It started with fireballs raining down from the sky & crashing into the oceans' deeps. Then ships began sinking mysteriously & later 'sea tanks' emerged from the deeps to claim people. For journalists Mike & Phyllis Watson what at first appears to be a curiosity becomes a global calamity. Helpless they watch as humanity struggles to survive now that water
- one of the compounds upon which life depends
- is turned against them. Finally sea levels begin their inexorable rise. The Kraken Wakes" is a brilliant novel of how humankind responds to the threat of its own extinction & ultimately asks what we are prepared to do in order to survive."

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No more struggling against the wind to fold back the extra large city map you picked up at the tourist office. The unique Everyman Map Guide" series cleverly combines maps & text in an easy-to-use format listing the best sights restaurants & shops alongside fold-out maps of exceptional clarity. Each guide divides the city into sections & devotes two double pages to each of them. Sections are colour coded & a small area map at the bottom of the page tells you where you are within the city & within the guide. There are also 4 pages of useful information about the city at the front of the book & a 4-page city-wide hotel section at the back; plus a street index & thematic index. Stylish clever & practical a Map Guide is the indispensable pocket companion to your week end or short break away." ...

AA City Packs" help you get to know the world's greatest cities. We've selected the top 25 sights & experiences so you can be sure you won't miss the best of Krakow. There's also recommendations for fantastic shops restaurants hotels & entertainment venues. & because your time is so important we give you a planned itinerary for a short stay so you can make the most of your visit. The guide is small enough to fit in your pocket yet it is packed with practical information hints & tips. A fold-out map of the city is also included adding real value to this guidebook." ...

Explore the historic city of Krakow with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable map will ensure you dont miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 popout maps
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre as well as an overview map of greater Krakow * Additional map of Kazimierz & a transit map are also included * Ingenious self-folding map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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Vladimir Kramnik is a giant of the chess world. He firmly secured his legendary status when he won the World Championship in 2000 by defeating the previously dominant Garry Kasparov
- the only player ever to do so in a match. Kramnik held on to his crown for seven years & today he remains one of the Worlds elite players. In this book former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in a study of his favourite Kramnik games. Lakdawala examines Kramniks renowned skills in attack & defence exploiting imbalances dynamic elements accumulating advantages & endgame play & shows how we can all improve by learning from Kramniks masterpieces. Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning & practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions & answers are designed to keep you actively involved & allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills & knowledge. * Learn from the games of a chess legend * Important ideas absorbed by continued practice * Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study
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This book is illustrated with over 300 step-by-step photos & endorsed by Krav Maga Worldwide & the Krav Maga Association of America. The most respected Krav Maga experts in the USA present a book aimed at new students of Krav Maga. Krav Maga is the perfect fitness & self defence system for new students because it was specifically design to work for anyone no matter how big or strong. Based on simple principles & instinctive movements Krav Maga is perfect for new students because it is designed to teach real-world self-defence in the shortest possible time. Krav Maga for Beginners" offers a two-part program of fitness training & street fighting skills that gets the reader in shape & ready to confront an attacker. In Israel where military service is required of all citizens Krav Maga is the official system used to transform ordinary people into effective members of one of the world's most respected armies. The program in " Krav Maga for Beginners" works for everyone
- big or small man or woman young or old. The fitness training combines cardio strength training fight moves (including punches kicks & rolls) & sports conditioning to burn fat & tone muscle. The no-holds-barred self-defence techniques are easy to learn require a minimal amount of strength & most importantly are designed to immobilize an attacker & remove oneself from a dangerous situation as quickly as possible."
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The USAs most respected Krav Maga experts present a book targeted at the martial arts fastest growing demographic
- women. Krav
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Deep in the water lurks a new breed of Beast. Max is about to face the most awesome Robobeast
- Kraya the Blood Shark. He must
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Best-selling author Robin Mc Gibbon was welcomed into the inner sanctum of the Kray twins. For more than ten years he saw Britains most notorious killers at close quarters
- Reggie in top-security prisons his bisexual brother Ron in Broadmoors hospital for the criminally insane. As a well-connected valued friend who had ghost-written older brother Charlies autobiography Mc Gibbon spoke to the twins on visits on the phone & corresponded regularly by post. He became such a trusted confidant he advised on media & personal matters negotiated TV rights to Ronnies funeral & his wife was so admired by the Kray family she was asked to speak on Reggies behalf in church. Drawing on that first-hand experience & revealing for the first time confidential details of letters to & from the twins Mc Gibbon describes their contrasting personalities: the infuriating mood swings & egomania of the hyper more aggressive Reggie & the gentle courtesy & generosity of his paranoid-schizophrenic twin who revealed in an exclusive interview the real reason behind one of the Krays legendary murders
- & personal memories he had never shared with anyone but family. Mc Gibbon a former national newspaper journalist who ghost-wrote Barbara Windsors best-selling autobiography All of Me" has written a pacy narrative coloured with a cast of supporting characters
- from the Yorkshire Ripper TV stars & Page Three Girls to gangland hierarchy & convicted criminals the twins befriended in prison. With sensational revelations that should guarantee newspaper serialisation it is an enthralling & compelling read that describes for the first time the bizarre lives the twins led after an Old Bailey judge jailed them in 1969 saying that society had earned a rest from their activities. It is a genuine inside story of the countrys most infamous killers whose terrifying violence shocked the nation & made them underworld legends."


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The Krays were a product of their age nurtured by a doting mother & created by their community the East End of London. Their name alone conjures up images of power violence & greed
- & even brother Charlie counldn't steer the twins Ron & Reg clear of murder mayhem as they killed their way to the top of the criminal tree. They lived by their own rules. & died by them. The three brothers will never be forgotten. They are an indelible part of our history whether we like it or not. From media-manipulation to control-freak paranoia the Krays were masters of deception. Even at the end Reg Kray was still portraying himself as just an ordinary East Ender
- mistreated by the Home Office & the police misunderstood & mistakenly labelled Godfather of Crime" by the media. This biography traces their history from childhood & early adolescence to manhood & death. It explores the brothers' fantasy lives full as they were of mind games & false memories. Only now can the truth be revealed
- without fear of intimidation retribution or revenge. The Krays are dead & buried but the myth lives on."


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