Kenneth Murphy`s brother was one of the last US soldiers to be killed during the Vietnam. Travelling through Vietnam, he captures its ancient culture & what remains after French & US imperialism & the onslaught of the 21st century finance; & gradually falls in love with the country where his brother is burried. ...

Unquiet Women is an exquisitely crafted patchwork of the forgotten lives of some of the most remarkable women in history. Wynflaed was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who owned male slaves & badger-skin gowns; Egeria a Gaulish nun who toured the Holy Land as the Roman Empire was collapsing; Gudrid an Icelandic explorer & the first woman to give birth to a European child on American soil; Mary Astell a philosopher who out-thought John Locke. In this exploration of the lives of women living between the last days of Rome & the Enlightenment, Max Adams triumphantly overturns the idea that women of this period were either queens, nuns or invisible. A kaleidoscopic study of women`s creativity, intellect & influence, Unquiet Women brings to life the experiences of women whose stories are all too rarely told. Thanks to its author`s rigorous work of rescue & recovery, their voices can be heard across the centuries
- still passionate & still strong.
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X-Men meets The Handmaid`s Tale in the second instalment in an epic & romantic YA fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Victoria Aveyard`s The Red Queen, Netflix`s Stranger Things & Leigh Bardugo`s Six of Crows. They want to find me. I will find them first. Juliette has escaped. She has found the headquarters of the rebel resistance
- & people like her. People with gifts. She is free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, & free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch. Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible. In this heart-racing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants & what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart-and the life of those she loves.PRAISE FOR THE SHATTER ME SERIES:” Dangerous, sexy, romantic, & intense. I dare you to stop reading.”
- Kami Garcia, 1 New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures series” Addictive, intense, & oozing with romance. I`m envious. I couldn`t put it down.”
- Lauren Kate, 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fallen series” Tahereh Mafi`s bold, inventive prose crackles with raw emotion. A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery & forbidden love, the Shatter Me series is a must-read for fans of dystopian young adult literature
- or any literature!” -Ransom Riggs, 1 New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine`s Home for Peculiar Children”IGNITE ME really does ignite all five of your senses. It blows your mind & makes you hungry for more of its amazing characters. It will completely blow your expectations; Tahereh Mafi truly knows how to deliver!”
- Teenreads.com Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series which has been published in over 30 languages around the world. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut & currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with her husb&, Ransom Riggs, fellow bestselling author of Miss Peregrine`s Home For Peculiar Children, & their young daughter. She can usually be found overcaffeinated & stuck in a book. Follow her on Instagram & Twitter @ Tahereh Mafi




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Don Mc Cullin`s autobiography, like his renowned war photography transports the reader into a world of wars, revolutions & their inevitable consequences. His incredible first hand experiences enable him to convey acutely sharp, exquisitely drawn accounts of the darkest side of human nature. Coursing through the world`s conflict areas this personal journey offers a brilliant analysis of the effect wars have on people`s lives, including that of the writer`s own. Reviewed by Christoph Rodler, Digital Sales Adviser, Stanfords Covent Garden ...

From the construction of the Berlin Wall through every conflict up to the Falklands War, photographer Don Mc Cullin has left a trail of iconic images. At the Sunday Times Magazine in the 1960s, Mc Cullin`s photography made him a new kind of hero. The flow of stories every Sunday took a generation of readers beyond the insularity of post-war Britain & into the recesses of domestic deprivation: when in 1968, a year of political turmoil, the Beatles wanted new pictures, they insisted on using Mc Cullin; when Francis Bacon, whose own career had emerged with depiction of the ravages of the flesh, wanted a portrait, he turned to Mc Cullin. Mc Cullin now spends his days quietly in a Somerset village, where he photographs the landscape & arranges still-lifes
- a far cry from the world`s conflict zones & the war-scarred north London of Holloway Road where his career began. In October 2015, it will be twenty-five years since the first publication of his autobiography, Unreasonable Behaviour
- a harrowing memoir combining his photojournalism with his lifework. The time is right to complete Mc Cullin`s story.

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Unreliable Sources is renowned reporter John Simpson’s account of how the twentieth was reported in Great Britain & how what the nation thinks & feels, as well as how it identifies itself, has been shaped by the country’s “free press”. Simpson shows that, whilst Fleet Street likes to affirm its independence, it is, in fact, made quite partisan by the very power it exercises. The press have enjoyed authority over events in times of peace & war, through economic & political fluctuations & celebrity scandal, & they have at times have used their power irresponsibly: from the creation of the Daily Mail & the first stoking of anti-German sentiment in the years leading up to the First World War, to the Sun`s propping up of the Thatcher government, & beyond. In this self-analysis from one of the pillars of modern journalism some searching questions are asked, including whether the press can ever be truly free & whether we would desire it to be so. ...

A fusion of voices & deeply personal experiences from every corner of the globe, Unrooted Childhoods presents a cultural mosaic of today`s citizens of the world. In twenty stirring memoirs of childhoods spent packing, writings by both world-famous & first-time authors (many published here for the first time) make universal the story of growing up without the opportunity to ever feel rooted. Best-selling fiction & non-fiction authors Isabel Allende, Carlos Fuentes, Pat Conroy, Pico Iyer & Ariel Dorfman contribute powerful & deeply personal accounts of mobile childhoods & the cultural experiences they engender. The memoirs touch on both the benefits & the difficulties of growing up in the ever changing landscape of diplomatic, military & other expatriate communities. ...

??i?? Unsafe Attachments??i?? explores the relationships of a loosely interlinked group of Londoners. Caught off guard at key points, they face moments of sudden temptation in their busy, established lives, as well as increasingly difficult choices. Dinah, harried & pregnant, is haunted by images of death on her way to Heathrow. Abi, a senior civil servant, embarks upon an affair with a Nigerian journalist as her teenage daughter `kind of shags` her teacher. Alex, increasingly keen to settle down, numbly accompanies his ex-girlfriend to an abortion clinic. A glance at a party turns into a fumbling grope & then a guilty hangover for Roger, whose live-in girlfriend is smugly satisfied that her life is on course. Lonely cafe-owner Carey spots his married shrink passionately kissing another woman in a park while Tina`s desperate wish for a child jeopardises everything that is important to her. Relationships are acutely observed
- the delights & tensions of living together, cheating on one another & trying to make lasting connections in this vast modern city. Love
- real or imaginary
- causes hearts to crack & lives to crumble but there is also hope, & sometimes there are second chances.


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Unseen Extremes marks a new milestone in Earth observation & Alpine exploration, presenting thirteen of the world`s great mountains in a manner never seen before. The German Centre for Aviation & Space Travel created very precise digital pictures of the mountains with the aid of satellite photographs taken from a height of several hundred kilometres. Scientists used these to produce models of the terrain, which were finally turned into photorealistic, `virtual` views from perspectives & heights that had been hitherto impossible. They capture all the individual features of these giant mountains as an almost tangible reality
- the third dimension as a brand new experience. The location of the virtual camera at various places in the topographical map gives a precise picture of the three-dimensional form of each mountain, while infographics & descriptions of the geology, glaciology, geography & climatology detail its individual characteristics. These mountain portraits are completed by personal accounts written by some of the finest climbers in the world & accompanied by a selection of authentic photographs. The accounts from different eras join together with the latest satellite technology, the history of climbing, & the geographical background knowledge to create a unique & comprehensive picture of the mountains & their trail-blazing climbers.
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Peter Dazeley has gained access to the hidden interiors of some of London`s most iconic buildings, from Tower Bridge to Battersea Power Station, Big Ben to the Old Bailey. His photographs of these buildings
- some derelict, but many still working
- are astonishing. Here is a collection of some 50 extraordinary locations, with a thoughtful text by Mark Daly which tells the story of how each of these places was created, how they are used, & what they reveal about the currents of power flowing through the city. Unseen London takes you backstage at some of the capital`s great theatres, into the changing rooms of some of our greatest temples of sport, into the heart of the Establishment, the boiler room of the city`s infrastructure & behind the scenes at some of the most opulent buildings in the Square Mile.

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