Its 1990. Apartheid is crumbling Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison & thirteen-year-old Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents a nutty granny & a dormitory full of strange characters Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home. With only his wits & his diary he takes readers on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims catastrophic cricket matches ghostbusting escapades girls & disastrous holidays. South African comedian John van de Ruit invites the reader into the mind of a young boy whose eyes are being opened to love friendship & complete insanity! ...

More creative knitted animals from the fertile imagination of Susan Anderson. The 13 projects in this book follow Spud an irascible pet sheep & Chloe his perky owner as they travel to a farm & meet the inhabitants of the barnyard. Full colour photographs from Liz Banfield (who has done all the ltty-Bitty books) present the finished projects at their best while the story of Spud & Chloes visit to the farm is told through witty line drawings presented throughout the book. ...

Otis takes babies & money off desperate mothers promising to deliver them to the Coram Foundling Hospital in London. Instead he murders them & buries them by the roadside to the helpless horror of his mentally ill son Mish. When Melissa beloved of Alexander Ashbrook & daughter of his governess becomes pregnant by him her mother arranges for the Otis to take the child telling Melissa it was stillborn. Alexander not knowing Melissa's condition has fled his home for a career in music. But Mish manages to save Melissa's baby Aaron & he grows up with Toby the son of an African slave inseparable friends. Toby is a plaything at the house of rich Mr Gaddarn who is in fact Otis. When Mish sees Aaron & Alexander together & realises the family link he takes Aaron & Toby to Otis who rejects them. A way must be found to rescue them but a great friend must die before the family can be reunited. ...

A vivid recount of the little known exploits of 17 courageous Special Operations Executive (SOE) officers in Italy during World War II In this inspiring new study of the SOE & Italian Resistance 17 extraordinary stories of individual SOE officers illustrate the many & varied tasks of SOE missions throughout the different regions of Italy from 1943-1945. Through their gallantry ingenuity & determination a small handful of SOE missions were able to arm & inspire thousands of Italians to fight the occupying German army after 1943 & in the process give invaluable support to the advancing Allied armies as they pushed north towards Austria. ...

Tottenham Hotspur is a club founded on romance in 1882 taking its name from a legendary historical figure immortalised by Shakespeare. The love affair has largely blossomed since through its tradition of playing with panache & style. Another quintessentally Spurs element is best summed up by the late Double-winning captain Danny Blanchflower with his phrase The game is about glory". Spurs Greatest Games attempts to reflect these trademarks of one of footballs most famous brands through fifty standout matches spread across the clubs history. Such as the first-time Spurs won the FA Cup (as a Southern League club) the second & top-tier titles promotions Spurs first-ever European trophy & the clubs European Cup debut. There are choice cuts from games against noisy north London neighbours Arsenal to others against big rivals like Manchester United Chelsea & Liverpool. There are showdowns which epitomise Spurs reputation for innovative football such Arthur Rowes push-&-run title-winners of 1951 to Harry Redknapps modern team which mixes verve class & thrills. Above all of course theres the 1961 Double-winning side of Bill Nicholson rated the clubs finest team as much for the style in which they achieved success. There are also the matches which encapsulate the effect of its great managers such as Bill Nicholson Arthur Rowe Keith Burkinshaw John Cameron & Harry Redknapp. & its superstars from 1901 FA Cup record-scorer Sandy Brown 1921 Cup-winning captain Arthur Grimsdell Rowes skipper Ron Burgess goalkeeping greats Ted Ditchburn & Pat Jennings the Double triumvirate of Blanchlower Cliff Jones & Dave Mackay the games greatest goalscorer Jimmy Greaves & the greats from the modern era like Glenn Hoddle Ossie Ardiles Paul Gascoigne Clive Allen David Ginola Gareth Bale & Luka Modric. Breathing new life into the matches & the individuals involved Spurs Greatest Games will capture the imagination of all Tottenham Hotspur fans & shows just how romance & glory can be combined to excite the senses through one great football club." ...

Sputnik trawler is a nickname given to two classes of series-built side trawlers. In the mid to late 1950s & early 1960s these new & revolutionary boats were intended to replace ageing steam trawlers. The little workhorses had to combat the inevitable prejudice against something ground-breaking & also the torrid economic state of the trawling industry in the 1960s. Inevitably there were casualties. However removed from their intended role as mini-side trawlers based at the main trawling ports the sputniks began to turn in some fine performances for skippers belonging to the inshore ports. Sputniks became successful seine netters pelagic trawlers & scallop dredgers their performance often enhanced in later years by extensive rebuilding which left fifteen-year-old vessels looking like brand new boats. Against the odds of the 1960s trawling depression some of the sputniks even did well as side trawlers & spawned the larger Spinningdale trawlers. The Spinningdales proved an exceptional success as side trawlers & their design was every bit as capable of being adapted to other forms of fishing as the sputniks. Some of the Spinningdales were built as outstandingly successful seiner/trawlers for inshore fishing where they were later joined by many sister vessels following the demise of the trawling industry. This book is a memorial to the sputniks & Spinningdales with brief histories & photographs & some fine fishermens anecdotes about the multitude of things these boats did during some of the best years the fishing industry will ever know. ...

The Spy" is the third of Clive Cussler's brilliant historical thrillers. 1908 & American engineering geniuses are being killed off one by one... When a brilliant battleship gun engineer commits suicide his disbelieving family turn to legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency. Quickly on the case Isaac Bell establishes that the clues point not to suicide but murder. So when further deaths connected to a top-secret project follow Bell realizes that this is sabotage. With the world plunging towards war it's clearly a spy at large. But which of the many foreign agents he has encountered is responsible? Or is there a more sinister explanation? In a blistering story featuring dreadnaught battleships & railroards criminal gangs & beautiful women " The Spy" is a breathtaking thriller that just happens to have at stake the fate of the world. Bestseller Clive Cussler
- author of the " Dirk Pitt" novels " Arctic Drift" & " Crescent Dawn"
- & co-author Justin Scott place hero Isaac Bell at the centre of a mysterious espionage conspiracy in the third novel of historical thriller series " The Isaac Bell Adventures" " The Spy". Praise for Clive Cussler: " Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). " The guy I read". (Tom Clancy). Bestselling author Clive Cussler has kept readers on the edges of their seats for four decades with his thrilling action novels. As well as the " Isaac Bell" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" series the " Dirk Pitt" stories (which started it all) & the " Fargo" series. Other titles in Cussler's first historical series
- " The Isaac Bell Adventures"
- include " The Chase" " The Wrecker" " The Race" & " The Thief" which are all available from Penguin."



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Sailing up the furthest reaches of the Amazon on assignment for the British Secret Service Alex Hawke is captured by a brutal tribe of indigenous cannibals. Forced into slave labour he witnesses the unimaginable: vast armies are being recruited & trained deep within the Amazonian jungle. Possessing weapons only dreamed of by the Western allies their aim is to launch a vicious jihad that will unite one continent
- & destroy another. Somehow Hawke must escape his captors & live to tell the tale. From black magic poison-tipped arrows & blowguns to an awesome arsenal of the most advanced military hardware Hawke faces insurmountable odds as he searches for a river with no name in a quest to seek out & destroy a lawless mastermind who threatens the West's very existence.
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If youve ever fancied yourself as the next James Bond then this Spy Academy experience is for you! Youll learn the essential skills required to conduct a secret agent operation during an action packed three hours at the Spy Headquarters. There will be lots to learn during this spy experience including: how to use specialist spy equipment covert cameras & UHF radios bugs & listening devices & lock picking gadgets. Youll also be taught how to use a pistol the Secret Agents weapon of choice & then test your skills with quick draw techniques. But thats not all youll get play with the big stuff such as how to fire machine guns in a Close Quarter Battle area apply precision through the powerful telescopic sight of a sniper rifle (all legal air-powered) & try your skill at axe throwing. Finally youll also receive some expert instruction on un-armed combat techniques useful when youre cornered by enemy agents & learn contact drills using a state of the art laser combat system. Please note: No live ammunition or weapons are used in the activities to comply with current Legal & Health & Safety legislation. Weapons used are a combination of airsoft air rifles replica & laser guns. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "


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