Sputnik trawler is a nickname given to two classes of series-built side trawlers. In the mid to late 1950s & early 1960s these new & revolutionary boats were intended to replace ageing steam trawlers. The little workhorses had to combat the inevitable prejudice against something ground-breaking & also the torrid economic state of the trawling industry in the 1960s. Inevitably there were casualties. However removed from their intended role as mini-side trawlers based at the main trawling ports the sputniks began to turn in some fine performances for skippers belonging to the inshore ports. Sputniks became successful seine netters pelagic trawlers & scallop dredgers their performance often enhanced in later years by extensive rebuilding which left fifteen-year-old vessels looking like brand new boats. Against the odds of the 1960s trawling depression some of the sputniks even did well as side trawlers & spawned the larger Spinningdale trawlers. The Spinningdales proved an exceptional success as side trawlers & their design was every bit as capable of being adapted to other forms of fishing as the sputniks. Some of the Spinningdales were built as outstandingly successful seiner/trawlers for inshore fishing where they were later joined by many sister vessels following the demise of the trawling industry. This book is a memorial to the sputniks & Spinningdales with brief histories & photographs & some fine fishermens anecdotes about the multitude of things these boats did during some of the best years the fishing industry will ever know. ...

The Spy" is the third of Clive Cussler's brilliant historical thrillers. 1908 & American engineering geniuses are being killed off one by one... When a brilliant battleship gun engineer commits suicide his disbelieving family turn to legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency. Quickly on the case Isaac Bell establishes that the clues point not to suicide but murder. So when further deaths connected to a top-secret project follow Bell realizes that this is sabotage. With the world plunging towards war it's clearly a spy at large. But which of the many foreign agents he has encountered is responsible? Or is there a more sinister explanation? In a blistering story featuring dreadnaught battleships & railroards criminal gangs & beautiful women " The Spy" is a breathtaking thriller that just happens to have at stake the fate of the world. Bestseller Clive Cussler
- author of the " Dirk Pitt" novels " Arctic Drift" & " Crescent Dawn"
- & co-author Justin Scott place hero Isaac Bell at the centre of a mysterious espionage conspiracy in the third novel of historical thriller series " The Isaac Bell Adventures" " The Spy". Praise for Clive Cussler: " Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). " The guy I read". (Tom Clancy). Bestselling author Clive Cussler has kept readers on the edges of their seats for four decades with his thrilling action novels. As well as the " Isaac Bell" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" series the " Dirk Pitt" stories (which started it all) & the " Fargo" series. Other titles in Cussler's first historical series
- " The Isaac Bell Adventures"
- include " The Chase" " The Wrecker" " The Race" & " The Thief" which are all available from Penguin."



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Sailing up the furthest reaches of the Amazon on assignment for the British Secret Service Alex Hawke is captured by a brutal tribe of indigenous cannibals. Forced into slave labour he witnesses the unimaginable: vast armies are being recruited & trained deep within the Amazonian jungle. Possessing weapons only dreamed of by the Western allies their aim is to launch a vicious jihad that will unite one continent
- & destroy another. Somehow Hawke must escape his captors & live to tell the tale. From black magic poison-tipped arrows & blowguns to an awesome arsenal of the most advanced military hardware Hawke faces insurmountable odds as he searches for a river with no name in a quest to seek out & destroy a lawless mastermind who threatens the West's very existence.
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If youve ever fancied yourself as the next James Bond then this Spy Academy experience is for you! Youll learn the essential skills required to conduct a secret agent operation during an action packed three hours at the Spy Headquarters. There will be lots to learn during this spy experience including: how to use specialist spy equipment covert cameras & UHF radios bugs & listening devices & lock picking gadgets. Youll also be taught how to use a pistol the Secret Agents weapon of choice & then test your skills with quick draw techniques. But thats not all youll get play with the big stuff such as how to fire machine guns in a Close Quarter Battle area apply precision through the powerful telescopic sight of a sniper rifle (all legal air-powered) & try your skill at axe throwing. Finally youll also receive some expert instruction on un-armed combat techniques useful when youre cornered by enemy agents & learn contact drills using a state of the art laser combat system. Please note: No live ammunition or weapons are used in the activities to comply with current Legal & Health & Safety legislation. Weapons used are a combination of airsoft air rifles replica & laser guns. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "


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Dorothy OGrady is uniquely placed in the annals of espionage. She was the first Briton condemned to death under the Treachery Act of 1940 after she was frequently spotted on the outskirts of Sandown (a prohibited area on the Isle of Wight) insisting time & again that her dog had strayed. Had her appeal not saved her from the gallows she would have been the only woman of any nationality to suffer death under the Act during the Second World War
- indeed the only woman to be executed in Britain for spying in the 20th century. Yet the full story of her extraordinary brush with notoriety & its enduring legacy has never been told despite the fact that it has more than once dominated the front pages of the British press & inspired both a BBC radio drama & a novel. Now with the benefit of access to previously classified documents the truth underpinning the OGrady legend can finally be revealed. Following her appeal she served nine years in prison for her wartime crimes
- but was she really a spy in the employ of Germany? Or was OGrady as she insisted years later a self-seeking tease who committed her apparent treachery for a giggle? Or was there some other motivation which drove her to wartime infamy in a case which reverberated around the world? In The Spy Beside the Sea author & journalist Adrian Searle examines all the evidence to reach a disturbing conclusion.

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For fans of TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY comes this masterclass in suspense about a spy caught up in his own web of deception... Alec Milius is young smart & ambitious
- with a talent for deception. When a chance encounter opens the door to a career with MI6 he is desperate to make his mark. But life as a spy begins to take a terrible toll on himself & those around him & soon Alec is chasing not just success but survival. Forced to work alone he spins a web of deceit that traps him centre stage in a game of global espionage. In this new job the difference between truth & a lie can be a matter of life & death. & for Alec it's getting harder to tell them apart...A Spy By Nature is the bestselling novel with which Charles Cumming announced his arrival as heir apparent to masters like John le Carre & Len Deighton; compellingly told utterly authentic & heart-racingly intense it will grip you till the very last page.
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Spy Cat is the first exciting adventure in this brand new series by Andy Cope author of the bestselling Spy Dog & Spy Pups series for young readers of 7+. The purrrfect spy is prowling a neighbourhood near you. There's a new secret agent in town. & this one has whiskers. Shakespeare the ginger tabby otherwise known as Agent 009 never officially signed up to protect the Cook children but in the world famous Spy Dog's absence he was most definitely the best pet for the job. Shakespeare has some very big (and furry) boots to fill. & with a dangerous criminal on the loose near by to where the Cooks are camping he may need all nine lives to do it! Praise for Andy Cope: An imaginative creative feast". (Radio Times). Andy Cope is the author of the bestselling & multi-award-winning Spy Dog & Spy Pups series. Spy Dog was the winner of the Richard & Judy 7+ developing reader category as well as the prestigious Red House Children's Book Award." ...

Spy Dog" by Andrew Cope is the first book in the brilliant series about the loveable Lara
- Spy Dog extroadinaire! Forget 007 It's
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Spy Dog: Secret Santa is the perfect Christmas gift for young readers of 7+. All the brilliant breathless action adventure of Lara the world's only spy dog & her pups-in-training with a fantastically festive twist! From Andy Cope author of the bestselling Spy Dog Spy Pups & the brand new Spy Cat! Lara is a Spy Dog for life not just for Christmas... But this December Lara (that's Licensed Assault & Rescue Animal to you) & her pups Spud & Star are hot on the trail of an evil computer hacker. Stanley Strange plans to hijack Christmas! Can the super spies catch Stanley before he goes crackers & makes an explosive getaway? Praise for Andy Cope: An imaginative creative feast". (Radio Times). Andy Cope is the author of the bestselling & multi-award-winning Spy Dog & Spy Pups series & now Spy Cat. Spy Dog was the winner of the Richard & Judy 7+ developing reader category as well as the prestigious Red House Children's Book Award." ...

Spy Dog: Brainwashed" is the eighth book in the " Spy Dog" adventures
- now a number 1 bestselling series! It is
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