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Broke Londoner Mart's midlife crisis takes a frightening turn as he discovers the reason his pal Nick always comes out on top. Mart - who was jilted at the altar years ago by Hayley - grew up overshadowed by the womanizing Nick. Their last caper landed them in prison for insider trading, a crime for which Mart, the innocent party, received the longer sentence. And now Nick's come up with yet another wheeze - seances. Swallowing his guilt about conning the bereaved, Mart goes along with the plan.As the life-changing truth of the connection between the two men unfolds, Nick disappears inside a disused snooker hall and Mart - who is still missing Hayley - is buffeted by forces he'd never imagined.
Turn off, tune out, and drop in. It's 1968, and Stephen Sellars is struggling with his modernist crime novel, while his lead character stumbles helplessly toward a predetermined act of murder. Will Sellars be swallowed by history before he finds his voice? The answer's here on the page, read it for yourself. But the book's not about Sellars. It's about Bergman, who gets in debt and plans to get himself out by taking something that doesn't belong to him. Only, plans never work out, everybody knows that. And he ends up with blood on his hands. So it's a serious book, but Sellars is too self-conscious (and maybe too easily distracted) to go the whole hog with the mean streets bit and come up with a gripping plot. If you want something that'll leave you breathless with surprise, go ride somebody else's roller coaster. On the other hand, take a deep breath and tag along as Sellars' novel (or anti-novel) refuses to go where it's expected to go.
A 2000 year old InPOD-Distribution & Short Runan Tiger trapped in a wooden carving! Three friends, Benno, Laura and Thomas have to find the Tiger's tail to enable him to move on to the spirit world. Read what happens when they do!
Of all the enemies that our hero has shrunk away from, there was one he feared above them all. By his own admission they gave him nightmares into his dotage. It was not the French, the Spanish, the Americans or the Mexicans. It was not even the more exotic adversaries such as the Iroquois, Mahratta or Zulus. While they could all make his guts churn anxiously, the foe that really put him off his lunch were the Ashanti."You could not see them coming," he complained. "They were well armed, fought with cunning and immense savagery and above all, there were bloody thousands of the bastards."This eighth packet in the Thomas Flashman memoirs details his misadventures on the Gold Coast in Africa. It was a time when the British lion discovered that instead of being the king of the jungle, it was in fact a crumb on the lip of a far more ferocious beast. Our 'hero' is at the heart of this revelation after he is shipwrecked on that hostile shore. While waiting for passage home, he is soon embroiled in the plans of a naïve British governor who has hopelessly underestimated his foe. When he is not impersonating a missionary or chasing the local women, Flashman finds himself being trapped by enemy armies, risking execution and the worst kind of 'dismemberment, ' not to mention escaping prisons, spies, snakes, water horses (hippopotamus) and crocodiles.It is another rip-roaring Thomas Flashman adventure, which tells the true story of an extraordinary time in Africa that is now almost entirely forgotten.
How is it that our supposedly intelligent species manages to do such damage to the precious and fragile planet that we inhabit? We ought to be able to work out what is best for us. We ought to be able to think of the future. But we don't. This perverse behaviour reflects our failure to understand the human personality. We have been powerfully influenced by misguided ideas about people and about what it is that makes for human flourishing. The Earth and Us is a book about people, our impact on the natural environment and the political, economic and industrial implications - and about how we all live our lives.
The art of deception is explored and is a core theme in this book. The notion that there still is a possibility of peace, in a life that is not just black and white, but full of a variety of kinky shades, is also considered. The Jägermeister's Apprentice is really about scruffy Buddy Rioux's skirmishing odyssey. Through the eyes of Buddy Rioux, a likeable and inquisitive chap, Jonzy Wandelaar examines the concept of deception in both an innocent way and in an almost fatal way. As the novel unfurls Buddy Rioux becomes increasingly alienated. Primarily we are introduced to a disreputable character Mo and his venomous voodoo den. After that we are dragged through Morpheye's violent blue terrorist revolution. As an audience we are then challenged to think about 'why we all lie', and are thrown from a situation of childhood purity and innocent unearthing, into a hideous circumstance of disorder and discerning detection. We are subsequently flown into a colourful San Francisco fugitive settlement, and plunged into a state of horrific journalistic suppression. Together we journey into three different countries, and quite unexpectedly we end up in brutal exile in northern France. Buddy Rioux, otherwise known as 'The Jägermeister's Apprentice', can see into the darkness of the society in which we all live. Reading 'The Jägermeister's Apprentice' makes you feel like you are walking in Buddy Rioux's perilous, yet mysteriously realistic world of utter isolation.
In the late 1960s Jindalee cattle station in Western Australia is once again affected by drought. Jon Cadwallader's relationship with his troublesome neighbour, Kit Kennilworth, a fellow cattleman, disrupts his contentment as does his concern for protégé, Harry Hammond, who has returned from Vietnam a double amputee. Jon's brief return to England and his re-acquaintance with Pete, a childhood friend, and Merle, an ex-girlfriend, draws him into the complex and volatile world of the Australian nickel boom. But soon after, a terrible accident throws Jon into a dark depression in which buried memories and emotions resurface. His family life in jeopardy, an old adversary returns and takes him on a journey, a journey of rediscovery and renewal.
Imagine you lose your mind... and something's waiting to take its place. Isobel Hickey's husband, Richard, was intense, exciting and crazy, and she wants him back. But she can't have him: he died two years ago in circumstances she can't bear to remember. Now, she must keep going for her teenage children, Ben and Melissa, and her dog, Brodie. But how can she when nothing makes sense anymore? When she's haunted by ghostly footprints in the snow, and a sinister stranger who knows too much about her? When a mute old woman speaks from her death-bed, Isobel is plunged into terrifying danger, a nightmare chain of frightening events where Richard's secrets lurk and threaten her sanity. Now she must fight to save her children from an insidious evil she doesn't understand. She must uncover who, or what, is haunting her. But is she strong enough or will she succumb to its malevolent desire? "Compellingly readable, Fitful Head is a suspenseful and thrilling ghost story for our times." Caroline England, author of Beneath The Skin "Unnerving and had me jumping at sudden noises for days." KN Johnson, author of Frigid and other stories
Words to remind us that love and hope are the central things we need to go on. A joy to savour, to look and look again at a way of living, or expression, lost or mislaid by many of us.
Easter has arrived in the magical kingdom. Sir Paddy, a handsome Westie Knight, and his friends are celebrating with an Easter Parade in the Sparkle Garden. Now Sir Alfie, another Westie Knight, lives here and he has some new friends and surprises in store for everyone. Sir Paddy's squires, the five silly chicks, are always getting themselves into trouble. But that usually ends up making everyone laugh. They certainly keep Commando Kit, an elite Special Forces snail, with his troop of snails busy. Find out what the silly chicks get up to on the float in the Easter Parade and meet new friends in the magical kingdom.
Father Spyridon presents a challenge and a warning to all Christians about the growth of the kingdom of Satan. He points first to the signs of this growing kingdom before explaining how we are each attacked and manipulated by evil powers that have corrupted our world. The looming threat of a one world government is presented by this Orthodox priest with a mixture of soberness and urgency.
Hidden behind the imposing doors of Chanjori House, a story of pain, betrayal, and love.Eve, a beautiful young woman, was once in love with the charismatic Rick Forrest. But he disappeared from her life without any explanation. With no money, about to lose her home, and the added problem of her mother's advancing dementia, her future looked bleak.Chester Forrest, Rick's father, offered her a way out. If she agreed to become his wife and mistress of Chanjori House, he would fund her mother's medical bills. Why, she didn't understand, but there were no other options, so she accepted, all those years ago.Now, Rick Forrest has become a successful lawyer. He always hated his father, and even more so when the old man married Eve, the only woman Rick has ever truly loved. He vowed never to return, however, that all changes when he receives a phone call informing him his father is terminally ill.Chanjori House has been bequeathed in Trust to Rick by his late mother, so he reluctantly returns after an absence of eleven years with the prime objective of ousting gold-digger, Eve as soon as his father takes his last breath. But a life-changing event occurs, forcing Rick to seek help from an unlikely source . . . will his nemesis continue to pull the strings from beyond the grave?
This simple guide has been created to prepare you for your journey towards a calmer and more capable you. Anxiety (including panic attacks) can have such a negative impact in our lives and can prevent us from reaching our true potential.It is never too late to make a start on your road to recovery. The practice of learning and adapting is simply required.A workbook has been included to help you follow-through on the exercises suggested within. Be assured, a place of calm exists within you, it's just a matter of finding your way. Here's to your success in reclaiming your anxiety-free self!
America, 1881. The north-western frontier, where old sins cast long shadows. The consequences of Robert Rathbone's vicious betrayal of a fellow soldier, fifteen years before, resurface just as he's about to stand for the first election to be held in the new settlement of Buffalo, Wyoming. Rathbone has spent the years since leaving the army building a ruthless reputation across the American Northwest. His pursuit of power, wealth, and status are all driven by his desire to acquire the one thing that has eluded him since that earlier time, and the reason for his treachery: the love of Josie 'Sugar' Dunaway. Shadows from the past track Rathbone to Buffalo, a town where two-fisted men and street-savvy women survive by the strength of their wits, and the speed of their guns. A Dixie bounty hunter, an English nobleman's son in exile, and a cow-hand with changeable allegiances, complicate each character's pursuit of their own goal. 1881 demonstrates the power of envy and love, betrayal and revenge, set against a backdrop of the American frontier, where life is played out in the raw, and where the land and its people were transformed into an enduring country and distinct American character.
The drug fuelled all-night Mod dance scene of the Sixties is the backdrop to a secret love. Soul music the soundtrack to this intense love affair.
In "this seventh instalment in the memoirs of the Georgian rogue Thomas Flashman ... he re-joins his former comrade in arms, Thomas Cochrane, in what is intended to be a peaceful and profitable sojourn in South America. Instead, he finds himself enjoying drug-fuelled orgies in Rio, trying his hand at silver smuggling, and escaping earthquakes in Chile before being reluctantly shanghaied into the Brazilian navy. Sailing with Cochrane again, he joins the admiral in what must be one of the most extraordinary periods of his already legendary career"--Amazon.com.
Detective Inspector Reg Tombs is assigned to a serial rape investigation. All the victims have received a savage bite to their necks, and seem strangely affected, more than can be explained by just the trauma. All speak of a horrible mask, and soon the media are dubbing the rapist, the "Vampire". Reg, divorced, finds himself in the company of the severe, but excitingly beautiful company of newly transferred Detective Sergeant Stephanie Stevens. True love, and not a little lust is kindled in his loins, but overshadowing everything is the hunt for the increasingly violent "Vampire". Is he a weirdo on drugs, or is there a more sinister connection to a nearby biological warfare establishment? The net steadily closes, but the "Vampire" turns the tables, and Stephanie Stevens, set up as bait in her flat, waiting for the beat of the "Vampire's" wings, is in deadly danger - -
In this collection of thoughts and poems, Graham Stew invites you to join him in an exploration of your true nature. The illusion of being a separate person is challenged through reflections on the non-dual nature of reality. Simple language is used to point towards our true Self, through examining false beliefs and assumptions. When the individual is seen through, a sense of ease and relaxation arises, and Life simply unfolds.
Another adventure in the Heidi Fuchs series.May 1941 - the German invasion of Russia is about to begin - but first there's a death to arrange in England.Deputy Fuhrer, Rudolf Hess, flies secretly to Britain - supposedly for peace talks, but carrying in his head full details of the forthcoming German invasion of Russia. Hitler, spitting fury at this betrayal orders his death, and a top agent is dispatched in pursuit.Meanwhile in London, the happily retired Sir Freddy Villiers and his partner, female Gendarmerie officer Martine Dumont, have decided to reject any further suggestions of dangerous secret missions in occupied Europe. They have escaped unharmed from their last two excursions but think that any more would be tempting fate.Unfortunately, on this occasion they don't need to cross the Channel to find trouble. Trouble, in the shapely form of Heidi Fuchs, has just parachuted in - to find them.But surely they can expect the full support and cooperation of the British security services - after all, whose side are MI6 supposed to be on?"Utterly realistic with superb research - you live the action with the characters."
Ever wondered who you really are, and what you are doing here? This book suggests some answers. It is a collection of reflections and poems with the broad theme of Oneness and our true identity. It covers aspects of non-dual teaching, and in language which avoids the jargon which is commonly found in spiritual texts. With so many of us lost in the illusion of separateness, protecting fictitious egos, and the suffering that results, there is a need for traditional wisdom to help. Non-duality offers this wisdom, and this book may help you in your journey towards realising who you really are, and the discovery that you are already home.
Tens of thousands of civilians of many races and the British Army, together with Chinese soldiers and many Indian soldiers were forced to flee northwards in Burma in 1942. The invasion was swift and by May almost all of the country had been overrun by the Japanese. The last airfield at Myitkyina was taken in May and now the only way out was on foot through dense jungle and over high mountain ranges to India. Many did not know how far they would have to travel and where safety could be found. Many had already travelled 100's of miles from the south in the heat before the monsoon. Captain Gribble was used to working in the jungle areas in Kachin State but he would never normally have travelled in the monsoon which started as many thousands were struggling along remote tracks in the jungle which were to become waterlogged and very dangerous. Many died of illness, exhaustion and hunger. These four stories give a vivid impression of these historic journeys. One was written by the author's mother, Josephine Chapman whose journey covered over 700 miles from Rangoon to Imphal. Records of outstanding ITA rescue missions were given to the author, together with photos taken on his fraught journey by Dr Farrant Russell. This was a huge exodus about which not much is known.
The novel is a satirical, campus novel set in the recent past. It concerns the ivory towers of academe, what it is to be Non-PC in the Eighties, and a great deal of alcohol.It is December, 1985. The year is winding gently towards its close until Dr Fergus Girvan, a Classicist at Ariel University, finds his research has been stolen by the man who is also seeking to steal his daughter. But which man is, actually, the more unscrupulous of the two? And is there hope for either of them?"You have such a lovely use of language I found myself drawn into your story on that alone. Merry murder from piles and fabulous descriptions of the knee cartilage make this a joy to read." (Kelly Van Nelson, author of The Pinstripe Prisoner, long-listed for the Yeovil Literary Prize 2017) "It's really interesting how you create a sense of modern day angst that we can all relate to but set that within an academic setting relating to historical and archaic study. It's a lovely juxtaposition between two worlds and works really well." (Karl Warburton, forthcoming novel: The Taxi-Dermist)"It is good to read such fluent and entertaining writing. ... The tone is just right for the world-weary Fergus: it is always gratifying when a new character so quickly becomes familiar. ... Comedic writing often runs the risk of being anything but; however, the dry wit deployed here is sharp (indeed, Tom Sharpean) and well directed." (Jago Piran, author of YA thriller The Devil's Own Time)
It is Christmastime in the magical kingdom and the westie knights Sir Paddy and Sir Alfie celebrate the Magic of Christmas. Sir Paddy's squires, the five silly chicks, continually get into mischief with hilarious results. Luckily they are kept in check by the Special Forces elite snail Commando Kit and his troop. The Magic of Christmas sees new friends join Sir Paddy and his companions to share in the winter wonderland adventures. It may be cold in the magical kingdom but there is warmth in their hearts. Spread the joy.
Save the king from assassination or your best friend from being hanged? How do you choose? It's Halloween and Klaudia Cay uncovers the power of Katalin's Grimoire. A book so full of ancient secrets it could change the world forever. When Kat and their arch enemy, Jac, suddenly disappear, how can Klaudia tell the police they have 'Travelled' to 1645? The English Civil War is raging and it's a dangerous time for witches. The notorious Witchfinder General has just had nineteen tortured, condemned and hanged at the Assizes. Klaudia desperately needs to be 'Called' back in time by musketeer Gabriel Gubbins to save Kat and, she discovers, herself from the same terrible fate.
Danny Anders has a secret. Contrasted with his loveable image on the outside is a profound hatred harbouring within. Obsessed with a warped sense of power and control, he struggles to come to terms with his love-hate relationship with the women in his life. As the frustration and anger is nurtured inside him, a violent streak arises. Unsure on how to control and regulate his feelings, Danny yields to his 'evil' half; a half that yearns to kill. He embarks on a voyage of self-discovery and battles with his immoral inner self. But is he really in control? Can Danny stop himself from killing? Can he ever restore his life to normality?
10th-Century England is rocked by scandal when the young king is caught in bed with his wife - and her mother.Nobleman Alvar knows that securing the throne for the young and worthy prince Edgar will brand him an oath-breaker. As a fighting man, he is indispensable to the new sovereign, but his success and power gain him deadly, murderous enemies: Abbot Dunstan, banished, recalled, and in no mood to forgive; Bishop Oswald, the ambitious foreigner who will let nothing stand in his way. They must not discover Alvar's secret love for the wife of his deputy, whilst Alvar must keep her safe, and serve and protect the queen, who is in love with him and who harbours a dark secret of her own...Civil war erupts, and Alvar once again finds himself the only man capable of setting a new king upon the throne of England, an act which comes at great personal cost. His career began with a dishonourable deed to help a good king; now he must be loyal to a new king, Æthelred, whom he knows will be weak, and whose supporters have been accused of regicide. Can he bring about peace, reconcile with his enemies, and find personal happiness, whilst all the time doing his duty to his loved ones?
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Rendezvous in Madrid The second adventure in the Heidi Fuchs seriesJune 1940 - Britain stands alone. facing overwhelming oddsRetired civil servant and accidental secret agent, Sir Freddy Villiers, should have had no hope against a Nazi killer like Heidi Fuchs. In fact he and his colleague, Gendarme Capitaine Martine Dumont, were lucky to survive their recent encounter. But their last glimpse of her, as they fled the scene, convinced them she was dead.This time it's going to be different, General de Gaulle has given them his personal assurance: they won't be in any danger - just a quick trip to collect some information, before the French surrender is formally signed and the Germans take control.It's all arranged, the transport has been laid on and their contact expects them. It's exactly the sort of undemanding job that would suit a retired and cultivated gentleman, hoping only to avoid boredom.It was difficult to see what could possibly go wrong."A cracking follow on to Rendezvous in Paris - just what I'd hoped for."
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