Meet Charles Boxer
- ex-army ex-police & now a high-stakes kidnap recovery specialist he knows only too well how the dark forces
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The Capital Ring is a 75-mile (120 km) walking route encircling inner London that links the astonishing number of islands of green space
- parks woodlands abandoned railway lines towpaths & nature reserves
- which still survive in the very heart of the city. The Ring takes in many of London's leading attractions
- for example the Thames Barrier Eltham Palace & Richmond Park
- as well as overlooked gems such as Oxleas Meadows the Parkland Walk & Abbey Mills Pumping Station & gives a close-up view of the ever-changing Olympic Park. This guide divides the route into 15 sections each starting & finishing at a public transport point & is packed with a vast amount of information.



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It is a rare professor who greatly alters the thinking of his professional colleagues. Its an even rarer one who helps transform the world. Friedman has done both.
- Stephen Chapman Chicago Tribune How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In his classic book Capitalism & Freedom Milton Friedman presents his view of the proper role of competitive capitalism
- the organization of the bulk of economic activity through private enterprise operating in a free market
- as both a device for achieving economic freedom & a necessary condition for political freedom. He also outlines the role that government should play in a society dedicated to freedom & relying primarily on the market to organize economic activity. Friedman begins with a discussion of the principles of a truly liberal society. He then applies those principles to a range of pressing problems including monetary policy discrimination education income distribution welfare & poverty. The result is a book that has sold well over half a million copies in English has been translated into eighteen languages & has become increasingly influential in recent years as more & more governments have moved from highly planned economies to embrace free market economics."


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Giddenss analysis of the writings of Marx Durkheim & Weber has become the classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology. The first three sections of the book based on close textual examination of the original sources contain separate treatments of each writer. The author demonstrates the internal coherence of their respective contributions to social theory. The concluding section discusses the principal ways in which Marx can be compared with the other two authors & discusses misconceptions of some conventional views on the subject. ...

For over forty years in more than sixty countries Raymond Baker has witnessed the free-market system operating illicitly & corruptly with devastating consequences. In Capitalisms Achilles Heel" Baker takes readers on a fascinating journey through the global free-market system & reveals how dirty money poverty & inequality are inextricably intertwined. Readers will discover how small illicit transactions lead to massive illegalities & how staggering global income disparities are worsened by the illegalities that permeate international capitalism. Drawing on his experiences Baker shows how Western banks & businesses use secret transactions & ignore laws while handling some $1 trillion in illicit proceeds each year. He also illustrates how businesspeople criminals & kleptocrats perfect the same techniques to shift funds & how these tactics negatively affect individuals institutions & countries." ...

A young boy Victor is collected from school by a stranger in a bowler hat
- the stranger says he has won Victor in a game of backgammon
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After a series of random robberies the FLASHs head is whirling at super-speed. He wants to take down this out-of-sight outlaw but the confusing clues arent adding up. For one man however each piece is part of a colossal comeback. The super-villain CAPTAIN BOOMERANG is out to seek revenge against the SCARLET SPEEDSTER! But the super hero knows what goes around comes around " & hes not about to let this crazy crook spin out of control." ...

It is 1941 & Captain Antonio Corelli a young Italian officer is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals but as a conscien-tious but far from fanatical soldier whose main aim is to have a peaceful war he proves in time to be civilised humorous
- & a consumate musician. When the local doctor's daughter's letters to her fiance go unanswered the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer & the lines are drawn between invader & defender?
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New cover reissue in million copy best-selling Duck in the Truck series. Ahoy there sailors! comes a cry. Is this a boating trip I spy? If there are seas to be explored make way! CAPTAIN DUCKS ON BOARD! As usual with Duck things get terribly out of hand when he takes the long-suffering Frog & Sheep on a trip out to sea in Goats boat! But although Duck likes to think of himself as an expert sailor he soon runs into problems & the friends have to spend a long cold night out on the rolling waves. ...

It is an exciting football series following the adventures of United's under-twelves side. Since Ryan Flynn got into trouble for bullying he's been determined to pull his socks up & be the best captain United's ever had. So when team-mate Craig causes problems on
- & off
- the pitch Ryan knows he must get to the bottom of it or he'll lose a talented player. But Craig's worries are much bigger than Ryan realized
- can he help Craig & stop him from being shown the red card?


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