Introducing Max Ward, a modern spy in a dangerous world. Know your enemy... Spared certain expulsion by a faceless puppet-master, MI6 spook Max Ward is happy riding an analyst's desk at the British Embassy in The Hague & seeing his married lover whenever their schedules allow. Then, out of nowhere, the favour is called in. The same puppeteer finally breaks cover. He's been watching Max since before he was recruited & now he wants him to face down an enemy Max knows only too well. An enemy both of them have good reason to pursue, & even better reason to leave well alone. Max's carefully-ordered world is turned upside down as a mission with no escape routes forces him to confront everything he's forgotten & everyone he's betrayed. A mission that will finally force him to make a deal with the devil himself. Max Ward is a modern spy in a dangerous world. A world where counter intelligence, drug cartels & global terrorism intersect. A world where the beauty of an Old Master painting hides a deadly game of deal, double cross & revenge. ...

We all know that change is hard. It's unsettling, it's time-consuming, & all too often we give up at the first sign of a setback. But why do we insist on seeing the obstacles rather than the goal? The authors argue that we need only understand how our minds function in order to unlock shortcuts to switches in behaviour. ...

Between 2008 & 2012, the UK plans to turn off its conventional analogue terrestrial television & switch fully to digital TV. This book presents a study of the policy of digital switchover. It shows how, for success, public policy needs to work in conjunction with competitive market forces & with organised broadcasting industry collaboration. ...

From the middle of the 18th century onward, Switzerland was a compulsory port of call for the cultured traveller. Artists & travellers competed with each other to portray its remarkable mountain landscapes, interwoven in heroic, silent atmospheres of damp woods, alternating with roaring waterfalls. ...

Discover Switzerland with Marco Polo! This compact, straightforward guide is clearly structured for ease of use. It gets you right to the heart of the country, & provides you with all the latest information & lots of Insider Tips for a thrilling Swiss adventure. ...

Books Fantasy Fiction Books Lose yourself in a vibrant world of power, intrigue & magic in this spellbinding epic from an internationally bestselling sensation. One was raised to rule. One was trained to die. Welcome to the Chronicles of Castellane. In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, a young orphan named Kel is stolen from his old life to enter a new one of luxury & peril. He’s to become Prince Conor Aurelian’s body-double, shielding the Prince from all dangers. As his ‘ Sword Catcher, ’ he & Conor become close as brothers – yet Kel lives for one purpose: to die for Conor. Lin Caster is an Ashkar physician, part of a community ostracised for its rare magical abilities. But events pull her & Kel together & into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King who rules Castellane’s criminal underworld. Together, they’ll discover an extraordinary conspiracy. But can forbidden love bring down a kingdom? & will their discoveries plunge their nation into war & the world into chaos?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529001389 •†Author: Cassandra Clare •†Publisher:   Tor •†Format:†  Hardback •†Pages:† 624 •†Dimensions:† 16.6 x 5.6 x 24.2 cm ...

One was raised to rule. One was trained to die... In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, Kel is an orphan, stolen from his old impoverished life to become Prince Conor Aurelian’s body-double. As his ‘ Sword Catcher’, he & Conor will become as close as brothers. Yet Kel lives for one purpose: to die for Conor. Lin Caster is an Ashkar physician, part of a community ostracized for its rare magical abilities. After a failed assassination attempt pulls her & Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, who rules Castellane’s criminal underworld. But as long-kept secrets are uncovered & forbidden attractions blossom, will their discoveries plunge their land into war – & nations into chaos? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529001402 • Author: Cassandra Clare • Publisher: Tor • Format: Paperback • Pages: 640 • Dimensions: 13.1 x 3.9 x 19.7cm ...

March 1814, Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months' rigorous patrolling off the North American coast. War with the United States has not yet ended, but news of Napoleon's defeat & abdication has stunned a navy & a nation bled by years of European conflict. Victory has been the impossible dream & now, for Bolitho, a vision of the future & a personal peace seems attainable. However an unsympathetic Admiralty dispatches him to Malta. In this appointment a compliment or a malicious ploy to keep Bolitho from the woman he loves & the freedom he craves? He cannot know, but the voice of duty speaks more insistently even than the voice of the heart, & in this familiar sea where both glory & tragedy have touched his life, Bolitho must confront the future, the renaissance of a hated tyrant, & the fulfilment of destiny. ...

Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a man of his word.

An oath bound him to King Alfred. & now an oath will wrench him away from the

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An oath of loyalty.
Two warring kings.
A destiny he didn’t choose…

England is in turmoil as Vikings &

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