Civil Aircraft Markings continues to be the enthusiast's ' Bible' for its detailed & comprehensive listing of every single British registered aircraft microlight balloon & glider. The book also

Includes:: overseas airliners that can been seen in British airspace. The total number of aircraft on the register is in excess of 20 000 so this is a monumental work of reference. Airline codes for those carriers most likely to appear in or over the UK & radio frequencies for the large airports are also listed. The detailed information remains easily & instantly accessible. It is alphabetically arranged by aircraft code & gives model details & owner/operator information.

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The 34th annual edition of Military Aircraft Markings lists in alphabetical & numerical order the following military aircraft; powered manned aeroplanes helicopters airships gliders as well as target drones. This edition also covers: * Aircraft that carry a UK military serial which are based or might be seen in the UK. It also

Includes:: airworthy & current RAF/RN/ Army aircraft that are based permanently or temporarily overseas. * Aircraft withdrawn from operational use but which are retained in the UK for training purposes or preserved in museums & collections. * The Irish Army Air Corps fleet together with the serials of other overseas air arms which might be seen in the UK. * USAF US Army & US Navy aircraft based in the UK & Western Europe & types that regularly visit the UK from USA are each listed in separate sections by aircraft type. * Veteran & vintage aircraft carrying overseas military markings but which are based in the UK. * Comprehensive website information for all the museums locations air forces companies & organisations. This guide is an invaluable work of reference which will be an essential purchase for all followers of military aviation development both at home & overseas & makes an ideal pocket guide.

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Agatha Christies world-famous serial killer mystery reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Theres a serial killer on the loose bent on working his way through the alphabet. & as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victims corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place. Having begun with Andover Bexhill & then Churston there seems little chance of the murderer being caught
- until he makes the crucial & vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans...
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The ABC of Fishing" compiled & edited by the late celebrated sporting journalist Colin Willock should prove to be the answer to every fishermans
- & would be fishermans
- dream. For here they will find detailed information about every type of fish likely to be found in British waters
- & of course advice on how to catch them. Regarded as the classic guide to the sport of hook & line " The ABC of Fishing" gives a thoroughly delightful perspective on the art of angling. This edition contains sections on coarse fishing game fishing & sea fishing plus instruction on how to employ all of the equipment that goes along with the process. Easy to use & a delight to read this volume will prove invaluable to the beginner & expert angler alike."


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This bestselling fashion classic now available in cloth-bound special edition. Illustrated with delightful photographs & drawings this beautiful book is the perfect gift for both the style-conscious & the desperately in need! Hardy Amies skilful eye guides you safely through style decisions on everything from blazers & brogues to skiing & sandals. ...

The 'abc Rail Guide' launched in the spring of 2010 has quickly established itself as an essential reference book for the modern-day railway enthusiast. The contents of the 2013 edition have been fully revised to bring it up to date with the latest developments in the industry with a wholly new illustrative selection of photographs. The book gives the reader full numeric listings of all UK locomotive multiple-unit & coaching stock fleets; information on all the passenger TOCs with maps as well as information on engineering & infrastructure operators & private train operator fleets & also a numeric listing of track machines & on-track plant. The book also lists the official rail enthusiasts' guidelines. ...

Ideal for very young children this sturdy board book is full of favourite zoo creatures. With bold illustrations & chunky flaps to lift this is a perfect introduction to animals & the alphabet. This is the classic title with a fresh new cover look. ...

England 1936. After the recent death of George V the nation has a new king Edward VIII. But for all the confident pomp & ceremony of the accession it is a turbulent time. Terrible poverty & unemployment affect many but trouble few among the ruling elite; for others Oswald Mosley's New Party which offers a version of the fascism on the rise in Germany seems to offer the vision of the future. Nineteen-year-old May Thomas has just disembarked at Liverpool Docks after making the long journey by steamer from Barbados to escape the constraints of her sugar-plantation childhood. Her first job as a secretary & chauffeuse to Sir Philip Blunt Chief Whip in Baldwin's Conservative government will open her eyes to the upper echelons of British society... The unlikely friendship she forms with Evangeline Nettlefold American god-daughter of the Chief Whip's wife & an old school friend of Wallis Simpson will see her through family upheavals including the shocking sudden loss of her mother; but more significant for May the Blunts' son Rupert has an Oxford University friend Julian a young man of conscience for whom despite all barriers of class she cannot help but fall. Secrets hidden truths undeclared loves unspoken sympathies & covert complicities are everywhere
- biggest & most dangerous of them all the truth about the new King's relationship with a married woman & the silent horror that few in Britain dare voice: the increasing inevitability of another world war...
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When hotshot lawyer Elizabeth Brice turns up to collect her daughter Grace from football practice the coach tells her she needn't have bothered as Grace's uncle has already picked her up. The only problem is
- Grace has no uncles. & so begins a furious race against time to save Grace from unknown kidnappers. Grace's internet geek father John leads the search forced to unite with his terrifying wife & even more terrifying father Ben a battle-hardened Vietnam veteran. Somehow they must find Grace before it is too late. But secrets from the past make the little girl's survival more uncertain with every passing minute...A riveting action-packed thriller The Abduction will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last.
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Be strong my Abela." These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/ Aids stricken African village where it seems that to live or to die to be sick or to be healthy is just a matter of chance. It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas's scheming to get to Europe but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant? "I don't want a sister or brother " thinks Rosa in England when her mother tells her that she wants to adopt a child. Could these two girls ever become sisters? Is there room in Rosa's family for an African orphan haunted by lions? Is there room in their hearts? Abela is a powerful & moving story influenced by a visit to Africa from the Carnegie Medal-winning author Berlie Doherty writing at her very best." ...