Simon paid off the driver & turned to follow Mrs Twite. But she seemed to have locked the door behind her & as he rattled the latch unavailingly & then rapped the locker something dark & suffocating was forced down over his head & a pair of hands gripped his throat." Simon coming to London to study painting with his old friend Dr Field finds he has vanished without trace. Determined to discover what lies behind his disappearance Simon is trapped in a fiendish plot. Why has his landlord got guns in his cellar & how does one deal with his irrepressible daughter Dido.. .?" ...

And you thought your adolescence was scary. Suburban Seattle the mid-1970s. We learn from the outset that a strange plague has descended upon the areas teenagers transmitted by sexual contact. The disease is manifested any number of ways
- from the hideously grotesque to the subtle (and concealable)
- but once youve got it thats it. Theres no turning back. As we inhabit the heads of several key characters
- some kids who have it some who dont some who are about to get it
- what unfolds isnt the expected battle to fight the plague or bring heightened awareness of it or even to treat it. What we become witness to instead is a fascinating & eerie portrait of the nature of high-school alienation itself
- the savagery the cruelty the relentless anxiety & ennui the longing for escape. & then the murders start. As hypnotically beautiful as it is horrifying (and believe it or not autobiographical) Black Hole" transcends its genre by deftly exploring a specific American cultural moment in flux & the kids who are caught in it
- back when it wasnt exactly cool to be a hippie any more but Bowie was still just a little too weird. To say nothing of sprouting horns & moulting your skin..."





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At the beginning of the 21st century physics is being driven to very unfamiliar territory
- the domain of the incredibly small
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What is a black hole? Where do they come from? What do they do? Find out the answers to all of these questions & what other things scientists have discovered about space exploration gravity & much more in this highly photographic non-fiction report. * Ruby/ Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference & deduction. * Text type: An information book * Curriculum links: Science ...

Bringing the material up to date Black Holes Wormholes & Time Machines Second Edition captures the new ideas & discoveries made in physics since the publication of the best-selling first edition. While retaining the popular format & style of its predecessor this edition explores the latest developments in high-energy astroparticle physics & Big Bang cosmology. The book continues to make the ideas & theories of modern physics easily understood by anyone from researchers to students to general science enthusiasts. Taking you on a journey through space & time author Jim Al-Khalili covers some of the most fascinating topics in physics today including: Black holes Space warps The Big Bang Time travel Wormholes Parallel universes Professor Al-Khalili explains often complex scientific concepts in simple nontechnical terms & imparts an appreciation of the cosmos helping you see how time traveling may not be so far-fetched after all. ...

When a body is found in a hotel room the press soon pick up on the case: it appears to be a missing LAPD narcotics officer apparently gone to the bad. The rumours were that he had been selling a new drug called Black Ice that had been infiltrating LA from Mexico. The LAPD are quick to declare the death as a suicide but Harry Bosch is not so sure. There are odd unexplained details from the crime scene which just don't add up. Fighting an attraction to the cop's widow Bosch starts his own maverick investigation which soon leads him over the borders & into a dangerous world of shifting identities & deadly corruption... ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys 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. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys 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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The start of a brand new WWII series from Iain Gale author of Alamein. A masterly portrayal of World War Two heroism with vivid action & stirring personal journeys. A small team of soldiers left behind to cover the British retreat are ordered to blow the bridge as late as possible to stem the German tank pursuit. Although successful the operation kills desperate refugees fleeing the scene. Who will be made to face the court-martial: the men carrying out the orders or their commanding officer? This is only the first of many dilemmas that Peter Lamb & his troop must face during the chaotic first months of World War Two. After becoming cut off from the rest of their regiment & assigned a mission that takes them deep into France behind the fast-moving enemy lines the cracks begin to appear. In these unexpected tense circumstances Lambs men face internal struggles taking their focus off both their French allies & the German enemy. Black Jackals shows how men react to the challenges of war & gives a fresh & fascinating picture of the frontlines. ...

Dubbed the 'man in black' guitarist Ritchie Blackmore found fame with Seventies rock giants Deep violet then walked away from them to create Rainbow only to abandon them & form another band in 1997
- Blackmore's Night. Read how he handed in his resignation in the middle of Deep violet's 25th anniversary tour
- How during his career he became involved with Lord Sutch Joe Meek Gene Vincent Jerry Lee Lewis Freddie Starr & Tom Jones
- How his love/hate relationship with Deep violet's lead singer Ian Gillan & his moodiness antics on & off stage reputation as a 'hire & fire' merchant
- His three marriages police chases imprisonment & passion for football.



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