William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant, are two men born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths destined to cross in the ruthless struggle to build a fortune.

Kane and Abel

Literature & Fiction

ARCHER,JEFFREY

Contemporary

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Loch Lomondside

MITCHELL, JOHN

Travel

The British public's preoccupation with our ever-changing weather, together with El Nino and the climactic effect of global warming, means that this is a subject that constantly attracts attention. In a new book that forms part of Collins Natural History's successful "How to Identify" series, the weather is broken down into easy-to-follow sections. Once the basic forms and mechanisms are understood it is then possible to forecast the weather, particularly in your locality. The following topics will be included: how to identify cloud types and other atmospheric phenomena; how clouds are formed and how rain is produced; weather systems and how they move and develop; how weather differs in different regions; how to interpret satellite images; and how to forecast weather.

How to Identify Weather

Science & Math

Dunlop, Storm

Earth Sciences

Sergeant John Crossman of the 88th regiment fighting in the Crimean War, is singled out by his commanding officer to go on a series of suicide missions - known as "fox hunts" - against the vicious Cossacks. Crossman is determined to whip his men into shape and not only survive, but win.

The Devil's Own

Douglas, Garry

Action & Adventure

Alistair MacLean's Unaco Ii, Borrowed Time

MILLER, HUGH

The Glass Palace

Rajkumar is only a boy, helping out on a market stall in the dusty square outside the royal palace in Mandalay, when the British force the Burmese King, Queen and court into exile. He is rescued by a far-seeing Chinese merchant and with him builds up a great logging business in upper Burma. But haunted by his vision of the Royal Family and one of their attendants, he journeys to the obscure town in India where they have been exiled, and his family and friends become inextricably linked with theirs. Through the lives of the wider family and connections, an extraordinary story of this century is told: in Malaya, amid the vast rubber plantations, in India, among the growing nationalist feeling, in America where ideas of democracy and terrorist action, as well as business acumen, could be learnt. By the time World War II arrives, Rajkumar - who had made and lost several fortunes -has spread his family and influence from the great estate at Morningside where his son will be involved in the British collapse in Singapore, and one of his relations in the remarkable rebellion of the Indian troops against their British officers. Another of the great characters, the formidable Indian widow, Uma, becomes a spearhead of the Indian nationalist movement and provides a final refuge for the battered remnants of the family as they flee from Burma before the Japanese advance in a horrifying trek across appalling terrain. And it is his grand-daughter who survives that experience who brings the readers back to contemporary Burma, and completes the circle of the family started so long ago in Mandalay. Amitav Ghosh, author of "The Calcutta Chromosome" and "The Shadow Lives", makes his great cast of characters live in readers' minds, and peoples and illuminates the extraordinary, turbulent history of the Burmese over the last 100 years.

Ghosh, Amitav

Literary

There are writers whose works inspire and lift us, who move us to tears with their beauty, elegance, and profundity. This book isn't about them.

In Search of the World's Worst Writers

Humor & Entertainment

Page, Nick

Humor

This book features two types of basket making - stake and strand, and plaiting. The author explains what tools and equipment are needed, and how to prepare the materials she uses, which range from cane and willow to cardboard and plastic tape. All techniques are covered in detail with step-by step instructions and useful guidelines on aspects of design. There are 12 projects based on the author's own designs, ranging from simple bowls and table mats to more complex shoulder bags and linen baskets.

Creative Basket Making

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Walpole, Lois

Crafts & Hobbies

Comic strips and graphic stories are very popular and have international appeal. This book provides an ideal introduction to the skills required to draw successful comics of the reader's own. All the basics are covered, including how to develop cartoon characters and then create a narrative for them, and the essential techniques and processes are described in a clear and entertaining way, accompanied by step-by-step illustrations.

Comics

BYRNE, JOHN

Arts & Photography

A complete world atlas in a handy pocket edition, with 128 pages of color maps and facts and figures for every country in the world.

Collins Mini Atlas of the World

Reference

COLLINS

Atlases & Maps

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