At all costs avoid blame. Such is the creed of dictators & politicians tycoons & company chairmen media celebrities & spin doctors the world over. But what about men at war where the penalties for errors of judgement can be devastating? History is full of tales of those who have been wrongly castigated in the rush to find a culprit; only later sometimes much later when the real truth comes out is the scapegoat exonerated. ...

A colossal fantasy of incredible diversity & spellbinding imagination. A human cargo bound for servitude in exile.. .A pirate city hauled across the oceans.. .A hidden miracle about be revealed.. . These are the ingredients of an astonishing story. It is the story of a prisoners journey. Of the search for the island of a forgotten people for the most astonishing beast in the seas & ultimately for a fabled place
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In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis charismatic & highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recounts his remarkable life story & the history of the band itself. Raised in the Midwest he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie purveyor of pills pot & cocaine to the Hollywood elite. After a brief child-acting career Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. & plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. underground music scene. He formed the band with three schoolfriends
- & found his lifes purpose. Crisscrossing the country the Chili Peppers were musical innovators & influenced a whole generation of musicians. But theres a price to pay for both success & excess & in SCAR TISSUE Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate & band mate Hillel Slovak & his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs. SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. It is instead a compelling story of dedication & debauchery of intrigue & integrity of recklessness & redemption.
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1593. Queen Elizabeths trusted spymaster Walsingham has been dead for two years... As plague sweeps through the streets & stews of London so suspicion & mistrust sweep through the court & government. No one feels safe. Even the celebrated swordsman adventurer & philanderer Will Swyfte must watch his back. It is when his best friend & colleague the playwright Christopher Marlowe is killed in a pub brawl that Will decides he must act. The murder has all the hallmarks of an assassination. But in going in search of Kits killer he discovers that there are those in positions of power & influence who are not what they seem... Against a backcloth of growing paranoia & terror Will detects the malign machinations of Englands hidden enemy the Unseelie Court. With these devils at his back the countrys greatest spy may find that even his vaunted skills are no match for the supernatural powers arrayed against him. The choice is simple: uncover the true nature & intention of this vile conspiracy
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BOOK FIVE: SHADOWS OF THE APT The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate & Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself crippled in ways no doctor can mend haunted by ghosts of the past that she cannot appease. The Empress Seda is regaining control over those imperial cities that refused to bow the knee to her but she draws her power from something more sinister than mere armies & war machines. Only her consort the former spymaster Thalric knows the truth & now the assassins are coming & he finds his life & his loyalties under threat once again. Out beyond the desert of the Nem the ancient city of Khanaphes awaits them both with a terrible secret entombed beneath its stones. Praise for Shadows of the Apt: ' The Shadows of the Apt series is quite distinct mainly due to the insect-kinden & Tchaikovsky's fertile imagination' Sci Fi Now ' Epic fantasy at its best. Gripping original & multi-layered storytelling from a writer bursting with lots of fascinating ideas' Walker of Worlds ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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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. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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As ' Scarecrow' Schofield watches his mission to eliminate a Siberian turn into a bloodbath he realises he has been tricked
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One night there was a thunderstorm. A tattered scarecrow stood in the wind & rain taking no notice.. .until a bolt of lightning struck his turnip head. The scarecrow blinked with surprise & came to life. So begins the story of the Scarecrow a courteous but pea-brained fellow with grand ideas. He meets a boy Jack who becomes his faithful servant & they set out to journey to Spring Valley together. Along the way there's no end of excitement
- battle & shipwreck brigands & tricksters
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