The Six-Day War was an extraordinary human drama. It swept up a generation of Israelis & Arabs whose children still cannot live peacefully in the world the war created. Today, Israel is the superpower of the region. It has nuclear weapons but has never been able to digest the land it swallowed in 1967. However big its army, it will never be at peace or feel secure until the future of this land is settled. Thirty-six years after the end of the six days of fighting, after thousands more deaths & the failure of years of negotiation to try to reach a political settlement, Israelis & Palestinians are fighting once again on the streets in the West Bank & Gaza. It is still a low-level conflict, but if another full-blown Middle East war breaks out, its roots will lie in those six days in June 1967. Drawing on his experiences as the BBC`s former Middle East correspondent, & building on extensive original research & interviews with some of the key participants, Jeremy Bowen uses his vast array of contacts to weave together a completely convincing & compelling account, hour by hour, of the 1967 war between Israel & Egypt, Jordan & Syria. As insightful as the best modern history writing & as gripping as fiction, this is a major debut by an author with superb media contacts. ...

In “ Six Degrees”, environmentalist & commentator Mark Lynas outlines a hypothetical world of 100 years’ time, with a global average temperature rise of 6 degrees. Far from loose conjecture, Lynas explains scientific predictions & trend anayses to see where humanity may be leading, & paints a disturbing picture of nothing less than the collapse of civilisation Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now. On the edge of Greenl&, rivers ten times the size of the Amazon are gushing off the ice sheet into the north Atlantic. Displaced victims of North Africa`s drought establish a new colony on Greenland`s southern tip, one of the few inhabitable areas not already crowded with environmental refugees. Vast pumping systems keep the water out of most of Holl&, but the residents of Bangladesh & the Nile Delta enjoy no such protection. Meanwhile, in New York, a Category 5-plus superstorm pushes through the narrows between Staten Island & Brooklyn, devastating waterside areas from Long Island to Manhattan. Pakistan, crippled by drought brought on by disappearing Himalayan glaciers, sees 27 million farmers flee to refugee camps in neighbouring India. Its desperate government prepares a last-ditch attempt to increase the flow of the Indus river by bombing half-constructed Indian dams in Kashmir. The Pakistani president authorises the use of nuclear weapons in the case of an Indian military counter-strike. But the biggest story of all comes from South America, where a conflagration of truly epic proportions has begun to consume the Amazon… Alien as it all sounds, “ Six Degrees” is not science-fiction; nor is it sensationalist. The title, ‘ Six Degrees’, refers to the terrifying possibility that average temperatures will rise by up to six degrees within the next hundred years. This is the first time we have had a reliable picture of how the collapse of our civilisation will unfold unless urgent action is taken. Most vitally, Lynas`s book serves to highlight the fact that the world of 2100 doesn`t have to be one of horror & chaos. With a little foresight, some intelligent strategic planning, & a reasonable dose of good luck, we can at least halt the catastrophic trend into which we have fallen
- but the time to act is now.
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` She`s a genius, I believe, because she lights up every subject she touches.` Hilary Mantel A Spectator Book of the Year Goethe claimed to know what light was. Galileo & Einstein both confessed they didn`t. On the essential nature of light, & how it operates, the scientific jury is still out. There is still time, therefore, to listen to painters & poets on the subject. They, after all, spend their lives pursuing light & trying to tie it down. Six Facets of Light is a series of meditations on this most elusive & alluring feature of human life. Set mostly on the Downs & coastline of East Sussex, the most luminous part of Engl&, it interweaves a walker`s experiences of light in Nature with the observations, jottings & thoughts of a dozen writers & painters
- & some scientists
- who have wrestled to define & understand light. From Hopkins to Turner, Coleridge to Whitman, Fra Angelico to Newton, Ravilious to Dante, the mystery of light is teased out & pondered on. Some of the results are surprising. By using mostly notebooks & sketchbooks, this book becomes a portrait of the transitoriness, randomness, swiftness, frustrations & quicksilver beauty that are the essence of light. It is a work to be enjoyed, pondered over, engaged with, provoked by; to be packed in the rucksack of every walker heading for the sea or the hills, or to be opened to bring that outside radiance within four dark town walls.

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SIX FOUR. THE NIGHTMARE NO PARENT COULD ENDURE. THE CASE NO DETECTIVE COULD SOLVE. THE TWIST NO READER COULD PREDICT. For five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat & listened to the demands of their daughter`s kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter again. For the fourteen years that followed, the Japanese public listened to the police`s apologies. They would never forget the botched investigation that became known as ` Six Four`. They would never forgive the authorities their failure. For one week in late 2002, the press officer attached to the police department in question confronted an anomaly in the case. He could never imagine what he would uncover. He would never have looked if he`d known what he would find. ...

London, May 1940. Britain is under threat of invasion & Neville Chamberlain’s government is about to fall. It is hard for us to imagine the Second World War without Winston Churchill taking the helm, but in Six Minutes in May Nicholas Shakespeare shows how easily events could have gone in a different direction. It took just six minutes for MPs to cast the votes that brought down Chamberlain. Shakespeare moves from Britain’s disastrous battle in Norway, for which many blamed Churchill, on to the dramatic developments in Westminster that led to Churchill becoming Prime Minister. Uncovering fascinating new research & delving into the key players’ backgrounds, Shakespeare gives us a new perspective on this critical moment in our history. ...

James Maskalyk set out for the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan in 2007 as Medicins Sans Frontieres` newest medical doctor in the field. Equipped with his experience as an emergency physician in a Western hospital & his desire to understand the most desperate parts of the world, Maskalyk returned home six months later more affected by the experience, the people & the place than he had anticipated. Six Months in Sudan is an illuminating & affecting account of saving lives in one of the most dangerous places on Earth. Six Months in Sudan began as a blog that he wrote from his hut in Sudan in an attempt to bring his family & friends closer to his hot, hot days. It is a story about humans: the people of Abyei who suffer its hardship because it is their home, & the doctors, nurses & countless volunteers who leave their homes with the tools to make another`s easier to endure. With great hope & insight, Maskalyk illuminates a distant place
- its heat, its people, its poverty, its war
- to inspire possibilities for action.

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Anne Boleyn: A King`s Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory & Elizabeth Chadwick.` Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life` Guardian The young woman who changed the course of history. Fresh from the palaces of Burgundy & France, Anne draws attention at the English court, embracing the play of courtly love. But when the King commands, nothing is ever a game. Anne has a spirit worthy of a crown
- & the crown is what she seeks. At any price. ANNE BOLEYN. The second of Henry`s Queens. Her story. History tells us why she died. This powerful novel shows her as she lived.SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.
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` This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again!` Kate Williams Alison Weir, historian & author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen & Anne Boleyn: A King`s Obsession, draws an enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII`s third queen, as you`ve never seen her before. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory & Elizabeth Chadwick.` This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction` The Times THE WOMAN HAUNTED BY THE FATE OF HER PREDECESSOR. Eleven days after the death of Anne Boleyn, Jane is dressing for her wedding to the King. She has witnessed at first hand how courtly play can quickly turn to danger & knows she must bear a son... or face ruin. This new Queen must therefore step out from the shadows cast by Katherine & Anne
- in doing so, can she expose a gentler side to the brutal King?JANE SEYMOURTHE THIRD OF HENRY`S QUEENSHER STORYAcclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on new research for her captivating novel, which paints a compelling portrait of Jane & casts fresh light on both traditional & modern perceptions of her. Jane was driven by the strength of her faith & a belief that she might do some good in a wicked world. History tells us how she died. This spellbinding novel explores the life she lived.SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.
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According to a survey made a few years ago, the most common British dream is that of taking tea with the Queen. Now you can make your dreams reality during the Jubilee Celebrations with this fun pair of teabags adorned with images of the Monarch & her Consort! Filled with a classic tea blend with Assam, these novelty tea bags come with a greeting card & envelope & make a jolly Jubilee-themed gift. ...