In the nursery only the toys that are old & wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit a newcomer to the nursery asks one of the most knowledgeable toys the Skin Horse what being real means. Real isn't how you're made " says the Skin Horse. " It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long long time not just to play with but REALLY loves you then you become real. It doesn't happen all at once. You become..." & so begins the Velveteen Rabbit's journey towards becoming real
- through the love of a child..."
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On 23 May 1992 the Mafia assassinated its Number One Enemy the legendary prosecutor Judge Falcone with a motorway bomb that also killed his wife Francesca & three bodyguards. Fifty-seven days later the Mafia killed Falcones friend & colleague Judge Paolo Borsellino with a car bomb outside his mothers home that also killed five bodyguards. These two murders changed forever how Italy viewed the Mafia. VENDETTA tells the inside story of the assassination plots & the investigation that followed. Follain reveals Borsellinos desperate race against time to find out who killed his friend while knowing he was next on the list & reveals the daring undercover police mission which unmasked the killers. Based on new & exclusive interviews & the testimony of investigators Mafia supergrasses survivors relatives & friends VENDETTA recounts the events hour-by-hour minute-by-minute as the Mafiosi plan & carry out the murders & as the police hunt them down. ...

Michael Dibdins gripping Italian mysteries Ratking" " Vendetta" & " Cabal" have been repackaged to tie in with the primetime "BBC One" feature length dramas starring Rufus Sewell as detective Aurelio Zen." ...

Covering the story of the author's life of crime this title slashes open the underbelly of Britain's streets & exposes the dark forces that police them as well as revealing the truth about the conspiracies & corruption that won't leave him alone. ...

Dangerously sensual breathtakingly beautiful & utterly unforgettable she is Lucky Santangelo the sizzling star of Chances Lucky & Lady Boss. With Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge Jackie Collins continues the saga of Lucky Santangelo in a nonstop action-packed tale of sex betrayal drugs intrigue & murder. A scorching new installment of the wildly popular Lucky series Vendetta finds Lucky in the most perilous situation of her life when her prized Panther Studios is taken from her by Donna Landsman the unscrupulous widow of Lucky's arch-enemy Santino Bonnatti. Donna intends to destroy Lucky in every way she can but Lucky is street-smart powerful & just as ruthlessly dangerous. & so the battle for control begins. With Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge Jackie Collins proves once again why she is an international powerhouse a writer who digs deep into the glamorous intoxicating
- yet ultimately treacherous
- world of Hollywood.

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For ex-field agent Cotton Malone the stakes have never been higher: a deadly virus that could wipe out civilisation as we know it
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Like her bestselling THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO Marina Fiorato's fifth unforgettable historical love story is set in Venice. For fans of Philippa Gregory Sarah Dunant & Alison Weir. 1576. Five years after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto a ship steals unnoticed into Venice bearing a deadly cargo. A man more dead than alive disembarks & staggers into Piazza San Marco. He brings a gift to Venice from Constantinople. Within days the city is infected with bubonic plague
- & the Turkish Sultan has his revenge. But the ship also holds a secret stowaway
- Feyra a young & beautiful harem doctor fleeing a future as the Sultan's concubine. Only her wits & medical knowledge keep her alive as the plague ravages Venice. In despair the Doge commissions the architect Andrea Palladio to build the greatest church of his career
- an offering to God so magnificent that Venice will be saved. But Palladio's own life is in danger too & it will require all skills of medico Annibale Cason the city's finest plague doctor to keep him alive. But what Annibale had not counted on was meeting Feyra who is now under Palladio's protection a woman who can not only match his medical skills but can also teach him how to care.


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In a city as ancient as Venice myths & legends passed down from generation to generation record more than just love or murder. They are the storehouse of a citys mores emblems of its identity. In Venetian Curiosities" acclaimed novelist Donna Leon recounts some of Venices most intriguing tales: an elephant brought in for Carnival wreaks havoc upon the city before seeking refuge in a church the city employs prostitutes in an attempt to prevent homosexuality innocent men are mistakenly condemned to death a gambler bets the family palazzo. In an introduction & seven essays Leon offers enchanting details & astute insights into Venetian customs of the past & present. " Venetian Curiosities" is beautifully illustrated & like Handels Bestiary it comes with a CD. Here the music is by Antonio Vivaldi with tracks for each section of the book expertly played by Il Complesso Barocco. With the splendid music the delightful images & the perceptive amusing words of Donna Leon " Venetian Curiosities" is a harmonious exploration of one of the worlds most beloved cities." ...

A lorry crashes on one of the treacherous bends in the Italian Dolomites spilling a terrible cargo.. .A prominent international layer is found dead in the carriage of an intercity train at Saint Lucia.. . Can the two tragedies possibly be connected? Commissario Guido Brunetti digs deep into the secret lives of the once great & good for the answer. For in a seedy Venetian bar lies the clue to an evil crime network reaching far beyond the laguna. But it will take another violent death in Venice before the forces of justice can even begin to proceed.. . ...

In Venezia: Food & Dreams Tessa Kiros explores the magic & charm of the famous Italian city of Venice. She embroiders the recipes of this city of canals bridges & carnivals with her own unique colours & threads. Venice is Italys kingdom of salt & pearls prosecco & mermaids bigola & polenta. Tessa travels through the city breathing in its atmosphere & letting its bejewelled past & dark alleyways fuel her imagination. Mingled among Tessas unique recipes & the stunningly beautiful food & scenic photography are Tessas diary jottings on Venices life & culinary delights."" ...