Blade Runner" is the inspirational memoir of Oscar Pistorius. Discover his incredible emotional journey from disabled toddler to international sports phenomenon. At eleven months old Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee. His mother wrote a letter to be read by Oscar when he was grown up: A loser is not one who runs last in the race. It is the one who sits & watches & has never tried to run. On discovering that their son had been born with no fibulae Oscars parents made the difficult decision to have both his legs amputated giving him the best possible chance of a normal life. Oscar received his first pair of prosthetic legs at just seventeen months made specifically for him. From then on he became invincible: running climbing & with the encouragement of his older brother getting into any mischief he could. Throughout the course of his life Oscar has battled to overcome extraordinary difficulties to prove that with the right attitude anything is possible. Now a world-renowned athlete holding two Paralympic world records for the 100m & 200m Oscar faces his ultimate fight: to fulfil the dream of competing at the 2012 Olympics. " Blade Runner" charts the extraordinary development of one of the most gifted sportsmen & inspirational figures on the planet
- from immobilized child to world-class sprinter."
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Terry Smith has earned his wisdom & hard way. Once a professional armed robber he is adamant that he has long since put down the sword & taken up the pen. Within the pages of this book law-abiding citizens & aspiring career criminals alike will find expert analysis of: The Great Train Robbery
- the 1960s template for all that follows; the criminal masterwork that left a goldmine of incriminating evidence. The Bank of America Robbery
- the audacious 1970s raid that netted GBP8-GBP12 million of cash jewellery & compromising photos. The Security Express Depot Robbery
- the classic 1980s heist for which notorious villains the Knight brothers & Freddie Foreman all took a fall. The Knightsbridge Safe Deposit Centre Robbery
- the masterstroke of Italian super-villain & international fugitive Gigi Viccei. The Millennium Dome Robbery
- the great armed robbery that never was in which a small army of firearms officers lay in wait for the unarmed Greenwich raiders.




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Blahnik by Boman is a brilliant photographic collaboration between shoe designer extraordinaire Manolo Blahnik & his close friend photographer Eric Boman. In over 160 photographs Blahniks exquisite luxurious & impossibly sexy shoes take centre stage in a dazzling array of settings perfectly set off by Bomans unerring eye & uncanny empathy with Blahniks creations. Almost as covetable as a pair of Manolos this is a beautifully produced book of consummate creativity addictive power & unrivailed individuality. ...

The Blair Years" is the most compelling & revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries it charts the rise of New Labour & the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life. Here are the defining events of our time from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland from Kosovo Afghanistan & Iraq through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003 the year Campbell resigned his position at No 10. But above all here is Tony Blair up close & personal taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions under relentless & often hostile pressure. Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared & admired in equal measure hated by some he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour & the sensational election victory of 1997. As Blair's press secretary strategist & trusted confidant Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the Prime Minister than anyone. His diaires
- at times brutally frank often funny always compelling
- take the reader right to the heart of government. " The Blair Years" is a story of politics in the raw of progress & setback of reputations made & destroyed under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told it covers the crises & scandals the rows & resignations the ups & downs of Britain's hothouse politics. But amid the big events are insights & observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world. There has never been so riveting a book about life at the very top nor a more human book about politics told by a man who saw it all."

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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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A Soviet rocket falls back to Earth carrying deadly bacteria. KGB Professor Voronov turns the extraterrestrial threat into a terrifying weapon that could be used to devastate the Western world-but he doesnt take into account the vigilance of Her Majestys intelligence services. Soon Blake & Mortimer are drawn into a lethal shadowy war from Moscow to London where the stakes are no less than international peace & the real enemy may not be so obvious. ...

Ben Blake an eighteen year old British Intelligence agent brimming with gifts; intellectual genius striking appearance impeccable acting skills & a heightened sixth sense...gifts that all guarantee the success of his first undercover assignment. He effortlessly infiltrates university life in Cambridge & befriends Cathy the daughter of billionaire Edward Carter one of the most influential & politically secure titans of the time. Samantha Black known as the elusive & exquisitely petite Sam. She rises from the ashes & battles her dark legacy. Her cryptic past & deep secrets become firmly intertwined with Bens investigations shredding his carefully thought out plan to bits. Jake Snell the young rugged Earl of Yorkley the enigma the rogue full of vices...but possessing abundant resourcefulness creativity & determination. He is Bens only lifeline in this treacherous game. The Blake Curse is all about heartrending choices fast paced suspense & that faith in the thread of human goodness. ...

Contrary to popular (parental) opinion teenagers are not the lazy unpleasant
- frankly spotty
- louts they occasionally appear

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This title is a comprehensive guide to the biological mysteries that lie behind teenage behaviour. Contrary to popular (parental) opinion teenagers are not the lazy unpleasant
- frankly spotty
- louts they occasionally appear to be. During the teenage years the brain is undergoing its most radical & fundamental change since the age of two. Nicola Morgan's carefully researched accessible & humorous examination of the ups & downs of the teenage brain has chapters dealing with powerful emotions the need for more sleep the urge to take risks the difference between genders & the reasons behind addiction or depression. The revised edition of this classic book contains important new research including information about the discovery of mirror neurons & their effect on the teenage brain. It is shortlisted for the 2006 Royal Society's Aventis Prize for Science Books.

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Quitting her husband's house & moving back in with her horrible family Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season. Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council & the only person who can explain anything Lord Akeldama unexpectedly leaves town. To top it all Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs indicating as only ladybugs can the fact that all the London vampires are now very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead. While Lord Maccon elects to get progressively more inebriated & Professor Lyall desperately tries to hold the Woolsey werewolf pack together Alexia flees England for Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Only they know enough about the preternatural to explain her increasingly inconvenient condition but they may be worse than the vampires
- & they're armed with pesto. *** Also available as a manga adaptation***
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