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Paris, 1938. Democratic forces are locked in struggle as the shadow of war edges over Europe. Cristian Ferrar, a handsome Spanish lawyer in Paris, is approached to help a clandestine agency supply weapons to beleaguered Republican forces. He agrees, putting his life on the line. Joining Ferrar in his mission is an unlikely group of allies: idealists & gangsters, arms dealers, aristocrats & spies. From libertine nightclubs in Paris to shady bars by the docks in Gdansk, Furst paints a spell-binding portrait of a continent marching into a nightmare
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In beautiful, crumbling Old Havana, Canadian detective Mike Ellis hopes the sun & sand will help save his troubled marriage. He doesn`t yet know that it`s dead in the water
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Midnight in Peking by Paul French is the investigation of the brutal murder of the teenage daughter of a British, consul in colonial Peking in 1937. The police fail to find the perpetrator & as war looms the case is closed. The father of the victim, Edward Werner is left alone to uncover the truth. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French discovers a lost case file put together by the father of the victim. The forgotten documents unveil a disturbing crime & the killer`s identity. This is a true crime story & the author’s thrilling narrative makes is a compelling read. ...

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A journalist for National Public Radio in the US, David Greene decides to travel thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Vladivostok on the iconic Trans-Siberian line. On the train & in the many Siberian outposts he stops as he meets a wide range of ordinary Russian people
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Taking the trial of former Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti, for alleged Mafia involvement as a starting point, Peter Robb uses history, painting, literature & food to shed some light on this beautiful island's notorious reputation. One of the great charms of Robb's book is his evident delight in southern Italy, particularly its food, which is recorded with such intensity of memory that one can almost taste it ...

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St Petersburg, 1911: Inna Feldman has fled the pogroms of her native Kiev to take refuge with distant relatives in Russia's capital city. Welcomed into the flamboyant Leman family, she is apprenticed into their violin-making workshop. With her looks & talents, she feels instantly at home in their bohemian circle of friends. But revolution is in the air &, as society begins to fracture, she is forced to choose between her heart & her head. She loves her brooding cousin, Yasha, but he is wild, destructive & bent on revolution; Horace Wallich, the Englishman who works for Faberge, is older & promises security & respectability. As the revolution descends into anarchy & blood-letting, a commission to repair a priceless Stradivarius violin offers Inna a means of escape. But will man will she choose to take with her? & is it already too late? ...

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In 1933, Victor Serge was arrested by Stalin`s police, interrogated, & held in solitary confinement for more than eighty days. Released, he spent two years in exile in remote Orenburg. These experiences were the inspiration for Midnight in the Century, Serge`s searching novel about revolutionaries living in the shadow of Stalin`s betrayal of the revolution. Among the exiles gathered in the town of Chenor, or Black-Waters, are the granite-faced Old Bolshevik Ryzhik, stoic yet gentle Varvara, & Rodion, a young, self-educated worker who is trying to make sense of the world & history. They struggle in the unlikely company of Russian Orthodox Old Believers who are also suffering for their faith. Against unbelievable odds, the young Rodion will escape captivity & find a new life in the wild. Surviving the dark winter night of the soul, he rediscovers the only real, & most radical, form of resistance: hope. ...

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Genteel society ladies who compare notes on their husbands` suicides. A hilariously foul-mouthed black drag queen. A voodoo priestess who works her roots in the graveyard at midnight. A morose inventor who owns a bottle of poison powerful enough to kill everyone in town. A prominent antiques dealer who hangs a Nazi flag from his window to disrupt the shooting of a movie. & a redneck gigolo whose conquests describe him as a `walking streak of sex`. These are some of the real residents of Savannah, Georgia, a city whose eccentric mores are unerringly observed
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Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India`s independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1, 000 other `midnight`s children` all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem`s story is a whirlwind of disasters & triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible & glorious. ...

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Midnight In Sicily

Peter Robb`s journey into the dark heart of Sicily uses history, painting, literature and food to shed light on southern Italy`s legacy of political corruption and violent crime. Taking the trial of seven-times Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti, for alleged Mafia involvement as its starting point, Midnight in Sicily combines a searching investigation with an exuberant, sensual appreciation of this beautiful and bewildering island.

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Peter Robb`s journey into the dark heart of Sicily uses history, painting, literature & food to shed light on southern Italy`s legacy of political corruption & violent crime. Taking the trial of seven-times Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti, for alleged Mafia involvement as its starting point, Midnight in Sicily combines a searching investigation with an exuberant, sensual appreciation of this beautiful & bewildering isl&.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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