Details: Why have creatures evolved as they are? Which species have been the most successful? Where does humanity fit
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How old is the universe? When did life on earth begin? What happened to the dinosaurs? How was the moon created? How did ancient Chinese science shape the modern world? How did Islam trigger globalization? Are humans really superior to other living things? & how can you fit the complete history of the planet into one pocket-sized book? These are just some of the questions answered in Christopher Lloyd's acclaimed 13.7 billion year history
- now in brief. In this thrill-ride across millennia & continents, the complete history of the planet comes to life: from the Earth's fiery birth to its near-obliteration in the Triassic period, & from the first signs of human life to the tentative future of a world with a burgeoning population & a global warming crisis. Covering a wide range of topics including astrophysics, zoology, & sociology, & complete with maps & illustrations, What on Earth Happened? In Brief is the endlessly entertaining story of the planet, life, & people.
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With fear of terrorism, crime & social chaos putting our ideal of individual liberty very much into retreat, how can we maintain the principles we fought so hard to attain? This title takes us through four centuries of civil liberty; how it was constructed, & has been re-thought & re-fought to adapt to new circumstances. ...

Books Thriller Books She saved his life. Now he'll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface & has become an expert on how murderers slip up & give themselves away. She has dedicated her life to creating a sense of order, at work with her ex-marine partner; at home with her husband & two young daughters; & within, battling her own demons. Elise has everything under control. Until one afternoon, when she walks into a department store & is forced to make a terrible choice: to save one life, she will have to take another. Steeped in guilt, & on a leave of absence from work, she's numb, even to her husband & daughters, until she connects with Wade Austin, the tall man whose life she saved. But Elise soon realizes that he isn't who he says he is. In fact, Wade Austin isn't even his real name. The tall man is a ghost, one who will set off a terrify... ...

Rachel Jenner turned her back for a moment. Now her eight-year-old son Ben is missing.

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They are waiting for death. He is waiting to kill them. In August 2020, fourteen-year-old Andrew Golding went out for a walk following a row with his mum. He was never seen again. Four years later, when the press discovers police errors in Andrew Golding's case, DI Ridpath is called in to investigate. As Ridpath delves into the case, he slowly discovers something much bigger & far more brutal than he ever expected – a murderer from the past who threatens his career & the lives of those close to him. Can he unravel the secrets before the killer strikes again? Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781804362556 •†Author: M J Lee •†Publisher: Canelo •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:†384 •†Dimensions: 12.85 x 2.18 x 19.84 cm ...

Celebrates a time of innocence, when advertisers could tell us any old garbage & we'd believe it. From the minor untruth
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Covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, the author shows how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us & our world. Looking under the surface of the seemingly mundane, he reveals how everyone & everything contains an incredible story. ...

At 17, Rowland Rivron had already fulfilled his ambitions as a professional drummer gigging in London's West End. All that changed in the 1980s when he fell in with the new & anarchic 'alternative comedians'. Alongside Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson, Alexei Sayle & others, he appeared in such culturally defining shows as " The Comic Strip Presents", The Young Ones, The Tube & of course " French & Saunders", where he appeared as the charismatic Duane, one half of the inimitable Raw Sex. But the real story is what went on behind the scenes because, possessing the constitution of an ox, he fast got reputation as a party animal & loose cannon. When he wasn't having penalty shoot-outs with Diana Ross in her Ritz suite or upsetting countless Hollywood stars, he could be found cycling down the staircase of the Groucho Club or setting fire to himself for money. Wherever he went there was bound to be trouble, hilarity & an eye-watering bar bill. In " What the F*** Did I Do Last Night?" he bares his soul (and quite a lot else) in a tale of hilarious encounters, death-defying escapades & shameless unprofessionalism. You have to read it to believe it. ...