True alcoholism is one of the most destructive conditions possible for a family bringing disruption sadness violence & even financial ruin. With the right determination & support there are ways to beat it. Packed with practical advice & the latest information this book finds solutions to alcoholism. Its easy-to-read style takes you step by step through diagnosing the problem; understanding its physical effects; breaking behavioural patterns & getting treatment. Support for children with alcoholic parents & guidance for those living with an alcoholic is also included. Whether its you or a friend or colleague with the problem or someone you love or live with this book gives you all the information you need to stop the damage & chaos caused by problem drinking. There is a way to combat the problem & this book will surely help. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Alec Douglas-Home Lord Home was a member of every Conservative administration from 1935 to 1974. He was Prime Minister from October 1963 until narrowly losing to Harold Wilson the following year. He later served as Foreign Secretary after which he returned to the House of Lords. Lord Home's career spanned: the government of Stanley Baldwin; Munich Suez; the Cuban missile crisis; the Rhodesian rebellion; & the Tory leadership struggles over twenty years. Lord Home met Hitler & Mussolini at Munich; US presidents Kennedy Johnson & Nixon; & Krushchev Gromyko & Chou En-Lai
- there were few world leaders whose path he did not cross at some stage. His political career spanned sixty years & his marriage to Elizabeth fifty-four. He was as described by Margaret Thatcher a man who 'represented all that was best of his generation'.
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This is a biography about the British motor industrys most influential & controversial engineer Sir Alec Issignois. Wood exposes a behind-the-scenes impression of the personal & corporate struggles within the declining British car industry a complex process in which Issigonis played a famous role. THE COLLAPSE in 2005 of MG Rover marked the end of Britains indigenous motor industry as a volume car manufacturer. Yet back in the 1960s its Longbridge-based British Motor Corporation predecessor dominated the market with the iconic Mini & stylish 1100. Both were the work together with the legendary Morris Minor of Sir Alec Issigonis CBE FRS the British motor industrys most influential & controversial engineer. In this full-length biography published to commemorate the centenary of its subjects birth which falls in 2006 award-winning motoring historian Jonathan Wood chronicles the rise & fall of Issigonis born in Turkey of Greek/ Bavarian parentage who arrived in Britain as a near-penniless refugee & became the most powerful automobile engineer in the l&. His ingenious & effective designs had a deep lasting influence on the evolution of the motor car & on the wider history of industrial design & he deserves to be ranked with the other giants of the field like Ferdinand Porsche in Germany & Dante Giacosa in Italy. Woods candid & meticulously researched account which exposes Sir Alecs public & private faces & is the product of some 30 years of research is complemented by interviews conducted with many of Issigonis former colleagues & friends including: Ronald Barker John Cooper Jack Daniels Christopher Dowson Paddy Hopkirk Spen King Dr Alex Moulton Dr Bernd Pischetsrieder Lord Snowdon & Stuart Turner. The finished volume is a balanced view of a remarkable immensely talented man with a behind-the-scenes impression of the personal & corporate struggles within the declining British car industry a complex process in which Issigonis played a famous role. ...

The new novel by the author of The Alchemist. Aleph marks a return to Paulo Coelho's beginnings. In a frank & surprising personal story one of the world's most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable & transformative journey of self-discovery. Facing a grave crisis of faith & seeking a path of spiritual renewal & growth Paulo decides to start over: to travel to experiment to reconnect with people & the world. On this journey through Europe Africa & Asia he will again meet Hilal-the woman he loved 500 years before-an encounter that will initiate a mystical voyage through time & space through past & present in search of himself. Aleph is an encounter with our fears & our sins; a search for love & forgiveness & the courage to confront the inevitable challenges of life. ...

Alex doesn't mean to cause trouble. He didn't mean to cover his dad with pink yoghurt or drop the goldfish in the bath. He just couldn't help it! Alex's mum & dad ask him to keep out of trouble just for one day.. .so the sideways skateboard isn't SUCH a bad idea is it? From football to go karting & real heroes & aliens Books for Boys are packed with high action adventure & humour ideal for turning reluctant boy readers into lifelong bookworms. Ideal for fans of HARRY & THE DINOSAURS who are ready to move on to chapter books. ...

Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington DC Police Department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife Maria in front of him. Alex's need for vengeance was placed on hold as he faced another huge challenge-raising his children without their mother. Years later Alex is making a bold move in his life. He has left the FBI & set up practice as a psychologist once again. His life with Nana Mama Damon Jannie & little Alex finally feels like it's in order. He even has a chance at a new love. Then Cross's former partner John Sampson calls in a favor. Now Cross must go on the hunt for the most cunning psychotic killer he has ever faced...and it pushes him dangerously close to the breaking point. ...

Three killers are on the rampage in the capital & dead bodies are piling up almost as fast as the police can count them. Alex Cross is in charge of all three investigations & has never been under more pressure. But with a crisis at home that threatens to tear his family apart Alex's attention is divided. While Cross tracks the killers he doesn't notice that someone is tracking him. Can Alex unravel the cases & find the killers in time? Or will he be the next dead body on the list? ...

From his grandmother Alex Cross has heard the story of his great-uncle Abraham & his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel hes written
- a novel called Trial. As a lawyer in early-twentieth-century Washington DC Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases. Fighting against oppression & racism he risks his family & his life in the process. When President Theodore Roosevelt asks Ben to return to his hometown to investigate rumours of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there he cannot refuse. Arriving in Eudora Mississippi Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross & his beautiful daughter Moody. Ben enlists their help & the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town. Lynchings have become commonplace & residents of the towns black quarter live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror
- but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart. Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross " Alex Crosss Trial" is a gripping story of murder love & above all bravery."

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While you wait for the next exciting installment in the Alex Cross series" "I Alex Cross" (published November 2009 by Century) get your hands on a new book written by Alex Cross himself! Ben Corbett is a brilliant young lawyer in early-twentieth-century Washington DC. Yet he is a disappointment to his wife & father who believe he wastes his talents by doing poorly-paid & thankless work helping the poor & downtrodden. One day out of the blue he receives a private invitation to the White House. President Theodore Roosevelt has personally selected Ben to help him investigate rumours of lynchings & a re-emergence of the outlawed Ku Klux Klan in Bens own hometown of Eudora Mississippi. Ben accepts the mission handed to him & is given the name of a man in Eudora who will help him in this covert operation
- the mans name is Abraham Cross great-uncle of Alex. As Ben delves into the murky depths of racial hatred that hide beneath the surface of this seemingly sleepy Southern town people become suspicious of what he is trying to do & make it very clear to Ben what he is risking if he continues. Ben must decide if he is willing to lose old friends his family maybe even his life for the cause he believes in. In his quest to bring about justice for the tortured & tormented black community of Eudora Ben will have to take on the biggest most difficult & most dangerous trial of his life. But can one man fight an entire town an entire state that is stuck in the past & willing to go to any lengths to halt change & the coming of a future that they desperately fear?"
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