This authoritative book is aimed particularly at those who participate in racing pigeons at distances of over five hundred miles but will also be of value to all pigeon fanciers. John Clements succeeds in making the reader view the humble pigeon in a different light & ensures that he or she gains a deeper appreciation of the enormous joy & satisfaction that can be gained from long-distance pigeon racing. ...

First published in 1976 Robert Hardy's Longbow" which has achieved an enviable reputation as a classic book on the subject tells the story of this weapon throughout British history with drama vigour & enthusiasm. As well as describing the longbow's colourful past in battles such as Crecy Poitiers & Agincourt & in the Robin Hood legend & the Wars of the Roses the book

Includes:: information on the archers themselves & their equipment training way of life & terms of service."

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The Longest Climb" is the utterly compelling account of Dominic & his teams expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team Everest Max were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route Dominic cycled through Jordan Syria Turkey Iran Pakistan & India on his way to Tibet & the bottom of the worlds highest mountain. From trying to find a wireless connection in Damascus & setting fire to the teams support vehicle in order to thaw the engine in Iran to deciding whether or not to share the little oxygen they had & risk their own lives in order to try to save another climber & beating their Austrian nemesis Gerry Winkler to the top " The Longest Climb" is a high-octane combination of the huge personal risk fascinating cultural insight & momentary farce that make up a major expedition. But " The Longest Climb" is not simply a memoir of an expedition. It is also the moving account of Dominics struggle to finally accept the heartbreaking loss of his father to cancer when Dominic was just six. As he fights illness broken equipment lack of money & the hardest season of Everest history to make the top Dominic also discusses what has driven him up this mountain. The answers are as affecting as they are extraordinary." ...

6 June 1944. 156 000 troops from 12 different countries 11 000 aircraft 7 000 naval vessels 24 hours. D-Day
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' Don't wait for the storm to pass; learn to dance in the rain…' Laura has been married to the man of her dreams for seven months. But a week before the wedding Matthew made a terrible mistake. Escaping the humiliation that is now her marriage Laura is whisked off to Florida's Key West by her best friend Marty. A carefree holiday full of cocktails & fun surrounded by gorgeous tanned men is exactly what the doctor ordered. Distraction comes in the form of sexy Cuban scuba diver Leo. Laura's instant attraction to him knocks her flying & she falls hard. As the end of the holiday approaches Laura doesn't want to go home. Is it time to face the music? Or is there more to Key West than a holiday romance? ...

In the last decade Americas priorities have changed. National security has become the primary concern for citizens & a top priority for government officials. Billions of dollars have been spent fighting the war on terror & millions more have been spent by private citizens around the globe trying to understand how we got here. Investigative journalist & bestselling author of Holy War Inc. & The Osama bin Laden I Know Peter Bergen is the authority who can answer that question. One of few Westerners to ever sit down with Osama bin Laden Bergen is renowned for his analysis of al Qaeda & its evolution over the last decade. Now he is breaking the story open in a way that readers have never seen before. Bergen picks up where Lawrence Wrights The Looming Tower leaves off. He reveals the details of how al Qaeda has evolved since the 9/11 attacks & tells the parallel story of how the U.S. government has changed its own course in response. Bergen has unprecedented insight that comes through many channels: internal documents from both al Qaeda & U.S. counterterrorism offices in person interviews with al Qaeda members of the highest & lowest ranks hundreds of interviews conducted with senior officials in the White House Pentagon CIA & the FBI & his own experiences on the ground in Afghanistan. A Very Long War will be the definitive account of the war on terror--its failures & successes the major players & its likely future. ...

Andrew Mc Carthy explores the tumultuous complicated & circuitous route hes travelled to finally settle down with one woman whom he married last August. Telling this story through the lens of a series of seven exotic trips hes recently taken all over the world (Patagonia the Amazon Costa Rica Baltimore Vienna Kilimanjaro Galway) hell write about his wanderlust-and other lusts-and connect his obsession with travel with his phobia of commitment. The story will culminate with one of the most momentous-and terrifying-days of his life: his wedding day. A thoughtfully observant writer Mc Carthy touches on his personal life his acting career & his fascination with travel in a truly captivating manner. Genuine & spirited The Longest Way Home is the fascinating story of how one mans insight into his relationships with both the people closest to him & the places very new to him allowed him to fully commit to another person. ...

This is a tender & gentle story that will captivate readers of 8+ from bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson. Ellas mums in a deep coma having just had a new baby. That means Ella has to live with Jack her hopeless stepfather & cope with her tiny newborn brother as well as worrying about Mum. The only thing thats going right is her school project. Its all about whales & how they sing out to each other to attract a mate
- sometimes for hours. Maybe a whale song could reach Mum wherever she is & bring her back to Ella & baby Samson. Surely its worth a try?
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Ella's mum is in a deep coma having just had a new baby. That means Ella has to live with Jack her hopeless stepfather & cope with her tiny newborn brother as well as worrying about Mum. The only thing that's going right is her school project. It's all about whales & how they sing out to each other to attract a mate
- sometimes for hours. Maybe a whale song could reach Mum wherever she is & bring her back to Ella & baby Samson. Surely it's worth a try?
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Scotts Northern Party played an important role in his iconic last expedition but how did they survive? Their tents were torn their food was nearly finished & the ship had failed to pick them up as winter approached. Stranded & desperate the six men dug out an ice cave with no room to stand upright. Circumstances forced them closer together & somehow they made it through the longest winter. Working from diaries journals & letters written by expedition members Meredith Hooper tells the intensely human story of Scotts other expedition. ...