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Celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden, this magnificent visual book, incorporating commentary by band members past and present, and never-before-seen photography from the Iron Maiden archives, chronicles the evolution of heavy metal's most prestigious band.<br/><br/> Iron Maiden is an institution. Hailed as pioneers of a new wave of British heavy metal in the 80s, the band has come to embody a spirit of fearless creative independence and ferocious dedication to their fans that has won them a huge following around the world and across the generations.<br/><br/> <b>Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams</b> traces the creative evolution of heavy metal's most influential and enthralling band, from 1975 to 2025.<br/><br/> Presenting iconic album and single artworks, photographs of the band's instruments past and present, stage props, hand-written lyrics and artefacts from the archive and the band's personal collections, as well as landmark photographs by Ross Halfin and John McMurtrie, <b>Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams</b> is rife with revelatory stories and intriguing insights from pivotal band members and management.<br/><br/> It is bookended by a foreword from band founder Steve Harris and an afterword by vocalist Bruce Dickinson.<br/><br/> <b>Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams</b> is the definitive legacy volume, celebrating the band's creativity, dedication, personality and success.

<i>People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I wouldn't be Ozzy.</i><br/><br/><i>Look, if it ends tomorrow, I can't complain. I've been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I've done good... and I've done bad. But right now, I'm not ready to go anywhere.</i><br/><br/>At the age of sixty-nine, Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour, playing to sold-out arenas and rave reviews all around the world.<br/><br/>Then disaster.<br/><br/>In a matter of just a few weeks, he went from being hospitalised with a finger infection to having to abandon his tour - and all public life - as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck down.<br/><br/><i>Last Rites</i> is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Osbourne's descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career - including his turbulent marriage to wife Sharon, his regrets over Black Sabbath's reunion, his friendships with Slash and Zakk Wylde, and the harrowing final moments he spent with Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister.<br/><br/>Unflinching but surprisingly life-affirming, <i>Last Rites</i> demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as 'The Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.

<b>THE INSTANT NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON. OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD, NOW AVALABLE AS A STUNNING, ULTRA DELUXE HARDBACK EDITION</b><br/><br/><b>This highly collectible edition features a special foiled cover, foiled endpapers, digital sprayed edges, plate section with colour fan artwork from 5 different artists, exclusive letter from Lauren Roberts and a digital signature.</b><br/><br/><br/><i><b>Fourth Wing</b></i><b> meets </b><i><b>The Hunger Games</b></i><b> in this sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed.</b><br/><br/>Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of <b>Ilya</b> . . . The exceptional. <b>The Elites</b>. The Elites have possessed powers for decades, gifted to them by the <b>Plague</b>, while those born <b>Ordinary</b> are just that, banished from the kingdom and shunned from society.<br/><br/>No one knows this better than <b>Paedyn Gray</b>, an <b>Ordinary</b> posing as an Elite. When she unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya's princes, <b>Kai Azer</b>, she's thrown into the <b>Purging Trials</b>, a brutal competition to showcase her 'Elite' powers.<br/><br/>If the Trials and the opponents don't kill her, the prince she's fighting feelings for will if he discovers what Paedyn really is . . . completely Ordinary.<br/><br/><b>Be swept away by the first in the smash hit, </b><i><b>dagger-to-the-throat</b></i><b> romantasy trilogy that's taken the world by storm. </b><br/><br/><br/><b>Also Available: </b><i><b>Reckless, Powerful, Fearless </b></i><b>and</b><i><b> Fearful.</b></i><br/><br/><b>Follow Lauren Roberts on TikTok and Instagram @LaurenRobertsLibrary</b><br/><br/><i>*Powerless was UK YA number 1 on TCM w/e 1st June 2024</i><br/><br/><b>Praise for the </b><i><b>Powerless</b></i><b> series: </b><br/><b>'Nothing short of epic' Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of </b><i><b>Sixteen Souls</b></i><br/><b>'A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance' M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of </b><i><b>Midnight in Everwood</b></i><br/><b>'[A] titillating debut' </b><i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br/><b>'A masterpiece' </b><i><b>Goodreads Reader Review</b></i><br/><b>'Everyone needs to read it' </b><i><b>TikTok Review</b></i><br/><b>'The BEST book I've read' </b><i><b>NetGalley Reader Review</b></i><br/><b>'A sizzling slice of fantasy romance' </b><i><b>Booksellers Review</b></i>

A boxed set of the first three books in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.

<b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author concludes her compelling Lost Bride trilogy as two women - one dead, one alive - prepare for a terrifying final showdown...<br/></b><br/>Long ago, Arthur Poole built a grand house overlooking the turbulent ocean, in a Maine village that bore his name. Today, Sonya MacTavish lives in that house-a manor that has been cursed for generations. Within its walls, she has witnessed the deaths of seven brides and the thefts of seven wedding rings.<br/><br/>Determined to bring light to this haunted place-to fill it with people, with life and hope, once again - Sonya decides it is time to break the curse and banish a malevolent spirit once and for all.<br/><br/>But the enemy in the black dress continues to hover, to come at her in frightening forms. They may be illusions-but illusions can be powerful enough to wound, even kill. This dark-hearted witch wants to be mistress of Poole Manor, at any cost. And Sonya will need to fight a battle across two realms to finally take possession of the house on the clifftop-and of her own future...

Fall: Telling Stories. the Photographs of the Fall. Kevin Cummins [Bok / Inbunden]

Have you ever savoured the last crumb of a delicious cake and thought, ooh...that takes me back to a happy place?   Anna Berghe has been doing just that savouring happy memories of her grandma s baking and carefully curating her recipes to keep the delightful cultural heritage of Swedish fika alive. If you ve heard about this now world-famous phenomenon but never really experienced it at grass roots level then this is the book for you.   We ll step into the atmosphere of a bygone era and bring it right up to date, with tips on how to re-create that special sense of togetherness over coffee and cake!