When a building bursts into flames on a cold winter night in Washington DC investigators see a resemblance to a string of recent fires in the area. There is one difference however: this one has a human casualty. The local team insists theyre looking for a young white male suffering from an uncontrollable impulse to act out his anger or sexual aggression. But when FBI special agent Maggie ODell is called in everything she sees leads her to believe that this is the work of a calculating & controlled criminal. Jeffery Cole a reporter looking for his big break is at the scene of the crime & decides to make Maggie part of his news piece digging up aspects of her past that she would rather forget. As the fires continue to light up around the city Maggie also crosses paths with her brother Patrick now back in DC & working as a fire-fighter. As the acts of arson become more brazen Maggies professional & personal worlds are set on a dangerous collision course. Little does she realise that the killer may be closer than she imagines... ...

When a building bursts into flames on a cold winter night in Washington DC investigators see a resemblance to a string of recent fires in the area. There is one difference however: this one has a human casualty. The local team insists theyre looking for a young white male suffering from an uncontrollable impulse to act out his anger or sexual aggression. But when FBI special agent Maggie ODell is called in everything she sees leads her to believe that this is the work of a calculating & controlled criminal. Jeffery Cole a reporter looking for his big break is at the scene of the crime & decides to make Maggie part of his news piece digging up aspects of her past that she would rather forget. As the fires continue to light up around the city Maggie also crosses paths with her brother Patrick now back in DC & working as a fire-fighter. As the acts of arson become more brazen Maggies professional & personal worlds are set on a dangerous collision course. Little does she realise that the killer may be closer than she imagines... ...

Josh & Miriam Retallick & their grandson Ben seem almost part of the wild & rugged Cornish landscape of 1913. Yet a revolutionary spirit of change is sweeping across the country
- & the whole of Europe
- with terrifying haste. Even before the outbreak of the Great War with strike action compromising his position in the community & threatening the future of the China clay industry Ben is unsettled by the presence of his cousin Emma Cotton. Inspired by the blossoming suffragette movement it is a cause which takes her to London & a meeting with ardent campaigner Tessa Wren. As Emma & Tessa are plunged into the turmoil of driving ambulances to the front line in France Ben's wife Lily resigned to dying in a Swiss clinic pushes her husband towards this courageous new woman.. .

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The reign of Mary Tudor has been remembered as an era of sterile repression when a reactionary monarch launched a doomed attempt to reimpose Catholicism on an unwilling nation. Above all the burning alive of more than 280 men & women for their religious beliefs seared the rule of Bloody Mary into the protestant imagination as an alien aberration in the onward & upward march of the English-speaking people. In this controversial reassessment the renowned reformation historian Eamon Duffy argues that Marys regime was neither inept nor backward looking. Led by the queens cousin Cardinal Reginald Pole Marys church dramatically reversed the religious revolution imposed under the child king Edward VI. Inspired by the values of the European Counter-Reformation the cardinal & the queen reinstated the papacy & launched an effective propaganda campaign through pulpit & press. Even the most notorious aspect of the regime the burnings proved devastatingly effective. Only the death of the childless queen & her cardinal on the same day in November 1558 brought the protestant Elizabeth to the throne thereby changing the course of English history. ...

The fifth book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series THE WHEEL OF TIME now reissued with a stunning ...

What could be better than warming up by the fire & enjoying home-cooked food with family & friends? Make the most of being holed up indoors & prepare some warming Snow day Snacks. Enjoy sharing tasty treats such as Slow-cooked Tomatoes with Goat Cheese & Garlic Toasts. When its chilly outside what we naturally crave is warm comforting food. In Cold Day Comforts youll find plenty of warming dishes including Oven-braised Lamb Shanks with Potatoes & Tomatoes. What better way to spend an icy afternoon than preparing Fireside Feasts to share with family & friends. Try a Braised Pot Roast with Red Wine Rosemary & Bay. Make the most of the finest seasonal ingredients the winter has to offer & prepare healthy & satisfying Winter Salads. Choose from recipes such as Steak & Blue Cheese Salad. Whether you enjoy a luxurious dessert or a slice of cake in front of the fire there are plenty of delicious treats to choose from in Indulgent Desserts. Try a Roasted Hazelnut & Chocolate Cake. Finally in A Cup of Cheer there are plenty of ideas for delicious festive drinks. Relax at home with a warming Cinnamon Mocha or a Spiced Rum Chocolate. Enjoy winter entertaining with a Pomegranate Martini guaranteed to make any holiday gathering a success. ...

Led by Hanno & Ira Hath thirty-two mostly Manth survivors of the fall of the Mastery search for the fabled Homel&. Ira knows that as long as she feels the warmth on her face despite the wintry conditions they are heading in the right direction. She also knows that according to the prophecy she will die when they reach the homel&. She grows weaker with every step. Hanno must keep up the spirits of the marchers on the gruelling. ...

Youre a firestarter honey...just one big zippo lighter A year ago he was an upstanding instructor of English at Harrison State College. Now Andy is on the run with his daughter. A pigtailed girl named Charlie. A girl with an unimaginably terrifying gift.A gift which could be useful to corrupt authorities. Soon Charlie will be caught up in the menace of a fateful drug experiment & a sinister government ploy.. . Let the reader beware: FIRESTARTER is Stephen King at his most mesmerising.. .and menacing. ...

Rogue Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is racing to New York to warn her former colleagues of the impending apocalypse. An ancient agreement between the Djinn & the Wardens has been broken & the furious Djinn slaves to the Wardens for millennia are now free of mortal control. With more than half the Wardens unaccounted for in the wake of the Djinn uprising Joanne realizes that the natural disasters theyve combated for so long were merely symptoms of restless Mother Nature fidgeting in her sleep. Now shes waking up
- & shes angry...
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In July 1943 a series of heavy bombing raids virtually destroyed the North German city of Hamburg. In one night alone some 40 000 people were killed largely as a result of the terrible firestorm. To this day controversy rages as to the morality of these attacks & their consequences.rnrn With his trademark thoroughness Martin Middlebrook has delved deep into the archives to uncover the facts. As ever he draws on copious eyewitnesses & participants
- a total of 547 British American & German. The testimonies of the Hamburg survivors are particularly revealing & harrowing providing a first hand description of what it was like to be subjected to prolonged & intense air attack.rnrn Paradoxically while Hamburg was arguably Bomber Commands greatest achievement it remains its
- & Air Marshal Harris
- most criticised. Often overlooked was the USAAFs role & this together with the contribution to the failure of German air defences of a new device Window are fully covered.rnrn Firestorm Hamburg is a masterly description of a major air campaign & the Authors aim of achieving a better understanding of the background conduct & results is fully realised. He does not shirk from studying the moral dilemma.


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