In the seventeenth & eighteenth centuries 300 000 people or more became slaves there in all but name. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labour in the tobacco fields brothels were raided to provide 'breeders' for Virginia & hopeful migrants were duped into signing as indentured servants unaware they would become chattels who could be bought sold & gambled away. Drawing on letters diaries & court & government archives the authors demonstrate that the brutalities associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule. The trade ended with American independence but the British still tried to sell convicts in their former colonies which prompted one of the most audacious plots in Anglo-American history. This is a saga of exploitation & cruelty spanning 170 years that has been submerged under the overwhelming memory of black slavery. White Cargo" brings the brutal uncomfortable story to the surface." ...

Cassel is cursed. Cursed by the memory of the fourteen year old girl he murdered. Life at school is a constant trial. Life at home even worse. No-one at home is ever going to forget that Cassel is a killer. No-one at home is ever going to forget that he isnt a magic worker. Cassels family are one of the big five crime families in America. Ever since magic was prohibited in 1929 magic workers have been driven underground & into crime. & while people still need their touch their curses their magical killings their transformations times have been hard. His granddad has been driven to drink his mother is in prison & his brothers detest him as the only one of their family who cant do magic. But there is a secret at the centre of Cassels family & hes about to inherit it. Its terrifying & thats the truth. The White Cat is a stunning novel of a world changed by magic. In this world only 1% of the population can work magic but they have the power of nightmares. ...

The unthinkable has happened at Londons Peculiar Crimes Unit. In the bitter depths of winter a key member of staff has been found murdered & everyone who works there is suddenly a suspect. But Arthur Bryant & John May the eccentric elderly detectives who run Londons strangest crime division arent on hand to solve the crime. Theyve ventured into the heart of the English countryside only to become stranded on a desolate snowbound section of road. As the blizzard worsens Bryant & May attempt to solve the crime long distance using only their mobile phones. Unfortunately their situation is about to get very much worse. Unknown to the stranded detectives an obsessed killer has travelled from the Riviera to Dartmoor & is stalking the stranded vehicles searching for one particular victim coming closer with each passing minute... As if it didnt have enough trouble the Peculiar Crimes unit is about to receive a demanding royal visitor & the Home Office is preparing to shut the PCU down when the visit inevitably goes wrong... Two murderers two incapacitated detectives just six hours to solve two crimes & save the unit. Armed only with their wits woolly coats & a stack of dubious veal & ham pies Bryant & May are bracing themselves for the strangest day theyve ever spent trapped inside the white corridor... ...

Captain Titus Oates hero of the Antarctic has been dead for nearly a century. But not in Syms head. In there he is her constant companion her soulmate her adviser. It is as if he walked out of the Polar blizzard & into her mind. In fact if it were not for Titus life might be as bleak a place as the Antarctic wilderness. When she is taken on a mystery expedition by her eccentric uncle Victor Sym cant believe her luck. Destination Antarctica-the very place shes always wanted to visit. But Victor has other plans more sinister than Sym could possibly imagine. Stranded in the most isolated part of the world with her trust in someone she comes to realize is a madman she must find a way to avoid a gruesome fate. But what should a teenage girl do? Could it be that Titus the one who perished in that very place will be the means of her survival? ...

Clive Cussler author of the best-selling Dirk Pitt" novels " Arctic Drift" & " The Treasure of Khan" & co-author Paul Kemprecos navigate a treacherous sea of sabotage & conspiracy in " White Death" the fourth novel of the action-packed "NUMA Files" series. When a confrontation between a radical environmental group & a Danish cruiser off the Faroe Islands sinks a ship trapping her crew beneath the waves Kurt Austin of NUMA is immediately called to the rescue. Investigating the collision Austin uncovers a trail of sabotage that leads to a sinister multinational corporation seeking control of the waves. When he is almost killed for his trouble Austin knows that this is one organization that will let nothing stand in its way. But with an environmental disaster underway the clock is ticking for Austin & the NUMA team... Filled with heart-stopping adventure & endless imagination " White Death" is an exceptional thriller from a writer at the height of his powers. " 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 "NUMA Files" series there are also the " Oregon Files" the Dirk Pitt stories (which started it all) the Isaac Bell adventures & the " Fargo" series. The other titles in the "NUMA files" series are: " Serpent" " Blue Gold" " Fire Ice" " Lost City" " Polar Shift" " The Navigator" " Medusa" " Devils Gate" & " The Storm"." ...

Woman to man is either a god or a wolf" John Websters first independent play The White Devil originally performed in 1612 centres on the beautiful Vittoria Corombona & her lover Duke Brachiano whose passionate adulterous affair unleashes the powerful revenge of their enemies. While clearly guilty of lust & murder these unsavoury characters become startlingly heroic under pressure challenging both conventional moral judgments & oppressive social forces. This revised student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with background on the author date & sources theme critical interpretation & stage history. The Introduction discusses Websters radical experimentation with tragic modes his interest in the heroic potential of women & evaluates the handling of both in recent stage productions." ...

Bullied at school for her dyslexia & troubled by her mothers unexplained disappearance Kara seeks sanctuary sailing the oceans waves in her fathers boat. Meanwhile Felix resents his well-meaning parents for dragging him to live by the coast & misses his old friends back in London. On their first encounter Kara & Felix take an immediate dislike to each other. But when they happen to discover a dolphin calf stranded on the beach they know they must work together to save it against all odds. Realizing they have more in common than they could ever have guessed the two friends set out to find the truth behind the disappearance of Karas marine biologist mother & to protect the delicate reef in the bay of their home town from the destruction of commercial dredging. Their actions set in motion a dramatic chain of events that no one could have foreseen. & soon they must make an impossible choice. Risk their own lives or face losing everything.. . ...

The white dolphin is a sign that Mums out there.. . When they first meet Kara & Felix cant stand each other. But on discovering an injured dolphin calf on the beach they know they must work together to save it. Now friends they set out to find the truth behind the disappearance of Karas mother & to protect the nearby reef. But powerful people dont want them to succeed. & with the odds stacked against them how can Kara & Felix make their voices heard? ...

Born into an aristocratic family beautiful Amy Lovell leads a whirlwind life of extravagant parties & debutante balls. But Amy curious about the world beyond the narrow confines of her class is ill-suited to a life of indulgence. Eagerly embracing a nursing career she is drawn into the radical politics of the day. As the spectre of war looms Amy's bittersweet love for the proud miner Nick Penry
- a love which defies the differences between them
- leads them to the conflict in Spain where love & pain become inseparable agonies.

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Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the young Lord Jaxom & his extraordinary white dragon Ruth. Pure white & incredibly agile Ruth possessed remarkable qualities. Not only could he communicate with the iridescent fluttering fire lizards but he could fly. Back in time to any WHEN with unfailing accuracy. Nearly everyone else on Pern thought Ruth was a runt who would never amount to anything but Jaxom knew his dragon was special. In secret they trained to fight against the burning threads from the Red Planet to fly Back in time as well as Between & finally their close & special union was to result in the most startling & breathtaking discovery of all...THE WHITE DRAGON is one of the most unforgettable episodes in Anne Mc Caffrey's world-famous Chronicles of Pern. ...