Hurricane Katrina. The Indian Ocean Tsunami. Killer Tornadoes. Planet Earth's extremes of weather are making news as never before, & now Life explains why, in a book that collects some of the greatest photographs of natural disasters ever assembled. From earthquakes to tornadoes, lightning to tsunamis, Life Nature's Fury illuminates the hidden natural forces that shape our lives in splendid & terrible ways. Life travels back to before Noah's flood & looks at the frenzied activity that led to the death of the dinosaurs. The volcano that might have sunk the legendary Atlantis is discussed, as is the one that led to the poignant mummies of Pompeii. In our times, Life presents 25 natural disasters of the last century & a-half in vivid photography. Interspersed are special sections that answer the questions: What is a hurricane? What is a Tsunami? &, what is an earthquake? This helps the reader understand the phenomenal forces behind the almost unbelievable imagery. This book has 128 pages & is 35 x 26.4 x 1.7 cms ...

All eleven episodes from the first season of the quirky US crime series starring British actor Damian Lewis as an offbeat detective returning to the force after spending 12 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. Back on the beat with a new spirit ...

All 21 episodes from the second season of the Los Angeles-set crime drama series. Damian Lewis returns to his role as Charlie, an eccentric detective who returns to the force after being wrongfully imprisoned. Back on the beat with his determined partner, ...

The RNLI is at the forefront of saving lives around Britain's coasts. Putting to sea in all weathers, its crews are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This book describes 16 dramatic rescues spanning 200 years in the RNLI's distinguished history. ...

The lifeboat at Spurn Head, covering the Humber, is Britain's only full-time lifeboat, with a crew always on station. With over 500 rescues & 760 lives saved, the station is also one of Britain's busiest. Illustrated with over 150 black & white & colour images, the book tells the story of this lifeboat station, as well as the daring rescues the many crews have undertaken. 2010 is the 200th anniversary of the founding of the station. The size of this book is 23.3cm in height & 16.6cm wide with 159 pages. ...

What is frogspawn? How do tadpoles swim? When do tadpoles become frogs? Packed with fascinating facts about life cycles. Amazing photographs of every stage. Labelled diagrams to explain growth & development. Are you ready to start at the beginning? ...

Three men, sleeping rough on London's mean streets, have been found brutally murdered
- each victim kicked to death & found

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Read by Robert Glenister. Tom Thorne's career is on the skids. Depressed by the recent loss of his father, berated for overstepping the mark on his last case, he's been 'encouraged' to take leave. It's a fairly dire situation. But not as dire as the situation for London's homeless. Three vagrants have been found murdered in the last month, each with a ?20 note pinned to his chest. Were they just random jetsam
- or were they targeted for a reason? With his deputy, Dave Holl&, as his only contact, Thorne is seconded to the streets. Not as a policeman, but as one of life's rejects. It fits: he looks the part
- & feels it as well. In this twilight netherworld he finds a society with its own rules & its own moral code. & the word on these streets is that the killer is a cop.

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A collection of slice of life stories, where each vignette, illustrated by a different artist, presents a glimpse into a different corner of the world outside our window. Ranging from the sentimental to the shocking, the familiar to the unknown, they range in content from noir crime to love stories to war memoirs to humorous conversation pieces. ...

Kat Kavanagh is not in love. She has lots of friends, an ordinary job, & she never ever thinks about her past. This is Kats story. None of it is true. Milo Mc Intyre loves his mam, the peanut-butter-&-banana muffins at the Funky Banana caf?, & the lifesaving class he does after school. He never thinks about his future, until the day it changes forever. This is Milos story. All of it is true. & then there is the other story. The one with a twist of fate which somehow brings together a boy from Brighton & a woman from Dublin, & uncovers the truth once & for all. This is the story thats just about to begin... ...