The Druid Animal Oracle was first published as a deck of cards & a 176 page instruction book, & is now released as a deck
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At a time when we seek closer connection with the natural world, " The Druid Craft Tarot Deck" invites us to celebrate the earth & the rhythm of her seasons. This acclaimed deck created by practising Druids combines the two great streams of Western Pagan tradition
- Wicca & Druidry. Its powerful images have emerged from a vast store of teachings & story-telling rooted in the past, & also from the ancient concepts of numerology, which have provided the artist, Will Worthington, with inspiration from " Sacred Geometry".
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Here, for the first time, is a tarot that combines the two fundamental spiritualities of Nature
- Wicca & Druidry
- & reflects

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***50 MILLION TERRY BROOKS COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD***THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES IS NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES' Terry's place is at the head of the fantasy world' Philip Pullman To the scions of Shannara have fallen three tasks: Par Ohmsford has recovered the fabled Sword of Shannara. This he has accomplished, but the Federation's Chief Seeker has planted an awful thought in Par's mind
- that he himself is Shadowen, the very evil he seeks to destroy. Wren is in the Westl&, seeking out the elves. & in the Northl&... Walker Boh has been commanded by the shade of Allanon to find the lost city of Paranor & recreate the Order of Druids, disbanded for three hundred years. To achieve this he must find the Black Elfstone, but the gem is in the hands of an ancient being of timeless evil
- the Stone King. Beset on all sides by enemies, & from within by his own self-doubt, Walker Boh sets out on his part of the perilous quest. A quest that will end in success
- or the complete destruction of all he holds dear. Praise for Terry Brooks:'A master of the craft... required reading' Brent Weeks'I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and re-read) over the years' Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind'I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara' Peter V. Brett, author of The Painted Man' If you haven't read Terry Brooks, you haven't read fantasy' Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon The Heritage of Shannara series:THE SCIONS OF SHANNARATHE DRUID OF SHANNARATHE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARATHE TALISMANS OF SHANNARA


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To the scions of Shannara have fallen three tasks: Par Ohmsford has recovered the fabled Sword of Shannara. This he has accomplished, but the Federations Chief Seeker has planted an awful thought in Pars mind
- that he himself is Shadowen, the very evil he seeks to destroy. Wren is in the Westl&, seeking out the elves. & in the Northl&... Walker Boh has been commanded by the shade of Allanon to find the lost city of Paranor & recreate the Order of Druids, disbanded for three hundred years. To achieve this he must find the Black Elfstone, but the gem is in the hands of an ancient being of timeless evil
- the Stone King. Beset on all sides by enemies, & from within by his own self-doubt, Walker Boh sets out on his part of the perilous quest. A quest that will end in success
- or the complete destruction of all he holds dear.


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The Druid's Lodge Confederates were a syndicate of five inspired gamblers
- a stud owner, a Royal vet, a Master of Foxhounds
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At a time when we seek closer connection with the natural world, THE DRUIDCRAFT TAROT invites us to celebrate the earth & the rhythm of her seasons. This beautiful deck combines the two fundamental spiritualities of Nature
- Wicca & Druidry
- & reflects the explosion of interest in the Western magical tradition & paganism. Let the natural wisdom of Druid Craft bring you insight & inspiration for the life issues that you face today.

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In this highly entertaining & informative book, Christopher Joll & Anthony Weldon have captured the careers, accomplishments, follies & the occasional crimes of over three hundred of the officers & men who have served in the seven Regiments (two Household Cavalry & five Foot Guards) of the sovereign's personal troops. The pages of The DRUM HORSE IN THE FOUNTAIN will reveal a whole parade of remarkable & unusual characters... In the world of the arts
- theatre, film, music, & writing
- & sport there are many notable, & some surprising, Guardsmen including * two Oscar winning film stars
- one of whom was drunkenly responsible for dispatching a Drum Horse into " The Fountain" in front of Buckingham Palace. & some of the most eccentric men ever to have been let loose on the public including * The irresponsible officer in charge of the Tower of London guard who had to break back into the Tower by climbing the mast of a barge on the Thames & then onto Traitor's Gate; * The VC who rallied his troops with a hunting horn; * The officer who dressed as a nun to entertain the Duke of Wellington; * The unfortunate officer who Queen Victoria thought was addressing her when he was actually trying to admonish his unruly horse
- she was not amused; * Traitors, conmen, bigamists, a purveyor of `honours for cash' & three accused of murder
- as well as at least five murder victims, one of whom died in a Chicago bootleggers' shoot-out. On military service the officers & men of the Household Division have * earned forty-four Victoria Crosses; * been founding members of SOE, SAS, Commandos, operated behind enemy lines & pioneered military parachuting; * acted as spies, double agents & spy masters; * been supported through the fiercest fighting of WW2 by a remarkably loayl tea-lady in her NAAFI wagon. As well as Prime Ministers & politicians, churchmen also feature prominently with * a Cardinal who, had he lived, might have been Pope; an Archbishop of Canterbury, known as ` Killer', with an MC (as well as four padres awarded MCs), a bishop, two monks, three Lord Priors of the Order of St John, & two Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (who rank as Cardinals). Were this not enough, amongst actual, as well as aspiring, royalty & their progeny
- legitimate & otherwise, there was * the aristocratic candidate for the throne of Albania (who, although almost blind, fought as a regimental officer in WW1 without actually enlisting)... .&, not to be forgotten, are * one regimental wolfhound in the 1930s which dispatched the Italian Ambassador's greyhound, three bears (one stuffed), two WW1 milking cows who took part in the 1919 Victory Parade, one monkey with the rank of Corporal of Horse & a very alert goose called Jacob.





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In the closing years of the rule of the Shah, young Talkhoon lives with her sister, Taara, with her grandmother Khanum-Jaan, her grandfather Baba-Ji, & her disturbing uncle, Asaad, in the house known as The Drum Tower in Tehran. In the tower, Baba-Ji continues his life's work, an unfinishable book on the Simorgh, the Bird of Knowledge, but revolution of one sort or another is on the way & Talkhoon's father is in hiding. The girls live with the mystery of their missing mother, & Khanum-Jaan's inexplicable hatred of her. In a book peopled by amazing characters & events, shot through with magic realism, Talkhoon's life, & the life of her country, rush to their inevitable destinies. ...

Clive Allan has drawn upon thirty years experience as a police officer & a profound knowledge of the Scottish Highlands in his crime thriller, The Drumbeater When skeletal remains are found buried on a beach near the remote Scottish village of Glendaig, the evidence points to murder, to a crime dating back seventy years to World War Two. The task of unravelling the mystery falls to history graduate Neil Strachan, now a career cop, fast tracked into a new role on Northern Scotlands Major Enquiry Unit. When Neil calls upon German naval historian, Matthias Fuchs, to help identify the remains, a name soon emerges, that of a dashing young U-boat ace who mysteriously disappeared in 1941: Korvettenkapitan Max Friedmann. Neil seeks the assistance of Glendaigs elderly residents, but encounters an impenetrable wall of silence, causing him to suspect that they know far more about the young submariner than they are willing to impart. With more questions than answers, & under mounting pressure from his cynical boss to wrap up the enquiry, Neil embarks on a race against time to discover the truth. He begins to unravel a tale of subterfuge, escape & astounding loyalty. A tale that will ultimately reveal a secret that could have changed the course of World War Two... ...