'I don't blame others for my problems. I stand on my own. & one day you'll see I'm going to make something of myself.' These words were eighteen-year-old Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother a woman who had abused him with shocking brutality. But even years after he was rescued his life remained a continual struggle. Dave felt rootless & awkward an outcast haunted by memories of his years as the bruised cowering ' It' locked in his mother's basement. Dave's dramatic reunion with his dying father & the shocking confrontation with his mother led to his ultimate calling: mentor to others struggling with personal hardships. From a difficult marriage to the birth of his son from an unfulfilling career to an enduring friendship Dave was finally able to break the chains of his past learning to trust to love & to live. ...

The first in a stunning new historical adventure series perfect for all fans of Sharpe. Upper Bavaria 1704. The British army ...

a Man of Privilege Blue-blooded lawyer James is working on the case of his life. This trial will set him up for life; then he meets his witness Maggie Eagle Heart. She makes him question everything
- his family goals future. Now the one woman he wants is completely off limits. But he cant deny their attraction. James has always done what is expected of him...until now. An Intimate Bargain The one person who can help Zach close a life-changing deal is the woman he just slept with. He knows Abigail is attracted to him...but is that enough to betray those she loves? What was once a simple affair has become a complicated relationship. Will Abigail really love a man who wants her to choose between him & her family?
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The official novelization of the new Man of Steel movie featuring Superman. The movie from director Zack Snyder & slated for release on June 14 2013 stars Henry Cavill as Superman/ Clark Kent Amy Adams as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane & Michael Shannon as General Zod. Also starring are Diane Lane Kevin Costner Ayelet Zurer Lawrence Fishburne & Russell Crowe. TM & A (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s 13) ...

The official companion for the new Man of Steel movie featuring Superman. Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman offers an intimate look at the reinvention of the world's most iconic superhero through the eyes of acclaimed director Zack Snyder (300 Watchmen) & producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy). This unique companion book offers a rich selection of materials from concept art & behind-the-scenes set photography to director commentary & interviews with key creatives unlocking the secrets behind giving new life to an immortal hero. Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill as Superman. Also appearing are three-time Oscar (R) nominee Amy Adams (The Fighter) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane & Oscar (R) nominee Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got to Do with It) as her editor-in-chief Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents Martha & Jonathan Kent are Oscar (R) nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) & Academy Award (R) winner Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves). Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians the villainous General Zod played by Oscar (R) nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) & Faora Zod's evil partner played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van Superman's mother played by Ayelet Zurer & Superman's father Jor-El portrayed by Academy Award (R) winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator). Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy. MAN OF STEEL & all related characters & elements are trademarks of & A (c) DC Comics. ...

Jamie Johnson starts the season on fire. He's playing for his beloved Hawkstone
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As Minister for Culture the Honourable M. A. Nanga is a man of the people as cynical as he is charming & a roguish opportunist. At first the contrast between Nanga & Odili a former pupil who is visiting the ministry appears huge. But in the eat-&-let-eat atmosphere Odilis idealism soon collides with his lusts
- & the two mens personal & political tauntings threaten to send their country into chaos. Published prophetically just days before Nigerias first attempted coup in 1966 A Man of the People" is an essential part of his body of work dealing with modern African history."
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This work is set in Antigua 1817. Every harbour & estuary is filled with ghostly ships the famous & the legendary now redundant in the aftermath of the war. In this uneasy peace Adam Bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventy-four gun Athena & as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean. But in these haunted waters where Richard Bolitho & his band of brothers once fought a familiar enemy the quarry is now a renegade foe who flies no colours & offers no quarter & whose traffic in human life is sanctioned by flawed treaties & men of influence. & here & when Athenas guns speak a day of terrible retribution will dawn for the innocent & the damned. ...

It is 1827: Britain & the Mediterranean Captain Sir Laughton Peto recently engaged to Matthew Herveys sister is sailing his mighty line-of-battle ship towards Navarino Bay & war with the Turks. Six months on & Matthew Hervey is in London recovering from another bout of malaria & the wound from his battle with the Zulu. All is set fair for his marriage to the eminently suitable Lady Lankester & his return to active duty at the Cape. But trouble lies ahead as familial commitments clash with affairs of the heart & Hervey finds himself embroiled in a military inquiry that could result in public humiliation. As the cataclysmic battle of Navarino Bay looms ever closer for Peto & his crew Hervey faces a crisis that could change both his life & his military career... ...

Like many a restless teenager before him Charles Nordhoff craved excitement & in 1844 when barely 14 he managed to talk his way into the US Navy. A bookish lad who had been apprenticed to a printer Nordhoff was better educated than most of his fellow seamen & was well equipped to describe what became a three-year round-the-world adventure. He was lucky in his ship USS Columbus a large 74-gun ship of the line that had been chosen to undertake a diplomatic mission to China & then to Japan in an abortive attempt to open the latter to American trade. In the course of this voyage Nordhoff was to see many countries of south-east Asia & the Far East before crossing the Pacific visiting South America rounding Cape Horn & finally returning to Norfolk Virginia having crossed the Equator six times. Apart from its descriptions of exotic climes much of the interest in the book lies in a boys view of naval life & how the ship was run. The US Navy was small & followed very conservative principles with an emphasis on discipline routine & training that would have been familiar a century earlier. However it was also subtly different: more humane in its treatment of the crew less draconian in punishment & a promoter of what would be considered Victorian moral values. The book offers a valuable & entertaining account of life in the last days of the sailing warship. ...