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A man with a mysterious past arrives on the beautiful, tranquil Ascension Island. The world is in crisis being ravaged by a Pandemic while on the brink of a global nuclear war. Will Ascension Island, steeped in British naval and space-race history and with one of the longest aircraft runways in the world, might provide him with a safe refuge? As he adapts to island life, explores its beauty, and begins to make it his home, the only thing he lacks is the company of a woman. The woman in que...

What if the pandemic had never been stopped?What if it had wiped out most of the world’s population in three days?What if you were the only survivor for miles around, with only yourself and hope to cling to?In this gripping story, Europe is slowly falling into the stone age, after a pandemic wipes out countless lives and leaves the survivors to fend for themselves or die. Follow the story of two teenagers: Carl and Aruna as they try to survive in a country left for ...

Was it a chance encounter or divine intervention between two young adults with sharply contrasting lives that leads each to deeply question their values and prejudices. Either way they embark on a dramatic, and sometimes humorous, journey of self-discovery against a back drop of grassroots British motorsport. It’s more than just a story of: money, winning or losing, but it’s a story about life and death itself.

When I asked Miranda why she had drawn on her bedroom wallpaper (in permanent black marker pen) she replied that she wanted a clock.

This book explains what 'high performance' really is, analysing each part of the classic or retro car - the engine, transmission, brakes, etc - and showing how it can be modified and improved for greater performance, both with period correct parts (where available), and modern components such as electronic ignition. It provides specific guidance and planning advice, examining the pros & cons, and road or motorsport suitability of each modification. Whether you want a more practical, better...

During the twentieth century, the relationship between the Church of England and the British state was transformed. The character and dynamics of the connections shifted as politics became more democratic and society more secular,as the role of the Crown and parliament in Church government was curtailed, and as the Christian foundations of secular law were weakened. Yet the increasing formal separation of Church and state was not accompanied by ecclesiastical disengagement from politics an...

From the No. 1 bestselling author of Watch Over Me and Take Me Home, the million copy selling author Daniela Sacerdoti returns to the magical and atmospheric Glen Avich in the Scottish Highlands.Margherita's marriage is slowly falling apart. Getting pregnant after trying for so long may have been a wonderful surprise for her, but for her husband it was the last straw. When she needs him most, she realises he's just not there for h...

Jeremy Clarkson gets REALLY riled up in Round the BendWhat's it like to drive a car that's actively trying to kill you?This and many other burning questions trouble Jeremy Clarkson as he sets out to explore the world from the safety of four wheels. Avoiding the legions of power-crazed traffic wombles attempting to block highway and byway, he he:- Shows how the world of performance cars may be likened to Battersea Dogs Home

* A Financial Times and Evening Standard Book of the Year ** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020 *'Masterly . . . A signal achievement . . . Remarkable.' Guardian'A 1984 for our times.' Daily ExpressKavanagh begins his time patrolling the Wall.If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he o...

**'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' – Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent seriesIn his deadliest case yet, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace faces a complex kidnapping in Dead If You Don't, by award winning crime writer Peter James. Now a major ITV series, Grace, starring John Simm.**Kipp Brown, successful businessman and compulsive gambler, is on his worst run of luck yet. Taking his teenage son, Mungo, to a football ma...

Covers all T4 diesel vehicles from 2000 to the end of 2004, including Vans 800, 1,000, and 1,200, Caravelle CL and GL, Bus (long and short wheelbase). Engines covered: Diesel 1.9L, 2.4L & 2.5L TDI, with a manual gearbox only. 164 large pages including 11 pages of wiring & over 200 illustrations.

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew's Very Short Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Britain is a sharp but subtle account of remarkable economic and social change and an even more remarkable political stability. Britain in 1789 was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half Celtic. By 1914, when it faced its greatest test since the defeat of Napoleon, it was largely ...