According to Jewish scripture there are thirty-six righteous people on earth. Without them humanity would perish. But the thirty-six do not know that they are the chosen ones. In Beijing a monk collapses in his chamber. A fiery mark has spread across his back & down his spine. In Mumbai a man who served the poor dies suddenly. His body shows the same mark. Similar deaths are reported in cities around the world
- the victims all humanitarians all with the same death mark. In Copenhagen it falls to veteran detective Niels Bentzon to investigate. He is told to find eight good people of Denmark & warn them of this threat. But Bentzon is trained to see the worst in people & he becomes increasingly skeptical as he realizes that not everyone perceived to be good is truly good. It is only when Niels meets Hannah a brilliant astrophysicist mourning the death of her husband that the pair begin to piece together the puzzle & a pattern emerges. There have been thirty-four deaths & there are two more to come. According to the pattern Bentzon & Hannah can predict the time & place of the final two. The murders will occur in Venice & Copenhagen. & the time is now.
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In October 1972 the Goons reassembled to perform an hour-long show to mark the BBCs 50th anniversary. The show is included on these cassettes together with the 1991 broadcast which celebrated the 40th anniversary of The Goon Show" & interviews & other material." ...

Jack Howard is about to discover a secret. Perhaps the greatest secret ever kept. What if one of the Ancient World's greatest libraries was buried in volcanic ash & then re-discovered two thousand years later? What if what was found there was a document that could shatter the very foundations of the Western World? What if you were the one who discovered this secret? & were then forced to confront terrifying enemies determined to destroy you to ensure it goes no further? This is the story of one last Gospel left behind in the age of the New Testament in the greatest days of the Roman Empire & of its extraordinary secret one that has lain concealed for years. Follow Jack Howard as he discovers the secret & must prevent others from doing the same... ...

At the turn of the nineteenth century Napoleon & his beloved Josephine inhabit the Tuileries Palace. During the years they have been married it has been a time of extraordinary turmoil & triumph; a time of hope & disappointment in their desire for a child. Support for the First Consul has never been more ecstatic in the streets & in the Republic but the machinations of the old regime mean the lives of Bonaparte & all those around him are in constant danger. & never more so than when Bonaparte becomes Emperor & Josephine his Empress. ...

The gateway between past & present has opened & evil forces of enormous power are unleashed. To close the gateway the Sword of God must be found & all that is known is that it shines in the clouds above the City of Beasts
- a city ruled by the Dark Queen. Only one man can stand at the gateway of time
- Jon Shannow the Last Guardian. The hunters from his past who seek his death are but the first obstacle. For what Shannow doesnt know is that his actions could warp time itself
- & herald the doom of worlds.


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A short but perfectly formed complete Discworld novel fully illustrated in lavish colour throughout THE LAST HERO is an essential part of any Discworld collection. It stars the legendary Cohen the Barbarian a legend in his own lifetime. Cohen can remember when a hero didn't have to worry about fences & lawyers & civilisation & when people didn't tell you off for killing dragons. But he can't always remember these days where he put his teeth.. . So now with his ancient sword & his new walking stick & his old friends -- & they're very old friends -- Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain in the Discworld & meet his gods. The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero stole. With a vengeance. That'll mean the end of the world if no one stops him in time. ...

A Discworld novel fully illustrated in lavish colour throughout its 160 pages this is an essential part of any Discworld collection. It stars the legendary Cohen. Hes been a legend in his own lifetime. He can remember when a hero didnt have to worry about fences & lawyers & civilisation & when people didnt tell you off for killing dragons. But he cant always remember these days where he put his teeth.. . So now with his ancient sword & his new walking stick & his old friends -- & theyre very old friends -- Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. Hes going to climb the highest mountain in the Discworld & meet his gods. The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero stole. With a vengeance. Thatll mean the end of the world if no one stops him in time. ...

Simon Fraser Lord Lovat was one of Scotlands most notorious & romantic figures. A double-agent & spy he became the most famous supporter of Bonnie Prince Charlie & the last nobleman to be executed for treason. For all fans of Ben Mac Intyre & C.J. Sansom a great non-fiction historical adventure. Lord Simon Lovat was the last of the great Scottish chiefs
- & the last nobleman to be executed for treason. He is one of Scotlands most notorious & romantic figures a shrewd & calculating soldier of unlimited ambition wit & double-dealing who died a martyr for his country & for an independent Scotl&. Born into the unpredictable world of the late seventeenth-century as a younger son of a junior branch of the Frasers Simon determined to enforce his claim to be chief of the Fraser clan & enjoy the income from its lands. In a life packed with plotting & incident spells as a wanted outlaw a prisoner in the Bastille as loyal British soldier & aspirant Duke Simon became the greatest double-agent of the age. Determined in 1701 to seek his fortune with exiled Jacobite king in France Fraser acted as a spy for both the Stuarts & the Hanoverian Georges; claimed to be both Protestant & Roman Catholic. He was feudal a Highland warrior chief & benevolent despot. He disputed theological niceties with the Papal Nuncio in France while courting Louis XIV for money to fund an invasion of Engl&. He was fluent in five languages. In July 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie landed on Eriskay
- a tiny Hebridean island & launched his last & greatest attempt to seize back his throne joined after victory at Preston Pans by Simon Fraser & his clans. They reached Derby before retreating ignominiously & facing final defeat at the hands of the British at Culloden. Fraser
- one of Scoltands most colourful characters
- was found hiding in a tree. This gripping adventure & swash-buckling spy story uses the events of Lovats life to recreate this extraordinary period of history. As Sarah Fraser argues the defeat at Culloden led directly to the end of traditional Gaelic civilization; to the brutal clearances & pacification of the Highlands which followed & the lost civilisations of Scotland that were destroyed after 1745 by English repression.



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Fans of C.J. Sansom must read this Saltire Society Literary Awards Scottish First Book of the Year
- a great non-fiction adventure
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Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream. & Stevie Wonder had a dream. This is a book about dreams. In the autumn of 1980 Stevie Wonder invited Gil Scott-Heron to join him on a forty-one-city tour across America ending in Washington in January 1981 to gather popular support for the creation of a holiday in honour of the great civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Scott-Heron uses this history-making tour as the backbone of his fascinating memoir. Raised by his grandmother in Jackson Tennessee Scott-Herons journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most uncompromising & influential musicians & songwriters of his generation is a remarkable one. Politically savvy & savagely satirical socially conscious & tender-hearted Gil Scott-Heron has been called the godfather of rap & his unexpected death in May 2011 marked the loss of one of the worlds most vocal & articulate artists. Chuck D of Public Enemy said of Scott-Heron we do what we do & who we do because of you & Eminem added Scott-Heron influenced all of hip-hop. In the words of Sarah Silverman he mirrored ugliness with beauty audacity & valour. A compelling testament to Gil Scott-Herons career & achievements The Last Holiday is full of Scott-Herons keen insights into the music industry the civil rights movement modern America governmental hypocrisy & our wider place in the world. ...