What if America's most powerful leader was also its prime target? On a busy Washington morning, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has gained full control of the executive mansion by means of a violent massacre, leaving dozens dead. Through luck & quick thinking, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker
- but not before almost one hundred hostages are taken. One man is sent to take control of the crisis. Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, determines that the president is not as safe as Washington's power elite think. Moving stealthily among the corridors & secret passageways of the White House, Rapp makes a chilling discovery that could rock America to its core: someone within his own government wants his rescue attempt to fail.
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Please note this book contains content of an adult nature. After toying with the idea of joining the oldest profession in Nice, two buxom beauties are abducted to the villa of a lustful dwarf who grossly mistreats them & ships them to Algiers for use in a drug-smuggling gang. Eventually, the young women are returned to Nice & the untender mercies of their aunt. This book has 239 pages & is 17.5cm x 10.5cm x 1.7cm ...

We all share the potential for enormous self-transformation & limitless happiness, through travelling the inner journey of a spiritual path. The author invites us in this book on our own inner journey, & shares with us some of the universal spiritual insights he has gained along the way. ...

Mira Fedor & her friends stand in the eye of the hurricane. Everything is in flux & nothing is as it appears to be. Mira's pregnancy seems to be proceeding at an inhuman pace & the sedate acceptance of this state of affairs by her biozoon, Insigna, is as much an irritation as it is comfort. It seems clear that the extropists' procedures have had an unforeseen effect
- but will her child be more than human? Or less? Meanwhile, the galaxy-wide conspiracy that has plagued the Orion League for so long is blown wide open. The conspirators stand unmasked, but is there time to prevent their carefully laid plans coming to fruition? & even if there is, how many of the Orion Worlds will pay the price for their leaders' blindness? The pieces are all in play; all that remains is for each side to commit to its end game. But there's one question nobody has thought to ask: will god play by the rules.. .?
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Presents a comprehensive review of theorizing & empirical research that can serve as a reference & starting point for additional research on the theory. Intended for both the scholars & students of leadership, this book can be used as a primary text in a course or seminar focusing on transformational leadership. ...

The Transformer Magic Cube is an update of the classic colour-matching puzzle that’s a great mental challenge at home or on the move. Turn & twist the sides of the cube so that each of the six faces only has one colour.

Over “43 Quintillion” (that’s 43 with 18 zeros to you & me) moves are possible with this unique cube, but there is only one solution! Can you solve it in under 10 seconds? The Tranformer Magic Cube is incredibly addictive & without the standard squares of an Original Magic cube you might have found your new challenge!

A must for puzzle lovers, the aim is to twist & turn the Transformer Cube to return it to its original state, with every side having one solid colour.

Measures: 17.5 x 13.5 x 7cm approx.





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Details: The saga of Transformers enters Generation 2: bigger, badder & more in your face than ever before. The kid gloves
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As sci-fi action blockbusters go, they don't come much bigger than Transformers. Maybe its because of the subject matter: its based on a toy line from the 1980s, concerning giant robots from outer space engaged in a civil war that pits the heroic Autobots against the evil Decepticons. They have the ability to disguise themselves as vehicles & other mechanical objects, transforming back into robots when its time to stomp each other senseless. As a premise, its rather silly. But its also very simple, & thats why it works. The heroes are truly heroic: the noble & powerful Autobot leader Optimus Prime is one of the most iconic characters of the 1980s, & getting the original voice actor (Peter Cullen) to give him life was a stroke of genius. The villains, meanwhile, are just plain evil: Decepticon leader Megatron (voiced by Hugo Weaving) is motivated by absolute power, & his soldiers are not above a bit of wanton destruction to achieve their goals. Mix in a bit of mysticism in the form of the Allspark, the source of life for all Transformers, & the result is pure cinematic magic. Its not a perfect film: there are some characters & sub-plots that are unnecessary & which go nowhere, & at almost three hours, its a lot of movie. But the Transformers themselves, rendered in CGI, have a very realistic size & weight on screen, & look particularly good as they switch from one mode to the other. Moreover, director Michael Bay is smart enough to realise that appealing to kids doesn't mean pandering to them--the cutest robot on screen is a manic little psychotic killer with the apt name Frenzy. The humans in the film, meanwhile, keep the film grounded, whilst never detracting from the real robot stars. Unlike The Matrix trilogy, which tried to be too clever, or The Lord of the Rings films, which were too clever, Transformers is probably the best science fiction epic since the original Star Wars trilogy. --Robert Burrow ...

Details: The epic battles between Optimus Prime & Megatron have long thrilled Transformers fans. But these two giants
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Details: The galaxy-spanning saga of Transformers: Generation 2 continues... As Jhiaxus & the new Cybertronians continue
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