Between May 1940 & the summer of 1941 the British people expected a German invasion that had it succeeded would have enslaved them into the Nazis' racist war. This period saw an unparalleled effort to prepare the defence of the UK against invasion. Scotland's nationally important heavy industries vital Royal Navy bases & one of the UK's key ports were very vulnerable to the sort of airborne attack that had devastated the defences of Belgium. Everyone was certain that a Fifth Column of Nazi sympathisers & agents was working actively to spread rumours & despair & to aid the invasion forces & in reality the country was far from united. Although the 1939
- 45 War is the most written-about war in history there is no account of the heroic efforts made in those months to prepare Scotland for the inevitable invasion & how the defences were intended to be used. This book tells that story against the wider history of the period & its people & describes what was built & what now survives.
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In April 2002 Janine Latus youngest sister Amy wrote a note & taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. If I am gone or dead it read question Ron. By the time the letter was found Amy was already missing. Helicopters & missing posters went up & search dogs were sent out. It took more than two weeks to find Amys body wrapped in a tarpaulin & buried at a building site. Ron had been Amys boyfriend. He is now in prison for her murder. Since childhood Janine & Amy had been sexualised & belittled. As adults the sisters trapped in a cycle of abuse ended up in a series of violent relationships. Finally Janine faced her demons & with Amys support escaped in time. But Amy was keeping a terrible secret of her own.. . Amy never escaped. She died in silent fear & pain. Janine has resolved to break that silence so that her sister didnt die in vain. ...

If I close my eyes now I can still feel her blood on my fingers. If only I had closed my eyes then or kept my mouth shut not told anyone about our discovery by the swimming hole we could have gone back to dreaming about spaceships. A horrifying discovery by two young boys while playing in a mango plantation marks the end of their childhood. As they finally open their eyes to the adult world they see a place where storybook heroes don't exist but villains & lies do... ...

KAYLEE CAN SEE DEATH COMING. NOW SHE MUST FACE HER OWN. As a teen banshee Kaylee's blood-curdling screams are a death knell for others. Yet she never expected to see her own name at the top of a reaper's list. Scheduled to die within days Kaylee knows her magic can't change her fate. Worse on top of worrying about her own demise she needs to save mortal best friend Emma from the clutches of a deadly Netherworld creature. As Kaylee's time on earth slips away troubled banshee boyfriend Nash & his reaper brother Tod refuse to give up on Kaylee. They're ready to unearth murky family secrets to give her a last chance at life as their fight to save Kaylee becomes a battle for her love. ' Vincent is a welcome addition to the genre' Kelley Armstrong SOUL SCREAMERS The last thing you hear before you die ...

The long awaited story of one of Britain's greatest comic legends. ' Some people walk on stage & the audience warms to them. You can't explain it & you shouldn't try. It's an arrogant assumption to say you 'decide' to become a comedian. The audience decides for you.' Eric Sykes December 2001 From his early days writing scripts for Bill Fraser & Frankie Howerd through decades of British radio & television comedy
- ' Educating Archie' ' Sykes & A.. .' ' Curry & Chips' ' The Plank'
- to his present day ventures into film & theatre starring in ' The Others' with Nicole Kidman & appearing in Peter Hall's recent production of ' As You Like It' Eric Sykes has carved himself an enduring place as one of Britain's greatest writers & performers. In his much anticipated autobiography Sykes reveals his extraordinary life working alongside a generation of legendary comedians & entertainers despite being dogged by deafness & eventually virtual blindness. His hearing problems began in the early days of his career in the 1950s around the time he wrote directed & performed in the spoof pantomime ' Pantomania' for the BBC. Undeterred however Sykes learned to lip-read going on to write & appear in a number of BBC productions including ' Opening Night' & Val Parnell's ' Saturday Spectacular' the first of two shows he made with Peter Sellers a great life-long friend. From 1959 until her death in 1980 Syke's starred with Hattie Jacques in one of Britain's best loved sitcoms ' Sykes & A.. .' Throughout the two decade run of this show he continued to work alongside a host of stars including Charlie Drake Tommy Cooper Tony Hancock Spike Milligan Johnny Speight Ray Galton & Alan Simpson. Eric Sykes's comedy has always sported an essential core of warm humanity & this along with his genuine creative genius continues to prove an unforgettably winning combination.

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If I Ran the Zoo welcomes yong readers to the crazy world of Gerald Mc Grew who dreams of transforming his local zoo into a madcap menagerie of wierd & wonderful beasts. His New Zoo Mc Grew Zoo would be better than Noah's whole Ark" with an amazing array of animals ranging from the incredible Thwerll whose legs are snarled up in a terrible snerl to the family of Joats whose feet are like cows' but wear squirrel-skin coats! This delightful book forms part of the second stage in Harper Collins' major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of 10 more titles in August 2003 such all-time favourites as How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? & Dr. Seuss' Sleep Book boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own & Yellow Back Books are for older more fluent readers to enjoy. If I Ran the Zoo belongs to the Yellow Back Book range." ...

I will not lose another person I love. I will not let history repeat itself. Vincent waited lifetimes to find me but in an instant our future together has been shattered. He was betrayed by someone we both called a friend & I lost him. It shouldn't be possible none of it should be but this is my reality. I know Vincent is somewhere out there I know he's not completely gone & I will do anything to save him. ...

In her bestselling memoir As I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Eileen Munro vividly documented the abuse she experienced at the hands of her adoptive parents & later within the care system. The birth of Eileens son Craig & her escape from the authorities clutches should have seen her turn a corner but she remains haunted by the spectre of her past. In " If I Should Die Before I Wake" Eileen chronicles her search for her real parents & her battle for an education for both Craig & herself. She faces exploitation suffers further sexual & physical abuse & endures periods of homelessness & bad health. Still she perseveres clinging to her hopes for the future until she eventually finds the sense of belonging that has previously eluded her. In this harrowing but ultimately inspirational second volume of memoir Eileen Munro proves that against all the odds happiness does sometimes come to those who never give up hope." ...

Life can change in an instant. A cold February morning.. .a snowy road.. .and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Except one. As alone as she'll ever be Mia must make the most difficult choice of all. Gripping heartrending & ultimately life-affirming If I Stay" will make you appreciate all that you have all that you've lost
- & all that might be."
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' Just listen ' Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel. I open my eyes wide now. I sit up as much as I can. & I listen. ' Stay ' he says. Everybody has to make choices. Some might break you. For seventeen-year-old Mia surrounded by a wonderful family friends & a gorgeous boyfriend decisions might seem tough but they're all about a future full of music & love a future that's brimming with hope. But life can change in an instant. A cold February morning.. .a snowy road.. .and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Except one. As alone as she'll ever be Mia must make the most difficult choice of all. Gripping heartrending & ultimately life-affirming If I Stay" will make you appreciate all that you have all that you've lost
- & all that might be."
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