Saturday 23 October 1954 was a dank & dreary wet afternoon in the city of Glasgow. Dismal it may have been but not for the thousands of Hearts fans standing on the vast slopes of Hampden Park who had just witnessed their team defeat Motherwell 4-2 in the final of the Scottish League Cup the first major trophy the club had won since defeating Third Lanark 1-0 in the 1905/06 Scottish Cup final. As Captain Bobby Parker held the trophy aloft to the resounding cheers of the Hearts support within Hampden little did the fans back then know that this was to be the beginning of the most successful period in the club's history 1954 to 1963 in which Hearts would go on to win the League championship twice 1957/58 & 1959/60 the League Cup on three more occasions 1958/59 1959/60 1962/63 & the Scottish Cup in 1955/56. They would also be runners-up in the League twice 1956/57 & 1958/59 & finalists in the 1961/62 League Cup. European football would also come to Tynecastle in seasons 1958/59 1960/61 & 1961/62. This is the story of Heart of Midlothian's glory years of 1954
- 1963.
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Rich or poor five people seemingly very different find their lives in the capital connected in undreamed-of ways. There is Job the illegal mini-cab driver whose wife in Zimbabwe no longer answers his letters; Ian the idealistic supply teacher in exile from South Africa; Katie from New York jilted & miserable as a dogsbody at a political magazine & fifteen-year-old Anna trafficked into sexual slavery. Polly Noble an overworked human rights lawyer knows better than most how easy it is to fall through the cracks into the abyss. Yet when her au pair Iryna disappears Polly's own needs & beliefs drag her family into a world of danger deceit & terror. Riveting humane engaging HEARTS & MINDS is a novel that is both entertaining & prepared to ask the most serious questions about the way we live. ...

Life has never been so insane for Private Investigator Nikki James: a teenager is missing; a madman is kidnapping the wealthy; shes got a vampire to contend with; & her partner & best friend Jake is in the hospital dying. & just when it seems like nothing else could possibly go wrong for her Michael Kelly returns. The last thing Michael needs is a confrontation with Nikki
- especially when his control over his bloodlust is still so tenuous. But when a kidnapper steps up his agenda to murder they are suddenly forced into a partnership. Soon Michael discovers the biggest danger may not be from his need to taste Nikki but from his desire to make her a permanent part of his life
- a life that is sure to get her killed. Nikki is determined to make Michael see that life apart is worse than death. But before she can make him see the light a spectre from Michaels past rises that could destroy any hope she has of a future with him.

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He thinks he sees a flash of emotion in her eyes. Sympathy? Then its gone. Whatever you think this is going to be like she whispers its going to be worse. When beautiful serial killer Gretchen Lowell captured her last victim -- the man in charge of hunting her down -- she quickly established who was really in control of the investigation. So why after ten days of horrifying physical & mental torture did she release Detective Archie Sheridan from the brink of death & hand herself in? Two years on Archie now returns to lead the search for a new killer whose recent attacks on teenage girls have left the city of Portland reeling. Shadowed by vulnerable young reporter Susan Ward Archie knows that only one person can help him climb into the mind of this psychopath. But can Archie finally manage to confront the demons of his past without being consumed by them? Dark distressing & disturbing.. . Just pray you never meet Gretchen Val Mc Dermid What may be the creepiest serial killer ever created. This is an addictive read! Tess Gerritsen Move over Thomas Harris theres a new kid on the block.. . Compelling highly believable & very sexy Daily Mirror ...

Summer 1545. England is at war. Henry VIIIs invasion of France has gone badly wrong & a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel.. . Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Asked to investigate claims of monstrous wrongs committed against his young ward Hugh Curteys by Sir Nicholas Hobbey Shardlake & his assistant Barak journey to Portsmouth. There Shardlake also intends to investigate the mysterious past of Ellen Fettiplace a young woman incarcerated in the Bedlam. Once in Portsmouth Shardlake & Barak find themselves in a city preparing for war. The mysteries surrounding the Hobbey family & the events that destroyed Ellens family nineteen years before involve Shardlake in reunions both with an old friend & an old enemy close to the throne. Soon events will converge on board one of the kings great warships gathered in Portsmouth harbour waiting to sail out & confront the approaching French fleet... ...

Wholesome & filling yet low in calories & cholesterol these tempting soups & stews are made with a cornucopia of fresh vegetables whole grains legumes & zesty herbs & spices. There are recipes for hot soups chilled soups & hearty stews all made with vegetarian soup stocks so delicious youll never miss the meat. Theres a complete shopping guide an ingredient substitution chart & lists of tasty alternatives to meat dairy products & wheat for allergies or special diets. ...

Homicide Detective Virgil Flowers doesnt think much can surprise him anymore. Hes wrong. Its a hot humid summer night in Minnesota & Flowers is in bed with one of his ex-wives when the phone rings. Its Lucas Davenport. Theres a body in Stillwater two shots to the head found near a veterans memorial. & the victim has a lemon in his mouth. Exactly like the body they found last week. The more Flowers works the murders the more convinced he is that someones keeping a list
- & that list could have a lot more names on it. If he could only find out what connects them all.. . But when he does start to piece the clues together he discovers that this case leads down a lot more trails than he thought it did
- & every one of them is booby-trapped.

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Two hardback books in a fantastic presentationbox celebrating the history of the Olympic & Paralympic Games & the 25 most iconic moments of London 2012. The perfect gift for lovers of good journalism quality first hand accounts from athletes & journalist alikeand for anyone who relished the atmosphere & excitement of London 2012. ...

In recent years heat pumps have emerged as a promising new form of technology with a relatively low environmental impact. Moreover they have presented householders with an opportunity to reduce their heating bills. Heat pumps can heat a building by 'pumping' heat from either the ground or the air outside: an intriguing process which utilizes principles that are somewhat analogous to those employed in the domestic refrigerator. Armed with the practical information contained in these pages homeowners will have the necessary knowledge to take advantage of this potentially low-carbon technology to heat their properties. ...

Accused of murder Weather Warden Joanne Bladwin was chased across the country
- & killed
- by a team charged with hunting down

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