A major literary event-nothing short of a "tour de force" ("New York Times") by the acclaimed and beloved author. Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and the world. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives[...]
When Cordell Carmel catches his longtime girlfriend with another man, the experience turns his life upside down, dissolving his calm, everyday existence into a thirst for revenge and a sexual odyssey in search of a new way of life, a quest in which he is joined by a mysterious woman named Sisypha, w[...]
In the latest and most surprising novel in Mosley's bestselling Leonid McGill series, Leonid finds himself caught between his sins of the past and an all-too-vivid present, in this gripping story of murder, greed, and retribution.[...]
*The next instalment in the Easy Rawlins series - ROSE GOLD - is available from September 2014* We thought we'd seen the last of Easy Rawlins at the end of BLONDE FAITH. But it takes more than an oncoming car to stop LA's finest PI. As Easy wakes from his coma, the last thing he needs is an investig[...]
When four armed policemen turn up at Easy Rawlins's door, he thinks he's in trouble. He is. They want him to find Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a millionaire arms dealer. And Easy can't afford to say no. The LAPD think she's with Bob Mantle, a black boxer turned radical. Has she been kidnapped[...]
IS IT POSSIBLE TO EAT WELL, MOST OF THE TIME, AND GET SLIMMER AND HEALTHIER AS YOU DO IT? WITH THE FAST DIET IT IS. This radical new approach to weight loss is the diet that everyone is talking about. It really is as simple as it sounds: you eat normally five days a week, then for just two days you[...]
THE OFFICIAL 5:2 DIET IS IT POSSIBLE TO EAT WELL, MOST OF THE TIME, AND GET SLIMMER AND HEALTHIER AS YOU DO IT? WITH THE FAST DIET IT IS. This revolutionary new approach to weight loss is really is as simple as it sounds: you eat normally five days a week, the[...]
The simple secret of High Intensity Training: how just 3 minutes a week can help you feel great and live longer. In this book, Michael Mosley and Peta Bee present the truth about exercise based on cutting edge research from the sports science team at Loughborough University. It is now known that ev[...]
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Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a war veteran just fired from his job. Drinking in a friend's bar, he wonders how to meet his mortgage when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will locate Miss Daphne Monet, a blonde beauty with a reputation.[...]
Socrates Fortlow has spent 27 years in prison and can kill a man with his bare hands. But now he's out and determined to use his strength for good, to help the downtrodden and oppressed of the Los Angeles ghetto. Like his Greek namesake, Socrates Fortlow asks questions in an attempt to understand hi[...]
An acclaimed, stand-alone literary thriller from an acknowledged American master author.
This work provides a rationale, framework and whole-school model for quality circle time specifically for secondary schools and further education colleges. The authors offer over 100 activities and practical strategies to help build teachers' confidence and circle time skills.[...]
This practical work provides a comprehensive collection of tried and tested old favourites together with modern innovative games designed to enhance and promote children's self-esteem, drawing on the authors' own in-depth knowledge of teaching group games.[...]
This invaluable book for parents and teachers is packed with creative and dynamic games that will help children to develop positive relationships.[...]
Contains games and activities that help children develop the skills needed for positive behaviour and effective learning. These games support the aims of the DfES' SEAL materials. This collection includes games that help children to explore the five areas highlighted in the SEAL resources. It is aim[...]
Teaching children how to cope with conflict effectively is beneficial to their personal development and education, and your ability to teach. This book includes a teaching programme of 18 sessions that helps you to teach children to explore, practise and develop the skills needed for successful conf[...]
A collection of activities that enables children to explore how to work together effectively through ideas for paired tasks, problem solving, games, outdoor activities, music, and more.[...]
We all want children to enjoy playtimes, benefiting from the physical and mental exercise and social interaction that effectively run outdoor spaces allow. This book intends to help you teach exciting games that encourage children's social and emotional development.[...]
This is the autobiography of Diana Mitford, who grew up with the Churchills and married the British Fascist leader, Sir Oswald Mosley.[...]
What was Nancy Mitford's wicked sense of humour really like? The writer and poet Harold Acton was - like Nancy Mitford herself - one of the Bright Young Things and a life-long close friend with whom she stayed in touch from Paris and London. From the letters and materials she had been gathering for [...]