Hannah Shah is an Imams daughter. She lived the life of a Muslim but for many years her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At 16 she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage & she ran away. Hunted by her angry father & brothers who were determined to make her an honour killing she had to keep moving house to escape them. Then worst of all in her familys eyes she became a Christian. Some Muslims say converting from Islam is punishable by death... One day a mob of forty men came after her armed with hammers sticks & knives...with her father at the front... The Imams Daughter" is Hannahs gripping
- but ultimately inspiring
- true story. How through her courage & determination she broke free from her background & found a new life beyond its confines
- a new life of freedom & love."


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As Lieutenant Eve Dallas stood over what had once been a woman she wondered when she would see worse than this. Jack the Ripper the Boston Strangler Ted Bundy. The worst murderers in history & a new madman's inspiration. In the lost hours of the night a man in a top hat & swirling cloak leaves horror in his wake & a note to Eve Dallas signed simply: Jack. More murders follow & Eve quickly realises the killer's deadly game of imitation. But facing this calm & menacing presence with a trail running through London Paris & LA Eve struggles to keep her focus. At a time when legend collides with brutal reality Eve needs all her wits about her.. . ...

One of the most influential & well-loved books of Christianity The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis appears here in " Penguin Classics" in a new translation by Robert Jeffery with an introduction by Max Von Habsburg notes a chronology & further reading. " The Imitation of Christ" is a passionate celebration of Gods love mercy & holiness which has stimulated religious devotion for over five hundred years. With great personal conviction & deep humanity Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) demonstrates the individuals reliance on God & on the words of Christ & the futility of a life without faith as well as exploring the ideas such as humility compassion patience & tolerance. Thomas spent some seventy years of his life in the reclusive environment of monasteries yet in this astonishing work he demonstrates an encompassing understanding of human nature while his writing speaks to readers of every age & every nation. Thomas a Kempis was born at Kempen near Dusseldorf in 1380. He received the priesthood in 1413. Thomas wrote many other devotional works besides " The Imitation of Christ" his masterpiece as well as biographies of Gerald Groote & Florentius Radewyn. He died in 1471. The Very Revd Robert Jeffery was born in 1935 & ordained in 1959. He has written on matters of Church history spirituality mission & ecumenism. In 1978 he became Archdeacon of Salop & was Dean of Worcester from 1987-96 & subsequently Canon & Sub-Dean of Christ Church Oxford. He retired in 2002 & is an Hon Doctor of Divinity of Birmingham University. Max von Habsburg is the author of Catholic & Protestant Translations of the " Imitation Christ" 1425-1650 (2011)." ...

Immediate Action" is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life from the day Andy Mc Nab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets & fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years
- on five continents. Recounting with grim humour & in riveting often horrifying detail his activities in the world's most highly trained & efficient Special Forces unit Mc Nab sweeps us into a world of surveillance & intelligence gathering counter-terrorism & hostage rescue. There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed because they are in front. By turns chilling astonishing violent funny & moving this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy Mc Nab's standing in the front rank of writers on modern war."
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This is a book of remarkable images intense & intimate recording the photographers children as they explore their woodland home in Virginia. The photographs show the ambiguities & dramas of family life & hauntingly evoke the mysteries of childhood. Sally Mann herself says in the introduction: These are photographs of my children.. . many of these pictures are intimate some are fictions & some are fantastic but most are of ordinary things every mother has seen. I take pictures when they are bloodied or sick or naked or angry. They dress up they pout & posture they paint their bodies they dive like otters in the dark river. The result is a book that is ethereal tender & sometimes disquieting. ...

Now in its eighth edition the Immigration Law Handbook continues to bring together all the key materials relevant to immigration & asylum law in one volume providing an essential reference tool for those working in the area. This new edition maintains the strengths of the handbook as a reference tool & is fully updated to allow the reader access to all new developments. Legislative changes since the previous edition are covered which include the many statements of changes to the Immigration Rules since July 2010 including further amendments to the points based system & other significant new rule changes for spouses & students. In addition statutes have been updated to consider orders bringing new provisions on existing legislation into force such as the Identity Documents Act 2010 which amends various immigration statutes. Secondary legislation adding to the functions of the Asylum & Immigration Chamber of the Upper Tribunal is also addressed. Amendments to the 2006 European Economic Area regulations & the regulations relating to nationals of accession states are covered along with the full materials of the Tribunals Courts & Enforcement Act 2007. The Immigration Law Handbook has established itself as the standard in the field to become a well-known & trusted resource. ...

While carrying out an autopsy on a body recently brought into a morgue in Santa Fe county coroner Alexis Cruz makes a surprising discovery. Lodged in the dead mans femur is a musket ball which carbon dating reveals was fired some 200 years earlier in the American Civil War. But before she can notify the authorities Alexis disappears. The DIA call in Ethan Warner & his partner Nicola Lopez to find the missing coroner. But the closer they come to unlocking the terrifying truth the nearer they unknowingly bring a warped & dangerous individual to achieving a catastrophic goal. ...

After some of the events Ive witnessed I felt like I was a shell with nothing alive left in me. I hadnt been going around killing people but people were hurt
- the memories just kept trickling in like rivulets of fresh acid dripping into my brain until I wanted to scream. It was in my blood I knew. A darkness. The darkness. I had inherited it along with my immortality & my black eyes. New name new town new life. Nastasya has done it too often to count. & theres no end in sight. Nothing ever really ends.. .when youre immortal. Captivating intense & with an incredible & original voice IMMORTAL BELOVED is a haunting story of friendship love & secrets tragedy & loss.
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What if angels not only walked among us
- but were our celebrities? What if they saved people for money? That's the reality in
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Valerie never gave much thought to the legends of vampires. That is until she's kidnapped by a fang-wielding psychopath & kept hostage in an underground dungeon with six other female-dining companions. Able to escape using her martial art skills & her wits she's picked up by the Argeneau rescue team
- & the sexy Anders
- only to discover that her captor got away...and is on the hunt again. When Anders discovers Valerie battered & bruised under a bush he's not expecting to meet someone capable of defending herself against a vampire attack
- or his psychic influence. Immediately taken by this fierce beauty he's determined to find the vamp responsible for her abuse...and make him pay.


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