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  (W/A) Various (CA) Oliver Nome   Wolverine is dead! And with Logan out of the picture, various factions are scrambling to fill the void! Will Wolverine's decades-long legacy be shaped by the heroes who valiantly fought alongside him - or by the villains who have challenged him during the many years of his long life? Or both? X-23 and Daken react in surprising ways to the death of the man who literally gave them life! With Logan gone, Sabretooth's rage takes on an entirely new shape and mission. Lady Deathstrike begins a quest to obtain something deadly that formerly belonged to Wolverine, while Mystique comes to grips with her lifetime of crime - and with her destiny. And a vampiric menace shadows all of them! What monumental decision will these heroes and villains make that will forever alter Logan's legacy? Collecting DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE LOGAN LEGACY #1-7.
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In 1859, as the United States careened toward civil war, the federal government's only northern link with California was a struggling stagecoach line plagued by outlaws and hostile Indians. Jack Slade, a former soldier and teamster, was hired to clean up the line's most dangerous division. Slade kept the stagecoaches running and helped launch the Pony Express, securing California and its gold for the Union and earning the nickname "The Law West of Kearny." But once Slade had restored the peace, his life descended into alcoholism, transforming him from a courageous leader and devoted husband into a quick-triggered drunk, who finally lost his life at the hands of vigilantes in March 1864. Despite his notoriety, Slade's fascinating life has remained hidden behind halftruths and myths. In Death of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, the West's Most Elusive Legend, journalist Dan Rottenberg assembles a lifetime of research to reveal the true story of one of America's great tragic heroes. Features Summary The true story of Jack Slade, the man who saved the Union and created the myth of the American gunslinger. Author Dan Rottenberg Publisher Westholme Publishing, U.S. Release date 20100410 Pages 536 ISBN 1-59416-112-7 ISBN 13 978-1-59416-112-4
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days October 1987: the morning after the Great Storm. Fifteen-year-old Tania Mills walks out her front door and disappears. Twenty-seven years later her mother still prays for her return. DS Sarah Collins in the Met's Homicide Command is determined to find out what happened, but is soon pulled into a shocking new case and must once again work with a troubled young police officer from her past, Lizzie Griffiths. PC Lizzie Griffiths, now a training detective, is working in the Domestic Violence Unit, known by cops as the 'murder prevention squad'. Called to an incident of domestic violence, she encounters a vicious, volatile man - and a woman too frightened to ask for help. Soon Lizzie finds herself drawn into the centre of the investigation as she fights to protect a mother and daughter in peril. As both cases unfold, Sarah and Lizzie must survive the dangerous territory where love and violence meet. Features Summary An intricate, gritty and believable crime novel about a mother and daughter in peril - and two police officers who set out to save them. Author Kate London Publisher Corvus Books Release date 20170405 Pages 416 ISBN 1-78239-616-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78239-616-1
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The Past Does Not Give Its Secrets Up Easily... Years Ago, Emily's Childhood Nemesis, Emma Callum, Scandalised Society When She Eloped With An Italian Count. Now Her Father-In-Law Lies Murdered, And Her Husband Has Fled, Making Him The Prime Suspect. Alone In Her Empty Palazzo, Emma Realises There's No One She Can Turn To For Help But Emily, Who Leaves At Once For Venice, With Her Husband. When A Fifteenth-Century Ring Is Found In The Hand Of The Slain Man, The Mysteries Of Past And Present Become Entwined, And In Order To Find The Murderer, Emily Must First Unravel The Secret Of A Centuries-Old Love Affair... This product ships within 3-5 working days
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Author M.C. Beaton Publisher Constable Release date 20171028 Pages 320 ISBN 1-4721-2446-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4721-2446-3
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Sugar Man: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez The amazing story of the American musician who was famous in South Africa and Australia, but unknown anywhere else... until the Oscar-winning documentary. Like many South Africans in the seventies and eighties, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom were obsessed with the music of Rodriguez, but the man himself was a mystery. Only his name was known, and the fact that he had killed himself on stage. After years of searching in a pre-internet age, the two men found the singer living in seclusion in Detroit. Remarkably, the blue-collar worker had no idea that he had been famous for over twenty-five years in this remote pariah of the world. In 2006, Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul set out to find 'the best story on earth' and stumbled on this remarkable tale in the Guardian newspaper. He tracked down Segerman and Strydom, and so began his four-year-long quest to make the Oscar-winning documentary, Searching for Sugar Man. Sugar Man: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez outlines three separate journeys and the obstacles and triumphs that each presented: Rodriguez's struggle to make a life from music; the odyssey of two fans to find out what had happened to their hero; and Bendjelloul's pursuit to bring the story to celluloid. The book is packed with information not included in the film, about Rodriguez's background, relationships and political activities, his tours to Australia, and the recognition that has finally come to him after the film's success. Author Strydom, Craig Bartholomew; Stephen Segerman ISBN 9781770228146 Format Paperback Pages 285p.
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  Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America Issue # 5 Iron Man (Cassaday Cover) Tony Stark puts Captain America to Rest
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Buy After Death - Or, Disembodied Man. the World of Spirits; Its Location, Extent, Appearance; the Route for R412.00
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A mysterious terrorist group is killing other terrorists, IRA thugs and CIA and KGB agents, all in a bid to break the fragile peace process. Sean Dillon is the only man who can find them, if he can live long enough.No one is more feared than January 30: the mysterious terrorist group currently holding destructive and bloody reign over the world. Their targets are random, from all races and religions, their methods deadly. They are the enemies of peace and they are unstoppable.With the carnage mounting, and a US senator due to fly in to broker urgent peace talks, the Prime Minister authorizes a special investigation to hunt down the terrorists with extreme prejudice. Former enemies now uneasy allies, Brigadier Charles Ferguson and Sean Dillon, once the most feared enforcer in the IRA, are enlisted to lead the desperate hunt.Then the senator is targeted for death. Ferguson and Dillon need to move fast, putting their trust in each other, and their lives on the line, in order to seek out and destroy January 30 - before they can kill again, before they start a war. Features Summary A mysterious terrorist group is killing other terrorists, IRA thugs and CIA and KGB agents, all in a bid to break the fragile peace process. Sean Dillon is the only man who can find them... Author Jack Higgins Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20110101 Pages 391 ISBN 0-00-730453-6 ISBN 13 978-0-00-730453-0
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  Green Arrow Issue # 1 "The Death and Life of Oliver Queen", part 1 As Oliver struggles with how he can fight 'the man' when his huge fortune makes him the man, he and Black Canary uncover a deadly new threat to Seattle that cuts the Archer to the bone. THEY SAID IT: 'My touchstones are [former GA writers] Dennis O'Neil and Mike Grell, while trying to make the series my own,' says writer Benjamin Percy. 'Green Arrow will be a politically and culturally relevant series. Expect stories that aim a broadhead into the zeitgeist, that are ripped from the headlines.' Regular Juan Ferreyra Cover
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A #1 New York Times Bestseller! After having his face sliced off one year ago, the Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But even for man who's committed a lifetime of murder, he's more dangerous than ever before. How can Batman protect his city and those he's closest to? It all leads back to Arkham Asylum... This new softcover collects the critically acclaimed tale "Death of the Family" from the superstar #1 New York Times best-selling team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo. Collects Batman #13-17. Features Summary After having his face sliced off one year ago, the Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But even for man who's committed a lifetime of murder... Author Greg Capullo (Visual artist), Jock (Visual artist), Scott Snyder (Author) Publisher DC Comics Release date 20130903 Pages 176 ISBN 1-4012-4602-8 ISBN 13 978-1-4012-4602-0
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  The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive Issue # 13b Full Throttle Pt.5 DEATH OF: Bart Allen Tony Daniel Variant Cover 
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Buy American Pimpernel - The Story Of Varian Fry - The Man Who Saved The Artists On Hitler`s Death List for R110.00
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days From Salley Vickers, bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel, comes The Boy Who Could See Death, an enchanting and unsettling collection of short stories. Eli is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary gift. It will shape the course of his whole life but, he learns the hard way, he must keep it hidden from those who know him best. Seeing death is a mixed blessing. Eli is not the only one defying the world's expectations of him. Cousin Francesca, a charming spinster and a favourite with the children, is harbouring kleptomaniac tendencies. Sarah Palliser, living alone next to a ramshackle graveyard, is more scared of the small box under her stairs than the ghosts outside her window. Meanwhile dreamy artist Nan is nursing a growing obsession with wolves in Britain and the recently widowed Frances finds herself inventing an exotic imaginary boyfriend to pass the time. Push through an unassuming front door on an unremarkable street or peer into the glowing fluorescent windows of an urban office block and within you'll find strange and unforgettable scenes, normal people caught in situations they do not quite comprehend... Salley Vickers is a master of the uncanny and the unexpected. In this collection of eleven remarkable stories, she explores bereavement and betrayal, closely guarded secrets and common gossip, long-overdue endings and decidedly strange beginnings. Each story is perfectly formed: a snapshot of a total stranger, a fleeting glimpse of lives spiced with a little something extra. Features Summary A charming spinster with kleptomaniac tendencies, a wealthy engineer in love with his wife's cleaning lady, a middle-aged woman with an imaginary boyfriend and a homeless man who can foretell death. Author Salley Vickers Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20160303 Pages 224 ISBN 0-241-97246-9 ISBN 13 978-0-241-97246-5
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Paperback. English. Publisher: Pan. 1969. 283pp. Used. Previous owner's name inside. The rugged team of Modesty Blaise and her loyal lieutenant, Willie Garvin, take on impossible odds as they battle Simon Delicta, a man with a taste for death, and Swordmaster Wenczel in a duel to the death. As the adventure unfolds, and they travel from London to Panama to the depths of the Sahara desert, the pair will need all their killing skills to survive.
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The seminal trade paperback graphic novel, BATMAN: DEATH OF THE FAMILY, is now paired with a rubber replica mask of facial flesh worn by the Joker, a must-have for any true fan of Scott Snyder's groundbreaking work. This is the third in DC's series of book and mask sets, following the very popular V FOR VENDETTA BOOK AND MASK SET and the BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS BOOK AND MASK SET. After having his face sliced off one year ago, the Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But even for man who's committed a lifetime of murder, he's more dangerous than ever before. How can Batman protect his city and those he's closest to? It all leads back to Arkham Asylum... This new collectors set collects the critically acclaimed tale DEATH OF THE FAMILY from the superstar #1 New York Times best-selling team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo. BATMAN VOLUME 3 will have repercussions that will affect the Batman universe for years to come! Collects BATMAN #13-17 and includes the Joker face replica mask in brand new packaging.
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Catherine Alliott, bestselling author of One Day in May and A Crowded Marriage, tells a wonderfully warm and witty story of love, loss and laughter in her novel A Married Man. 'What could be nicer than living in the country?' Lucy Fellowes is in a bind. She's a widow living in a pokey London flat with two small boys and an erratic income. But when her mother-in-law offers her a converted barn on the family's estate - she knows it's a brilliant opportunity for her and the kids. But there's a problem. The estate is a shrine to Lucy's dead husband Ned. The whole family has been unable to get over his death. If she's honest the whole family is far from normal. And if Lucy is to accept this offer she'll be putting herself completely in their incapable hands. Which leads to Lucy's other problem. Charlie - the only man since Ned who she's had any feelings for - lives nearby. The problem? He's already married... Step into Alliott country with A Married Man. Praise for Catherine Alliott: 'A joy... you're in for a treat' Daily Express 'I literally couldn't put this down. An addictive cocktail of wit, frivolity and madcap romance' Time Out Features Summary Lucy Fellowes is in a bind. She's a widow living in a pokey London flat with two small boys and an erratic income. But when her mother-in-law offers her a converted barn on the family's estate - she knows it's a brilliant opportunity for her and the kids... Author Catherine Alliott Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20120510 Pages 608 ISBN 0-241-95827-X ISBN 13 978-0-241-95827-8
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days It is a special footballer who wins the World Cup as a 21-year-old and ends a two-decade career as one of the most revered players in the history of four clubs. Former England captain Alan Ball was such a man: prodigy at Blackpool, youngest hero of 1966, Championship winner at Everton, British-record signing for the second time at Arsenal and veteran schemer for Southampton - not to mention footwear trend-setter. And all after being told he was too small to succeed in the game.Yet his years as a flat-cap wearing manager consisted mostly of relegation and promotion battles, some successful and some not, and plenty of frustration as he fought to produce winners in his own image and emulate the feats of his playing days. His life already touched tragically by the car crash that killed his father and the loss of his beloved wife Lesley to cancer, Ball died, aged only 61, after suffering a heart attack during a garden blaze.A decade on from his death, and drawing on interviews with family, friends and colleagues including Jimmy Armfield, Sir Geoff Hurst, George Cohen, Gordon Banks, Joe Royle, Mick Channon, Lawrie McMenemy, Francis Lee, George Graham, Frank McLintock, Matthew Le Tissier and many more, Alan Ball: The Man in White Boots is the definitive study of one of English football's most enduring figures. Features Summary The definitive biography of Alan Ball, England's youngest 1966 World Cup hero Author David Tossell Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Release date 20170905 Pages 336 ISBN 1-4736-6038-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-6038-0
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Cursed Earth is a radiation-wasted landscape spanning most of what was once known as America. Only the toughest of the tough, the meanest of the mean, can survive there. Now, one man has come to bring law to this unlawful place. Rumour has it that Preacher Cain was once a Judge who had succumbed to religion and madness in equal measure. Now he roams the godless territories - the physical embodiment of the angel of death himself - spreading the word of God and punishing the wicked. It's a full-time job! Scripted by Gordon Rennie (Judge Dredd, Caballistics Inc.) and featuring the gorgeous artwork of Frank Quitely (WE3, All-Star Superman), Missionary Man: Bad Moon Rising effortlessly blends the sci-fi and western genres to create a unique, epic story. Features Summary The Cursed Earth is a radiation-wasted landscape spanning most of what was once known as America. Only the toughest of the tough, the meanest of the mean... Author Gordon Rennie (Author), Frank Quitely (Author), Simon Davis (Author) Publisher 2000 AD Graphic Novels Release date 20110818 Pages 112 ISBN 1-907992-23-5 ISBN 13 978-1-907992-23-0
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett. The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Voted one of the top ten fantasy novels of 2008 by amazon.co.uk. Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark... Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook. As dusk falls upon Arlen's world, a strange mist rises from the ground; a mist that promises a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness, for hungry corelings - demons that cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - materialize from the vapours to feed on the living. As the sun sets, people have no choice but to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the creatures dissolve with the first signs of dawn. When Arlen's life is shattered by the demon plague, he is forced to see that it is fear, rather than the demons, which truly cripples humanity. Believing that there is more to his world than to live in constant fear, he must risk leaving the safety of his wards to discover a different path. In the small town of Cutter's Hollow, Leesha's perfect future is destroyed by betrayal and a simple lie. Publicly shamed, she is reduced to gathering herbs and tending an old woman more fearsome than the corelings. Yet in her disgrace, she becomes the guardian of dangerous ancient knowledge. Orphaned and crippled in a demon attack, young Rojer takes solace in mastering the musical arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him unexpected power over the night. Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival. Features Summary The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett. The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure... Author Peter V. Brett Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20130315 Pages 544 ISBN 0-00-749254-5 ISBN 13 978-0-00-749254-1
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  story ED BRUBAKER art & cover SEAN PHILLIPS & DAVE STEWART he first arc of Image's surprise hit is collected just in time for new readers to jump on board with issue 6!  Secrets, lies, horror, lust and monsters from the time before time all collide in FATALE: DEATH CHASES ME. In present day, a man meets a woman who he becomes instantly obsessed with, and in the 1950s, this same woman destroys the lives of all those who cross her path, on a quest for... what?  ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS best-selling series will leave you craving more! Collects FATALE #1-5  
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Sometimes reliving the past revives old demons...In a Stockholm apartment, five-year-old Tilde watches from under the kitchen table as her mother is brutally kicked to death. Meanwhile, in another part of town, psychotherapist Siri Bergman and her colleague Aina meet their new patients - a group of women, all of whom are victims of domestic violence. From Kattis, who was beaten by her boyfriend and lives under the constant threat of his return, to Malin, the promising young athlete who was attacked by a man she met online, and from Sofi, the teenager abused by her stepfather, to Sirkka, an older woman who had a troubled marriage - each woman takes her turn to share her story in the safety of the sessions. But as the group gets closer, it is not long before the dangers lurking in the women's lives outside invade the peace with shattering consequences. And somehow, the fate of five-year-old Tilde is intertwined with that of Siri and the other women, so that what started out as the search for peace will swiftly turn into a tense hunt for a murderer. Format:Paperback Pages:416
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a compelling, moving story exploring injustice and mob hysteria by the Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. 'On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on' Santiago Nasar is brutally murdered in a small town by two brothers. All the townspeople knew it was going to happen - including the victim. But nobody did anything to prevent the killing. Twenty seven years later, a man arrives in town to try and piece together the truth from the contradictory testimonies of the townsfolk. To at last understand what happened to Santiago, and why... 'A masterpiece' Evening Standard 'A work of high explosiveness - the proper stuff of Nobel prizes. An exceptional novel' The Times 'Brilliant writer, brilliant book' Guardian Features Summary Santiago Nasar is brutally murdered in a small town by two brothers. All the townspeople knew it was going to happen - including the victim. But nobody did anything to prevent the killing... Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20030414 Pages 122 ISBN 0-241-96862-3 ISBN 13 978-0-241-96862-8
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Paperback. English. Picador. 1988. In good condition. EXQUISITELY HARROWING. Very strange and brilliantly conceived. A sort of metaphysical murder mystery. The murder will stand among the innumerable murders of modern literature as one of the best and most powerfully rendered.' A mysterious and haunting tale of romance and murder, that begins with the marriage of a man and a woman in love. But when he inexplicably mistreats his beloved on the night of the wedding, he is in turn murdered by her brothers, and we are left with a strange sense of inevitability and passions gone terribly awry. 'From the Paperback. edition.'
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In this new Deluxe Edition collecting the classic nine-issue miniseries, a dying Ra¿s al Ghul must beg Batman for help against a woman who once shared his life. In exchange, he offers the Dark Knight the chance to speak with his dead parents! But what they say to him will profoundly affect both the man and the hero. This collection includes behind-the-scenes unused art and sketches by artist Klaus Janson.
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "Joe Loya"'s idyllic childhood came to an abrupt end when his mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. In the two years before her death, Joe's extremely religious father became increasingly violent toward his two young sons-a contradiction that haunted Joe for years. Then, at age sixteen, Joe retaliated during a particularly severe beating and stabbed his father in the neck. For Joe, this was the starting point of a life of crime, and after holding up his twenty -- fourth bank, he was arrested and served seven years in prison. He continued his criminal behavior behind bars and was eventually placed in solitary confinement-the lowest of lows, even for convicts. Alone in his cell for two years, Joe was finally able to forgive his father, finding clarity, cultural insight, and redemption through writing. Features Summary "This is the most complete and unsparing portrait of a descent into wrongdoing--and the painful climb back to civility--that I've ever read."--Mark Salzman... Author Joe Loya Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20051001 Pages 351 ISBN 0-06-050893-0 ISBN 13 978-0-06-050893-7
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 Paperback in good condition. Some foxing, mostly on the cover pages. The text is neat and clean. Published 1984. 318 pages. A unique account of the First World War. The book provides a completely new perspective on WW1. This is the history of the casualties and medical services, when every battle had its mirror image in the hospitals and every soldier carried from the field entered a second war... against pain and death. 
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined?Le Carre's debut novel, Call for the Dead, introduced the tenacious and retiring George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit. Features Summary After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death... Author John Le Carre Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20111101 Pages 149 ISBN 0-14-119828-1 ISBN 13 978-0-14-119828-6
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'For anyone interested in Lee's legacy, this is a roundhouse kick of a biography' - The Sunday Times 'At last, Bruce Lee has the powerful biography he deserves... It will thrill Lee's fans and fascinate the unfamiliar' - Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life and Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig 'Meticulously researched' - Jimmy McDonough, author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography and Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green 'You won't find a better match for a biographer with his subject than Matthew Polly and Bruce Lee... A definitive biography, told with passion and punch' - Brian Jay Jones, author George Lucas: A Life and Jim Henson: The Biography. More than forty years after Bruce Lee's sudden death at age 32, journalist and author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee's life. It's also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee. Following a decade of research that included conducting more than one hundred interviews with Lee's family, friends, business associates and even the mistress in whose bed Lee died, Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. There are his early years as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his actor father's struggles with opium addiction and how that turned Bruce into a troublemaking teenager who was kicked out of high school and eventually sent to America to shape up; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming personal instructor to movie stars like Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing role after role he auditioned for go to a white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a sky-rocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking end that to this day is still shrouded in mystery. Polly breaks down the myth of Bruce Lee and argues that, contrary to popular belief, he was an ambitious actor who was obsessed with martial arts-not a great kung-fu master who just so happened to make a couple of movies. The book offers an honest look at an impressive yet flawed man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played on-screen. Praise for Matthew Polly 'Hypnotic...Tapped Out manages to humanize a sport once demonized as "human cockfighting" by deconstructing the stereotype of the martial-arts tough guy.' - The New York Times 'Tapped Out is a knockout for MMA fans, who will laugh at the intimate portraits Polly sketches of some of the sport's most famous personalities. But it also works for those not familiar with the sport...You won't be disappointed.' - OpposingViews.com 'A delight to read.' - TheFightNerd.com 'Polly's self-deprecation in the painful learning process stands out as much as the witty prose. His delivery is Plimpton-esque.' - ESPN.com 'Smoothly written... Polly has a good eye for characters.' - Publishers Weekly Features Summary The first authoritative biography of film star Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between eastern and western cultures... Author Matthew Polly Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20180605 Pages 656 ISBN 1-4711-7569-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-7569-5
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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Paul Starr, Ireland's leading cardiologist dies in a car crash with a pregnant young woman by his side. United in their grief and the love of one man, four women are thrown together in an attempt to come to terms with life after Paul. They soon realise they never really knew him at all. The love they shared for Paul in his life and which incensed a feeling of mistrust and dislike for each other, in his death turns into the very thing that bonds them and their children to each other, forever. As they begin to form unlikely friendships, Paul's death proves to be the catalyst that enables them to become the people they always wanted to be. Features Summary One man, three wives, too many secrets. A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship. Author Faith Hogan Publisher Head of Zeus Release date 20170428 Pages 336 ISBN 1-78669-309-7 ISBN 13 978-1-78669-309-9
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