Paris July 1942: Sarah a ten year-old Jewish girl is arrested by the French police in the middle of the night along with her mother & father. Desperate to protect her younger brother she locks him in a cupboard & promises to come back for him as soon as she can. Paris May 2002: Julia Jarmond an American journalist is asked to write about the 60th anniversary of the Vel' d' Hiv'--the infamous day in 1942 when French police rounded up thousands of Jewish men women & children in order to send them to concentration camps. Sarah's Key is the poignant story of two families forever linked & haunted by one of the darkest days in France's past. In this emotionally intense page-turning novel Tatiana de Rosnay reveals the guilt brought on by long-buried secrets & the damage that the truth can inflict when they finally come unravelled. ...

Sardinia captivates with its wild interior dazzling beaches & endearing eccentricities. Whether you choose the coast or the countryside this is one of Europe s last great island adventures. Kerry Christiani Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 2 dedicated authors 14 pungent Sardinian cheeses 25 nuraghi (Bronze Age towers)1849 km of coastline Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Comprehensive planning tools Full-color coverage of Outdoor Activities At-a-glance practical info In-depth background" ...

Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. Contains a city map of Cagliari. Comprehensive index. The map scale is 1: 200 000.
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Scott Schuman is back with a completely new collection of beautiful images of the men & women who have caught his attention. From its origins on the streets of New York his much-loved blog thesartorialist.com remains a vivid & growing source of inspiration for readers everywhere. In The Sartorialist: Closer" Scott Schuman looks more deeply & with greater breadth at human style telling diverse & compelling stories of its expression around the world. These images encompass the varied taste & visual attitude of people as far afield as Seoul London Rio de Janeiro Paris & beyond. Presenting a rich tapestry of global style & always capturing an inspirational moment the images in this new book continue to reflect Scott's unique sensibility & vision. This book features one of two possible jackets both equally stylish & desirable. You may receive either the male or female cover if you order through this site but the content inside will be the same." ...

In a novel of extraordinary richness the whole sweep of British civilisation unfolds through the story of one place Salisbury from beyond recorded time to the present day. The landscape
- as old as time itself
- shapes the destinies of the five families. The Wilsons & the Shockleys locked in a cycle of revenge & rivalry for more than 400 years. The Masons who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge & Salisbury Cathedral. The Porters descended from a young Roman soldier in exile. & the aristocratic Norman Godefrois who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.

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SAS OPERATION STORM is the inside story
- told by those who took part
- of the greatest secret war in SAS history. The tipping

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The bestselling compact guide on how to survive in the wild in any climate on land or at sea. This updated edition contains all the latest techniques on survival training & timeless advice from the foremost expert in survival Lofty Wiseman. All of it is rooted in the training techniques of the Special Air Service the world's most famous elite fighting force in which Lofty served for 26 years. Using clear line drawings & colour illustrations & new case studies & survival scenarios Lofty describes survival techniques for if you find yourself at sea in the mountains at the polar icecaps or in the desert complete with what to do in a whole range of medical & meteorological emergencies. Whether you are a camper a hiker a sailor or simply engaged in general outdoor pursuits this book could actually save your life. ...

A new & fully updated edition of the original bestselling survival handbook. Written by ex-SAS survival expert John ' Lofty' Wiseman this book provides the most reliable authoritative & respected survival information on the market. The original survival handbook
- the choice of both survival expert & novice this book is the international bestseller which in the 20 years since it was first published has been often imitated but never bettered. John ' Lofty' Wiseman served in the SAS for 26 years: his knowledge experience & skills are unrivalled in survival circles. He is the first & best expert on survival instruction
- in any situation. In this fully updated edition Lofty imparts his much sought-after survival experience knowledge & timeless techniques
- preparing you for anything anywhere in the world. Updated contents include: Be prepared
- The latest most resilient resourceful & eco-friendly must-have kit On the move
- Up-to-date navigation technologies such as GPS are discussed & explained Health
- The body's physiology explained: how to maximise survival when injured or in any climate on land or at sea. Disaster Survival- Increasingly-changing environmental conditions are addressed: what to do in the face of flash flooding or fast-spreading fire Fear Management
- How to react keep calm & manage hostile environments & survival situation Navigation
- Skills technologies & techniques to use when making your way through unfamiliar terrain Also featuring new case studies & survival scenarios designed to offer fascinating insight into other people's survival experiences & to force you to think about what you would do in their position.







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Im not going to teach you how to survive in snowy mountains with only a tea bag; this book will teach you how to fight & survive war in the 21st century.--Robert Stirling from the Introduction In the tradition of John Lofty Wisemans SAS Survival Handbook" comes a new combat handbook from a seasoned speical forces soldier. Whereas Wiseman initiated hundreds of thousands of readers to the survival techniques developed by the SAS in far-flung covert ops in Burma the Middle East Africa & elsewhere Stirlings focus is on fighting techniques for the contemporary soldier. Stirling a combat veteran of Northern Ireland the Bush Wars in Africa & Afghanistan provides a fully-illustrated training-manual for combat readiness. This is the stuff they dont teach you in boot camp but they damn well should. Stirling writes in a aggressive style that will appeal to the warrior in every reader. He also serves up first-hand anecdotes & advice drawn from operations that went well--and those that went wrong. Table of Contents: Why Do You Need This Book
- Tools of the Soldiers Trade
- Food Shelter & Dealing with Weather
- Medical Aid
- How to Avoid Getting Shot
- How to Avoid Blast Injury
- How to Deal with Suicide Bombers
- How to Deal with Bombs Under the Road
- How to Survive an Interrogation
- Defending a Position
- Attacking the Enemy E-book information forthcoming"









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Winter 1916. In St Petersburg snow is falling in a country on the brink of revolution. Beautiful & headstrong Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin & her dissolute friends Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her role in a dangerous game of conspiracy & seduction. Twenty years on Sashenka has a powerful husband & two children. Around her people are disappearing but her own family is safe. But shes about to embark on a forbidden love affair which will have devastating consequences. Sashenkas story lies hidden for half a century until a young historian goes deep into Stalins private archives & uncovers a heart-breaking story of passion & betrayal savage cruelty & unexpected heroism
- & one woman forced to make an unbearable choice.. .
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