The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction President Barack Obama's summer reading choice & recently optioned by Ron Howard & IMAGINE to be made into a major motion picture THE EARTH WAS A TICKING TIME BOMBTo ensure the survival they had to look beyond its atmosphere So they became pioneers Five thousand years later & their progeny form seven distinct races & they must journey to an alien Earth A magnificent visionary work of speculative fiction from a true visionary that will dazzle you with its depth psychology & awesome imagination ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active a tough versatile version of OS Explorer The OS Explorer Active range now

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The uplifting feel-good autobiography of Ben Ryan the coach of the Olympic gold-medal winning Fijian rugby team 320 pages Ryan Ben ...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIX FOUR AN INVESTIGATIVE THRILLER SET AMID THE AFTERMATH OF AN AIR DISASTER
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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIX FOUR A TENSE INVESTIGATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN AIR DISASTER' He's a master' New York Times Book Review' Very different to almost anything out there' Observer 1985 Kazumasa Yuuki a seasoned reporter at the North Kanto Times runs a daily gauntlet against the power struggles & office politics that plague its newsroom But when an air disaster of unprecedented scale occurs on the paper's doorstep its staff are united by an unimaginable horror & a once-in-a-lifetime scoop 2002 Seventeen years later Yuuki remembers the adrenaline-fuelled emotionally charged seven days that changed his & his colleagues' lives He does so while making good on a promise he made that fateful week
- one that holds the key to its last unsolved mystery & represents Yuuki's final unconquered fear' Seventeen is a brilliant novel on any level
- it's a gripping page turner while remaining moving & complex It's a deeply satisfying read & it will be a while before I read anything as good' William Ryan' An astringent unforgiving picture of modern Japanese society' Guardian

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You thought capitalism was permanent? Think again David Harvey unravels the contradictions at the heart of capitalism-its drive for example to accumulate capital beyond the means of investing it it's imperative to use the cheapest methods of production that leads to consumers with no means of consumption & its compulsion to exploit nature to the point of extinction These are the tensions which underpin the persistence of mass unemployment the downward spirals of Europe & Japan & the unstable lurches forward of China & India Not that the contradictions of capital are all bad they can lead to the innovations that make capitalism resilient & it seems permanent Yet appearances can deceive while many of capital's contradictions can be managed others will be fatal to our society This new book is both an incisive guide to the world around us & a manifesto for change ...

From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets equations are everywhere -- & they are fundamental to everyday life Seventeen Equations that Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of human history He explores how Pythagoras's Theorem led to GPS & Satnav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera & what is really going on with Schroedinger's cat Entertaining surprising & vastly informative Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly original exploration -- & explanation -- of life on earth ...

This breathtakingly detailed book presents dress patterns construction details embroidery & making instructions for fifteen garments & accessories from a seventeenth-century woman&s wardrobe Full step-by-step drawings of the construction sequence are given for each garment alongside photographs of the objects & the groundbreaking use of x-ray photography revealing the hidden elements of the clothes the precise number of layers & the stitches used inside ...

The war between Amika & Belleger has raged for generations Its roots lie in the distant past beyond memory Sorcerers from both sides rain destruction down on the battlefield wielding the six deadly Decimates of fire earth wind water lightning & pestilence Prince Bifalt hopes that Belleger's new weapons technology the rifle will provide a decisive advantage But when Belleger's sorcerers are mysteriously deprived of their magical abilities leaving them unable to defend against Amika he must set aside his own deep hatred of sorcery & work to solve this new enigma Grasping at any chance to save his beloved homeland Prince Bifalt of Belleger sets out on a hazardous journey across the unmapped wastelands to the east With Elgart his last comrade Bifalt pursues the long-hidden trail of the one object that might be able to turn the tide of the endless war
- a book entitled The Seventh Decimate The events that unfold force Prince Bifalt to weigh his stubbornness his patriotism & his hatred for sorcerers against his sense of loyalty & of what he knows to be right & as he learns Amika & Belleger may simply be pawns within an even larger struggle
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A magical war A starving country A desperate prince The first volume of THE GREAT GOD'S WAR from the author of the bestselling CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT 320 pages Donaldson Stephen ...