Max Skinner is a man at the heart of London's financial universe until his employers embark on a little asset-stripping of their own. Himself. Amid the grey London drizzle, there is one potential ray of sunshine: Max's Uncle Harry has left him his estate in his will - an eighteenth-century chateau and vineyard an hour's drive from Avignon. Out of a job, and encouraged by his friend Charlie about the money in modern wine, he heads for France. What Max discovers is a beautiful house, wonderful weather and a bustling village. The downside is the quality of the wine in his vineyard, but when Max suggests calling in an expert, Roussel, a former employee of his uncle, is resistant. Help is at hand, however, when a beautiful blonde Californian arrives unexpectedly at the chateau. Peter Mayle's delightful novel will enchant the audiences who bought A YEAR IN PROVENCE and TOUJOURS PROVENCE in their millions.

A Good Year

PETER MAYLE

Little Brown Hardbacks (a & C)

Jimmy Greaves is one of the most well-known footballers to grace the English game, a goalscorer of legendary prowess. His characteristically humorous autobiography journeys from Jimmy's childhood in the East End, through his early career in the Chelsea youth team to being one of the great stars of 1960s football at Spurs, AC Milan and as an outstanding England forward. Jimmy's record as a striker is extraordinary - he was the leading goalscorer in the First Division - now Premiership - for six seasons and during his playing career was never out of the top five. There are darker aspects too - the bitter disappointment of failing to make the World Cup-winning team of 1966, and the battle against the alcoholism that followed his retirement from the game. This book is both Jimmy's story and the story of football in the golden era of the 1950s and 60s, before money changed the game. It is populated by the great players who Jimmy played with and against, and animated by anecdotes about the game. It is an account of how football was then and how it has changed.

Greavsie

GREAVES, Jimmy

The Parisian Affair

Literature & Fiction

JUDITH GOULD

Contemporary

DEGAS BY HIMSELF is a milestone in published approaches to the work of this remarkable figure. No other book has illustrated so many of Degas' works in colour, including his best-known paintings and sketches, as well as many works that will be unfamiliar to most people. The book draws on a range of sources - the artist's own notebooks and letters, as well as anecdotes and memoirs from his intimate circle - to trace a vivid portrait of Degas and reveal intimate aspects of his life and personality. His notebooks and letters show him as a forceful and expressive writer; there are letters to friends and customers, urgent messages to exhibitors at the Impressionist exhibition and, finally, a number of short and sad letters from his last years. Degas was also known as a wit and conversationalist, provoking a number of his friends to write down his words for posterity. For the first time, reminiscences and reported remarks have been brought together, conjuring up an unexpected picture of the artist as a man of wisdom and good humour.

Degas by Himself Handbook

Kendall, Richard

Arts & Photography

Mycroft Holmes, charged with ensuring the personal safety of Queen Victoria, calls on his brother for help when a number of attempts have been made on her life and when two unexplained deaths occur amongst the staff at her Scottish residencies. Accompanied by Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes goes north by train, examining the few facts Mycroft has been able to cryptically supply. To Watson's bafflement he is sure there is a link between these deaths and the murder in the old royal apartments at Holyrood of the secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots: a killing which left a bloodstain that daily refreshes itself and in a room where voices can be heard in the darkest hours of the night. Can Holmes's extraordinary deductive powers solve the historical crime as well as the contemporary one? An original, beautifully crafted mystery story which is also a respectful homage to the master of the whodunnit.

The Italian Secretary : A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Caleb, Carr

Mystery

As business reinvents itself at broadband speed, what makes leaders effective has inevitably been transformed. Old assumptions and old modes no longer hold; a new style of leadership that works has emerged amidst the chaos of change. This new leader excels in the art of relationship - the singular expertise which the changing business climate renders indispensable. Excellence is being defined in interpersonal terms as companies have stripped out layers of managers, as corporations merge across national boundaries, and as customers and suppliers redefine the web of connection. Daniel Goleman argues that emotionally intelligent leaders are now "must-haves" for business. Many readers have been left with "So now what do I do?" and "The New Leaders" aims to answer that question by laying out the map for transforming leadership in individuals, in teams and organizations.

The New Leaders : Transforming the Art of Leadership into the Science of Results

GOLEMAN, DANIEL

"Linda's Kitchen", first published in 1995, reflected the changing eating habits of our times and offered inspiring, simple to prepare recipes for meals without meat. Now reissued in paperback for the first time, this collection of over 200 tempting recipes provides a blue-print for a vegetarian way of life. In addition to the recipes, the book features a seasonal menu planner packed with ideas for informal family suppers, vegetarian dinner parties, teenage buffets, summer barbecues and warming Sunday lunches. Information panels give clear instructions for simple food preparation and there is a section on nutrition for vegetarians and basic recipes such as mayonnaise, vinaigrette and pastry. The dishes are healthy, nutritionally well-balanced and low in saturated fats, making this the ideal book for anyone interested in adopting a healthier diet and a kitchen basic for committed vegetarians.

Linda's Kitchen : Simple and Inspiring Recipes for Meals Without Meat

McCartney, Linda

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

This omnibus comprises the first two novels featuring Dr Alex Delaware, child psychologist, burned out in his mid-30s and in semi-retirement in southern California. The books are "When the Bough Breaks" and "Blood Test".

The First Alex Delaware Omnibus

jonathan-kellerman

The Sacred Art of Stealing

Their eyes met across a crowded room. She was just a poor servant girl and he was the son of a rich industrialist. Er, no, this is a Christopher Brookmyre novel, although the eyes meeting across a crowded room part is true. Where it differs from the fairy tales is that the room in question was crowded with hostages and armed bank-robbers, and his eyes were the only part of him she could see behind the mask. He is an art-thief par excellence and she is a connoisseur of crooks. Her job is to hunt him to extinction; his is to avoid being caught and he also has a secret agenda more valuable than anything he might steal. There are risks he can take without jeopardising his plans. He can afford to play cat-and-mouse with the female cop who's on his tail; it might even arguably be necessary. What he can't afford is to let her get too close: he could could end up in jail or, even more scary, he could end up in love .

Brookmyre,Christopher

Scaredy Cat

In a vicious, calculated murder, a victim is selected at Euston Station, followed home and strangled in front of her child. When a second body is discovered, killed in the same way, at King's Cross station, DI Tom Thorne comes to a horrifying conclusion: this is not one killer, but two.

Billingham,Mark

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