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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This is an essential guide to the exciting missions of teenage spy Alex Rider featuring blueprints data files foldout posters & more. Resembling an MI6 secret dossier these classified documents reveal the inside story of British Intelligences secret weapon: 14-year-old Alex Rider. Packed with information about every aspect of his missions to date The Mission Files" is an unbeatable guide to the teen super-spys adventures. It

Includes:: five full-size double-sided posters & two booklets containing everything you need to know about codes & spycraft."

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The world of maths can seem mind-boggling irrelevant & let's face it boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece to how probability can help you win in any casino. In search of weird & wonderful mathematical phenomena Alex Bellos travels across the globe & meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany & a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan. Packed with fascinating eye-opening anecdotes Alex's Adventures in Numberland" is an exhilarating cocktail of history reportage & mathematical proofs that will leave you awestruck." ...

Alexanders epic quest continues into the heart of Asia & on towards the mystery of India. The Macedonian Army march ever onward in search of glory crushing resistance at every turn. The culture & beauty of Babylon is quickly ravaged & the Palace of Persepolis burnt to ashes & cinder. An empire is destroyed & a new & bloody era begins. But there are other things on Alexanders mind. An ambitious project to unite the peoples of the empire under one homeland begins to obsess him. There are rebellions & bloodshed but the curious beauty of Queen Roxanna gives Alexander the strength to fulfil his destiny... This is a truly compelling romantic & exciting book & a fitting conclusion to the bestselling Alexander trilogy. ...

Continuing the epic saga of Alexander the Great Alexander: The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes Alexanders quest to conquer Asia the limitless domain ruled by the Great King of the Persians. In a seemingly impossible venture Alexander & his men storm Persian fortresses & harbours crippling King Darius domain of land & sea. Even the legendary Halicarnassus is defeated by the Macedonian armies. Ruthlessly Alexanders war machine moves ever onward taking him up into the snow-covered Anatolian highlands. But there is danger ahead. Despite the defeat of Darius the Island City of Tyre & the Towers of Gaza prove to be formidable obstacles. Undeterred Alexander surges forth over land & sea to the mysterious land of Egypt. & there in the sands lies the Oracle of Ammon waiting to reveal an amazing truth to Alexander. One that will change his already amazing life. ...

To many he was a god. To others he was a monster. The truth is even more extraordinary. As a boy Alexander dreamed of matching the heroic feats of Achilles. At eighteen he led the Macedonian cavalry to a stunning victory against the Greeks. By twenty-five he had crushed the Persians in three monumental battles & was the master of the greatest empire the world had ever seen. Men began to call him a god. But behind the legend was another more complex story. Narrated by his boyhood friend Ptolemy this is the story of Alexander as you have never heard it before: raw intimate thrilling
- a story of extraordinary daring & unimaginable endurance; of wanton destruction & murderous intrigue
- the epic tragedy of a man who aimed to be more than human.

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In 1961 Scotlands biggest bus company W Alexander & Sons of Falkirk was divided into three separate businesses. A new Midland company took over what had been the southern area of the business & retained Alexanders blue livery & its Falkirk head office. It operated local services to the north & east of Glasgow & in Stirling Falkirk Alloa Perth & Oban. It also operated inter-urban services throughout this area & to Edinburgh & Dundee. Operations in Fife passed to a new Fife company with local services throughout the region & long-distance services to Glasgow. The Fife company had around 500 buses & adopted a new livery of Ayres red. It established its head office in Kirkcaldy. Alexanders northern region became the new Northern company. Its operations covered the east of Scotland from Dundee to the Moray Firth. As well as a comprehensive network of services throughout the area it had limited local operations in Dundee & Aberdeen & ran long-distance services south to Glasgow & east to Inverness. For the following 24 years the three companies operating territories remained largely unchanged. Each of them acquired many of the small number of independent bus operators in their areas as the 1960s progressed. The Scottish Bus Group was reorganised in June 1985 & this affected two of the Alexander companies. Midland lost its Glasgow area operations to a new company Kelvin while its operations in Perthshire went to another new company Strathtay. Northern lost its operations in & around Tayside to the new Strathtay business reducing the Northern fleet from 320 to 250 buses. Fife was unaffected by the changes. They were privatised in 1990-91 when Midland was sold to GRT Holdings & continues today as part of First Group. Northern & Fife were sold to Stagecoach which would later also acquire Strathtay. This book outlines the Alexander story in its early years then examines the effect of the split in the company in 1961 & the following years up to privatisation. It also

Includes:: a postscript looking briefly at the vehicles inherited by Stagecoach & First & at the former Alexander operations as they are today. Alongside various colour photographs the book will also features tables showing a summary by vehicle type of the three fleets in 1961 1985 & at the time of privatisation & a map copied from a 1960s timetable to illustrate the extent of the three companies operating areas.

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Non stop adventure & death defying chases in Will Adam's outstanding debut novel. It's 318 BC in the deserts of Libya & Alexander the Great is buried as only a God should be placed in a golden Sarcophagus in a catacomb of chambers each packed with diamonds rubies & gold. This was how he should have remained but time waits for no-one. 2007 & underwater archaeologist Daniel Knox has been on the trail of Alexander's Gold ever since he can remember. When a tomb is uncovered on the construction site of a new hotel Daniel believes he has found the clue to what he has been working towards for years. But the discovery has alerted two of the most dangerous men in the world & Daniel is now a marked man. ...

Alexander Mc Queen (1969-2010) was one of the most influential imaginative & inspirational designers at the turn of the millennium. His fashions both challenged & expanded the conventional parameters of clothing beyond utility to a compelling expression of culture politics & identity. Focusing on the most iconic & acclaimed designs of his prolific career this stunning book examines Mc Queen's inimitable technical virtuosity & its subversion of traditional tailoring & dressmaking practices. This book also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures found in Mc Queen's collections & in his astonishing & extravagant runway presentations which suggested the most avant-garde installation & performance art. Intended as an assessment of Alexander Mc Queen's entire career this book

Includes:: in-depth studies of six collections that illustrate & encapsulate thematic chapters as well as an interview with Sarah Burton the new creative director of Alexander Mc Queen who had been the designer's right-hand design aide since 1996.

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