Angels have appeared to human beings for thousands of years, yet there is greater interest in them now than ever before. This beautiful book is the perfect introduction to working with angels, providing clear information on everything from their descriptions in ancient religious texts to how to invite them into our lives.

The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the twentieth century. To look back in 1990 at the Britain of ten years earlier was to look into another country. The changes were not superficial, like the revolution in fashion and music that enlivened the 1960s; nor were they quite as unsettling and joyless as the troubles of the 1970s.

And yet they were irreversible. By the end of the decade, society as a whole was wealthier, money was easier to borrow, there was less social upheaval, less uncertainty about the future. Perhaps the greatest transformation of the decade was that by 1990, the British lived in a new ideological universe where the defining conflict of the twentieth century, between capitalism and socialism, was over.

Thatcherism took the politics out of politics and created vast differences between rich and poor, but no expectation that the existence of such gross inequalities was a problem that society or government could solve – because as Mrs Thatcher said, ‘There is no such thing as society …people must look to themselves first’. From the Falklands war and the miners’ strike to Bobby Sands and the Guildford Four, from Diana and the New Romantics to Live Aid and the ‘big bang’, from the Rubik’s cube to the ZX Spectrum, McSmith’s brilliant narrative account uncovers the truth behind the decade that changed Britain forever.

A terrible disease is striking everyone over the age of fourteen. Death walks the streets. Nowhere is safe.

Maxie, Blue and the rest of the Holloway crew aren’t the only kids trying to escape the ferocious adults who prey on them. Jack and Ed are best friends, but their battle to stay alive tests their friendship to the limit as they go on the run with a mismatched group of other kids – nerds, fighters, misfits. And one adult.

Greg, a butcher, who claims he’s immune to the disease. They must work together if they want to make it in this terrifying new world. But as a fresh disaster threatens to overwhelm London, they realize they won’t all survive

Perfect for anyone who loves good food but hates washing up, Potty contains 100 of Clarissa’s favourite recipes which can all be cooked in one dish in the oven or on the hob. The book is a mouth-watering collection of casseroles, risottos, stir-fries and roasts and there are even some fantastic one-pot puddings such as claret jelly and creamy rice pudding – perfect for winter evenings.With the help of Potty you can now serve up delicious home-cooked meals without having to spend hours washing up every last pan in the kitchen. And because one pot dishes can be left in the oven to slow-cook, you can use less expensive cuts of meat that will still be meltingly tender and tasty to eat.Potty provides tried-and-tested recipes for spectacular yet simple dishes from one of Britain’s best-loved food writers.

Marlon Brando was one of the most private celebrities in modern times, who only stepped into the lime light to promote a new film or causes close to his heart. While several books exist based on such material, there has never been a personal biography with a first-hand view of the inner sanctum such as George Englund’s “The Naked Brando”. Having been repeatedly urged to write by Brando himself (as he had been given his first Hollywood break by Brando), Englund started this memoir in earnest a few months before Brando died on 1 July 2004 in order to capture the real Brando behind the star.

Looking back in time, Brando writes down his incisive recollections from when he befriended the young Marlon when he was on the cusp of his meteoric rise in 1954 and from then on became a close confidant for almost fifty years from whom Brando sought frank advice. Englund draws on stories from Jackie Kennedy to Marilyn Monroe that only he and Brando knew. But he also shows how the seeds of decline and suspicion were there from the start.

From the recollections a young actor emerges who was beautiful in every way – driven by his instinctive talent to break new ground, athletic, muscular, seductive, intelligent and generous – yet also hugely self-destructive.