Pilgrim in the Palace of Words is about language, about the words that splash and chatter across our tongues. Some six thousand languages are still spoken on the planet, and author Glenn Dixon – an expert is socio-linguistics and a tireless adventurer – travels to the Earth's four corners to explore the way these languages create and mould societies. As one philosopher said, languages are Houses of Being. After doing graduate work in linguistics, Dixon wanted to visit these houses or "palaces" himself – to stroll along their sidewalks, knock on their doors, and peek in their windows. He wanted to see what they were hiding in their basements ... even if it meant a little bit of trouble. In some cases, a whole lot of trouble! Join him on his adventure as, with wit and humour, he works toward a real understanding of how and why we communicate the way we do in the Global Village. Views: 51
Five brilliant and ambitious friends. Where has life taken them twenty years on? Five brilliant and ambitious friends. Where has life taken them 20 years on? Old friendships are expected to maintain their shape despite distance, lovers, careers, new friends. But 20 years is a long time. Ava is an internationally acclaimed novelist who carries with her a lifetime of secrets. Helen, a brilliant and dedicated molecular biologist, is faced with unexpected moral dilemmas as she finds herself drawn into bioterrorism research. Conrad is a philosopher with a popular media profile and a desire for a much younger woman. And Jack, whose career has stalled in the light of his long unrequited love for Ava, is a scholar of the history and culture of Islam. It is Ava's husband, Harry, a man for whom the others can barely conceal their disdain, who has drawn them back to Melbourne where they first met at university. As they deal with the reality of their present lives and their memories of the... Views: 51
Ranulph Fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth, almost died countless times, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions of pounds for charity and been awarded a polar medal and an OBE. He has been an elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, an explorer, a bestselling author and nearly replaced Sean Connery as James Bond. In his autobiography he describes how he led expeditions all over the world and became the first person to travel to both poles on land. He tells of how he discovered the lost city of Ubar in Oman and attempted to walk solo and unsupported to the North Pole - the expedition that cost him several fingers, and very nearly his life. Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes OBE, 3rd Baronet, looks back on a life lived at the very limits of human endeavour. Views: 51
PReaders of Anne Perry#8217;s bestselling William Monk novels feel as if they#8217;ve experienced the many shades of Victorian London, from Belgravia to Limehouse, from drawing room to brothel. In bExecution Dock/b, Perry#8217;s first Monk novel in three years, we find ourselves on the bustling docks along the River Thames. Here the empire#8217;s great merchant ships unload the treasures of the world. And here, in dank and sinister alleys, sex merchants ply their lucrative trade.PThe dreaded kingpin of this dark realm is Jericho Phillips. On his floating brothel, sex slaves are forced to endure unspeakable acts. Now one such soul, thirteen-year-old Fig, is found with his throat cut, his tortured body tossed into the river.PCommander William Monk of the River Police swears that Phillips will hang for this abomination. But the miscreant is as wily as he is monstrous, and his wealthy clients seem far beyond the reach of the law. Monk#8217;s attempt to bring about justice becomes the first electrifying episode in a nightmare that will test his courage and integrity.PHowever, reinforcements are on the way. Monk#8217;s wife, Hester, who runs a free clinic for abused women, draws a highly unusual guerrilla force to her husband#8217;s cause#8211;a canny ratcatcher, a retired brothel keeper, a fearless street urchin, and a rebellious society lady. To one as criminally minded as Phillips, these folks are mere mosquitoes, to be sure. But as he will soon discover, some mosquitoes can have a deadly sting.PThis gripping, terrifying story hurtles toward to a denouement that will leave the reader breathless but cheering.b Execution Dock /bis Anne Perry at her incomparable, magnificent best. Views: 51
A collection of five erotic stories featuring full-figured fabulousness!Chocolate Lover by Victoria BlisseWhen it's a young lady's birthday a husband usually brings her some flowers and some dainty little treats. But there's really only one way to satisfy a full bodied woman who's not only a chocoholic but who is also a hungry cockoholic, and that is with a perfect replica made from the finest Belgian sweet.Meeting My Husband Again by Deva ShoreHome is the sailor, and for Melissa the two year absence of her husband John has led to her coming to terms with her own feelings about her body. No longer supermodel thin after the birth of their first child, she finds she has no desire to go back to her Size 8 self. Her only worry is how John will react to her new-found bountiful body.Fashionably Late by Heidi ChampaIt's party time, and hosts Sarah and James are getting ready to meet and greet their guests. But Sarah's failing self confidence is causing her no end of... Views: 51
Two years have passed since top cop Paul Harrigan walked away from the New South Wales Police Force to be his own man. Since then his life has been a gift, and his home with his partner Agent Grace Riordan and their daughter a sanctuary.When a trafficked sex-worker is found brutally murdered in Sydney bushland, it should be just work for Grace. But the murder is too savage. And someone is watching them - perhaps Harrigan's old enemies, who want their pound of flesh. Grace's boss pushes her into a sting to catch the sex-worker's murderer, and she loses sight of just who is being hunted. In the end, who will be left looking into the eyes of a killer, with no place to hide?Suspenseful, smart and chilling -- two of Australian crime's most memorable characters are in a race to save themselves from evil that even they have never faced before. Views: 51
