'What the doctor ordered . . . a fiercely funny novel.' Sunday TimesIt is the year of our Lord 1349 and it is the season of the Plague.Novice friar Brother Diggory, now sixteen, has lived in the Monastery of the Order of St Odo at Whye since his eighth birthday. But his life is about to change. The sickness is creeping ever closer and the monks must attend to the victims. When Brother Diggory is nominated to tend to those afflicted, he realises he ...

An Observer and Spectator Book of the YearShortlisted for the Historical Writing Association Gold Crown AwardMeet Yuri Zipit.A boy who's had a bang on the head in a collision with a Moscow milk truck.He has a kind face, makes friends easily, and likes to help. People want to tell him their secrets.Including the Great Leader himself, who takes a shine to Yuri when he employs ...

L'une des histoires d'amour les plus médiatiques du XXe siècle tiendrait-elle du mensonge ? Cette enquête mondaine sur la vie privée du duc et de la duchesse de Windsor nous révèle le scandale des scandales.Décembre 1936. Le prince Edward VIII, dans un geste " d'amour fou ", renonce à son trône et abandonne l'empire britannique pour une Américaine doublement divorcée, Wallis Simpson. Ce coup d'éclat transforme les amants déchus en couple iconique du xxe siècle. Admi...

Der rührendste Romanheld aller Zeiten.Die lustige, traurige, spannende, lehrreiche, herzzerreißende Geschichte von Juri Zipit, der ein paar Wochen in Stalins Datscha verbringt und sein Vorkoster Erster Klasse wird. »Mein Name ist Juri Zipit. Ich bin zwölfeinhalb Jahre alt und lebe in einer Personalwohnung im Hauptstadtzoo gleich gegenüber vom Seelöwenteich hinter der Bisonweide, direkt neben dem Elefantengehege. Mein Papa ist Doktor Roman Alexandrowitsch Zipit, Professor für Veterin...

¿Quieres introducir más vegetales en tus comidas?¡Este libro esconde los sabores más explosivos y apetecibles!Recuerdo la primera vez que coseché un tomate cherri en el huerto de un amigo. El olor intenso y aquella explosión de sabor me concienciaron al momento de lo singular e increíble que es cualquier ingrediente en su punto óptimo. Tuve claro que fuera cual fuera la receta o preparación con esos tomates sería memorable. Ahí arrancó mi i...

When I first contemplated writing these articles it seemed to me to be a very interesting, amusing, and pleasant job indeed. I had seen a great number of Shakespeare's plays, read some of them, and written or conducted music for most. All I had to do, I thought, was to jot down a few notes of what I had heard or read, and out of them make a readable couple of columns. I began to make the notes, and swiftly it dawned upon me what an enormous task I had taken on. I found that nearly every co...

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A guide to releasing, distributing and promoting music for independent musicians and DJ's

The conference proceedings and transactions of the British Archaeological Association Conference for the year 1983. With focus on the topic of Medieval Art and Architecture in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Theirs was a relationship that rocked the British monarchy. Even after the death of Princess Diana, the steadfast love between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles continues to fascinate us. In The Windsor Knot, one of Fleet Street's most experienced journalists gives you an inside look at one of the most infamous love triangles in history. Branded as "the other woman" Camilla still shoulders the blame for the failure of Charles and Diana's "fairytale" marriage -- despite the fact that...

Despite the many cultural and technological evolutions that have taken place in society over the last 150 years, our systems of institutional governance have failed to keep up. As a result, governments no longer have the full knowledge, resources or power they need to produce the results desired by their citizens. Everywhere we see a continual decline of public confidence in the ability of governments to be effective, ethical or even believable.This lack of confidence has generated...

I was inspired to write the book RADICALLY CHANGED as a result of my being exposed to people in the downtown eastside skid row of a large city.Men and women come to the downtown eastside skid row with problems that often seem insurmountable. Many have addictions while, others are traumatized or victimized with little self esteem or self worth. They try to drown their sorrows with mind altering substances. Others have horrible nightmares as a reminder of something often horrendous t...