‘The State is assassinating people.’These were the chilling words said to have been sent to Tony Blair in 1999 in a damning note bluntly summarising one of the consequences of Britain’s decades-long intelligence war in Northern Ireland. State forces had crossed a line, guided by a secret review from 1980 that quietly rewired Britain’s war, placing intelligence gathering above the law.What followed was the creation of a vast, covert agent-running ma...

MEGA-CITY ONE: A POWDER KEG WAITING TO BLOWThere isn’t a moment when tensions aren’t running high and the City isn’t ready to crack. But there’s something new going on, something bad. It’s open war in the streets, block vs block. It’s a Block war.It’s Block Mania, and no one is immune, not even the Judges.

The Sovs are coming! The Sovs are here!Block Mania was just the start. The East-Meg One Sov’s have infected Mega City One with Block-Mania to throw the city into massive, bloody turf wars.And all of this is just a prologue to an all-out nuclear attack.Now East-Meg One is invading.There are troops on the ground, bombs are dropping and the Mega City One is on fire.And the Judges are drawing the line.

Brought to you by Penguin.Mega City One it's a powderkeg waiting to blow on its best day. There isn't a moment when tentions aren't running high and the City isn't ready to crack. But there's something new going on something, something bad it's a block war. It's Block Mania and no one is immune, not even the Judges. But this is all prelude to invasion. The East-Meg One Sov's have infected Mega City One with Block-Mania to throw the city into massive, bloody turf wa...

Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to more than 5,000 pages of personal writings and family photos, this definitive biography of German physician and SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Josef Mengele (1911-1979) probes the personality and motivations of Auschwitz's "Angel of Death." From May 1943 through January 1945, Mengele selected who would be gassed immediately, who would be worked to death, and who would serve as involuntary guinea pigs for his spurious and ghastly human experiments...

Howdy! This is the story of John Ware, Canada's legendary Black cowboy, who blazed a trail of kindness despite adversity. Leaving behind slavery and war in the southern U.S., he travelled two thousand miles in the saddle, and became one of Alberta's most loved and respected ranchers.Ideal for ages 8-12, the book contains a lesson plan for educators, timeline, and maps. With eye-catching illustrations by comic book artist Hugh Rookwood, and a kid-friendly retelling of John Ware's re...

Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to more than 5,000 pages of personal writings and family photos, this definitive biography of German physician and SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Josef Mengele (1911–1979) probes the personality and motivations of Auschwitz's "Angel of Death." From May 1943 through January 1945, Mengele selected who would be gassed immediately, who would be worked to death, and who would serve as involuntary guinea pigs for his spurious and ghastly human experiments...

Freed from slavery after the end of the American Civil War, John Ware rode various cattle drives from the southern United States to the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where he rose to become a prominent rancher. This true tale of determination and character is an inspiration to all. Essential reading in the times of "Black Lives Matter".

"Howdy, je m'appelle John Ware" raconte la vie du plus célèbre cowboy noir du Canada. Pour enfants de 7 à 10 ans. Malgré son expérience de l'esclavage, de la guerre civile et des discriminations, ce cavalier hors-pair, reconnu pour sa bonté et sa gentillesse, est devenu un des éleveurs les plus respectés de l'Alberta.- Grand prix du meilleur livre pour enfants, Alberta Book Publishing Awards, 2021- Grand Prix, Heritage Calgary Storytelling Award, 2021

The key role played by indentured servants in the settlement and development of the English colonies in the West Indies and the North American mainland in the first century of English colonisation has been overshadowed by interest in the much larger later trade in African slaves. 'There is Great Want of Servants' provides the first full examination of the English trade in indentured servants, which delivered the majority of an estimated 457,000 white people who migrated to the Ame...

Tähän mennessä täydellisin kuvaus Josef Mengelen elämästä, alkaen syntymästä ja päättyen kuolemaan.Mengele tunnetaan yhtenä holokaustin pahimmista rikollisista, mutta teos avaa näkymän myös tämän jo melkeinpä myytiksi muuttuneen hahmon sukutaustaan ja siviilielämään.Josef Mengelen elämä jakaantui kolmeen jaksoon: sotaa edeltävään valmistautumiseen tieteelliselle uralle, toimimiseen Auschwitzin keskitysleirin lääkärinä ja loppuelämän kestäneeseen pakoon Etelä-Amerikassa....

Best of “The Strand Magazine”: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction“The Strand Magazine was always a giant voice in our corner of the literary world—and it still is today. This collection proves why—these unearthed gems and exciting new pieces shouldn’t be missed.” —Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher seriesThis star-studded anniversary collection features over t...