In ” Private Battles”, award-winning writer Simon Garfield has skilfully interwoven the diaries of four ordinary people as they struggle to cope with the day-to-day reality of life during the Second World War. Their voices combine to create one of the most compelling & refreshing takes on the period ever published. Meet Maggie Joy Blunt, a perceptive but frustrated young writer living alone near Slough. Pam Ashford, a shipping clerk in Glasgow who writes of office life as if it were an episode of The Archers. Edward Stebbing, a 20-year-old discharged soldier living with a stern landlady in Essex. & Ernest Van Someren, a research chemist in Hertfordshire, father of two children & proposer of several unique scientific ways to beat the Nazis. Perhaps here, for the first time, is the true story of how the ordinary people of Britain won the Second World War. & of how we almost didn`t. ...

Celebrating 51 Glorious Years! The very best of Private Eye`s unique blend of wit & humour. This 2012 Annual presents the year`s best cartoons, jokes & spoofs, illustrated in colour throughout with sketches & photo-bubbles. A seasonal institution & a preennial Christmas bestseller with sales of over 75, 000 copies. ...

The 2014 Private Eye Annual presents the year`s best cartoons, jokes & spoofs from the UK`s most successful satirical magazine. Illustrated in colour throughout with cartoons, sketches & photo-bubbles. Now in its 18th year the Private Eye Annual has become both a collector`s item & a perennial Christmas bestseller with sales in excess of 60, 000 copies. ...

The Private Eye Annual 2017 present`s the year`s best cartoons, jokes & spoofs from the UK`s best selling satirical magazine. Illustrated in colour throughout with cartoons, sketches & photo-bubbles. Now in its 21st year the Private Eye Annual has become both a collector`s item & a perennial Christmas bestseller
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The Private Eye Annual 2018 present`s the year`s best cartoons, jokes & spoofs from the UK`s best selling satirical magazine. Illustrated in colour throughout with cartoons, sketches & photo-bubbles. The Private Eye Annual remains both a collector`s item & a perennial Christmas bestseller
- the perfect secret Santa gift, still under a tenner!
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A dozen aristocratic French families invite readers to experience their elegant lifestyle, from the royal stag hunting tradition of Louis XI & Louis XIII at the Chateau de Champchevrier to Hubert de Givenchys elegant Parisian townhouse imbued with grandeur & comfort in the style of Napolean III. The featured houses, illustrated with specially commissioned photography, represent key periods of French decoration. The exquisite Renaissance architecture of Chateau d Anet & its sumptuous interiors with great fireplaces, silk upholstered sofas, & soft lighting exude the notorious ardor between Henri II & Diane de Poitiers. The hidden sanctuary of a Parisian manor reveals a dignified library & a harmonious blend of antique & contemporary fabrics & sculptures. A grand salon with Versailles parquet is illuminated by a Louis XVI crystal & amethyst chandelier. Meticulously planned gardens beckon contemplation & dining tables replete with crystal & silver are a visual feast. From the architecture, garden designs, furniture, textiles, & art collections, these exclusive private homes are a rich source of interior design inspiration. ...

In a little over a generation the bones & sinews of the British economy
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Pippa seems to have everything in life. But suddenly she finds her world beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers & suburban coffee mornings, she starts to wonder how she came to be in this place. The answer is a story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs & betrayals, & the dangerous security of marriage. It brilliantly reveals the challenges of modern life
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Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, ...

A stunning new edition of this modern classic of World War One, featuring a new introduction by the author & insightful testimonies ...