The Bermuda Triangle has cast a shadow over Sam & Niamh Cutlers' lives since their mother vanished nine years ago. Her whereabouts remains a mystery & every year they return to the Florida Keys with their father Matt who is obsessed with solving the haunting puzzle. But Sam is bored with lazing around by the pool while his father hunts for the truth. Craving excitement he & his friend Callum borrow" Matt's boat. At first it's great fun but when they find themselves marooned in a terrifying land the boys realise they too have fallen victim to the Triangle's mysterious effects. Can they find a way home or will they be lost forever?" ...

Sam & Callum are stranded in the strange parallel world having been pulled across by the dangerous energy of the Bermuda Triangle. Now they have found Sam's mum & joined her rebel group who are trying to stop the raptor species from creating even bigger holes in the fabric between the two worlds. Sam is still desperate to find a way home but how far will he go to get there? Meanwhile Niamh is trying to uncover the truth about the boys' disappearance. Convinced that her brother & Callum are alive despite the authorities suspicions it's up to her to solve the mystery before her father is convicted of murder. ...

In 1869 a young Russian was strangled shot through the head & thrown into a pond. His crime? A wish to leave small group of violent revolutionaries from which he had become alienated. Dostoevsky takes this real-life catastrophe as the subject & culmination of Devils a title that refers the young radicals themselves & also to the materialistic ideas that possessed the minds of many thinking people Russian society at the time. The satirical portraits of the revolutionaries with their naivety ludicrous single-mindedness & readiness for murder & destruction might seem exaggerated
- until we consider their all-too-recognisable descendants in the real world ever since. The key figure in the novel however is beyond politics. Nikolay Stavrogin another product of rationalism run wild exercises his charisma with ruthless authority & total amorality. His unhappiness is accounted for when he confesses to a ghastly sexual crime
- in a chapter long suppressed by the censor. This prophetic account of modern morals & politics with its fifty-odd characters amazing events & challenging ideas is seen by some critics as Dostoevskys masterpiece.

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In 1634 Urbain Grandier a handsome & dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried tortured & burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession & sexual hysteria in history. Grandier maintained his innocence to the end & four years after his death the nuns were still being subjected to exorcisms to free them from their demonic bondage. Huxleys vivid account of this bizarre tale of religious & sexual obsession transforms our understanding of the medieval world. ...

A military thriller based around the adventures of two young Fallschirmjager paratroopers during the early part of World War II. It is a fictionalised adventure based on the famous assault on the impregnable Belgian Fortress Eben Emael. Tall gangly Paul Brand is supported by his junior sergeant Unterfeldwebel Max Grun as he experiences his first action as a platoon commander in Poland September 1939. The mutual respect between the two comrades grows as they experience the sights & smells of battle at close quarters Following their success in Poland Paul Max & the platoon are sent to a clandestine camp in the foothills of the Harz Mountains to train for a secret mission. Confined to camp for six months they undergo intensive training for their next mission
- the subjugation of the Eben Emael Fortress. Two German secret weapons will assist them to complete their task; the first is the glider used for the first time to deposit troops directly onto a target & the second secret weapon is a new Hollow Charge Weapon capable of blasting through steel or concrete. On completion of their training nine gliders containing seventy two Fallschirmjager land on top of the fortress before the troops move in to the depths of the tunnels to finish the job. Over one thousand Belgian troops fail to stop them. This exciting fictionalised retelling of the assault on Eben Emael is written by an author with experience in army intelligence.
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This fantastic activity guide from the AA tells you the best places to visit in Devon &

Includes:: mapped walks

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Walking is one of Britains favourite leisure activities & this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of Devon as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with places to visit along the way including tea rooms & pubs with extra details on their character & the food on offer. Every walk is given a summary of distance time gradient level of difficulty type of surface & access landscape dog friendliness parking & public toilets. ...

If you are on holiday & looking for a simple map containing all the information you need to make the most of your visit the Tour maps are for you. These easy-to-read maps are packed with essential tourist information town plans & scenic areas in addition to roads rail cycle routes & ground height information. ...

During the Second World War Devon was reputedly the most militarized county in the country. This was particularly so just before D-Day when every town & village was bursting with American troops preparing to take part in the liberation of occupied Europe. But the story of Devon at War begins long before that & in this book we visit places that were affected at different stages of the conflict. We learn how Plymouth & Exeter experienced some of the most devastating air attacks outside London while even smaller communities along the South Coast suffered from the shock tactics of tip & run raids. We see the crucial part that the countys ports & harbours played in keeping Britains Navy afloat & at the forefront of operations. & perhaps most important of all we acknowledge the countys incalculable contribution to all aspects of Operation Overlord on land at sea or in the air. Of course every community has its own story to tell but it would be impossible to include them all. The examples chosen give a good summary of what took place in Devon during those dark days when the country as a whole was fighting for its very survival. ...

Nobody knows southwest England like Lonely Planet. Whether youre after subdued beaches or countryside walks subtropical gardens or ancient monuments a romantic hotel or a top restaurant this book gives you everything you need for an unforgettable trip. Tailor-make the perfect trip with our h&-picked inspiring itineraries. Immerse yourself: local tips & insights get you to the heart of the region. Detailed maps & driving tours make independent exploration easy. ...