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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 In 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first U.S. expedition to traverse the North American continent. During the twenty-eight month ordeal, Colter served as a hunter and scout, and honed his survival skills on the western frontier. But when the journey was over, Colter stayed behind, spending two more years trekking alone through dangerous and unfamiliar territory. Along the way, he charted some of the West's most treasured landmarks. Historian David W. Marshall crafts this captivating history from Colter's primary sources, and has retraced Colter's steps-seeing what he saw, hearing what he heard, and experiencing firsthand how he and his contemporaries survived in the wilderness (how they pitched a shelter, built a fire, followed a trail, and forded a stream)-adding a powerful layer of authority and detail. The American Grit series brings you true tales of endurance, survival, and ingenuity from the annals of American history. These books focus on the trials of remarkable individuals with an emphasis on rich primary source material and artwork. Features Summary The extraordinary life of Lewis & Clark's right-hand man Author David Weston Marshall Publisher Countryman Press Release date 20170509 Pages 256 ISBN 1-68268-048-7 ISBN 13 978-1-68268-048-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days She was "just right"... The last thing Liam Daly expected to find was a golden-haired beauty deep in the Colorado mountains. But when a blizzard leaves Meredith Jensen stranded, Liam's solitude is shattered. Meredith is determined to build a new, independent, life for herself. But she's attracted by Liam's warm soul, still recovering from a love he tragically lost decades earlier. It's just a matter of time before they give in to the spark between them...a spark that unexpectedly makes them parents-to-be. Even though Liam wants to do the right thing, Meredith won't settle for a duty-bound man. She wants the fairytale. Features Summary She was "just right"... Author Tracy Madison Publisher Mills And Boon Release date 20170824 Pages 224 ISBN 0-263-92332-0 ISBN 13 978-0-263-92332-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Prize winning WOLVES CHRONICLES PREQUEL reissued in A Puffin Book - All 12 Wolves books now in print for the first time ever. In THE WHISPERING MOUNTAIN by Joan Aiken, the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found - and lost again. For young Owen Hughes and his friend Arabis, it is the start of a hair-raising race to save the harp from sinister Lord Malyn. As they struggle to keep it out of his hands, they are plunged into a wild adventure involving murder, kidnapping, underground worlds, savage beasts, floods, avalanche, the mysterious children of the Pit - and above all, a man who will stop at nothing to get the harp back again. Winner of the 1969 Guardian Fiction Award. Features Summary In the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found - and lost again. For young Owen Hughes and his friend Arabis, it is the start of a hair-raising race to save the harp from sinister Lord Malyn... Author Joan Aiken Publisher Puffin Release date 20160707 Pages 372 ISBN 0-14-136875-6 ISBN 13 978-0-14-136875-7

The first glimpse of the sea on Marine Drive filled my heart, if not my head. I turned away from the red shadow. I stopped thinking of that pyramid of killers, and Sanjay's improvidence. I stopped thinking about my own part in the madness. And I rode, with my friends, into the end of everything. Shantaram introduced millions of readers to a cast of unforgettable characters through Lin, an Australian fugitive, working as a passport forger for a branch of the Bombay mafia. In The Mountain Shadow, the long-awaited sequel, Lin must find his way in a Bombay run by a different generation of mafia dons, playing by a different set of rules. It has been two years since the events in Shantaram, and since Lin lost two people he had come to love: his father figure, Khaderbhai, and his soul mate, Karla, married to a handsome Indian media tycoon. Lin returns from a smuggling trip to a city that seems to have changed too much, too soon. Many of his old friends are long gone, the new mafia leadership has become entangled in increasingly violent and dangerous intrigues, and a fabled holy man challenges everything that Lin thought he'd learned about love and life. But Lin can't leave the Island City: Karla, and a fatal promise, won't let him go. Format:Paperback Pages:880

Book still in a good used condition.  >>>   Ange wrote " The 13th in the series is a lucky one for James Qwilleran.  Having fulfilled his 5 years living in Pickax as required by the will, he is now the sole and rightful heir in full possession of the billion dollar Klingenschoen fortune, and free to go wherever he wants.  Now he has a decision to make – what’s next?  Does he stay on in Moose County?  Move back to a big city?  Buy a newspaper?  Write a book?    Jim has recently heard about the unspoiled beauty of the Big Potato mountains, and he feels that this would be a perfect destination to get away from it all and think about his future. He loads Koko and YumYum and the infamous “turkey roaster that serves as their commode” into his clunker car and off they go to the Tiptop Inn, the only place he can find that will allow cats. He’s not renting a room, he’s renting the entire inn, which is empty and for sale. Koko begins acting strangely as soon as they move in and it turns out – surprise – that the inn was the site of a murder. Qwill soon suspects that the wrong man was convicted of the crime." ·         *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me on the same day you only pay R 6 extra postage for each of the additional books -   See what else I have to offer, it might just be worth your while.    

National Bestseller and Honorable Mention Award Winner in the Outdoor Literature category of the 2017 National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) A beautiful book about family and finding a way to achieve more than you ever thought possible. Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Descending carefully, he and his team picked their way across deep crevasses and through the deadly Khumbu Icefall; when the mountain was finally behind him, Erik knew he was going to live. His expedition leader slapped him on the back and said something that would affect the course of Eriks life: Dont make Everest the greatest thing you ever do. No Barriers is Eriks response to that challenge. It is the moving story of his journey since descending Mount Everest: from leading expeditions around the world with blind Tibetan teenagers to helping injured soldiers climb their way home from war, from adopting a son from Nepal to facing the most terrifying reach of his life: to solo kayak the thunderous whitewater of the Grand Canyon. Along the course of Eriks journey, he meets other trailblazersadventurers, scientists, artists, and activistswho, despite trauma, hardship, and loss, have broken through barriers of their own. These pioneers show Erik surprising ways forward that surpass logic and defy traditional thinking. Like the rapids of the Grand Canyon, created by inexorable forces far beneath the surface, No Barriers is a dive into the heart and mind at the core of the turbulent human experience. It is an exploration of the light that burns in all of us, the obstacles that threaten to extinguish that light, and the treacherous ascent towards growth and rebirth. Erik Weihenmayer (Author), {"isAjaxInProgress_B001ILHHJW":"0","isAjaxComplete_B001ILHHJW":"0","isAjaxInProgress_B001IGSL6K":"0","isAjaxComplete_B001IGSL6K":"0"} Buddy Levy (Author) Visit 's Buddy Levy Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central Buddy Levy (Author) Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (February 6, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1250088798 ISBN-13: 978-1250088796 Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.4 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Evelyn Lewis' secret dream of marrying her brother's best friend is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years, she's waited and wondered if he would return. After the shocking murder of her parents, her brother is the only family she has left. Refusing to accept a betrothal to a man she doesn't love, she decides to take control of her destiny and confront her parents' killer. Growing up, Alexander Walker has known only violence at the hands of his cruel father. After the death of his mother, he embarks on a journey into the uncharted wilderness to test his resolve as a fur trapper and mountain man. When an impulsive decision leads him back to his childhood home, he finds more than he bargained for. Amid the rugged Teton wilderness, fate suddenly throws Alex and Evelyn together. The quiet protective boy she remembers is now as strange to her as the world she's been forced into. Wary of the hardened man he has become, Evelyn must put her trust in him in order to survive. Alex's memories of Evelyn are of a pesky little girl, but he can't deny his growing feelings for the beautiful and spirited woman she is now. His biggest obstacle in winning her heart may not be her uncertainty of him, but a fear that has haunted him all his life. In a primitive and brutal world, can Alex and Evelyn forge a love as solid as the mountains, or will the past come back to haunt them both? Features Summary Evelyn Lewis' secret dream of marrying her brother's best friend is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years... Author Peggy L. Henderson Publisher CreateSpace Release date 20131212 Pages 172 ISBN 1-4928-5749-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4928-5749-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days "Frozen" journeys into theaters November 27, 2013, in Disney Digital 3D(TM) in select theaters. From the studio behind 2010's "Tangled" and this year's "Wreck-It Ralph," Walt Disney Animation Studios presents "Frozen," the coolest comedy-adventure ever to hit the big screen. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff and his sidekick reindeer, Sven, on an epic journey to find Anna's sister, the Snow Queen Elsa, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a funny snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction. Aspiring princesses everywhere are sure to love the new "Ultimate Sticker Book: Frozen" from DK. Packed with more than 60 exciting reusable stickers featuring beloved characters and icons from "Frozen," kids will be able re-create their favorite scenes from the movie while learning fun and interesting movie facts along the way. Features Summary Packed with more than 60 exciting, reusable stickers featuring characters from Disney's Digital 3D film "Frozen, " opening in theaters on November 27, this sticker book allows fans to recreate their favorite scenes from the movie... Author Dk Publishing Publisher Dorling Kindersley Release date 20131120 Pages 16 ISBN 1-4654-1405-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4654-1405-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Walt Disney Animation Studios presents an epic tale of adventure and comedy with "Frozen." When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a young dreamer, must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, and his reindeer on the grandest of journeys to find Anna's sister, the Snow Queen Elsa, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction. The comedy-adventure "Frozen" journeys into theaters in November 2013. Boys and girls ages 3-7 will love this beautifully-illustrated hardcover Big Golden Book based on the film. Features Summary Opening in theaters on November 27, "Frozen" is a new animated interpretation of Andersen's classic fairy tale "The Snow Queen, " featuring the voice talents of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel... Author Random House Disney (Author), Random House Disney (Illustrator) Publisher Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. Release date 20131001 Pages 64 ISBN 0-7364-3065-2 ISBN 13 978-0-7364-3065-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Eddie `The Beast' Hall is the first Brit in 24 years to win the World's Strongest Man competition, beating The Mountain from Game of Thrones. Everything about Eddie is huge. Standing at 6'3 he weighs almost 30 stone, and to make it through his hellish four-hour gym sessions he needs to eat a minimum of 10,000 calories a day. He eats a raw steak during weight sessions. His right eyeball once burst out of its socket under the strain. He put it back in. In his remarkable autobiography, Eddie takes you inside the world of the professional strongman - the nutrition, the training and competitions themselves. This is a visceral story of sporting achievement, an athlete pushing himself to the limits, and the personal journey of a man on the path to becoming being the best of the best. Contains strong language. Features Summary Eddie `The Beast' Hall is the first Brit in 24 years to win the World's Strongest Man competition, beating The Mountain from Game of Thrones. This is a visceral story of sporting achievement... Author Eddie 'The Beast' Hall Publisher Virgin Books Release date 20180531 Pages 336 ISBN 0-7535-4871-2 ISBN 13 978-0-7535-4871-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days It's been eight years since town pharmacist and longtime spinster Ave Maria Mulligan married coal miner Jack MacChesney. With her newfound belief in love and its possibilities, Ave Maria has made a life for herself and her growing family, hoping that her fearless leap into commitment will make happiness stay. What she hasn't counted on is that fate and the ghosts of the past will come to haunt her and, eventually, test the love she has for her husband. The mountain walls that have always protected her cannot spare Ave Maria the life lessons she must learn. BIG CHERRY HOLLER is the story of a marriage, revealing the deep secrets, the power struggle, the betrayal and the unmet expectations that exist between a man and wife. But it is also the story of a community that must reinvent itself as it comes to grips with the decline of the coal-mining industry, and of an extended family, the people of Big Stone Gap, who are there for one another, especially when times are tough.Brimming with humour, wisdom, honesty, and the drama and local colour of mountain life from Virginia to Italy, BIG CHERRY HOLLER is a deeply felt, brilliantly evoked story of two lovers who have lost their way, and their struggle to find each other again. Features Summary The extraordinary sequel to Big Stone Gap taking us back to mountain life in Virginia and also to Italy Author Adriana Trigiani Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20021017 Pages 272 ISBN 0-7434-3034-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7434-3034-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The man they're all talking about...Gossip has spread far and wide about the broken-hearted recluse of River's Bend - and who will be the lucky girl to heal him!But Nate Rolfe knows his isolated homestead offers no life for a woman. Plus, he has more pressing matters on his mind than unwanted female attention, such as tracking the elusive band of cattle rustlers plaguing Fir Mountain, and the plight of his family's determined new housekeeper, Hannah Brooks, who is like no woman he's ever met before....and the woman who could win his love!Hannah will do anything to protect her illegitimate daughter, but with no family, no job and soon no home, the future looks bleak for a woman of her reputation. So now she has no choice but to turn to the family her outlaw lover warned her against contacting before he died. Only, Nate is nothing but kind to her and little Jemma.As she is drawn into Nate's life - and tempted into his arms - Hannah must decide if she can trust him with both the truth of Jemma's birth, and her own bruised and wary heart... Features Summary The man they're all talking about... Author Lori Connelly Publisher HarperImpulse Release date 20170927 Pages 300 ISBN 0-00-826312-4 ISBN 13 978-0-00-826312-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point.When Michela Wrong's Kenyan friend John Githongo appeared one cold February morning on the doorstep of her London flat, carrying a small mountain of luggage, it was clear something had gone very wrong in a country regarded until then as one of Africa's few budding success stories.Two years earlier, in the wave of euphoria that followed the election defeat of long-serving President Daniel arap Moi, John had been appointed Kenya's new anti-corruption czar. In choosing this giant of a man, respected as a longstanding anti-corruption crusader, the new government was signalling that it was set on ending the practices that had made Kenya an international by-word for sleaze.Now John was on the run, having realised that the new administration, far from breaking with the past, was using near-identical techniques to pilfer public funds. John's tale, which has all the elements of a political thriller, is the story of how a brave man came to make a lonely decision with huge ramifications. But his story transcends the personal, touching as it does on the cultural, historical and social themes that lie at the heart of the continent's continuing crisis.Tracking this story of an African whistleblower, Michela Wrong seeks answers to the questions that have puzzled outsiders for decades. What is it about African society that makes corruption so hard to eradicate, so sweeping in its scope, so destructive in its impact? Why have so many African presidents found it so easy to reduce all political discussion to the self-serving calculation of which tribe gets to `eat'? And at what stage will Africans start placing the wider interests of their nation ahead of the narrow interests of their tribe? Features Summary A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point. Author Michela Wrong Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20091201 Pages 354 ISBN 0-00-724197-6 ISBN 13 978-0-00-724197-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A prehistoric corpse entombed within an Arctic glacier, crying tears of blood.A jungle island overrun by rabid primates - escapees from a research laboratory's Hot Zone.A massive seaplane hidden beneath a mountain, packed with a Nazi cargo of mind-blowing evil.A penniless orphan kidnapped from an African slum, holding the key to the world's survival.Four terrifying journeys. One impossible path.Only one man to attempt it. Will Jaeger. The Hunter. Features Summary Author of MUD, SWEAT AND TEARS and star of MAN VS. WILD and THE ISLAND, Bear Grylls delivers a hair-raising, adrenaline-fuelled sequel to his SUNDAY TIMES bestselling novel... Author Bear Grylls Publisher Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20170615 Pages 394 ISBN 1-4091-5687-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4091-5687-1

Measuring the World recreates the parallel but contrasting lives of two geniuses of the German Enlightenment - the naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt and the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. Towards the end of the 18th century, these two brilliant young Germans set out to measure the world. Humboldt, a Prussian aristocrat schooled for greatness, negotiates savannah and jungle, travels down the Orinoco, climbs the highest mountain known to man, counts head lice, and explores every hole in the ground. Gauss, a man born in poverty who will be recognized as the greatest mathematician since Newton, does not even need to leave his home in Gottingen to know that space is curved. He can run prime numbers in his head, cannot imagine a life without women and yet jumps out of bed on his wedding night to jot down a mathematical formula. Daniel Kehlmann has produced a novel of rare charm and readability, distinguished by its sly humour and unforgettable characterisation. The author's acute powers of observation and ability to write memorable dialogue shine through its every page. Measuring the World marks the UK debut of a distinctive and original voice in contemporary fiction.

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AUTHOR TITLE   COVER CONDITION 1ST EDT COUNTRY PUBLISHER YEAR Innes, Hammond Air Bridge 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1951 Innes, Hammond Atlantic Fury 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1962 Innes, Hammond Campbell's Kingdom 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1952 Innes, Hammond Delta Connection 1 Excellent Yes Britain MacMillan 1996 Innes, Hammond Golden Soak 1 Excellent Yes Britain Collins 1973 Innes, Hammond High Stand 1 Excellent Yes Britain Collins 1985 Innes, Hammond Isvik 1 Very Good Yes Britain Chapmans Publishers Ltd 1991 Innes, Hammond Levkas Man 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1971 Innes, Hammond Medusa 1 Excellent Yes Britain Collins 1988 Innes, Hammond North Star 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1974 Innes, Hammond Sea and Islands 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1967 Innes, Hammond Soloman's Seal 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1980 Innes, Hammond Target Antartica 1 Very Good Yes Britain Chapmans Publishers Ltd 1993 Innes, Hammond The Angry Mountain 1 Good Yes Britain Collins 1950 Innes, Hammond The Big Footprints 1 Excellent Yes Britain Collins 1977 Innes, Hammond The Black Tide 1 Excellent Yes Britain Collins 1982 Innes, Hammond The Blue Ice 1 Very Good No Britain Collins 1972 Innes, Hammond The Doomed Oasis 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1960 Innes, Hammond The Land God Gave to Cain 1 Very Good No Britain Companion Book Club 1958 Innes, Hammond The Mary Deare 1 Very Good Yes Britain Collins 1956 Innes, Hammond The Strange Land 1 Excellent Yes Britain Collins 1954 Innes, Hammond The Strode Venturer 1 Good Yes Britain Collins 1965 Innes, Hammond The White South 1 Very Good No Britain Collins 1949

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Tim Middleton, Head of English Studies, University of Ripon and York. In seeking to discover his inner self, the brilliant Dr Jekyll discovers a monster. First published to critical acclaim in 1886, this mesmerising thriller is a terrifying study of the duality of man's nature, and it is the book which established Stevenson's reputation as a writer. Also included in this volume is Stevenson's 1887 collection of short stories, The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. The Merry Men is a gripping Highland tale of shipwrecks and madness; Markheim, the sinister study of the mind of a murderer; Thrawn Janet, a spine-chilling tale of demonic possession; Olalla, a study of degeneration and incipient vampirism in the Spanish mountains; Will O' the Mill, a thought-provoking fable about a mountain inn-keeper; and The Treasure of Franchard, a study of French bourgeois life. Format:Paperback Pages:256

Hardback. Afrikaans. Nasionale Pers. 1935. ISBN: N/A. 312pp. Small squarish 8vo; original grey cloth, lettered in black on spine, with black letters and cannon device to upper cover; pp. (viii) + 312; two portrait plates. First Edition. In good condition. Very good, clean copy. (Nienaber I, p. 254) "At the battle of Tabanyama (20.1.1900), a prologue to the battle of Spioenkop (24.1.1900), Slegtkamp won special recognition. When the burghers evacuated a hill in the Tabanyama mountain range after a heavy bombardment, and the right flank of the Boers was exposed, Slegtkamp and two fellow scouts, Albert de Roos and Jack Hindon, climbed the hill on their own initiative and subjected the left flank of the British soldiers to heavy fire. Under the impression that the hill was strongly garrisoned, the British soldiers retreated. The morale of the other burghers now being strengthened, they reoccupied the hill. Thus the way was paved for the brilliant victory at Spioenkop four days later.... Throughout his life he supported the republican ideal and in the late thirties he joined the Ossewa-Brandwag, of which, despite his advanced age, he was an active member, later becoming general-in-chief on the Highveld. He spent his last years peacefully in his home town, Middlelburg. Slegtkamp was short and thin. Restless and at times quick-tempered, he was nevertheless a fearless man who, although he could not easily adapt to peace conditions, identified himself completely with the fate of his adopted country. Book No: 2500292

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days There is no writer that dives deeper (or more bravely) into the chasm that is the human heart. David Mura's] first novel is a tour de force: luminously written and by turns crafty, tough, wise, and joyful.-Junot Daz Ben Ohara is the sole surviving member his family. A troubled and brilliant astrophysicist, Ben's younger brother has mysteriously vanished in the Mojave Desert. His father, one of a small group of WWII draft resisters (known as the No-No Boys) during the internment of Japanese Americans, committed suicide when Ben was young. And his mother, whose wish to escape the past was as strong as his father's ties to it, has died with her secrets. Now struggling to support his wife and children and under pressure to complete his historical study, Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire, Ben realizes that the key to unlocking the future lies in reassessing the past. As Ben vividly recalls a childhood colored by the tough Chicago streets, horror movie monsters, sci-fi villains, Japanese folktales, and TV war heroes, he begins to understand the profound difference between coming of age and becoming a man. And by retracing his brother's footsteps and returning to the site of the Heart Mountain Internment Camp, Ben uncovers a truth that has the power to set him free. An acclaimed memoirist, poet, and playwright, David Mura is one of America's most insightful cultural critics. His memoirs, Turning Japanese and Where the Body Meets Memory, along with his poems, essays, plays, and performances, have won wide critical praise and numerous awards. Visit his website at www.davidmura.com. Features Summary A sweeping tale of fathers and sons, of secrets and shame, and of unsung heroism. Author David Mura Publisher Coffee House Press Release date 20080729 Pages 280 ISBN 1-56689-215-5 ISBN 13 978-1-56689-215-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'Overwhelming, immersive, suspenseful' - Lee ChildFEAR It is 1943, and the Nazis' stranglehold over Europe is starting to loosen. In a corner of Norway, work is underway at a remote mountain factory to alter that course... HEROISM Kurt Nordstrum is a courageous fighter who has lost everything. His fiancee. His unit. His cause. When Kurt learns of the Nazis' atomic research in his homeland, he teams up with a group of patriotic fighters, driven by one goal: to disrupt activity at the heavily guarded factory. HEART Nordstrum must pull off the impossible if his team is to succeed. But in doing so, he must put the safety of one person at risk - the one he sees a life with. How far is he prepared to go, and how much is he willing to sacrifice?The Saboteur is a thrilling historical espionage story by the internationally bestselling author Andrew Gross. Features Summary A thrilling espionage adventure set in World War II Europe, by the author of The One Man, Andrew Gross Author Andrew Gross Publisher Macmillan Release date 20170921 Pages 448 ISBN 1-5098-3157-6 ISBN 13 978-1-5098-3157-9

Isabella L. Bird was a famous 19th century English travel writer. The setting for this memoir is 1873, mostly in and around Estes Park, CO which at the time was a remote outpost. Life revolved around food - wild game which was rare even by this time, or cattle, or dairy and flour. Despite being in the so-called "wild west", Isabella maintains she never slept outdoors, an idea she found repellent, because there were plenty of homesteads around, The rule of the land was any house was available to travelers so long as you either paid or provided some sort of help. On her scramble to Long Peak she says there was snow-pack year-round at the top, but a recent Google Maps view shows it very snow-less. At one point she travels on the road that is now I-70, the main east-west highway through CO. Later authors surmised Isabella had a romance with "Mountain Jim" Nugent whom she found attractive (but not a man for marriage she says) and this is the part of the narrative with the most life. Overall the writing is evocative of the place and time and still fresh after 140 years. by Isabella Lucy Bird (Author) Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Paperback: 84 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 3, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1983665053 ISBN-13: 978-1983665059 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

256 pages Published: 1974 Genre: Thriller At 36, Bruce Wetheral, a London insurance clerk, finds he hasn't much time to live. A few hours later he also learns that he has become sole heir to his grandfather's failing Canadian enterprise. Campbell's land--perched at 7000 feet in the Canadian Rockies--may contain vast resources of oil. The old man's partners offer him a moderate sum for control. He declines the offer and launches his own search for Rocky Mountain "Black Gold." Book condition: Good  - S igns of wear, and shelf worn, bumped corners. Some pages may be dog eared and the cover may have some creases. No missing pages, writing on the inside of the front cover and 1st page as seen in the picture. P ages on the inside of the book are still in a good condition. Please note: I have 1000's of books available. If you are looking for something specific, please feel free to ask and I will let you know if I have it.     I WILL COMBINE ORDERS FOR POSTAGE/COURIER.  

Title: The Seer Subtitle: Volume One of The O Manuscript Author: Lars Muhl Publisher: Watkins (2016) ISBN-10: 1780282788 ISBN-13: 9781780289823 Condition: Very Good Binding: Softcover Pages: 154 Dimensions: 18.4 x 12.2 x 1.5 cm +++ by Lars Muhl +++ The Seer is a compelling account of one man's spiritual awakening, written with extraordinary energy, can-dour and humility. The first of three books that together comprise The O Manuscript, it is the beginning of a personal and philosophical quest that challenges conventional wisdom and takes the reader on a mystical journey through ancient history and modern times. The book begins with the author at a crossroads, suffering from debilitating health, his personal and professional lives disintegrating around him. Bed-ridden for three years, Lars Muhl was put in touch with a seer who helped him, over the telephone initially, to recover his energy and brought him back to life. The Seer became his spiritual leader, teaching him the inner truths of existence. We travel with him to Montsegur, a remote mountain village and castle in southern France, where he meets the Seer and begins his remarkable and challenging adventure. The book is not only a spellbinding introduction to the ancient vision of cosmic interconnections, but also a critical evaluation of a long list of limiting New Age dogmas. When Lars and the Seer part, the latter hands an old manuscript into the author s care a doorway to further revelations.