Blackheath in the heart of the Black Country only came into existence in the 1830s as a variety of industries grew up in the area. Many of the people who lived here were quarrymen miners & nailmakers. Life was not glamorous here: abject poverty was almost universal & privation that is unknown & unimaginable today was commonplace. Despite or perhaps because of this a strong sense of community has existed here since earliest times. Anthony Pages new book draws on previously unpublished photographs from a variety of sources including family albums to chronicle Blackheaths streets people industry & events. ...

A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis Scotland: a land of harsh beauty & inhabitants of deep-rooted faith. A MURDER. Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod the case represents a journey both home & into his past. A SECRET. Something lurks within the close-knit island community. Something sinister. A TRAP. As Fin investigates old skeletons begin to surface & soon he the hunter becomes the hunted. ...

The Isle of Lewis is the most remote harshly beautiful place in Scotland where the difficulty of existence seems outweighed only by peoples fear of God. But older pagan values lurk beneath the veneer of faith the primal yearning for blood & revenge. When a brutal murder on the island bears the hallmarks of a similar slaying in Edinburgh police detective Fin Macleod is dispatched north to investigate. But since he himself was raised on Lewis the investigation also represents a journey home & into his past. Each year the islands men perform the hunting of the gugas a savage custom no longer necessary for survival but which they cling to even more fiercely in the face of the demands of modern morality. For Fin the hunt recalls a horrific tragedy which after all this time may have begun to demand another sacrifice. The Blackhouse is a crime novel of rare power & vision. Peter May has crafted a page-turning murder mystery that explores the darkness in our souls & just how difficult it is to escape the past. ...

Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb digs holes on Exmoor hoping to find a body. Every day after school while his classmates swap football stickers Steven goes digging to lay to rest the ghost of the uncle he never knew who disappeared aged eleven & is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial killer Arnold Avery. Only Stevens Nan is not convinced her son is dead. She still waits for him to come home standing bitter guard at the front window while her family fragments around her. Steven is determined to heal the widening cracks between them before its too late. & if that means presenting his grandmother with the bones of her murdered son hell do it. So the boy takes the next logical step carefully crafting a letter to Arnold Avery in prison. & there begins a dangerous cat-&-mouse game between a desperate child & a bored serial killer.. . ...

The year is 2041 & Shaun Mason is having a bad day. Everyone he knows is dead or in hiding. The world is doing its best to end itself for the second time. The Centre for Disease Control is out to get him. With too much left to do & not much time left to do it in he must face mad scientists zombie bears & rogue government agencies before the conspiracy that killed Georgia manages to kill the only thing he has left of her
- the truth. & if theres one thing he knows is true in this post-zombie post-resurrection America its this: Things can always get worse.
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This is another gripping World War Two drama from the master storyteller & multi-award-winner Robert Swindells. Life in a small village is boring now the war is over there is still rationing & bomb damage & war losses. But when a group of children hear of some treasure kept locked in the village things look at bit more interesting. & then two strangers turn up in the village
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This is a premium hardback volume. It is the ultimate companion for fans young & old. The content will include up-to-date details of the current season (2010-11). It is written by lifelong supporter & sports producer Roy Calley. It is printed in glorious full colour. Containing over 500 pages of club insight Blackpool: The Complete Record" is the definitive record of the club since its formation in 1887. Written by Roy Calley the book covers every aspect of Blackpools history from the early days of the North Eastern League to membership of the Football League through to the present day. Over 400 photographs & illustrations many never previously published support the text & provide an insight into the evolution of the club. Different sections include Matches to Remember which were chosen as defining moments for the club every Football League season is covered with match details along with biographies of managers & top players." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

A superbly atmospheric thriller of sabotage suspicion & steam The Blackpool Highflyer" brings a new twist to tales of Edwardian England steam railways & amateur sleuthing. When railwayman Jim Stringer is assigned to drive holiday makers to the seaside resort of Blackpool in the hot summer of 1905 he thinks he's struck lucky. But his dreams of beer & pretty women are soon destroyed
- when his high-speed train meets a huge millstone on the line. Who wanted to derail the packed train? & did they want to kill everyone on board or just one passenger? Desperately seeking the saboteur Jim is drawn into the fringes of Blackpool Central Europe's busiest station. He discovers a murky world of dandies fraudsters & ventriloquists shifty revolutionaries & textile magnates. In the summer heat dazed by the sun & by the roaring fire he stokes Jim begins to understand that the more he investigates the longer his list of suspects will become..."
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