An illustrated & comprehensive guide to trains & locomotives around the world, from steam engines to diesel & electric power. Featuring over 900 locomotives types, as well as the country & date of each. Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 colour & black-&-white photographs & artwork throughout.

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Specification tables for each locomotive with a wealth of technical information such as weight, operating speed & tractive effort. Covers the history of each locomotive including designer, manufacturer, innovations & details of affiliated railway companies.



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The Encyclopaedia Of True Crime is a fascinating fact file on wrongdoing which takes you deep into the hidden world of those who break the law. This book sheds light on what makes serial killers tick, how career criminals plan heists, the psychology behind white collar crime, the ruthless codes which operate in prisons & many other aspects of criminal culture. Features include Vlad the Impaler, the Great Train Robbery, Ed Kemper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Brazilian prison gangs, John Gotti, the Kray Brothers, the assassination of John Lennon, the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice, the world ...

Eminent scientist Dr Ralph Padley is dying
- & he knows it's time to finally tell the truth. Padley has a dark secret, which,
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Books Thriller Books It starts with a shocking accusation... Stephanie & Patrick are recently married, with new-born twins. While Stephanie struggles with the disorienting effects of sleep deprivation, there's one thing she knows for certain
- she has everything she ever wanted. Then a woman from his past arrives & makes a horrifying allegation about his first wife. He always claimed her death was an accident
- but she says it was murder. He insists he's innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. But is Patrick telling the truth? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780552177030 • Author: Shari Lapena • Publisher: Corgi • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm  

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Emma was just 13 when her happy childhood came crashing down. She had no idea the young lads she & her friends met every Saturday in the shopping mall weren't all they seemed. The boys were part of an organised gang targeting innocent young girls, grooming them for prostitution. Captivated by the ring leader, Emma didn't see the first brutal rape coming. From then on, her life was never her own... This is the harrowing true story of how a nice girl from a good home found herself drawn into a trap of degradation & violence, frightened for her life & not knowing where to turn. But it is also the story of finding the courage & inner strength to risk everything, & escape. ...

On the quayside next to the Endless Beach sits the Summer Seaside Kitchen.

Its a haven for tourists & locals alike, who

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Charlie Higson's " The Enemy" is the first in a jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens. Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus & now the kids must keep themselves alive. When the sickness came, every parent, police officer, politician
- every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused & hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, & they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumours of a safe place to hide. & so a gang of children begin their quest across London, where all through the city
- down alleyways, in deserted houses, underground
- the grown-ups lie in wait. But can they make it there
- alive? " Higson has got the balance of blood & gore just right". (" Daily Mirror"). " Clever.. .fast-paced.. .inventive". (" Guardian"). Charlie Higson is the author of the bestselling " Young Bond" series of novels for young readers, including " Silverfin" & " Double or Die", & the spine-tingling, teen zombie-horror series " The Enemy". Can't wait for the next instalment? This edition contains the first chapter of the mind-blowing first chapter of the second book " The Dead". Check out website for more blood, more zombies & more terror.



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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cheat Sheet & Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Enemy – a laugh-out-loud romance about rekindling old flames, with a never-before-seen chapter. Enemies should never get a second chance. But this one might... It’s been twelve years since June Broaden has seen her high school enemy (and secret crush), Ryan Henderson. That’s a long time to hold a grudge over some petty feud, but the sharp memory of him dangling a kiss at graduation, then pulling away at the last second, has fuelled many angry fantasies since. Now’s her chance to get even. Ryan, along with most of her high school class, is back in town for her best friend’s wedding, & June is eager to show the former bully exactly what he missed out on. A lot has changed since their high school days; June is the Southern queen of gourmet donuts now, not to mention one of the most desired bachelorettes in her small town. What’s she’s not expecting, though, is... ...

To gain the upper hand in conflict, the ability to know what your enemy is planning is vital. Separating myth from reality, The Enemy Within, traces the history of espionage from its development in ancient times through to the end of the Cold War & beyond, shedding light on the clandestine activities that have so often tipped the balance in times of war. From the Monkey hanged as a spy during the Napoleonic wars to the British Double Cross Committee in World War II, this journey through the history of espionage shows us that be they thrill seekers or madmen, fanatics or tricksters, no two spies are alike & their fascinating stories are fraught with danger & intrigue. ...

North Carolina. New Year's Day, 1990. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed.

Jack Reacher is the

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