Drug addiction. Criminal behaviour. Murder...and all before his sixteenth birthday. From foster home to childrens home to living rough on the streets Cain never had a normal childhood. By the age of 8 he was carrying a knife. Seven years later he was serving time for killing someone. Based on real events ex-prison officer Ronnie Thompson tells Cains shocking story & reveals what really happens to teenage offenders both on the streets & once theyre behind bars. Prison riots assaults on officers roof-top protests & brutal acts of violence
- this is an inside account of life in a young offenders institute & of an angry young man spiralling dangerously out of control.
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Ian Anderson is a mature & beautiful new voice on the literary scene. Knight is breathtaking in its scope exquisite in its tenderness & uplifting in its refusal to succumb to the despair which fate sometimes prepares for us. It is a story of love & valour; a story of one man's refusal to capitulate when all the world seemed to conspire against him. Set in the early fifteenth century in the last days of the Age of Chivalry this is the story of a king's champion who robbed of the love & beauty of the woman who had made his life complete & stripped of all he had worked for & achieved still somehow found the will & the strength to pick himself up & move forward again & in the process carry a king to victory on the battlefields of France. This gripping work of historical fiction weaving together strands of romance tragedy & drama reflects the real pain & suffering associated with loss. It exemplifies the ongoing struggle of the grieving process; between the need to retreat into the memories of the world which has been lost & the need to find a way to move forward again. It is ultimately a book of hope written by an author who has made the journey. ...

Philip d Aubigny is a young knight in the kingdom of Outremer & cant wait to prove himself. His chance comes when he rides into battle to defend his home from attack by Saracen leader Saladin & his army. But after a disastrous campaign Philip is taken prisoner by the Turks & must work as a servant-and all the while he is plotting his escape. At last his opportunity arrives & Philip flees joining Richard the Lionheart in his victorious Third Crusade before finally travelling to Britain to claim his familys estate. Only when he arrives he finds he must once again go into battle.. . This exciting tale has captured the hearts & imaginations of young readers for many years & was the winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal. This edition features the original black & white illustrations throughout which perfectly evoke the atmosphere of the story. ...

The fourteenth title in the new Usborne Very First Reading" series designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents & children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) & as the books progress in the series the adults read less & less & the child more & more. There are puzzles at the end to check the childs understanding of the text & guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers." ...

Five years have passed since the cataclysmic events of Running With the Demon. John Ross Knight of the Word sworn to fight the eternal battle against mankind's demons has moved on. Ross's years spent in the fight against the Void have taken their toll. He has lost his spirit his belief & now it seems he has lost his magic. Working in a hostel for homeless children his life is now spent fighting a battle in which he feels he might actually make a difference. But Nest Freemark whose involvement in those events five years ago shattered her childhood is about to be drawn once more into the mythic world of the Void & the Word. For she has learnt that John Ross is in great danger from a demon like no other. If she can not warn him in time
- & persuade him to take up his staff of magic once more
- the battle may be lost forever...

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When her tryst with handsome billionaire Dominic Knight gets out of hand Katherine Hart resolves to cut all contact for good. But Dominic won't let his object of fascination escape so easily: when they cross paths in a plush hotel in Singapore their steamy affair is reignited. But can such exquisite pleasure last? Kate knows her lover is a man who lives entirely for the chase. Is this reunion a rushing climax before an inevitable fall or could Kate possess the keys to finally taming the untamable Dominic Knight? ...

Katherine Hart is thrilled to be recruited by Knight Enterprises the most prestigious venture-capital company in the world. That is until she makes the acquaintance of the company's infamous CEO Dominic Knight. At thirty-two Dominic is a self-made billionaire with a fearsome ambition & a temper to match. He is also impossibly attractive & dangerously charming when he wants to be. To Kate Dominic seems like the perfect predator & she resolves to be cautious despite the obvious chemistry between them telling herself she can always leave if Dominic grows too demanding. What she doesn't know is that the decision isn't hers to make... Dominic Knight has found a new plaything & Mr. Knight always gets what he wants. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Beginner readers are taken on a trip back to medieval times to learn what it was like to be a knight & live in a castle. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with experts at the University of Roehampton this title is full of information on how knights fought what they did for fun & also

Includes:: short biographies of real-life knights & descriptions of some of the castles that can still be seen today. The book is accompanied by Internet links to carefully selected websites that reveal more about knights & castles.

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Learn how to draw knights through the ages & their majestic castles with this must-have for any budding artist. Discover techniques to draw medieval knights in battle chivalrous knights wielding swords & jousting knights on horseback as well as the details of their castles such as drawbridges & battlements. The How To Draw series takes a highly visual & practical approach to drawing featuring step-by-step instructions for each art project. Duotone lines highlight each step. ...