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| "The Green Road Into The Trees" |
| "WINNER OF THE 2014 THWAITES WAINWRIGHT PRIZEIn the past Hugh Thomson has written acclaimed books about Peru Mexico and the Indian Himalaya Now he returns to the most exotic and foreign country of them all - his own Walking right across England along ancient trackways and green grass roads Hugh explores the way the country was and the way it is today the legends literature and natural world that define us and the undercurrent of regret running throughout our history; what he calls the unicorn disappearing into the trees' From coast-to-coast and through the heart of the countryside he shows how olderforgotten cultures like the Celts Saxons and Vikings lie much closer to the surface than we may think It is a journey enriched and partly told by the characters he meets along the way By taking it Hugh casts unexpected light - and humour - on the way we live now"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Night Film by Marisha Pessl (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "&39;THE BOOK EVERYONE&39;S TALKING ABOUT&39; ObserverOn a damp October night the body of beautiful Ashley Cordova is discovered in a Manhattan warehouse Though her death is ruled a suicide investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise The last time McGrath got too close to the Cordova dynasty he lost his marriage and his career This time he could lose his mind"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Let Me Off at the Top! : My Classy Life and Other Musings" |
| "The autobiography everyone has been waiting for a shockingly candid and raw confessional from an international treasure The world's most trusted and beloved television News Anchor Ron Burgundy pulls no punches in Let Me Off at the Top! Burgundy tells the tale of his humble beginnings in a desolate Iowa coal-mining town to his years at Our Lady Queen of Chewbacca High School to his odds-defying climb to the dizzying heights of Anchordom In his very own words Burgundy reveals his most private thoughts his triumphs - and his disappointments His life reads like an adventure story complete with knock-down fights beautiful women and double-fisted excitement on every page He has hunted jackalopes with Bobby Kennedy and Peter Lawford had more than his share of amorous exploits and formed the greatest on-air team in the history of televised news Along the way he's hobnobbed with people you wish you knew and some you honestly wish you didn't- celebrities presidents presidents' wives celebrities' wives dogs and of course Veronica Corningstone the love of his life Who didn't Mr Burgundy or Ron' as he is known to his friends rub elbows with in the course of his colourful and often criminal life? This may well be the most thrilling book ever written by a man of great physical moral and spiritual strength and not surprisingly a great literary talent as well We owe it to him and to ourselves to read it With never-before-seen photographs Some in colour!"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "OVER 33 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDEJon is on the run He has betrayed Oslo&39;s biggest crime lord the Fisherman Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect Hiding out in a shepherd&39;s cabin in the wilderness all that stands between him and his fate are Lea a bereaved mother and her young son Knut But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity And then he discovers that the Fisherman&39;s men are getting closer"
Price: 5.99 |
| "A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war to the &39;war to end all wars&39; He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy was wounded and twice decorated Out of his experiences came his early masterpiece A Farewell to Arms In an unforgettable depiction of war Hemingway recreates the fear the comradeship the courage of his young American volunteers and the men and women he encounters along the way with conviction and brutal honesty A love story of immense drama and uncompromising passion A Farewell to Arms offers a unique and unflinching view of the world and people by the winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Unbelievable! by Paul Jennings (Paperback, 1995)" |
| "Believe it or not a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk A brilliant collection of funny weird and whacky short stories from Paul Jennings"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (Paperback, 1988)" |
| "When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income and assert her independence But Agnes&39;s enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children and then with the painful disdain of the haughty Murray family; the only kindness she receives comes from Mr Weston the sober young curate Drawing on her own experience Anne Bronte&39;s first novel offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open in Victorian society"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx (Paperback, 1990)" |
| "A landmark work in the understanding of capitalism bourgeois society and the economics of class conflict Karl Marx's Capital is translated by Ben Fowkes with an introduction by Ernest Mandel in Penguin ClassicsOne of the most notorious works of modern times as well as one of the most influential Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates Living in exile in England where this work was largely written Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of its society to support his analysis and generate fresh insights Arguing that capitalism would create an ever-increasing division in wealth and welfare he predicted its abolition and replacement by a system with common ownership of the means of production Capital rapidly acquired readership among the leaders of social democratic parties particularly in Russia and Germany and ultimately throughout the world to become a work described by Marx's friend and collaborator Friedrich Engels as 'the Bible of the Working Class'In his introduction Ernest Mandel illuminates a revolutionary theory whose impact on the turbulent events of the twentieth century has become ever more apparentKarl Marx (1818-1883) was born in Trier Germany and studied law at Bonn and Berlin In 1848 with Freidrich Engels he finalized the Communist Manifesto He settled in London where he studied economics and wrote the first volume of his major work Das Kapital (1867 with two further volumes in 1884 and 1894) He is buried in Highgate Cemetery LondonIf you enjoyed Capital you might like Marx and Engels' The Communist Manifesto also available in Penguin Classics"
Price: 13.99 |
| "Funnybones: Mystery Tour by Allan Ahlberg (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Mystery Tour is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons Funnybones Despite being set in a dark dark house this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers!One dark dark night the three skeletons go driving and solve six mysteries Lots of things look and sound mysterious in the dark but the last mystery is the most important of all - if they don't solve it they can't go home!'By far our best writer for the young' - Daily TelegraphAllan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet created many award-winning children's picture books including Peepo! Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman Other titles in the Funnybones series include Funnybones The Ghost Train The Black Cat The Pet Shop Bumps in the Night Dinosaur Dreams Skeleton Crew Give the Dog a Bone and A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection all of which are available from Puffin"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Skippy Dies by Paul Murray (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Paul Murray's Skippy Dies is a tragicomic masterpiece about a Dublin boarding schoolLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate In the grand old Dublin institution that is Seabrook College for Boys nobody pays either of them much attention But when Skippy falls for Lori the frisbee-playing siren from the girls' school next door suddenly all kinds of people take an interest - including Carl part-time drug-dealer and official school psychopath A tragic comedy of epic sweep and dimension Skippy Dies scours the corners of the human heart and wrings every drop of pathos humour and hopelessness out of life love Robert Graves mermaids M-theory and everything in between'That rare thing a comic epic Murray is a brilliant comic writer but also humane and touching and he captures the misery and elation joy and anxiety of teenage life' David Nicholls Guardian'Novels rarely come as funny and as moving as this utterly brilliant exploration of teenhood and the anticlimax of becoming an adult one of the finest comic novels written anywhere' Eileen Battersby Irish Times'I loved Skippy Dies three novels fused into one ignited tragicomic tour de force' Ali Smith Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year'An unforgettably exuberant saga set in an Irish boys' school The insulting repartee is Shakespearean the minor characters hilarious and Murray captures the fleeting joys and lasting sorrows of adolescence perfectly' Emma Donoghue Daily Telegraph'A triumph brimful of wit and narrative energy' Sunday Times'The sprawling brilliance of Paul Murray's darkly comic second novel works on many different levels When you finish the last page you may be tempted to start all over again' MetroPaul Murray is the author of An Evening of Long Goodbyes shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award in 2005 and Skippy Dies longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Poetry of Birds" |
| "Birds are the most obvious wild things we have around us They are much watched and much loved A remarkable number of poets have noticed birds and British bird poetry is as old as British poetry Some of the best known and most loved poems in English are bird poems Here poet Simon Armitage and amateur ornithologist Tim Dee gather the best of the past and the most promising of the present as well as some overlooked gems Poems are organised according to ornithological classification and there are detailed ornithological notes which illuminate the poems and provide fascinating information on the birds Altogether this is a truly original anthology"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings by Harry Sidebottom (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Warrior of Rome II King of Kings is the second in Harry Sidebottom's vivid five-part seriesAD256 - the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire The sparks of Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men All the while Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier The battle-bloodied general Ballista returns to the imperial court from the fallen city of Arete - only to find that there are those who would rather see him dead than alive Ballista is soon caught in a sinister web of intrigue and religious fanaticism his courage and loyalty will be put to the ultimate test in the service of Rome and the Emperor The Warrior of Rome is back Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldPraise for Harry Sidebottom'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' The Times'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor author of The American BoyDr Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall and Lecturer at Lincoln College Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity by Steven Pinker (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "'The most inspiring book I've ever read' Bill Gates 2017'A brilliant mind-altering book Everyone should read this astonishing book' Guardian'Will change the way you see the world' Daily MailShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2012Wasn't the twentieth century the most violent in history? In his extraordinary epic book Steven Pinker shows us that this is wrong telling the story of humanity in a completely new and unfamiliar way From why cities make us safer to how books bring about peace Pinker weaves together history philosophy and science to examine why we are less likely to die at another's hand than ever before how it happened and what it tells us about our very natures 'May prove to be one of the great books of our time he writes like an angel' Economist'Masterly a supremely important book For anyone interested in human nature it is engrossing' The New York Times 'Marvellous riveting and myth-destroying' New Statesman'A marvellous synthesis of science history and storytelling written in Pinker's distinctively entertaining and clear personal style I was astonished by the extent to which violence has declined in every shape form and scale' Financial Times'An outstandingly fruitful read with fascinating nuggets on almost every page' Sunday Times Books of the Year"
Price: 11.49 |
| "How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities by John Cassidy (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "How did we get to where we are? John Cassidy shows that the roots of our most recent financial failure lie not with individuals but with an idea - the idea that markets are inherently rational He gives us the big picture behind the financial headlines tracing the rise and fall of free market ideology from Adam Smith to Milton Friedman and Alan Greenspan Full of wit sense and above all a deeper understanding How Markets Fail argues for the end of 'utopian' economics and the beginning of a pragmatic reality-based way of thinking"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Uncanny" |
| "An extraordinary collection of thematically linked essays including THE UNCANNY SCREEN MEMORIES and FAMILY ROMANCES Leonardo da Vinci fascinated Freud primarily because he was keen to know why his personality was so incomprehensible to his contemporaries In this probing biographical essay he deconstructs both da Vinci&39;s character and the nature of his genius As ever many of his exploratory avenues lead to the subject&39;s sexuality - why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way hedid? What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Intriguing thought-provoking and often contentious this volume contains some of Freud&39;s best writing"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Tender is the Night (Hardback, 2010)" |
| "These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald&39;s deathBetween the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit Among the most fashionable are the Divers Dick and Nicole who hold court at their villa Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt a film star who is instantly attracted to them but understands little of the dark secrets and hidden corruption that hold them together As Dick draws closer to Rosemary he fractures the delicate structure of his marriage and sets both Nicole and himself on to a dangerous path where only the strongest can survive In this exquisite lyrical novel Fitzgerald has poured much of the essence of his own life; he has also depicted the age of materialism shattered idealism and broken dreams"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Bear Hunt by Anthony Browne (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "This story is all about a very clever white bear and his magic pencil Everything Bear draws becomes real! He draws a circle and it becomes a hole through which he can escape He even draws a rope that he can swing on And when two bear hunters are after him his magic pencil comes in very handy!"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Bloodlines: The Fiery Heart (book 4) by Richelle Mead (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Bloodlines The Fiery Heart is the smouldering fourth book in the bestselling Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead set in the world of Vampire Academy - NOW A MAJOR FILM A pulse-pounding world of magic alchemy vampires and true love awaits WHEN PULSES QUICKEN NO SECRET IS SAFESydney always believed that alchemists were born to protect vampire secrets and human lives - until she met Marcus and turned her back on everything she once knewBut she's not free yet When her sister Zoe arrives Sydney can only tell half-truths about her past And with every word she risks exposure - and the fatal consequencesConsumed by passion and vengeance Sydney must choose her path once and for all Even if that means harnessing her magical powers to destroy the way of life she was raised to defend Praise for Richelle Mead'Exciting empowering and un-put-downable' MTV's Hollywood Crush'We're suckers for it!' - Entertainment WeeklyAlso available in the Bloodlines seriesBloodlines (Book 1)Bloodlines The Golden Lily (Book 2)Bloodlines The Indigo Spell (Book 3)Bloodlines The Fiery Heart (Book 4)And don't miss Bloodlines Silver Shadows (Book 5)Discover where the story began in the Vampire Academy seriesNOW A MAJOR FILMVampire Academy (Book 1)Vampire Academy Frostbite (Book 2) Vampire Academy Shadow Kiss (Book 3)Vampire Academy Blood Promise (Book 4)Vampire Academy Spirit Bound (Book 5) Vampire Academy Last Sacrifice (Book 6)wwwrichellemeadcom FacebookcomVampireAcademyNovelsFacebookcomBloodlinesBooks"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The 5th Wave - Book 1 (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "NOW A MAJOR FILM by Sony Pictures starring Chloe Grace Moretz&39;Wildly entertaining I couldn&39;t turn the pages fast enough&39; The New York TimesThe 5th Wave is the first book in the bestselling series from award-winning Rick Yancey Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games Divergent and Maze RunnerAfter the1st wave only darkness remains After the 2nd only the lucky escape And after the 3rd only the unlucky survive After 4th wave only one rule applies trust no oneNOW IS THE DAWN OF THE 5TH WAVEOn a lonely stretch of highway Cassie runsRuns from the beings that only look human who have scattered Earth&39;s last survivorsTo stay alone is to stay alive until she meets Evan Walker Beguiling and mysterious Evan may be her only hopeNow Cassie must choose between trust and despair between defiance and surrender between life and death wwwrickyanceycom&39;Remarkable not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances&39; Entertainment Weekly&39;A modern sci-fi masterpiece Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires&39; USA Today&39;The pace is relentless&39; Heat&39;Chilling&39; Sun&39;Nothing short of amazing&39; Kirkus (starred review)&39;This book&39;s scary!&39; Teen Now (5 starred review)&39;A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance horror and dystopian fiction&39; Wall Street Journal&39;An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion You&39;ll read it in one sitting&39; Bookseller&39;Heartfelt violent paranoid epic filled with big heroics and bigger surprises&39; Booklist (starred review)&39;Gripping&39; Publishers Weekly&39;Borrow this one from your teen&39;s nightstand while they&39;re at school&39; People MagazineWinner of the 2014 Red House Children&39;s Book Award 2014 Children&39;s Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the YearA YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young AdultsA YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young ReadersA Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young AdultsA VOYA 2013 Perfect TenAn Amazon Best Book of the YearBooks in the seriesThe 5th Wave (Book 1)The Infinite Sea (Book 2)The Last Star (Book 3)"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Roald Dahl: Whizzpopping Joke Book by Roald Dahl (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Roald Dahl's Whizzpopping Joke Book is a collection of hundreds of great jokes would make even the Trunchbull laugh! Inspired by Roald Dahl's wonderful world these gigglesome gags are guaranteed to raise a chuckle from human beans young and old"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Escape to Shakespeare's World: A Colouring Book Adventure" |
| "A beautiful intricate colouring book full of romantic inspirational and dramatic quotes from the favourite plays and poems of William Shakespeare An ideal choice for older children and adults in a beautiful square format designed to fit comfortably into handbag briefcase or schoolbag Gloriously intricate illustrations provide a soothing occupation for the millions of fans of adult colouring books A perfect way to celebrate Shakespeare 400"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Roald Dahl Reads Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Four More Stories" |
| "Roald Dahl's wickedly funny novels have turned him into the world's number 1 storyteller In this collection five splendiferous stories are brought to life by the author himselfCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (Abridged)Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!James and the Giant Peach (Abridged) A little magic can take you a long wayFantastic Mr Fox (Unabridged) Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr Fox!The Enormous Crocodile (Unabridged) This greedy crocodile loves to guzzle up little boys and girlsThe Magic Finger (Unabridged) Horrible neighbors learn their lesson from a little girl with powerful magic!"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Get Well Soon, Spot" |
| "Spot isn't feeling well and that makes him sad But with a little help from Mum and his friends Spot discovers that being poorly has its perks"
Price: 4.49 |
| "All About Spot" |
| "Join Spot for a busy bouncy day from waking up to bedtime as he has lots of fun at nursery the park and just playing at home Spot's everyday adventures fill the pages of this big puppy-shaped board book children will love"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Nose by Nikolay Gogol (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "'Strangely enough I mistook it for a gentleman at first Fortunately I had my spectacles with me so I could see it was really a nose'With this pair of absurd comic stories Gogol indulges his imagination and delights readersIntroducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsNikolay Gogol (1809-1852) Gogol's works available in Penguin Classics are Dead Souls Diary of a Madman The Government Inspector & Selected Stories and The Night Before Christmas"
Price: 1.99 |
| "PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future by Paul Mason (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "'The most important book about our economy and society to be published in my lifetime' Irvine WelshFrom Paul Mason the award-winning Channel 4 presenter Postcapitalism is a guide to our era of seismic economic change and how we can build a more equal society Over the past two centuries or so capitalism has undergone continual change - economic cycles that lurch from boom to bust - and has always emerged transformed and strengthened Surveying this turbulent history Paul Mason wonders whether today we are on the brink of a change so big so profound that this time capitalism itself the immensely complex system by which entire societies function has reached its limits and is changing into something wholly newAt the heart of this change is information technology a revolution that as Mason shows has the potential to reshape utterly our familiar notions of work production and value; and to destroy an economy based on markets and private ownership - in fact he contends it is already doing so In this groundbreaking Sunday Times top ten book Mason shows how from the ashes of the recent financial crisis we have the chance to create a more socially just and sustainable global economy"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Lost Japan" |
| "An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape culture history and future Originally written in Japanese this passionate vividly personal book draws on the author&39;s experiences in Japan over thirty years Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki retraces his initiation into Tokyo&39;s boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years and tells the story of the hidden valley that became his homeBut the book is not just a love letter Haunted throughout by nostalgia for the Japan of old Kerr&39;s book is part paean to that great country and culture part epitaph in the face of contemporary Japan&39;s environmental and cultural destructionWinner of Japan&39;s Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize and now fully revised in a new edition Alex Kerr is an American writer antiques collector and Japanologist Lost Japan is his most famous work He was the first foreigner to be awarded the Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize for the best work of non-fiction published in Japan"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Modern Romance" |
| "The 1 New York Times BestsellerA hilarious thoughtful and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari the Emmy-award winning star of Master of None and one of this generation's sharpest comedic voicesIn the old days most people would find a decent person who lived in their village or neighbourhood and after deciding they weren't a murderer get married and have kids - all by the age of 22 Now we spend years of our lives searching for our perfect soul mate and thanks to dating apps mobile phones and social media we have more romantic options than ever before in human history Yet we also have to confront strange new dilemmas such as what to think when someone is too busy to reply to a text but has time to post a photo of their breakfast on Instagram And if we have so many more options why aren't people any less frustrated? For years American comedian Aziz Ansari has been aiming his comic insight at dating and relationships and in Modern Romance he teams up with award-winning sociologist Eric Klinenberg to investigate love in the age of technology They enlisted some of the world's leading social scientists conducted hundreds of interviews analyzed the behavioural data and researched dating cultures from Tokyo to Buenos Aires to New York City The result is an unforgettable picture of modern love combining Ansari's irreverent humour with cutting-edge social science"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Scarlet Letter (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "The classic American novel rejacketed with a new foreword by Tom Perotta and introduction by Hawthorne scholar Robert MilderSet in the harsh Puritan community of 17th century Boston this is a tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth The mother of the child Hester Prynne is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction"
Price: 5.49 |
| "SAS: Rogue Heroes - the Authorized Wartime History by Ben Macintyre (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "From the secret SAS archives and acclaimed author Ben Macintyre the first ever authorized history of the SAS'Impeccably researched superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II' - Antony BeevorIn the summer of 1941 at the height of the war in the Western Desert a bored and eccentric young officer David Stirling came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy linesDespite intense opposition Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest brightest and most ruthless soldiers he could find So began the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world the SASNow 75 years later the SAS has finally decided to tell its astonishing story It has opened its secret archives for the first time granting historian Ben Macintyre full access to a treasure trove of unseen reports memos diaries letters maps and photographs as well as free rein to interview surviving Originals and those who knew themThe result is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness and heroism recklessness and tragedy; of extraordinary men who were willing to take monumental risks It is a story about the meaning of courage"
Price: 8.49 |
