Hell of a Journey describes what is arguably the last great journey to be undertaken in Britain: the entire Scottish Highlands on foot in one winter. On one level it is a vivid & evocative account of a remarkable trek
- never attempted before
- on another it celebrates the uniqueness of the Highlands the scenery & ecology of the last wilderness in Europe. The challenge Mike Cawthorne set himself was to climb all 135 of Scotlands 1 000-metre peaks which stretch in an unbroken chain through the heart of the Highlands from Sutherland to the Eastern Cairngorms down to Loch Lomond & west to Glencoe. His route traversed the most spectacular landscape in Scotland linking every portion of wilderness & was completed in the midst of the harshest winter conditions imaginable. Acclaimed on its first publication in 2000 this edition contains an epilogue in which Mike Cawthorne reflects on his trek & wonders what has changed since he carried it out. He warns that wild land in Scotland has never been under greater threat. Hell of a Journey is a reminder of what we could so easily lose forever.

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In his latest laugh-out-loud collection of misanthropic scribblings hideous Q-list celebrity failure Charlie Brooker tackles everything from the misery of nightclubs to the death of Michael Jackson making room for Sir Alan Sugar potato crisps global financial meltdown conspiracy theories & Hole in the Wall along the way. The collapse of civilisation has never felt this funny (unless you're a sociopath in which case it's been an uninterrupted laugh riot since the days of the Somme). This book is guaranteed to brighten your life put a spring in your step & lie to you on its back cover. ...

As a bestselling author & owner of the Puppy School franchise Gwen Bailey is one of the UKs most respected dog behaviour experts & has helped millions to transform their troublesome pets into obedient & happy hounds. So what happened when one of her students
- Chesil the most dysfunctional pooch in Britain
- refused to lay down & he just so happened to be her own dog?! Hell On 4 Paws is the witty & wonderful story of how Gwens life was turned on its head when she took on a new man in her life his family & the unruly Chesil her greatest challenge yet. As if adjusting to a new relationship new home & new responsibilities wasnt tough enough Gwen also has to deal with Chesils bizarre & antisocial behaviour a constant distraction in her crazy new life. Follow Chesils amusing exploits as his outrageous personality clashes with Gwens time-tested techniques & see him slowly change from an aggressive possessive nightmare to a proud winner of the Gold Award for good citizenship. A feel-good & inspirational tale for anyone whos ever had trouble raising a rowdy hound Hell On 4 Paws shows that sometimes even the best trainers can encounter problems & that with a little persistence even the worst pets can become compassionate creatures.

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He had the Ten Kings of Hell & their minions over in one small corner & everything else
- the entire screen
- was enveloped

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The second book in an addictive new urban fantasy series of gods & demons martial arts & mythology from the author of White Tiger. Dragons & martial arts science & magic.. .the second fabulous book in this sequel series to the Dark Heavens trilogy that began with White Tiger Emma teeters on the edge of becoming fully demon & must make a journey to the Kunlun Moutains in the West home of the palaces of Nu Wa & the Yellow Emperor in an attempt to regain her humanity. Travelling with Emma is Xuan Wu's daughter Simone who is struggling with her growing powers & trying to defend herself from the demons who want to destroy her. & Michael is trying to come to terms with the shock of finding out he might be half demon.. . ...

A phalanx of motorcycles cam roaring over the hill from the west.. .the noise was like a landslide or a wing of bombers passing over. Even knowing the Angels I couldnt quite handle what I was seeing. Huge bikes filthy denim & an aura of barely contained violence; the Hells Angels could paralyse whole towns with fear so terrible was their reputation. But how much of that reputation was myth & how much was brutal reality? Only one man could discover the truth about these latter-day barbarians; Hunter Stockton Thompson Dr Gonzo himself the man who saw the fear & loathing in the heart of the American dream. This counter-culture classic is the hair-raising result. ...

Journalist maverick rebel & author of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" Hunter S. Thompson offers another novel of American counterculture in Hells Angels beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. A phalanx of motorcycles came roaring over the hill from the west...the noise was like a landslide or a wing of bombers passing over. Even knowing the Angels I couldnt quite handle what I was seeing. It was like Genghis Khan Morgans Raiders the Wild One & the Rape of Nanking all at once. In September 1964 a cavalcade of motorbikes ripped through the city of Monterey California. It was a trip destined to make Hells Angels household names across America infamous for their violent drunken rampages & feared for the destruction left in their wake. Enter Hunter S. Thompson the master of counter-culture journalism who alone had the ability & stature to ride with the Angels on their terms. In this brilliant & hair-raising expose he journeys with the last outlaws of the American frontier. A mixture of journalism story-telling & sheer bravado Hells Angels is Hunter S. Thompson at full throttle. " Excellent documentary non-fiction". (" Time Out"). " The maverick voice of American counterculture". (" Guardian"). " There are only two adjectives writers care about any more
- "brilliant" & "outrageous"
- & Hunter has a freehold on both of them". (Tom Wolfe). " The book that made Thompsons name". (" Loaded"). Hunter S. Thompson was born in Louisville Kentucky in 1937. He began his writing career as a sports columnist in Florida & went on to work on newspapers & magazines in New York San Juan & Rio de Janeiro. His articles appeared in Esquire " Rolling Stone" magazine & the " San Francisco Chronicle". He is the author of a number of books including " Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" " Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail 72" " The Great Shark Hunt" " Generation of Swine" " The Curse of Lono" " Songs of the Doomed" " Better Than Sex" " The Proud Highway" & " The Rum Diary". Hunter S. Thompson died in 2005."

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Samuel Johnson
- with a little help from his dachshund Boswell & a very unlucky demon named Nurd
- has sent the demons back

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In 1925 six of Germanys leading chemical companies banded together in a cartel to protect their business from increasing international competition. Twenty years later the directors found themselves on trial at Nuremberg accused of being the magicians who made the fantasies of Mein Kampf come true. How had one of the worlds leading companies whose knowledge & expertise were the envy of the world become Hitlers creature directly involved in the Holocaust with their experimental I. G. Monowitz plant at Auschwitz? In this brilliantly researched & compelling book Diarmuid Jeffreys shines a bright light on I. G Farbens Faustian pact with the Third Reich to reveal in shocking detail the story of the original military-industrial complex. ...

An attack on the heart of power.. . In sight of the White House.. . At a place known as.. .HELLS CORNER Oliver Stone -- once the countrys most skilled assassin -- stands in front of the White House perhaps for the last time. The president has personally requested that Stone serve his country again on a high-risk covert mission. Though hes fought for decades to leave his past career behind Stone has no choice but to say yes. But Stones mission changes drastically before it even begins. Its the night of a state dinner honouring the British prime minister. As he watches the prime ministers motorcade leave the White House a bomb is detonated in an apparent terrorist attack against both leaders. Its in the chaotic aftermath that Stone takes on a new more urgent assignment: find those responsible for the bombing. Stones opponents are elusive capable & increasingly lethal. Worst of all it seems that the park bombing may just have been the opening salvo in their plan. With nowhere else to turn Stone enlists the help of the only people he knows he can trust: the Camel Club. Yet that may be a big mistake. In the shadowy worlds of politics & intelligence there is no one you can really trust. & Hells Corner truly lives up to its name. This may be Oliver Stones & the Camel Clubs last st&. ...