It is an icy night in the country that long ago was known as Transylvania. The wintry ground crackles as a hunter's paw breaks the hard earth. The wolf pauses her breath like smoke in the cold air then a howl pierces the night. But it is her eyes not her howl that speak of danger. Beware of the Sight. In the shadow of the Carpathian mountains a pack of wolves seeks shelter from the vicious winter. A legend clings to them
- a story of man & wolf of power & death. The Sight has come into their world. They will never be the same again...A strong uncompromising story with truths as its core that echo our own lives..."
- " Scotsman"."

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In traditional fairy tales the handsome prince rescues the beautiful princess from her wicked stepmother & the couple live happily ever after. But in Ruth Rendells dark & damaged contemporary universe innocent dreams can turn into the most terrible living nightmares. Teddy Brex emerges from a loveless isolated childhood as a handsome but autistic young man. Francine Hill emotionally & mentally scarred by the murder of her mother grows into a beautiful young woman who must endure the overprotectiveness of an increasingly obsessive stepmother. Teddy Brex does ride to her rescue but he is a man who has already committed two murders. In Rendells dark criminal London can anyone be trusted? ...

This title offers essential practice on the key concept of sight words. Containing 86 cards in each package these cards are sturdier than others on the market. It is suitable for children aged 5 to 6 years old. Flash Kids Flash Cards" offer essential practice in key concepts such as multiplication division the alphabet sights words & spelling. Containing 86 cards in each package these cards are sturdier than others on the market." ...

Five years after Findings" broke the mould of nature writing Sort of Books presents " Sightlines". The outer world flew open like a door & I wondered
- what is it that we're just not seeing? In this greatly anticipated sequel to " Findings" prize-winning poet & renowned nature writer Kathleen Jamie takes a fresh look at her native Scottish landscapes before sailing north into iceberg-strewn seas. Her gaze swoops vertiginously too; from a countryside of cells beneath a hospital microscope to killer whales rounding a headland to the constellations of satellites that belie our sense of the remote. Written with her hallmark precision & delicacy & marked by moments in her own life Sightlines offers a rare invitation to pause & to pay heed to our surroundings."
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Warmaster Horus has divided the Imperium in a bloody civil war but while his armies prepare for battle the Emperor himself remains curiously absent. In his place stands Malcador
- legendary Sigillite First Lord of Terra & regent to the throne & now arguably the single most powerful man in the entire galaxy. Imperial Army officer Hasani Sabbyat is seconded to Malcador's command for a secret mission into the wastelands of Gyptus & along the way he learns the truth behind the Heresy & a great deal more about the destiny of mankind. Where do Malcador's true loyalties lie?
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A remote shelf in the Arctic circle. A small TV crew is braving the harsh conditions to film the breaking off of a major ice shelf
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The Shroud of Turin widely thought to be a fake is in fact authentic. The greatest mystery in history is finally solved in ...

After nine years investigating the exact location of the ultimate religious icon the Ark of the Covenant British researcher & investigative journalist Graham Hancock reveals his status-quo shattering discoveries. Part mystery thriller part true adventure & part travel book this gripping piece of historical research challenges society's principal religious preconceptions & takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through ancient history. ...

A hilarious tour of the state of our mother tongue from the people who brought you Am I Alone In Thinking.. .? Sign Language is a collection the most inappropriate confusing poorly translated & mind-bogglingly bizarre signs from around the world. Few things amuse & appal Telegraph readers as much as the abuse misuse mistranslation & outright mangling of the English language. So for the past three years the Telegraph has run a weekly feature inviting members of the public to send in photographs of menus health & safety warnings road signs adverts headlines & personals columns
- anything in which the language has gone egregiously hilariously & usually unintentionally wrong. Entitled Sign Language the published selection of the very best images has become one of the newspapers most popular features attracting over 300 000 online visitors every week & attracting thousands of submissions from around the world. Now we present the very best of Sign Language
- both seen & unseen
- & offer a timely warning about the imperilled state of modern English.


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Would you take your toothache to a dentist called Wong Kwee Mau? Dine out at Cafe Buck Butt? Or book a cruise with Turismo Titanic? No? Perhaps you prefer to travel with Git Holidays then...? These are just a few of the many baffling alarming & unwittingly amusing signs spotted by readers of the Telegraph whilst trotting the globe. Others range from the bizarre
- accomodation facilities in a pan of fresh
- to the surprisingly honest
- Chancy Investments
- or in the case of menus the stomach-churningly revolting: anyone for bottom sauce with yogurt? & of course no collection of funny signs would be complete without a healthy dose of smut & innuendo.



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