The pirate Olivier Levasseur, 'the Buzzard', has captured the greatest ship ever to sail the high seas, the Virgin of the Cape, a Portuguese ship carring a solid gold cross seven feet long. The Fiery Cross of Goa. Levasseur is hiding somewhere in the Indian Ocean, but Patrick Devlin is on his tail. However, Devlin's former master, and bitter enemy, John Coxon, has been sent to kill him . . .CROSS OF FIRE sees Devlin traverse Guinea and the slave coasts of Africa and the pirate isla...

Each Devlin novel is a standalone adventure. In BLOOD DIAMOND the fearles pirate captain Devlin is invited to London by the Prince of Wales, no less, and offered an amnesty if he will carry out a daring crime. Devlin is tasked with going to Paris to steal the biggest, most valuable diamond ever found - the Pitt Diamond - now in the possession of the French Prince Regent. Set against the unsure frenzy of speculation known as the South Sea Bubble, with action and suspense on the filthy stree...

The strange world surrounding the promiscuous Martha Hoodwinker and the unconventional relationship with her brother, begins to unravel when their father accidentally reveals the death of a mysterious associate, leading them on a soul searching journey to determine what is really going on in their mansion house. A scarred mother, demented grandmother, toothless turkey fancier of an uncle and his valet and a deformed infant cloud the background of which the siblings come from. An intriguing...

Sold by his father for four guineas, Patrick Devlin was working as a servant to Royal Navy Captain John Coxon when he was catpured by pirates. Now, Devlin has himself become one of the most feared pirates in the world - and Coxon his most bitter foe. But in this thrilling new historical adventure it is not gold that Devlin is chasing, but something even more valuable. The early 18th Century is obsessed with the flavours of the New World - coffee and chocolate. And only one material enables...

Examine the Old Testament from within the living tradition of the Catholic ChurchThe seventeen New Testament volumes in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture series have been widely acclaimed. The series now expands to include readable Old Testament commentaries that integrate the best of contemporary biblical scholarship with the traditional understanding of the Old Testament as prophesying and prefiguring Christ.Commentary features include:● ...

Seeing is believing with the***Atlas of Normal Roentgen Variants That May Simulate Disease,*** edited by the late Theodore Keats and Mark W. Anderson. Now streamlined into a more concise, portable print format, with a wealth of additional content online, this medical reference book's thousands of images capture the roentgenographic presentation of a full range of normal variants and pseudo-lesions that may resemble pathologic conditions, h...

The poem is one of several "Great Odes of 1819", which includes "Ode on Indolence", "Ode on Melancholy", "Ode to a Nightingale", and "Ode to Psyche". Keats found earlier forms of poetry unsatisfactory for his purpose, and the collection represented a new development of the ode form. He was inspired to write the poem after reading two articles by English artist and writer Benjamin Haydon. Keats was aware of other works on classical Greek art, and had first-hand exposure to the Elgin Marbles...

When a kid is dragged to Central Park in New York on a Saturday (when he could be at home watching the ball game), the last thing he wants is a history lesson from his mom. But then his mother starts telling him a story. A story about the giant structure sitting in right in front of them—Cleopatra’s Needle.It turns out that an enslaved boy and hundreds of other people spent more than six hundred days carving the Needle out of stone and pulling it upright.And another kid’s d...

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series, written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright.DefectorAvon orders Tarrant and new crewmember Del Grant to assassinate a Federation figurehead. Has he gone too far this time?PlanetfallCan Avon and Cally get off Space Station Arcadia before it crashes into the planet below?SecretsWith the future of the rebellion in jeopardy, Vila and Grant infiltrate an illegal arms ba...

The focus of this book is future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems are either based on crop or livestock production, or on combinations of the two, with characteristics that differ between regions and between levels of management intensity. In turn, they also differ in their sensitivity to projected future changes in climate, and improvements to increase climat...

CAN NATHAN PEAKE SURVIVE THE GREATEST BATTLE YET?The compelling fourth historical naval adventure from a master of maritime storytelling. Seth Hunter's electrifying series is the perfect read for fans of Master and Commander and novels by Iain Gale.'Seth Hunter has a more natural storyteller's eye than Patrick O'Brian' Daily Telegraph1796: Nathan Peake, captain of the frigate Unicorn is se...

Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer, which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda.'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily Express