Today Heathrow is a major transportation crossroads with thousands of flights each year conveying millions of passengers to all parts of the globe but its position as Londons premier airport only came about through prime agricultural land being requisitioned under wartime emergency powers ostensibly for a base for long-range RAF transport aircraft. Once the true purpose became known the airport was constructed & brought into service in haste with passengers having to put up with leaky marquees as terminal facilities until temporary pre-fabricated buildings could be erected. Despite the primitive conditions the airport flourished & grew to such an extent that the original buildings on the north side were outgrown within a few years & the design & construction of a new terminal complex & control tower commenced. When the complex opened in 1955 Britain at last had a world-class airport to be proud of & one which attracted large numbers of spectators to watch not only the general daily activity but the various air races speed & altitude record attempts & static displays of the RAFs latest fighters & bombers on Battle of Britain Days. Visitors could even go aloft themselves on sightseeing flights over central London. Illustrated with a wealth of photographs many previously unpublished & much nostalgic appeal Heathrow Airport: The First 25 Years examines the development of London Airports North side up to its final closure & the construction & development of the Central Area complex. It recalls many favourite vintage aircraft that flew from Heathrow over the years including Stratocruisers Comets & Constellations & contains many memories from airport & airline workers from those halcyon days. ...

Heaton the 'high town' above the Ouseburn grew from a tiny settlement of isolated farm houses to a vibrant & bustling suburb of Newcastle packed with housing picture palaces & industry over less than a century. The traces of Heaton's past & its changing circumstances from the days of Heaton Hall to the vast empire of C.A. Parsons & Co. & the origins of Newcastle United Football Club can still be found hidden in the streets & the parks. City Guide Alan Morgan accompanies the reader through four fascinating walks through highlights of Heaton's history. ...

Bethany an angel sent to Earth & her mortal boyfriend Xavier have been to Hell & back. But now their love will be put to its highest test yet as they defy Heavenly law & marry. They dont tell Beths archangel siblings Gabriel & Ivy but the angels know soon enough & punishment comes in a terrifying form: the Sevens who are rogue angels bent on keeping Beth & Xavier apart destroying Gabriel & Ivy & darkening angelic power in the heavens. The only way Bethany & Xavier can elude the Sevens is to hide in the open & blend in with other mortals their own age. Gabriel & Ivy set them up at college where they cant reveal their relationship & where there is still danger around each corner. Will Bethany be called back to Heaven
- for ever
- & face leaving the love of her life?

...

Bethany an angel sent to Earth & her mortal boyfriend Xavier have been to Hell & back. But now their love will be put to its highest test yet as they defy Heavenly law & marry. They don't tell Beth's archangel siblings Gabriel & Ivy but the angels know soon enough & punishment comes in a terrifying form: the Sevens who are rogue angels bent on keeping Beth & Xavier apart destroying Gabriel & Ivy & darkening angelic power in the heavens. The only way Bethany & Xavier can elude the Sevens is to hide in the open & blend in with other mortals their own age. Gabriel & Ivy set them up at college where they can't reveal their relationship & where there is still danger around each corner. Will Bethany be called back to Heaven
- for ever
- & face leaving the love of her life?

...

From the bestselling author of ' Flowers in the Attic' comes the first book in the series centred around the Casteel family & its dark & mysterious past. Repackaged to attract a new generation of Andrews' fans HER NAME WAS HEAVEN HER LIFE WAS ANYTHING BUT Heaven's mother Angel had died in childbirth & from that moment her father turned against her. Her only allies it seemed were her four half-brothers & sisters. When their father poor & desperate sold them to strangers Heaven was left alone & friendless. Her only hope was to reunite her family. But how? So begins the heartbreaking magical story of the Casteel family continued in ' Dark Angel' ' Fallen Hearts' ' Gates of Paradise' & ' Web of Dreams'. ...

Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps her busy & happy & she has no trouble finding men when she wants them. She's perfectly content except for one thing: she has special powers that both frighten & confuse her & though she tries hard to hide them she can't get them under control. Distraction soon arrives in the handsome form of Mac Allister Booke
- a researcher who's come to investigate the rumours of witchcraft that haunt Three Sisters Isl&. Right from the start Mac knows there's something extraordinary about Ripley Todd. But before Ripley & Mac can dream of what lies in the future they must confront the pain of the past. For the island shelters centuries of secrets
- & a legacy of danger that plagues them still.

...

James Van Praagh teaches that death is not the end nor is it something to be feared & that there is indeed life after death. He believes that everyone has psychic awareness but only a few have the knowledge & self-awareness to develop it. In Heaven & Earth he describes a variety of proven practical techniques to expand one's psychic awareness & intuition. He

Includes:: inspirational stories from those who have been touched by angels or visited by spirit guides. He explains how with the help of spirits we can learn to solve our problems with less strain lead healthier lives & experience more contentment & creativity.

...

Through the lens of a microscope or the shaft of a telescope exists a universe of boundless life & beauty that is entirely invisible to the naked eye. Atoms ice crystals grains of pollen snowflakes butterfly wings cloud formations searing comets & showers of stars are born live & die. The unprecedented scope of Heaven & Earth" offers an awe-inspiring voyage of discovery through this infinite world that is science
- from the smallest particles on the earths surface to tiny dots in galaxies that are billions of light years away. Revealing the extensive range of matter contained in the cosmos this book navigates a fascinating trajectory through an unexplored world to celebrate the immeasurable beauty & countless mysteries of planet earth & the universe. It charts
- chapter by chapter
- intricate landscapes of increasing scale & distance captured by microscope x-ray satellite & telescope. Each magnificent photograph is accompanied by an extended caption that explains it in detail offering a dose of scientific information that enables us to associate with it on a human scale. This volume presents a unique & richly illustrated insight into the momentous relation between aesthetics & nature in the light of natures magnitude & its complexity of life. The result is the ultimate fusion of art & science through a sequence of images that are as subtle as they are stupendous."


...

Almost 1400 years after the Prophet Muhammad first articulated God's law
- the sharia
- its earthly interpreters are still arguing

...

A warm witty & wildly romantic read set in the sizzling south of France When Cat Hayes impulsively marries a handsome penniless French waiter in St Tropez she didnt realise shed be widowed in just a few weeks. Neither did she know that her late husband was actually Oliver Ducasse heir to the Ducasse perfume empire. Invited by the Ducasse family to their glamorous French mansion Cat finds a family in chaos. Whats more shes regarded her with suspicion & hostility especially by Oliviers playboy cousin Xavier. Will she run for the hills as fast as her high heels can carry her? Or will she realise that she is exactly what this mixed-up family truly needs? ...