Throughout history wolves have fascinated inspired & terrified people around the world. Fierce loyal tribal & intelligent these animals are the subject of this intimate portrait. Drawing on a wide variety of sources the author weaves together ancient legends up-to-date science historical writings & personal observations. With penetrating photography by Daniel J. Cox the result is a magnificent passionate & powerful story of an animal worth understanding & preserving. Chapters include: Early Myths & Legends
- stories that record the earliest humanwolf encounters; Part of the Pack
- how wolves work together to hunt for protection & to take care of the young; Legendary Predator
- how wolves organize the hunt & select their prey; Warriors & Wolves
- how from ancient times wolves have been role models for warriors; Shamans & Shape shifters
- how wolves have been seen as a great source of power & healing; Predator Becomes Prey
- how humans have hunted wolves beyond all reason or need; At the Edge Again
- what the future holds for this magnificent animal. Wolf blends natural science history & folklore to explore the fascination with one of the most complex creatures in the world. The book reveals how humans have interacted with wolves from the earliest creation myths to current attempts to restore near-extinct populations.






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Dillon & company are back in the ultimate blockbuster from the legend that is Jack Higgins...THE LEGEND IS BACK Someone is targeting the members of the elite intelligence unit known as the Prime Ministers private army & all those who work with them. On Long Island a trusted operative for the President nudges his boat up to a pier when a man materializes out of the rain & shoots him. In London General Charles Ferguson adviser to the Prime Minister approaches his car on a side street when there is a flash & the car explodes. In New York a former British soldier takes a short walk when a man comes up fast behind him a pistol in his h&. For Sean Dillon the hunt is on a very well-connected old nemesis has clearly become tired of their interference in his schemes. But proving it is going to be a difficult task & surviving it the hardest task of all... ...

Dillon & company are back in the ultimate blockbuster from the legend that is Jack Higgins...THE LEGEND IS BACK Someone is targeting the members of the elite intelligence unit known as the Prime Ministers private army & all those who work with them. On Long Island a trusted operative for the President nudges his boat up to a pier when a man materializes out of the rain & shoots him. In London General Charles Ferguson adviser to the Prime Minister approaches his car on a side street when there is a flash & the car explodes. In New York a former British soldier takes a short walk when a man comes up fast behind him a pistol in his h&. For Sean Dillon the hunt is on a very well-connected old nemesis has clearly become tired of their interference in his schemes. But proving it is going to be a difficult task & surviving it the hardest task of all... ...

Thousands of years ago the land is one dark forest. Its people are hunter-gatherers. They know every tree & herb & they know how to survive in a time of enchantment & powerful magic. Until an ambitious & malevolent force conjures a demon: a demon so evil that it can be contained only in the body of a ferocious bear that will slay everything it sees a demon determined to destroy the world. Only one boy can stop it
- 12 year old Torak who has seen his father murdered by the bear. With his dying breath Torak's father tells his son of the burden that is his. He must lead the bear to the mountain of the World Spirit & beg that spirit's help to overcome it. Torak is an unwilling hero. He is scared & trusts no one. His only companion is a wolf cub only three moons old whom he seems to understand better than any human. Theirs is a terrifying quest in a world of wolves tree spirits & Hidden People a world in which trusting a friend means risking your life. Launched at the height of the Harry Potter phenomenon the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is the ultimate magical adventure. Audio edition also available read by Ian Mc Kellen.
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With his fathers dying words ringing in his ears Torak knows that time is running out. Soon the demon bear will kill again
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Man or Monster? Anne Rice reinvented the vampire legend. Discover what she's done with the werewolf myth. After a brutal attack Reuben finds himself changing. His hair is longer his skin is more sensitive & her can hear things he never could before. Now he must confront the beast within him or lose himself completely. ...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009 ' Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning ' says Thomas More 'and when you come back that night he'll be sitting on a plush cushion eating larks' tongues & all the gaolers will owe him money.' England the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust & need comes Thomas Cromwell first as Wolsey's clerk & later his successor. Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith a political genius a briber a charmer a bully a man with a delicate & deadly expertise in manipulating people & events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament & a king who fluctuates between romantic passions & murderous rages. From one of our finest living writers ' Wolf Hall' is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel one that explores the intersection of individual psychology & wider politics. With a vast array of characters & richly overflowing with incident it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society moulding itself with great passion suffering & courage. ...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009 & read by Dan Stevens star of TVs Downton Abbey. Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning says Thomas More and when you come back that night hell be sitting on a plush cushion eating larks tongues & all the gaolers will owe him money. England the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust & need comes Thomas Cromwell first as Wolseys clerk & later his successor. Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith a political genius a briber a charmer a bully a man with a delicate & deadly expertise in manipulating people & events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament & a king who fluctuates between romantic passions & murderous rages. From one of our finest living writers Wolf Hall is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel one that explores the intersection of individual psychology & wider politics. With a vast array of characters & richly overflowing with incident it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society moulding itself with great passion & suffering & courage. ...

This title is a winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009. It is a special Edition featuring Exclusive Author Interview on Bonus CD. Tudor Engl&. Henry VIII is on the throne but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is charged with securing his divorce. Into this atmosphere of distrust comes Thomas Cromwell
- a man as ruthlessly ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament & a king who fluctuates between romantic passions & murderous rages. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the author's work & as low as 30 per cent with characters & plotlines removed.
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Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009 ' Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning ' says Thomas More 'and when you come back that night he'll be sitting on a plush cushion eating larks' tongues & all the gaolers will owe him money.' England the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust & need comes Thomas Cromwell first as Wolsey's clerk & later his successor. Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith a political genius a briber a charmer a bully a man with a delicate & deadly expertise in manipulating people & events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament & a king who fluctuates between romantic passions & murderous rages. From one of our finest living writers Wolf Hall is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel one that explores the intersection of individual psychology & wider politics. With a vast array of characters & richly overflowing with incident it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society moulding itself with great passion & suffering & courage. ...