Doug Beattie was due to retire from the British Army in 2007, until his CO made a desperate plea: stay on for just one more tour. In March 2008 he returned to Afghanistan. But if 2006 had been hellish, then 2008 was off the scale. For six months Beattie led Afghan & British troops into repeated, exhausting battles with the Taliban. He took part in 50 major contacts & describes in detail the action-packed reality of life & death on the frontline, bringing the chaos & ferocity of the war to lfe with the utmost honesty & humanity. Gripping & moving in equal measure, this searing & personal account from the author of An Ordinary Soldier is a war memoir of the highest possible calibre. ...

In 2006 Doug Beattie was awarded the Military Cross for helping recapture the southern Afghan town of Garmsir from the Taliban. With his mind set on retirement & his family, his CO's desperate plea pulled him towards his final tour in Afghanistan 2008. Over the next 6 months in Helmand Province Beattie led British & Afghan troops into repeated, exhausting battles with the Taliban. There are vivid accounts of the chaos & the aftermath of suicide attacks, lives saved & lost in impossible conditions, murder & the daily struggle to train the Afghan Army. This is what ' An Ordinary Soldier' did next. ...

Decorate your party with this gorgeous gold & white Tassel Garl&, perfect for adding a fantastic touch to your event decor.

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A stylish black ink ballpoint pen with a gorgeous, sleek metal barrel & a fun matching tassel on the end.

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Brutus, the dastardly Black Baron, has challenged his wimpy cousin to a duel. A duel to the death!

Poor Prince Billy...

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Khaila & DC had what most people would call the perfect storybook romance, & passionate sex that would make any couple envious. They were like night & day, but complemented each other in every way. After two years together they even started having thoughts of marriage. There was only one thing that stood in the way of their happiness. ...

With her gastronomically curious & inquiring mind, Erika Parry, loves to try every new taste & original food, putting them to good use by creating dynamic & stylish recipes. She has always had a passionate interest in food & gardens. As a designer her subjects are mostly flowers & fruits, making extensive studies of these. This book has 160 pages & is 21cm x 15cm x 1.2cm ...

Bobbi Kaur is determined to plan a celebration to remember for her best friend's wedding. But she has two problems that are getting in her way: 1. The egotistical, & irritatingly sexy, chef Benjamin " Bunty" Padda is supposed to help her with the menu since he's the groom's best friend, & 2. Someone is trying to sabotage the wedding. With aspirations of taking over her family's event planning business, Bobbi knows that one misstep in managing the Kareena Mann & Prem Verma (Vermann) party, along with the other weddings on her plate, will only give her uncle another reason not to promote her. That means Kareena's big day & Bobbi's future career are on the line. Bunty will do anything for his best friend, even though he has his hands full in finding a new location for his next restaurant while also playing mediator between his brother & father, the celebrated Naan King. When Prem asks Bunty to help with the wedding menu, he agrees, especially since it puts him in close proxi... ...

Helping young readers discover & understand the world around them, this nonfiction title covers the basic what, where, & when of senses. It contains facts & colour photographs, & provides a bridge from the Foundation Stage into Key Stage 1. A ' Test your senses' section contains experiments giving children a framework for investigation. ...

Nancy, Nell, & Vivi are three sisters who know there is no force on earth greater than love. When their adored foster mother is murdered, the D' Onofrio women come together to hunt for her murderer
- & track down a family legacy gone missing: rare, priceless art from the Renaissance, a treasure worth killing for.
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