Intelligent ruthlessly ambitious & prone to gaffes that the press & public take equal delight in Boris Johnson is the darling of the Tory party. This collection of his wit & wisdom edited by eminent journalist Harry Mount covers his education his journalism his politics his time as Mayor of London the Olympics & his personal life. It begins with a substantial introduction exploring his time in public life not ignoring his personal indiscretions. This book has the full support of Boris Johnson himself. ...

'A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores'
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All Aboard the Crazy Train This is Ozzy Osbourne in all his raw & unfiltered glory; four decades worth of his best"es oddest observations risque retorts & yes even articulate ponderings. Ozzy might come across as a nutter (and rightly so) but when you sit down & seriously consider what he's saying...well he's f**king Ozzy Osbourne & he's got things to say! The Prince of Darkness sounds off on various topics including: Black Sabbath: We thought Let's scare the whole f**king planet with music." Drugs & Alcohol: "I was always a miserable drunk." Rehab: "I still take medication but not for fun." Himself: "I don't know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day." The Wit & Wisdom of Ozzy Osbourne reveals Ozzy's philosophy of life & reflects the spirit of the man who made Black Sabbath famous Christian groups frightened & The Osbournes&150a hit reality TV show." ...

This is the Wit & Wisdom of the Master
- all compacted into 128 pithy pages! Tony Ring the president of the Wodehouse Association
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A bumper collection of the funniest anecdotes jokes & stories from crickets best-loved personalities. Cricket is a funny old game
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Long ago the Mages of Alasea beset by a dark & implacable evil made a last desperate stand to preserve some remnant of their once-beautiful l&. Knowing their own destruction to be inevitable the Mages gathered the last of their magic & stored it away against the need & peril of a distant time. In doing so the Mages gave the people of Alasea a future & a hope -- & damned themselves forever.. . Now five centuries after their destruction a young girl Elena inherits the powers that the Mages had so carefully hidden from their enemy. But though the Mages are long dead their ancient foe is not -- & when the Dark Lord learns of Elenas power he turns all of his terrible strength against her. Desperate & alone fleeing from disaster escaping into darkness Elena seeks out the allies & knowledge that can help her to master her bitter gifts & cast down the evil that shattered the land of Alasea.. . Find out more about this & other Orbit titles at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

In a spectacular feat of daring & magic Elena & her army of outlaws & rebels have defeated the forces of evil & released the arcane secrets of the Blood Diary. But the Dark Lord has unleashed the Weirgates
- black wells of perilous energy that are his greatest source of power. Now Elena & her companions must find & destroy the Gates as windships carry the fight north to the frozen woodlands south to the burning desert sands & east to the blasted regions of dread Gul-gotha. Not all will return.. . Look out for more information on this & other books on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
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Five centuries after the destruction of the Mages of Alasea a young girl Elena inherits the wild powers the Mages had so carefully concealed from their pitiless enemy. But though the Mages are long dead their ancient foe is not
- & Elena must continue their battle with her hard-won outlaw army & her own mastery of the blood magick. Elena & her forces had defeated evil in an audacious attack a wound cut deep into the Black Heart but this isnt enough. The Dark Lords greatest weapon the Weirgates continue their ravenous onslaught & the lands powers wane. The Elementals those rare folk tuned to the Lands energy are sickening their abilities fading. The Merai are losing their sea sense & the link to their dragons & the Elvin ships can not fly as high or far... Now an ally dies in violence whispering of a last betrayal & a stranger foretells victory or the death of all.
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Five centuries after the destruction of the Mages of Alasea a young girl Elena inherits the powers that the Mages had so carefully hidden from their terrible enemy. Elena bears the mark of the witch upon her palm a crimson stain that belies the wild power it may wield. Only a mistress of blood magick can stand against the Dark Lord
- but Elena is not yet mistress of her magick. To discover the key to the Dark Lords defeat Elena must travel to Aloa Glen
- a perilous journey for if the Dark Lord finds her first she will become his most fearsome weapon. Find out more about this title & others at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

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Whit & Wisty Allgood have sacrificed everything to lead the Resistance against the evil regime that governs their world. & now its supreme leader The One Who Is The One has executed the only family they had left. Wisty knows that the time has finally come for her to face The One. But her magic & her fire only channel more power to this already formidable being. How can she & Whit possibly defeat the ruthless villain who devastated their world
- before he can become truly all-powerful? In this amazing third instalment of the epic Witch & Wizard" series the stakes have never been higher
- & the consequences will change everything."

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