Eight years ago the Austrian emergency services were called to the scene of a bizarre car accident. Eight years ago two mangled bodies were found in the snow not far from the vehicle clawed & chewed it seemed by some ferocious animal. Eight years ago something unspeakable took Gerontius Moore's parents from him leaving him orphaned & alone... And now that something is back. Caught up in a hunt he was never meant to be a part of & finding help from a most unlikely source Gerontius must once more flee the clutches of an appalling beast before it learns its business is unfinished. Full moon or not the hunt is on. ...

Publishing alongside the world premiere of Christopher Nolans third Batman film The Dark Knight Rises" Will Brookers new book explores Batmans twenty-first century incarnations. Brookers close analysis of " Batman Begins" & " The Dark Knight" offers a rigorous accessible account of the complex relationship between popular films audiences & producers in our age of media convergence. By exploring themes of authorship adaptation & intertextuality he addresses a myriad of questions raised by these films: did " Batman Begins" end when " The Dark Knight began? Does its story include the Gotham Knight DVD or the Why So Serious viral marketing campaign? Is it separate from the parallel narratives of the Arkham Asylum videogame the monthly comic books the animated series & the graphic novels? Can the brightly campy incarnations of the Batman ever be fully repressed by " The Dark Knight" or are they an intrinsic part of the character? Do all of these various manifestations feed into a single Batman metanarrative? This will be a vital text for film students & academics as well as legions of Batman fans." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys 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 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 Survey's 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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In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny. The Luftwaffe greatly outnumbered the RAF but during the Battle of Britain it was the RAF that emerged triumphant thanks to two key fighter planes the Spitfire & the Hurricane. The Hurricane made up over half of Fighter Commands front-line strength & its revolutionary design transformed the RAFs capabilities. Leo Mc Kinstry tells the story of the remarkable plane from its designers to the first-hand testimonies of those brave pilots who flew it; he takes in the full military & political background but always keeps the human stories to the fore
- to restore the Hawker Hurricane to its rightful place in history.
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Rubin Carter is the Hurricane. A pistol shot in a bar room ruined his chances of becoming the middleweight champion of the world. But he did not fire the gun. Nineteen long years in prison a massively high profile campaign to release him that failed & the persistence of an unlikely supporter finally saw him free. This is the story of a raging bull who learned to accommodate that rage. The Hurricane is an authentic C20th hero every inch a fighter. Rubin Carter was a boxer on the threshold of the Middleweight Championship with all the celebrity & wealth that would have conferred when he was picked off the streets of Paterson New Jersey by the police & accused of first degree murder in a bar room shooting. It was 1966 when America was gripped by racial rioting & burgeoning Black Power movements. Rubin faced an all-white jury. He was convicted. Liberal America adopted the campaign to release him in the 1970s -- Candice Bergen Mohammad Ali & Bob Dylan all protested for his release -- but he remained in jail until 1985. Then one man doggedly self-educated in the law finally achieved what years of high-profile lobbying had not: he freed Rubin Carter & righted one of the most significant cases of American injustice this century. Hurricane is a biography of modern Americas great flaw: race relations. It is the story of a troublesome but gifted man a paratrooper a boxer from the poorer side of the tracks who was crudely & cruelly convicted of a crime he did not commit. Failed by the justice process Rubin Carter proved himself a fighter all over again outside of the boxing ring & a genuine hero in the process. ...

In 1982 when he was travelling in India Peter Vacher stumbled on the remains of a British plane
- a Hurricane Mark 1 a veteran
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The Hawker Hurricane won lasting fame in the service of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Over 11 700 examples were eventually built of this versatile & deadly combat aircraft fulfilling an incredible number of contrasting roles. Its design development & production are described in detail as are the Hurricanes widely varied operational roles during the Second World War both at home & overseas. Full details are given of production figures production variants & operational service with all RAF & RN squadrons & units. ...

What happened?" asked Mother Rabbit. " Bouncer bounced too fast " said Muncher. " Im in a hurry " said Bouncer rubbing his sore ear. "I want today to go really fast because tomorrows my birthday." " You cant hurry time " said Snoozer yawning. Mother Rabbit nodded as she bandaged Bouncers ear. " Tomorrow will come when its ready." "I cant wait " groaned Bouncer. " Hurry up birthday." Its Bouncers birthday tomorrow & he simply cant wait. He does everything he can quickly to make the day go by faster. Soon his mother gives him all sorts of tasks to try to take his mind off the big day. But everything reminds him of birthdays
- even rows of cabbages look like rows of green presents to him..."
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