From Operation Desert Storm to the beginning of US incursions into Iraq Efraim Halevy was Deputy Director & then Director of Israels Mossad arguably the most developed & sometimes ruthless intelligence service in the world. MAN IN THE SHADOWS is Halevys memoir of that period from his vantage point inside the Mossad as well as a look at what lies ahead for a world transformed by Islamic terrorism. Having served as the secret envoy to Prime Ministers Rabin Shamir Netanyahu Barak & Sharon Halevy was privy to & collector of some of the most sensitive information coming out of the region. Beginning with a prologue that describes a visit he made to Jordan in 1993 Halevy looks back to Desert Storm an event he calls an epic of unfinished business & brings the reader up to the present day through 9/11 & the WMD crisis in Iraq. Informed by his extraordinary access from the beginning of his Mossad career in 1961 he writes frankly of the Israeli PMs he worked under as well as most of the other major players in the region & around the world: Yasir Arafat Saddam Hussein Hafez Assad Hosni Mubaraq Crown Prince Abdullah Muamar Qadaffi Presidents Clinton & Bush as well as former CIA director George Tenet & counter-intelligence chief James Angleton. Though Halevy looks to the past he also looks to the future & talks bluntly about how the world might achieve peace in the region & elsewhere. Much of what he has to say will surprise & shock even those readers well versed in the complexities of the region. ...

The Stig gets his kit off & reveals how he came to be Top Gears iconic racing driver & so much more
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Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book the first volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries. A MAN LAY DEAD Sir Hubert Handesley's extravagant weekend house-parties are deservedly famous for his exciting Murder Game. But when the lights go up this time there is a real corpse with a real dagger in the back. All seven suspects have skilful alibis
- so Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn has to figure out the whodunit...ENTER A MURDERER The crime scene was the stage of the Unicorn Theatre when prop gun fired a very real bullet; the victim was an actor clawing his way to stardom using bribery instead of talent; & the suspects included two unwilling girlfriends & several relieved blackmail victims. The stage is set for one of Roderick Alleyn's most baffling cases...THE NURSING HOME MURDER A Harley Street surgeon & his attractive nurse are almost too nervous to operate. Their patient is the Home Secretary
- & they both have very good personal reasons to want him dead. The operation is a complete success
- but he dies within hours & Inspector Alleyn must find out why...


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'I don't blame others for my problems. I stand on my own. & one day you'll see I'm going to make something of myself.' These words were eighteen-year-old Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother a woman who had abused him with shocking brutality. But even years after he was rescued his life remained a continual struggle. Dave felt rootless & awkward an outcast haunted by memories of his years as the bruised cowering ' It' locked in his mother's basement. Dave's dramatic reunion with his dying father & the shocking confrontation with his mother led to his ultimate calling: mentor to others struggling with personal hardships. From a difficult marriage to the birth of his son from an unfulfilling career to an enduring friendship Dave was finally able to break the chains of his past learning to trust to love & to live. ...

The first in a stunning new historical adventure series perfect for all fans of Sharpe. Upper Bavaria 1704. The British army ...

The official novelization of the new Man of Steel movie featuring Superman. The movie from director Zack Snyder & slated for release on June 14 2013 stars Henry Cavill as Superman/ Clark Kent Amy Adams as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane & Michael Shannon as General Zod. Also starring are Diane Lane Kevin Costner Ayelet Zurer Lawrence Fishburne & Russell Crowe. TM & A (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s 13) ...

The official companion for the new Man of Steel movie featuring Superman. Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman offers an intimate look at the reinvention of the world's most iconic superhero through the eyes of acclaimed director Zack Snyder (300 Watchmen) & producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy). This unique companion book offers a rich selection of materials from concept art & behind-the-scenes set photography to director commentary & interviews with key creatives unlocking the secrets behind giving new life to an immortal hero. Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill as Superman. Also appearing are three-time Oscar (R) nominee Amy Adams (The Fighter) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane & Oscar (R) nominee Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got to Do with It) as her editor-in-chief Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents Martha & Jonathan Kent are Oscar (R) nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) & Academy Award (R) winner Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves). Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians the villainous General Zod played by Oscar (R) nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) & Faora Zod's evil partner played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van Superman's mother played by Ayelet Zurer & Superman's father Jor-El portrayed by Academy Award (R) winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator). Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy. MAN OF STEEL & all related characters & elements are trademarks of & A (c) DC Comics. ...

On VE day everyone was rejoycing & it seemed the whole population of Liverpool had turned out to celebrate. Eileen Gillmoss a colourful character with a smile forever lighting up her face was the life & soul of the party. Today was the day she'd prayed for & dreamed about. After five long lonely years her prisoner-of-war husband Bill would be coming home back to the open loving arms of his wife & children. But the man who comes back from the war is a complete stranger to her. It isn't only that Bill's appearance has changed. It's his remoteness his flinching from her touch that Eileen can't cope with. Now Eileen who is always there to lend a shoulder to cry on is the one in need. But who can she turn to? No one can give her what she craves most...her old husband back. She wants him back where he belongs as the man of the house. ...

Jamie Johnson starts the season on fire. He's playing for his beloved Hawkstone
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As Minister for Culture the Honourable M. A. Nanga is a man of the people as cynical as he is charming & a roguish opportunist. At first the contrast between Nanga & Odili a former pupil who is visiting the ministry appears huge. But in the eat-&-let-eat atmosphere Odilis idealism soon collides with his lusts
- & the two mens personal & political tauntings threaten to send their country into chaos. Published prophetically just days before Nigerias first attempted coup in 1966 A Man of the People" is an essential part of his body of work dealing with modern African history."
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