Winner of the Parliamentary Book Award best memoir by a Parliamentarian 2016 From the condemned slums of Southam Street in West London to the corridors of power in Westminster Alan Johnson's multi-award-winning autobiography charts an extraordinary journey almost unimaginable in today's Britain This third volume tells of Alan's early political skirmishes as a trades union leader where his negotiating skills & charismatic style soon came to the notice of Tony Blair & other senior members of the Labour Party As a result Alan was chosen to stand in the constituency of Hull West & Hessle & entered Parliament as an MP after the landslide election victory for Labour in May 1997 But this is no self-aggrandizing memoir of Westminster politicking & skulduggery Supporting the struggle of his constituents the Hull trawlermen & their families for justice comes more naturally to Alan than do the byzantine complexities of Parliamentary procedure But of course he does succeed there & rises through various ministerial positions to the office of Home Secretary in 2009 In The Long & Winding Road Alan's characteristic honesty & authenticity shine through every word His book takes you into a world which is at once familiar & strange this is politics as you've never seen it before ...

In classic British crime fiction dazzling detective work is often the province of a brilliant amateur
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2070-71 Nearly six decades after Step Day & in the Long Earth the new Next post-human society continues to evolve For Joshua Valiente now in his late sixties it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers an adventure that turns into a disaster Alone & facing death his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls But as Joshua confronts his mortality the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways
- by the trolls & by the Great Traversers Its message is simple but ts implications are enormous JOIN US The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from throughout the industrious worlds of mankind Bit by bit byte by byte they assemble a computer the size of a continent
- a device that will alter the Long Earth's place within the cosmos & reveal the ultimate life-affirming goal of those who sent the Message Its impact will be felt by & resonate with all
- mankind & other species young & old communities & individuals
- who inhabit the Long Earths



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2070-71 Nearly six decades after Step Day & in the Long Earth the new Next post-human society continues to evolve For Joshua Valiente now in his late sixties it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers an adventure that turns into a disaster Alone & facing death his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls But as Joshua confronts his mortality the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways
- by the trolls & by the Great Traversers Its message is simple but ts implications are enormous JOIN US The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from throughout the industrious worlds of mankind Bit by bit byte by byte they assemble a computer the size of a continent
- a device that will alter the Long Earth's place within the cosmos & reveal the ultimate life-affirming goal of those who sent the Message Its impact will be felt by & resonate with all
- mankind & other species young & old communities & individuals
- who inhabit the Long Earths The Long Cosmos serves as a fabulous powerful & affecting drawing down of the curtain on this remarkable science fiction sequence



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The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness Monitor your Condition search for life-saving supplies & master survival skills like fire-building maintaining your gear hunting fishing & landmark-based navigation There are no zombies -- only you the cold & everything Mother Nature can throw at you ...

The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness Monitor your Condition search for life-saving supplies & master survival skills like fire-building maintaining your gear hunting fishing & landmark-based navigation There are no zombies -- only you the cold & everything Mother Nature can throw at you ...

Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness Monitor your Condition search for life-saving supplies & master survival skills like fire-building maintaining your gear hunting fishing & landmark-based navigation There are no zombies -- only you the cold & everything Mother Nature can throw at you ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play To protest against British oppression & tyranny a tribal leader becomes a bandit Actors Trevor Howard Yul Brynner Harry Andrews Andrew Keir Charlotte Rampling & Virginia North Director Ken Annakin Certificate PGYear 1967 Languages English ...

1916 the Western Front Private Percy Blakeney wakes up He is lying on fresh spring grass He can hear birdsong & the wind in the leaves in the trees Where has the mud blood & blasted landscape of No Man's Land gone? 2015 Madison Wisconsin Cop Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive (some said mad others dangerous) scientist when she finds a curious gadget
- a box containing some wiring a three-way switch & apotato It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way Mankind views his world for ever & that is an understatement if ever there was one
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Four-part BBC2 drama based on the cult novel by Jake Arnott set in the dark underbelly of 1960s London Mark Strong plays Harry Starks a charismatic nightclub owner racketeer & porn king whose sensitive temperament & love of Judy Garland belie the violent savagery that makes him the most feared & respected crime boss in Soho His story is told from the point of view of four characters on whom Starks leaves his indelible mark the poverty-stricken aristocrat Lord Teddy Thursby (Derek Jacobi) who cannot hide his predilection for young boys; Ruby Ryder (Lena Headey) a film actress past her prime; radical criminologist & lecturer Lenny (Shaun Dingwall); & Jimmy (Phil Daniels) a lowlife petty criminal who gets increasingly drawn into Starks& dark world ...