![]() ![]() So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spying. ![]() The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket. ![]() In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. 'THE BEST TRUE SPY STORY I HAVE EVER READ' JOHN LE CARRÉ A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. ![]()
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The Strange Career of Jim Crow is one of the great works of Southern history. Now, to honor his long and truly distinguished career, Oxford is pleased to publish this special commemorative edition of Woodward's most influential work, The Strange Career of Jim Crow. ![]() ![]() Vann Woodward, who died in 1999 at the age of 91, was America's most eminent Southern historian, the winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Mary Chestnut's Civil War and a Bancroft Prize for The Origins of the New South. ![]() ![]() We get under each other’s skin, and I’m not sure why. Instead of being locked up in a holding cell, I’m now stuck on a broken spaceship with a sexy silver fox who seems to hate me.Īlthough it’s clear that Anzir intends to complete his rescue mission and keep me safe, I can tell he’s not happy about it. I’m stranded in space with the grouchiest alien in the universe.Īfter being held captive by the Kruul for weeks, it’s a relief to finally be free. 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Now referred to as Iyengar yoga, his style and teachings emphasize precision and alignment, planned sequencing, timing, and the use of props. Iyengar was a world-renowned yoga guru who brought the art of yoga to the West. ![]() ![]() ![]() All the while, Kel prepares for her biggest fear: the infamous “Ordeal,” the last challenge that stands between her and knighthood. A new romance is blossoming as well, bringing with it the rush of first love and the unexpected challenges of balancing knight work and a relationship. Kel must quickly prove herself up to the task, mastering her fighting and leadership skills while discovering what it takes to be part of the royal guard. ![]() When Kel is picked instead by the legendary Lord Raoul, the unexpected honor shocks her enemies across the realm. Keladry of Mindelan dreams of becoming squire to the famous female knight Alanna the Lioness, but she worries that she will not be selected by her hero-perhaps not by any knight master. 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