At any given time any number of the Royal Navys 15 nuclear submarines lurk undetected in the worlds oceans. Totally self-sufficient for months at a time they lie in readiness to be deployed to listen intercept or attack wherever they may be needed. & should the UK be devastated by a nuclear strike they might just be the last military force standing. Award-winning journalist Danny Danziger has been allowed unprecedented access to one of the attack class submarines of the silent service joining the crew on operations for weeks on end living among them & hearing their stories. Unrestricted & uncompromising it paints a vivid picture of this enigmatic branch of our armed forces. In an increasingly unstable world these are the people who are in the best position to keep us safe. It is time for the silent service to be heard. ...

The rally-bred Subaru Impreza Turbo has become the definitive modern sports saloon/hatchback combining four-wheel-drive safety the capacity to seat four adults & useable luggage space in a practical package to rival many pure sports cars. The Imprezas stunning performance & continuous evolution has ensured that it has remained at the forefront of performance road-car design for almost 20 years. This colour book
- in series with Enthusiast Guides on the VW Transporter & Land Rover Discovery"
- covers the full road car & competition history & will fascinate all fans of this modern-day performance icon."

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Directing the way toward a spiritual strength that everyone possesses this book explores how to achieve a higher level of consciousness using the power of the subconscious mind. The methods taught help resolve ordinary & sometimes extraordinary challenges. Presented are simple practical & proven exercises that turn minds into powerful tools. Discussions of positive thought the power of suggestion hypnosis as an enhancer of suggestion the buried treasures of mental images the art of being perfect defeating fear & overcoming illness are also included. ...

Slavoj ?i?ek the maverick philosopher author of over 30 books acclaimed as the Elvis of cultural theory " & todays most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy psychoanalysis theology history & political theory taking in film popular culture literature & jokes--all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious & sophisticated philosophy. His recent films " The Perverts Guide to the Cinema" & "?i?ek!" reveal a theorist at the peak of his powers & a skilled communicator. Now Verso is making his classic titles each of which stand as a core of his ever-expanding lifes work available as new editions. Each is beautifully re-packaged including new introductions from ?i?ek himself. Simply put they are the essential texts for understanding ?i?eks thought & thus cornerstones of contemporary philosophy. " The Sublime Object of Ideology" Slavoj ?i?eks first book is a provocative & original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness & exclusion which make up human society." ...

Submarine" is the wickedly funny first novel by Joe Dunthorne. Now an acclaimed film by Richard Ayoade. Meet Oliver Tate fifteen years old. Convinced that his father is depressed (Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner) & his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher (a hippy-looking twonk) he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile he is also trying to lose his virginity
- before he turns sixteen
- to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in Submarine & find out..." Brilliant.. .laugh-out-loud enjoyable. The sharpest funniest rudest account of a troubled teenagers coming-of-age since " The Catcher in the Rye"". (" Independent"). "A richly amusing tale of mock GCSEs sex death & challenging vocabulary... Excruciatingly funny incidents & cracking gags". (" Time Out"). " Excellent.. .the wonderful Day-Glo certainties of adolescence have rarely been so brilliantly laid out". (" Independent on Sunday"). " Perfectly pitched.. .transplants " The Catcher in the Rye" to south Wales... Dunthorne can make you laugh like did during double physics on a wet Wednesday afternoon". (" Observer"). "A brilliant first novel by a young man of ferocious comic talent". (" The Times"). Joe Dunthorne was born & brought up in Swansea. His first novel " Submarine" won the Curtis Brown prize has been translated into ten languages & in spring 2011 was made into an acclaimed film by Richard Ayoade. His second novel " Wild Abandon" was the winner of the Encore Award 2012. His stories poems & journalism have been published in the " Guardian" the " Independent" the " Financial Times" the " Sunday Times" " Vice" & " Poetry Review". He lives in London."

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A jury gathers in Manhattan to select a memorial for the victims of a devastating terrorist attack. Their fraught deliberations complete the jurors open the envelope containing the anonymous winners name
- & discover he is an American Muslim. Instantly they are cast into roiling debate about the claims of grief the ambiguities of art & the meaning of Islam. The memorials designer is Mohammad Khan an enigmatic ambitious architect. His fiercest defender on the jury is its sole widow the mediagenic Claire Burwell. But when the news of his selection leaks to the press Claire finds herself under pressure from outraged family members & in collision with hungry journalists wary activists opportunistic politicians fellow jurors & Khan himself. All will bring the emotional weight of their own histories to bear on the urgent question of how to remember & understand a national tragedy.
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For fans of E. L. James & Sylvia Day. Before there was the fan fiction that became FIFTY SHADES OF GREY there was The Submissive Trilogy...THE SUBMISSIVE is the first in Tara Sue Me's seductive & scandalous trilogy that has enthralled millions & inspired a genre... Abby King has a secret fantasy. New York knows Nathaniel West as the brilliant & handsome CEO of West Industries but Abby knows he's more: a sexy & skilled dominant that is looking for a new submissive. Yearning to experience a world of pleasure beyond her simple life as a librarian Abby offers herself to Nathaniel to fulfill her most hidden desires. After only one weekend with the Master Abby knows she needs more & fully submits to Nathaniel's terms. But despite the pleasure he takes in Abby's willing spirit the Nathaniel hidden behind the rules remains cold & distant. As Abby falls deeper into his tantalizing world of power & passion she fears that Nathaniel's heart may be beyond her reach
- & that her own might be beyond saving...
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In April 1951 the disappearance of HM submarine Affray knocked news of the Korean War & Festival of Britain from the front pages of national newspapers. Affray had put to sea on a routine peacetime simulated war patrol in the English Channel. She radioed her last position at 21.15hrs on 16 April 30 miles south of the Isle of Wight
- & preparing to dive. This was the last signal ever received from the submarine. When divers eventually discovered Affray they found her resting upright on the sea bottom with no obvious signs of damage to her hull. Hatches were closed tight & emergency buoys were still in their casings. It was obvious that whatever had caused Affray to sink & end the lives of all on board had occurred quickly. Fifty-six years later in this compelling maritime investigation Alan Gallop uses previously top secret documents interviews with experts & contemporary news sources to explore how & why Affray became the last British submarine lost at sea
- & possibly the greatest maritime mystery since the Marie Celeste.

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The Subterraneans haunt the bars & clubs of San Francisco surviving on a diet of booze & benzedrine Proust & Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo an aspiring writer & Mardou half-Indian half-Negro beautiful & neurotic. Their bitter-sweet & ill-starred love affair sees Kerouac at his most evocative. Many regard this as being Kerouac's most touching & tender book. ...

Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city & to a girl Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own & together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds... ...