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One stolen baby. Two desperate strangers. One night of terror. When Nina almost dies during a disastrous blind date, her life is saved by a waitress called Angel. But later that evening, Nina is surprised by a knock on the door. It’s Angel - and she’s pointing a gun at her. Minutes later, Angel’s younger brother, Lucas, turns up, covered in blood, shielding a stolen newborn baby in his arms. Nina is about to endure the longest night of her life - a night that will be filled with terror and lead her to take risks she would never have believed herself capable of....

What is global warming? Is the world really getting hotter? Is it our fault? What might happen and are we too late to act?

Our best-selling backgrounder, Global Warming, tackles the big questions around climate change. In only 120 minutes, this pithy pocket guide will quickly get you up to speed on the world's biggest issue.

Using forbidden Marrangha magic and the three stolen vapours, the evil sorcerer Zharradan Marr has created a creature....but for what purpose?

When Vale Moonwing is summoned to the Black Tower, she must prepare herself for a confrontation with the dread warlord Balthus Dire.

Buster, the football flyboy, was part of the Greatest Generation. Old letters seeded Football Flyboy, letters that are a one-sided conversation of a man who lived for someone more important than himself. The struggles of war and his constant change of location kept him from receiving mail regularly, causing frustration and loneliness. Each letter has been unedited with grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors preserved to demonstrate the letters' authenticity.

"Don't live in the darkness, Amy Jennings." Adolescence is difficult enough, especially when your family members are vampires and werewolves. But somehow Amy Jennings survived it. Now a young woman, Amy has come back to Collinsport, determined to forget the horrors of childhood and start anew. But growing up means confronting the truth about the world around you and Amy's rite of passage has only just begun.

What's causing our current high food prices? Is organic food really better for us? Do we care about Fairtrade or food miles? Should we buy locally or from the supermarket?

Eating has been described as the "most political act we do on a daily basis", with our choices affecting our health, landscape, climate, and economy. Food: What Are We Really Eating? lifts the lid on food production and the dizzying array of food choices we face each time we shop.

Oil is running out, fossil fuels pollute - so which way should the UK turn to fuel our future? Is the Uk right to be investing in nuclear power, or should we rely on renewable energy sources? The Energy Crisis tackles the big questions in a pithy pocket guide, helping you to sound knowledgeable when others don't.

Checks the balance of the current global credit squeeze and asks some key questions: How do global money markets work? Why did a US housing market crisis come to put our savings at risk? Is the situation similar to previous booms and busts? Have global governments done enough to alleviate the crunch? Can markets regulate themselves better in the future or is it time to keep our savings under the mattress? Pocket Issue looks behind the hype to uncover the facts behind the headlines.

Bird flu has reached the shores of the UK, and MRSA cases have spiralled in our hospitals. Is a human bird flu pandemic a real possibility? What about MRSA - can it be controlled? Should the UK be doing more to prevent infectious diseases, or does it call for a global solution?

Pandemics takes a look under the covers and finds out if a major outbreak of an infectious disease is a real cause for concern.

What lies in the shadows of Paranormal realms is a world of entities both good and evil that have walked the outer dimensions of Earth for millennia. But in our modern-day reality, we explore the scariest phenomenon of them all, that of Shadow People. From Demons to Duppies, our participants delve into a diverse discussion about what lies in the shadows and beyond. Each one tells of a haunting firsthand experience with these entities and we listen intently in the hope of gaining more insight from their terrifying tales.

"Er starrte träumerisch aufs Wasser und versenkte sich ein weiteres Mal in die Gewissheit, ein Leben ausgelöscht zu haben. Ihm war endgültig klar, dass es seine Bestimmung war. Sein Schicksal! Daran gab es keinen begründbaren Zweifel mehr." Jahrelang zieht ein Serienmörder eine Blutspur durch Deutschland. Seine Taten haben nur eines gemeinsam: Sie sind nicht aufzuklären. Es gibt kein Muster, keine Zeugen, kein erkennbares Motiv, keine Verbindung zwischen den Opfern. Die Mordkommission ist hilflos.

Fly along with Wilhelmina, a fairy with a unique uni-brow. She wants to change the way she looks, but it's not that easy. In this meaningful poetic story, your child will learn that one of the most important things in life is to be grateful with what you've got....

Pet Eyes is a dream parable for parents and children ages 6+. Animals guide the boy with no eyes to help him learn about the world and himself. Jan Bozarth delivers a timely story about perspective and change, identifying feelings like trust and fear for discussion with young people. When the boy learns to listen to the voice of the brook, the stone, and the tree, he also learns to find his own unique song. This story illuminates the gifts of dreaming and achieving self knowledge. Children will want to identify their own animal totems.

Cameras that can see through your clothes at 80 paces; council tax rising to cover increased CCTV needs; suggestions that Internet Service Providers should monitor customer usage in the comfort of their own homes; plus ID cards, fingerprint and eyeball recognition on the horizon. In the 21st century is there anywhere to hide? And if not, should there be? Big Brother: Who is watching you? twitches the curtain and takes a hard look at our increasingly hi-tech, zero privacy society.

Frequent claims of foiled plots; tighter monitoring of suspects and stronger global terror laws. On the flip side, a new safe haven emerging for terrorists in Pakistan; stories of terror cells springing up throughout North Africa; numerous recruits from Europe's leading universities willing to sign up to the cause. Are Al Qaeda and its affiliates, responsible for the horrific attacks in New York, London and Madrid, finding it hard to be the force they once were, or should we be bracing ourselves for the next outrage?

Drink & Drugs: Culture of Excess? checks in and asks if there is a quick fix. How is Britain handling societal drugs and alcohol usage? And how does this compare with abroad? Are we so different in our indulgence to the seemingly more civilised Europeans?

Anfang der sechziger Jahre weht Hoffnung durch das Land. Martin Luther King marschiert auf Washington, Amerika hat einen Traum. Der junge James will seine ärmliche irische Herkunft hinter sich lassen und träumt von einer strahlenden Zukunft als Anwalt. Nur wenig später wird die schöne Afroamerikanerin Agnes auf einer Landstraße von einem weißen Polizisten angehalten. Schreckliche Momente folgen. Agnes zweifelt, ob sie überhaupt eine Zukunft hat. James und Agnes ahnen nicht, auf welch unerwarteten Wegen die Geschichte der nächsten Jahrzehnte sie und ihre Familien zusammenführen wird.

Rising obesity is causing life expectancy to fall for the first time in centuries, costing the NHS £3. billion a year. So why we are fatter as a nation than we have ever been before? Is obesity a choice or an illness? And why is childhood obesity at epidemic levels? Fat: Eating ourselves to death? Looks at the complex recipe of modern life that leads to obesity and our options for reversing this trend, from individual to national action. Pocket Issue slims down the issue to give you some answers.