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Unleashed by Hitler in 1942, the German Tiger tank was by far the most powerful tank ever built at the time?the 60-ton monster could destroy any Allied tank from more than a mile away. Desperate to discover the secret technology used in its manufacture, Winston Churchill chose a brilliant young army engineer, Major Doug Lidderdale, as his special agent. In a late-night briefing in the subterranean war rooms under Whitehall he ordered him " Go catch me a tiger." By February 1943, Doug was facing Rommel's desert army. After several hair-raising efforts to bag a Tiger on the battlefields of Tunisia, Doug & his team put their lives on the line in a terrifying shoot-out with the five-man crew of a Tiger, capturing the tank intact. The morale boost to the Allies was such that both Churchill & King George VI flew to Tunisia to examine the Tiger firsth&. But the Germans were not finished with Doug ? constant attacks by the Luftwaffe & U-boats pursued him & his men on the journey back to Engl&. But by October 1943, the Tiger was gifted to Churchill, who had it placed on London's Horse Guards Parade. Lidderdale went on to use some of the Tiger technology to develop war machines for the D-day landings & was promoted to Colonel. Tiger 131 is now kept at Bovington Tank Museum & is the only working Tiger in the world. The full extent of Doug's adventures only came to light after his son, Dave Travis, revealed the existence of his father's diaries. ...

One morning Daisy woke up feeling not quite right. "I need a cuddle", she sighed.

Just then, there was a knock

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Twenty years ago, Kate Maddox was a volunteer at a research centre where scientists hunted for a cure for the common cold virus. That summer, Kate fell in love with a handsome young doctor, Stephen, but her stay ended in his tragic death & Kate fled to a new life in the US. Now Kate is back in England & on the run with her young son, this time from her vile husb&. But a chance encounter sets her on a terrifying path of discovery. What really happened at the Cold Research Unit two decades ago? Pursued by both her estranged husband & a psychotic killer who is obsessed with his prey, Kate must fight to solve the puzzle of the past ? uncovering a sickening betrayal & a truth more horrifying than she could ever have imagined? ...

Tells the story of a seventeen-year-old dropout who has been kicked out of his fourth school. This novel dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, & the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. ...

The inspirational story of life as a midwife. From her very first day as a nervous student nurse in Blackburn to the dedicated completion of her nursing qualifications & her training as a midwife in Burnley, Sheena Byrom has never once looked back, enjoying a thirty-five year career with the NHS. Catching Babies is a moving account of an extraordinary career. It reveals the unique experiences that filled Sheena's days as she looked after overwhelmed mums & dads & helped to bring their precious babies into the world. ...

After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss & Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out.. . & the Capitol has decidd that someone must pay. As Katniss & Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitol's Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever... ...

Argues that it was cooking that caused the transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings to Homo erectus. This title focuses on the idea: the habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink & the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, & created the male-female division of labour. ...

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Just how badly do you want to find paradise? When Tom Finn is almost jailed for confronting two burglars in his own home, this taxi driver takes his young family to live on the tropical island of Phuket, Thail&. Phuket is all the Finn family dreamed of ? a tropical paradise where the children swim with elephants, the gibbons sing love songs in the jungle, the Andaman Sea is like turquoise glass & this young family is free to grow. But both man-made disaster & the unleashed forces of nature shatter this tropical idyll for Tom Finn's family. ...