The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth

The Fist of God by Frederick ForsythDuring those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth ut Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance. What he discovers there takes him into the heart of Baghdad, where he is to 'run'

‘Intense

when death comes

This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories from peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is thought provoking and inspiring

When a stranger utters these words to Allegra Bird

” Chekhov’s short fiction possesses the transcendent power of art to awe and change the reader

'Often called "the first art historian"

Ruthless on and off the track

'She decided she would teach him to speak and he was very soon able to say

Hillary eventually pulled out of his subsequent depression to continue his life’s work in the Himalaya

based on a lecture given at Girton College Cambridge

first published in 1856

depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town