Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family & their faithful guardian Edgar the raven & discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherh&. Its Halloween & the Otherhands are enjoying the Annual Pumpkin Hunt. & there are preparations to be made for the Great Halloween Ball. Minty is all a-fluster. Solstice is busy spraying fake cobwebs everywhere. Valevine is in charge of disorganising everyones carefully laid plans & Cudweed seems hungrier than ever & oddly preoccupied with fresh brains. In fact when Silas Valevines long lost brother turns up with Samantha the Otherhands would be well-advised to check out their guests. Its not long before wily Edgar works out that theres a preponderance of vampires & not all of them have false teeth. Just when hes about to solve the latest mystery at Otherhand Castle the lights go out... Dedicated website on Raven Mysteries: www.ravenmysteries.co.uk ...

Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits like an allergic reaction to the sun excellent night vision & not much of an appetite for food. & to top it all off he just tried to bite her neck.. .but maybe that was a sign of passion. If so shed be happy to experience more despite her determination not to mix business with pleasure. Well if not forever at least two hundred years. Inez is the most beautiful woman hes seen in centuries. Those luscious lips seductive curves & her elegant neck.. .he just couldnt resist the temptation of one little bite. Now Thomas will do anything to convince her that only an immortal like him can satisfy her all night long.. . ...

On Strong Beach an awkward teen with a terrible haircut has a reversal of fortune when he finds artefacts from the future lining a seagulls' nest. By the Hox River in Nebraska a window fuels both family pride & deadly revenge. In a godforsaken barn in what they suspect is Kentucky Presidents Eisenhower John Adams & Rutherford B. Hayes are bemused to find themselves reincarnated as horses. & in the collection's title story Clyde & Magreb
- he a traditional capes-&-coffins vampire she the more progressive variety
- settle in an Italian lemon grove in the hope that its ripe fruit will keep their thirst for blood at bay. Karen Russell is an audacious talent with a wicked sense of humour & this hotly anticipated new collection confirms her place as a master of the short story form & one of the most imaginative young writers at work today.

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Infamous poet Lord Byron comes to life with incendiary brilliance in this spellbinding blend of gothic imagination & documented fact. Wandering in the mountains of Greece the supreme sensualist is drawn to the beauty of a mysterious fugitive slave; soon he is utterly entranced & his fate is sealed. He embarks on a life of adventure even his genius could not have foreseen; chosen to enjoy powers beyond those any vampire has ever known Byron traverses the centuries & enters a dark intoxicating world of long-lost secrets ancient arts & scorching excesses of evil. But Byrons gift is also his torment: an all-consuming thirst that withers life at the root damning all those he loves. With its impeccable scholarship & breathtaking storytelling THE VAMPYRE is a wonderful combination of fact & fantasy. ...

The Arnolfini Portrait depicting the wedding of a young couple is one of the most famous paintings of the Early Renaissance. With its unprecedented precision & masterful use of color (down to the most minute details reflected in the background mirror) the painting is a testament to the mastery of Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) leader of the Early Netherland School. Though he cannot be credited as many have claimed as the inventor of oil painting his use of the medium was highly innovative allowing for great intensity & depth of color. Often imitated but never equaled van Eyck left an indelible impression on Renaissance art & paved the way for future realist painters. Every book in Taschen's Basic Art Series"

Features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life & work covering the cultural & historical importance of the artist; Approx. 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions; & a concise biography."

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This is a definitive biography based on new materials by the bestselling prize-winning authors of Pollock". Vincent van Gogh created some of the best loved
- & most expensive
- works of art ever made from the early " The Potato Eaters" to his late masterpieces " Sunflowers" & " The Starry Night". He had worked as an art dealer a missionary & as a teacher in England & only in his late twenties did he begin a life that would be fundamental in shaping modern art. But when he died in Auvers-sur-Oise in 1890 at the age of thirty-seven he was largely unknown. Written with the exclusive cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum Pulitzer-winning authors Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith recreate his extraordinary life
- & the inside of his troubled mind
- like never before. Drawing on all of his (and his familys) extensive letters which offer exquisitely-written glimpses into his thoughts & feelings this is the definitive portrait of one of the worlds cultural giants."



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Lonely Planet Vancouver Mingle with myriad local artists as you make your way around the studios of Granville & Salt Spring Islands Glide through reflections of mountains & glass towers on a sunset kayak tour of English Bay Claim a spot on a Commercial Drive patio & introduce your tastebuds to some standout BC beers Go out on a limb & step onto the world s longest highest suspension bridge In This Guide: One resident author 500 hours of research 33 detailed maps 97 restaurants tested & reviewed Special Green Vancouver chapter helps you plan an ecofriendly visit to the city The inside word on the hotel dining & music scenes from locals in the know ...

AA Essential Guide Vancouver & the Canadian Rockies" gives you all the information you need to know for a memorable holiday to this fantastic destination. Pocket-sized & packed full of information you really need the guide is great value for your money & an ideal choice to help you get the best out of the region containing helpful advice for planning your trip with information about when to go getting there being there & getting around. There are website addresses & practical information throughout. The best things to see & do plus hotels restaurants & nightlife are listed & cross-referenced with grid locations so you can pinpoint them on the mapping." ...

The ultimate Vancouver pocket city map! Explore the fabulous city of Vancouver with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 Pop Out maps
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre as well as an overview map of greater Vancouver * Additional maps of Stanley Park & the Pacific Northwest are also included * IHandy self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Hotels restaurants stores & attractions are all included on the map


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The fourth & final volume of the Herries Chronicles described as incomparably the best in The Daily Telegraph is a love story of effortless brilliance (Observer) which starts with the triumph of Judith Pariss hundredth birthday in the 1870s & then moves to the tragic disillusionment of the late 19th & early 20th centuries. Set predominantly as before amidst the grandeur of the lake district landscape it tells the passionate & unforgettable story of Vanessa Judiths Granddaughter & her ner-do-well cousin Benjie whom she had sworn in childhood never to betray. ...