Cassius was an exceptional police dog. In just five years he scored a century of arrests saved lives bit half a dozen policemen & gave his handler PC Joe Sleightholm the most exhilarating & nerve-wracking experiences of his life. Things did not go according to plan in Joe's first years as a police dog handler
- he just couldn't find the right dog. Then Cass came along. The two of them quickly formed a bond graduated as stars from their training & became an outstanding effective working partnership. Car thieves armed robbers drug dealers burglars
- Cassius learned how to track them down contain them intimidate them.. .and if needs be attack them too. It was a dangerous life for both him & Joe. But Cass was still a dog an animal that could trust please frustrate infuriate delight &
- in the end
- break your heart.



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South-West England 1812. England is at war with America & when two hundred & fifty American prisoners-of-war arrive at Dartmoor prison it is already overcrowded with French prisoners. Among the newcomers is Lieutenant Pilgrim Penn an American merchant seaman who soon falls in love with a local girl at a market held inside the prison walls. The inmates fight amongst themselves despite their common enemy & the Americans are a particularly troublesome group. When the governors daughter becomes romantically involved with one of them he orders his soldiers to open fire during a minor disturbance even though the war has ended & personal revenge is suspected as his true motivation. ...

The first complete step-by-step photographic guide & an essential reference for knitters of all styles & techniques presented in an easy-reference take-along format. A compilation of all the techniques for beginning & ending knitting projects it offers a welcome surprise to many knitters who are not aware of the breadth of possibilities. Choosing the right cast on or bind off to fit the chosen yarn & stitch technique will add to the appeal of the finished knitting project. ...

With 5 million copies sold in the UK alone one might consider Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events to be one of the most successful children's authors of the past decade. We however consider these miserable so-called adventure stories & the Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey that accompanied the books for children as nothing more than a dreadful mistake. ...

They hadnt known then what was coming. They didnt know about September 11th they didnt know about miscarriages & love affairs they didnt know about a girl named April Peck. They didnt know they were going to die. Back then they had been happy. From the outside the close-knit circle of friends calling themselves the Castaways share an idyllic lifestyle on the charming island of Nantucket blessed with money children beauty & love. But when Tess & Greg are killed in a tragic boating accident orphaning their seven-year-old twins it sends devastating shockwaves through the rest of the group. As the friends grieve the truth behind their relationships gradually begins to emerge in a chain of staggering revelations. & for the first time they are forced to ask the hardest of questions. Can you live without the person who made you whole? & how do you mourn for a secret lover & a relationship nobody knew existed? An utterly absorbing novel exploring the tangle of secrets & lies that can lurk beneath even the closest of relationships.. . ...

The aftermath of war & the slow dawning of a new era of freedom & opportunity shape the destinies of the Cazalets in the final volume of this magnificent family saga. Polly Clary & Louise now grown up are ready to discover the truth about the adult world. While Rupert Hugh & Edward must make the choices that will decide their own -- & the family's -- future. For the Cazalets & all those close to them one end is another beginning.. . Casting off is the fourth & final volume of The Cazalet Chronicle. Read from the beginning of the series: The Light Years Marking Time & Confusion. ...

Flynn is making every effort to stay in control of his hot temper while River feels more content than she's ever been. Together the two of them make big plans for the future but powerful secrets lurk in the shadows ready to threaten their happiness. ...

Kafkas final novel was written during 1922 when the tuberculosis that was to kill him was already at an advanced stage. Fragmentary & unfinished it perhaps never could have been finished; perhaps the tensions between K. the Castle & the village K.s struggle for acceptance or recognition by the mysterious Castle authorities or by the people of the village never will & never can be resolved. Like much of Kafkas work The Castle is enigmatic & polyvalent. Is it an allegory of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Empire as it disintegrates into modern nation states or a quasi-feudal system giving way to a new freedom for the subject? Is it the search by a central European Jew for acceptance & integration into a dominant culture? Is it a spiritual quest for grace or salvation or an individuals struggle between his sense of independence & his need for approval? Is K. is an opportunist a victim or an outsider battling against an elusive authority? Is the Castle a benign source of authority or a whimsical system of control? Like K. the reader is presented with conflicting perspectives that rehearse the existential dilemmas & uncertainties of literary modernity. ...

Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century & ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth Marc Morris explores many of the country's most famous castles as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples. At times this is an epic tale driven by characters like William the Conqueror King John & Edward I full of sieges & conquest on an awesome scale. But it is also by turns an intimate story of less eminent individuals whose adventures struggles & ambitions were reflected in the fortified residences they constructed. Be it ever so grand or ever so humble a castle was first & foremost a home. To understand castles
- who built them who lived in them & why
- is to understand the forces that shaped medieval Britain.

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A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howls Moving Castle now a major animated film. Far to the south in the Land of Ingary lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air...or is it? Abdullahs day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other but a bad-tempered genie a hideous djinn & various villanous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off Abdullah is determined to rescue her
- if he can find her.
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