she hadnt done the proposing herself? Cora Flynn Olivers bitter mother has boycotted the wedding. She is determined that her detested new daughter-in-law will not become the number one woman in her sons life. Wedding guest Lorna Morgan cant wait to shake the dust of Kilronan off her shoes. Shes destined for bright city lights unlike her stick-in-the-mud cousin Heather Williams who was only invited to the afters with her clodhopper boyfriend Neil. But then in Lornas eyes Heathers just an afters sort of person & always will be. But worms turn & what a difference a year makes. In Dublin London & New York there is no respite for Noreen Lorna or Heather. Only in Kilronan can the Pandoras box that was opened at Oliver Flynns wedding finally be closed. ...

Julia & Toby have been friends for years but apart from a couple of drunken snogs in their university days theres never been anything more than friendship between them. Its only when Toby goes through a dramatic break up with his gorgeous ballerina girlfriend Ruby that he & Julia realise theyre meant to be together. Then Ruby drops a bombshell
- shes pregnant
- & though he feels torn in two Toby feels he has to give their relationship another chance. Heartbroken Julia is left to lick her wounds in her little Walthamstow home thinking she has lost Toby forever. But things soon become much more complicated.. .

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Kenny Mancuso shot his childhood buddy Moogey Bues & then jumped bail. Now bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the case to track Kenny down. Then someone finished Moogey off Kenny cant be found twenty-four coffins are missing & theres some ex-army heavy artillery roaming the streets. & Joe Morelli
- the cop with more than a professional interest in her every move
- is tailing Stephanie. With a healthy disregard for the law & an unhealthy dependence on marshmallow hot chocolate Stephanies a match for anyone
- even Morelli. That is until her eccentric grandmother goes AWOL & little pieces of corpses start to disappear...


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Two frogs are sitting on a lily pad & one of them has a stick. The stick he says is to beat off the dog. But there is no dog.. .yet. So begin the trials of this hapless pair whose adventures build to a brilliant conclusion. A unique book with all the qualities of a timeless fable. ...

After his wife Helen is brazenly abducted before his eyes Special Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers chasing them across the country & into Mexico. But then things go terribly tragically wrong; the kidnappers escape; & a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York apartment & shuts out the world. But when a string of bizarre murders erupts across several Manhattan hotels
- perpetrated by a boy who seems to have an almost psychic ability to elude capture
- NYPD Lieutenant D' Agosta asks his friend Pendergast for help. Reluctant at first Pendergast soon discovers that the killings are a message from his wife's kidnappers. But why a message? & what does it mean? When the kidnappers strike again at those closest to Pendergast the FBI agent filled anew with vengeful fury sets out to track down & destroy those responsible. His journey takes him deep into the trackless forests of South America where he ultimately finds himself face to face with an old evil that
- rather than having been eradicated
- is stirring anew...and with potentially world-altering consequences.



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Over 30 years ago Antonio Carluccio & Gennaro Contaldo separately left their native Italy for Britain where in time they met worked together & established themselves as leading authorities on Italian cooking. In this compelling book
- written to accompany the primetime BBC series
- the two old friends have embarked upon an amazing journey back to their homeland to reconnect with their culinary heritage explore past & current traditions & reveal the very soul of Italian gastronomy. Containing over 100 mouthwatering recipes this extraordinary book goes beyond the cliches to reveal real Italian food as cooked by real Italians. It

Includes:: an intriguing combination of classic dishes & ingredients as well as others showcasing the changes in style & influences that have become a part of the Italy of today. Reflecting the insights of both men into Italy then & now Carluccio & Contaldos return captures the essence of its authors
- their humour their wisdom their curiosity & most significantly their shared passion for good simple food. It is an essential book for anyone with a genuine interest in Italian food.




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Over 30 years ago Antonio Carluccio & Gennaro Contaldo separately left their native Italy for Britain where in time they met worked together & established themselves as leading authorities on Italian cooking. In this compelling book
- written to accompany the primetime BBC series
- the two old friends have embarked upon an amazing journey back to their homeland to reconnect with their culinary heritage explore past & current traditions & reveal the very soul of Italian gastronomy. Containing over 100 mouthwatering recipes this extraordinary book goes beyond the cliches to reveal real Italian food as cooked by real Italians. It

Includes:: an intriguing combination of classic dishes & ingredients as well as others showcasing the changes in style & influences that have become a part of the Italy of today. Reflecting the insights of both men into Italy then & now Carluccio & Contaldo's return captures the essence of its authors
- their humour their wisdom their curiosity & most significantly their shared passion for good simple food. It is an essential book for anyone with a genuine interest in Italian food.




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Nowhere is food as much a part of everyday life as Italy
- a country whose unique topography has resulted in distinct regional
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