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The stories of two undercover agents: the man known as Stakeknife, Force Research Unit (FRU) agent and deputy head of the IRA’s infamous ‘Nutting Squad’, the internal security force which tortured and killed suspected informers; and Brian Nelson, who worked for the FRU, aiding loyalist terrorists and murderers in their bloody work. The inside story on: – How the British Secret Service uses informers – The recruitment, briefing and handling of spies – Murders and set-ups in Northern Ireland.

Mark Ward is the founder of Haemosexual—an online support and information resource championing equality, education and better healthcare for everyone with a bleeding disorder, no matter what their sexual orientation. Mark's battle to secure a public enquiry into the Infected Blood Scandal—which is finally due to report in May—has led him to places he never expected, and to meet people he never dreamt of.

In early 2015, Roderick Toombs, aka Rowdy Roddy Piper, began researching his own autobiography with a trip through Western Canada. He was rediscovering his youth, a part of his life he never discussed during his sixty-one years, many spent as one of the greatest talents in the history of pro wrestling. Following his death due to a heart attack that July, two of his children took on the job of telling Roddy's story, separating fact from fiction in the extraordinary life of their father.

صدر كتاب "ربما عليك أن تكلم أحدًا" لمؤلفة الكتب الأكثر مبيعًا بحسب النيويورك تايمز والمعالجة النفسية لوري غوتليب، كتاب مضحك ومثير للتفكير ومدهش في آن، يأخذنا وراء كواليس عالم العلاج النفسي، حيث يبحث مرضاها عن إجابات هي نفسها تبحث عنها.

A joint operation between Britain and France, the 1916 Battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain territory and dent Germany's military strength. By the end of the action, the Allied Forces had made just twelve kilometres. For this slight gain, more than a million lives were lost. In this classic military memoir, Staff Sergeant Sidney Rogerson vividly captures the last spell of frontline duty performed by the 2nd Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment.

Modern families come together in all sorts of ways—one parent, two parents; same sex, opposite sex; planned, unplanned; biological, adopted. There are examples of different sorts of families all around us. Finding Mac tells the story of how one family came together, as Richard and his wife Swee welcome eight-year-old Mac into their lives. It recounts the highs and lows as they get to know and love each other becoming a successful family unit. Along the way it shares their experience of adoption, and particularly the experience of adopting an older child.

Ten men were involved in the robbery and the gruesome murder of a gold merchant and his two employees. Stolen from them were 120 bars of pure gold. Nine of the men were subsequently found guilty. Seven were hung. Two narrowly escaped the gallows because of their youth. The tenth man, however, escaped death. A fast-paced account that captures the sinister excitement and drama of the plotting, and merciless and savage execution of the victims, by a twisted bunch of felons. Just who betrayed whom?

In the first four decades of his life as a Trappist monk, Thomas Keating created a comprehensive, unified psychospiritual pathway leading from healing to holiness and from contemporary psychological wellness to classic mystical sanctity and beatitude. As one of the key innovators of the meditative practice of Centering Prayer, he fashioned a powerful on-ramp to the Christian contemplative tradition. Yet, as beloved author and Keating disciple Cynthia Bourgeault shows, that was not the end of Keating’s story.

For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the country through numerous crises, shaping both Germany and international politics with her actions and attitudes. In her memoirs, co-written with her long-time political advisor Beate Baumann, she reflects on her life in two German states – 35 years in the German Democratic Republic, 35 years in reunited Germany.

In The Vanishing Heiress: The Unsolved Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold, you'll explore the enigma of Dorothy Arnold, a New York socialite whose vanishing still baffles historians. With rich historical context and suspenseful narration, this book offers insights into the mystery that perplexed even the sharpest investigators.

Co-written by the writer of Sunday Times bestsellers The Asylum, The Convent, Silent Sisters and Abandoned, this is the harrowing emotional story of horrific sexual abuse at the hands of a father.

16 Jahre trug Angela Merkel die Regierungsverantwortung für Deutschland führte das Land durch zahlreiche Krisen und prägte mit ihrem Handeln und ihrer Haltung die deutsche und internationale Politik und Gesellschaft. Doch natürlich wurde Angela Merkel nicht als Kanzlerin geboren. In ihren gemeinsam mit ihrer langjährigen politischen Beraterin Beate Baumann verfassten Erinnerungen schaut sie zurück auf ihr Leben in zwei deutschen Staaten – 35 Jahre in der DDR 35 Jahre im wiedervereinigten Deutschland.

Young, handsome Colin Whelan was a magnet for women, who always fell for his seductive charms. Little did they know that underneath his cool exterior lay a twisted desire to kill. Behind the facade of normality lay a psychopathic mind struggling to control its homicidal urges. Having seduced and married his sweetheart Mary Gough, Whelan immediately began planning her brutal murder.

In 1937, Roger Penrose and his father discovered a sundial in a clearing behind their house in Colchester. In that machine made of light, shadow and time, six-year-old Roger discovered a 'world behind the world' of transcendently beautiful geometry. He had begun a journey that would make him one of the past century's most influential mathematicians, philosophers and physicists.

Pero este libro es algo más que las confesiones de uno de los principales actores de la guerra que está desangrando este país sudamericano. Es un reflejo de la descomposición de la sociedad colombiana, de la suciedad de un conflicto armado que hace años dejó de ser ideológico, del cinismo e ineptitud de los políticos, de la incapacidad del Estado de cumplir sus funciones constitucionales, de la falta de ética de los dirigentes y de algunos dueños de medios de comunicación, de la crueldad de los grupos al margen de la ley, de la doble moral de todos ellos.

This is a true story that spans the sweeping account of a unique affair between two women. In the face of adversity and against all odds, the relationship has blossomed immeasurably and thrived happily. Christine, a 59-year-old English lady, meets 33-year-old charismatic and lovely Alexandra, in Cape Town in 2002. Alexandra is working in a high-powered job and visiting Christine's neighbour in Simon's Town for Christmas. The women are introduced and a powerful and mutual attraction overtakes them which neither has experienced before.

Do you love history and everything about England and Britain? This audiobook is your ticket to the incredible stories of the people who shaped England. Learn about the nation's journey through the lives of its most important figures.

Lola Young has been an actress, an academic, an activist and a crossbench peer. But from the age of eight weeks to eighteen years, she was moved between countless foster care placements and children's homes. It would take many decades before she was able to make sense of her childhood. Baroness Young's story is a vital part of contemporary Black British history, but is also a moving account of being a child in care, a black child in a white family, and the sense of disconnection that comes from living between cultures.

Wie ich zu Europas erfolgreichstem Verkaufstrainer wurde. Es gibt Menschen, die hören gerne Märchen. Meine Biografie ist keines, sondern das Ergebnis harter, intensiver und täglicher Arbeit. In diesem Hörbuch kommt keine gute Fee, die mir drei Wünsche gewährt hat und zack, war ich erfolgreich. Nein. Dieses Hörbuch ist voller Höhen und Tiefen, Siegen und Niederlagen und erzählt dir Geschichten und Geheimnisse über mich und mein Leben, die bisher nicht einmal langjährige Mitarbeiter und ganz enge Freunde von mir kannten.

Raggiungere il punto più alto della Marmolada, la Regina delle Dolomiti, ti dà una scarica di adrenalina. Viverci, in solitudine, per cento giorni di seguito, è un’esperienza che ti cambia la vita. A 42 anni, Carlo Budel decide di lasciare un lavoro sicuro, a tempo indeterminato. Non sopporta più la routine quotidiana, né il pensiero che i giorni della settimana saranno uno uguale all’altro, senza sorprese, senza emozioni. Sulle montagne, Carlo trova la sua strada. Scopre per caso che stanno cercando un gestore per la Capanna Punta Penìa, il rifugio più alto delle Dolomiti.