Seed loves you. Seed will never let you go. Fifteen-year-old Pearl has lived her whole life protected within the small community at Seed, where they worship Nature & idolise their leader, Papa S. When some outsiders arrive, everything changes. Pearl experiences feelings that she never knew existed & begins to realise that there is darkness at the heart of Seed. A darkness from which she must escape, before it`s too late. A chilling & heartbreaking coming-of-age story of life within a cult, Seed will take readers on a journey of gripping self-discovery reminiscent of The Handmaid`s Tale. ...

What follows is the story of two British officers whose spirit the Japanese try to break. Yet out of all the violence & misery strange bonds are forged between prisoners
- & their gaolers. In a battle for survival that becomes a battle of contrasting wills & philosophies as the intensity of the men`s relationships develop.
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Map No. WK5322, Seefeld
- Mittenwald
- Garmish-Partenkirchen
- Leutasch
- Karwendel, in a series of outdoor leisure



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Map No. 026, with a panorama map on the reverse & a booklet which

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Despite the heavy rain, the officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when the final count reveals seventy per cent of the votes are blank. National law decrees the election should be repeated but the result is even worse. The authorities, seized with panic, decamp from the capital & declare a state of emergency. When apathy & disillusionment renders an entire democratic system useless what happens next? ...

Every New York City tour bus stops at Strawberry Fields; countless movies have been filmed at Bethesda Terrace & concerts from the Great Lawn are broadcast throughout the nation. These places are all part of Central Park, America`s first public park & a paragon of 19th-century landscape design. Marking the park`s 150th anniversary, this first definitive history celebrates the splendour & significance of this national treasure. Sara Cedar Miller, the official historian & photographer for the Central Park Conservancy, draws on extensive research to tell the captivating story of the park`s creation, placing it in the context of 19th-century American art & social history & illuminating the roles of its designers Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux & their associate Jacob Wrey Mould. Fascinating period views & original plans & drawings, many previously unpublished, are complemented by Miller`s breathtaking new photographs, which reveal the restored park in all its glory. ...

With authentic Model’s Seeing Stars Kaleidoscope Kit, it’s like hearing weathered old-time deck-hands telling yarns, sharing ...

A graphically stunning, comprehensive introduction to the constellations This artful & accessible introduction to constellations ...

Ever wondered whether more people own a car in England than in France, or which country gives the most to charity? Not a day goes by without such facts & figures being"ed in the media for us all to ponder or discuss at the pub. ” Seeing the Bigger Picture” is jam-packed with fascinating statistics about countries the world over. Each chart displays information using illustrated visuals, rather than dry words & traditional graphs or pie charts, which represent the data as well as the context of the study. In this book, readers can discover a wealth of facts about each country across many topical subjects, including: Cancer survival; Childhood mortality; Church attendance; Cinema attendance; Carbon dioxide emissions; Coca-Cola consumption; Defence spending; Football attendances; Government debt; House prices; Hours of sunshine; Illegal drug consumption; Immigration; Lifespan; Literacy Murder rates; Number of children per family; Personal debt; Pet ownership; Population density; Rainfall; Smoking; Weight, & more. Informative, fun & easy to underst&, all readers will enjoy seeing the bigger picture behind the world we live in. ...