The Fastnet Race is the world famous yacht race from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland & back. The race of 1979 began in perfect weather conditions but within 48 hours, the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing struck off the south coast of Irel&. By the time it had passed, the havoc caused was immeasurable. Even more devastating, it had mercilessly taken the lives of fifteen sailors. It had been Nick Ward's childhood ambition to sail in the Fastnet Race, & after being asked to join the crew aboard the 30-foot yacht Grimalkin it was a dream come true. But then the storm hit. Grimalkin was capsized again & again, the skipper was lost overboard & after hours of struggle, three of the crew decided to abandon the boat for the liferaft. Nick & his fellow crewmember Gerry, both injured & unconscious, were left on the beleaguered yacht in the middle of the Irish Sea. Both were presumed dead, & were taken off the priority list for rescue. Gerry died a few hours later, & Nick was left to face the storm alone. Left for Dead is the tragic & inspirational story of Nick Ward's survival against all the odds. It is the story of an ordinary man who survived an extraordinary event. It was an experience which affected him so deeply that for over 25 years his story has remained untold
- until now.
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The Fastnet Race is the world famous yacht race from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland & back. The race of 1979 began in perfect weather conditions but within 48 hours, the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing struck off the south coast of Irel&. By the time it had passed, the havoc caused was immeasurable. Even more devastating, it had mercilessly taken the lives of fifteen sailors. It had been Nick Ward's childhood ambition to sail in the Fastnet Race, & after being asked to join the crew aboard the 30-foot yacht Grimalkinit was a dream come true. But then the storm hit. Grimalkinwas capsized again & again, the skipper was lost overboard & after hours of struggle, three of the crew decided to abandon the boat for the liferaft. Nick & his fellow crewmember Gerry, both injured & unconscious, were left on the beleaguered yacht in the middle of the Irish Sea. Both were presumed dead, & were taken off the priority list for rescue. Gerry died a few hours later, & Nick was left to face the storm alone. Left for Dead is the tragic & inspirational story of Nick Ward's survival against all the odds. It is the story of an ordinary man who survived an extraordinary event. It was an experience which affected him so deeply that for over 25 years his story has remained untold
- until now. The size of this book is 23.1cm in height & 15.6cm wide with 186 pages
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Read by Sarah Paulson. Sarah Nickerson is like any other career-driven supermom in Welmont, the affluent Boston suburb where she leads a hectic but charmed life with her husband Bob, faithful nanny, & three children. Between recruiting the best & brightest minds as the Vice President of Human Resources at Berkley Consulting; shuttling the kids to soccer, day care, & piano lessons; & making it home in time for dinner, it's a wonder this over-achieving Harvard graduate has time to breathe. A self-confessed balloon about to burst, Sarah miraculously manages every minute of her life like an air traffic controller. Until one fateful day, while driving to work & trying to make a phone call, she looks away from the road for one second too long. In the blink of an eye, all the rapidly moving parts of her jam-packed life come to a screeching halt. A traumatic brain injury completely erases the left side of her world, & for once, Sarah must pay close attention to the details surrounding her, including her formerly absent mother. Without an awareness of the food on the left side of her plate or her own left h&, she is forced to search for answers in the void of this strange hemi-world
- both about the past & her uncertain future. Now, as she wills herself to regain her independence & heal, Sarah must learn that her real destiny
- her new, true life
- may in fact lie far from the world of conference calls & spreadsheets. & that a happiness & peace greater than all the success in the world is close within reach, if only she slows down long enough to notice.


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Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994, her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. This title tells the triump ...

A novel about friendship, hope & the power of pasta from the bestselling author of Pear Shaped. According to a magazine, Susie is a ' Leftover'
- a post Bridget-Jones 30 something who has neither her dream man, job, nor home. She doesn't even own six matching dinner plates. According to her friend Rebecca, Susie needs to get over her ex, Jake, start online dating
- or at least stop being so rude to every guy who tries to chat her up. But Susie's got a plan. If she can just make it the 307 days till her promotion & bonus, she can finally quit & pursue her dream career in food, then surely everything else will fall into place. If only her love life wasn't so complicated...A sharp, witty & refreshing novel about love, friendship & enjoying what's left on the table.

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Someday is Brigitte Nicholson's watchword. Someday she & the man she loves, Ted, will clarify their relationship. Someday she'll have children. Someday she'll finish writing her book. Someday she'll stop playing it so safe... Then something happens that changes Brigitte's life completely. ...

Someday is Brigitte Nicholson's watchword. Someday she & the man she loves, Ted, will clarify their relationship. Someday she'll have children. Someday she'll finish writing her book. Someday she'll stop playing it so safe... Then something happens that changes Brigitte's life completely. Struggling to plot a new course, Brigitte agrees to help her mother on a genealogy project
- & makes a fascinating discovery that reaches back to the French aristocracy. Brigitte decides to travel to South Dakota & Paris to follow the path of her ancestor. & as she begins to solve the puzzle of this exceptional young woman who lived so long ago, her quiet life becomes an adventure of its own. A chance meeting & a new opportunity put Brigitte back at the heart of her own story. & with family legacy coming to life around her, someday is no longer in the future. Instead, someday is now.
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Earth is not our only home. We have lived many lives in unusual environments before deciding to journey here & learn the lessons of Earth. The memories of these soul journeys are recorded in our subconscious. This title shows that they can be retrieved through regressive hypnosis. ...

London, 1732. William Hogarth is called to a murder scene. A woman lies dead, her unborn child ripped from her body. It is a warning. Hogarth painted the future King leaving her bed. He must destroy the painting to survive. But her killers made one mistake. They left the Prince's son alive. Centuries later, one man holds proof of this line of succession & keeps a watchful eye on the Prince's heir. The legacy is a terrible burden, but also an incredible opportunity. During a flight in a private jet, when a fellow passenger speaks of having gained possession of proof of this, the Royal Family's darkest secret, everything changes. Within hours of the flight, three of the seven passengers have been silenced. Who killed them? Why? To keep the secret or expose it? Where is the proof? As the body count rises, Alex Connor ratchets up the tension is this page-turning thriller that brings history into the present with devastating consequences. ...

For generations, a grand estate house was the crowning glory of over three thousand acres of Iowa farm land & golden corn fields. Named Aurelia, it was a monument to matriarch Lavinia Hathaway's dream to elevate the family name
- no matter what she had to destroy in the process. It was a desperation that wrought the downfall of the Hathaways.
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