When V.I. Warshawski is asked to find a man whos been missing for four decades a search that she thought would be futile turns lethal. Old skeletons from the citys racially charged history rise up to force her back with a vengeance
- a nun who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. dies without revealing crucial evidence & on the citys South Side people spit when she shows up. The elderly sisters who hired her are also keeping important information to themselves. Then V.I. finds that her family is keeping secrets of their own. A young cousin whom shes never met arrives from Kansas City to work on a political campaign but disappears under mysterious circumstances. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop deception & corruption following her at every step V.I. finds all her certainties under threat but takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end.
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What does it feel like to fall through a flaming table for the very first time? Or the umpteenth time for that matter. In the fresh off-the-cuff style that has earned him legions of admirers & made his previous wrestling books massive worldwide bestsellers Foley gives readers a blow-by-blow first-hand account of exactly what it is like to step into the wrestling ring. As a champion wrestler he was known both for his tenacity in the ring & for the fearlessness which led him to take extraordinary risks in any number of groundbreaking dangerous stunts. & as an industry insider he offers a unique perspective on what it was like to perform at that level which readers will never find anywhere else. In HARDCORE DIARIES Mick Foley will take fans right inside a wrestling year vividly recreating his experiences in diary form & revealing how mentally & physically preparing for this extremely challenging sport has helped him become the legend he is today. ...

In this valuable book Tubal Cain takes the reader beyond the superficial or the simply practical with explanations of the composition of steel its additives & the effects of different temperatures on its constituents. With a grasp of what changes are actually taking place in the metal the care needed in following the practical processes described becomes understandable & will lead to better & more consistent results. Flame salt bath & furnace heating are detailed with information on accurate measurement or recognition of temperature levels. For the average small workshop operative or model engineer the discourses on tool material hardening & tempering will be of most use & in this connection this book replaced the authors earlier Hardening & Tempering Engineers Tools providing a broader-based more detailed & up to date examination of the subject. ...

This title is part of four new titles in the fantastic First Reading" series aimed at children who are beginning to read. luxurious ...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD. 264 wood & ivory carvings none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke' they unlocked a story far larger & more dramatic than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siecle Paris from occupied Vienna to Tokyo Edmund de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century. ' You have in your hands a masterpiece' Frances Wilson Sunday Times. ' The most brilliant book I've read for years...A rich tale of the pleasure & pains of what it is to be human' Bettany Hughes Daily Telegraph Books of the Year. 'A complex & beautiful book' Diana Athill. ...

JUST ONE LOOK: Grace Lawson is living a happy straightforward life in the suburbs with her husband Jack & two young children. But that security is about to come to a brutal end. When Grace picks up a set of holiday snaps among them is one shot that doesnt

Fit: a faded image of a life that Grace doesnt recognise & of her husband as she never knew him. Within twelve hours Jack has disappeared a brutal hitman is stalking her family & the safe world she knows has been turned upside down. & all Grace can see is that the past is coming back to haunt the present & people are getting hurt...THE INNOCENT: Matt Hunters life has already been blown apart once. A fight a friend in trouble & the dull crack of someones skull on the concrete cost him four years in jail & a small sliver of his soul. When Matt got out he rebuilt his life getting a job as a lawyer & falling in love with a beautiful woman. The break in the road seemed only to have made him a stronger person. But now someone is following him & Matt realises that his new existence is under threat. Suddenly Matt cant trust anybody
- least of all those he loves...P ROMISE ME: The phone rings at 2am a young frightened girl who has called the one adult who promised to help her if she ever got into any trouble
- Myron Bolitar. He races down to pick up her up from a cold street corner & take her back to safety. But young Aimee Biel persuades him to drop her at an address in the suburbs. Its a mistake Myron lives to regret as Aimees wave from a darkened porch is the last time anyone will see her. Driven by guilt Myron gets involved in the search a decision that will mean facing his past. Myron must choose once & for all who he is & what he will stand up for if he is to have any hope of rescuing both Aimee & himself.



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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling GRAIL QUEST series in a bright & bold repackage. The year is 1342. The English led by Edward III are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King but it is the archers the common men who are England's secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins. Thomas of Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: to avenge his father's death & retrieve a stolen relic. Thomas begins a quest that will lead him through fields smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English until at last the two armies face each other on a hillside near the village of Crecy. ...

An Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novel They will play with us then destroy us... They are what we fear in the dark. The first warning is unexpected calculated. The second warning is a gift: a plain white mask carefully wrapped. But white is good
- white means we are only being watched. It seems the power that connects me Anita Blake with Jean-Claude Vampire Master of the City & Richard leader of the werewolves is attracting very unwelcome attention
- from creatures so feared no vampire will willingly speak their name. They are known as the Harlequin & they have the authority to pass judgement upon me. It is forbidden to speak of the Harlequin unless youve been contacted. & to be contacted is to face a sentence of death.

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