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In 1915 Robert Baden-Powell published this book detailing a series of anecdotes from his personal experience as a spy for the British Empire. The book is entertaining, and can be considered as educational for anyone thinking of taking up the role of international spy.

He's saved the world twice. Now the dangerous but charismatic Ack-Ack Macaque finds himself leading a dimension-hopping band of angry monkeys, facing an invading horde of implacable killer androids, and confronting the one challenge for which he was never prepared: impending fatherhood! Meanwhile, former journalist Victoria Valois finds herself facing old enemies as she fights to save the electronic ghost of her dead husband, and Merovech, king of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and France, receives a troubling message from the dead sands of Mars....

Gil is on a collision course with his scientist father, and when he meets Jude, a passionate animal rights activist, things soon reach crisis point. As Jude’s plans become clear, Gil is faced with a devastating dilemma that goes right to the heart of his own identity. A fast-paced, thought-provoking thriller about a teenager struggling for independence and discovering how difficult it can be to determine right and wrong.

The late Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincere memoir that captures the heart and soul of an artist whose groundbreaking sound continues to influence music today. With a foreword by David...

Centuries have passed since the Communist Federation defeated the capitalist Empire, but humanity is still divided. A vast artificial-intelligence network, a psychiatric bureaucracy, and a tiny egalitarian council oversee civil affairs and quash “abnormal” attitudes such as romantic love. Disillusioned civilians renounce the new society and either forego technology to live as “primitives” or enhance their brains with cybernetic implants to become “cybos”.

The format is simple: there isn't one. Instead, each of the panellists brings their own round for the others to play, meaning that each show is unique, untried, and unpredictable. In each episode, four top comedians will battle it out to see who gets to be champion. Angus Deayton is the host, valiantly trying to make sure everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact.

Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic encompasses a four-volume panorama of twentieth century London. Hailed by Time as "brilliant literary comedy as well as a brilliant sketch of the times," A Dance to the Music of Time opens just after World War I. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, Nick Jenkins and his friends confront sex, society, business, and art.

From a major voice in Caribbean literature—this is a story of Gwennie Glaspole, a schoolteacher trapped in an unhappy marriage, fighting to resist Jamaican cultural expectations and for her independence A new edition of the “remarkable first novel” from a major voice in Caribbean...

In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, his role in the Carter, Reagan, and Bush administrations, and his eyewitness accounts of Desert Storm, the invasion of Panama, and the Iran-Contra scandal.

Mit den 70er Jahren halten Hippies, Lebenskünstler und Freigeister Einzug in die Britische Oberschicht und besetzen den Landsitz von Nicholas Jenkins. Auch Widmerpool, der sich jetzt Ken nennt, ist von Love, Peace and Happiness begeistert und schließt sich einem Kult an. Mit katastrophalen Folgen. "Der Klang geheimer Harmonien" ist der letzte Band des zwölfbändigen Zyklus um Nicholas Jenkins und schließt das literarische Großprojekt in gewohnt souveräner Manier ab.

Die Kriegsjahre sind lange vorbei, und Nicholas Jenkins, mittlerweile etablierter Schriftsteller, reist 1958 nach Venedig. Dort trifft sich die internationale Bohème für eine wichtige Literaturkonferenz. Bei der Besichtigung eines Deckengemäldes Tiepolos entspannen sich Diskussionen über Kunst und Literatur, bis verdrängte Konflikte an die Oberfläche kommen, und zwischen Kenneth und Pamela Widmerpool ein erbitterter Streit ausbricht.

London im Winter 1945/46. Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist vorbei, Nicholas Jenkins nimmt sein ziviles Leben aus Vorkriegszeiten wieder auf und widmet sich seinem schriftstellerischem Schaffen. Und trotz Zerstörung, Lebensmittelknappheit und anderer Entbehrungen blüht die literarische Szene. Währenddessen gestaltet sich Widmerpools Liebesleben gewohnt turbulent, denn er vermutet, dass Pamela ihn mit einem Schriftsteller betrügt.

1942 wird Nicholas Jenkins zurück nach London versetzt. Hier begegnet er der aufregenden Pamela Flytton, die bei ihm und seinen Freunden für Unruhe sorgt. Nachdem Nick zunächst fasziniert von ihr ist, verlobt sie sich ausgerechnet mit Widmerpool. Nick lässt seine Beziehungen spielen und steigt gesellschaftlich weiter auf, dabei bergen das Ende des Krieges und der Übergang zum zivilen Leben einige Herausforderungen.

1941 befindet sich England und somit auch Nicholas Jenkins mitten im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Nicks langjähriger Bekannter Widmerpool ist mittlerweile sein Kommandant. Widmerpools selbstbezogener Führungsstil sorgt für Spannungen im Regiment, sodass Nick mit Hochdruck an einer Veränderung seiner Situation arbeitet. Zunehmend steigt auch die Sorge um Freunde und Familienmitglieder, die in London unmittelbar vom Krieg bedroht sind.

"Ein Tanz zur Musik der Zeit" von Anthony Powell gehört zu den bedeutendsten Romanwerken des 20. Jahrhunderts und zeichnet ein facettenreiches Bild der englischen Upperclass vom Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs bis in die späten sechziger Jahre.

Four hundred years ago, Ed and Alice Rico threw themselves through a mysterious portal on the London Underground, hunting for Ed's lost brother - Alice's husband - Verne. Now, starship captain Katherine Abdulov embarks on a desperate race against ruthless rival captain - and her former lover - Victor Luciano, to try and earn back her family's trust. Tomorrow, all their lives will be thrown together by disaster, as an ancient evil stirs among the stars, threatening the survival of all life.

In these two rare recordings of Robert Baden-Powell (February 22, 1857-January 8, 1941), founder and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association and founder of the Girl Guides, he extols the virtues of the Scout movement and that Scout duties are working for God and the King, helping other people, and keeping Scout law.

When Breezy, as she came to call herself, hit the streets of Chicago as a prostitute in 1973 she was barely a teenager. But she was pretty and funny as hell, and determined to support her daughters and make a living. For the next 25 years, she moved across the country, finding new pimps, parties, drugs, and endless, profound heartache. And she also — astonishingly — managed to find the strength to break from a brutal world and not only save herself but save future Breezys.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A great American success story . . . an endearing and well-written book.”—The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets...

Discover why 90% of your worries won’t come true in this highly practical, internationally bestselling guide by the renowned Zen Buddhist author of The Art of Simple Living and How to Let Things Go. Think of a time when you were worried about something, but then you suddenly realized how...