On Sunday April 27 2003 27-year old Aron Ralston set off for a days hiking in the Utah canyons. Dressed in a t-shirt & shorts Ralston a seasoned climber figured hed hike for a few hours & then head off to work. 40 miles from the nearest paved road he found himself on top of an 800-pound boulder. As he slid down & off of the boulder it shifted trapping his right hand against the canyon wall. No one knew where he was; he had little water; he wasnt dressed correctly; & the boulder wasnt going anywhere. He remained trapped for five days in the canyon: hypothermic at night de-hydrated & hallucinating by day. Finally he faced the most terrible decision of his life: braking the bones in his wrist by snapping them against the boulder he hacked through the skin & finally succeeded in amputating his right hand & wrist. The ordeal however was only beginning. He still faced a 60-foot rappell to freedom & a walk of several hours back to his car
- along the way he miraculously met a family of hikers & with his arms tourniqued & blood-loss almost critical they heard above them the whir of helicopter blades; just in time Aron was rescued & rushed to hospital. Since that day Aron has had a remarkable recovery. He is back out on the mountains with an artificial limb; he speaks to select groups on his ordeal & rescue; & amazingly he is upbeat positive & an inspiration to all who meet him. This is the account of those five days of the years that led up to them & where he goes from here. It is narrative non-fiction at its most compelling.
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A baby on the way & two killers on the loose. Will Detective Lindsay Boxer be pushed to breaking point? An eccentric professor walks into Lindsay's homicide department to report a murder that hasn't yet happened. A convicted serial killer wakes from a two-year coma. He says he's ready to tell where the bodies are buried but does he have a much more sinister plan in mind? Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when she is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life. ...

A baby on the way & two killers on the loose. Will Detective Lindsay Boxer be pushed to breaking point? An eccentric professor walks into Lindsay's homicide department to report a murder that hasn't yet happened. A convicted serial killer wakes from a two-year coma. He says he's ready to tell where the bodies are buried but does he have a much more sinister plan in mind? Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when she is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life. ...

Volume two continues with the survivors of the bloody fighting in France regrouping to make a final stand in the Ardennes & Hungary before Germany was overcome by the Allies. It is a detailed & gripping account of the most famous & infamous division to fight in World War II for any side. ...

The police call him...the working girl killer. But no woman is safe... The 11th victim is found only a short distance from Karin Shaeffer's house. At the crime-scene she discovers a local prostitute stabbed to death the knife left embedded between her breasts. It is the signature of the ' Working Girl Killer'
- a serial killer who has terrorised New York City for the last three years. The police are clueless but when Karin's best friend becomes the lead investigator she finds herself drawn into the investigation as a consulting detective. But next time the killer is going to strike all too close to home...
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This heavily illustrated book featuring the world's greatest modern artists is an excellent introduction for young readers to modern art. The featured artists
- including Picasso Chagall Calder Lichtenstein & Hockney
- are introduced in a format & style that will appeal to children & are arranged chronologically with an accompanying timeline. Each artist's entry

Includes:: a concise biography beautiful reproductions of major works & lively texts that speak directly to young readers. Games quizzes & other activities help readers learn about the significant contributions of each artist in a way that is both fun & inspiring. Additional information about museums suggestions for further reading & online resources will satisfy the most curious minds.



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A winged headless goddess from the third century; a gigantic tube of toothpaste; a tribal mask; a Buddha of solid gold
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This fun bright card has a sequin decorated number &8216;13&8217;in 3D multicoloured lettering against a glittery blue strip the rest of the card is decorated with sparkly silver & blue spots. The greeting inside this card reads &8216; Enjoy your special day!&8217; & comes with a silver envelope ready for posting Approximate dimensions: 20.5 x 20.5cm Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard. ...

A delightfully illustrated cult novel literary satire & epic adventure. Within the first 15 pages I was carried away by the sheer craziness of it all. Some Minipirates find a baby bear with blue fur inside a walnut shell floating on the ocean towards a giant whirlpool. They rescue him & teach him about knots & waves & that a good white lie is often considerably more exciting than the truth. Then when he outgrows their ship to such an extent that he is in danger of sinking it they abandon him on an island with a bottle of seaweed juice & a loaf of seaweed bread. Thus Bluebear comes to the end of his first life & embarks on his second. By the end of the book he has expended exactly half of his 27 lives. Again & again Moers confounds our expectations as the narrative twists & turns travels backwards & forwards in time. Part science fiction part fairy tale part myth part epic the book is a satire on all these genres & so constantly satirises itself. Very amusing
- Daily Telegraph.
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Once people made country wines solely from the fruits of their gardens & local hedgerows but today there is a wide range of fascinating ingredients available
- grape juice concentrates grains dried fruit exotic fruit juices
- to allow winemakers to pursue their crafts all year round independent of fruiting seasons. Now in its third edition this book has already reprinted forty-one times & has sold over 500 000 copies. It contains (in alphabetical order from Almond Wine to Yarrow Wine) 130 tried & reliable recipes for country wines & real ales many of which are unique to this publication & which supplement those found in the author's primer First Steps in Winemaking. The book is illustrated by the well-known winemaking cartoonist Rex Royle.

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