Immediate Action" is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life from the day Andy Mc Nab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets & fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years
- on five continents. Recounting with grim humour & in riveting often horrifying detail his activities in the world's most highly trained & efficient Special Forces unit Mc Nab sweeps us into a world of surveillance & intelligence gathering counter-terrorism & hostage rescue. There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed because they are in front. By turns chilling astonishing violent funny & moving this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy Mc Nab's standing in the front rank of writers on modern war."
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This is a book of remarkable images intense & intimate recording the photographers children as they explore their woodland home in Virginia. The photographs show the ambiguities & dramas of family life & hauntingly evoke the mysteries of childhood. Sally Mann herself says in the introduction: These are photographs of my children.. . many of these pictures are intimate some are fictions & some are fantastic but most are of ordinary things every mother has seen. I take pictures when they are bloodied or sick or naked or angry. They dress up they pout & posture they paint their bodies they dive like otters in the dark river. The result is a book that is ethereal tender & sometimes disquieting. ...

Scott Lukas famed industry expert on designing themed spaces brings you a book that focuses on the imaginative world of themed immersive & consumer spaces. Whether or not you are involved in designing a theme park cultural museum shop or other entertainment space you will benefit from the insider tips experiences & techniques highlighted in this practical guide. Make your themed spaces come to life & become true immersive worlds. The book features informative sidebars addressing possible design issues & current trends; case studies & interviews with real-world designers & further reading suggestions. The book also

Includes:: a companion website as well as exercises that accompany each chapter lavish photos illustrations & tables.

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Now in its eighth edition the Immigration Law Handbook continues to bring together all the key materials relevant to immigration & asylum law in one volume providing an essential reference tool for those working in the area. This new edition maintains the strengths of the handbook as a reference tool & is fully updated to allow the reader access to all new developments. Legislative changes since the previous edition are covered which include the many statements of changes to the Immigration Rules since July 2010 including further amendments to the points based system & other significant new rule changes for spouses & students. In addition statutes have been updated to consider orders bringing new provisions on existing legislation into force such as the Identity Documents Act 2010 which amends various immigration statutes. Secondary legislation adding to the functions of the Asylum & Immigration Chamber of the Upper Tribunal is also addressed. Amendments to the 2006 European Economic Area regulations & the regulations relating to nationals of accession states are covered along with the full materials of the Tribunals Courts & Enforcement Act 2007. The Immigration Law Handbook has established itself as the standard in the field to become a well-known & trusted resource. ...

While carrying out an autopsy on a body recently brought into a morgue in Santa Fe county coroner Alexis Cruz makes a surprising discovery. Lodged in the dead mans femur is a musket ball which carbon dating reveals was fired some 200 years earlier in the American Civil War. But before she can notify the authorities Alexis disappears. The DIA call in Ethan Warner & his partner Nicola Lopez to find the missing coroner. But the closer they come to unlocking the terrifying truth the nearer they unknowingly bring a warped & dangerous individual to achieving a catastrophic goal. ...

What if angels not only walked among us
- but were our celebrities? What if they saved people for money? That's the reality in
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Valerie never gave much thought to the legends of vampires. That is until she's kidnapped by a fang-wielding psychopath & kept hostage in an underground dungeon with six other female-dining companions. Able to escape using her martial art skills & her wits she's picked up by the Argeneau rescue team
- & the sexy Anders
- only to discover that her captor got away...and is on the hunt again. When Anders discovers Valerie battered & bruised under a bush he's not expecting to meet someone capable of defending herself against a vampire attack
- or his psychic influence. Immediately taken by this fierce beauty he's determined to find the vamp responsible for her abuse...and make him pay.


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' She'd come to New York to be a cop because she believed in order. Needed it to survive. She had taken control had made herself into the person some anonymous social worker had named Eve Dallas' But in a few weeks she won't just be Eve Dallas lieutenant homicide. She'll be Roarke's wife. But Eve's wedding plans may have to be put on hold as her private & professional lives collide... The victim in her latest murder investigation is one of the most sought-after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted
- even another woman's man. & Eve's chief suspect is the other woman in this fatal love triangle
- her best friend Mavis. Putting her job on the line to head the investigation Eve discovers that the world of high fashion thrives on an all-consuming passion for youth & fame. One that leads from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City where drugs can fulfil any desire
- for a price.. .


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Immortal Last Words is a fascinating diverse collection of history's most uplifting entertaining & thought-provoking dying remarks & final farewells. The 370 entries in this book have been drawn from some of history's greatest statesmen poets scientists novelists & warriors
- the eminent men & women who have shaped events over the last four & a half millennia & whose final recorded words have often inspired great deeds or shed light on the nature of the human condition. There are also entries are from less well- known individuals who did not make such an impact on history but whose dying words are equally noteworthy as they encapsulate the spirit of the times or simply reflect the character of the speaker. & finally the pages of this book contain the last words of some of most ignoble personalities in history
- the monsters & maniacs whose final defiant utterances prompt us to reflect on the nature of evil & man's inhumanity to man. Arranged chronologically from antiquity to the present day each entry is accompanied by contextual information giving a brief biography of the author & an explanation of the circumstances that gave rise to the"ation. Some of the sentiments expressed are unbelievably sad while others are optimistic; some final words have become famous while others have remained obscure but all reflect the follies & greatness of mankind
- its heroes & villains war & peace & the absolute power of language to change our feelings & challenge our minds. Sample entries include: Buddha ' Strive for your own liberation with diligence'; Vespasian ' Dear me I believe I am becoming a god'; Thomas Hobbes 'I am about to take my last voyage a great leap in the dark'; Robespierre ' Death is the commencement of immortality!'; George Washington' Tis well'; John Keats ' Here lies one whose name was writ in water'; John Maynard Keynes'I should have drunk more champagne'; Salvador Dali 'I do not believe in my death'; Keith Floyd 'I've not felt this well for ages.'


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Her name was Henrietta Lacks but scientists know her as He La. Born a poor black tobacco farmer her cancer cells
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