The portrayal of the events, people, and company that created a boomtown and a rare glimpse into the wheelings and dealings of cattle barons, oil tycoons, and politicos on a truly Texas scale.

Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain andbelonged to the Fitzwilliam family. It is England's forgotten palace which belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats. Black Diamonds tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. But coal, one of the most emotive issues in twentieth century British politics, lies at its heart. This is the extraordinary story of how the fabric of English society shifted beyond recognition in fifty turbulent years in the twentieth century.

21 years after its publication, a new edition is being published with updated text and new chapters as well as a new Introduction, written by one of the book’s many fans and the biggest name in British football, Sir Alex Ferguson. But this is a book about much, much more than football It is loved not only by Sir Alex but also by Gordon Brown, Alistair Campbell, Ian Rankin and the Rev Kathy Galloway and it was a huge favourite of poet, George Mackay Brown. So why have the trials and tribulations of Cowdenbeath football club – one of the most unsuccessful football clubs in Britain - excited the imagination even of those who have no interest in football and who have never been to Cowdenbeath? Cowdenbeath’s story is set against the rise and decline of the local mining industry and the life after mining. It is very funny, deeply spiritual, moving and also a little bit political. But what makes it so interesting to so many groups is the uplifting story of a real community spirit throughout all of the ups and downs of a town and a football club that is at its social heart and core. It is also the most autobiographical book that Ron Ferguson has written, never taking himself very seriously. The book’s quirkiness appeals across the religious, local, national, and footballing worlds. Long out of print, this is the new and updated 21st-anniversary edition.

After the daughters of The Black Diamond Mafia are kidnapped, getting them back safely is the main priority. Unfortunately, that begins a chain of events that could very well bring the mafia down to its knees. In part two of this mouth dropping series, you learn that the past isn't always something that stays in its place. With more and more of Kimiko's past butting its way into the present, Sierra and Golden realize that they never really knew the woman that gave birth to them. The problem is, they can't dwell on Kimiko's issues because they both have problems of their own. Sierra knows in her heart that loving a married man is a recipe for disaster and tries to leave Kappo and his drama behind. However, Kappo isn't trying to lose her and lets it be known that he's willing to do anything to prove that. What he didn't count on was his wife having the same feelings in regard to him. Love had never been kind to Golden. It seemed to always make a fool of her and just when she thought Enzo could change that for her, he lets her know that love ain't what he's looking for. That realization doesn't hit her too hard though because Darren left her with problems that she can't seem to solve. Even with him out of her system, he's still causing her to deal with his demons. Natavia and her son seem to have finally found their home. With Mister, things are finally easy for the single mother and she has never seen her son as happy as he has been. Mister is everything that she ever needed in a man, kind, loving, attentive and thuggish to the core. But life has a way of making a happy ended a little harder to achieve and Natavia sees that firsthand. Is there such a thing as Love in the Black Diamond Mafia?

From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster ‘A rich social history ... Paxman’s book could hardly be more colourful, and I enjoyed each page enormously’ DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES ‘Vividly told ... Paxman’s fine narrative powers are at their best’ THE TIMES

After graduating from Oxford in 2002 with a degree in Classics Daniel Metcalf spent a year in Tehran, where he worked on the Tehran Times and prepared for a five month journey in Central Asia. Having focused most of his travels in Asia, Scandinavia, and the former Soviet Union, he spent much of last summer in Angola.

Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series, returns to the ethereal and bloodthirsty world of faery in this dramatic story of the precarious space between two worlds—and the people who must thrive there. Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal—she's half human, half fae, and since the time before she was born her very blood has been illegal. A war has been raging between humans and faeries, and the Queen of Blood and Rage, ruler of the fae courts, wants to avenge the tragic death of her heir due to the actions of reckless humans. Lily's father has always shielded her from the truth, but when she's sent to the prestigious St. Columba's school, she's delivered straight into the arms of a fae Sleeper cell—the Black Diamonds. The Diamonds are planted in the human world as the sons and daughters of the most influential families, and tasked with destroying it from within. Against her will, Lilywhite's been chosen to join them . . . and even the romantic attention of the fae rock singer Creed Morrison isn't enough to keep Lily from wanting to run back to the familiar world she knows. Don’t miss the lush, gripping follow-up, One Blood Ruby!

Russell H. Conwell Founder Of Temple University Philadelphia.

A corrupt African colonel has converted half his country’s wealth into diamonds and smuggled them to a Manhattan safe house. Four upstanding citizens plan to rescue their new nation by stealing the diamonds back—with the help of a “specialist”: Parker. Will Parker break his rule against working with amateurs and help them because his woman would be disappointed if he doesn’t? Or because three hired morons have threatened to kill him and his woman if he does? They thought they were buying an advantage, but what they get is a predated death certificate.