Bloomsbury

In 1794 England, the beautiful Sovay dons a man’s cloak and holds up stagecoaches in broad daylight. Posing as a highway robber began as a lark to test a suitor’s devotion. But when she lifts the wallet of one of England’s most dangerous men, Sovay begins to unravel a web of deceit and duplicity. Acclaimed author Celia Rees’...

Assuming no prior knowledge, this entry level guide aims to inspire novices of all ages to give sailing a try. Conveying the fun, accessibility and exhilaration of sailing, it covers everything the beginner needs to learn about, whether they are young, middle aged or taking up sailing as a family.Topics include:- How to get started- Where (and how)...

Clinical trials are the gateway for new drugs, devices and procedures to be accepted as safe and effective. More than 20 million Americans volunteer for clinical trials--three times as many as a decade ago. Clinical trials have become a $40 billion industry that is reshaping every aspect of healthcare development and delivery in the United States...

The world of Twelfth Night isa perplexing place where everyone is falling in love, only not with theright people, and not at the right time. It’s a world of disorder andconfusion where cross-dressing and mistaken identities wreak havoc.Will love win out in the end? Sue Purkiss brings a modern and livelytouch to one of Shakespeare’s...

The Golden Gate Bridge links the urbanity of San Francisco with the wild headlands of Marin County, as if to suggest the paradox of California and America itself-the place that Fitzgerald saw as the last spot commensurate with the human capacity for wonder. The bridge, completed in 1937, also announced to the world America146;s engineering prowess...

Seb and Frankie are unlikely friends who run an amateur detective agency. When the rich and gorgeous new girl at school becomes the victim of vicious cyber-bullying, she comes to them for help. Can Seb and Frankie find out who’s responsible? An exciting mystery, with all the clues there for the reader - will you solve it first?...