Jack Walsingham's comfortable life is under pressure. With his bookshop going broke and past indiscretions catching up, Jack begins to dabble in embezzlement. Meanwhile, his wife Thea, frustrated by a dead end in her career, is experimenting with some genteel theft of her own. But soon the couple are out of their depth, blackmailed by a figure from the past and implicated in two grisly killings. Their salvation comes in the form of Detective Sergeant Fiona Salmon, a recently widowed book-l...

October, 1973: Egypt is bracing for war. Cairo private investigator Pierre Farag is tidying up old cases and calling in debts when he stumbles on a plot to murder the notorious film star Zouzou Paris, his childhood sweetheart. At the same time, former British intelligence agents Mark Bellamy and Lucy Vickers are recalled to duty in Cairo to arrange the defection of a Soviet diplomat. As the outbreak of war approaches, Pierre, Lucy, Zouzou and Mark find themselves at the centre of a cynical...

Through the wonder of three-dimensional ultrasound, mothers-to-be can literally watch their babies develop right before their eyes. Now in this fully illustrated and astonishing journey, you can witness a baby’s progress throughout the approximately 280 days of pregnancy. Inside you’ll find• a day-by-day view of the normal course of a baby’s growth and behavior• the current facts on how babies develop, when they acquire abilities, and how they respond to their environment

Start speaking Spanish today—the visual wayPicture yourself conversing casually in Spanish. Learn Spanish with Pictures makes it possible! Supported by fun illustrations, these quick lessons teach you Spanish grammar and vocabulary. The pictorial aids are a helpful tool for all types of learning styles—perfect for kids as well as adults.Going beyond a simple phrasebook, this guide will help you learn Spanish intuitively. You'll begin with simple ph...

A crazed young man crashes through a tropical forest in northern Australia. An elderly history professor in England awaits arrest for writing her memoir. What links their destinies?Seventy-year old Professor Susan Bridehead is writing an illicit memoir. She's risking a charge of sedition and a death sentence in a society where handwriting and paper are banned. Her day job is at the Oxford campus of The University of Sydney, where she is writing the History of the Principality of Aus...

Daniel Defoe's Railway Journey describes the odyssey undertaken by two eccentric pensioners as they travel on every mile of railway track in the UK. Surreal and poignant by turns, Stuart Campbell describes the people they meet and the unwanted adventures that befall them. He is aided and abetted by the ghost of Daniel Defoe, writer, soldier, businessman and spy who completed his own journey in the 1720s.

It's 1975 in London, and Emma Stonehouse is cruising towards the end of her first year of studying politics in London, to be followed by a summer of parties, protests and music. She's part of a radical political group, and she means to prove she's got the guts to be a serious activist. Emma's at loggerheads with her dad Ralph, a senior intelligence bureaucrat in Whitehall, and she's had enough of home life in genteel Surrey.But Ralph is being blackmailed by colleague Donald Waters. ...

Over the past fifty years or so early pottery complexes in the wider region of West Asia have hardly ever been investigated in their own right. Early ceramics have often been unexpected by-products of projects focussing upon much earlier aceramic or later prehistoric periods. In recent years, however, there has been a tremendous increase in research in various parts of West Asia focusing explicitly on this theme. It had generally become accepted that the adoption of pottery in West Asia ha...

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with this fun introduction for kids ages 6 to 9Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday where people celebrate and remember their loved ones who have passed on. The festivities happen over two days every year—November 1 and 2—and are full of color and joy! This engaging book for kids explains the history, traditions, and customs of Día de los Muertos. You'll also find fun activities that encourage kids to celebrate in their ...

Sydney, New Year's Day, 1978. While the beaches teem and the cold beers flow, a clandestine syndicate is planning to overthrow the Australian government. They've commissioned dodgy businessman Kerry Rich to detonate a bomb at the Opera House on Anzac Day. He's passed the job on to Pierre Farag, a reluctant British sleeper agent dumped in Australia. But Pierre and his wife Zouzou want out — out of Sydney and out of doing other people's dirty jobs. Meanwhile investigative journalist Liz Lanz...

¡Celebra el Día de los Muertos con esta alegre presentación en español para niños de 6 a 9 años!El Día de los Muertos es una festividad mexicana en la que la gente recuerda y celebra a sus seres queridos que han fallecido. La celebración dura dos días cada año ¡y está llena de color y alegría! Aprende toda su historia, tradición, comidas y mucho más con este libro de curiosidades y actividades que te animará a unirte a la fiesta. ¡Ahora disponible en español!

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with this festive introduction for kids ages 6 to 9!Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday where people celebrate and remember their loved ones who have passed on. The festivities happen over two days every year and are full of color and joy! Learn all about the history, traditions, food, and more with this book of facts and activities that encourage you to join in on the celebration.So many ways to get fes...