Money was tight in rural Fellburn in the 1880s & this perhaps explained why Hector Stewart only two years after the death of his wife announced to his children that he was to marry Moira Conelly a wealthy distant relative from Irel&. But Moira had not been entirely honest about her background or her finances & had convinced herself she would be marrying into landed gentry complete with a lifestyle to which she felt entitled. It was with surprise therefore that she first saw the run down farm that would be her new home.. . ...

Ben & Zoe travel to the Kalahari Desert where a frantic lioness is keeping local people from their well. It seems her cub has fallen down the well & it's up to the children to rescue it. But with thirst-bating heat & deadly creatures at every turn as well as a powerful sandstorm will they manage to return the cub to its pride before it's too late? This is the eighth book in the action-packed Wild Rescue series. ...

Sultan Gadaffi has escaped from Libya with a fistful of dangerous secrets. The British Government want ex-Special Forces operative Steve Range the go-to man for any Black-Ops missions to lead an ultra-covert mercenary group to seize him from his near-impregnable desert stronghold. Saed is defended by Tuareg warriors armed to the teeth with stolen NATO hardware. If Range's team can somehow overcome them then they will earn themselves gold bullion worth $500 million. But as the bullets begin to fly & the body count rises Range realises that he's been double-crossed. Unwilling to lose the gold he begins to contemplate cutting a deal with the devil. ...

Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life
- by day she is a famous model & UN spokeswoman on women's rights
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For seventy years now " Desert Island Discs" has managed that rare feat
- to be both enduring & relevant. By casting away the biggest
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With the heart-stopping speed of a whirling dervish this thrilling critically acclaimed debut novel from new talent Howard Andrew Jones sweeps into the glittering tradition of sword-&-sorcery. In 8th century Baghdad the scholar Dabir realizes that a jewelled tablet may unlock secrets hidden within the lost city of Ubar a desert Atlantis. But when the tablet is stolen Dabir & Captain Asim go after it
- a life-or-death adventure of a lifetime...
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Set in the late 1950s this is the story of Evelyn Hall an English Professor who goes to Reno to obtain a divorce & put an end to her disastrous 16-year marriage. While staying at a boarding house to establish her six-week residency requirement she meets Ann Childs a casino worker & fifteen years her junior. Physically they are remarkably alike & eventually have an affair & begin the struggle to figure out just how a relationship between two women can last. Desert of the Heart examines the conflict between convention & freedom & the ways in which the characters try to resolve the conflict ...

Formed in September 1941 from the Western Desert Force British 8th Army (comprising British Commonwealth Free French & Polish troops) went on to wage a lengthy hard-fought campaign against Axis forces across the deserts of North Africa. The Desert War was unlike any other fought by the British Army involving highly mobile operations covering vast distances. The hot unforgiving climate in which the troops lived & fought was almost as troublesome as the enemy. During its two-year period of service in North Africa 8th Army underwent major changes in organization equipment & training to accustom it to desert warfare. ...

Following the bestselling success of Carltons man-size Commando anthologies here is the latest of the pocket-format compilations each containing of three classic Commando war stories printed the same size as the original comics. Desert Rats" features " Fighting Fool!" " Oasis of Death" & " Chariot of War". Tales of courage in the North African desert make this action-packed but handily formatted collection of stories a thrill for Commando fans of all ages." ...

In Princess readers were shocked by Sultana's revelations about life in Saudi Arabia's royal family. Royal women live as virtual prisoners surrounded by unimaginable wealth & luxury privileged beyond belief & yet subject to every whim of their husbands fathers & even their sons. Daughters of Arabia featured Sultana's teenage daughters determined to rebel but in very different ways. & now in Desert Royal Sultana's fight for women's rights in a repressive fundamentalist Islamic society has an extra sense of urgency. The threat of world terrorism the gathering strength of religious leaders & the discontent of impoverished Saudis are threatening to topple the comfortable world Sultana has known. But an extended family 'camping' trip in the desert brings Sultana & her relatives face to face with their nomadic roots & nourishes her will to carry on the fight for women's rights in all Muslim countries. This updated edition contains an all-new chapter as well as a letter from Sultana herself encouraging all women to take up the struggle for freedom for their abused sisters throughout the world. ...