At the heart of Born to Run" lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians the Tarahumara who live quietly in canyons & are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993 one of them aged 57 came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga & sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets & then take them on over a course 50 miles long. With incredible energy & smart observation Mc Dougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard Nike & elsewhere he comes across an incredible cast of characters including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles & for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark." ...

Joy & heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound's journey through life
- & from owner to owner... The
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'PEOPLE TALK AS IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG ABOUT LORD BRENTMORE. SOMETHING ABOUT HIS PAST.' Lord Brentmore
- half Irish peasant
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I can take him away from you any time I want. Her mistresss cruel taunt is deeply disturbing to Jenny. But why should Claudia be interested in a servants sweetheart? Jenny reckons without Claudias vicious nature; using a wily trick she seduces Frank who overcome with shame departs for a new life in Blackburn. Losing her sweetheart is just the first of many disasters that leave Jenny struggling to cope alone. When Claudia gives birth to Franks baby girl she cruelly disowns the helpless infant & relies on Jenny to care for little Katie & love her as her own. Always afraid for the beloved child who has come to depend on her Jenny is constantly called upon to show courage & fortitude to fight for all she holds dear. In her heart she yearns for Frank believing that one day they must be reunited. When Fate takes a hand it seems as though Jenny may see her dreams come true. ...

The Taliban have disappeared from Kabuls streets but the long shadows of their brutal regime remain. In his short life eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father & brother have been killed his sister has been abducted & Fawad & his mother Mariya must rely on the charity of family to eke out a h&-to-mouth existence. Then Mariya finds a position as housekeeper for a charismatic western woman Georgie & Fawad dares to hope for an end to their struggle. He soon discovers that his beloved Georgie is caught up in a dangerous love affair with the powerful Afghan warlord Haji Khan a legendary name on the streets of Kabul. At first resentful of Haji Khans presence Fawad learns that love can move a man to act in surprising ways & an overwhelming act of generosity persuades him of the warlords good intentions. But even a man as influential as Haji Khan cant protect Fawad from the next tragedy to blight his young life a tragedy so devastating that it threatens to destroy the one thing Fawad thought he could never lose: his love for his country. ...

The author Roger Annett experienced first-hand the events detailed here. Flying with 215 Squadron & co-piloting Argosy transport aircraft deep over Malayan jungle terrain from 1963 to 65 he is well placed to provide a colorful account of this dramatic period. Following a reunion of RAF Whirlwind veterans of Borneo Annett began work on this record of their collective experience attempting to stir the memories of both war veterans & civilians alike riveted by the drama as it played out by opposing forces attempting to control the island of Borneo. The book describes the oppositions antagonisms victories & defeats experienced on the isl&. Borneo itself with its difficult terrain jungles & lack of adequate road networks proved to be one of the biggest challenges from a military perspective & it is brought to life here. The story of the ' Borneo Boys' of the title traces a journey from new recruits at boot camp to flying training & on to Borneo itself. It was here where a fraternal bond was to be forged to last a lifetime & provide an impetus for this book. The process of Theatre familiarization
- jungle training nursing Whirlwind 10s over & around the mountainous Malayan jungle
- is recorded here with first-hand authenticity. Setting this journey in context Annett fills out the history of the wider conflict in which the boys were embroiled. The Far East colonial tensions which bred antagonism & ultimately led to the conflict are detailed as are the cross-border raids & riots which bred a fever of revolt. Much is written already on the Borneo conflict a lot of it dealing with the politics of the situation. This book swoops its focus on the young men who were called upon to fly over such confusion far away from home. It is their daily adventures camaraderie & learning trajectory which we are faced with. All the excitement of the Aviator's adrenalin ride is translated into eloquent prose strengthened by the kind of confident delivery that only a man involved in such proceedings could achieve.

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DI Joe Faraday is convalescing after a serious injury
- but four deaths in a suspicious fire drag him back to work before hes truly
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One fateful summer evening businessman Robin Timariot meets a strikingly beautiful woman while out walking. They exchange only a few words but those words prove to be unforgettable. A few days later the newspapers are full of the rape & murder of Lady Louise Paxton
- & to his horror Timariot realises that this was the woman he met just hours before her death. A man is swiftly charged & convicted of the crime but a series of bizarre events begin to convince Timariot that all is not what it seems. Against his better judgement he is soon sucked into the tortuous complexity of the dead woman's life. But the closer Timariot gets to the truth the more hideous & uncertain it seems to be. & far too late he realizes that anybody who uncovers it is unlikely to live...
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Called an uneasy peace the twenty years between the wars were a time of turmoil
- Britain saw a general strike & the worst economic
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Lucy Hull a young childrens librarian in Hannibal Missouri finds herself both kidnapper & kidnapped when her favourite patron ten-year-old Ian Drake runs away from home. The precocious Ian is addicted to reading but needs Lucys help to smuggle books past his overbearing mother who has enrolled Ian in weekly anti-gay classes. When Lucy finds Ian camped out in the library after hours with a backpack of provisions & an escape plan she allows herself to be hijacked by him & the pair embark on a spontaneous road trip. But is it just Ian who is running away? & should Lucy really be trying to save a boy from his own parents? ...