Fourteen-year-old Marie Anne Lawson fleeing from something she could not bear to see fell & broke her ankle. She was discovered by a local man known as the branded man" because of a disfigurement. This is the story of two women & the mysterious man who was to influence both their lives." ...

Marketing visionary Martin Lindstrom has been on the front lines of the branding wars for over twenty years. In Brandwashed" he turns the spotlight on his own industry drawing on all he has witnessed behind closed doors exposing for the first time the full extent of the psychological tricks & traps that companies devise to win our hard-earned money. " Brandwashed" is a shocking insiders look at how todays global giants conspire to obscure the truth & manipulate our minds all in service of persuading us to buy. Lindstrom reveals eye opening details such as: how advertisers & marketers target children at an alarmingly young age
- starting when they are still in the womb what heterosexual men really think about when they see sexually provocative advertising how marketers & retailers stoke the flames of public panic & capitalize on paranoia over diseases extreme weather events & food contamination scares the first ever evidence proving how addicted we all are to our iPhones & our Blackberrys & how certain companies like the maker of one popular lip balm purposely adjust their formulas in order to make their products chemically addictive & much much more."
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Brandy Row takes place on the Isle of Portland between 1830 & 1851
- when smuggling was rife & the close knit community armed themselves
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For every girl that wants to know how to apply make-up how to ask a guy out how to survive school & of course how to buy a bra that fits...this book is an oracle of knowledge that no teenage girl should be without! With advice on boys friends parents school & fashion Bras Boys & Bad Hair Days reveals all in one stylish ultimate handbook. ...

On the primitive world Cull a knight errant called Anderson hunts a dragon not knowing that elsewhere is a resurrected brass killing machine Mr Crane assisting in a similar hunt. Learning that this old enemy still lives agent Cormac pursues while scientist Mika begins discovering the horrifying truth about an ancient alien technology. Each day is a survival struggle for the people of Cull. Ferocious insectile monsters roam their planet as they try to escape to their forefathers' starship still orbiting far above them. But an entity with questionable motives calling itself Dragon assists them with genetic by-blows created out of humans & the hideous local monsters. & now the supposedly geologically inactive planet itself is increasingly suffering earthquakes...' Compelling reading... Asher has become a resounding & distinctive voice in British SF'
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When Tony Thorne first turned up for his medical in 1956 he had little idea of the adventures he would face & the people he would encounter over the next two years in service. Brasso Blanco & Bull" is the hilarious account of life in National Service where Thorne faced the horrors of basic training the boredom of the drill yard as well as the unforgettable camaraderie of the squad. Praise: " This book took me back more years than I care to remember". (Bernard Cribbins The Parachute Regiment 1947-8). "A great reminder for those of us that did it & a great treat for those that didnt". (Windsor Davies East Surrey Regiment 1950-2). " More Virgin Soldiers just like the ones I remember. This lot made me laugh a lot". (Leslie Thomas Royal Army Pay Corps 1949-51). "I thoroughly enjoyed the read. It took me back to my days of national service most of which I enjoyed!" (Freddie Truman OBE Royal Air Force 1951-3)." ...

A stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby the heir to the family's sizeable fortune. The stranger Brat Farrar has been carefully coached on Patrick's mannerisms appearance & every significant detail of Patrick's early life up to his thirteenth year when he disappeared & was thought to have drowned himself. It seems as if Brat is going to pull off this most incredible deception until old secrets emerge that threaten to jeopardise the imposter's plan & his very life. ...

The motto of the boarding school to which Tommy Bedford is dispatched is Fortune Favours the Brave. Its 1959 & the school bristles with bullies & sadistic staff. Tommy a quirky loner obsessed with cowboys & Indians needs all the bravery he can summon. Salvation comes when his glamorous actress sister is swept off to Hollywood by one of his heroes TV cowboy Ray Montane. But with the Cold War looming the sinister side of Tinseltown seeps through & Tommy & Diane soon find themselves in jeopardy. Forty years on Tommy has to confront his boyhood ghosts when his own son finds himself charged with murder. ...

Written by Marv Wolfman & David Hine Art by Phil Winslade & Doug Braithwaite Cover by Doug Braithwaite Dont miss the latest round of DCU team-ups from THE BRAVE & THE BOLD 17-22! Green Lanterns in a tough situation as he finds himself teaming with the Phantom Stranger to aid a far-off world. Plus: Supergirl & Raven band together to save San Francisco from a new Super-Villain with deep roots in the DC Universe! Advance-solicited; on sale July 1
- 144 pg FC $17.99 US
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In their daily battle against a remorseless tide of crime officers of Londons Metropolitan Police routinely risk their lives protecting the Capital. In The Brave Blue Line Dick Kirby the former Scotland Yard detective turned popularcrime author has brought together a superb collection of inspiring stories of police gallantry over the last hundred years. Officers to be honoured with the George Cross the highest civilian award have their stories told including Jim Beaton who saved Princess Anne from kidnap in The Mall. Three women officers have been awarded the George Medal two for decoy work the third for a heroic rooftop rescue. The book concludes with the astonishing story of a retired detective who tackled armed robbers
- at the cost of his eye. He may have left the Met behind him but not his courage. Every page of this gripping book with its thrilling & well researched accounts of outstanding acts of gallantry by policemen & women makes for inspiring reading. This is crime writing of the highest order.
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