Portsmouth is a city on the ropes a poor dirty but spirited city with a soaring crime rate. & it is home for DI Joe Faraday. Now Emma Maloneys dad has gone missing. Faraday thinks he may have been murdered. But these days a hunch is not enough. Faradays squad of detectives are battling with an ever-growing caseload of a city torn by violence poverty drug-dealing & petty crime. Who can spare the time & resources for an investigation unsupported by hard evidence? Joe Faraday is struggling with his own demons & finding Stuart Maloney dead or alive develops into a battle not simply for justice but for sanity. ...

When teenager Keith Rosen runs away from his Florida home
- inexplicably taking along a motherless baby
- his divorced mother

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The Discworld as everyone knows is a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the shell of the giant star turtle the Great A' Tuin as it slowly swims through space. It is also a global publishing phenomenon with sales of over 70 million books worldwide (but who's counting?). The publication of Snuff brought the Discworld canon to 39 books
- not including the various guides mapps diaries & other side-projects. That's a lot of Discworld to keep track of
- more than most people can manage with just the one head
- but fear not: help is at hand! If you're looking for the ultimate authority on probably the most heavily populated
- certainly the most hilarious
- setting in fantasy literature.. . If you need a handy guide to Discworld locales from Ankh-Morpork to Zemphis.. . If you want help telling Achmed the Mad from Jack Zweiblumen.. . If your life depends on being able to distinguish the Agatean Empire from the Zoons.. .look no further than Turtle Recall
- the latest Discworld Companion fully updated & completely up to Snuff!





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Coexisting with a turtle or tortoise may not be a warm & fuzzy experience but it definitely has its rewards. & with more than 250 species to choose from you're bound to find one that's right for you. Looks-wise they can range from very plain & unadorned to a brightly colored & embellished with every manner of crest crown spike & dewlap. As for personality you'd be amazed at how very different they can be ranging from shy & withdrawn to outgoing & friendly to outright aggressive. & when it comes to longevity well let's just say that when you commit to a turtle or tortoise you're in it for the long haul. For example the standard American box turtle can live more than 125 years a leopard tortoise has a life span of up to 100 years & an aldabran tortoise can live to be more than 200 years old! This fun guide will help you choose the perfect turtle or tortoise for your lifestyle & give it the care it needs to thrive. Turtle & tortoise expert Liz Palika provides cl ear step-by-step instructions on how to: * Select the appropriate turtle or tortoise * Provide a suitable environment for your new pal * Care for a variety of chelonian (turtle & tortoise) species * Supply you pet with a satisfying & healthy diet * Create an indoor or outdoor home * Understand your turtle's or tortoise's special needs Generously illustrated with line drawings & high-quality photographs Turtles & Tortoises For Dummies covers all the bases. Topics covered include: * Deciding whether a turtle or tortoise is right for you * Choosing between a turtle & tortoise * Who's Who of turtles & tortoises-a complete guide to dozens of species where they're from what they're like & how they are as pets * Creating a safe & healthy environment for your pet * Recognizing & treating common health problems & finding a good veterinarian to help you care for your chelonian Turtles & Tortoises For Dummies is your fun guide to selecting caring for & sharing your life with a chelonian. ...

Most people at some point long to escape
- from the weather the commute the routine. Sailing off in a forty-foot boat called Voyager
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Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. Contains 4 city maps: Firenze Livorno Pisa & Siena. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. Comprehensive index. The map scale is 1: 200 000.
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Tusk the Mighty Mammoth rules the rotting forests of Gorgonia. She terrorises the rebels at war with evil wizard Malvel & holds a good Beast captive. All the good Beasts are imprisoned & Tom must save them. Will he defeat Tusk before Malvel's guards track him down? Don't miss: TORGOR THE MINOTAUR
- SKOR THE WINGED STALLION
- NARGA THE SEA MONSTER
- KAYMON THE GORGON HOUND
- STING THE SCORPION MAN



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Come on troops. Let's take check: Finn Bar slightly ruffled but still in fighting form. Maggie could do with a full night's sleep but otherwise all in order... Stay here. Don't answer the door. I'll go out & get some proper food. In a new flat three children play hide & seek. Eliot wears a crown little Finn King of the Wild Thing's draws on the walls. Maggie climbs them. Hiding from the world needing to be found their one shared focus a mobile phone. Will it ring? Who will call? & what are they waiting for? Tusk Tusk" is a tale of family loyalty as an uncertain future circles. Polly Stenham's second play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre London in March 2009." ...

Colonel Charles E Mc Gee fought in World War II in Korea & in Vietnam. He holds the record for the highest three-war total of fighter com-bat missions of any pilot in U.S. Air Force history. His military service began as one of the Tuskegee Airmen in the 332nd famed pioneers who fought racial prejudices to fly & fight for their country in World War II from North Africa through Italy into Germany & finally in the heart of America itself. ...

In 1922 Howard Carter uncovered what is still regarded as the most spectacular archaeological discovery ever made. Tutankhamuns tomb had remained hidden in the Valley of the Kings for more than 3000 years & its discovery caused a media sensation elevating the previously little-known Egyptian Pharaoh into the position of an international celebrity. The contents of the tomb were found almost entirely intact including the Pharaohs mummified body still wearing its solid gold funeral mask. Tutankhamun lived in an era when the Egyptian Empire centred on the royal city of Thebes was at its pinnacle & when the wealth & power of its Pharaoh was at its greatest. This was also a period of enormous religious upheaval. Akenaten the heretical Pharaoh & more than likely Tutanhkamuns father had introduced a new religion exclusively worshipping the sun god Aten. Under Tutanhkamun the old religion with its many gods & goddesses was restored putting an end to the heresy. In recent years research has shed new light on Tutankhamuns life & in particular on his death. A new exhibition Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of the Pharaohs has toured America & is coming to London in November 2007. Public interest in the boy king is as strong as ever & our knowledge of the sophisticated & complex society over which he reigned continues to grow. ...