Prehistoric creature & climate oil & gold veins treasure trove flying machines Noah's Ark a whale catcher together with economic & political reform & military conflict. These factors combine to influence the lives of a fishing community & titled dynasty. ...

This is a unique single-volume history of the road to El Alamein
- 'the end of the beginning'
- & the bloody battle that followed...

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When Destiny Mc Cree wakes up beside a dead man on an Oregon beach she knows only this: she has to keep moving keep searching & keep one step ahead of the forces that have been pursuing her from the heart of Scotland to this isolated spot. Why? The death of her lover has left her alone with little memory of her past. A glimmering serpent-shaped ring is the one clue she has
- & a bargaining chip in a most dangerous game. Enter Trae Wilson a master thief with a sexy knowing grin & a secret agenda of his own. Destiny & Trae both have powers far beyond human
- & both are running for their lives. Together theyre riding a tide of danger magic & lust.. .but with killers stalking their every move they must use any means necessary even each other to survive
- until the shocking secret of one womans destiny finally unravels.


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A pioneer in uncovering the secrets of life internationally recognized spiritual hypnotherapist Dr. Michael Newton takes you once again into the heart of the spirit world. His groundbreaking research was first published in the bestselling Journey of Souls the definitive study on the afterlife. Now in Destiny of Souls the saga continues with 70 case histories of real people who were regressed into their lives between lives. Dr. Newton answers the requests of the thousands of readers of the first book who wanted more details about various aspects of life on the other side. Destiny of Souls is also designed for the enjoyment of first-time readers who havent read Journey of Souls. Explore the meaning behind your own spiritual memories as you read the stories of people in deep hypnosis & learn fascinating details about: --Our purpose on Earth--Soul mates & spirit guides--Spiritual settings & where souls go after death--Soul travel between lives--Ways spirits connect with & comfort the living--The soul-brain connection --Why we choose certain bodies ...

Nish & his remaining allies are trapped on the Range of Ruin surrounded by the relentless army of his father the God-Emperor. & Nish's choices seem limited: a humiliating surrender or a suicidal fight to the death. Yet Nish must fight & win as he's needed to counter an unprecedented threat facing the whole of Santhenar. The danger is Stilkeen a shape-shifting being who has erupted from the void consumed by a need for retribution. Its chthonic power was stolen in ages past
- & Stilkeen wants it back. But the chthonic fire Stilkeen sensed has now escaped to run wild through Santhenar's Antarctic territories. Even if Nish defeats his father there may be no way to stop the fire or Stilkeen before everything is consumed.
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Elena Gilbert has never been an ordinary teenager. After falling in love with the irresistible vampires Stefan & Damon Salvatore she became a vampire died returned from the dead & journeyed to hell & back to save Stefan. Now in college Elena faces a terrifying new danger & discovers her destiny. ...

Destiny the Pop Star Fairy looks after all pop stars in Fairyland & the human world. So when things start to go wrong for The Angels Kirsty & Rachel's favourite pop group Destiny needs the girls' help to fix things before The Angels' charity Christmas concert is ruined! Are Jack Frost & his band of naughty goblins causing trouble again...? ...

Demetrius son of Alexanders former comrade Antigonus One-Eye was perhaps the most dashing & charismatic of the Successors the Macedonian generals who fought a bitter war for the spoils of Alexanders short-lived empire. Still smarting from his epic defeat at the hands of Ptolemy Demetrius has his eye on one of the richest prizes in the ancient world
- the naval superpower of Rhodes. But the Rhodians know that defeat will mean annihilation & Demetriuss campaign will entail five separate naval battles over several years before he can begin to breach the city walls
- leading him to employ an array of fantastic war machines: ancient super-weapons like his gigantic lens of polished bronze used to focus on the citys wooden ramparts & set them ablaze. If she is to survive against such a merciless assault Rhodes will need the help of every ally she can muster
- including the newly crowned King of the Bosporus Satyrus & his fiery twin Melitta...


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Detailing makes a landscape unique & a landscape architect outstanding. Featuring many of the worlds most highly acclaimed landscape architects this book presents 40 of the most recently completed & influential landscape designs. Each project is presented with colour photographs site plans & sections as well as numerous construction details. There is also a brief descriptive text detailed captions & in-depth information for each project. The projects are presented in clear & concise layouts over four pages. All commissioned especially for this book the drawings are styled in a consistent manner & presented at standard architectural scales for easy comparison. Intended for architects engineers & landscape architects the book will also be invaluable for architecture garden & landscape design students for whom it will be a resource not only for understanding the work of the best contemporary landscape architects but also as a tool for their own design work. ...

Architectural detailing makes a building unique & an architect outstanding. Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture" provides analysis of both the technical & the aesthetic importance of details in the development of contemporary residential architecture. Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed architects the book presents more than 50 of the most recently completed & influential house designs. For each house there are colour photographs plans of every floor sections & elevations as well as numerous construction details. All the drawings are styled in the same consistent way to allow for easy comparison. There is also a brief descriptive text & detailed captions. The book also features in-depth information for each project including the location the floor area the client the architectural project team main consultants & contractors." ...