JOHN THOMAS STRAFFEN
- Britain's longest-serving prisoner
- was the first patient to escape from Broadmoor Hospital & be prosecuted

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Twenty-six years ago Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Camp 14 one of five sprawling political prisons in the mountains of North Korea. Located about 55 miles north of Pyongyang the labor camp is a complete control district a no-exit prison where the only sentence is life. No one born in Camp 14 or in any North Korean political prison camp has escaped. No one except Shin. This is his story. A gripping terrifying memoir with a searing sense of place ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14 will unlock through Shin a dark & secret nation taking readers to a place they have never before been allowed to go. This is a story unlike any other Barbara Demick author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea ...

Twenty-seven years ago Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Camp 14 one of five sprawling political prisons in the mountains of North Korea. Located about 55 miles north of Pyongyang the labor camp is a 'complete control district ' a no-exit prison where the only sentence is life. No one born in Camp 14 or in any North Korean political prison camp has escaped. No one except Shin. This is his story. A gripping terrifying memoir with a searing sense of place ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14 will unlock through Shin a dark & secret nation taking readers to a place they have never before been allowed to go. ' This is a story unlike any other' Barbara Demick author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea THIS EDITION

Includes:: NEW UP TO DATE CONTENT

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Cathy was just sixteen & living on her own when she met a charming older man called Peter Tobin. She saw him as a knight in shining armour a man who made her feel safe. He saw a vulnerable girl whose troubled childhood made her the perfect victim. This considerate man who appeared so normal to anyone who met him became first controlling then violent & Cathy found herself trapped in a terrifyingly abusive marriage. Eventually for the sake of her young son she found the strength to escape & over the years managed to create a good life for her boy making sure he never had the memories of fear & daily trauma she had suffered. Still Tobin remained a threatening presence in the background. Then turning on the television set in 2006 she screamed with horror when a familiar face appeared on the news. Her ex-husband her sons father was a serial killer. Writing with complete honesty Cathy describes her marriage & how the past continued to haunt her until she stood in court a witness against the man who could so easily have murdered her too. Totally compelling Escape From Evil is the story of a woman who survived the worst nightmare of all. ...

Captured by slave-takers Decimus Rex is forced to endure a series of trials in the dreaded Arena of Doom. With his five cellmates Decimus faces a race over burning hot coals. He is then is forced into violent h&-to-hand combat with a fellow slave. Life cant get any more difficult than this...or can it? Will he ever be free? Or will he be subject to the cruel overlord Slavious Doom for ever? ...

Legend tells of The Clan of the Scorpion four mighty meerkats who are armed to the teeth with ninja-know-how. They are sworn to protect the world from their longtime nemesis the Ringmaster... The Clan of the Scorpion are escorting their mentor Grandmaster One Eye to a Kung Fu Grandmaster Meet deep in the mountains of Chile when they are ambushed by a horde of enormous spiders
- the Trained Tarantulas of Santiago! But the eight-legged creeps are a cunning diversion & the Clan soon realise that Grandmaster One Eye has been katnapped! The Clan sets out to follow the attackers south all the way to a colossal mountain fortress in icy Antarctica
- but will they reach One Eye before the trail runs.. .cold?

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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 meant death for most of the Roman citizens living in Pompeii. But some people must have survived & Christina Balit has used this as the starting-point for her story. It tells of Tranio an actors son & his friend Livia the bakers daughter who witness the destruction of their beloved city. ...

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller former Children's Laureate & multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Turned away by his own son Cessie's long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most
- a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him & is determined to help him escape & unravel the truth of his past
- a past that comes to him only in glimpses
- a lifeboat a tin of condensed milk & a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II.


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When Jamie & Tom spot the fierce Allosaurus in their secret dino world they decide to observe it from a distance. But when the dinosaur spots them the chase is on. The boys & Wanna run for their lives & find a secret cave to hide in but the Allosaurus soon sniffs them out. What can they use to mask their scent & escape from the fierce predator once & for all? ...

New from the publishers of the Cool Camping & Wild Swimming series comes Escape Routes; a unique cycling guide thats less about the destination & more about enjoying the journey there
- & back. Matt Carroll maps out 60 unforgettable rides across England from an easy 5 mile-meander to a 20-mile day trip with something for every level of cyclist on every kind of bike. Enjoy the rush of freewheeling down a hill with the beautiful English countryside gliding by. Get up close & personal with Englands most gorgeous coastline. When youre out on your bike you can go where you want when you want
- all in your own sweet time. Combining inspirational photography beautiful h&-drawn maps engaging writing & essential practical information
- including where to hire bicyles en route
- this stunning book will guide you through Englands most breathtaking cycle rides. & when youre ready to give your legs a rest theres a detailed list of cracking places to eat drink & sleep. Hop on to your bike & enjoy the ride.



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