Handpicked in 1999 by the Family surrounding an ailing & increasingly unpopular Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin with very little governmental or administrative experience beyond having served as deputy mayor of St Petersburg seemed like the perfect choice in the eyes of an oligarchy bent on moulding the presidents successor to its own designs. Suddenly the boy who had scrapped his way through post-war Leningrad schoolyards dreaming of ruling the world was a public figure & his popularity soared. Russia & an infatuated West were determined to see the progressive leader of their dreams even as with ruthless efficiency Putin dismantled the countrys media wrested control & wealth from the countrys burgeoning business class & decimated the fragile mechanisms of democracy. Within a few brief years virtually every obstacle to his unbridled control was removed & every opposing voice silenced with political rivals & critics driven into exile or to the grave. As a journalist living in Moscow Masha Gessen experienced this history firsthand & for The Man Without a Face she has drawn on information & sources no other writer has tapped. Her horrifying & spellbinding account of how this faceless man manoeuvred his way into absolute
- & absolutely corrupt
- power will stand as a classic of narrative non-fiction.

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When Vladimir Putin an unimportant low-level KGB operative was rushed to power by a group of Oligarchs in 1999 he was a man without a history. Within a few brief years Putin had dismantled the country's media wrested control & wealth from the country's burgeoning business class & decimated the fragile mechanisms of democracy. Virtually every obstacle to his unbridled control was removed & every opposing voice silenced with political rivals & critics driven into exile or to the grave. Drawing on information & sources no other writer has tapped Masha Gessen's fearless account charts Putin's rise from the boy who had scrapped his way through post-war Leningrad schoolyards to the 'faceless' man who manoeuvred his way into absolute
- & absolutely corrupt
- power.

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It is winter 1943. Bernie Gunther has left the Criminal Police & is working for the German War Crimes Bureau based in Berlin. Reports have been circulating of a mass grave hidden in a wood near Smolensk. The grave's whereabouts are uncertain until deep in the Katyn Forest a wolf digs up some human remains. Rumour has it that the grave is full of Polish officers murdered by the Russians
- a war crime that is perfect propaganda for Germany. But it needs a detective of subtle skill to investigate this horrific discovery. Cue Bernie Gunther...
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Cookings for girls but theres nothing wussy about a BBQ. Its full on flame-on macho cooking in a comedy apron. Its cooking the way God intended...just man nature red meat a beer in one hand & oversized tongs in the other. Better yet this book contains everything a young grillslinger needs to master the fine art of outdoor grilling from a rundown on the glorious history of mans BBQing forefathers to the lowdown on the most badass barbies ever created in the history of the world. So if you would like to revel in setting coals on fire on a sunny day to provide culinary delights for your family...man up & buy this book. ...

Set in the in the atmospheric & squalid streets of Paris Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder. In another one of Maigrets unconventional & audacious plans he arranges the escape of the condemned man in an attempt to prove his theory. The presumed murderer goes on the run across Paris & its suburbs dropping misleading clues along the way & leading Maigret into the labyrinthine twists of the mystery. Maigret is in for more than he bargained for as he encounters rich American expatriates dangerous foreigners & their hidden motives. ...

Jack Vettrianos erotic provocative & emotionally charged paintings have made him one of Britains most successful contemporary artists. Collected by celebrities the world over his exhibitions have regularly sold out & paintings now change hands for millions of pounds. This beautifully packaged gift-sized collection features Jacks men. Depicted against a backdrop of bars clubs racetracks & bedrooms the men are often mysterious hard-edged & sometimes vulnerable. It is a timeless world of drama passion secret liaisons & hedonism where men chase dreams & play for high stakes. ...

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he & others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others & who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest
- & who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision & not of camp influences alone. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning & purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering & find significance in the art of living.
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A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he & others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others & who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest
- & who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision & not of camp influences alone. Only those who allowed their inner hold on their moral & spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence
- while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning & purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering & find significance in the art of living.

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Just as simple measures
- regular exercise a sensible diet
- keep your body fit there are attitudes & skills you can develop

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Depression is one of the most common mental health problems & affects 121 million people at any time. It is recognised by the World Health Organisation as one of the Top 10 most disabling health conditions. Behavioural Activation a therapy developed from CBT is an effective new technique in managing depression & ideally suited to self-help. By analysing challenging & changing behaviours such as avoidance ruminating & excessive worrying the sufferer can gradually reinforce their positive experiences & decrease the behaviour which reinforces their depression. This title

Includes:: worksheets & practical problem-solving techniques. It features step-by-step approach to analysing & changing behaviours. It also

Includes:: an explanation of depression & associated behaviours & case studies. It is written by leading clinicians in the field.



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