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
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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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This gripping final mission brings together Alex Rider's old enemies to frame the teenage superspy in an unstoppable plot of revenge from which he can never return. Pursued from Europe to North Africa & Cairo's city of the dead
- this is the twistiest & most deadly plot of any Alex Rider mission yet & will reveal Smithers' ultimate gadget & see the shock death of a major character.
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The Scorpion House is a memoir of an African childhood that is both shocking & inspiring. It is the story of Fay a little girl growing up in Rhodesia in the 1940s & 50s within a deeply dysfunctional family. Originally from a privileged background Fays father becomes a feckless & irresponsible alcoholic. Her unhinged & unpredictable mother neglects her children but also evokes sympathy as an artistic animal-obsessed woman trapped in a desperate situation. Fays parents lead chaotic rootless lives that will leave the reader flabbergasted. Seen through the eyes of a child this unique story is often funny & uplifting. From Hollywood to guns & nuns this gripping tale will engage & enthral readers leaving them incredulous & entertained. In the tradition of the best-selling Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth The Scorpion House is a poignant riveting read. ...

I have seen & done everything There is no fantasy left that scares me. Known to her clients as the Surfer Girl Bruna Surfistinha ran away from home at the age of seventeen to become a high-class call girl. She wrote a candid & explicit web diary about her three years turning tricks in the swanky suburbs of Sao Paulo. Now she draws back the sheets to reveal the whole story. Insouciant & funny Bruna portrays her estranged middle-class family her out-of-control drug use & her unbridled sexuality. Part memoir part cautionary tale part sex guide The Scorpions Sweet Venom brings to life the details of Brunas adventures with men women & couples & reveals what we really want in bed but are afraid to ask for at home. ...

When the body of a mysterious woman is found to be carrying the phone number of James Bond Bond is called in by M to help the investigation. But before he can even reach headquarters he is nearly run off the road in a high-speed motorway chase. Someone wants Bond dead. When Bond discovers that the woman was a member of a cult society known as The Meek Ones" with murky links to a wealthy arms dealer. Soon hideous acts of terrorism begin to roll out across Britain & Bond finds himself in a race against time to track down the faceless criminal behind the horror.. ." ...

Scotch Magic Tape is the original matte-finish invisible tape. It appears frosty on the roll but invisible on paper. Great for a wide variety of uses such as sealing envelopes & permanent mending of torn documents. Size is 19mm x 25m

Features;
Can be written on with pen pencil or marker
Easy to handle & tears by hand
Dispenses smoothly & quickly
Permanent & secure
Won’t ghost on photocopies or yellow with age








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This is a revised third edition of the hardback published in 1993 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first documentary records of the making of Scotch whisky in 1494. Brian Townsend has now detailed the remnants & ruins of almost every Victorian working distillery in Scotl&. In this new edition he has fully updated the most recent closures & has sourced over 35 new archive photographs of many of Scotland's lost distilleries. The distilleries featured vary from the remnants of once great industrial concerns such as Saucel Distillery in Paisley to a mere tumble of bricks & mortar lying in a remote location like Glen Tarras at Langholm. Over the length & breadth of Scotland its greatest export has left its mark & this book is a tribute not only to those who struggled against great odds & were finally beaten but also to those who survived & have prospered. Townsend's detailed research brings to life a large portion of Scottish industrial heritage which would otherwise have been ignored & he has enlivened this with interviews of the last people to work those long gone stills. He has also tracked down the whisky which in some cases still exists & the book is fully illustrated with records past & present of this remarkable trade.

Includes:: full OS map reference index to all distilleries listed & a full index.

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