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More breath-taking adventures with the bounty hunter.A killer-rapist hillbilly wanted dead or alive is holed up in the Appalachian Mountains. Oliver mounts his trusty horse and goes after him. What follows is more like a T.V. western than modern-day West Virginia.From mission accomplished to mission impossible: a couple of skips have hopped a freight train. It is only after Oliver has climbed aboard the speeding train that he realizes his side-kick is crazier than the runaways. Prepare for the ride of a lifetime.A rare moment's carelessness sees him kidnapped by drug-dealers, subjected to a mock execution, and dumped on the edge of town. A bloody climax follows, in which he takes out all his captors. Now enters Dan Durass.He's soon in at the deep end, heading to Mexico to kidnap two wanted men, drug them, and smuggle them back across the border. Illegal, but lucrative.Later Oliver mounts a night assault on a crooks' hideout across a lake, Commando-style.Read inside for more adventures.

Read this amazing and compelling true story of Ted Oliver, a man who really does live on the edge.Oliver has many skills, a trained sniper, extensive firearms training, a 7th Dan karate black belt, an expert in close-quarter combat, a licensed private investigator, an FBI contractor, and a federal recovery agent.Who did look back and say, "I am glad I did it,"Instead of saying like so many others, "I wish I had."The United States has a strange system for keeping track of defendants accused of a crime, including violent crime. They release them back into the community under licence via a "bail bond," underwritten by an insurance company and a bail bond company and it''s ''BIG'' business.If the defendant "skips" bail, then the bail bond company has no alternative than to bring in the services of a fugitive Recovery Agent, more commonly known as a Bounty Hunter.Oliver has been kidnapped, tortured, shot, stabbed, beaten up, and thrown into jail many times, with 48,000 skips brought in, many wounded. He once stated that he found it very enjoyable shooting bad people. Over fourteen shot dead. However, that was their choice, ''Dead or Alive.''

A captivating and moving story, set during the Second World War, portraying the extremely harsh living conditions endured by those on the home front.The story follows the life and loves of Violet, and some very tragic events that beset her young life. She lost her parents at a very young age and was taken in and brought up by an elderly neighbour. At age fourteen, she obtained work at a factory and forged some lifelong friendships, which played an important role in her future.Violet joined the army at the age of seventeen, where she was exposed to the many horrors of war on the beaches of Dunkirk.She married Stephen, a Regimental Sergeant Major in the army, but his many deployments to North Africa meant important family milestones were missed.His family supported Violet during his absence, but the question was, would he return from the war and would Violet finally find happiness?

The poetry in this book is raw and riveting, and does not allow the reader off the metaphorical hook for responsibility to create a better world - not even for a moment.Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the poems themselves ring with a kind of beauty and imagery that is wonderful to behold, intriguing, complex and rich.This is a collection everyone should read.

Working as a vet for nearly five decades, James Cameron Weir has his fair share of stories to tell. From escapee parrots to a stoned cat, helping in charity parades and assisting farmers in the middle of the night, James has seen it all.Here, he recounts stories not only from his own days in practice but also tales from his colleagues and the history of animal welfare in Scotland.Anecdotes of all creatures great and small can be found within.

Tony Saville grew up a tough, uncompromising East London teenage gang leader and family bookmaker's debt collector. More a vigilante with morals and a lot of charm, a neighbourhood PC persuades Tony to join the police. Relocated to East Anglia, and promoted to Inspector, he never relinquishes his family roots.When morally bound to mete out unofficial justice to honour a colleague, Tony turns to his old lifestyle reaching the attention of an ambitious Assistant Chief Constable with similar ideals, who lures Tony into joining his team.Reaching a crossroads, trapped as an unassuming mercenary for the ACC's ambitions, Tony must choose between returning to the principles of the force or descending into the darker, exciting lifestyle of his youth.'He who rides a tiger cannot dismount.'Still One of the Family is a new crime fiction novel about the moral dilemmas facing officers tackling crime in their own way.

This picture book, written in verse, tells twenty stories of children who behave in a funny, silly and strange way: The girl is looking for her new stylish shoes. Who is playing tricks on her? Is it her best friend? But this friend pretends that nothing has happened...At the carnival a gigantic cat comes up to little Camelia. She is scared and upset. Who is he, that mysterious smiling cat?One can see an odd balloon in the sky dressed like a girl. It is a GIRL-BALLOON. Natasha was a good-looking child, she lived with her parents and had friends...The boy, named Birkett, has hundreds of unnecessary things in his pockets. He even doesn't know that some creature lives hiding in one of them...

How do you define family? Is it just who you live with or is it more? Read along to find out the true meaning of family.

"The Little Ninja stopped and stared off into space. He lost his cheeky smile and he had a blank face."The Little Ninja has started staring and acting strangely. What does it mean? Can he still be a little ninja?This book by Dr Hayley Lewis MBChB MRCGP and illustrated by James Fox Neville follows The Little Ninja as he learns about childhood absence epilepsy and how it makes him special.The Little Ninja also includes a glossary to help explain important medical words.

Kindergarten Scares Me guides the reader through the different stages of the emotional and daunting experience of the first day of school. Children will love the rhyming words throughout the story along with the beautiful illustrations; capturing the child's interest and heart. Written from a child's point of view it will help the caregiver to understand how the child may be feeling whilst at the same time opening the door to communication. It lovingly helps all those involved to face this important milestone as a team. It will give everyone gained confidence that we are all braver than we think and that it's ok to feel scared occasionally.

Everyone has people in their lives that challenge them to examine who they are and what matters. The words used to communicate thoughts and feelings can make or destroy not only someone's day but, over time, their sense of self and perception of self-worth. Words said, in a personal or professional context, can shape who we are, for better and unfortunately, also for worse.Each poem in this book by Dr. Laura A. Hawryluck explores the more difficult, yet common, interactions we have to build an understanding of personal strengths and resilience when faced with some of the more difficult moments of everyday life.For as we all get buffeted by people and events, the best coping strategy is to know who we are and remember the words that really matter.

When we struggle, we know ourselves best;Then we muddle through that inner test.Goblins, as we know them, are sinister, Menacing creatures who administerDark work of a dark lord, deep in our minds, When we sleep, in they creep, deep in our minds.Putting us to test, meddling without rest, Pitting us against our best, that's their quest.But what if, one of us entered their realm?And what if, one of theirs wanted our love?

Plants, Murder and Medical Mysteries by Dr Sandy Primrose is a collection of real-life stories which detail crimes - abduction, rape and murder - and medical mysteries that have been solved using forensic botany. The same expertise has been used to identify the sources of drugs, to authenticate artefacts, to detect food fraud and illegal logging of protected tree species. Agatha Christie''s knowledge of poisons is discussed and details are given of a murderer who used one of her stories as a blueprint for his crime. Clues are given to some of the potions described by Shakespeare in his plays and the reader also is warned about plants that they would be wise to avoid.

Words stumble out, just a few.How many does it take to say?"Mum's never coming back, Gone away."Heart-wrenching words combined with a family's tale of loss come together in this insightful collection of poems written by Andy TS Cowell. Told from both perspectives of the adult and child, the family suffers through the devastating effects of chemo and hair loss; somehow, they must come to terms with the grief of losing a parent.Looking at their lives in hindsight, they wonder if it would have been better to have never met each other. Each poignant poem reveals a little more about the family's past, reminiscing about holidays, using music and smells to remember those loved and lost.Articulate, uplifting and moving, Heart Stones is a captivating collection of poems from the heart that will take you on a family's journey of letting go and self-discovery.

Dirty Diana is back in the second insight into her fascinating and exciting life! And she wastes no time in sorting out the bad guys. Diana is an assassin whose beauty queen looks do not give away the deadly killer that lurks within. Skilled in martial arts and the use of lethal weapons, Diana proves time and time again that she is no pushover and is a force to be reckoned with as she helps Mr. America's secret organisation to rid the world of lowlife criminals.It's not all killing for Diana though. Diana has a heart of gold and the less fortunate members of society hold a special place in her heart, which stems from her own humble beginnings and tough start in life. A face from her earlier life appears, and Diana learns some truth about the past, which enables her to lay some ghosts to rest.

If you could be whatever you want to be, would you be as busy as a bee or as cheeky as a monkey? Would you be as graceful as a swan or as sly as a fox? Would you be as fast a cheetah or as lazy as a sloth? Would you be as strong as an elephant or as brave as a lion?Through this fully-illustrated book of rhyme, let your little ones know that whatever they choose to be, they are unique and special in their own way because they are loved everyday.

The Pathologist describes the life of David Weber, who follows in his father's footsteps by working as a pathologist, and his closest friends, his colleagues of the hospital's Pathology Department. The group have a joint liking for drugs and women but tormented by a tragic past, David becomes increasingly out of control with combinations of drugs and alcohol.David's past has a huge part to play in how he reacts to situations and he sometimes makes decisions that he regrets. No stranger to death, David understands very well, that fighting for life can be hard, but increasing despair forces him to question whether the battle is really worth it. Thank goodness for his small circle of friends, who look after him at every given turn, making the most impossible decisions for him.