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He immediately summons his old army friend, the mysterious but powerful vampire hunter, Kronos.

Together with the help of his assistant Professor Grost, Kronos has dedicated his whole life to destroying vampires.

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of 250, once posed for a Playboy 'Girls of Mensa' feature, and has invented a radical new design for a warplane computer game she calls 'L. An unwilling but crucial ally in Maria's search to recover L. is a man called Terry Weston, who, up until now, has pursued an ultra-secret career as a corporate spy.

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Written by the author of "The Ripening Sun", this book is her eulogy to the way of life in France. This is a testament to the timelessness of the beautiful French countryside, the bounty of the land, and the generous-hearted French neighbours who showed her that a simple life has many rewards.

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Thirty years after she first heard his voice singing to her from a jukebox at her local drive-in, Barbara began her love affair with Frank Sinatra.

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013

An unsettling exploration of manipulation and power between a middle-aged man and eleven year-old girl.


Tommie is eleven.
David Lamb is fifty-four.

There's nothing wrong with that, is there

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1914, and an English archaeologist called Somerville is fulfilling a lifelong dream: to direct an excavation in the desert of Mesopotamia. And Somerville, whose intention is purely to discover and preserve the land's ancient treasures finds his idealism sorely tested.

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Brought up in the Anglo-Welsh borders by an affectionate but alcoholic and feckless mother, Owen Ithell's sense of self is rooted in his long, vivid visits to his grandparents' small farm in the hills.

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A story about the enduring bond between sisters, the power of forgiveness, and a second chance at love.

Twelve years ago, Cassie Carter chose the wrong man, and one fateful event drove three sisters apart.

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Her partner will be David Villers, the man she once tried - and humiliatingly failed - to seduce.

But when she arrives at the Riviera, she is surprised to find that, instead of the usual headaches and frustrations of restarting a magazine, all that should be impossible is easy.

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Lorraine Preston's brother, Michael, was sent down for life for the murder of their father - and now he's being allowed out for their mother's funeral.

With his previously stable relationship with Hannah Campbell wavering, Resnick is forced back on his self-belief, his understanding of people.

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In pursuit of the answers to these questions - and more - writer and comedy obsessive, Steven Jacobi has set himself a horrifying task: to perform as a stand-up comic in six comedy clubs around Britain.

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At the end of the project the information was carefully examined and discoveries made about the jokes that made men giggle and women groan, those that tickled kids but not adults, and the jokes that were the most popular in different countries.

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Polly has been married to Arthur for ten years when she meets James Hammond. He's her Road Not Taken. He's also rich, and in one week he's inviting her to his hotel in the country to give her the job she's always wanted. He also wants her.

Polly is so tempted. Arthur is gorgeous, but he's grumpy. After ten years, can you learn to love

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On the night of her thirteenth birthday, Jane Howard made a vow to her warring parents - she would never get married and she would never have children.

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David Rohl continues his quest to reach the historical kernel lying at the heart of some of the greatest unsolved problems and mysteries of Old World history and archaeology. He reveals what really happened in seven famous myths and legends and shows us that it is possible to reach the reality behind the legends.

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When Isabella is betrothed to the Marquis of Mantua, all her ambitions seem to come true -- until Beatrice marries Ludovico, the powerful Duke of Milan. Once close, the sisters are now fierce rivals, for Ludovico's affections but also for the larger prize, to be immortalized by Milan's court painter, Leonardo da Vinci.

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So when her best friend Mel persuades, or rather bullies, her into a dating seminar, Ally finds herself reluctantly giving in. And how on earth would you find the time for a makeover, a direct mail campaign and a branding programme when you're busy putting out fires at home

Ally is about to find out ...

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In the two hundred years since we discovered that microbes cause infectious diseases, we've battled to keep them under control. But a recent explosion of scientific knowledge has led to undeniable evidence that early exposure to these organisms is beneficial to our children's well-being. This book deals with this topic.

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The most shocking secret in the history of mankind is about to be revealed ...

A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the Doomsday Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified.

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Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg.

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1793. HMS Amazon is returning from an arduous duty in the Indian Ocean when she encounters a French frigate in the Atlantic. Amazon left England nearly two years before the countries were not at war. But any hopes that the peace still holds are shattered as the Frenchman unexpectedly opens fire - a bloody sea battle ensues.

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In April 2001 Century published Lighten Up, an eight-week plan developed by the company behind the most successful slimming programme in the UK: the average success rate for a diet programme is only 5%.

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Ved Saran is forced to leave his childhood behind when he takes on the family business, sacrificing his own personal desires to make it a success. As he prospers, he is pulled further away from the ramshackle carnival culture that has sustained him. This book presents a portrait of an Indian family in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

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She escaped to find sanctuary but, at Randalls, discovered a love far greater than any she had ever known...

A generation later, the events set in train that night begin to unravel when Sophie Gently falls in love with Octavius Randall and the bizarre and tragic history linking their families is uncovered.