Three hundred years have passed in the Four Lands. The Federation now controls all of the Southl&. In the West the Elves have vanished. In the East the dwarves are enslaved. Par Ohmsford has retained some of the magical powers of his ancestors although he does not fully understand the way they work. He is troubled by dreams of Allanon the Druid whose fate has always seemed linked with that of the Ohmsfords. But when he is told of the Shadowen the greatest danger ever to threaten the Four Lands he embarks upon a perilous quest
- to meet the shade of Allanon & to carry his message to the other Scions of Shannara.
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As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital his wife Anne & daughter Charlotte are forced to confront their relationships with him
- & with each other. Anne once beautiful & clever has paled in the shadow of her husbands dominance. Charlotte meanwhile is battling with her own inner darkness & is desperate to prevent her relationship with her not-yet-divorced lover from disintegrating. As the full truth of Charless hold over them is brought to light both women must reconcile themselves with the choices they have made the secrets they have kept & the uncertain future that now lies ahead of them.
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Lord Copper newspaper magnate & proprietor of the Daily Beast" has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder however & may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner-party tip from Mrs Algernon Smith he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. One of Waugh's most exuberant comedies " Scoop" is a brilliantly irreverent satire of " Fleet Street" & its hectic pursuit of hot news." ...

Lord Copper newspaper magnate & proprietor of The Daily Beast has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder however & may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner party tip from Mrs. Algernon Stitch he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. ...

Scoop the Digger thinks he has the best job on the building site. But when he shows off to the other machines he discovers that even super-strong diggers need a helping hand sometimes! Vehicle-mad little ones will love this brilliantly noisy & action-packed first picture book. ...

Summer 1944. As Allied soldiers prepare to land in France Marc & his friends must destroy a battalion of German tanks that could halt the invasion in its tracks. The tide of war has turned against the Nazis but desperation has made them more brutal than ever. Henderson's Boys' final mission will be their most dangerous. With food & weapons in short supply survival is the biggest challenge of all. ...

The first year of the Korean War was a tumultuous series of epic battles ending in a legendary & harrowing retreat. In the summer of 1950 British & Australian troops were dispatched to fight with UN forces in the savage struggle against communism in Korea. After both triumph & tragedy while breaking out of the Pusan Perimeter " 27th Brigade
- the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders & the Middlesex battalions soon joined by the Royal Australians
- spearheaded the UN drive north. After a spectacular series of battles victory beckoned. 27th Brigade was halted to allow the Americans the glory of reaching the Chinese border. But across the rugged border in a shock counter-offensive China stormed south. In a desperate action 27th Brigade fought its way out of the trap to join the UN Command on a harrowing 200-mile bug out." & across the peninsula surrounded by eight enemy divisions in terrain higher than Cassino & temperatures colder than Stalingrad 41 Commando fought alongside US Marines at Chosin Reservoir
- Hellfire Valley the most nightmarish battle fought by American or British troops in living memory
- & escaped annihilation by a hairs breadth."



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One test stands between you & a place at the medical school of your dreams: the UKCAT. Unlike any other exam candidates have faced before the UK Clinical Aptitude Test is incredibly challenging but help is at hand to prepare build your confidence & reach a high score. Score Higher on the UKCAT offers complete & targeted expert preparation written by teachers & doctors who have helped thousands of students to prepare for the exam. With a greater number of practice questions than any other book including a unique online test this guide offers invaluable tips on to how interpret the questions correctly as well as strategies to manage your time within the exam. Following an introduction to the exam itself readers can undertake a diagnostic test at the start of the book to get a flavour for the exam & identify where they may need extra help. Chapters dedicated to each section of the UKCAT guide candidates through examples exercises & timed practice sessions so that you can master questions in: BLVerbal Reasoning BLQuantitative Reasoning BLAbstract Reasoning BLDecision Analysis The book concludes with a mock practice test as well as advice for test day. Access the online resource centre at www.oxfordtextbooks.orc.uk/holmes_ukcat to answer practice questions complete a Kaplan online mock test & to stay up-to-date with the latest UK Clinical Aptitude Test specifications. ...

Sir Robert Rannaldini the most successful but detested conductor in the world had two ambitions: to seduce his ravishing nineteen-year-old stepdaughter Tabitha Campbell-Black & to put his mark on musical history by making the definitive film of Verdis darkest opera Don Carlos. As Rannaldini Tristan his charismatic French director a volatile cast & bolshy French crew gather at Rannaldinis haunted abbey for filming it is inevitable that violent feuds abandoned bonking temperamental screaming & devious plotting will ensue. But although everyone wished Rannaldini dead no one actually thought the Maestro would be murdered. Or that after the dreadful deed some very bizarre things would continue to occur. Score!" is Jilly Coopers most thrilling novel to date." ...

The fifth revelation-packed mission in the Alex Rider series! Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father teenage MI6 superspy Alex Rider is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy he manages to infiltrate the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman beautiful society hostess & member of the international criminal organization Scorpia. She reveals that Alex's father was murdered by MI6 in an operation masterminded by Head of Special Operations Mrs Jones. Shocked & angry Alex faces a choice: to continue to work with the British security services or to become an agent for Scorpia
- & get revenge. Scorpia" was a no. 1 bestsller & the Alex Rider series has sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone!"
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