What are the lives of modern day pirates like outside of the attack skiffs? How do they spend their money? What clothes do they wear & what is their drug of choice? Deadly Waters takes us to the heart of Somalia, where Jay Bahadur, the intrepid 25-year-old author has ventured where most journalists fear to tread. As the 'go to' journalist for all major media, & with unparalleled access to all the major players, from government officials to local residents
- & of course the pirates themselves
- Bahadur sets out to discover who is behind the masked menaces who appear on the news. Exploring the politics & history of the self-governing region of Puntl&, Bahadur looks at the challenges facing this troubled mini-state as piracy rises
- & examines how the UN & other bodies are attempting to deal with the scourge of every sea-faring nation. Evocative & incisive, Deadly Waters is a highly original analysis of the international pirate crisis.


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Deadly Waters takes us to the heart of Somalia, where Jay Bahadur, the intrepid twenty-five-year-old author has ventured, where most journalists fear to tread. As the `go to` journalist for all media, & with unparalleled access to all the major players, from government officials to local residents
- & of course the pirates themselves
- Bahadur sets out to discover who is behind the masked menaces who appear on the news. Exploring the politics & history of the self-governing region of Puntl&, Bahadur looks at the challenges facing this troubled mini-state as piracy rises
- & examines how the UN & other bodies are attempting to deal with the scourge of every sea-faring nation. Evocative & incisive, Deadly Waters is a highly original analysis of the international pirate crisis. A true story that is so extraordinary that it has recently been made into a major feature film starring Al Pacino & Melanie Griffith.


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Deal in 1871 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided to provide maximum coverage of the town. The principal map (Sheet 58.04) covers the southern half of the town, from Lower Street southward to The Strand & Lord Warden Inn, & from the North & South Promenades westward to Upper Deal, with St Leonard`s church, & Sholden with St Nicholas church. These are both shown as tiny villages but the many features of Deal itself include Deal Castle, Royal Marine Hospital Barracks, Victoria Town, St Andrew`s church, railway station (then a terminus), Royal Signal Tower, St George`s church, Middle Deal House. On the reverse is a large section of the map to the north, Sheet 48.16, covering the northern half of the town. This

Includes:: Beach Street, Middle Street, Alfred Square, Gas Works, Kennel Farm, & coverage extends north to the Good Intent pub & ruins of Sandown Castle. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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DEALING WITH CHINA takes the reader behind closed doors to witness the creation & evolution & future of China`s state-controlled capitalism. Hank Paulson has dealt with China unlike any other foreigner. As head of Goldman Sachs, Paulson had a pivotal role in opening up China to private enterprise. Then, as Treasury secretary, he created the Strategic Economic Dialogue with what is now the world`s second-largest economy. While negotiating with China on needed economic reforms, he safeguarded the teetering U.S. financial system. Over his career, Paulson has worked with scores of top Chinese leaders, including Xi Jinping, China`s most powerful man in decades. In DEALING WITH CHINA, Paulson draws on his unprecedented access to modern China`s political & business elite, including its three most recent heads of state, to answer several key questions: How did China become an economic superpower so quickly? How does business really get done there? What are the best ways for Western business & political leaders to work with, compete with, & benefit from China? How can the West negotiate with & influence China given its authoritarian rule, its massive environmental concerns, & its huge population`s unrelenting demands for economic growth & security? Written in an anecdote-rich, page-turning style, DEALING WITH CHINA is certain to become the classic & definitive examination of unlocking, building, & engaging an economic superpower. ...

Following the successful publication of Dear Francesca & Dear Olivia, bestselling author, Mary Contini picks up the thread of her family story from 1934 in Pozzuoli, Naples, following the commercial success of the family business
- Edinburgh`s acclaimed Valvona & Crolla
- & the Dolce Vita of parent`s generation. With her inimitable style she shares stories of exuberant family relationships, mouth-watering food & hilarious laughter, painting a vivid picture of life in wartime Italy & Scotland & the decades immediately after.

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So what is this England really like & how do the English really see themselves? Intrigued by the many contradictory emotions that the English feel for their own country, Harry Reid, one of Britain's leading journalists, set out on voyage of discovery. As he travels down the byways & up the highways of this green & pleasant l&, he anatomises a country which is still as rich & diverse & eccentric as ever. But is it a country at peace with itself? Has it lost its way? At a time of economic uncertainty & international upheaval would the English fly the flag or would the contrasts between city & village, slum & prosperity, betray a deeper ambiguity about what it actually means to be English? At the end of his journey Harry Reid attempts an analysis of where England is & where it is going. ...

From an award-winning project comes an inspiring, collaborative book that makes data artistic, personal
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After a trip to the museum, Max writes a letter to his favourite dinosaur, the mighty T. Rex
- & the T. Rex writes back! As Max
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From the show`s creators, a groundbreaking new novel, inspired by the Broadway smash hit, Dear Evan Hansen. Dear Evan Hansen, Today`s going to be an amazing day & here`s why... When a letter that was never meant to be seen draws high school senior Evan Hansen into the Murphy family`s grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell. That the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. Suddenly, Evan isn`t invisible anymore. & Connor`s wealthy parents have taken him in like he was their own, desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his `closest friend`. As Evan gets pulled deeper into their family, he knows that what he`s doing may not be right, but if he`s helping people, how wrong can it be? No longer tangled in his once-incapacitating anxiety, this new Evan has a purpose. He`s confident. He`s a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. But when everything is in danger of unravelling, he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle: himself. A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief, authenticity & the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity & profound isolation. ...

Have you ever wished you could tell your favourite books just what they mean to you? Or wanted to give a piece of your mind to the `must-read` book that you wish you hadn`t? Librarian Annie Spence has done just that, writing letters to the books under her care, from love letters to Matilda & The Goldfinch, to snarky break-up notes to Fifty Shades of Grey & The Hobbit. Annie`s letters will make you laugh, remind you why you love your favourite books, & give you lots of new entries for your reading list. She`s also on-hand to help out with your bookish dilemmas: recommendations for lazy readers; excuses to tell your friends when you`d rather stay home reading; & how to turn your lover into a reader. Hilarious, compassionate & smart, Dear Fahrenheit 451 is the consummate book-lover`s book. ...