Its December 1997 & a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote Russian village. The tiger isnt just killing people its annihilating them & a team of men & their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims they discover that these attacks arent random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured starving & extremely dangerous the tiger must be found before it strikes again. As he re-creates these extraordinary events John Vaillant gives us an unforgettable portrait of this spectacularly beautiful & mysterious region. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped & lived alongside tigers even sharing their kills with them. We witness the arrival of Russian settlers in the nineteenth & early twentieth centuries soldiers & hunters who greatly diminished the tiger populations. & we come to know their descendants who crushed by poverty have turned to poaching & further upset the natural balance of the region. Beautifully written & deeply informative The Tiger circles around three main characters: Vladimir Markov a poacher killed by the tiger; Yuri Trush the lead tracker; & the tiger himself. It is an absolutely gripping tale of man & nature that leads inexorably to a final showdown in a clearing deep in the taiga. ...

An adorable new toddler character from the creator of Percy the Park Keeper Tiger isnt a real tiger. Hes a kitten. But sometimes when he plays he pretends to be a real Tiger. Children wont be able to resist joining in the fun as Tiger as runs creeps snarls & sleeps! just like a real tiger! ...

Superpowered humans known as NEXT appeared in the world 45 years ago. Some of them fight crime in the city of Stern Bild while promoting their corporate sponsors on the hit show HERO TV." The people love their superheroes even if they dont completely understand them & not all of the NEXT use their powers for good. Veteran hero Wild Tiger has years of experience fighting crime but his ratings have been slipping. Under orders from his new employer Wild Tiger finds himself forced to team up with Barnaby Brooks Jr. a rookie with an attitude. Overcoming their differences will be at least as difficult for this mismatched duo as taking down superpowered bad guys!" ...

This lively folk tale from Orissa India explains why tigers eat their food uncooked & why cats live with people. The tiger child is sent to fetch some more fire from the village but on the way he gets distracted by his friends. By the time he gets to the village he has forgotten what he has been sent to fetch. ...

When Germany's leading tank ace meets the Steppe Fox it's a fight to the death. Faced with overwhelming odds Kampfgruppe von Schroif needs a better tank & fast; but the new Tiger tank is still on the drawing board & von Schroif must overcome bureaucracy espionage & relentless Allied bombing to get the Tiger into battle in time to meet the ultimate challenge. Based on a true story of combat on the Russian Front this powerful new novel is written by Emmy A' Award winning writer Bob Carruthers & newcomer Sinclair Mc Lay. It tells the gripping saga of how the Tiger tank was born & a legend forged in the heat of combat. Gritty intense & breath-taking in its detail this sprawling epic captures the reality of the lives & deaths of the tank crews fighting for survival on the Eastern Front a remarkable novel worthy of comparison with ' Das Boot'. ...

This is a comprehensively updated account of where China stands today covering the generational change in the leadership completed in March 2013 the Bo Xilai scandal & the changing course of the world's second largest economy & the last major state ruled by a Communist Party. Named as a book of the year by the Guardian the Financial Times & Bloombery Business Week it lays out the reality behind the spectacular statistics & explains why China has to change if it is to maintain its development & avoid major internal problems China's importance as an increasingly significant global force is a phenomenon of our times but the world's most heavily populated nation has a history of catastrophe & tragedy tyranny & repression abject poverty unfair business practice & corruption
- & now faces environmental degradation & a demographic time bomb. In this compelling & lucid account based on years of research & first-hand experience Jonathan Fenby links together the myriad features of today's China. He delivers a unique & coherent picture of its essence & evolution & contemplates its future
- both alone & connected to the world around it. 'A bestselling examination of modern China by an experienced & fluent commentator'
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Sally Lockhart is 25 & somebody wants to destroy her. She receives divorce papers from a man she has never met let alone married
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Max Trenton returns to London after years in a prison camp with failed wishes to avenge the murder of his closest friend Johnny Gregg by a sadistic Japanese soldier. Despite being powerless to stop the killing at the time nightmares torment him for his failure to keep his best friend alive. Determined to put the past out of his mind he takes a job as a newspaperman & falls in love. But forgetting the past isn't easy when it doesn't want to forget him. After a press handout falls into his hand baring the name of businessman Tiger the same name as Johnny's murderer Trenton's old nightmares return. Is it possible that the chairman of a Japanese company visiting Britain was once the ruthless enemy who plunged a bayonet into a hospitalised man? Crossing continents & time Tiger in the White Bamboo is a story of cruelty & retribution that will keep you on the edge of your seat. ...

The German Tiger I was the most feared battle tank of the Second World War. Its invincibility lay in its main gun & heavy defensive armour. Using the successful Haynes Manual" format the " Tiger Tank Manual" gives an insight into acquiring owning & operating one of these awesome fighting vehicles. The Tank Museums Tiger 131 forms the centrepiece of this manual which

Includes:: full photographic coverage of the strip-down of 131 & its engine. Vivid personal recollections describe what it was like to command a Tiger in war."

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The famous Tiger tanks of the German Panzer forces were only available at the hard pressed front in modest quantities but this tiny number forged a legned out of all proportion to its size. This fascinating programme plots the history of its conception & evolution against the background of World War Two tank development. Expert analysis is provided by tank & military historians David Fletcher & Professor John Erickson & also

Includes:: new footage of surviving Tiger tanks. Just before the German invasion of Russia in June 1941 Hitler ordered a heavy tank mounting an 88mm gun be built for the German Army. The needs for this machine became urgent once it was discovered that the Red Army was fielding superior tanks in the form of the T-34 & KV-1. The Tiger I tank was created in 1942 the Wehrmachts first armour capable of using the 88mm gun preferring firepower over mobility. In 1944 it was followed by the even heavier Tiger II. In The Tiger Tank Story Mark Healy details the development & exploits of the most famous tank ever built. With full design information the history of its use in actions across Europe & over 100 photographs & artworks some previously unpublished this book will appeal to both military enthusiasts & general readers alike. Mark Healy is the author of several books on World War II including the best-selling Zitadelle: The German Offensive against the Kursk Salient 4-17 July 1943.

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