Sometimes one hero isn't enough
- sometimes you need a full dozen. Mack's search for his dazzling dozen continues in the second
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After twelve years of secret training Atticus OSullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice Granuaile to the earth & double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual the world that thought he was dead abruptly discovers that hes still alive & they would much rather he return to the grave. Having no other choice Atticus his trusted Irish wolfhound Oberon & Granuaile travel to the base of Mount Olympus where the Roman god Bacchus is anxious to take his sworn revenge
- but hell have to get in line behind an ancient vampire a band of dark elves & an old god of mischief who all seem to have KILL THE DRUID at the top of their to-do lists.
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A gritty gangland Romeo & Juliet story from bestselling author Jacqui Rose Trapped is perfect for fans of Jessie Keane & Martina Cole As teenagers Maggie Donaldson & Johnny Taylor fell hard & fast in love. But they didnt know they were from rival gangland families in Londons criminal underworld. Going public with their relationship would have brought them more trouble than they could handle so for years they concealed the truth. But their house of cards wont be safe for much longer. Maggies violent father Max has always been out for the Taylors blood & treats his own family with barely more sympathy. Theres a long-buried reason for the vendetta that no one talks about a secret so shocking it could tear each family
- & Maggie & Johnny
- apart...A gritty story of bitter feuds & unbreakable bonds Trapped is the perfect read for fans of Mandasue Heller & Martina Cole.

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Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash sifting it sorting it breathing it sleeping next to it. Then one unlucky-lucky day Raphael's world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls into his hands. It's a bag of clues. It's a bag of hope. It's a bag that will change everything. Soon Raphael & his friends Gardo & Rat are running for their lives. Wanted by the police it takes all their quick-thinking & fast-talking to stay ahead. As the net tightens they uncover a dead man's mission to put right a terrible wrong. & now it's three street boys against the world... ...

9/11 the war in Iraq the London bombings now Afghanistan... Thousands died & in their aftermath many more became prisoners of their own devastated minds
- their only hope a small number of dedicated pioneers working to piece together the crumbled fragments of their lives. The Ancient Greeks called it trauma. & yet almost three thousand years later what was identified as shellshock during the First World War is still mistaken for cowardice or lack of moral fibre. Only since Vietnam have we begun to understand the symptoms & the causes of what is now known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Professor Gordon Turnbull recognized PTSD as a serious clinical condition from the start of his career as a psychiatrist in the RAF. It afflicts people hit by violent tragedy injury or shock & directly or indirectly it can affect us all. Andy Mc Nab & Johnson Beharry VC are just two of the hundreds who have benefited from Gordons care & counsel. He conducted unprecedented debriefings of British prisoners of war & British hostages released from the Lebanon including John Mc Carthy Jackie Mann & Terry Waite. Trauma" explores the stories behind the headlines & of those much closer to home. It describes how Gordon treated them how this treatment often flew in the face of accepted knowledge & how it was at times several steps ahead of current scientific discovery. Overwhelmed by anxiety flashbacks nightmares & a terrible feeling of isolation many sufferers think they will never again find the comfort of normality
- but in 80 per cent of cases Gordon Turnbull & his team have helped them rebuild their lives. How they achieve this lies at the heart of his fascinating & inspirational story."

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR. Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup final & played on. But his early life was no less extraordinary. He grew up in Nazi Germany where first he was indoctrinated by the Hitler Youth before fighting in World War Two in France & on the Eastern Front. In 1945 he was captured & sent to a British POW camp where for the first time he understood that there could be a better way of life. He embraced England as his new home & before long became an English football hero. Brilliant Observer. A remarkable story well worth reading The Times. A gripping story of an unlikely redemption through football Sunday Times. This poignant book is a tribute to the depth of both Clays research & her compassion Independent. ...

Celebrate the world. 229 countries & destinations to explore 817 beautiful images to inspire. Bigger brighter & bolder than ever the second edition of Lonely Planet's definitive travel pictorial has been revised & updated to be even more inspiring than the last. The Travel Book captures the essence of every country on the planet through stunning photographs & atmospheric text. User-friendly A-to-Z coverage & double-page spreads of every country make this book a total delight
- & an amazing gift.
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The international best-selling Travel Book is back with 100% new text & images. With a previous edition sell through of 98% having sold more than half a million copies of its first edition across multiple languages the book contains 850 stunning new images & completely new text. The highly pictorial book features a spread for every country in the world. Images for each country are accompanied by short sections of text highlighting various elements of the country from hard facts & figures to more experiential types of information. With the traveller's experience at its heart this book shows a slice of life in every corner of the globe & all points in between engaging the reader's senses in an adventure which conjures up the sights smells tastes sounds & feel of our amazing world. ...

The mini version of Lonely Planet s captivating Travel Book. Celebrate the world. 229 countries & destinations to explore 817 beautiful images to inspire. Bigger brighter & bolder than ever the second edition of Lonely Planet's definitive travel pictorial has been revised & updated to be even more inspiring than the last. The Travel Book captures the essence of every country on the planet through stunning photographs & atmospheric text. User-friendly A-to-Z coverage & double-page spreads of every country make this book a total delight
- & an amazing gift.
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Whether its a first holiday away from parents a round-the-world trip or a memorable family excursion we all like to keep a record of our experiences
- the people we meet the places we stay & our first impressions of a new location. This stylishly designed travel journal wont fail to inspire the traveller to keep a photographic diary of their journey. With useful lists of things to remember place-holders for photographs & ticket stubs the journal also has plenty of space for writing a diary of the day-to-day activities & feelings that its all too easy to forget. Supplied with an integral pocket for the memorabilia at the back of the book this Travel Journal will make the perfect gift for an intrepid traveller or treasured keepsake of your own.
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