Chagrijnige stewards die een laxeermiddel in je drankje doen? Gehandicapte passagiers die op wonderbaarlijke wijze weer kunnen lopen? Welke kleren draag je om een upgrade te krijgen? Het aantal onderbroeken en gebitten dat wordt achtergelaten in het vliegtuig? Wat doe je met het lichaam van iemand die overlijdt tijdens de vlucht? Wat gebeurt er met je bagage als je incheckt? En is dat veilig? Ben jij veilig? Geen idee? Lees Air Babylon.
Hoe voelt het om te werken in een van de mooiste tropische vakantieparadijzen, omgeven door witte zandstranden en een azuurblauwe zee? Waar haal je de energie vandaan om te glimlachen, te glimlachen en te blijven glimlachen als de gasten de rijkste en meest veeleisende mensen ter wereld zijn? Beach Babylon neemt je mee op reis naar een tropisch vijfsterrenvakantieparadijs. Hebben alle verhalen die zich achter de schermen afspelen een happy end? Wat verwachten de rijkste mensen ter wereld van roomservice tijdens hun weekend in het paradijs? Wat doet de surfinstructeur in zijn vrije tijd om niet gek te worden? In de traditie van haar eerdere Babylon-boeken onderzoekt Imogen Edwards-Jones de rivaliteit en allianties tussen de personeelsleden van een resort, waar het vervullen van alle wensen van de gasten de gewoonste zaak van de wereld is. Met een cast van miljonairs, prostituees en celebrity's is Beach Babylon een reis door een wereld van extreme luxe, waar overvloed niet altijd genoeg is...
Op feiten gebaseerd kijkje achter de schermen van de mode-industrie via het verslag van zes maanden uit het leven van een fictieve Londense ontwerpster.
Absolutely Fabulous meets Under the Tuscan Sun in this witty satire of the idealized ex-pat life in Italy.
An epic story of love, tragedy and the loss of innocence, set against the background of the Russian Revolution after the murder of Rasputin.It is 1916 and Rasputin has finally been killed by those who have long feared his influence over Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra. But for Princess Militza, famed as one of the 'Witches of St Petersburg', and her daughter Nadezhda, life is about to become extremely dangerous. Revolution is bubbling and with it will come the murder of the Romanov imperial family. Now the rest of the court is also on the run, fleeing from the mob.Against this violent and turbulent backdrop, Nadezhda, the witch's daughter, finds in exile and captivity, an extraordinary and unlikely love. They say nothing heals like the heart, but as the Red Army marches south and the remnants of the Russian court finds itself trapped in the Crimea, with their backs to the sea, Nadezhda and her beloved Prince Orlov must take the gamble of their lives.
'Hospital Babylon' is an in-depth, amusing and highly insightful expose of the extraordinary world of modern medicine. It will take the reader on a journey through the various departments and wards where babies are made, thighs are reduced, noses straightened and spare kidneys are flown in from the Indian subcontinent."
What makes a restaurant hot? Why else do some chefs drive themselves crazy in pursuit of elusive Michelin stars, when in reality all they're doing is 'making someone else's tea'? So please do sit down, pour yourself some heavily marked-up wine and make yourself comfortable (although we'll need that table back by 8.30 sharp).
Twee Engelse families komen in het midden van de 19e eeuw tegenover elkaar te staan wanneer hun kleinzoon 25 jaar na zijn geboorte ten tonele verschijnt.
'Something strange occurs to guests as soon as they check in. Even if in real life they are perfectly well-mannered, decent people with proper balanced relationships, as soon as they spin through the revolving hotel doors the normal rules of behaviour no longer seem to apply.' All of the following is true.Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. All the anecdotes, the stories, the characters, the situations, the highs, the lows, the scams, the drugs, the misery, the love, the death and the insanity are exactly as was told by Anonymous - someone who has spent his whole career working in hotels at the heart of London's luxury hotel industry. However, for legal reasons, the stories now take place in a fictitious hotel known as Hotel Babylon. More than a decade is compressed into a day. Everything else is as it should be. The rich spend money, the hotel makes money and the chambermaids still fight the bellboys over a two-pound coin.It's just another twenty-four hours in an expensive London hotel.
It is a truth universally acknowedged that everyone loves a good wedding. Except, possibly, the bride and groom, who spend the day in such an overexcited frenzy that they can't remember it. And the bridesmaids, who are forced to wear ill-fitting peach taffeta so as not to outshine the bride. And the best man, who has to make a terrifying speech in front of a room of drunken people he's never met before, then fight off the attentions of the chief bridesmaid. Oh, and the father of the bride, who has to pay through the nose for the whole thing... Now, in the bestselling Babylon tradition, Imogen Edwards-Jones lifts the lid on the excesses of the wedding industry. The scams which inflate the prices of everything from flowers to cakes to marquee hire. And the wedding disaster stories of high jinks at the altar and disastrous low comedy in the speeches. The potential for things to go horribly, horribly wrong is never higher than at a wedding. Hilarious, shocking and throughly entertaining, Wedding Babylon is proof positive that the dream day is never far from becoming a nightmare...
Once more the editors have scoured the globe for A-list talent, and Girls' Night In 4is jam-packed with exciting new stories that carry on the humour and warmth of the previous titles. Girls' Night In 4is another wonderful night in: not only is it a fabulous read, but the proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the charities War Child and No Strings, making a major contribution to the assistance of children whose lives have been torn apart by conflict. So pull down the blinds, grab the doona, open this book - and prepare for world-wide armchair adventures with over 50 of the hottest authors around.
How do you make it as a pop star?Tracking a year in the making of a brand-new boy band, Pop Babylon is pure, unadulterated reading pleasure - stuffed with stories about pop's most demanding divas, which jocks do shock and just how long you can chop a line of cocaine.
MY CANAPE HELL.
