After nearly 20 years of SAS operations including a never before published role in the infamous Bravo Two Zero patrol Bob retired from the military to work as an advisor on the international commercial security circuit. Certain his most dangerous days were behind him Bob settled into a sedate life looking after VIPs. Then 9/11 happened. Bob found himself back in war zones on assignments far more perilous than anything he had encountered in the SAS: from ferrying journalists across firing lines in The West Bank & Gaza to travelling to the heart of Osama bin Laden's Afghan lair. As part of a two-man team Bob searched for ITN Correspondent Terry Lloyd's missing crew in Basra Iraq while in Afghanistan he was forced to spend the night as the only Westerner in Khost -- with a $25 000 bounty on his head. As the War on Terror escalated Bob contended with increasingly sophisticated insurgents. But the most disturbing development he witnessed was much closer to home: The Circuit's rise from a niche business staffed by top veterans into an unregulated billion dollar industry that too often places profits above lives. This is a pulse-racing & at times shocking testament to what is really happening on the ground in the major trouble spots of the world. ...

More knitters than ever are using circular needles & enjoying the convenience ease & efficiency of knitting in the round. Circular Knitting Workshop" teaches every aspect of circular knitting & it empowers knitters of all levels to discover the satisfaction of knitting in the round. Circular knitting has many benefits including making it easier to follow charts (with the right-side of the work always facing the knitter) & eliminating the need for seams. Margaret Radcliffe author of " The Knitting Answer Book" is a master teacher. She presents Fair Isle twined helix tubular & other classic techniques in detailed step-by-step photographic sequences. Thirty-five demonstration projects let readers try out each new technique on a mini-version of a sock hat bag mitten sweater or vest before applying it to a larger project. Radcliffe also shows readers how to convert patterns written for straight needles to circular." ...

Diminutive brilliant & choleric William Harvey had a huge impact on anatomy & modern biology. Arguably the greatest Englishman in the history of science after Newton & Darwin Harveys obsessive quest to understand the movement of the blood overturned beliefs held by anatomists & physicians since Roman times. His circulation theory was as controversial in its day as Copernicus idea that the earth revolved around the sun. Set in the beating heart of late Renaissance London Thomas Wrights vivid & visceral biography shows how Harvey drew inspiration not only from his dissections & vivisections but also from the world around him: from Englands bustling trade networks to technological developments of the time. It features a dramatic cast of historical characters including Francis Bacon Englands Lord Chancellor & a recalcitrant patient of Harveys; John Donne a poet & preacher fascinated with anatomy & the human heart; & King Charles I Harveys beloved patron & witness to many of his experiments. Harveys circulation theory in turn permeated & altered the culture & language of its time influencing poets & economists. To the dismay of the arch-Royalist Harvey it also encouraged radical political ideas
- & just as cherished anatomical orthodoxies could be toppled so was the King during the Civil War. In more ways than one Harveys idea was truly revolutionary yet astonishingly it gained currency in his lifetime. Circulation charts the remarkable rise of a yeomans son to the position of Kings physician offers a fresh interpretation of his ideas & above all celebrates a brilliant mind that epitomized a rich moment in Englands intellectual history.
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During its heyday the American circus was the largest show-biz industry the world had ever seen. From the mid-1800s to mid-1900s traveling American circuses performed for audiences of up to 14 000 per show & crisscrossed the country on 20 000 miles of railroad in one season alone. The spectacle of death-defying daredevils & strapping super-heroes gripped the American imagination outshining theater comedy & minstrel shows of the day & ultimately paving the way for film & television. The circus offered young Americans the dream of adventure & reinvention. This book brings to life the grit & glamour of the circus phenomenon. Images include photographic gems by early circus photographers Frederick Whitman Glasier & Edward Kelty many of the earliest color photographs ever taken of the circus from the 1940s & 1950s iconic circus photographs by Mathew Brady or Cornell Capa & little-known circus images by Stanley Kubrick & Charles & Ray Eames. For the first time contemporary readers can experience the legend of the American circus in all its glory. ...

These four books published in the Soviet Union between 1925 & 1927 were a collaboration between poet Samuil Marshak (1887-1964) & painter Vladimir Lebedev (1891
- 1967). Based on the idea that a children's book is an important cultural object in its own right they linked painting poetry & typography & created the timeless precursor to the modern children's picture book. In four brand new translations The Circus & Other Stories

Includes:: four of Marshak's tales: ' The Circus' ' Ice Cream' ' Yesterday & Today' & ' How the Plane Made a Plane' all illustrated by Lebedev.


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Why did Bill have to bring the babyish Gustavus with them on holiday? Jack knows he'll only be trouble.. . But when Gustavus is kidnapped along with Philip Dinah & Lucy-Ann Jack bravely sets out to rescue them leading him to a faraway land & the discovery of a plot to kill the King! ...

This is the sixth Magic Kitten" title in this charming new series. Flame is prince & heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents & is trying to claim Flames throne for his own. Flame must hide in the human world as a kitten but cant stay in any place for too long for fear of his uncle finding him. So Flame travels from family to family in various kitten guises using his often chaotic magic spells to help those who need it along the way. Sadie is so excited to be attending the local circus youth group especially since she seems to have a real talent for all the acrobatics! Sadies best friend Jenny isnt quite as good as Sadie & becomes jealous & cold towards her. Sadie really doesnt know what to do until she finds a lonely coal black kitten..." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

The chilling Saga of Darren Shan the ordinary schoolboy plunged into the vampire world. Darren goes to a banned freak show with his best mate Steve. It's the wonderfully gothic Cirque Du Freak where weird frightening half human/half animals appear who interact terrifyingly with the audience. Darren
- a spider freak
- 'falls in love' with Madam Octa
- an enormous tarantala owned by Mr Crepsley. Darren determines to steal the spider so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong & Darren finds himself having to make a bargain with a creature of the night. Something out of the ordinary is set against the background of children's normal lives to chilling effect. Atmospheric funny realistic moving &...terrifying.


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The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shans international best-selling vampire saga with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy -- until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak! until he meets Madame Octa! until he comes face-to-face with a creature of the night! Soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape with his best friends life hanging by the finest of threads. Darren must make a bargain to save Steve but the only one that can help is not human & only deals in blood! The stunning illustrations & manga format give a new dimension to this ever-popular vampire saga available for the first time in translation in the UK. This will be a must-have for Shan fans & manga aficionados alike. ...