#1 New York Times Bestseller: The true story behind Netflix's Society of the Snow —A rugby team resorts to the unthinkable after a plane crash in the Andes.Spirits were high when the Fairchild F-227 took off from Mendoza, Argentina, and headed for Santiago, Chile. On board were forty-five people, including an amateur rugby team from Uruguay and their friends and family. The ski...

'A fast-paced and gritty read.' --The Daily Mail'An impressive feat' --Publishers Weekly'This is a superb debut... gritty, disturbing and pacy. It opens with thrilling intensity and never lets up.' --Alex Lake, author of After AnnaPatrick Owen managed seven years at Highfields Secondary School without punching a pupil in the face.Unknowingly drawn into a war against his ow...

Everything you need to know about Tai Chi, by the teapotmonk (Paul Read). With a 2023 update, this book will help you find a class, explain what happens in a class…tell you how long it takes to learn…point out the difference between the styles and give you a unique history of the art in China. As one reader commented: "Paul Read manages to serve up a wonderful blend of information, thought provoking insight, philosophy and wisdom - while making you laugh along with his wickedly funny sense...

Learn the complete basics of Tai Chi with this illustrated and friendly guide to the Tai Chi form. This book presents a customisable 10-step Tai Chi form that is designed to be easy and quick to learn for beginners. No strict rules, just adaptable Tai Chi moves that fit your own needs and abilities. The book has 4 sections:Gain an understanding of Tai Chi and its benefits through a concise introduction and brief history of how forms have evolved over time. Discover how Tai Ch...

A riveting account of the chilling signs and deadly aftermath of the 1986 Soviet nuclear disaster from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Alive .Starting in 1942, when a young Russian physicist named Georgi Flerov warned Stalin that the Americans were building an atomic bomb, author Piers Paul Read recounts the birth and growth of atomic energy in the USSR—and the cons...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem make a revolutionary discovery in this "beautifully written" thriller from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author (Ruth Rendell).John Lambert, Catholic priest and professor of biblical archaeology, returns to London from an archaeological dig in Israel—and not long after, he's found dead, hanged in his room. It's only the first shocking discovery for his assistant, Andrew Nash, a young friar...

July 20, 1894. The German Military Attache in Paris. Colonel Maximillien von Schwarzkoppen received a visit from a seedy-looking middle-aged Frenchman who would not give his name. He told Schwarzkoppen that he was a French army officer serving on the General Staff; that he was in desperate need of money; and was therefore prepared to sell military secrets to the Germans.Captain Alfred Dreyfus, then aged 35, was a high-flying career artillery officer. Shy, reserved, sometimes awkwar...

The True Story of the Canadian Doctor and Ambulance driver that came to help a city in exodus.Try to imagine that the city of Malaga is to be evacuated overnight. 150.000 people will have to walk 200km along the coastal road in search of a safe refuge whilst being pursued by Italian tanks, bombed by German aircraft and shelled by Rebel Nationalist ships. Unarmed men, women and children will be shot from planes or killed by blasts from the boats that pursue them off-shore, their bodi...

The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the Crusades.'A pleasure to read' SPECTATOR'Evocative, measured and engaging' EVENING STANDARDSifting myth from history, Piers Paul Read reveals the Templars - the multinational force of warrior monks, in their white tunics with red crosses over chainmail. They were not only unique among Christian institut...

It is the late 18th century and Sicilian nobleman Vitello Scarpia finds himself penniless and in disgrace on the streets of Rome. After leaving his home in pursuit of a military career, his fiery passion has seen him expelled from the Spanish royal guard and left to seek his fortune in Italy; a fortune inseparably bound to the Pope, whose rule is put in question by the French Revolution.Scarpia enrolls in the papal army and is soon taken up by a countess eager to have a handsome yo...

Updated edition 2018, covering recent political events.Planning on visiting Spain? Or maybe you are just interested in finding out what Spanish society is like, how its history, traditions, art and politics have made the country what it is today.If any of the above apply to you, you will enjoy "The A to Z of Spanish Culture", as you compare how many of the Spanish stereotypes are really a part of Spain today.The author Pilar Ortí was born and bred in Spain. She grew...

A Boston art historian in Russia becomes a pawn for a deadly KGB agent gone rogue in this thriller from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author.Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three strangers converge on the newly unified city and become entangled in conspiracy and murder. Francesca McDermott, an elegant young art historian from Boston, arrives to curate an exhibition of Russian revolutionary art censored and...