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In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Alice wants her own art gallery but at the moment she's running her nightmare boss Angelica's, full of gold-sprayed wheelchairs, hairy pebbles and heads made of frozen wee. Her love life's just hit a major Blue Period as well. Worse, she has to cope with Zeb, an egomaniac bad-boy contemporary artist whose works go for bazillions. But along comes Dan, a handsome, brilliant young portrait painter for whom life is far from easel. He's single, skint and scraping a living holding village hall life-drawing classes. Adding colour is a pop-star who will do anything to regain his former fame, plus a sex-crazed billionaires who expects a lot more than mere paintings from the artists she patronises. Huge egos. Heaving passions. But is it art?

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Gardens in their many forms have always inspired us. Today, with increasing pressures on urban spaces, gardens are even more important to our sense of well being. A place to express our creativity, to refresh the spirit and to spend time with friends and family, the garden is a vital extension of our living space.

In good condition - has markings from use - has creasing to cover and highlighting to some pages - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.This textbook provides a distillate of the vast experience gained by a once-upon-a-time rural doctor whose career has embraced teaching from first to last, whose interest is ensuring that disease, whether minor or life-threatening, is recognised quickly, and whose concern is that strategies to match each contingency are well understood.General Practice is the outcome of the vision of a schoolteacher of great talent who made a firm decision to become a country doctor; through this book his dream has become reality for all who are privileged to practise medicine in a community setting.The first edition of this book, published in 1994, achieved remarkable success on both the national and international scene. The second edition built on this initial success and in an extraordinary way the book became known as the 'Bible of General… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.One hot Saturday, thirteen-year-old Genette Tate took her bicycle out of the garden shed and set off on a weekend paper round. Hours later, two of her friends found her bicycle lying abandoned at the side of a quiet country lane. Despite a massive police operation and intense media publicity, John Tate is still no nearer to knowing his daughter's fate. Genette: Where is She Now? tells the story of John Tate's ordeal, and how he discovered a new faith and hope in his darkest moments.But it is more than one man's story. Out of this tragedy, the organization International Find a Child was born, dedicated to help the growing number of parents whose children vanish each year.

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Ideal for intermediate learnersComprehensive and up-to-date coverage of all the words and phrases you need in GermanEasy-to-use German grammar guide - the perfect companion to this dictionaryIn-depth treatment of difficult wordsClear colour layout and alphabet tabs help you find what you are looking for quickly and easilyCultural notes provide insight into life in German-speaking countries

Large Print - in good condition - ex library - has markings due to use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.In just four short months, lucky-in-love Annelise will be a mother. But before she hits the delivery room, she has one last thing to take care of: hooking up her single girlfriends with a pair of sexy brothers on a special weeklong getaway. Lishelle and Claudia are more than happy with their no-strings-attached flings. But then why is Lishelle still so bothered about her ex-boyfriend getting married? And why is Claudia still holding out for the ideal man? Then tragedy strikes forcing the friends to rethink what's truly important.

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.With a wife he loves and an exciting London-based career, architect Charles Waterston's life seems in perfect balance. Nothing in his comfortable existence prepares him for the sudden end to his ten-year marriage - or his unwanted transfer to his firm's New York office. With nothing left to lose, Charlie takes a leave of absence from his job to drive through New England, hoping to make peace with himself.Christmas is approaching when Charlie leaves New York, heading to Vermont to ski. But a sudden, blinding snowstorm strands him in a small Massachusetts town. There, as if by chance, Charlie meets an elderly widow who offers to rent him her most precious possession: a remote, exquisite lakeside chateau. Hidden deep in the woods, it once belonged to a woman who lived and died there two centuries before. Her name was Sarah Ferguson. And from the moment Charlie sets foot inside the chateau's… Read More

Large print - in good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.It was time to lay some ghosts to rest...Anne Silver's brother had been working to expose a clever ring of swindlers when he was struck down by a car - a clear case of attempted murder. Now Anne's determined to finish what her brother started. But she can't do it without the help of ex-CIA agent Julian Aries, a man who once betrayed her. With Julian as an unwilling conspirator, the couple goes undercover to face ghosts old and new - an unsolved murder and a clever gang of fake psychics. But as Anne and Julian put their lives on the line, the icy chill of danger and a powerful desire they can no longer deny, force them to confront the greatest unsolved mystery of all...their unlikely love.

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.In the space of ten years, Sophia Amoruso has gone from high-school dropout to founder and Executive Chairman of Nasty Gal, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world.
Sophia's never been a typical executive or a typical anything, and she's written #GIRLBOSS for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success.
Filled with brazen wake-up calls, cunning and frank observations and behind-the-scenes stories from Nasty Gal's meteoric rise, #GIRLBOSS covers a lot of ground. It proves that success doesn't come from where you went to college or how popular you were in school. Success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break.
Inspiring, motivating and empowering, #GIRLBOSS will give you the kick up the ass you need to reach your potential.

In good condition - has markings from use - has yellowing to front page and page ends - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The TrialLisbeth Salander, outsider and apparent enemy of society, is charged with attempted murder. In addition, the state has determined that she is mentally unstable and should be locked away in an institution once again.The EnemyPulling the strings behind the state's prosecution is the inner circle of the Swedish security police. Only with Blomkvist's help can Salander avoid the fate they have decided for her and expose the secrets they are protecting.The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestLisbeth Salander has been abused by a system supposedly designed to protect. And yet she is the one person whose intransigence and limitless bloody-mindedness can provoke the disruption of the Swedish secret state. This final volume of the Millennium Trilogy is the culmination of one of the most mesmerising fictional achievements of our time.Crusading author… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.What if everything you believed about your life was a lie?Meet Lily Quinn. She is broke, struggling to finish college, pay her rent, find love. Adrift in bustling New York City, the most interesting things in Lily's life happen to the people around her. But Lily loves her aimless life...until her best friend and roommate Amy disappears. That's when Spencer Patrick O'Malley, a cynical, past his prime NYPD detective with demons of his own, enters Lily's world. And a sudden financial windfall which should bring Lily joy instead becomes an ominous portent of the dark forces gathering around her.But fate isn't finished with Lily.She finds herself fighting for her life as Spencer's search for the missing Amy intensifies, leading Lily to question everything she knew about her friend and family. Startling revelations about the people she loves force her to confront truths that will leave her… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The ExposéMikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with an investigation into sex trafficking, Blomkvist cannot resist waging war on the powerful figures within this lucrative industry.The MurderWhen a young couple are found dead in their Stockholm apartment, it's a straightforward job for Inspector Bublanski and his team. The killer left the weapon at the scene - and the fingerprints on the gun point in only one direction.The Girl Who Played With FireLisbeth Salander is wanted for murder. Her history of vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she can break into almost any network she chooses. . .

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights for books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout."They rode death as they once rode horses."September 1942. Here is the unforgettable story of the gallant men of the A.I.F. - the hard-bitten, fatalistic Diggers of the Western Desert. Eric Lambert, who has himself shared their bitter experiences, skilfully depicts the men and their reactions as they come face to face with death and all its gruesome, shocking reality.

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.John Biddle is a very ordinary, some might even say boring, man. His daily life is regulated by an unvarying routine. During the week he commutes by train every morning from Asham to South Suburbia, where he works for a large insurance company, and back again in the evening. At weekends he visits the supermarket, cleans and tidies his modest house, attempts (without much success) to impose order on his garden, and either watches television or goes to the pub with friends. Every day he records in his diary the delays (or absence thereof) on his journey to and from work. He finds a wry amusement in the surge he observes in the use of mobile phones by passengers whenever their trains are delayed: 'Hello, it's me: I'm on a train. We're held up: I'll be late...', etc.Then, one day, events lead him to suspect a sinister connection between the hold-ups on the railways and the… Read More

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Lila Black is off with the Faeries...Ever since the Quantum Bomb of 2015 things have been different; the dimensions have fused and suddenly our world is accessible to elves, demons, ghosts and elementals...and their worlds are open to us. Things have been different for Special Agent Lila Black too: tortured and magic-scarred by elves, re-built by humans into a half-robot, part-AI, nuclear fuelled walking arsenal, and carrying the essence of a dead elven necromancer in her chest, sometimes she has trouble figuring out who she is.And a mission to Otopia, world of the fae, may not help her work it out.The fae are beautiful, glamorous, exotic and talented, ruled by their king and queen's summer and winter courts. Their inventions make food taste better, make beer diving, and bring sparkle and mischief to the world - but that's only the surface. And Lila's being sent in at the deep… Read More

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.When private investigator Alex Mavros is asked to trace a missing teenager, an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, he doesn't see any link with the plague of violent killings afflicting Athens.As he follows the trail to the missing girl, Mavros encounters the terrifying enforcers known as the Father and Son. He discovers that the present day killings have their roots in the brutal military dictatorship; and that he has put himself and the woman he loves in mortal danger...

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Before the Second World War breaks, Chevrons, the idyllic country house where the Garlands have lived for centuries, has already been touched by events in Europe. To the horror of her family, Katherine, the eldest daughter, has run off to join the Nazis. On the outbreak of war, Caro, her younger sister, her friend Robyn, and the maids, Trixie and Betty, leave Chevrons to help the war effort, and the old house is left to be managed by men too old to fight.In London, Caro and Robyn are joined by Edwina, a beautiful Irish girl with such striking looks that she catches the eye of the future Prime Minister. While Caro and Robyn join the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, Edwina is singled out for undercover work of a most glamorous nature.All the girls meet and fall in love with a succession of young men, most of whom, it seems to them, are fated to die young, - even Walter, the witty… Read More

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.With over 80 recipes for gourmet meals that are low in carbohydrates, entertaining and losing weight have never been so easy!Choose from Moroccan Baked Eggs for a quick brunch, Sautéed Prawns with Tamarind and Lime or Grilled Sea Bass with Tomato and Saffron Sauce for a delicious dinner and round it all off with a mouth-watering Chocolate Mousse Cake with Amaretto Cream.Low carb, not no carb, means healthy eating, reduced food cravings and a weight loss that can be easily maintained.

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.When World War II is declared, wealthy banker Henry Granville moves his family away from the dangers of bomb-torn London to Hartley Hall in Surrey. But even away from the city, life at home remains turbulent.Eldest daughter, Rosie, lives nearby with her two children, but her marriage is far from happy, and the temptations that come with her husband's absence lead to regret and heartache. Juliet, on the other hand, faces the greatest tragedy a woman can experience, without the support of the only man she ever loved, Daniel Lawrence.Desparate to forget her past, Juliet becomes a Red Cross nurse, braving the carnage of the Blitz. Fifteen-year-old Louise gets fatefully involved with East End refugee Jack, while Amanda and little Charlotte strive to help with food rationing by keeping stock. Only their mother, Liza, seems unable to lose her regrets at the loss of their privileged… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights for books postage maybe adjusted at checkout.This, as its name shows, is a collection of prophecies about the present war, gathered from various sources. It is introduced by a discussion of prophecy in general, including a chapter on the predictions of Nostradamus, of which there are naturally a good many relating to the present time; but there are also prophecies from Poland, Lorraine, and other places, some of which are relatively ancient, others modern. It is remarkable to note the agreement between them about the way in which, and the time when, the war will end.