Working-class Manchester: a seedy underworld populated in part by rough, butch security guards & clubowners. Amongst its denizens is Matt, recently discharged from Her Majesty's armed forces & now employed by the security firm Sureforce
- a company ruled by an iron-fisted, well-muscled boss. Matt
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Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker & storyteller, Feynman's life was a series of combustoble combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence, unquenchable curiosity & eternal scepticism. Over a period of years, Feynman's conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped & then set down as they appear here, little changed from their spoken form, giving a wise, funny, passionate & totally honest self-portrait of one of the greatest men of our age. ...

Hiding, lying in wait on the sea bed, is EX16, one of the most important ships in the Royal Navy. She's not much to look at, & she's only 54 feet long, with no defensive armament. But her four-man crew knows that the outcome of the war could depend on this midget submarine. Seaton, her commander, understands what his men face. There is the boredom, the discomfort, the jealousy & bickering; & already they have confronted enormous dangers on desperate raids into Norway. Now, poised for the attack on a secret Nazi rocket installation, Seaton must hold his crew together for the hell that awaits them- ...

Surfing the Menu is based on the exciting eight-part cookery series of the same name, in which two talented chefs, Curtis Stone & Ben O' Donoghue, travel the rugged land & scenic coastline of Australia, sourcing local produce & cooking up a storm.

Each chapter is drawn from one programme of the series, incorporating the recipes used, the places visited, & the people met along the way.

With Australia now considered the hot spot for innovative cooking & with stunning location shots, this book is a must-have for those in love with food & this beautiful continent.

The skills of the two chefs are evident throughout
- Curtis is currently heading an exciting new restaurant concept with The Conran Group & was previously head chef at Marco Pierre White's Quo Vadis, & Ben is head chef at The Atlantic Bar & Grill.

Surfing the Menu has been broadcast regularly on UK Food TV since September 2003. UK Food TV will request trails for the book & help market it.








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Little Panda is frightened of the dark, so he has a moonlight lamp on at night. But the only thing he can afford to get for Mum's birthday is one very small plant, & it needs light. He has to put it in the attic, as it's the one place Mum won't look, & it's not light up there at all. So Little Panda lets the plant have his special lamp: it needs it more than he does. He finds that soon he gets used to the dark, & doesn't find it frightening any more. & when it's time to show Mum her present, the little plant has grown into an extravaganza of foliage seething with exotic birds! ...

Wrongly branded as a spy, the dark & handsome Viking lord Selig Haardrad suffered greatly in the dungeons fo Lady Erika of Gronwood. As he hung in chains, his magnificent body wracked with pain & fever, one thought sustained him
- revenge!

But Destiny's great wheel has turned, delivering Selig's exquisite, honey-haired tormentor into the Viking's hands. Now Selig is the master, determined to break the proud spirit of his captive ice queen & to conquer her with passion's sword
- never dreaming that his own heart would be vanquished by a desire to surrender to love.



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Mike Stroud, polar explorer, practising hospital physician & recently adviser to the Ministry of Defence on survival, sets out in this fascinating book the genetics, diet & exercise that enable humans to perform at their peak.

Based soundly in medical science, Dr Stroud analyses individual feats of survival & athletic prowess that illustrate the way the body functions at its best. He dissects his own challenging experiences of crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes, running marathons in the Sahara & participating in gruelling cross-country endurance races in the United States & gives some tips on how to stay fit for life for those of us who find walking the dog & endurance challenge
- First published to great acclaim in 1998, this fully updated edition now

Includes:: a chapter on the Global 7 Marathons in 7 Days with Sir Ranulph Fiennes.




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Mike Stroud, polar explorer, practising hospital physician & recently adviser to the Ministry of Defence on survival, sets out in this fascinating book the genetics, diet & exercise that enable humans to perform at their peak.

Based soundly in medical science, Dr Stroud analyses individual feats of survival & athletic prowess that illustrate the way the body functions at its best. He dissects his own challenging experiences of crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes, running marathons in the Sahara & participating in gruelling cross-country endurance races in the United States & gives some tips on how to stay fit for life for those of us who find walking the dog & endurance challenge
- First published to great acclaim in 1998, this fully updated edition now

Includes:: a chapter on the Global 7 Marathons in 7 Days with Sir Ranulph Fiennes.




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Survival of the Funniest combines a strong theme, humour & advice on related websites
- a formula which has proved so successful
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'I've made mistakes. I've struggled. But I'm still here. I know it's not over & that there will be lots of tough times ahead, ...