She felt Ramon come awake & spring from the bed naked & lithe as a jungle cat. She heard the metallic snicker of a firearm as he snatched the pistol from the holster. In the darkness a yellow flower of gun-flamed bloomed & a single bullet whiplashed across twenty yards of open ground... In the searing heat of a divided Africa two decades of bitter dynastic conflict explode with terrifying ferocity. To Gary & Sean Courtney it is a struggle to the end; brother pitted against brother as they are dragged unwittingly into the lair of an international terrorist. Only Isabella Courtney stands between them & the mutual destruction they have willed for so long. Beautiful headstrong Isabella; the link to ' Golden Fox'
- a man whose alias hides a sinister & deadly secret... Traversing a vast panorama from the heart of London society to the grandeur of Spain from parched Ethiopia to war-torn Angola & on to the blazing hunting grounds of South Africa & Zimbabwe Golden Fox is masterful storytelling from the arena of war; an adventure of stirring irresistible intensity.
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Jess & Pia are stuck at home revising while all their friends from Porchester Park jet off on glamorous holidays. They're feeling pretty miserable until Jess's new boyfriend JJ asks them to join him & his family on a 7 star all-expenses paid trip to India! It's a dream come true for Jess
- until she arrives & realises she's not the only golden girl with her heart set on JJ...
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The third book in the gripping Jamie Johnson series. Jamie's dreams of becoming a professional footballer seem to be coming true after years of hoping & practising. But just when he's close to living the dream a shocking event turns his world upside down. He's never been a quitter but can he rise to the toughest challenge of his life? ...

Everyones got a child a friend or a neighbour who works in the City. The six-figure bonuses & golden hellos are no secret nor are the hundred-hour weeks the highpressure deals or the regular rounds of redundancies in the Square Mile. Its a cut-throat world...everyone knows that. But do they know what its like for the thousands of fresh-faced young graduates who pour into the City each year? Do they know what its like to get woken up at three in the morning by a taxi outside your window ready to haul you back into the office? What its like to feel guilty for sloping off to the gym at nine oclock at night? This cynical but entertaining novel follows two high-flyers through their first year in the City. Based on the writers experience at an American investment bank it reveals a world that doesnt quite match up with the fast-paced exhilarating one that was painted so enticingly on the undergraduate milk-round. Golden Handcuffs" is about twenty-something graduates in the City. It tells of ambition hard work & disillusionment. It has been called a latter day version of " Liars Poker" by Michael Lewis a must-read for all young professionals & strikes a similar chord to "I Dont Know How She Does It" by Allison Pearson though it is aimed at a younger reader. A witty insight into the City it is told with a fresh young style that cannot fail to appeal to this as-yet untapped market." ...

The legendary U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer was branded 'the wolf of the Atlantic' & for good reason. In his dramatic wartime career he sank ship after ship sowing terror among Allied convoys & dismay in those charged with their protection. Kretschmer was a daring officer who favoured bringing his U-boat into the heart of the convoy & destroying it from within. He earned himself a tremendous reputation before his capture in March 1941 & The Golden Horseshoe makes it clear why. Terence Robertson's biography of the U-boat ace draws upon first-hand experience of conditions & the deadly game as the hunter sought to outfox the hunted. He paints a masterly portrait of life at sea & weaves in the fascinating story of Kretschmer & the exploits of his U-Boats. Kretschmer was eventually captured & interviewed by Captain Mc Intyre of HMS Walker an episode which is also recounted in this book. Otto Kretschmer became a prisoner of war in March 1941 & spent most of the rest of the war in Bowmanville camp Canada before his release in 1947. ...

Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual & fictional stories The Golden Legend" was perhaps the most widely read book after the Bible during the late Middle Ages. It was compiled around 1260 by Jacobus de Voragine a scholarly friar & later archbishop of Genoa whose purpose was to captivate encourage & edify the faithful while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends & traditions of the church. In this translation the first in English of the complete text William Granger Ryan captures the immediacy of this rich work which offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art & literature & more generally in popular religious culture. Arranged according to the order of saints feast days these fascinating stories are now combined into one volume. This edition also features an introduction by Eamon Duffy contextualizing the work." ...

Internationally bestselling author Louise L. Hay is a metaphysical lecturer & teacher with more than 60 million books sold worldwide. For more than 25 years Louise has helped people throughout the world discover & implement the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth & self-healing. The Golden Louise L. Hay Collection" is an omnibus of her most loved books
- " You Can Heal Your Life" " Heal Your Body" & " The Power is Within You". " You Can Heal Your Life" is a " New York Times" bestseller with over 39 million copies sold worldwide. Louises key message in this powerful work is that if we are willing to do the mental work almost anything can be healed. She explains how limiting beliefs & ideas are often the cause of illness & how you can change your thinking.. .and improve the quality of your life. In " Heal Your Body" Louise describes the methods she used to cure herself of cancer more than 20 years ago. Using her simple & practical techniques you will be surprised to discover patterns in your own ailments that reveal a lot about yourself. This handy little blue book offers positive new thought patterns to replace negative emotions an alphabetical chart of physical ailments with their probable causes as well as healing affirmations to help you eliminate old patterns. " The Power is Within You" expands on Louises philosophy of loving the self & shows you how to overcome emotional barriers through learning to listen to your inner voice loving the child within & letting your true feelings surface. Focusing on building emotional & mental immune systems she encourages the reader to think of themselves positively & be more accepting & grateful for who they are. " The Golden Louise L. Hay Collection" is the perfect read for those seeking insights to the mindbody connection & the miraculous benefits of this dynamic as well as for those who want the pleasure of knowing that their favourite Louise Hay books are finally together in one place."
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Macedon. 367 BC. Philip II is bringing war to Persia. Forged in the warrior culture of Macedonia the time has come for his young son Alexander to take up his inheritance of blood & obedience to the sword. It is a training that has made the boy sadistic; fiercely brilliant but unstable. A dangerous trait in a king fated to rule the vastest empire of the ancient world. Compelled to teach this startling precocious sometimes horrifying child Aristotle soon realises that what the boy needs most to learn
- thrown before his time onto his fathers battlefields
- is the lesson of the golden mean the elusive balance between extremes that Aristotle hopes will mitigate the boys will to conquer in this age of fighting heroes...

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The Golden Notebook the landmark novel by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing is a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal political & professional identity amid the trauma of emotional rejection & sexual betrayal. In 1950s London novelist Anna Wulf struggles with writers block. Divorced with a young child & fearful of going mad Anna records her experiences in four coloured notebooks: black for her writing life red for political views yellow for emotions blue for everyday events. But it is a fifth notebook
- the golden notebook
- that finally pulls these wayward strands of her life together. Widely regarded as Doris Lessings masterpiece & one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century The Golden Notebook is wry & perceptive bold & indispensable.

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The landmark novel of the Sixties
- a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal political & professional identity
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