31.08.06 No story is worth a life' is the journalist's rule - but the boys at the Frontline news agency broke rules for a living. Frontline went where other...... more

31.08.06 No story is worth a life' is the journalist's rule - but the boys at the Frontline news agency broke rules for a living. Frontline went where other news organizations feared to tread, bringing back footage of war zones that seared itself across the screens of millions of TVs in the 1990s. But the price was high and many of Frontline's members paid it with their lives. The story of Frontline's rise and fall, and of its members on and off battlefields across the globe, is a brilliant account of the few men prepared to risk everything in pursuit of truth. Ultimately, it is the story of how journalism lost its nerve...

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This powerful account of brutality against women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century...... more

This powerful account of brutality against women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago. Extensive print and radio coverage expected.

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The electrifying opening of James Frey's debut memoir, A Million Little Pieces, smash-cuts to the then 23-year-old author on a Chicago-bound plane "covered with...... more

The electrifying opening of James Frey's debut memoir, A Million Little Pieces, smash-cuts to the then 23-year-old author on a Chicago-bound plane "covered with a colourful mixture of spit, snot, urine, vomit and blood." Wanted by authorities in three states, without ID or any money, his face mangled and missing four front teeth, Frey is on a steep descent from a dark marathon of drug abuse. His stunned family checks him into a famed Minnesota drug treatment centre where a doctor promises "he will be dead within a few days" if he starts to use again, and where Frey spends two agonising months of detox confronting "The Fury" head:I want a drink. I want fifty drinks. I want a bottle of the purest, strongest, most destructive, most poisonous alcohol on Earth. I want 50 bottles of it. I want crack, dirty and yellow and filled with formaldehyde. I want a pile of powder meth, 500 hits of acid, a garbage bag filled with mushrooms, a tube of glue bigger than a truck, a pool of gas large enough to drown in. I want something anything whatever however as much as I can. One of the more harrowing sections is when Frey submits to major dental surgery without the benefit of anesthesia or painkillers (he fights the mind-blowing waves of "bayonet" pain by digging his fingers into two old tennis balls until his nails crack). His fellow patients include a damaged crack addict with whom Frey wades into an ill-fated relationship, a federal judge, a mobster, and a former championship boxer (who throws a hilarious surf-and-turf bacchanal, complete with pay-per-view boxing, upon his release). In the book's epilogue, when Frey ticks off a terse update on everyone, you can almost hear the Jim Carroll Band's brutal survivor's lament "People Who Died" kicking in on the soundtrack of the inevitable film adaptation. The rage-fuelled memoir is kept in check by Frey's cool, minimalist style. Like his steady mantra, "I am an Alcoholic and I am a drug Addict and I am a Criminal," Frey's use of repetition takes on a crisp, lyrical quality which lends itself to the surreal experience. The book could have benefited from being a bit leaner. Nearly 400 pages is a long time to spend under Frey's influence, and the stylistic acrobatics (no quotation marks, random capitalization, left-aligned text, wild paragraph breaks) may seem too self-conscious for some readers, but beyond the literary fireworks lurks a fierce debut. --Brad Thomas Parsons, Amazon.com

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Includes The Plug Holes in the Mediterranean, Arizona's Boneyard, The White Snake of Baja, Australia's Extraordinary Flying Car, The Hole in the Coast of...... more

Includes The Plug Holes in the Mediterranean, Arizona's Boneyard, The White Snake of Baja, Australia's Extraordinary Flying Car, The Hole in the Coast of Mexico, and , Face of Jesus Found in the Sand Dune. This book offers information on extraordinary natural formations, offbeat manmade marvels, and the simply uncategorizable.

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Intuit QuickBooks 2013 Pro is the UK's No.1 best-selling small business accounting software*. There are currently 4.5 million small businesses in the...... more

Intuit QuickBooks 2013 Pro is the UK's No.1 best-selling small business accounting software*. There are currently 4.5 million small businesses in the UK** QuickBooks has been designed to solve the challenges that these companies face: managing cash flow, getting money in on time and staying on top of the finances. With no prior accounting experience required, this time-saving software makes it easier to complete key accounting tasks, such as creating branded invoices, tracking money, generating instant business reports and managing VAT returns online automatically. * GFK RT UK Accounting Software data for retail desktop units July 11 - June 12. ** BIS Enterprise Directorate Analytic 2011. Intuit Quickbooks 2013 Compare Editions KEY FEATURES Create branded invoices Your professional, branded invoices will impress clients so much that they might even pay you faster. Choose from professional invoice designs Add your logo and customise the design and layout Send the invoice fast by email, or print it out and pop it in the post Track sales, expenses and profit Check your company's vital signs in real time: See the money going in and out of your business Understand where your cash goes Monitor sales and identify your most profitable areas Easy VAT returns - HMRC recognised Face your quarterly VAT return with confidence. No more last-minute rush to find crucial receipts. Create VAT returns in minutes, using data already stored in QuickBooks File your VAT returns online - no forms to complete, QuickBooks does it for you Automatic VAT adjustments handle refunds and other changes via the VAT exception report Company Snapshot and calendar view Use the Company Snapshot to get a clear, graphical overview of your company finances on a single screen. See clear cash flow figures, who owes you money, what bills you have to pay and more. Calendar view shows you important tasks and transactions day-by-day on your QuickBooks calendar. It's much easier to understand than scribbled notes in a desk diary. Easily track your sales leads The QuickBooks Lead Centre is a fast, efficient place to log every lead your business gets. Whether it's a stab in the dark or a dead cert, it helps you follow up every single opportunity. Log and track new leads - mark them hot, warm or cold When a potential customer calls, you can pull up their details in moment

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Intuit QuickBooks 2013 Premier is the UK's No.1 best-selling small business accounting software*. There are currently 4.5 million small businesses in...... more

Intuit QuickBooks 2013 Premier is the UK's No.1 best-selling small business accounting software*. There are currently 4.5 million small businesses in the UK** QuickBooks has been designed to solve the challenges that these companies face: managing cash flow, getting money in on time and staying on top of the finances. With no prior accounting experience required, this time-saving software makes it easier to complete key accounting tasks, such as creating branded invoices, tracking money, generating instant business reports and managing VAT returns online automatically. * GFK RT UK Accounting Software data for retail desktop units July 11 - June 12. ** BIS Enterprise Directorate Analytic 2011. Intuit Quickbooks 2013 Compare Editions KEY FEATURES Create branded invoices Your professional, branded invoices will impress clients so much that they might even pay you faster. Choose from professional invoice designs Add your logo and customise the design and layout Send the invoice fast by email, or print it out and pop it in the post Track sales, expenses and profit Check your company's vital signs in real time: See the money going in and out of your business Understand where your cash goes Monitor sales and identify your most profitable areas Easy VAT returns - HMRC recognised Face your quarterly VAT return with confidence. No more last-minute rush to find crucial receipts. Create VAT returns in minutes, using data already stored in QuickBooks File your VAT returns online - no forms to complete, QuickBooks does it for you Automatic VAT adjustments handle refunds and other changes via the VAT exception report Company Snapshot and calendar view Use the Company Snapshot to get a clear, graphical overview of your company finances on a single screen. See clear cash flow figures, who owes you money, what bills you have to pay and more. Calendar view shows you important tasks and transactions day-by-day on your QuickBooks calendar. It's much easier to understand than scribbled notes in a desk diary. Easily track your sales leads The QuickBooks Lead Centre is a fast, efficient place to log every lead your business gets. Whether it's a stab in the dark or a dead cert, it helps you follow up every single opportunity. Log and track new leads - mark them hot, warm or cold When a potential customer calls, you can pull up their details in mo

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The MacBook Pro features Intel's new third-generation Core architecture for a boost in processor and memory speeds. New next-generation graphics deliver...... more

The MacBook Pro features Intel's new third-generation Core architecture for a boost in processor and memory speeds. New next-generation graphics deliver performance levels that are up to 60 per cent faster than before. And high-speed Thunderbolt I/O lets you transfer data at rates up to 10 GBps. The MacBook Pro is a great computer that just got even greater.Key features: the latest quad-core and dual-core Intel processors, Intel HD Graphics 4000 (all 13- and 15-inch models), Thunderbolt and USB 3 ports, FaceTime HD camera, Multi-Touch trackpad, up to 7 hours of battery life, OS X Mountain Lion. NOTE: Battery life varies by use and configuration. See www.apple.com/uk/batteries for more information.The world's first Thunderbolt display doesn't just give you more pixels. It gives you more possibilities. Built-in Thunderbolt technology lets you connect as many as six devices through a single port and transfer data up to 20 times faster than with USB 2.0.

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