If " The Crying Tree" doesn't make you cry you have better control over your blubbing than I do. This is an astonishing debut novel." (Richard Madeley " Woman's Own"). Irene Stanley thought her world had come to an end when her teenage son Shep is murdered. Daniel Robbin who had spent his teenage years in & out of trouble gave himself up to the police & was given the state's harshest sentence: death by lethal injection. Now nineteen years later as the state penitentiary prepares to execute Robbin Irene Stanley must reveal what she has been hiding from her family. That in order to survive the anger & grief she had at loosing her so she not only had forgiven the man who killed him but had come to be his friend. Her revelation stuns her family & cracks open the secrets that had been surrounding her son's death. Secrets that reveal how little she understood Shep her husband or herself. Dramatic emotional & ultimately uplifting " The Crying Tree" is an unforgettable story of love & redemption the unbreakable bonds of family & the transformative power of forgiveness. " If you enjoy reading Jodi Picolut you'll love Naseem Rakha. These are big themes for a new writer but Rakha knows what she's doing.. ." The Crying Tree" is quite simply a terrific story." (Judy Finnigan " Woman's Own")." ...

This is Bob Monkhouse's classic autobiography. One of Britain's most enduring & famous comedians tells us in his own inimitable style the fascinating & often hilarious story of his life. From disclosures of very painful personal tragedies to extraordinary & outrageously funny anecdotes about the stars he knew his confessions are blisteringly honest touching
- & often shocking. Crying With Laughter combines heartache with hilarity sexy showbiz revelations with genuinely moving tales of the hard times & typically funny jokes with sobering personal reflections to create a passionate witty & sparkling account of an extraordinary man's extraordinary life.
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A figure wearing a white mask swoops down a deserted hospital corridor towards a quarantined patient. Covered in black sores & writhing in agony the patient cant be saved by modern medicine. But then the masked figure is not a modern doctor... Bodies are being discovered all over London all marked with the same black sores
- it seems a contagious disease is spreading across the city. But when witnesses all report seeing the same mysterious masked figure it seems theres something more sinister going on. This is a case for CRYPT: a team of elite teenage agents who use their extra sensory perception & arsenal of high-tech gadgets to investigate crimes that the police cant solve.
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Cryptography is the most effective way to achieve data security & is essential to e-commerce activities such as online shopping stock trading & banking. This invaluable introduction to the basics of encryption covers everything from the terminology used in the field to specific technologies to the pros & cons of different implementations. It discusses specific technologies that incorporate cryptography in their design such as authentication methods wireless encryption e-commerce & smart cards. It is based entirely on real-world issues & situations the material provides instructions for already available technologies that readers can put to work immediately. Expert author Chey Cobb is retired from the NRO where she held a Top Secret security clearance instructed employees of the CIA & NSA on computer security & helped develop the computer security policies used by all U.S. intelligence agencies. ...

Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations & the private obsessions of men decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. Weaving together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII & the quest to establish a free South East Asian data haven for digital information in the present Cryptonomicon explores themes of power information secrecy & war in the twentieth century in a gripping & page-turning thriller. ...

NYC 2023. Terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets & a nightmare plague strikes down the citys myriad inhabitants with brutal epidemic speed. The citys systems are in chaos its streets & skyline are smashed & in flaming ruin. The battle is on against the lethal armoured bipedal war machines that stalk ravaged New York. ...

Praise for Katie Price. A fabulous guilty holiday pleasure
- heat. Unabashedly laden with sex & OTT with glitz... Go on run yourself
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The Crystal Bible" has become the worlds favourite crystal reference guide having sold over a million copies. The directory format enables you to find a known crystal instantly or to identify an unknown crystal. It covers the practical & esoteric properties of each stone including spiritual mental psychological emotional & physical effects plus its use in crystal healing. Encompassing traditional & contemporary crystal lore this book draws on Judy Halls 35 years of experience in this field. It is an indispensable reference for crystal lovers everywhere." ...

Fall in love with this sparkling story of crystals chaos & re-kindled romance! For years Zee has tried to ignore her real name (who calls their kid Azure Dawn?) & her mother Marlas alternative lifestyle. A million miles away from all that new-age nonsense shes got a reliable teaching job a perfect life plan & sensible accountant Simon for a fiance. But when Marla gets sick the foundations of Zees rock-steady world are seriously shaken. Soon shes back home in touch with the boy who broke her heart & even being sucked into one of her mums hare-brained schemes. What about Zees plans for the future? Could they ever include a free-spirit from her past? ...

Justine Hoffman has made a safe & comfortable life for herself on the island of Friday Harbour but there is still something missing. Love. & after years of waiting & dreaming she is willing to do whatever it takes to change her destiny. But when Justine discovers that someone cast a spell on her when she was born with the result that she will never find her soul mate she is determined to change her fate. But she could never have dreamt of the dangerous complications that will follow.. . Meeting the mysterious Jason Black Justine unleashes a storm of desire & danger that threaten everything she holds dear
- because Jason has secrets of his own & he wants more from her than fate will ever allow.
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