Clutching in my hand my seven copper pennies I ran down the two flights of stone stairs from our tenement flat & through the East End to Kinloch Street where puffing a bit I joined the queue of other wee boys lining up to place their coins on the brass plate above the iron turnstile push hard against it then climb up onto the dirt terracing & into Paradise. The rest of the world called it Celtic Park. This is a story seen through green-&-white spectacles. It begins when nine-year-old Glaswegian John Cairney walks through the boys gate at Celtic Park & embarks on a series of adventures that over the years take him all over Scotland & beyond. The Sevenpenny Gate" is about a search for heroes Celtic heroes. It is also the tale of an East End club of humble Irish origins that has developed into a worldwide brand & continues to command the devotion of its fans even with the Celtic diaspora now spread across the globe." ...

With full support from the No. 1 best-selling monthly teen magazine & most trusted source of advice among young women Seventeens Ultimate Guide to Beauty" will be a book every girl HAS to own! " Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty" is an essential for todays girl! This super-fun manual is all about making every girl accentuate her individuality. " Seventeens" editors & Beauty Smarties take the mystery of out creating great looks. Broken down into three main parts
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- each chapter is filled with amazing inspiration & advice to help a girl through any beauty situation. Fully illustrated with inspirational photos providing rules to live by & answers to the toughest of makeup & hair questions its the book readers will turn to again & again."

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This is a unique history of humanity told through its seventeen defining equations; from Pythagoras to Calculus. From Newtons Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets equations are everywhere
- & they are fundamental to everyday life. In Seventeen Equations that Changed the World" acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart sets out seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras Theorem led to GPS & Sat Nav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera & what is really going on with Schrodingers cat. Entertaining surprising & vastly informative " Seventeen Equations that Changed the World" is a highly original exploration
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- of life on earth."


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With full support from hit US monthly teen magazine & most trusted source of fashion advice among young women The Seventeen Big Book of Style" will be the book every young fashionista has to own! " The Seventeen Big Book of Style" is an indispensable fashion guide for todays young woman. Chock full of great clothes & advice on how to wear them this isnt about latching onto short-lived trends; at its core the book is about teaching young women to develop their own personal style. It provides hundreds of ideas on how to maximize your wardrobe stretch your pounds & make everyday basics work in hundreds of different ways. Providing style rules to live by & answers to the toughest of fashion questions its the book readers will return to again & again for inspiration." ...

THE HOLY THIEF: At the height of the hot summer of 1144 the abbey at Ramsey is in danger. When heavy rain brings the threat of floods to Shrewsbury & the holy relics must be removed to a place of safety the subsiding waters reveal a robbery has been committed. The master sleuthing of Brother Cadfael is put to the test once more but to the crime of theft is soon added a murder...BROTHER CADFAEL'S PENANCE: In the year of our Lord 1145 the bitter rift between King Stephen & Empress Maud at last has a chance of reconciliation particularly the question of the prisoners of war. Brother Cadfael learns that amongst the prisoner is Olivier de Bretagne; his son. His determination to come to his son's aid prompts a perplexing investigation of a uniquely personal nature. A RARE BENEDICTINE: In these three vintage tales of intrigue & treachery: 'A Light on the Road to Woodstock ' ' The Price of Light' & ' Eye Witness ' emerges the events that have turned Cadfael from a crusading & seafaring past to the momentous decision of entering the Benedictine Order of the Abbey of St Peter & St Paul. ...

Ireland AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel the King calls upon Sister Fildema & her companion Eadulf to investigate. The only clue to the nobles identity is an emblem originating from the nearby kingdom of Laign. Could the murder be somehow related to the violence erupting in the west of the kingdom? The turmoil is led by a fanatical figure claiming to have been summoned by the seventh angel to remove the impure of faith from the land & Fidelma & Eadulf soon find themselves struggling with a tangled skein of murder & intrigue. What is the mystery that connects the dead noble a murdered alcoholic priest & a menacing abbot who has built his abbey into a military fortress? When Sister Fidelma herself becomes the victim of abduction it is up to Eadulf to find & save her from imminent death so that the mystery can be solved... ...

Ireland AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel the King calls upon Sister Fildema & her companion Eadulf to investigate. The only clue to the noble's identity is an emblem originating from the nearby kingdom of Laign. Could the murder be somehow related to the violence erupting in the west of the kingdom? The turmoil is led by a fanatical figure claiming to have been summoned by 'the seventh angel' to remove the 'impure of faith' from the land & Fidelma & Eadulf soon find themselves struggling with a tangled skein of murder & intrigue. What is the mystery that connects the dead noble a murdered alcoholic priest & a menacing abbot who has built his abbey into a military fortress? When Sister Fidelma herself becomes the victim of abduction it is up to Eadulf to find & save her from imminent death so that the mystery can be solved... ...

From the migrations out of Africa by our earliest ancestors to the latest voyages into space an incredible team of historians travellers & explorers brings to life seventy of humanitys most remarkable journeys. With hundreds of evocative photographs paintings illustrations & portraits plus specially commissioned maps this volume is for everyone who is fascinated by the stories & personalities of those who were there first who explored the unexplored & who set out into the unknown celebrating the romance & sheer thrill of travel in a way no book has done before. ...

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Danny Mc Guire doesnt like his job but hes good at it. Since his brothers murder eight years earlier he has become a professional killer: a hit man for hire bent on retribution. The Job: Dannys been contracted to eliminate the Thevshi
- the Ghost
- the most elusive informant that has ever penetrated the Republican movement in Northern Irel&. But theres a problem: the Thevshi claims to know whos responsible for his brothers death. Dannys never killed someone he needed to talk to first. The Target: When Finn OHanlon (A.K.A. the Thevshi) is attacked in a bar in Alabama he realises that his past has finally caught up with him. Forced to flee he embarks on a desperate journey to find Danny Mc Guire before its too late. The Complication: But Danny & Finn are up against someone whos spent years hiding a secret & its a secret theyll go to any lengths to protect.

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