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'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' Observer

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'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES 'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND 'An astonishing tour de force’ SPECTATOR Shortlisted for the HWA Nonfiction Crown Award Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize From Peter Marshall, winner of the 2018 Wolfson Prize, Storm’s Edge is a new history of the Orkney Islands that delves deep into island politics, folk beliefs and community memory on the geographical edge of Britain. Peter Marshall was born in Orkney. His ancestors were farmers and farm labourers on the northern island of Sanday – where, in 1624, one of them was murdered by a witch. In an expansive and enthralling historical account, Marshall looks afresh at a small group of islands that has been treated as a mere footnote, remote and peripheral, and in doing so invites us to think differently about key events of British history. With Orkney as our point of departure, Marshall traverses three dramatic centuries of religious, political and economic upheaval: a time when what we think of as modern Scotland, and then modern Britain, was being forged and tested. Storm's Edge is a magisterial history, a fascinating cultural study ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Už v 19. století představoval Tibet a jeho hlavní město Lhasa, ležící téměř tři kilometry nad mořem, pro mnohé cestovatele ten nejvytouženější cíl. Vábení tajemné země i její strategický význam vedly odhodlané cestovatele z viktoriánské Británie, carského Ruska, Ameriky a řady dalších zemí světa k tomu, aby se zas a znova a bez ohledu na neochotu, ba až odpor Tibeťanů pokoušeli do této izolované oblasti proniknout. Osudy oněch nejrůznějších dobrodruhů, mystiků, horolezců a misionářů líčí britský novinář, historik a spisovatel Peter Hopkirk poutavě a čtivě. Popisuje rovněž, jakými způsoby se Čína odjakživa snažila na "střeše světa" udržet a prosadit zde svůj vliv, což vyvrcholilo čínskou invazí v 50. letech 20. století. V krátkém doslovu Hopkirk aktualizuje text pojednáním o dnešním Tibetu - okupovaném dodnes Číňany.

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Secret Service od společnosti Klarstein je bezchybná stropní digestoř v černém designovém vzhledu. Diskrétní služba - výrazný design. Se svými vzácnými materiály je stropní digestoř nejen efektivní, ale i stylová. Černé zařízení na stropě z lesklého saténového skla odsává neviditelnou silou kouř a nepříjemné výpary při vaření. Se třemi úrovněmi výkonu je zařízení Klarstein Secret Service vybavené pro jakkoliv silné pachy z vaření a výpary, k dispozici je výkon maximálně 800 m3/h. Zařízení lze pomocí nastavitelného časovače nastavit i po vaření. Kvůli ochraně vnitřního prostoru stropní digestoře a výfukového potrubí před znečištěním má zařízení Secret Service od společnosti Klarstein dva vyměnitelné tukové filtry z hliníku. Ty se dají jednoduše vymýt v myčce nádobí nebo pomocí rozpouštědla tuků. Všechna nastavení mohou být ovládány buď přes dotykový panel, nebo pomocí dálkového ovladače. Čtyři LED světla Digestoř osvětlí a poskytují kuchařům dobré světlo. Stropní digestoř Klarstein Secret Service velmi účinně eliminuje výpary a přitom osvětlí kuchyňský prostor ze stropu.

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Když se okolním vzduchem táhnou nepříjemné zápachy, Klarstein posílá svou Secret Service do bezchybné služby stropní digestoře v bílém designovém vzhledu. Diskrétní v obsluze - nápadný designově. S ušlechtilými materiály nevykonává stropní digestoř svou práci jen efektivně, ale i stylově. Jako bílé jezírko z třpytivého saténového skla se vyjímá na stropě a s neviditelnou silou odsává nebezpečné obláčky kouře a dotěrné výpary. S třemi výkonnostními stupni se Klarstein Secret Service zbaví každého zápachu a vzniku výparů při vaření. Přitom má k dispozici odsávací výkon maximálně 800 m3/h. Důkladnou službu provede na přání dodatečně nastavením časovače. Na ochranu vnitřní části digestoře a odpadního kanálu před nečistotami má Secret Service od společnosti Klarstein dva vyměnitelné filtry mastnot vyrobené z hliníku. Tyto lze snadno vyčistit v myčce nebo prostředkem na odstraňování mastnot. Všechny funkce lze ovládat buď přes dotykový panel, nebo pomocí dálkového ovládání. Čtyři LED světla zviditelní Digestoř a umožňují kuchařům pohodlné nahlédnutí do hrnců. Nenápadně nápadné: Klarstein Secret Service digestoř má se zaručenou účinností licenci k odstranění výparů a přitom na vše dohlíží ze stropu. Dostupné barvy: bílá, černá (produkt 10030277).

Objev podobné jako Klarstein Secret Service, digestoř, 110 cm, stropní, 800 m³/h, sklo, LED, bílá

Secret Service od společnosti Klarstein je bezchybná stropní digestoř v černém designovém vzhledu. Diskrétní služba - výrazný design. Se svými vzácnými materiály je stropní digestoř nejen efektivní, ale i stylová. Černé zařízení na stropě z lesklého saténového skla odsává neviditelnou silou kouř a nepříjemné výpary při vaření. Se třemi úrovněmi výkonu je zařízení Klarstein Secret Service vybavené pro jakkoliv silné pachy z vaření a výpary, k dispozici je výkon maximálně 800 m3/h. Zařízení lze pomocí nastavitelného časovače nastavit i po vaření. Kvůli ochraně vnitřního prostoru stropní digestoře a výfukového potrubí před znečištěním má zařízení Secret Service od společnosti Klarstein dva vyměnitelné tukové filtry z hliníku. Ty se dají jednoduše vymýt v myčce nádobí nebo pomocí rozpouštědla tuků. Všechna nastavení mohou být ovládány buď přes dotykový panel, nebo pomocí dálkového ovladače. Čtyři LED světla Digestoř osvětlí a poskytují kuchařům dobré světlo. Stropní digestoř Klarstein Secret Service velmi účinně eliminuje výpary a přitom osvětlí kuchyňský prostor ze stropu.

Objev podobné jako Klarstein Secret Service, digestoř, 110 cm, stropní, 800 m³/h, sklo, LED, černá

Když se okolním vzduchem táhnou nepříjemné zápachy, Klarstein posílá svou Secret Service do bezchybné služby stropní digestoře v bílém designovém vzhledu. Diskrétní v obsluze - nápadný designově. S ušlechtilými materiály nevykonává stropní digestoř svou práci jen efektivně, ale i stylově. Jako bílé jezírko z třpytivého saténového skla se vyjímá na stropě a s neviditelnou silou odsává nebezpečné obláčky kouře a dotěrné výpary. S třemi výkonnostními stupni se Klarstein Secret Service zbaví každého zápachu a vzniku výparů při vaření. Přitom má k dispozici odsávací výkon maximálně 800 m3/h. Důkladnou službu provede na přání dodatečně nastavením časovače. Na ochranu vnitřní části digestoře a odpadního kanálu před nečistotami má Secret Service od společnosti Klarstein dva vyměnitelné filtry mastnot vyrobené z hliníku. Tyto lze snadno vyčistit v myčce nebo prostředkem na odstraňování mastnot. Všechny funkce lze ovládat buď přes dotykový panel, nebo pomocí dálkového ovládání. Čtyři LED světla zviditelní Digestoř a umožňují kuchařům pohodlné nahlédnutí do hrnců. Nenápadně nápadné: Klarstein Secret Service digestoř má se zaručenou účinností licenci k odstranění výparů a přitom na vše dohlíží ze stropu. Dostupné barvy: bílá, černá (produkt 10030277).

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An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth?Or that wolves can alter the course of a river?Or that earthworms control wild boar populations?The natural world is a web of intricate connections, many of which go unnoticed by humans. But it is these connections that maintain nature’s finely balanced equilibrium.Drawing on the latest scientific discoveries and decades of experience as a forester, Peter Wohlleben shows us how different animals, plants, rivers, rocks and weather systems cooperate, and what''s at stake when these delicate systems are unbalanced. ‘Peter Wohlleben doesn''t merely look, he sees. Let''s all learn as much from him as we can, and quickly’ Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows

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One of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London. Stretching once as far east as Dartford, much of the network south-east of the river – inherited from the London County Council – survived World War II and remained operational until the process of conversion – ‘Operation Tramaway' – commenced in 1950. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

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The North East is a region of great geographic, economic and social contrasts. Peter Tucker presents a fascinating photographic survey of the region’s current bus and coach scene. From the urban streets of Billingham, Blyth, Darlington, Philadelphia and Newcastle to the gentler areas of Belford, Edmondsley, Norton and Ryhope, plus everything in between, Peter Tucker has produced a valuable photographic record of the modern bus scene. Featuring Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach, plus various independent operators including Borders Buses, Scarlet Band and Weardale, full coverage is given to County Durham, Northumberland, Teesside and Tyne and Wear. This book will be of immense interest to bus enthusiasts and those with an interest in the North East.

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You''ve already broken codes in Sinclair McKay''s bestselling Bletchley Park Brainteasers, now it''s time to pit your wits against the secret heroes of MI5 and MI6 and find out if YOU have what it takes to be a spy!If you cracked the GCHQ Puzzle Book and followed the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, you MUST show off your James Bond credentials with Secret Service Brainteasers. . .Whether you have linguistic flair, an instinct for technology or good old common sense, pit your wits against some of the greatest minds of our time with ingenious brainteasers including secret languages, sabotage themed brain bogglers, deadly countdowns and hidden codes.Weaving astonishing stories of the men and women who operate from the shadows, the secret heroes and heroines of MI5 and MI6 who have faced extraordinary and terrifying challenges and a wide range of mind twisting puzzles, Secret Service Brainteasers will test your mental agility to discover: Do YOU have what it takes to be a spy?

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For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This classic book tells the story of the Great Game through the exploits of the young officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it. Disguised as holy men or native horse-traders, they mapped secret passes, gathered intelligence and sought the allegiance of powerful khans. Some never returned. The violent repercussions of the Great Game are still convulsing Central Asia today.

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''Beautiful written and elegiac . . . a masterpiece'' Damien Lewis, author of multiple Sunday Times Bestsellers''Riveting, original and scrupulously researched'' Richard J Aldrich, author of GCHQ''Phenomenal . . . genuinely pioneering, undoubtedly necessary and a great read'' Rory Cormac, author of How to Stage a CoupSince the inception of the Secret Service Bureau back in 1909, women have worked at the very heart of British secret intelligence - yet their contributions have been all but written out of history. Now, drawing on private and previously-classified documents, leading historian Claire Hubbard-Hall brings their gripping true stories to life.From encoding orders and decrypting enemy messages to penning propaganda and infiltrating organisations, the women of British intelligence played a pivotal role in both the First and Second World Wars. Prepare to meet the true custodians of Britain''s military secrets, from Kathleen Pettigrew, personal assistant to the Chief of MI6 Stewart Menzies, who late in life declared ''I was Miss Moneypenny, but with more power'', to Jane Archer, the very first female MI5 officer who raised suspicions about the Soviet spy Kim Philby long before he was officially unmasked and Winifred Spink, the first female officer ever sent to Russia in 1916. In ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Lady Georgiana Rannoch juggles secret missions from the Queen, her beau, and her mother in this mystery in the Royal Spyness series.When royal sleuth Georgie Rannoch receives a letter from her dearest friend Belinda, who''s in an Italian villa awaiting the birth of her illegitimate baby, she yearns to run to her side. If only she could find a way to get there! But then opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way-her cousin the queen asks her to attend a house party in the Italian Lake Country. The Prince of Wales and the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding.What luck! A chance to see Belinda, even if it is under the guise of stopping unwanted nuptials. Only that''s as far as Georgie''s fortune takes her. She soon discovers that she attended finishing school with the hostess of the party-and the hatred they had for each other then has barely dimmed. Plus, she needs to hide Belinda''s delicate condition from the other guests. And her dashing beau, Darcy''s (naturally) working undercover on a dangerous mission. Then her actress mother shows up, with a not-so-little task to perform. With all ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Great photographs of locomotives on the East of England railways in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions.

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Join the Peter Rabbit Club! Shhh - it''s TOP SECRET! Learn all about how Peter, Lily and Benjamin earned their secret treehouse and what it takes to be a member of the club, with gadgets codes, great escapes and more. Play the games, colour the pictures and stick the stickers to win your puzzle skills award.

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The follow up to the best-selling The Secretife of Plants, The Secretife of Nature is an astonishing account of the role of spiritualists and scientists in revealing the hidden mysteries of the physical world: fairies, spirits and gnomes. Drawing on recent scientific research, as well as accounts by clairvoyants and naturalists, Peter Tompkins unveils the hitherto unproved sources of energy that power our planet. Bringing together the beliefs and discoveries of the New Science and the New Age, The Secretife of Nature radically transforms how readers perceive and treat the natural world around them.

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When royal sleuth Georgie Rannoch receives a letter from her dearest friend Belinda, who''s in an Italian villa awaiting the birth of her illegitimate baby, she yearns to run to her side. If only she could find a way to get there! But then opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way - her cousin the queen asks her to attend a house party in the Italian Lake Country. The Prince of Wales and the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding.

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''Groundbreaking'' Sunday Times''Beautifully written and elegiac . . . a masterpiece'' Damien Lewis, Sunday Times bestselling authorSince the inception of the Secret Service Bureau back in 1909, women have worked at the very heart of British secret intelligence - yet their contributions have been all but written out of history. From encoding orders and decrypting enemy messages to penning propaganda and infiltrating organisations, the women of British intelligence played a pivotal role in both the First and Second World Wars. These true custodians of Britain''s military secrets include Kathleen Pettigrew, personal assistant to the Chief of MI6 Stewart Menzies, who late in life declared ''I was Miss Moneypenny, but with more power'', to Jane Archer, the very first female MI5 officer who raised suspicions about the Soviet spy Kim Philby long before he was officially unmasked and Winifred Spink, the first female officer ever sent to Russia in 1916. Drawing on private and previously classified documents, Hubbard-Hall rescues these women from obscurity, bringing their gripping stories to life to provide a definitive account of women''s contributions to the history of the intelligence services.''A fascinating history of the pivotal role played by women in the British intelligence services. A hugely enjoyable ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The definitive guide to seeing the very best of the East of England under paddle power.Dotted with idyllic islands, picturesque villages and beautiful coastline, the East of England boasts a multitude of options for paddlers – if you know where to look. From the spectacular Norfolk Broads to beautiful Mersea Island and the tranquil River Cam, Paddle the East of England is the complete guide to the best paddles along the rivers, inshore waters and estuaries of these varied landscapes.Written by the team who run East of England Paddlesports (the UK’s largest paddlesports group to be affiliated to Paddle UK), this guide covers all regions of the East of England:- Essex, including Blackwater, Two Tree Island, Southend Pier, Osea Island, Mersea and Maldon- Suffolk, including Pin Mill, Shingle Street and Sudbury- Norfolk, including the Dilham Canal, Rockland Broad, Buxton Mill, and Brancaster Staithe- Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, including the River Cam, Grantchester Meadows, River Ouse, Bishops Stortford and River Lee NavigationsFrom short paddles to longer expeditions, this book includes excursions for all levels of ability, with most well suited to canoe, kayak and paddleboard. Responsible paddling is covered thoroughly, with a guide to safety equipment and how to use it ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Identifies and narrates 40 sieges of the city that was Byzantion, then Constantinople and now Istanbul.

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From the outset of the twentieth century, Egyptian and Indian leaders understood their movements for self-determination as linked and part of a shared project. Following World War I, as connections between the Middle East and South Asia proliferated, Egypt and India lay squarely at the heart of increasingly complex and multilateral relations. East of Empire traces how anticolonial nationalism gained momentum across the East and documents the friendships, rivalries, cultural exchanges, and shifting political alliances that came to animate the interwar project of Easternism: a cosmopolitan vision of the world whose center of gravity lay beyond Europe, in the great city of Cairo. Erin O'Halloran offers a compelling new account of the era immediately preceding decolonization and the epochal partitions of India and Palestine. Alongside well-known figures like Mohandas K. Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Saad Zaghlul, she introduces less familiar but no less intriguing personalities: feminists, diplomats, and poets; surrealists, socialists and spies. Each dreamed, wrote, organized and fought for the liberation of the East—a space universally evoked, though seemingly impossible to pin down. Drawing on a broad cross-section of Indian, Arab, British, and European sources, East of Empire transcends archival partitions to tell a powerful and nearly forgotten set ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A provocative reinterpretation of the tumultuous late 1970s and early 1980s in the Middle EastIn the latter half of the twentieth century, a revolutionary idea promised to upend the global order. Anti-imperialist militancy, bolstered by international solidarity, would lead to not only the national liberation of oppressed peoples but universal emancipation, shattering the division between the prosperous nations of the capitalist West and the poorer countries of the Global South. The idea was Third Worldism, and among others it inspired struggles in Iran and Palestine. By the early 1980s, however, progressive visions of independence and freedom had fallen to the reality of an oppressive Islamic theocracy in Iran, while the Palestinian Revolution had been eclipsed by civil war in Lebanon, Israeli aggression and intra-Arab conflict. This thought-provoking volume explores the dramatic decline of Third Worldism in the Middle East. It reveals the lived realities of the time by focusing on the key protagonists – from student activists to guerrilla fighters, and from volunteer nurses to militant intellectuals – and juxtaposes the Iranian and Palestinian cases to offer a riveting re-examination of this defining era. Ultimately, it challenges us to reassess how we view the end of the long 1960s, prompting ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today'' – Michael Burleigh, author of The Third ReichIn Blood on the Snow, Robert Service returns to the subject that has formed the backbone of his long and distinguished career: the Russian Revolution.For Service, the great unanswered question is how to reconcile the two vital narratives that underpin the extraordinary but troubled events of 1917. One puts the blame squarely on Tsar Nicholas II and on Alexander Kerensky’s provisional government that deposed him. The other is the view from the bottom, that of the workers and peasants who wanted democratic socialism, not the Bolshevik dictatorship imposed by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and his successors.Service''s vivid and revisionist account spans the period from the outbreak of the First World War to Lenin’s death in 1924. In it, he reveals that key seeds of the revolution were sown by the Tsar''s decision to join the war against Germany in 1914. He shows with brutal clarity how those events played out, eventually leading to the establishment of the totalitarian Soviet regime, which would endure for the next seven decades.Nicholas II, Kerensky and Lenin are to the fore, but Service enriches ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Under the guise of a starting-over story, this novel deals with subtle racism today, overt racism in the past, and soul-searching about what to do about it in everyday living. East of Troost''s fictional narrator has moved back to her childhood home in a neighborhood that is now mostly Black and vastly changed by an expressway that displaced hundreds of families. It is the area located east of Troost Avenue, an invisible barrier created in the early 1900s to keep the west side of Kansas City white, ''safely'' cordoned off from the Black families on the east side. When the narrator moves back to her old neighborhood in pursuit of a sense of home, she deals with crime, home repair, and skepticism - what is this middle-aged white woman doing here, living alone? Supported by a wise neighbor, a stalwart dog, and the local hardware store, we see her navigate her adult world while we get glimpses of author Ellen Barker''s real life there as a teenager in the sixties, when white families were fleeing and Black families moving in - and sometimes back out when met with hatred and violence. A regional story with universal themes, East of Troost ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Celebrate the 120th Anniversary of our favourite furry friend with this brand-new picture book edition of Beatrix Potter''s original classic story of Peter Rabbit.Peter Rabbit loves the yummy vegetables he finds in Mr McGregor''s garden, the only problem is: Mr McGregor doesn''t want Peter to get his paws on his crops!One of Beatrix Potter''s most popular and well-loved tales, this special picture-book edition features the original text in full, along with Potter''s beautifully engaging illustrations in a new large format. A great gift for little readers and a perfect introduction to the wonderful world of Beatrix Potter! Look out for other stories in the world of Peter Rabbit, including:Peter Rabbit: My First Classic LibraryThe World of Peter Rabbit - The Complete Collection of Original TalesThe Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit

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''A gripping thriller'' Sunday Times''Imaginative and unexpected'' The Times''A cracking, uber-topical spy thriller'' Financial Times''Enthralling and fast-moving... the stuff headlines are made of'' Daily Mail_______________________________The world is on the brink of crisis. The Cold War is playing out once more on the global stage.The Worlds'' governments will do whatever it takes to stay at the top... To those who don''t really know her, Kate Henderson''s life must seem perfectly ordinary. But she is in fact a senior MI6 officer, who right now is nursing the political equivalent of a nuclear bomb.Kate''s most recent mission has yielded the startling intelligence that the British Prime Minister has cancer - and that one of the leading candidates to replace him may be a Russian agent of influence.Up against the clock to uncover the Russian mole, Kate risks everything to get to the truth. But with her reputation to uphold, her family hanging by a thread and a leadership election looming, she is quickly running out of options, and out of time.Secret Service is a fresh-from-the-headlines thriller for fans of Homeland, Crisis and The Bodyguard.The next two thrilling instalments in the Kate Henderson series, DOUBLE AGENT and TRIPLE CROSS, are available now.

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The north-east of England – Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside – has witnessed many grisly and tragic events over the centuries and it is no surprise that it is one of the most haunted parts of the country. In Ghosts of the North East paranormal investigator Rob Kirkup examines some of the region’s most interesting ghostly stories. Newcastle’s Norman Castle Keep has many such tales, the best known of which is of the ‘Poppy Girl’ who haunts a condemned cell. Durham Castle has many ghostly legends and further afield in Northumberland, Chillingham Castle is infamous as the haunt of the torturer John Sage, who would maim, torture and kill Scottish prisoners within the twelfth-century fortress. These tales of hauntings and other paranormal experiences in the North East are accompanied by illustrations of places featured in the text. They will fascinate all those interested in the story of ghosts in this region of England as well as those who wish to know more about its history.

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A party of swashbuckingly evil pirates. Two rival spies. One fake marriage. What could possibly go wrong . . . Find out in the riotously funny and joyfully romantic third book in The Dangerous Damsels collectionWhen rumours circulate that a group of dastardly pirates plan to assassinate the Queen, Alice is immediately assigned to the case.However she won't be working alone.Enter Daniel Bixby. Unflappable master spy and Alice's greatest rival.Together they must assume the identity of husband and wife in order to infiltrate a perilous pirate party.Alice is determined to remain professional. This is work after all. But when an attraction starts to grow there may be more at stake than just the throne . . .

Objev podobné jako The Secret Service of Tea and Treason - India Holton

A Lancia Spyder with its hood down tore past him, cut in cheekily across his bonnet and pulled away, the sexy boom of its twin exhausts echoing back at him. It was a girl driving, a girl with a shocking pink scarf tied round her hair. And if there was one thing that set James Bond really moving, it was being passed at speed by a pretty girl.When Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self-destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in the world—Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. In the snow-bound fastness of his Alpine base, Blofeld is conducting research that could threaten the safety of the world. To thwart the evil genius, Bond must get himself and the vital information he has gathered out of the base and keep away from SPECTRE’s agents.—Goodreads.

Objev podobné jako On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Ian Fleming

The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith’s three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in 2020.The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith’s three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in 2020.Peter Godfrey-Smith, the scuba-diving philosopher, examined the evolution of sentience in Other Minds. In Metazoa he asked how that consciousness shaped and was shaped by animal bodies. Now, in Living on Earth, he takes that line of questioning a step further, asking, how has life shaped and been shaped by our planet?He visits the largest living stromatolite fields, examples of how cyanobacteria began belching oxygen into the atmosphere as they converted carbon dioxide and water into living matter using the sun''s light. The extraordinary increase in oxygen in the atmosphere resulted in an explosion in the diversity of life. And so began a riotous tangle of coevolution between plants and animals, as each changed the environment around them allowing others to utilise these new ecosystems and thus new species to evolve. From cyanobacteria, through algae on to ferns or trees ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Living on Earth - Peter Godfrey-Smith

It''s the 4th of May, two days before the (actual) coronation of King Charles the 3rd and the world''s favourite spy has his work cut out for him. Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Aethelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson. Can Bond dismantle his shady plans and defeat his privately-hired team of mercenaries?

Objev podobné jako On His Majesty's Secret Service - Charlie Higson

The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in 2020.The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in 2020.Peter Godfrey-Smith, the scuba-diving philosopher, examined the evolution of sentience in Other Minds. In Metazoa he asked how that consciousness shaped and was shaped by animal bodies. Now, in Living on Earth, he takes that line of questioning a step further, asking, how has life shaped and been shaped by our planet?He visits the largest living stromatolite fields, examples of how cyanobacteria began belching oxygen into the atmosphere as they converted carbon dioxide and water into living matter using the sun's light.The extraordinary increase in oxygen in the atmosphere resulted in an explosion in the diversity of life. And so began a riotous tangle of coevolution between plants and animals, as each changed the environment around them allowing others to utilise these new ecosystems and thus new species to evolve. From cyanobacteria, through algae on to ferns or trees or ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Living on Earth - Peter Godfrey-Smith

**WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021****A FINANCIAL TIMES, I PAPER AND STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR**''In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal Green, to melancholy islands and surprisingly lively ossuaries . . . a considered and moving book on the timely subject of how the dead are remembered, and how they go on working below the surface of our lives.'' - Hilary Mantel''Ross is a wonderfully evocative writer, deftly capturing a sense of place and history, while bringing a deep humanity to his subject. He has written a delightful book.'' - The Guardian''The pages burst with life and anecdote while also examining our relationship with remembrance.'' - Financial Times (best travel books of 2020)''Among the year''s most surprising "sleeper" successes is A Tomb with a View. In a year with so much death, it may have initially seemed a hard sell, but the author''s humanity has instead acted as a beacon of light in the darkness.'' -The Sunday Times''Fascinating . . . Ross makes a likeably idiosyncratic guide and one finishes the book feeling strangely optimistic about the inevitable.'' - The ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako A Tomb With a View – The Stories & Glories of Graveyards - Peter Ross

This textbook provides an exciting new addition to the area of network science featuring a stronger and more methodical link of models to their mathematical origin and explains how these relate to each other with special focus on epidemic spread on networks. The content of the book is at the interface of graph theory, stochastic processes and dynamical systems. The authors set out to make a significant contribution to closing the gap between model development and the supporting mathematics. This is done by:Summarising and presenting the state-of-the-art in modeling epidemics on networks with results and readily usable models signposted throughout the book;Presenting different mathematical approaches to formulate exact and solvable models;Identifying the concrete links between approximate models and their rigorous mathematical representation;Presenting a model hierarchy and clearly highlighting the links between model assumptions and model complexity;Providing a reference source for advanced undergraduate students, as well as doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and academic experts who are engaged in modeling stochastic processes on networks;Providing software that can solve differential equation models or directly simulate epidemics on networks.Replete with numerous diagrams, examples, instructive exercises, and online access to simulation algorithms and readily usable code, this book will appeal to a wide spectrum of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Mathematics of Epidemics on Networks - Istvan Z. Kiss, Peter L. Simon, Joel C. Miller

It''s the 4th of May, two days before the (actual) coronation of King Charles the 3rd and the world''s favourite spy has his work cut out for him. Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson. Can Bond dismantle his shady plans and defeat his privately-hired team of mercenaries?

Objev podobné jako On His Majesty's Secret Service - Charlie Higson

The ultimate field guide to the birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.With a range of habitats from mountain forests and wetland basins to the great, sweeping savannas, East Africa is one of the world''s great wildlife travel destinations, and it has an avifauna of staggering diversity to match. This includes many regional endemics and scarcities, some of which have very small and vulnerable ranges, plus a host of Palearctic visitors in the northern winter.This comprehensive field guide describes and illustrates 1,448 species, including all the resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Featuring 289 colour plates with more than 3,500 images, it depicts all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. The species accounts are accompanied by accurate distribution maps, while the introductory sections include information on conservation and maps of important bird areas in the region.Now in its second edition, this book is an indispensable guide for the visiting birdwatcher. It is also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region. Birds of East Africa is a true must-have for anyone birding in the region.

Objev podobné jako Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa - John Fanshawe, Terry Stevenson

This is the 5th edition of the IET''s Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.This Code of Practice provides guidance on in-service inspection and testing to determine whether electrical equipment is safe for continued use. Duty-holders are required by law to consider the risks associated with the use of electrical equipment. The Code underpins the need to conduct inspection and testing of electrical equipment by considering the risks the equipment is exposed to and the environment it is used in, in addition to the skill level of the user. It applies to all workplaces and also some types of rented accommodation.This 5th Edition reinforces the necessity to establish and conduct appropriate safety checks, taking into account current working practices and legal requirements.Among some of the changes in this edition are:the requirements for electrical safety managementguidance on how to conduct a risk assessmenttesting needed to ensure safety in continued usechanges to acceptable test result limits and a new hierarchy of testsinclusion of ES1 and ES2 to reflect the changes to product standardsguidance on the new product classificationsupdated standard referencesrevised model forms.The core purpose of this Code of Practice is to help achieve high standards of electrical safety ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment - The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Dog-loving Scotsman Peter MacQueen is embarking on an extraordinary adventure, guided by some of the most iconic, spirited and lovable dogs to ever leave their pawprints on Scotland's history. From the sheep-covered hills of the Borders to the windswept and majestic Isle of Skye, Peter dives into the world of Scotland's most celebrated breeds with his new book Tails of Scotland: The Story of Scottish Dogs.For a small country, Scotland has a remarkable number of native breeds of dogs - each chapter is a journey of discovery, revealing the history, traits and distinct personalities of twelve distinct Scottish dogs. From the regal Scottish Deerhound, the gentle giant of the glens, to the mischievous West Highland Terrier stealing hearts (and socks!) across the country, Peter meets the people who adore them and uncovers what makes each breed a perfect fit for its place - and its people.Whether he's watching a Border Collie command its flock or exploring the inquisitive spirit and unique charm of a Dandie Dinmont, Peter unearths the traditions that make these dogs an integral part of Scotland's heritage.Packed with lively storytelling, stunning photography of dogs in Scotland's breathtaking landscapes, and practical tips for both current and future owners, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Tails of Scotland - Peter MacQueen

Excellent photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around the East Midlands during the transitional period when modern traction worked alongside steam engines.

Objev podobné jako East Midlands Railways - Peter Tuffrey

Explore how music has changed our world through 50 pieces across classical, folk and world traditions with BBC presenter Tom Service, in this official Radio 3 compendium. Music transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral tradition, musical notation and recordings in a chain of connection that spans the globe, across the millennia.A History of the World in 50 Pieces follows that chain, collating 50 pieces of classical music that reflect our changing politics, social structures and technological development, and how composers, musicians and listeners have shaped those currents of history. From Bach to Beethoven, Songlines to Saariaho, Hildegard of Bingen to the Happy Birthday song, Tom Service offers a fresh take on pieces that many of us think we know, and many more we might not. With each short, sharp analysis, he expands the typical canon and tests the boundaries of what we understand to be ‘classical music’ – or even music at all, such as the sounds of the earth’s rotation, and the songs of humpback whales.An official BBC Radio 3 publication, A History of the World in 50 Pieces is a book for anyone curious about the power ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako A History of the World in 50 Pieces - Tom Service

Great photographs of locomotives on railways in the North East of England in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions.

Objev podobné jako North East Steam 1948-1968 - Peter Tuffrey

The ultimate field guide to the birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.With a range of habitats from mountain forests and wetland basins to the great, sweeping savannas, East Africa is one of the world''s great wildlife travel destinations, and it has an avifauna of staggering diversity to match. This includes many regional endemics and scarcities, some of which have very small and vulnerable ranges, plus a host of Palearctic visitors in the northern winter.This comprehensive field guide describes and illustrates 1,448 species, including all the resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Featuring 289 colour plates with more than 3,500 images, it depicts all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. The species accounts are accompanied by accurate distribution maps, while the introductory sections include information on conservation and maps of important bird areas in the region.Now in its second edition, this book is an indispensable guide for the visiting birdwatcher. It is also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region. Birds of East Africa is a true must-have for anyone birding in the region.

Objev podobné jako Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa - John Fanshawe, Terry Stevenson

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the Arab uprisings of 2010–11 left indelible imprints on the Middle East. Yet, these events have not reshaped the region as pundits once predicted. With this volume, top experts on the region offer wide-ranging considerations of the characteristics, continuities, and discontinuities of the contemporary Middle East, addressing topics from international politics to political Islam, hip hop to human security. This book engages six themes to understand the contemporary Middle East—the spread of sectarianism, abandonment of principles of state sovereignty, the lack of a regional hegemonic power, increased Saudi-Iranian competition, decreased regional attention to the Israel-Palestine conflict, and fallout from the Arab uprisings—as well as offers individual country studies. With analysis from historians, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists, and up-to-date discussions of the Syrian Civil War, impacts of the Trump presidency, and the 2020 uprisings in Lebanon, Algeria, and Sudan, this book will be an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the current state of the region.

Objev podobné jako The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval

“Beauties blossom aplenty in this welcome volume. The Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett can’t fail to captivate the minds and hearts of young readers and even, perhaps, plant some seeds there.”—Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, co-founder of Children’s Literature New England???? “The gray drudgery of industrial Manchester, England, contrasts with the vivid floral hues of Burnett’s gardens in stunning illustrations that perfectly pair with the book’s timeless message: ‘hope is never far for those who can imagine.’”—Foreword Reviews, Starred ReviewSecret gardens, hidden gates, flowering passageways. A picture book biography of Frances Hodgson Burnett''s winding and captivating life.??Frances Hodgson Burnett—best known for writing The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and The Little Princess—had a difficult childhood, losing her father when she was very young and moving with her family from England to Tennessee in hopes of a better life.She’d been making up stories her entire life but didn’t try to write professionally until she was a teenager to help feed her family. Her first submissions to a magazine were published and she eventually became well known all over the world. This is Hodgson Burnett’s life story, told in lyrical prose evoking some of the same magic of her own stories.Additional ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett - Angelica Shirley Carpenter

Prose poems and flash fictions revealing the heart-wrenching, absurd, life-changing nature of living through Covid, political chaos, and personal upheaval. Peter Conners’ unique blend of prose poetry, flash fiction, and other spare poetic forms pays witness to the heart-wrenching, absurd, life-changing nature of surviving a global pandemic during one of the most politically and culturally divisive times in American history. As a divorced father living in a blended family with 4 children, navigating a new marriage, and also caring for elderly parents, pandemic restrictions and their attendant scary weirdness hit hard. After a decade of publishing highly regarded nonfiction books about music and counterculture, Conners knew that only poetry could do these strange days justice. The result is Conners’ first prose poetry collection in a dozen years. Moving from raw personal poems like “One of you went” and “My father wanders” to overt political rants “The beaches are filled” and “Welcome to the last” to comically absurd flash fictions like “Superhero” and “Hello, my name is Larry” to meditations on relationships (“A small house;” “The old husband”) and spirituality (“If each martyr;” “Love everyone”), Conners strikes all the rich notes that illustrate our humanity, desire for love and connection, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Beyond the Edge of Suffering - Peter Conners

When Susan Sontag first proposed the idea of an "ecology of images," she meant it as an exhortation to be vigilant against the vast surplus of pictures threatening our ability to truly see. Today, beyond the deep anxieties over a diminishing attention economy, concern focuses on the environmental cost of storing and circulating the digital images that confront us with unprecedented speed.Against the disposable rapidity demanded by digital media, Peter Szendy emphasizes the labor and time required for images to develop and come into view. This inquisitive essay takes us from mimicry in the animal kingdom to the history of the shadow, Pliny’s story about the birth of painting to Nabokov’s butterflies, the first use of slo-mo in film to the first aerial photograph.Praise for Peter Szendy:"From book to book, Peter Szendy is in the process of constructing one of the most singular philosophical oeuvres of our time."- Laurent de Sutter, Focus vif"A writer of exquisite sensitivity and wit, as well as of impeccable clarity."- Gil Anidjar, Columbia University

Objev podobné jako For an Ecology of Images - Peter Szendy

Peter Vardy’s much acclaimed introduction to the study of ideas about God – now revised and updated.A clear, well-written guide to philosophical thinking about God. Starting with the question of what it means to say we believe in God, and looking at the nature of truth, Peter Vardy goes on to examine ideas about God and their influence on Christian thinking.Peter Vardy takes the reader through the arguments, using amusing illustrations and analogies. He writes for the lay person or student, not assuming any specialist knowledge, and not imposing any particular view.‘This is about the best elementary textbook in the philosophy of God I have come across… an extremely useful book.’Hugh Meynell, The Tablet‘This is a masterpiece of coherence. Step by step the reader is led clearly and humorously through the philosophical maze which confuses our thinking about God.’Linda Smith, Head of Religious Education, King’s College, London

Objev podobné jako The Puzzle of God - Peter Vardy

Warm, sensitive, creative, outgoing, cheeky, creepy. Scan any personal ads page and it''s clear that to get a life you need a personality first. It is also a notion with a long and often bizarre history: in early Greece and medieval Europe, it was thought to depend on the balance of bile in the body. On Personality is a thoughtful and stimulating look under the skin of this widely-used but little understood phenomenon. Peter Goldie points out that we rely on personality to do a lot of work: describe, judge, understand, explain and predict others as well as ourselves. Is it really up to this task? If personality is about ''character'', is it a relic of a bygone Victorian age? If personality is so reliable, how can a virtue in one person be a vice in another?Drawing on a great range of philosophers, novelists and films, from Aristotle, Hume, Kant and Nietzsche to Joseph Conrad, Middlemarch, War and Peace and Bridget Jones'' Diary, Peter Goldie also discusses some famous psychology experiments. If personality is a reliable guide to predicting what people will do, he reflects on why people often surprise us and asks whether personality is simply down to chance ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako On Personality - Peter Goldie

A thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage past and present, and a compelling exploration of its relevance today Pilgrimage, a global ritual embraced by all faiths, is one of the most enduring traits in our human story. In this compelling history Peter Stanford reflects on the reasons people have walked along the same sacred paths across the ages. How do the experiences of the first pilgrims to Jerusalem, Mecca and Santiago de Compostela compare to the millions of people who embark upon life-changing physical and spiritual journeys today? And why do we still feel compelled to walk, stop and think about our lives? Pilgrimage explores sacred landscapes across the world, the 88 temples on the island of Shikoku in Japan, to the monolithic rock-cut churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia and the riverbanks of the Kumbh Mela in India. These journeys are to places of healing and reflection, but also to sites of danger and even violence, at crossroads where different political and religious tensions meet. While pilgrimage is viewed as an escape from the everyday to refocus the mind and soul, struggles for power and social upheaval have always had an impact on the way pilgrims experience their own personal journey. Peter Stanford ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Pilgrimage: Journeys of Meaning - Peter Stanford