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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry\'s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard,

SUNDAY TIMES No.1 bestseller Ian Rankin returns with his gripping new Rebus novel. Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. A 30-year-old case is being reopened, and Rebus\'s team from back then is suspected of foul play. With Malcolm Fox as the investigating officer, are the past and present about to collide in a shocking and murderous fashion? And does Rebus

Twenty-first century TV offers an apparently endless stream of images, unfolding at high speed. We no longer watch individual programs but flick from channel to channel, absorbing a continuous flow of news, game shows, comedy, drama, movies, advertising and trailers.Television: Technology and Cultural Formwas first published in 1974, long before the dawn of multi-channel TV, or the reality and celebrity

Energetic and cosmopolitan, the Batrakani family fate is entwined with that of their adopted land, Egypt, as it is caught in the upheavals of the 20th century. Georges Bey Batrakani is the patriarch of this family of Greek Catholic, French-speaking Syrians, living in a Muslim Cairo run by the British. He is driven by the need to achieve the wealth necessary for the luxury he craves. His chosen method

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men in the fictional town of Mugsborough, and socialist journeyman-prophet Frank Owen who attempts to convince his fellow workers that capitalism is the real source of the poverty all around them. Owen\'s spirited attacks on the greed and dishonesty of the capitalist system, and support for a socialist society in which work

Death in the Making will be a reprint of the original book published in 1938. With images by Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, it was a poignant tribute to the men and women, civilians and soldiers alike, who were fighting in Spain against Franco\'s oppressive and fascist insurrection. The book included only one year of images, but covered the spectrum of emotions of a civil war, from the initial excitement

Detective Renée Ballard, once one of the department\'s young hotshots, now works \'The Late Show\', the graveyard shift at the LAPD. It\'s a thankless job keeping strange hours, handing over her investigations as the sun rises, never getting closure. Some nights are worse than others. And tonight is the worst yet. Two cases: a brutal assault, and a multiple murder with no suspect.

By the author of the Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller The EtymologiconAlmost every culture on earth has drink, and where there\'s drink there\'s drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. It can be religious, it can be sexual, it can be the duty of kings or the relief of peasants. It can be an offering to the ancestors, or a way of marking the end of a day\'s

James and Chantal are enjoying an evening of magic at the Blue Cat Club. Merlin the magician is clever and his tricks are exciting but are they dangerous too?

Publikace představuje 16 nejpozoruhodnějších australských mladých architektonických ateliérů a jejich 60 projektů. This book explores the sixteen most exciting young architectural studios in Australia, and the progressive projects built in Australasia tha

Amazing things for you to make with activity expert Jane Bull- and then decorate them with over 100 Christmas stickers! Whether you want to create your own special Christmas stocking or serve up treats from Santa\'s Sweet Factory, this activity book packed with stickers will show you all you need to know about making Christmas gifts and decorations. The hardest part is choosing which of the fun activities

A young couple is found dead in their apartment, and double suicide seems to be the only interpretation - Alarm bells ring in the towering Manhattan offices of Eden Incorporated, the high-tech matchmaking company whose spectacular success and legendary secrecy have inspired awe around the world. The Thorpes, few people knew, were more than the quintessential happy couple - they were Eden\'s first perfect

In gleicher Ausstattung wie die bereits erschienenen Sonderausgaben Das Glasperlenspiel\", \"Unterm Rad\" und \"Siddhartha\" liegt nun auch Hesses einflußreichster Roman \"Der Steppenwolf\" vor. Die Ausgabe enthält in einem Anhang erstmals den kompletten Zyklus der Krisis-Gedichte, einem lyrischen Tagebuch der Jahre 1925 bis 1926, aus dem dieses internationale Kultbuch vieler Generationen hervorgegangen

Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark.Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he\'s dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon\'s dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the

Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, and remains civil to her ex-husband, Paul. But everything changes when her father dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind clues to a treasure called the Amber Room, one of the most intriguing mysteries

Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri’s life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness — a man who seems to be out of her reach.

What is needed to create a home and how much does it cost to do it in style? This volume pursues the answer to this question by presenting around 60 projects from around the globe. Unconventional building methods and forms are combined to create unusual structures that suit a limited budget and are of good value, compared with other similarly-sized structures in the same country. Next to starter homes

Dans Et si c\'était vrai..., Marc Levy faisait vivre des fantômes , dans Où es-tu ?, les fantômes sont toujours là, mais ce sont ceux des rendez-vous manqués entre Philip et Susan. Ils ne faisaient qu\'un, jusqu\'à ce que Susan décide de s\'engager dans une organisation humanitaire au Honduras, et que leurs vies se séparent. Pour toujours, ou presque : des lettres, quelques rencontres furtives à l\'aéroport