From the capture of Sidney Reilly the Ace of Spies by Lenins Bolsheviks in 1925 to the deportation from the USA of Anna Chapman the Redhead under the Bed in 2010 Kremlin & Western spymasters have battled for supremacy for nearly a century. In Deception Edward Lucas uncovers the real story of Chapman & her colleagues in Britain & America unveiling their clandestine missions & the spy-hunt that led to their downfall. It reveals unknown triumphs & disasters of Western intelligence in the Cold War providing the background to the new world of industrial & political espionage. To tell the story of post-Soviet espionage Lucas draws on exclusive interviews with Russias top NATO spy Herman Simm & unveils the horrific treatment of a Moscow lawyer who dared to challenge the ruling criminal syndicate there. Once the threat from Moscow was international communism; now it comes from the siloviki Russias ruthless men of power. ...

In the wake of a series of unfortunate experiences house-sitting in the Cotswolds Thea Osborne accompanied by her spaniel Hepzibah is perhaps over-optimistic about the English summertime & the possibilities of her latest assignment house-sitting for transatlantic reptile breeder Harriet Young. However the region s bucolic charms prove to be more than deceptive as Thea is thrust once more into the heart of a Cotswold mystery. Despite the ease with which Thea s new assignment in the secluded village of Cranham begins she soon finds a dark side to the characters she encounters. From the elderly Donny Davis to the enigmatic figure of Edwina Thea begins to realize that Harriet Young s beloved geckoes are not the only cold-blooded creatures at large in Cranham. Family intrigue murder & suicide combine to give Thea a decidedly challenging summer in the Heart of Engl&. ...

Balford-le-Nez is a dying seaside town on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community is found dead near its beach the sleepy town ignites. Working without her long-time partner Detective Inspector Lynley Sergeant Barbara Havers must probe not only the mind of a murderer & a case very close to her own heart but also the terrible price people pay for deceiving others.. .and themselves. ...

When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy & the impending presidential election. With the Oval Office in the balance the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland Rachel uncovers the unthinkable
- evidence of scientific trickery
- a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy...

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The multi-million pond Stratton Park racecourse in Wiltshire faces ruin in the hands of a squabbling family. Lee Morris architect builder & father of six healthy sons is reluctantly drawn into the turmoil. As the Strattons fight for control in the boardroom Lee finds himself forced to take sides. Until the day a massive explosion on the racecourse threatens his own & his childrens lives. Suddenly it isnt just the future of Stratton Park thats at stake...A writer of champion class
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Set against a vibrant sixties backdrop this is the story of two bright young things: Eliza an ex-deb making a splash in the world of fashion & Matt a working-class boy carving out a serious name for himself in property. Their story begins with a love affair closely followed by a marriage followed by a baby. But whilst their relationship is at first fuelled by passion it's not of the enduring kind & soon what started out with such promise descends into a harrowing divorce case & an epic custody battle. With everything at stake for both Eliza & Matt & neither party willing to give up their little girl without a fight it's high drama in the courts. Let battle begin... ...

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Fully endorsed by OCR & revised to match the 2005

Specification this series has been carefully revised by experienced

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This is the 6th bestselling business book of 2011
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Decision Points" is the extraordinary memoir of Americas 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping never-before-heard detail President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governors Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11 in the hours after Americas most devastating attack since Pearl Harbour; at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; & behind the Oval Office desk for his historic & controversial decisions on the financial crisis Hurricane Katrina Afghanistan Iran & other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. President Bush writes honestly & directly about his flaws & mistakes as well as his accomplishments reforming education treating HIV/AIDS in Africa & safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. He also offers intimate new details on his decision to quit drinking discovery of faith & relationship with his family. A groundbreaking new brand of memoir " Decision Points" will captivate supporters surprise critics & change perspectives on one of the most consequential eras in American history
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