Delve into the lives of three of the most important figures of the 20th century: men whose policies, philosophies & motivations had a dramatic
- some may say catastrophic
- bearing on their homeland Russia. Join Discovery & go in search of The Russian Revolutionaries: Stalin, Lenin & Trotsky. From Stalin, one of the most controversial characters in Russian history, whose leadership splits opinion even today
- his critics call him a tyrant while his supporters regard him as a capable leader
- to the Fathers of the Communist Revolution Vladimir Lenin & Leon Trotsky, rarely seen footage is used alongside unique documentary materials, restored photographs, expert analysis & archive documents to provide an in-depth look at their stories. Hear from his granddaughter what Stalin was like away from the public eye, learn the truth behind the myths & legends that surround Lenin & discover the story behind Leon Trotsky, one of the most ominous figures in 20th century Russian history.



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Return to a world of crystal armour, savage wilderness, & corrupt dynasties in book two of The Deathless series from Gemmell

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Details: For those old enough to remember, the Ryder Cups before the 1980s were often dispiriting affairs, especially
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Forced to do hard labour, starved & savagely beaten, British soldier Arthur Dodd thought his life would end in Auschwitz. Determined to go down fighting, he risked his life to sabotage Nazi industrial work & alleviate the suffering of Jewish prisoners. This shocking true story presents the largely unknown story of the military POWs held there. ...

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the world of the Friendliest Friends
- six Maltese puppies on a mission to be the Best. Dogs. Ever!


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1067. In the desolate wastes of Greenl&, a band of hunters discover a strangely-shaped meteor which has fallen from the sky. At first, the mysterious 'sky-stone' seems to bring good luck, healing a lame boy & guaranteeing a good catch of furs. But violence & murder soon follow in fortune's wake as the villagers fight & struggle among themselves to get control of the precious stone. Over the next six hundred years, the Sky-Stone falls into the hands of crusading knights, the wicked Sheriff of Devon, a group of radical young kabalists, the dying King Henry III & a band of travelling players. Each time, the stone brings treachery, discord & violent death to those who seek to possess it. ...

1067. In the desolate wastes of Greenl&, a band of hunters stumble across a strangely-shaped stone which has fallen from the sky. At first, the mysterious 'sky-stone' seems to bring good luck. But the villagers are soon cursed with violence & murder as they fight to gain control of the precious object. Over the next six hundred years, the Sky-Stone will fall into the hands of crusading knights, a wicked manor-lord of Devon, a group of radical young kabalists, the dying King Henry III & a band of travelling players. But treachery, discord & violent death follow for all who seek to possess it. ...

FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT OF SCOTT MARIANI'S NEW NOVEL, THE ARMADA LEGACY In the seventh bestselling Ben Hope conspiracy thriller, the action shoots back in time to the days of Jesus Christ
- & a buried secret that has staggering implications for the world as we know it... Returning to the UK to try to sort out his stormy personal life, Ben runs into two old friends. Simeon & Michaela were once his fellow students at Oxford
- now they are The Reverend & Mrs Arundel. Ben senses that Simeon is deeply troubled & frightened, but before the truth can emerge about his secretive research project concerning a mysterious, ancient 'sacred sword', both he & Michaela are killed out in a devastating road crash. Convinced that his friends' deaths were no accident, Ben is propelled on a global quest from the UK to France, the Holy Land & America to unlock the enigma of the sacred sword. At every step, he is pursued by ruthless agents of the sinister organisation that will stop at nothing to acquire it. In the course of his investigations, Ben will discover an incredible secret, not just about the history of Christianity but about his own past.. .

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The Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged ten, having been abused, victimised & rejected by her family. Donna had been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy's. When Donna arrives she is silent, withdrawn & walks with her shoulders hunched forward & her head down. Donna is clearly a very haunted child & refuses to interact with Cathy's children Adrian & Paula. After patience & encouragement from Cathy, Donna slowly starts to talk & tells Cathy that she blames herself for her & her brothers being placed in care. The social services were aware that Donna & her brothers had been neglected by their alcoholic mother, but no one realised the extent of the abuse they were forced to suffer. The truth of the physical torment she was put through slowly emerges, & as Donna grows to trust Cathy she tells her how her mother used to make her wash herself with wire wool so that she could get rid of her skin colour as her mother was so ashamed that Donna was mixed race. The psychological wounds caused by the bullying she received also start to resurface when Donna starts reenacting the ways she was treated at home by hitting & bullying Paula, so much so that Cathy can't let Donna out of her sight. As the pressure begins to mount on Cathy to help this child, things start to get worse & Donna begins behaving in erratic ways, trashing her bedroom & being regularly abusive towards Cathy's children. Cathy begins to wonder if she can find a way to help this child or if Donna's scars run too deep. ...

The nightmare begins... Vampire Blood trilogy comprising: Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant & Tunnels of Blood. Join Darren Shan's descent into the darkness. CIRQUE DU FREAK Darren goes to a banned freak show with his best mate Steve. It's the wonderfully gothic Cirque Du Freak where weird, frightening half human/half animals appear who interact terrifyingly with the audience. After he sees the amazing performing spider, Madam Octa, Darren is determined to steal her. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong. The spider bites Steve & Darren has to sell his soul to an evil vampire to get the antidote. THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT Darren joins the vampire, Mr Crepsley, as his assistant & they return to the Cirque Du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) & a local boy, Sam, & RV, an eco-warrior & animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers as the youngest half-vampire in existence, but he defiantly refuses to drink human blood
- the whole idea sickens him
- & he tries desperately to cling on to the part of him which is human. TUNNELS OF BLOOD When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals, Darren & the snake-boy, Evra Von, leave the Cirque Du Freak & travel with him to the city. Whilst there, Darren meets Debbie & his life as a Vampire's Assistant fades into the background
- until corpes are found. Corpses drained of blood... Suspicious of Mr Crepsley's secretive bahaviour, Darren & Evra shadow him across the city & confront a creature of the night who may be the end of them all...


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