V2
ISBN : 9781787460997
Rudi Graf used to dream of sending a rocket to the moon. Instead, he has helped to create the world's most sophisticated weapon : the V2 ballistic missile, capable of delivering a one-ton warhead at three times the speed of sound. In a desperate gamble to avoid defeat in the winter of 1944, Hitler orders ten thousand to be built. Graf is tasked with firing these lethal "vengeance weapons" at London. Kay Caton-Walsh is an officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force who joins a unit of WAAFs on a mission to newly liberated Belgium. Armed with little more than a slide rule and a few equations, Kay and her colleagues will attempt to locate and destroy the launch sites. As the death toll soars, Graf and Kay fight their grim, invisible war - until one final explosion of violence causes their destinies to collide ..
Transient Desires
ISBN : 9781787467859
When two young American women are badly injured in a boating accident, joyriding in Venice's Laguna with two young Italians, Commissario Guido Brunetti's curiosity is aroused by the behaviour of the young men, who abandoned the victims after taking them to the hospital. As Brunetti and his colleague, Claudia Griffoni, investigate, they discover that one of the young men works for a man rumoured to be involved in more sinister night-time activities in the Laguna. To get to the bottom of the mystery, Brunetti needs to enlist the help of both the Carabinieri and the Guardia Costiera. Determining how much trust he and Griffoni can put in these unfamiliar colleagues only adds to the difficulty of solving this peculiarly horrible crime. Donna Leon's landmark thirtieth Brunetti novel is as powerful as any she has written, testing Brunetti to his limits, forcing him to listen very carefully for the truth.
Barbarians At the Gate
ISBN : 9780099545835
The battle for the control of RJR Nabisco in the Autumn of 1988, which became the largest and most dramatic corporate takeover in American history, sent shock-waves through the international business world and became a symbol of the greed, excess and egotism of the eighties. This title recounts this two-month battle.
Daisy Jones and The Six
ISBN : 9781787462144
Everyone knows Daisy Jones and The Six. Their albums were on every turntable, they sold out arenas from coast to coast, their sound defined an era. And then, on 12 July 1979, they split. Nobody ever knew why. Until now. The only thing that's certain is that from the moment Daisy Jones walked, barefoot, on to the stage at the Whisky, the band were irrevocably changed... This is the story of their incredible rise and fall. The ambition, the desire, the heartbreak, and the music. Everyone was there. Everyone remembers it differently.
Freed - 'Fifty Shades Freed' as told by Christian
ISBN : 9781787468085
You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material ? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won't vow to obey... And marriage brings its own challenges. Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart. Can Christian overcome the nightmares of his childhood and the torments of his youth, and save himself ? And once he's discovered the truth of his origins, can he find forgiveness and accept Ana's unconditional love ? Can Christian finally be freed ?
102 Minutes - The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
ISBN : 9780099492566
14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York. To them it was just the start of another routine day at work. Over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama that changed the world forever. Of the millions of words written about that unforgettable day, most have been by outsiders. But New York Times reporters Jim Owyer and Kevin Flynn report solely from the perspective of those struggling to survive inside the towers ; 102 Minutes is the epic story of ordinary men and women finding the bravery and courage to overcome unbelievable odds. Fateful split-second decisions, chance encounters in smoke-filled stairwells, the heroism of the emergency services who climbed up as everyone else was coming clown - this is the authoritative account of the men and women in the World Trade Center - the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,149 who perished.
When You See Me
ISBN : 9781787464360
In a small town in the Deep South, Flora Dane is committed to hunting down notorious serial kidnapper Jacob Ness. As his last victim, she knew him better than most. Even now he is dead, his evil lingers. But this is the kind of town that doesn't take kindly to strangers asking questions. The kind of town where dark secrets lurk just beneath the surface. The kind of town she might not leave alive.
Social Intelligence ; The New Science of Human Relatioships
ISBN : 9780099464921
Presents a synthesis of the findings in biology and brain science, revealing a fundamental discovery: we are designed for sociability, constantly engaged in a 'neural ballet' that connects us brain-to-brain with those around us. This work explains the surprising accuracy of first impressions, the basis of charisma and emotional power, and more.