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.
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.
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. Doctors who sleep with patients. Doctors who suck fat, pump up breasts, plump lips and lengthen penises. As well as the doctor who makes a fortune doing buttock enlargements in the Caribbean.
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).
Een grandioze roman van de man achter Downton Abbey Op een steenworp afstand van Buckingham Palace, achter de deuren van Londens meest imposante huizen, hebben schandalen en intriges vrij spel. Op 15 juni 1815 organiseerde de hertogin van Richmond in Brussel een groots bal ter ere van de hertog van Wellington. Vlak na middernacht kwam onverwacht het bericht dat Napoleon de grens was overgestoken, waardoor Wellington zijn mannen op stel en sprong de oorlog in moest leiden. Veel officieren die op het slagveld omkwamen, droegen hun avondkleding nog. Belgravia begint op deze vooravond van de slag bij Waterloo. Genodigden op het legendarische bal zijn James en Anne Trenchard, die in de handel een fortuin hebben verdiend. Hun dochter Sophia maakt een onuitwisbare indruk op Edmund Bellasis, de zoon en erfgenaam van een prominente Britse familie. Maar tijdens het bal gebeurt er iets wat in ieders leven zijn sporen zal nalaten. En vijfentwintig jaar later, als de twee families neerstrijken in de nieuwe wijk Belgravia, heeft dit geheim nog steeds gevolgen. Achter de deuren van de imponerende huizen vormt zich een web van leugens en intriges…
'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.
A sharp and furiously funny must-read about family life
The narrative explores the lives of four friends grappling with the complexities of marriage, parenthood, and careers. As they confront their chaotic realities, they reflect on their choices, questioning their relationships and personal fulfillment. With humor and candor, the story delves into their struggles, from the meaning of love and friendship to the small comforts they seek in daily life, all while pondering whether they will ever find a moment of peace amidst the chaos.
Following a week in the life of a busy wedding planner, and based entirely on true but anonymous stories, Wedding Babylon takes you to the heart of an industry where emotions run high, money flows like champagne and GBP3,000 cakes are made of polystyrene.