Antony Beevor's Stalingrad" is a harrowing look at one of history's darkest moments. In October 1942 a panzer officer wrote ' Stalingrad is no longer a town... Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure'. The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler & Stalin's determination to win the gruesome vicious war on the eastern front. The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle with fierce h&-to-hand fighting in each room of each building was brutally destructive to both armies. But the eventual victory of the Red Army & the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe & the start of his decline. An extraordinary story of tactical genius civilian bravery obsession carnage & the nature of war itself Stalingrad will act as a testament to the vital role of the soviet war effort. "A superb re-telling. Beevor combines a soldier's understanding of war's realities with the narrative techniques of a novelist... This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of battle". (Orlando Figes " Sunday Telegraph"). "A brilliantly researched tour de force of military history". (Sarah Bradford " The Times"). Antony Beevor is the renowned author of " Stalingrad" which won the Samuel Johnson Prize the Wolfson Prize for History & the Hawthornden Prize for Literature & Berlin which received the first Longman-History Today Trustees' Award. His books have sold nearly four million copies." ...

Time's up. You're Next. All he had to do was name the woman he wanted. It was that easy. They would do all the hard work." Detective Sergeant Mark ' Heck' Heckenburg is investigating the disappearance of 38 different women. Each one was happy & successful until they vanished without a trace. Desperate to find her missing sister Lauren Wraxford seeks out Heck's help. Together they enter a seedy underworld of gangsters & organised crime. But when they hear rumours about the so-called ' Nice Guys Club' they hit a brick wall. They're the gang that no one will talk about. Because the Nice Guys can arrange anything you want. Provided you pay the price... Dark terrifying & unforgettable. Stalkers will keep fans of Stuart Mac Bride & Katia Lief looking over their shoulder." ...

Jockey Josh Swallow is about to retire & hes aiming to go out at the top. Hes ridden over 1000 winners & landed all the big prizes in the sport
- all except one. So hes determined that this season the title of champion jockey will finally be his. But it wont be easy. Theres Ben OBrien the brilliant young Irish rider in his first full season who already has a lead on Josh in the championship race. & leading trainer Leo Lovall once Joshs best friend & now his most bitter enemy. Theres also someone else with a keen interest in Josh. Shes his biggest fan though he has no idea she exists. & hers is the kind of obsession that will never be satisfied
- not even by murder...

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It's time for Jamie Tom & Wanna to journey right back in time to the Permian era. A time of weird & wonderful creatures & lots of danger & adventure! The friends are on the hunt for a dimetrodon to find out what it used the huge sail on its back for. They discover lots of amazing things about this Permian carnivore but as they creep around trying to get a closer look they don't realize that they're the ones being stalked.. . ...

Erotica meets bonkbuster in this steamy tale of hunks & horses... The world of showjumping is as steamy as it is competitive. Ambitious young rider Penny Bennett enters into a wager with her oldest rival & friend Ariadne to win her thoroughbred stallion guaranteed to bring Penny money & success. But first she must attain the sponsorship & very personal attention of showjumpings biggest impresario Alister Beaumont. Beaumonts riding school however is not all it seems. Theres the weird relationship between Alister & his cigar-smoking sister. & the bizarre clothes they want Penny to wear. But in this atmosphere of unbridled kinkiness Penny is determined not only to win the wager but to discover the truth about Beaumonts strange hobbies. ...

Stamford has a reputation for being one of England's finest stone towns. It is a happy mix of medieval & Georgian architecture that was untouched by the Industrial Revolution or later large scale developments so its central core has survived remarkably intact. Its architecture is outstanding & for this reason in 1967 it became the country's first conservation area. In recent years the town has become a popular tourist destination for both home & overseas visitors. It has also attracted the attention of film makers who have been quick to see its potential as a back-drop for such TV productions as Middlemarch & Pride & Prejudice. Using contrasting photographs this book sets out to show something of both the continuity & change in the town during the last 100 years. ...

Praise for Stamp Collecting For Dummies Dick Sine has produced a solid & practical introduction to the world's greatest pastime stamp collecting. His work is not only invaluable to beginners but also of great value to intermediate collectors especially with his Internet-savvy advice." " This is a long overdue masterpiece!" --Chesky Malamud & Eli Popack Founders of Stampville.com Jam-packed with an expert's stamp collecting secrets Discover the art of stamp collecting today! Novice stamp collectors relax! Let expert Richard Sine show you everything a new collector needs to know from starting a collection to diversifying an existing one. Packed with tips on identifying valuable stamps caring for them & buying stamps online & through auction houses this handy reference is your step-by-step guide to creating a really cool stamp collection. Discover how to: Start or diversify your collection Decide what to collect Catalog & organize your collection Handle protect store & display stamps Identify rare & valuable stamps Get Smart! www dummies.com Sign up for daily e Tips at www dummiesdaily.com Choose from among 33 different subject categories Get news you can use on everything from money to health to computers" ...

Jamie & Tom are dying to get back to Dino World
- but when they do they find everything is quiet & still. Where are all the dinosaurs?
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Welcome to the Cretaceous! It's usually full of the sounds of dinosaurs roaring & insects buzzing but when Jamie & Tom visit their secret prehistoric world they find it strangely quiet. Where are all the dinosaurs? Then they hear an explosion above them & see meteors hurtling towards Earth! As the huge boulders of space rock crash all around them the boys are knocked off their feet. Pockets of smoke & fire appear in the trees & the dinosaurs begin to emerge from the forest. But a herd of elusive edmontosaurs are completely freaked out & begin to stampede
- straight for an enormous meteor crater! If the boys can't stop them they'll all fall to their deaths! This is the sixth book in the hugely popular Dinosaur Cove series which has now sold over a million copies. This new edition

Includes:: a set of Cretaceous collector cards.


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This book covers producing concepts & character sketches to laying out the final page of art. From comics icon Stan Lee creator of the Mighty Marvel Universe & characters such as Spider-Man Incredible Hulk & the X-Men comes this ultimate how-to book for aspiring comic book artists. In Stan Lees How to Draw Comics" the author sets out to teach everything he knows about writing drawing & creating comic book characters. The book focuses primarily on action-adventure comics but will touch upon other genres & styles such as romance humour horror & the widely influential manga style. From producing concepts & character sketches to laying out the final page of art the man with no peer Stan Lee is the ultimate guide to the world of creating comics." ...