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Born a humble village boy in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, Sher Khan had the curiosity, the intelligence and the determination to succeed in a career in medicine, becoming a senior registrar in a UK hospital.Sensitive, wide-ranging and often very funny, Sher’s story portrays the life of a wise and kind man - a village boy who became a world traveller, an expert in nuclear medicine and a philanthropist who has done his best to overcome the inequity and suffering he sees around him. Dismayed at the dishonesty, favouritism and profiteering that have pervaded Pakistan since independence, he talks freely of the power struggles and posturing which have riddled his homeland’s affairs over the past half century. A colourful description of a vanished world and of the new world that is replacing it.

Jim Emerton is one of the most respected figuresin pigeon racing, having bred and raced birds for40 years and had birds return to the loft from asfar as 879 miles away. Now he writes on the subject for magazines and websites, sharing hisexpertise and his musings with all who enjoy thisabsorbing hobby. This comprehensive collection ofhis writings on pigeons covers everything from feed regimes and choosing stock to his experiences with racing from many exotic locations around the world. "We are a motley crew of mad monks, illuminated by a shared dream... It is an extension of the old, traditional values, of the old sage, pipe in mouth, corn tin in hand, sunning himself in a deckchair in his rose garden. That is how the iconic birds in folklore and history were raced."

A vivid picture of the horrors and hardships of the Russian campaign and a fascinating perspective on a long-ago war.

In Jerusalem in the aftermath of the Crucifixion, the young Roman Tribune Flavius Silvanus, still grieving the death of hisbeloved Princess Farrah at the hands of rebels, is called back to Rome following the unexpected death of his father. What helearns there sets him on a dangerous mission to find out the truth behind his father's mysterious death - a mission which will lead him to the cruel emperor Caligula and to the greatest challenge of his life. This third book in the Power and the Glory trilogy is a gripping story of bravery and betrayal, brutality and friendship.

A carefree romantic holiday on Crete with a fellow student starts to turn sour for Tom when the long memories held by the islanders begin to boil over. Their savage treatment by the Germans in WW2 comes to the surface and anger erupts on both sides. But Tom has no idea just how deeply he and the beautiful Charlie will be plunged into a world of bitter recrimination, violence and darkness...