After doing a five-year stretch in the Scrubs on a robbery charge ex-Royal Marine Billy Robson is determined to go straight. Rejecting dubious offers by friends in the East End underworld he jumps at the one legitimate job going
- unaware that he is being ensnared in a web of corruption addiction & perversion that may cost him his new-found freedom & his family. From the Middle East through Britain & America the twin evils of terrorism & narcotics stalk side by side. & Billy Robson finds himself & those he loves fighting for their very survival as he dares to stand up for what he believes in.
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Another Turn & the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the skies & their magnificent dragons swirled & swooped in space belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reached the ground. But F'lar knew he had to find a better way to protect the peoples & lands of Pern & he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed any more dissent...before his brother F'nor would be foolhardy enough to launch another suicide mission...and before the mercurial fire lizards could cause even more trouble. ...

Visionary artist Marc Potts presents a glimpse into the magical world of Dragons. Each of the five step-by-step demonstrations is accompanied by a tracing & a bonus tracing is included of the painting in the Introduction. Full instructions on how to transfer the images is given along with a section on materials & equipment. * Just trace & paint
- no need to rely on your drawing skills * A variety of dragons to draw from fire to ice * Full step-by-step instructions
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All drawing is based on the simple construction of lines & shapes. This great new series teaches how to draw popular subjects in extremely easy step-by-step stages. Even an absolute beginner will be able to create great drawings following these illustrations. In this book Paul Davies

Includes:: a fantastic range of dragons from fearsome flying & fighting beasts to fire-breathing creatures & endearing cartoon-like characters. This book covers a popular subject. It

Includes:: drawings for Paul Davies' Dragons in Watercolour demonstrations. It describes an extremely simple step-by-step drawing method. It is great for absolute beginners or any artist wanting to brush up their drawing skills.



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A practical guide to expanding your small business complete with examples & case studies from popular BBC show Dragons Den. Let the Dragons show you the secrets of building a business empire. This book shows you everything you need to know to: * Evaluate your business & identify growth opportunities * Find funding for expansion * Develop new products & enter new markets * Master the management skills you need to handle a team * Work towards an exit strategy to suit your lifestyle. This book

Includes:: the wisdom of the Dragons plus a wide range of fully illustrated case studies from Dragons Den entrepreneurs so that you can emulate their success & learn from their mistakes.

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In the beginning before Thread before the Dragons before the Holds & the Weyrs & the elite Dragonriders of Pern was just the great ships gliding through space with nearly six thousand colonists prepared to tackle the mighty task of beginning a new world on a strange planet. It was a jewel of a planet with rivers & seas & mountains & breathable air & growing things. Then came the terror. The strange unidentifiable circles in the grass suddenly revealed a meaning & every living thing was at risk. Many died -- a horrible & consuming death. All resources every man woman & child had to fight the terrible nightmare of Thread. But a new creature was about to save the planet. From the delicate fire lizards a new life was born -- a new symbiosis between man & beast. ...

When Menolly daughter of Yanus Sea Holder arrived at the Harper Craft Hall she came in style aboard a huge bronze dragon followed by her nine fire lizards. The Masterharper of Pern aware of her unique skills had chosen her as his only girl apprentice. But the holdless girl had first to overcome many heartaches in this strange new life. Two things sustained her -- her devoted lizards a subject on which she was fitted to instruct her Masters -- & the music...music of compelling beauty music-making where at last she was accepted. In the Great Hall Menolly could fulfil her destiny. ...

' Dear Uncle Morton. You'd better get on a plane right now & come back here. Your dragon has eaten Jemima.' It had sounded so easy: Edward was going to look after Uncle Morton's unusual pet for a week while he went on holiday. But soon the fridge is empty the curtains are blazing & the postman is fleeing down the garden path. ' Short sharp & funny'
- Telegraph
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Dear Uncle Morton Ziggy wont move from the linen cupboard. He still hasnt eaten a thing. Not even a Malteser. Im really quite worried about him. Eddie had thought that this time dragonsitting would be easy
- until Ziggy disappears only to be found in the linen cupboard refusing to budge. But moving Ziggy is the last thing on Eddies mind when he learns that his uncles dragon has been keeping a big secret...
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With its fiery breath scaly armour & baleful malevolent stare the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil & corruption in European folklore & mythology. Often serving as a st&-in for Satan or the power of evil gods dragons spread death & hopelessness throughout the l&. Only heroes of uncommon valour courageousness & purity could hope to battle these monsters & emerge victorious. Those that did became legends. They became dragonslayers. The list of dragonslayers is small but it is filled with great & legendary names. Hercules Beowulf Sigurd & Saint George all battled to the death with dragons. Other heroes such as Cadmus founder of the city of Thebes Dieudonne de Gozon the Knight of Rhodes & the Russian warrior Dobrynya Nikitich might be less well known to western readers but also fought & defeated dragons. This book retells the greatest legends of this select group of warriors while examining the myth of the dragonslayer in historical mythological & even theological contexts. ...