It was the end of term at Our Glorious School. Most of the pupils were preparing to return home; some were going away on a geography field trip. But for five members of the sixth form, it sounded more fun to embark upon what their friend & mentor Martyn called 'an experiment with real life'
- to spend three days together in The Hole, a windowless cellar room in an unfrequented part of the school buildings. Martyn was to lock them in, & in three days he would come & let them out again.

At first, it all seemed quite a laugh
- eating & drinking, jokes & banter. Solid Mike & dependable Liz, Geoff with his secret supplies of booze, irritating Frankie & delicate Alex
- what a story they would have to tell when Martyn came to release them! How surprised & admiring their friends would be!

But three days passed, & Martyn did not return...

The Hole is a dark & menacing first novel, written when the author was still at school. Compulsive & claustrophobic in quality, it has been compared to John Fowles's The Collector.








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When people are told they have cancer, they are apt to feel shocked, angry & frightened. They usually still have the idea that they have 'caught' a fatal disease, &, unless it has been found early on, that they will inevitably slip towards death within a measurable period of a few years or even a few months. Furthermore, most patients still think that only the doctors can help them, & tend to assume that even this help is regrettably limited. For most patients have not yet heard of a very different idea about the nature of cancer & its cure, which is now gaining ground.

You have been told that you have cancer. There is a great deal you can do to help yourself. You have a good chance of reversing your cancer. Take courage!

No one can promise a cure. What can be said is that a growing number of people have pulled themselves round by the methods described in this book, taking responsibility for their health upon themselves. This is not an alternative to orthodox therapy; it is complementary to it, & greatly enhances its effects. It is extending orthodox therapy into areas which it does not usually reach at present.

You can improve the quality of your life, & give the restorative healing forces a better chance to accomplish their task.

So get started on it right away.







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A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village at the foot of The Pyrenees which enables him to amass & spend a fortune of millions of pounds. The tale seems to begin with buried treasure & then turns into an unprecedented historical detective story
- a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments, secret societies, the Knights Templar, the Cathar heretics of the twelfth & thirteenth centuries & a dynasty of obscure French kings deposed more than 1, 300 years ago. The author's conclusions are persuasive: at the core is not material riches but a secret
- a secret of explosive & controversial proportions, which radiates out from the little Pyrenees village all the way to contemporary politics & the entire edifice of the Christian faith. It involves nothing less than... the Holy Grail.

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Everyone carries a picture of their ideal home in their mind. DREAM HOME PLANS provides the source of advice, information & design ideas for making this dream a reality. This completely revised edition of the original bestseller PLANS FOR A DREAM HOME contains over 300 absolutely new plans
- from large 4-6 bedroom houses & houses with granny flats to small cottages & bungalows. They all reflect the traditional & regional styles that are now returning to the housing scene. The ideal companion to BUILDING YOUR OWN HOME, DREAM HOME PLANS is the plans sourcebook for anyone contemplating a self-build project.
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It is 1946, & with the war at last at an end, members of the Adams family who had been serving with the forces begin to come home. Boots is reunited with Polly & their twins, his son Tim returns to the welcoming arms of Felicity, & with so many others coming back, Chinese Lady finds herself once more the watchful matriarch of the family. But grandson Daniel is still serving in an army unit out in Palestine, where he is caught up in life-threatening circumstances, & his American fiancee, Patsy, counts the days until his return.

Boots, Polly & Mr Finch attend the Nuremberg trials, where they discover the full horrors of the Third Reich & witness Germany

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It is 1946, & with the war at last at an end, members of the Adams family who had been serving with the forces begin to come home. Boots is reunited with Polly & their twins, his son Tim returns to the welcoming arms of Felicity, & with so many others coming back, Chinese Lady finds herself once more the watchful matriarch of the family. But grandson Daniel is still serving in an army unit out in Palestine, where he is caught up in life-threatening circumstances, & his American fiancee, Patsy, counts the days until his return.

Boots, Polly & Mr Finch attend the Nuremberg trials, where they discover the full horrors of the Third Reich & witness Germany

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This is a comprehensive guide to treating small pets such as dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rodents, reptiles & birds with homoeopathic remedies. It

Includes:: essential information on the principles & practice of homoeopathy, as well as practical guidance for owners, breeders & veterinary surgeons. There are sections on getting started with homoeopathic remedies, on homoeopathic first aid & on treating specific diseases. The advice is illustrated by selected case studies.

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