In 1992, a climber was left to die by other climbers on Mount Everest, which horrified Joe Simpson who was himself left for dead in Peru in 1985. In this book Simpson explores anecdotally & in heated debates with his climbing companions on Pumori, the moral climate of mountaineering in the 1990s. ...

Bristol 1938 A shadowy presence overshadows Coronation Close, watching & waiting. Jenny Crawford is the first to notice the stranger & wonders why his attention is fixed on Thelma Dawson’s house. When challenged he makes a hasty retreat. Meanwhile Thelma is having trouble with her precocious daughter Mary who is about to leave school & start work. Mary considers herself an adult but to Thelma she’s still a little girl; an attitude resented by her daughter. Unknown to her mother, Mary is secretly befriended by a stranger, an older man who treats her as the grown up she thinks she is. But what does this man want with this naà ve young girl? Problems shared are problems halved. Jenny & Thelma certainly share theirs as the shadow of war rolls over from Europe & nothing seems certain. Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781836564607 •†Author: Lizzie Lane •†Publisher: Boldwood Books  •†Format: Paperback •†Pages:†298 •†Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8cm ...

Everything is not always as it seems
- & is usually worse. This title reveals the evil underbelly that corrupts even the most innocuous
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A behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the making of one of the greatest sonic masterpieces & most commercially successful albums of all time. Over three decades after its release, Pink Floyds ? The Dark Side of the Moon? remains one of the most acclaimed albums of all time. Its sales total around 30 million copies worldwide. In its first run, it took up residence in the US charts for a mind-boggling 724 weeks. According to recent estimates, one in five British households owns a copy. This, however, is only a fraction of the story. ? Dark Side? is rocks most fully realised & elegant concept album, based on themes of madness, anxiety & alienation that were rooted in the bands history ? & particularly in the tragic tale of their one ? time leader Syd Barrett. Drawing on original interviews with bass guitarist & chief songwriter Roger Waters, guitarist David Gilmour, & the albums supporting cast, ? The Dark Side of the Moon? is a must-have for the millions of devoted fans who desire to know more about one of the most timeless, compelling, commercially successful, & mysterious albums ever made. ...

Dom Salabos had a lot of advantages. As heir to a huge fortune, he had a robot servant (with Man-Friday subcircuitry), a planet (the First Syrian Bank) as godfather, a security chief who even ran checks on himself, & on Dom's home world even death was not always fatal. Why, then, in an age when prediction was a science, was his future in doubt? ...

Idris Limpet was an ordinary boy, until he was taken from his home & taught to tame monsters. Then he pulled a sword out of a stone & became Idris House Draco, Rightful King of the troubled Land of Lyonesse. Now he has been hunted from his country by the evil regent Fisheagle, & his beloved sister Morgan has been kidnapped. Idris must gather his kingly courage & get her back. Then he must defeat Fisheagle & save his people ...

Eddie loves going exploring in the local caves. One day he gets lost in the dark & discovers a hidden passageway.. . He meets a girl down there who knows all the secrets of the caves.. . but she can't seem to ever leave. Who is she? Or rather.. . what is she? Finding out the truth will change Eddie's life for ever. ...

There are days, even in the bad times, even the worst, when you can still believe in the future, like that six o'clock in the morning three weeks ago when the bell rang & Dominique was there. Dominique, pale, wretchedly thin, exhausted, his hair cropped ...

Near death from an attack by Slow Mutants, Roland Deschain is taken in by a group of Sisters who specialize in anything but the healing arts.

These hideous, corpse-like creatures known as the Little Sisters of Eluria have murder on their twisted minds. & in his current, wounded condition, theres almost nothing the last gunslinger can do to prevent their tender mercies from taking hold.

Collects Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
- The Little Sisters of Eluria 1-5.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780785149316
• Author: Peter David
• Publisher: Marvel
• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions: 27 x 18 x 1.5cm











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A BOLD NEW CHAPTER IN STEPHEN KING'S THE DARK TOWER SAGA! Twelve years have passed since the fateful Battle of Jericho Hill & the fall of the gunslingers. Since the Affiliation's resistance against John Farson became little more than a faint memory. Since the friends that stood by young Roland Deschain burned to ash in the Good Man's razing of Gilead. But Roland survived...and now he stalks the desert, hunting the spectral Man in Black in his quest for the Dark Tower. Join Robin Furth, Peter David & Richard Isanove as they welcome superstar artist Sean Phillips. Warning: Contains strong language & content. ...