Terrifyingly authentic, London-set debut crime novel with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans ...

Published for the first time in flipback
- the new, portable, stylish format that`s taken Europe by storm. A soldier wounded
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A soldier wounded in the Civil War, Inman turns his back on the carnage of the battlefield & begins the treacherous journey home to Cold Mountain, & to Ada, the woman he loved before the war began. As Inman attempts to make his way across the mountains, through the devastated landscape of a soon-to-be-defeated South, Ada struggles to make a living from the land her once-wealthy father left when he died. Neither knows if the other is still alive. ...

`A troubling, hammering & glorious novel` DAVID MITCHELL On the edge of the Antarctic Circle, in the years after World War One, a steamship approaches a desolate isl&. On board is a young man on his way to assume the post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the earth. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is woods, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence & the surrounding sea. Then night begins to fall.. . ...

When the world`s two largest steel producers went head to head in a bitter struggle for market domination, an epic corporate battle ensued that sent shockwaves through the political corridors of Europe, overheated the world`s financial markets & transformed the steel industry. Billions of dollars were at stake. At the heart of the battle were two men: Guy Dolle, Chairman & CEO of Luxembourg-based Arcelor, the world`s largest steel producer by turnover & Lakshmi Mittal, a self-made Indian industrialist & the richest man in Great Britain. Only one could prevail.. . ...

Winner of the 2012 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature `I was aware that I was cold
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Surfers have always been drawn to warmer climes, like a migratory instinct triggered by dropping temperatures as winter draws in. Californians habitually seek refuge along the desert coastline of Baja, European waveriders flock south to the sun-baked point breaks of Morocco & Australians abandon the chill of Bells Beach for the balmy waters of Indonesia's jungle fringed reefs. The dream has always been for the perfect wave, chasing an ' Endless Summer' around the globe armed only with boardshorts & warm water wax. Over the last few years, pioneering souls have begun to swim against the current, eschewing the increasingly crowded tropics for a new search. In looking at the globe, they turned their attention to some of the planet's chilliest locations. Cold Water Souls is the first book if its kind. It's a blend of history, travel, memoir & characters coupled with a sleek design & beautiful images. It's a celebration of coastlines where waves are ridden by hardy surfers who have evolved into small, tight knit communities with distinct genes & characteristics, all living the surfing lifestyle in some of the most unexpected locations. There are new backdrops
- from the moss covered cedars of Vancouver Isl&, the frost dusted volcanic boulders of Iceland to the snowy wilds of Alaska. This book is about the heart of surf culture & the stories that surround the most adventurous travelers. Cold Water Souls tells the story of each surf destination through its waveriding community, exploring the local environment & landscape & how it shapes their lifestyle & surfing experiences. So pack away your boardshorts, the era of the Endless Summer is over, & a whole new front of surf exploration has opened up, a world pioneered by the Cold Water Souls. www.coldwatersouls.com
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From avalanches to glaciers & seals to snowflakes, from igloos to icebergs, permafrost to hoarfrost, chilblains to frostbite, Bill Streever unearths the consistent, ongoing influence of cold on the planet. Evoking history, myth, geography & ecology, Streever`s quest for icy, forty-below cold gains purchase in July, while he`s taking a dip in an Arctic swimming hole; in September, while excavating our planet`s ice ages; & in October, while exploring animals` hibernation habits, from humans to wood frogs to bears. In March he even does his best to escape it, bundling up in layers of polyester, spandex & Primaloft fill to face thermometers reading twenty-three below. Streever visits an underground Cold War-era tunnel, where preserved remains mingle with new-fangled machinery & gear; weighs in on the scientific quest to reach absolute zero (-459 F); & describes how refrigeration evolved from worldwide ice shipping to the chemical coolants we know today. ...

There are only few human beings who can adapt, survive & thrive in the coldest regions on earth. & below a certain temperature, death is inevitable. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent much of his life exploring & working in conditions of extreme cold. The loss of many of his fingers to frostbite is a testament to the horrors man is exposed to at such perilous temperatures. With the many adventures he has led over the past 40 years, testing his limits of endurance to the maximum, he deservedly holds the title of `the world`s greatest explorer`. Despite our technological advances, the Arctic, the Antarctic & the highest mountains on earth, remain some of the most dangerous & unexplored areas of the world. This remarkable book reveals the chequered history of man`s attempts to discover & understand these remote areas of the planet, from the early voyages of discovery of Cook, Ross, Weddell, Amundsen, Shackleton & Franklin to Sir Ranulph`s own extraordinary feats; from his adventuring apprenticeship on the Greenland Ice Cap, to masterminding over the past 5 years the first crossing of the Antarctic during winter, where temperatures regularly plummeted to minus 92 * C. Both historically questioning & intensely personal, Cold is a celebration of a life dedicated to researching & exploring some of the most hostile & brutally cold places on earth. ...

There are only few human beings who can adapt, survive & thrive in the coldest regions on earth. & below a certain temperature, death is inevitable. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent much of his life exploring & working in conditions of extreme cold. The loss of many of his fingers to frostbite is a testament to the horrors man is exposed to at such perilous temperatures. With the many adventures he has led over the past 40 years, testing his limits of endurance to the maximum, he deservedly holds the title of `the world`s greatest explorer`. Despite our technological advances, the Arctic, the Antarctic & the highest mountains on earth, remain some of the most dangerous & unexplored areas of the world. This remarkable book reveals the chequered history of man`s attempts to discover & understand these remote areas of the planet, from the early voyages of discovery of Cook, Ross, Weddell, Amundsen, Shackleton & Franklin to Sir Ranulph`s own extraordinary feats; from his adventuring apprenticeship on the Greenland Ice Cap, to masterminding over the past five years the first crossing of the Antarctic during winter, where temperatures regularly plummeted to minus 92ºC. Both historically questioning & intensely personal, Cold is a celebration of a life dedicated to researching & exploring some of the most hostile & brutally cold places on earth. ...