Lara Croft, otherwise known as Tomb Raider, and her master technician, Bryce, have written this technical manual which explores the devices Lara uses as she travels the world uncovering magnificent artefacts.
Reality TV stars . . . Theatre lovies . . . Murder most horrid . . . It's another cozy case for actor-sleuth Charles Paris!After a long period of resting, life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has been cast as the Ghost of Hamlet's Father and First Gravedigger in a new production of Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by Katrina Selsey, who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself is also played by a reality TV contestant, Jared Root and the two young s...
Script for Scandal (Lillian Frost & Edith Head, #3)
by Renee Patrick
Sleuthing duo Lillian Frost and Edith Head investigate a behind-the-scenes scandal in this delightful Golden Age of Hollywood mystery.1939, Los Angeles. Lillian Frost is shocked when her friend, glamorous costume designer Edith Head, hands her the script to a new film that's about to start shooting. Streetlight Story is based on a true crime: the California Republic bank robbery of 1936. Lillian's beau, LAPD detective Gene Morrow, was one of the officers on the case; his partner, Teddy, was trag...
Offering Star Trek fans a pass onto the sound stages where the original series was filmed, this book provides a detailed look at the art of television's most enduring series. Up-close and exhaustive, Star Trek Sketchbook: The Original Series features drawings of the costumes, sets, props, and make-up designs that gave the show its distinctive visual appeal. Color photos & illustrations.
Q's Guide to the Continuum (Star Trek)
by Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger
From the bestselling author of Flyy Girl and Sweet St Louis comes a hip, energetic story of two friends grappling with sudden superstardon. Omar Tyree continues to move "from the underground to the mainstream" (Nelson George). His true-to-life portrayals of urban contemporary life have made him a hit with critics and readers alike, propelling his novels onto the US bestseller lists. His newest novel, Just Say No! is a testament to the Tyree phenomenon. Childhood friends Darin Harmon and John Wil...
Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it. Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her outrageous behaviour. She's wild and precocious, and she's a survivor. She's determined that no man will ever control her destiny. But ruthless financier Will Silk has Pia in his sights, and has other ideas ...Sophie O'Farrell is Pia's hapless, gawky assistant, the gi...
Debut novel about a 1904 Hollywood feature picture that never got finished, its evil secret, and the tragic consequences for the film’s present-day producers — including wisecracking copywriter-heroine Binnie Bernhardt — who are all trying to bring the film to light, keep their grip on unimaginable power, and make real life act like a story. In this multi-era historical novel, present-day ad copywriter Binnie Bernhardt, stalled in her career and unlucky in love, gets a career-changing developme...
The Monster Book (Buffy the Vampire Slayer S.)
by Christopher Golden, S.R. Bisette, and Thomas E. Sniegoski
Starting with Giles' research into the various monsters and demons Buffy and the gang have encountered, this book then delves into the folklore that inspired the show's bad guys - their mythology, science, cultural, literary and historial origins. "The Monster Book" looks at how vampires are created on the show. There are interviews with the series creator, Joss Whedon, as well as the writers, make-up and costume artists, stunt men and actors. It explores the mythology surrounding vampires and o...
"He's no angel" "For a hundred years I offered an ugly death to everyone I met, and did it with a song in my heart.... You have no idea what its like to have done the the things I've done, and to care." "-- Angel" Angel, the handsome vampire with a soul, captured Buffy the Vampire Slayer's heart during their stormy, star-crossed relationship. Invite him into your home with this posterbook featuring official, full-color photos. David Boreanaz's thoughts on the character, and quotes from...
A TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'Absolutely gripping' Alex Gerlis, Every Spy a Traitor 'Nygate is not afraid to get her hands bloody' James Owen, The Times 'Perfect for fans of early le Carré and Len Deighton' Gavin Collinson – author of An Accident in Paris At the heart of London's spy operations, Mossad head of station Eli carries the scars of a past disaster while grappling with the turbulent political landscape back home. His resolve to uphold his duty and keep his job is tested like never...
Dancer (Picador Modern Classics) (Windsor Selection S.)
by Colum McCann
This novel opens with a scene of war which is destined to become a classic: trudging back from the front through a ravaged and icy wasteland, their horses dying around them, their own hunger rendering them almost savage, the Russian soldiers are exhausted as they reach the city of Ufa, desperate for food and shelter. They find both, and then music and dance. And there, spinning unafraid among them, dancing for the soldiers and anyone else who'll watch him, is one small pale boy, Rudolf. This is...
ग़ज़ल गायकी
by T C Koul
Witness for the Persecution (A Jersey Girl Legal Mystery)
by E. J. Copperman
Movie premieres, murder charges and celebrity shenanigans? It's all in a day's work for New Jersey prosecutor turned LA family lawyer Sandy Moss."Copperman knows how to entertain" - Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewFormer New Jersey prosecutor Sandy Moss moved to a prestigious Los Angeles law firm to make a new start as a family lawyer. So it seems a little unfair that Seaton, Taylor have created a criminal law division specifically for her. Just because she's successfully defended two murder tri...
The discovery of an old scrapbook in a Warsaw library leads researcher Phineas Fox to uncover evidence of a devastating wartime atrocity."We had no choice. But it was a bad way for them to die."When music researcher Phineas Fox is asked to verify the contents of an old scrapbook, rescued from the site of the historic Chopin Library in Warsaw, he is initially sceptical. But he soon discovers an intriguing link between the Library and an infamous piece of music known as the Dark Cadence.Legend has...