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Within an hour or two the dead bodies of two elderly ladies are discovered in the vicinity of Buddington-on-the-Hill; both had been strangled. Each is found lying full-length, clasping in her hand the stem of Madonna lily. The work of a maniac? Two murderers working together? It's up to Carolous Deene to find out.

The story of Wilhelm Bachner, a Polish Jew who provided false identity papers to dozens of Jews, saving them from certain death. Includes interviews with Bachner and some of those he saved. "This fascinating story must be read for it proves that it was possible for humanity to triumph over powerful evil" -Elie Wiesel.

Presents a critique of lawyering and corporate politics at a self-important 'white shoe' firm, with its two appealing main characters trading repartee as they negotiate law and love.

A memoir that demonstrates the fortitude to take misfortune and valiantly turn it into triumph. It tells how the author who was diagnosed with the rare and disabling disease Partial Truisms 13 encounters much hardship as she struggles to learn life's simplest tasks, years after her peers have done.

Contains evidence that the run-up to the Iraq War was laced with Administration lies and distortions, to make it appear that the US was threatened. This book also includes information about torture in Abu Ghraib, Guantanomo and other detention centres in direct violation of the Geneva Convention.

Trent Tucker hates Reality TV. Unfortunately, his job involves the creation of new Reality shows that are outrageous and excessive than those now on television. Trent dives into a world filled with incessant bickering and maybe a murder plot as the employees try to create new and better shows for their anxious network clients.

Explores baseball at its best and worst - a unique, informative and often humorous glimpse into some of the secret and not-so-secret dirty tricks, thefts, vaudeville pranks and just plain cheating that dot the long, colourful history of America's most beloved game.

This is vintage Leo Bruce, enhanced by the effortless humour that is a hallmark of all his mysteries. This time, Carolus Deene is enjoying himself on a holiday cruise. On the first night aboard the Summer Queen, there is a shout of ""Man Overboard!"" From that point on to the moment of Deene's unexpected revelations, the reader will find that unique mixture of artless fun and grim terror Bruce devotees savour.

Tedesco became a priest and then realized that he was gay.

Providing a history of England, this book recounts the achievements, personalities and idiocies of the royal family since the arrival of William the Conqueror in 1066. It is intended for tourists or those interested in history.

Raised in a Flemish working-class district by her strict grandmother, two aunts, and three uncles, the author recounts her struggles growing up as a bastard in Belgium during the Great Depression.

'Heartbreak Hospital' is one of the most popular TV soap operas. The character everyone loves to hate is Andrea Harmon, the classic Bitch, played by Sunday Tyler, a ruthless actress. The only person who has seen Sunday's softer side is Bill Troy of the New York Police Department Movie/TV Unit, who is drawn into the case when she is murdered.

In his introduction to this now classic anthology, Karl Beckson traces the development of the Decadent or Aesthetic movement, illuminating the selected work of artists such as Wilde, Yeats, Symons, and Beerbohm that follows.

Exploring from the rise of nationalism in Europe to the fall of Constantinople to Allied forces, this title documents not only battles, advances and retreats, but also the singular individuals who influenced the war's outcome.

Translated into twenty-three languages, Design for the Real World is one of the world's most widely read books on design. In this edition, Victor Papanek examines the attempts by designers to combat the tawdry, the unsafe, the frivolous, the useless product, once again providing a blueprint for sensible, responsible design.

A story of a provincial lady who slogs through the mud of a collective farm, copes with Soviet trains and hotels, and rubs shoulders with robust citizens, at a public beach.

In this volume, Edith Nesbit sets out to make 11 of Shakespeare's plays more accessible to young children, without sacrificing the essential elements. Each are no longer than 10 pages and written in modern English to encourange children to discover for themselves the magic of Shakespeare.

In 1941 as the Nazi hordes swept eastward into the Soviet Union, the desperate call went out for women to join the Russian air force. Women responded and flew incessant bombing runs; the Germans, who came to dread them, called them 'night witches'.