Damn him! he swore. There is no more harm in shooting him than a mad dog! The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummers Day in 1806
- shot & beaten to death his body set on fire & left smouldering in his own glebe field
- gripped everyone from the Home Secretary in London to newspapermen across the country. It was a strange & stubborn case. The investigation lasted twenty-four years & involved inquests judges & coroners each more determined than the last to solve Oddingleys most gruesome crime
- or crimes as it turned out. Damn His Blood" is a fascinating glimpse into English rural life at the beginning of the nineteenth century so often epitomised by the civilised drawing rooms of Jane Austen or the rural idylls of Constable. England was exhausted & nervous: dogged by Pitts war taxes mounting inflation & the lingering threat of a French invasion violence was rife particularly in rural communities where outsiders were regarded with deep suspicion. With a cast of characters straight out of Hardy " Damn His Blood" is a nail-biting true story of brutality greed & ruthlessness which brings an elusive society vividly back to life."


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The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806
- shot & beaten to
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They joined an R.A.F. known as the best flying club in the world but when war pitches the young pilots of 409 Squadron into battle over Germany their training tactics & equipment are soon found wanting their twin-engined bombers obsolete from the off. Chances of completing a 30-operation tour? One in three. At best. Robinsons crooked salute to the dogged heroes of the R.A.F.s early bombing campaign is a wickedly humourous portrait of men doing their duty in flying death traps fully aware in those dark days of war there was nothing else to do but dig in & hang on. ...

Overachieving & eccentric football manager Brian Clough was on his way to take over at the country's most successful & most reviled football club: Leeds United home to a generation of fiercely competitive but ageing players. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club
- or him. David Peace's extraordinarily inventive novel tells the story of a world characterised by fear of failure & hunger for success set in the bleak heart of the 1970s.
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Dan Dare is easily the most famous British comic hero. His adventures appeared in the original Eagle magazine during the 1950s & 1960s but he also featured briefly in 2000AD before returning in the re-launched Eagle of the 1980s. This innovative Haynes Manual takes a detailed look inside the spaceships space stations & various other craft that played such a huge part in bringing the excitement of space travel to the stories. Beautifully illustrated with cutaway artwork by Graham Bleathman & supported by fabulous contemporary comic-strip art this is the ultimate technical guide to the spaceships of Dan Dare & a wonderful addition to every comic fan's bookshelf. ...

A low-carb diet is the best most effective quickest way to lose weight & to keep that weight loss for life; unlike other diets it is simple easy effective & can be followed for life. Now fully revised & updated the new version of Dana Carpender's Carb Gram Counter" is available &

Includes:: over 100 new pages of content with popular brand name foods fast food chains restaurants. Each entry contains the serving size amount calories total carbs fibre net carbs protein & fat in the food
- making it the perfect reference tool for dieters of all kinds. Better still any foods with less than five grams of net carbs are featured in bold so dieters can easily see those foods which are best for them. Also included are helpful low-carb eating tips as well as great lists of low-carb snacks treats meal ideas all from this authoritative author & low-carb guru. With this book everything you need to lose weight & keep that weight loss off is at your fingertips
- you will never need another diet book again."



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27-year-old Frieda Zweig is at an impasse. Behind her is a string of failed relationships & half-forgotten ambitions of being a painter; in front of her lies the dreary task of finding a real job & figuring out what normal" people do with their lives. Then a classified ad in the local paper introduces Frieda to Gladys an elderly woman who long ago gave up on her dreams of being a dancer. The catch? Gladys is a ghost. In this book Cassie Stocks tells the uplifting story of a woman whose uncanny connection with a kindred spirit causes her to see her life in a new way -- as anything but ordinary." ...

The glamour & glitz of ice dancing is spicing up the ice on rinks all over the world. Make sure its on your radar! Look inside to find a blog of a international skating star a 5-minute interview with a leading coach a star story of a world famous ice dancing pair plus plenty of breathtaking lifts spins & hair-raising jumps! Are you on the radar...? ...

Meet Charlie Katie Grace Jamila & Ellie
- theyre five best friends & theyve just joined the Brownies! When the 1st Badenbridge
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After millennia in hiding Mina Tepes the princess of the ancient covenant & ruler of all vampires wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan & gained the authority to create a special district" off the coast of Japan that will become the future haven for vampires from all over the world! Now on the eve of the landmark press conference announcing the existence of vampires to the world terrorists & rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes. With her loyal werewolf bodyguard Akira at her side will the princess of vampires survive long enough to see her dream realized?" ...