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In the millenniums last great sf novel Stephen Baxter takes us a short step byond Y2K. The year is 2010. We have survived.. .so far. Cornelius Taine of Eschatology Inc. mathematical genius predicts that in just 200 years our species will be wiped out. Even evacuation from Earth will not save us from extinction. Reid Malenfant entrepreneur has Big Dumb Boosters ready to fly from the California desert to be piloted by an enhanced squid named Sheena 5. When Taine offers Malenfant the ultimate dream of saving the species Sheenas mission is diverted to investigate Earths recently discovered
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- second moon. What Sheena 5 discovers there is nothing less than a revelation: the secret reason for our existence visible at last beneath the rippled surface of Times river. Malenfant & Taine must follow Sheena...but they are pursued by an enraged US Air & Space Force & a mighty battle in space may cut short their hopes for the ultimate transformation of mankind.

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TIME & CHANCE the second part of the trilogy about Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine opens during the glory years of their reign. While Henry redefined the role of medieval kingship Eleanor gave birth to their children founding a dynasty that would endure for 300 years. But even in these happy times shadows were lurking. Battles on two borders. The disastrous appointment of Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury. & when Henry took lovely young Rosumund Clifford into his bed little did he realise that in making an enemy of his proud passionate queen he was making the gravest mistake of all... ...

Book One in the best-selling Uncle Albert science/adventure series. Uncle Albert & his intrepid niece Gedanken enter the dangerous & unknown world of a thought bubble. Their mission: to unlock the deep mysteries of Time & Space... Discover why you can't break the ultimate speed barrier how to become older than your mother how to put on weight without getting fat & how to live forever without even knowing it in this action-packed adventure story. ...

Youre living on borrowed time...A sniper opens fire on a crowded Californian schoolyard but is killed before any children are harmed. When the snipers identity is revealed a media frenzy erupts. Why would they want to take innocent lives? Psychologist Alex Delaware is brought in to help the kids cope with the ordeal but is drawn into investigating the motives of the would-be assassin. Alex soon finds himself on a bloody & twisted trail into the world of political extremism from which there may be no way back... ...

Hilary had always thought shed lived a charmed life. With a caring husband David & two lively children she took an active part in both family & village life. Then one Monday morning Hilarys world is turned upside down. She discovers that David is having an affair. How could he? How could he put at risk their children & everything they have built together over the years? The question is what should Hilary do? Turn a blind eye much as neighbour Cindy has done over her own husbands various dalliances? Confront him as her outspoken new friend Georgia suggests? Or perhaps she should throw herself at attractive newcomer to the village Nick Bradshaw... Whatever happens it seems certain that for Hilary life is never going to be quite the same again. ...

War makes heroes of men but at what price? As the twentieth century dawns Guv Sutro against his father's will becomes a pioneer of aviation a fighter ace on the Western Front during the Great War & a record-breaker between the wars. From his first flight in a primitive glider over the fields of Sussex helped by the dogged loyalty of his friend Stan Kemp he charts his ruthless course to fame & adulation. But with the outbreak of World War Two 'the best of Old England' begins to crumble. Guv's son Tim is fighting a more covert war desperate to shed the burden of his father's reputation while Tim's childhood companion Will Kemp the son Guv felt he deserved is fighting heroically against overwhelming odds as a Spitfire pilot. The fates of the men are bound together in the monumental ambitions & terrible tragedies of an age of heroes. ...

The follow-up to the Time For Kids Big Book of Why" & " The Big Book of How" " Time For Kids Big Book of What" presents kids 8-12 years old with answers to the kinds of intriguing questions that appeal to their sense of curiosity. Colourful graphics spectacular photos & clear engaging diagrams will help answer such questions as: what is the fastest animal in the sea? What causes acid rain? What is the most poisonous animal? What was the longest war on record? What will transportation be like in the future? Divided by subject area
- from animals the human body & technology to sports games & the future
- the books photos diagrams art & clear text will help kids discover the background behind the questions. " Time For Kids Big Book of What" is a must-have book to satisfy the most curious of kids."

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Remembering the ideals for which he risked his life while never forgetting the evils against which he struggled Stephane Hessel calls on all of us to take back the rights that have slowly slipped away since the Second World War ended. As sales of this masterful polemic approach a million in France it is published here for the first time in English. Published by Charles Glass Books an imprint of Quartet Books. ...

When murderous bands of militiamen begin roaming the western United States & attacking government agencies it will take a dedicated group of the nations finest & toughest civilian airmen to put an end to the homegrown insurgency. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant-General Patrick Mc Lanahan vows to take to the skies to join the fight but when his son Bradley also signs up they find themselves caught in a deadly game against a shadowy opponent. When the stock markets crash & the U.S. economy falls into a crippling recession everything changes for newly elected president Kenneth Phoenix. Politically exhausted from a bruising & divisive election Phoenix must order a series of massive tax cuts & wipe out entire cabinet-level departments to reduce government spending. With reductions in education & transportation an incapacitated National Guard & the loss of public safety budgets entire communities of armed citizens band together for survival & mutual protection. Against this dismal backdrop a SWAT team is ambushed & radioactive materials are stolen by a group calling themselves the Knights of the True Republic. Is the battle against the government about to be taken to a new & deadlier level? In this time of crisis a citizen organization rises to the task of protecting their fellow countrymen: the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) the U.S. Air Force auxiliary. The Nevada Wing
- led by retired Air Force Lieutenant-General Patrick Mc Lanahan his son Bradley & other volunteers
- uses their military skills in the sky & on the ground to hunt down violent terrorists. But how will Patrick respond when extremists launch a catastrophic dirty bomb attack in Reno spreading radiological fallout for miles? & when Bradley is caught in a deadly double-cross that jeopardizes the CAP Patrick will have to fight to find out where his friends loyalties lie: Are they with him & the CAP or with the terrorists? With A Time for Patriots" the " New York Times" bestselling master of the modern thriller Dale Brown brings the battle home to explore a terrifying possibility-the collapse of the American Republic."

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