In June 2005 four US Navy SEALs left their base in Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al-Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less than twenty-four hours later only one of those Navy SEALs was alive. This is the story of team leader Marcus Luttrell the sole survivor of Operation Redwing. Blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade blown over a cliff but still armed & still breathing Luttrell endured four desperate days fighting the al-Qaeda assassins sent to kill him before finding unlikely sanctuary with a Pashtun tribe who risked everything to protect him from the circling Taliban killers. ...

You dont have to be twenty male & an ace mechanic to set out on a great journey. Ive cycled round the world twice now. Im not young Im not sporty I never train & I still cant tell a sprocket from a chainring or mend a puncture. So speaks Anne Mustoe in the opening to this fascinating record of her second epic journey cycling around the globe from East to West. Using historical routes as her inspiration Anne followed the ancient Roman roads to Lisbon travelled across South America with the Conquistadors pursued Captain Cook over the Pacific to Australia & Indonesia & followed the caravans along the fabled Silk Road from Xian to Rome. ...

When Luke Warren is involved in a car accident which leaves him in a coma his family are gathered together against the odds; they face an impossible dilemma. His daughter Cara is praying for a miracle: she will fight everything & everyone to save her fathers life. His son Edward cant imagine that a man who once ran with wolves could ever be happy with a different life. But Edward hasnt spoken to Luke for six years. How can he dare to speak on his fathers behalf? Somehow they must choose: Do they keep Luke alive? Or do they let him go? ...

Luke Warren would sleep in the dirt if it meant he could be under the stars. He lives by the laws of nature & would surely want to die that way. But Luke is in a coma & his family must make an unbearable decision. As tensions & secrets rise to the surface the tragic accident which brought them back together against the odds could well tear Luke's family apart forever. They know Luke would not want to live like this. But how can they choose to let him die? ...

Reissue of a groundbreaking work of fiction from one of our best loved authors. The title story in this classic collection tells of Smith a defiant young rebel inhabiting the no-man's land of institutionalised Borstal. As his steady jog-trot rhythm transports him over an unrelenting frost-bitten earth he wonders why for whom & for what he is running. A groundbreaking work ' The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' captured the grim isolation of the working class in the English Midlands when it was first published in 1960s. But Sillitoe's depiction of petty crime & deep-seated anger in industrial & desperate cities remains as potent today as it was almost half a century ago. ...

Travel Inspiration Delivered to your door. Every issue is crammed with ideas for new places to go
- with discoveries to be made
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The definitive guide to great travel photography. Lonely Planet's Guide to Travel Photography covers people landscape urban & wildlife photography as well as video techniques. This guide shows how to share photos online & make money from your photos. The book covers all camera technologies from working with film to taking pictures on camera phone. ...

Want to know where to discover a spectacular tropical paradise? How about journeying to the world's greatest natural wonders or taking the road trip of a lifetime? 1000 Ultimate Experiences brings together 1000 ideas places & activities sure to inspire & entertain. Make your own list hit the road & start ticking off places you've always wanted to see & things you've always wanted to do. Who knows where you'll end up! Sleep under the stars in a Bedouin tent in Jordan Find out the best beaches to swing a hammock Jump on board the Ghan for a trip through Australia's remote Red Center Spot Banksy's art in Bristol Come on get happy in Bhutan ...

The complete autobiography of the great adventurer Sir Francis Chichester the first & fastest man to singlehandedly circumnavigate the globe Aged 18 & with a taste for adventure Francis Chichester emigrated to New Zealand with ten pounds in his pocket. He tried his hand at a number of ill-fated careers--a boxer shepherd lumberjack & gold prospector to name a few--before returning to Engl&. Having qualified as a pilot in 1929 he embarked on his most famous solo flight in the de Havilland Gipsy Moth from England to Australia. Shortly afterward he survived a near-death catastrophe in an attempt to fly solo around the world. Turning to sailing he won the first single-handed transatlantic yacht race in Gipsy Moth III despite having been diagnosed with cancer two years previously. In 1967 he became the first person to sail around the world solo from west to east via the great capes. Here his entire life--including his greatest failures & successes--are told by the man who experienced it all firsth&. A foreword from his son Giles Chichester is also included. ...

As teenage werewolf Kalix Mac Rinnalch is pursued through the streets of London by murderous hunters her sister the Werewolf Enchantress is busy designing clothes for the Fire Queen. Meanwhile in the Scottish Highlands the Mac Rinnalch Clan is plotting & feuding after the head of the clan suddenly dies intestate. As the court intrigue threatens to explode in all-out civil war the competing factions determine that Kalix is the swing vote necessary to assume leadership of the clan. Unfortunately Kalix isnt really into clan politics
- laudanums more her thing. But whats even more unfortunate is that Kalix is the reason the head of the clan ended up dead which is why shes now on the run in London.. .
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