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Christmas Books for HER
2007-12-10 18:07:00
Christmas is that perfect time to give and receive books and it simply would not be christmas without a book to read over the festive season. So with that in mind, Books 4TheBeach have put a selection of books together that would make that perfect gift for HER.SynopsisA practical illustrated book on fashion, beauty and style. It reveals secrets on dressing for special occasions, everyday wear, accessorizing, holiday tips and making the most of your wardrobe. It aims to make you feel confident - whether you're getting ready for work, a night out on the town or even doing the school run. Synopsis This is a glittering and sexy story of passion and betrayal and one woman's search for true love. Crystal is beautiful, talented and ambitious. All her life she has dreamed of making it as a singer.After years of trying to break into the music industry her chance finally comes when her girl band enters a TV reality show contest. But Crystal has a secret. She's fallen for the wrong man and t...
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Christmas Books for HIM
2007-12-09 19:24:00
Christmas is that perfect time to give and receive books and it simply would not be christmas without a book to read over the festive season. So with that in mind, Books 4TheBeach have put a selection of books together that would make that perfect gift for HIM. SynopsisBobby Charlton is Manchester United through and through. He was a member of the original 'Busby Babes' and has devoted his career to the club, playing in 754 games over 17 years. Here, he tells the story of those United years.SynopsisPuts British common sense back where it belongs. This book brings together the wit and wisdom of the Pub Landlord, and the thoughts of the locals at Al's pub. Together they speak for generations of down-to-earth, normal, hard working, sensible, law abiding, tax paying, normal, hard working, honourable, decent, reasonable people - British people.SynopsisBody Guarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone seems certain to die when insurgent gunmen att...
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World Without End - Ken Follett
2007-12-04 18:15:00
Review - After Reading "Pillars of the Earth" I could not wait to read this one and purchased World Without End as soon as it was released. From the very first chapter I was captured by this book and immediately entered into the world of medieval Britain and into the lives of ordinary people living and working in towns and villages."World Without End" has many of the themes of “pillars of the Earth”, but with a new building project being one of the story-lines, Follett makes this book feel fresh and new. This book is a long read and has a thousand plus pages, but the characters are interesting and you get a real sense of their personalities and their lives.You need not have read “Pillars of the Earth” to understand “World Without End” since this book is set two hundred years later and Follett does an exceptional job of referring back to his earlier work. However for those of you that have read and enjoyed “Pillars of the Earth”, it is fair to say in my opinion you wi...
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Books4TheBeach.com launched today
2007-12-03 22:41:00
(PRWEB)December 3, 2007 -- BOOKS4THEBEACH.com, a UK based online book site, announced its launch today promising online shoppers great choice and competitive prices.BOOKS4THEBEACH.com aims to provide a huge selection of books primarily aimed at the general public who are looking for that great read to take on their vacation to read either on the plane, on the beach or around the pool. With fantastic selections on Crime and Thriller, Fiction, Biographies, Humour, Sport and much much more, online shoppers will be pleased to find as much as 50% reductions on thousands of popular and latest release titles.Not only do BOOKS4THEBEACH.com provide a huge selection of fantastic reads for their customers (with over 700,000 titles + to choose from) they also offer an excellent travel section. With travel guides, phrase books and maps, travellers will be thrilled to find such a comprehensive and very competitive priced selection.BOOKS4THEBEACH.com is fresh and offers a stress free shopping expe...
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The Kite Runner
2007-11-28 21:51:00
The Kite Runner is a story of two boys, growing up together roaming the streets of Kabul – Afghanistan. Amir and Hassen are like brothers; both growing up without the presence of a mother but their personalities couldn’t be more different. Amir, a Sunni Muslim and the son of a very affluent businessman is educated and very well read. Hassan is an illiterate Sh’ia Muslim and his father is a servant to Amir’s father, however, Hassan has an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land. Amir often uses his superior position to tease and mistreat Hassan but in 1975, on the day of Kabul's annual kite-fighting tournament, something unspeakable happens between the two boys. Written by Amir, a 40-year-old novelist living in United States, The Kite Runner tells the gripping story of a boyhood friendship destroyed by jealousy, fear, and the kind of ruthless evil that transcends mere politics. In my opinion the Kite Runner is a passionate and powerful story, a ...
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Books that changed the world
2007-11-27 22:01:00
Vintage Classics offers published writers such as Graham Greene, Harper Lee, Joseph Heller, Ernest Hemingway, Vaginia Woolf and Franz Kafka. These illustrious names are now joined by the greatest writers from previous centuries including George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Henry James, and Oscar Wilde. Vintage aims to publish the best writers of today, tomorrow and yesterday.There are ten Vintage Classic Twins to collect. Each Twin consists of two books: a specially designed limited edition of one modern classic title and one established classic work. These books have been carefully selected to provide a thought-provoking combinationVINTAGE CRIMEVINTAGE FANTASYVINTAGE FEARVINTAGE LIESVINTAGE LOVEVINTAGE LUSTVINTAGE MONSTERSVINTAGE SATIREVINTAGE SINVINTAGE YOUTHOur first weekly feature of vintage classics will look at the Vintage Twin...Vintage CrimePatricia Highsmith - Ripley's GameTom Riply detested murder. Unless it was absolutely necessary. If possible, he prefered someo...
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wannabe a writer?
2007-11-27 21:14:00
Books4TheBeach have found an hilarious, informative guide to getting you wannabe writers into print, this is a must have for anyone who's ever thought they have a book in them, the book covers Where do you start?How do you finish?And will anyone ever publish it when you have?Drawing on her own experiences as a novelist and journalist, Writing Magazine's agony aunt Jane Wenham-Jones takes you through the minefield of the writing process, giving advice on everything from how to avoid Writer s' Bottom to what to wear to your launch party. Including hot tips from authors, agents and publishers at the sharp end of the industry, Wannabe a Writer? tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the book world - and a few things you didn't..

Christmas Cook Tips & Book Recommendations
2007-11-25 22:02:00
Burnt TurkeySloppy VegTasteless GravySound Familiarthen read on.....Christmas dinner is one of the most stressful meals you will cook during the year, so with just weeks to go, Book s4TheBeach have put together 5 top tips to ensure this years christmas dinner is absolutely delicious. We will also be recommending top cook books to give you inspirational ideas, impressive menus and fantastic recipes to dish up in this festive season.Tip 1. Get OrganisedTo ensure everything runs smoothly on christmas day, make a list of everything you will need to prepare the meal, ensure the roasting tray is big enough to hold the turkey (or other meat selection) and prepare any of the vegetables the night before where possible. Tip 2. TurkeyTo avoid the turkey going dry regularly baste the bird and cover with a piece of muslin. Next the turkey crown can be covered evenly with a smooth mixture consisting of fresh thyme, garlic, sea salt, pepper and butter. The muslin is then placed over the crown and s...
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Agatha Christie
2007-11-16 18:51:00
As we wrote about in a previous blog, Agatha Christie is the top selling author of all time. It seemed only natural to start our first monthly feature of AUTHOR OF THE MONTH with Agatha Christie Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller in Torquay, Devon.Agatha was a quiet child and turned her hand firstly to music and then later in life to writing as a means of expression.Agatha was a bright child and by the age of 5 had taught herself to read.She met Archie Christie in 1912 who was a fighter pilot, they married in December 1914 but by 1926 were divorced since Archie met another woman.Agatha re-married a archeologist called Max Mallowan and remained married for 46 years.During the war in France, Agatha became a volunatary nurse working for the Red Cross in Torquay.Her very first manuscript 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' believe it or not was rejected at least six times by publishers before finally being accepted in 1920The publication of 'The Murder of ...

Sudoku
2007-11-13 21:13:00
Books4TheBeach today would like to share some interesting info on the latest phenomena Sudoku , a Japanese numbers puzzle.Sudoku requires a player to fill in the 9 x 9 square grid with the numbers 1-9. You have to arrange the numbers in such a way that each column, row and mini grid only contains 1 of each number. By placing just one number incorrectly the whole puzzle is thrown out.Sudoku or very similar was invented 200 years ago by a blind Swiss mathematician (Leon Hard Euler) from Basle. Leon lost his sight in his early middle age and after finding he could no longer work from books, developed a talent for composing puzzles and an ability to compile complex sums in his head.Leon went on to develop a grid based puzzle and called it 'Latin Squares' and was made in all material aspects. Leon's 'Latin Squares' was little noticed until it appeared as the 'Number Place Game' in America in the 1980's. It was eventually noticed by Nobuhiko Kanamoto a Japanese employee of a puzzle...

The Art Theif
2007-11-12 22:16:00
Did you know that ART CRIME is the 3rd highest grossing criminal industry worldwide, behind only drugs and the arms trade and nets between US$2-6 billion per year for criminals.Today we are recommending a book by Noah Charney called the Art Thief. He was born in 1979 in New Haven, United States but then moved to the UK where he gained Masters degrees in 17th century Roman sculpture and 16th century florentine painting and iconography. Shortly after Noah turned his hand to writing the Art Thief his first novel.Charney undertook a PhD in the study of Art Crime which was a field that nobody had ever studied before and discovered almost all of art crime today is perpetrated either by, or on behalf of ,international organised crime syndicates. Charney believes that for this reason, art crime funds other crimes which are easy to recognise as severe, such as the drug and arms trades and international terrorism. Through fiction, lectures as well as diverse future enterprises, Charney's pri...

Interesting Facts About Books
2007-11-04 20:20:00
DId You Know....The origin of the Latin word for book, liber, comes from the Romans who used the thin layer found between the bark and the wood (the liber) before the times of parchment. The English word comes from the Danish word for book, bog, meaning birch tree, as the early people of Denmark wrote on birch bark.Early books didn't have titles or authors or anything printed on the covers?Books used to be shelved "backwards" with the spine facing the back of the shelf and the fore-edge facing out?Books used to be chained to the bookshelves in libraries?Books were sold unbound in quires (gatherings of printed sheets or signatures). If you wanted a bound book you had to buy the quires from the publisher and take them to your favorite bookbinder for binding in your choice of materialBest selling author of all time - this accolade goes to Agatha Christie, detective story authoress. Since 1920 her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over...
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Destination of The Month
2007-11-03 22:41:00
Books4TheBeach will be featuring a destination of the month. This months destination is Andalucia (Spain) which is composed of eight provinces that stretch from the south-east to the south-west of the country consisting of Cadiz, Cordoba, Jaen, Huelva, Almeria, Malaga, Granada and Sevilla each one named for its capital cityThe provinces of Malaga, Granada and Seville are now some of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, thanks to its sandy beaches, beautiful countryside, dramatic mountain ranges, magnificent monuments and much, much more. The inhabitants of Andalucia are well known for their cheerfulness, warmth and hospitality. Not forgetting that Andalucia is also home of flamenco and bullfighting, which can be best enjoyed at the regions countless ferias and romerias.The Mediterranean seaboard is graced by the Costa de Almeria, Costa Tropical and the glamorous, cosmopolitan Costa del Sol, while the Costa de la Luz lies along the Atlantic shore to the west of Gibraltar....
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The Ultimate Guitar Tutor
2007-11-02 22:34:00
Everyone has heard of songs by THE KINKS, VAN MORRISON, GREEN DAY, JIMI HENDRIX, NIRVANA & R.E.M. Well, whether you are a budding lead guitarist or simply want to strum along with your favourite songs, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to playing the guitar and more The book is intended to get you started with the business of playing the most versatile instrument there is: the guitar. The basics are more or less the same across the range of modern styles, so whatever your musical taste, this book contains all you need to get going.The books aim is to give you the background knowledge you will need if you want to make use of the wealth of material around in more advanced tutor books, song books and guitar magazines. Features of the book include Classic Pop and Rock Songs by legendary artists Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, R.E.M., Van Morrison, Eagles, Green Day, Nervana, Elvis Presley and George Michael as well as well known folk and classical tunes. There is an introduct...
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Pink Floyd - The Inside Story
2007-11-01 22:29:00
A Great BookA Great GroupThis we had to show youIn July 2005 in Hyde Park, before a global audience in the tens of millions, Pink Floyd performed together on stage for the first time in 24 years. As even Bob Geldof himself acknowledged, it was 'a far bigger story than Live 8 itself'. From the moment the metronomic pulse of a human heartbeat thudded out to begin 'Speak to Me' to the soaring, stinging guitar solo by David Gilmour that climaxed 'Comfortably Numb', these four self-effacing men in their late fifties stole the show.Almost a year later, the death of their troubled and reclusive founder-member Syd Barrett made headline news around the world. Both events signalled a kind of closure to the remarkable tale of one of the world's biggest bands. Now, in the first full-length history of the group for over 15 years, Mark Blake tells the complete story of how a group of middle-class Englishmen who grew up together in Cambridge went on to conquer the world with such classic al...
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X Factor books - Make great christmas gift ideas
2007-10-31 19:43:00
"The X Factor" is the most popular TV talent show in the UK, with over 12 million people watching Leona's victory in 2006. This is the book for all those fans, who will be eagerly awaiting the fourth series in autumn 2007.This official companion is packed with pictures and memories from every series, as well as introducing the new series finalists for the first time. The book takes readers behind the scenes at every stage of the competition from the auditions through boot camp to the live finals, with profiles of all the previous finalists - as well as everyone's favourite failures.This complete companion also includes exclusive interviews with all four judges and is packed with hints and tips from the vocal coaches, the judges and the finalists making it the ultimate book for anyone tempted to join that famous audition queue. X-Factor judge, Louis Walsh, has managed acts such as Westlife, Girls Aloud, Shayne Ward and G4. He formerly steered Boyzone to chart topping success and al...
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Child Flight Charity
2007-10-30 21:36:00
Today, Books4TheBeach have chosen a charity. A charity close to our hearts which includes donating to children which are disabled, terminally ill and have medical needs.Child Flight is a children's charity established in 1987. Based at Manchester Airport with representatives and strong fund raising links in the areas of Manchester, Blackpool, Wirral and the North West of England. ChildFlight is a charity which specialises in providing flights and holidays for sick and deserving children of all ages, (essentially from the North West of England), for example children who require medical treatment abroad or have missed out on childhood experiences due to illness or who are socially deserving.While the voluntary team of ChildFlight provide the expertise, enthusiasm and administration, it is the generosity of many companies, organisations and individuals in raising and donating money, that makes it possible to bring not only sunshine and fun into childrens lives, but a sense of wonder, a...
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Linda La Plante - Clean Cut
2007-10-28 22:47:00
FOLLOWING ON FROM ABOVE SUSPICION AND THE RED DAHLIA, LINDA LA PLANTE SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED DI ANNA TRAVIS AS THE MOST COMPELLING FEMALE INVESTIGATOR SINCE JANE TENNISON OF PRIME SUSPECT.IN CLEAN CUT D.I. ANNA TRAVIS AND HER BOSS DCI JAMES LANGTON ARE BACK, TRYING TO NAIL NOT ONE BUT TWO MURDERERS WHO SEND THEM RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES...CLEAN CUT IS THE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED NEW NOVEL WITH ALL THE TRADE MARK LA PLANTE ATTENTION TO CRIME - BUSTING DETAIL.HER MOST GRIPPING AND TWISTING NOVEL TO DATELYNDA LA PLANTE IS A BAFTA, EMMY AND EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD-WINNING WRITTER WITH A MAJOR TV CRIME FANBASE FROM PRIME SUSPECT TO TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION.THE RED DAHLIA AND ABOVE SUSPICION BOTH SOLD OVER 80,000 COPIES IN HARDBACK AND IN TRADE PAPERBACK.ABOVE SUSPICION HAS NOW SOLD OVER 300,000 COPIES IN PAPERBACK AND WAS A TOP 5 BEST SELLER ON PUBLICATION.
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Steve Irwin - The Story of a Remarkable Man
2007-10-28 22:31:00
Steve Irwin 's death shocked the world.Steve was a much loved celebrity and his TV shows were broadcast worldwide, his image recognisable to millions. Respected for his charismatic persona, Steve also held a deep, passionate commitment to help animals threatened with extinction.Steve and Terr'is story is not just one of sharing and following a noble cause but also a fairy tale love-affair. When Terri first laid eyes on Steve she saw a real-life action hero. They married in 1992 and together they changed the perception of conversation, sparked global interest in animals of the Australian bush and founded the Australian zoo, one of the worlds leading wildlife preservation centres.In STEVE & ME, Terri tells their story for the first time, revealing the private side to the ebullient TV star, and how she heard the heartbreaking news of his death.'"Make them love an animal," Steve always said, "and they'll never want to destroy it." That was Steve's legacy as a wild warrior, a mes...
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Book Review - The Afghan
2007-10-28 21:43:00
Hi all,Just returned to the cold of England, after a lovely week on the Costa del Sol. During my hol's I read THE AFGHAN. Great book if you have any interest in the behind the scenes of American & British Secret Services. The Afghan is Izmat Khan, who made his reputation fighting the Soviets. Then, during the Afghan civil war following the USSR's withdrawal, Khan became a Taliban commander battling against the Anglo-American supported Northern Alliance. After being captured and participating in the Qala-i-Jangi prison rebellion, Izmat was spirited off to the American detention center at Guantanamo Bay to be imprisoned there for four years. Meanwhile, the CIA and MI6 catch whiff of a new Al Qaeda plot code named "al-Isra", which, in Islamic tradition, was the Prophet Muhammad's journey to heaven to be personally instructed on prayer rituals by Almighty God Himself. Obviously, to the experts, the new terrorist attack is to be no small bang. But what, exactly? It's decided to s...
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