No Englishman has made more impact on the history of his nation than Oliver Cromwell; few have been so persistently maligned in the folklore of history. The central purpose of Antonia Frasers book is the recreation of his life & character freed from the distortions of myth & Royalist propaganda. Cromwell was a man of contradictions & surprising charm. This decisive & ruthless commander was also a country gentleman & a passionate connoisseur of music. Of Cromwells fitness for high office this fascinating biography leaves no doubt. Under his rule English prestige abroad rose to a level unequalled since Elizabeth I yet his campaign in Ireland has cast a shadow over his reputation. Antonia Fraser displays great insight into this complex man & reveals a totally unexpected Cromwell far removed from the received stereotype. ...

The price for a country. The price for a King. The price for a marriage. The second book in the Tom Neave Trilogy 1647. The King has surrendered to Parliament. Lord Stonehouse to show his loyalty to Parliament has named Tom as his successor. But Lord Stonehouses son Richard is also Toms estranged father & a fervent Royalist. If the King reaches a settlement with Parliament Richard will inherit... Parliament itself is deeply divided with those demanding a strict Puritan regime pitted against more liberal Independents like Cromwell. King Charles under house arrest tries to exploit the divisions between them. When Richard arrives from France with a commission from the Queen to snatch the King from Parliamentary hands he & Tom are set on a collision course. Caught between his love for his wife Anne & their young son & his loyalty to the new regime Tom must struggle to save both his family & the estate. Cromwells Blessing is the dramatic story of Tom Neaves fight for the principles which he holds so dear
- democracy freedom & honour
- & his young family set against the backdrop of the violent conflict of the English Civil War.

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When a big earthquake forces Grug out of his cosy cave he & the rest of the Crood family must travel through dangerous new landscapes full of strange species in search of a new home. Will Grug overcome his fears & learn to love this brave new world? This fun & exciting story is perfect for early readers who are comfortable tackling new words & starting to read on their own. ...

When an earthquake forces Grug out of his cosy cave he & his family must travel through the dangerous Croodaceous landscape in search of a new home. Along the way they meet Guy a brave & impulsive risk-taker who seems to like Grug's daughter a little too much for his liking. Can overprotective Grug learn to like Guy & this weird & wonderful world around him? Find out in this spectacular story with eye-catching images from the br&-new film! ...

A wealthy Greek businessman is found dead at his London home! The Leonides were one big happy family living in a sprawling ramshackle mansion. That was until the head of the household Aristide was murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old mans young widow fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward fiance of the late millionares granddaughter! ...

Like the idea of growing your own fruit veg & herbs but dont have the room or energy? Crops in Pots" is a user-friendly guide to getting a taste of self-sufficiency growing wherever you can grab the space
- whether it be your patio balcony or window sill. Apart from the many joys of growing your own food the benefits of container gardening are manifold: accessibility portability soil choice easier pest & disease control... Find out how to get started & choose your pots how to grow & harvest
- including the most appropriate crops for small spaces how to deal with problems & lots of great tips on how to be successful on a shoestring."

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Crosbys own local newspaper the Crosby Herald publishes a regular Memories column that features stories & photographs from the areas past. It is a popular column & made more so because of the endless supply of old photographs provided for it by local collector Tom Heath. In this book his second series of old images in the series he again takes readers on a nostalgic tour of the old Merseyside communities of Crosby Waterloo Blundellsands Seaforth & Litherl&. Using over 200 photographs this collection shows in some detail how local streets & buildings looked & how they have changed over a period of one hundred years. Most of the photographs in the book were taken by the Crosby photographer & stationer Stephen Cushing who died in 1973 & had a studio & shop in Moor Lane Crosby for thirty years. He was a prolific photographer & fortunately much of his work survives today. The images here were almost all selected from the authors own extensive archive of local memorabilia. ...

This is a new edition of the definitive biography of Crosby Stills & Nash fully updated with more than 300 photographs. Crosby Stills & Nash created some of the most indelible songs & beautiful harmonies of the late 1960s & early 1970s: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes " " Woodstock " & " Teach Your Children." Now the story behind the songs has been told in this copiously illustrated account of the trios personal & musical history. Long-time CSN chronicler Dave Zimmer with the full cooperation of the band traces each of the performers from their early musical roots to their first song together in L.A.s storied Laurel Canyon from their addition of Neil Young to Woodstock from their stormy years of creative conflicts through their reunions & reconciliations rises & falls. This new edition has been fully reconfigured & updated to celebrate the trios 40th anniversary & to accommodate even more photos (over 300) as well as Crosby Stills Nash & Youngs controversial Living With War tour." ...

This is the twelfth exciting novel in the Alex Cross series Alex Cross was a rising star in Washington DC Police Department when an unknown shooter killed his wife Maria in front of him. Years later having left the FBI & returned to practising psychology in Washington DC Alex finally feels his life is in order... Until his former partner John Sampson calls in a favour. Johns tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown & he needs Alex to help find this brutal predator. When the case triggers a connection to Marias death could Alex have a chance to catch his wifes murderer? Will this be justice at long last? Or the endgame in his own deadly obsession? From the man the Sunday Telegraph called the master of the suspense genre CROSS is the ultimate high-velocity high-emotion thriller & the one Alex Crosss fans waited years to read. ...

When an ancient cross is discovered in Eastern Europe it becomes a powerful weapon in the war between the trads & the Vampire Federation
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