Splashing down off the coast of Australia, Alex is soon working undercover - this time for ASIS, the Australian Secret Service - on a mission to infiltrate the criminal underworld of South-East Asia: the ruthless world of the Snakehead. Faced with an old enemy and troubled by his own past, Alex is caught between two secret services, with no one to trust - and this time he needs all his wits to sur

Indispensable accessories and sought-after collectors items, scarves were an important innovation in twentieth-century fashion. From Art Deco through 1950s Hollywood, the Swinging Sixties, and beyond, scarves have expressed the constant evolutions in style, representing every major decorative arts movement over the past century and into the present one. This marvelously illustrated compendium showcases

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. \'Though this be madness, yet there is method in\'t.\' Considered one of Shakespeare\'s most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation, his troubled

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Tout commence par une trahison amoureuse. Octave, trompé par sa maîtresse, se jette a cour perdu dans les bras de la débauche. Mais quand survient un nouvel amour, la passion prend le gout amer de la jalousie : pour Octave, marqué au fer rouge de la désillusion, aimer, c’est souffrir, et surtout faire souffrir… Autel de douleur dressé par Musset a George Sand au lendemain de leur rupture, la Confession

Every year more than 8,000 items are photographed to make \"Miller\'s Antiques Price Guide\" the most comprehensive and informative price guide on the market. Whether you\'re buying or selling, a dealer, collector or auctioneer, this is the book you need to help you keep track of the international market. Whenever you\'re buying or selling always take Judith with you.

Much more than a travel or holiday guide, Great Escapes Asia is first and foremost a paradisiacal photo album. Featuring opulent photographs of places that seem too perfect to be real, some of which look like James Bond movie sets or National Geographic subjects, this book will quickly convince you that an Asian sojourn is crucial to your mental and physical wellbeing. The icing on the cake is that

In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world - arguing that we need them now more than ever. From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin

Over the course of the Edo period (1600-1868), an extraordinarily large quantity of paintings, prints and illustrated books with sexual and erotic themes was produced in Japan. As urban culture expanded rapidly during the seventeenth century, erotic material was a major genre of woodblock print production. These constitute some of the finest examples of art-printing in Japan, employing deluxe materials

Sometimes love is toxic… Bree Dwyer is desperate to escape her husband, take the children and run. But he’s always watching. And she always gets caught. Until her first love, Alfie Jennings, returns to Essex… Gangsters Alfie and Vaughn have been out of the game for a while, but a life of crime is one you never forget. To get back on top they need serious money, because loyalty and power don’t come

Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she\'s reinvented herself entirely. Now she\'s a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. But when a girl\'s body is found in the lake, Kay\'s carefully constructed life begins to topple. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which,

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A treasury of selected quotations from one of the world\'s best-loved and best-selling writers and the author of The Alchemist. / Paulo Coelho is seen by millions as an alchemist of words. The ideas and philosophies in his internationally renowned boo ks touch the aspirations of readers searching for their own path and for new ways of understanding the world. / This uplifting compilation of Paulo Coelho\'s

It is the latter part of the eighteenth century, France and England are at war. Then the French Revolution begins and some people who were friends become enemies. But strange things happen in such turbulent times.

One of a new series of authoritative guides teNeues is introducing this season, Cool Shops Paris takes the reader on a tour of the best stores and boutiques in one of the world’s most beautiful and romantic cities. Each shop included is distinguished by more than the products it sells although those by big name designers (Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, Chanel) are among those featured. The editors also

These books are perfect to pop in your pocket now packaged to make the ideal gift! Five of the best-selling introductory books from the highly acclaimed Very Short Introductions series packaged in a stylish case to make the ideal gift or way-in to five of the most important subjects. This boxed set gives a great introduction to five key subjects: politics, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and history.