Las Vegas 1986. A young college graduate is murdered when he is unable to pay back a loan funded by notorious criminal Lorenzo Dante. Two years later private investigator Kinsey Millhone finds herself assisting to apprehend a shoplifter
- Audrey Vance
- in a shopping centre. Events take a much darker turn when Audreys body is discovered beneath the Cold Spring Bridge a local suicide spot. Unable to believe she took her own life Audreys fiance Marvin Striker hires Kinsey to investigate. It soon emerges that the shoplifter had become caught up in a much larger operation. Meanwhile Lorenzo Dante has begun to grow weary of his life in organised crime & frustrated with his violent & impulsive younger brother Cappi. While the police net begins to close in on him Dante meets the beautiful Nora who exerts a powerful pull over the gangster. As Kinseys enquiries reach a dramatic head it becomes clear that she & Dante have one thing in common -- they must be careful who they trust.. .

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Spanning four centuries the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world housing unrivalled collections of dress accessories shoes & hats from the seventeenth century to the present day. This concise volume perfectly encapsulates the collection from rare eighteenth-century gowns & exquisite eighteenth-century bodices to 1930s evening wear post-war couture & show-stopping ensembles by contemporary designers. Fashion designers represented include Charles Frederick Worth Madeleine Vionnet Cristobal Balenciaga Coco Chanel Christian Dior Mary Quant Stephen Jones Vivienne Westwood & Alexander Mc Queen. ...

This attractive series reveals the V& As spectacular & extensive pattern collections. Each title in the series



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With its highly readable text & stunning illustrations this masterpiece of a book tells the story of the creation evolution ...

One of the main choices that any parent will have to make regarding the future health of their children is what vaccinations against which disease. With new vaccines on the schedule & concern about the MMR vaccine it is important to have all the information to make the right decision. This readable & comprehensive guide brings together the latest medical information about the safety benefits & side-effects of all modern vaccines & the diseases they aim to protect against. It also discusses what is known medically about the connection between vaccination & autism. In addition Dr Richard Halvorsen has added clinical information from his practice as a GP for over 25 years where helpful to parents.

Includes:: up to date information on: tuberculosis smallpox scarlet fever tetanus whooping cough polio measles rubella pneumococcus hib diphtheria MMR HPV swine 'flu.

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The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's GRAIL QUEST series in a bright & bold repackage. It is 1346. While King Edward III fights in France England lies exposed to the threat of invasion. Thomas of Hookton archer & hero of Crecy finds himself back in the north just as the Scots invade on behalf of their French allies. Thomas is determined to pursue his personal quest: to discover whether a relic he is searching for is the Holy Grail. But once again it is the archers whose skills will be called upon & who will become the true heroes of the battle. ...

Twenty-two years ago Emma Grady was wrongfully convicted & sentenced to transportation to Australia where she bore & lost her baby daughter
- conceived during a passionate affair with Marlow Tanner. It is now 1885 & Emma has returned to Blackburn. Reunited with Marlow she has a loving family yet she is still haunted by the past unable to forget how her uncle Caleb Crowther ignored her desperate plea to save herself & her tragic first-born. Crowther curses his niece's return & also hounds Molly Emma's estranged daughter. Molly & her children run away & contending with hunger exhaustion & the unwelcome attentions of the men who are drawn to Molly's dark beauty their life at times is almost unbearable. But Molly has inherited Emma's indomitable spirit...
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I decided to talk to women about their vaginas to do vagina interviews which became vagina monologues.. . At first women were reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going you couldnt stop them. Women secretly love to talk about their vaginas. They get very excited mainly because no ones ever asked them before. Eve Ensler A poignant & hilarious tour of the last frontier the ultimate forbidden zone THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity & mystery. Hailed as the bible for a new generation of women it has been performed in cities & colleges throughout the world & has inspired a dynamic grassroots movement -- V-Day -- to stop violence against women. Witty & irreverent compassionate & wise Eve Enslers award-winning masterpiece gives voice to real womens deepest fantasies & fears guaranteeing that no one who reads it will ever look at a womans body or think of sex in quite the same way again. ...

An astonishing new work that radically changes how we think about talk about & understand the vagina
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In exchange for a reduced sentence on his drug smuggling charges Charles Falco infiltrated three of America's most violent biker gangs: the Vagos Mongols & Outlaws. In separate investigations that spanned years & coasts Falco risked his life suffering a fractured neck & a severely torn shoulder working deep under cover to bring violent sociopaths to justice. His dedication was profound; he even served time in San Bernardino's Murder Unit & endured solitary confinement. He recorded confessions of gangl&-style killings & nearly became a target himself before he sought refuge in the Witness Security Program. His efforts culminated in the seizure of hundreds of illegal firearms drugs stolen motorcycles & sixty two arrests of members for assault dismemberment & murder. Executing this country's most successful RICO prosecutions & effectively crippling the criminal enterprise Falco's engrossing account of the dangers of the biker underworld & justice is perfect for fans of FX's Sons of Anarchy" as well as Hunter S. Thompson's classic " Hell's Angels"." ...