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The Essential Insiderrsquo;s Guide to the world of wine If you are a connoisseur looking for the inside track on what's going on in the world of wine right now this is essential reading. Find out all the latest news, from the recent harvest to new vintages, great finds and the rising stars amongst producers. With tips on investing wisely so you can...

In "Meditation Now or Never" Steve Hagen, a Zen priest and bestselling author of "Buddhism Plain and Simple", provides an accessible and thorough manual on meditation, for both newcomers and experienced practitioners. In the modern world our lives are more frenetic than ever. We live with a burning sense that we have to get something done. But what...

Brought up by a strict Calvinist pastor, Robert Wringham believes he is one of the elect, predestined for salvation while all others - including his real father and brother - are cursed. Convinced he is indestructible and above the law, Robert commits terrible crimes under the influence of Gil-Martin - his physical double - who claims they are...

How to Bring Out the Jew in You'Laugh out-loud funny ... very clever and rather profound...

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a...

When the new teacher, Sheba, first arrives, Barbara immediately senses that this woman will be different from the rest of her staff-room colleagues. Before too long, Sheba is involved in an illicit affair with a pupil. Barbara finds the relationship abhorrent, of course, but she is the only adult in whom Sheba can properly confide in....