Love it or loathe it, the British press stands out as a remarkable institution. Sometimes referred to as the fourth estate and accused of wielding power without responsibility, it has been a channel for the dissemination of information those at the top of the pyramid of power would rather stayed hidden. Often, though, it has also delighted in scraping the bottom of the public interest barrel, deliberately

When veteran law-enforcement officer and lifelong motorcycle lover William Queen penetrated the San Fernando chapter of the notorious Mongols, he was at the mercy of psychopaths who sought to have him prove his fealty by any means necessary, from selling and doing drugs to arms trafficking, driving getaway cars and, in one shocking instance, stitching up the face of a Mongol \'ol\' lady\' after a brutal

A fun packed tutor for beginner pianists. Introducing young players to the rudiments of piano playing, it is packed full of great pieces as well as animated charaters such as the Mud Monsters and the Wizards of the White Wishing Well. It is also jam packed with activities and sticker fun for

An intimate, revealing look at one artist\'s journey from self-censorship to full

The fascinating story of the home computer revolution of the 1980s. The innovative machines produced inspired a

The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi\'s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. The culture festival

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students\' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities

\"Farming is a world of its own, tied more to the ebb and flow of nature than to the pulse of changing food trends.\" These words echoed around the globe after Shannon Hayes wrote them in 2004, when the first edition of The Grassfed Gourmet hit the markets, becoming the best-selling grassfed meat cookbook ever written. She changed the world of meat cuisine by grounding it with the common-sense practicality

The electrifying true story of the pursuit for the man behind al Qaeda\'s suicide bombing campaign in Iraq Kill or Capture is a true-life thriller that tells the story of senior military interrogator Matthew Alexander\'s adrenalinefilled, \"outside the wire\" pursuit of a notorious Syrian mass murderer named Zafar--the leader of al Qaeda in northern Iraq--a killer with the blood of thousands of innocents

The explosive, fresh and utterly compulsive women\'s fiction debut from Mother Pukka and Papa Pukka, writing as Anna Whitehouse. Perfect for fans of So Lucky by Dawn O\'Porter and Such a Fun Age by Kiley

This is a much needed textbook on fixed stars and their relationship to the natal planets. Bernadette Brady (Brady\'s Book of Fixed Stars, Samuel Weiser, 1998) has a mission - and that mission is to draw astrologers closer to the foundations of their art, bringing the glory and magnitude of the fixed stars into every day astrology, where she firmly believes they belong. With our light-polluted skies

Why are all the major religions consumed with sex? What makes sex so important, whether Buddhism or Islam, Christianity or Mormonism? What is the impact of religion on human sexuality? This book explores this and more. It ventures into territory that has never been examined. You will be surprised at how much religion has influenced your sexuality, who you marry, the pleasure you get or don\'t get from

Enter the Rose Garden for a deep spiritual exploration of the Rose as the most well-loved and perennial symbol of the soul in the West, with meditations and practices to bring its wisdom into our lives