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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After his nightmarish adventures in Mary King's Close in Crow Boy Tom Afflick is drawn back to Edinburgh At the National Museum of Scotland he sees the eight tiny coffins that were discovered on Arthur's Seat in 1836
- one of the city's most intriguing mysteries After a violent confrontation with his stepfather Tom finds himself spinning back in time again to the year 1828 where the peril comes not from bubonic plague but from a series of unexplained disappearances Lost & confused Tom seeks refuge in Tanner's Close as the guest of two of the city's most infamous inhabitants
- But even two hundred years after the events of Crow Boy he cannot escape the vengeful pursuit of bogus plague doctor William Mc Sweeny Tom is soon caught up in a desperate struggle for survival
- & the mystery of the tiny coffins is finally solved


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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 ...

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 ...

The card deck in Seventh Hero consists of 77 cards with each card representing one of seven different heroes Players each start with two random heroes & each hero has a special power that can be activated once Each turn a player sends a card from his hand face down to the next player who can choose to take it or pass it on If he takes it he adds it to his group of heroes but if it&s a hero he already has both hero cards are sent to the discard pile Before sending a hero away the player must obey the current round&s limitations such as the card must be odd or must be below or above a certain number The first player to collect six of the seven heroes wins Number of players 3-5 Playing time 30 Minutes Ages 8 ...

The gates of hell are open Melissa & Yul Americans honeymooning in China are taken by their driver Ping to the rural Chinese countryside to visit with Yul&s family but he makes a wrong turn & winds up in an apparently deserted village in the middle of the night Stepping out to ask for directions Ping never returns When night falls they soon realize they have been plunged into an ancient custom they cannot comprehend & the couple must find a way to survive the night of the Seventh Moon when the ghostly pale spirits of the dead are demanding their yearly offerings As they try to escape an accident leaves them on foot & in the path of an unrelenting evil Actors Dennis Chan Tim Chiou & Amy Smart Director Eduardo Sánchez Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles None Listed Duration 1 hour & 27 minutes (approx)
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