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Al is in his early sixties, retired from business, happily married. He meets a much younger woman, Courtney, whom he befriends. His immediate difficulty is to define the friendship: His wife, Kimberly, regards the friendship with Courtney as inimical to their marriage. Kimberly insists that Al chooses between her and Courtney. He must confront the issue of what constitutes love, and whether and how much he loves the two women, and in what diff...

UPDATED WITH TWO NEW CHAPTERS'One of the most provocative and startling books ever written by a British commander ... an update of the two great thinkers on war and peace, Clausewitz and Sun Tsu, for our time ... it is for anyone interested in the well-being of our world' Robert Fox, Evening StandardWhy do we try to use military force to solve our political problems? And why, when our forces win the military battles does this still fail to sol...

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London today: a world of sex and drugs and designer clothes, where Robert searches for fulfillment in gay clubs. London 50 years ago: Michael enters a secret queer underworld, negotiating the dangers of the law and the closet. Past and present collide when Robert moves into a new block of flats, and discovers that history is alive in his doorstep.

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Steal a few cents and they put you in jail. Steal a few million and they put you in charge.

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What is David's marriage guidance tips? Jo's advice on how to ruin your chances of promotion? Ramona's top gambling tips? All this and more can be found in "The Little Book of Cold Feet." Drawn from the scripts, this book will include loads of quotes and information from everybody's favorite TV drama.

A stinging satire of tell-all showbiz memoirs starring a self-deluded gay icon who has managed to ride every pop culture trend of the last forty years. Marc LeJeune has had a remarkable career in the entertainment business. Despite the carping of critics, cruel twists of fate, and the treachery of former friends who were blind to his exceptional dramatic and musical talents, he has remained true to his unique artistic vision. From his early da...

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A new novel from the author of "I Must Confess" and "Man's World", this moves from the 1930s to the present day, as the consequences of a family secret reverberate through the generations of one family. Examines changing attitudes to homosexuality. *Also appeared in May Buyer's Notes*

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England's Kew Garden, which receives over a million visitors a year, was recently designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, ranking it alongside Stonehenge, the Pyramids, and the Taj Mahal. This companion to the new BBC series, "A Year at Kew Garden, " now takes us on a private tour of this great botanical garden, looking at the work of Kew's experts--in the greenhouses, labs, and libraries--that gives the garden its reputation as a center of s...

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For over 10 million British viewers last year, Saturday night was Strictly Come Dancing night. The cult television show, which was the inspiration for the ABC hit Dancing with the Stars, whipped the nation into dance fever. This new companion to Strictly Come Dancing is a colorful celebration of the growing craze for ballroom dancing. Here, celebrity judges and professional dancers share their insights, experience, and memories of being part o...

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of EastEnders on 19 February 2005, we take a nostalgic look back over the life of Albert Square and its residents, to remember the classic moments and the characters we've grown to love. From relationships to fashion faux pas, we recall the top love stories, the biggest scraps and Pat's enchanting earring collection: all the gems that have made EastEnders Britain's best-loved soap. Over the years EastEnders ha...

La guerra non esiste più": con queste parole Rupert Smith non intende dire che nel mondo non si combatte più, bensì che la guerra come l'avevamo conosciuta fino a pochi decenni fa - la guerra degli eserciti che si fronteggiano in campo aperto, dalle grandi battaglie napoleoniche agli scontri fra divisioni corazzate - è stata sostituita da quella che egli chiama "guerra fra la gente". Il campo di battaglia è oggi costituito dalle strade, dalle ...