India 1819
- Matthew Hervey is charged with raising a new troop & organising transport for India
- for he his men & their horses

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He loves the tango was trained as a Chemist & in his youth he had a regular girlfriend whom he planned to marry. For a pope Francis has an unusual life story. Drawing on conversations interviews inside information & the Pope's own writings & talks A Call to Serve offers first-hand information moving reflections & profound insights into the life & character of Jorge Bergoglio his ministry in Buenos Aires the challenges he faces in Rome & his vision for renewing the church & serving the world. Provides intriguing insights into the historic events surrounding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation the conclave that elected Pope Francis & the ups & downs of his time as a priest & cardinal in Argentina. ...

Description Tanner his Beast Firepos & his companions are on a perilous mission to save the land of Avantia from the evil warlord Derthsin. They must locate the pieces of a powerful artifact called the Mask of Death before it is too late. Avantia now burns in the fires of war. Derthsin's evil armies swarm the land & Tanner & the Chosen Riders are all that stand in their way. Will they encounter more Beasts on their treacherous journey to the Southern Caves? & will the dark forces that seek control of Tanner prevent the Riders from fulfilling their destiny...? ...

From 1947 to 1963 some 2.3 million men were conscripted to do national service. For some it was to prove the most exciting & terrifying time of their lives as many were sent to the Korean War or to countries such as Palestine & Kenya where the terrorist threat was ever-present. They faced death & learned about sex. For others it was a frustrating interference in their lives made all the more ridiculous by endless hours of square-bashing or painting coal white. Tom Hickman shows just how varied were the experiences of the recruits. By talking to over 80 veterans he recalls the hilarious & moving stories from those times & seeks to explain why the subject still causes debate more than 40 years on. Above all The Call-Up is a portrait of a vanished era that many still feel has something to teach us today. ...

This is an essential guide for all calligraphers
- whether they are amateurs or professionals. The book contains over 100 different
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Includes:: numerous decorative & instructive illustrations plus detailed step-by-step instructions.

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From tools & techniques to fantastic projects everything in this kid-friendly guide to the art of beautiful writing has been chosen specifically for children. Youngsters can use special felt-tipped pens called chisel-edged markers & the attractive pages filled with brightly coloured examples get kids started with simple zigzags & then move on to small & large italics gothic lettering uncial & Roman calligraphy. Children will enjoy using their new skills to write down poems fashion border designs & create greeting cards & invitations. ...

Maya Delaneys paw-print birthmark is the sign of what she truly is
- a skin-walker. She can run faster climb higher & see better
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Meet DCI John Luther. He's brilliant. He's intense. He's obsessional. HE'S DANGEROUS. DCI John Luther has an extraordinary clearance rate. He commands outstanding loyalty from friends & colleagues. Nobody who ever stood at his side has a bad word to say about him. But Luther seethes with a hidden fury that at times he can barely control. Sometimes it sends him to the brink of madness making him do things he shouldn't; things way beyond the limits of the law. The Calling the first in a new series of novels featuring DCI John Luther takes us into Luther's past & into his mind. It is the story of the case that tore his personal & professional relationships apart & propelled him over the precipice. Beyond fury beyond vengeance. All the way to murder... ...

When DI Terry Connor turns up on David Hunter's doorstep it's an unwelcome reminder of the past in more ways than one. The two used to be friends before Connor's behaviour caused a bitter rift. & the news the policeman brings is even less welcome: the psychotic rapist & murderer Jerome Monk has escaped from high security prison. Monk's is a name all too familiar to Hunter. Eight years before he'd part of an ill-fated Body Recovery team assembled to try & find the graves of Monk's teenage victims on the bleak expanse of Dartmoor. Only one of the missing girls' bodies was ever found & Monk's own controversial involvement in the search led to more failure & a violent denouement. & now Monk is on the loose
- & seems to be targeting anyone involved with the original search. Then Hunter receives a mysterious appeal for help from Sophie Keller a young woman who also worked on the operation he suddenly finds that the past is far from dead & buried. Neither the events unfolding now nor those from all those years ago are quite as they seem. & as the maniac's bloody trail edges ever closer Hunter is forced to question who he can really trust. Especially when his own life depends on it...
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