<p>JOURNEYS BEYOND transcribes extended, intimate interviews with men and women from around the world who have sought (and found) spiritual peace and purpose for life in Eastern meditative and spiritual practices. In their own words, they tell how they discovered these practices, overcame initial obstacles, and reaped unexpected spiritual rewards.</p>

Journeys Beyond (Lexingford Publishing Series in Spirituality, Meditation, and Peace Studies)

Politics & Social Sciences

Hughes, Kim

Philosophy

Lexingford Publishing

The Sunday Times and international bestseller. 'Breathtaking. Kim Hughes is the man who stands between us and oblivion.' Andy McNab (author of Bravo Two Zero) 'An uplifting and enlightening account of the personal courage and dedication required to do a very lonely job in the most extreme of conditions'. John Nichol (The Mail On Sunday) This is a book about science, bombs, and what happens to the human psyche when every day you go to work might be your last. Kim Hughes is the most highly decorated bomb disposal operator serving in the British Army. He was awarded the George Cross in 2009 following a grueling six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan during which he defused 119 improvised explosive devices, survived numerous Taliban ambushes and endured a close encounter with the Secretary of State for Defence. The back drop to Painting the Sand is the Afghan War, the conflict where the cold courage of the bomb disposal operator rose to national prominence. No other field of warfare offers the chance of a single individual to come so close to his enemy and fight out a battle of wits where losing can means death. This is one of the best memoirs that will come out of a ten-year struggle to defeat a hidden, and enduring, enemy.

Painting the Sand

SIMON AND SCHUSTER

<p>Perfect for fans of Ollie Ollerton, Andy McNab and Mark 'Billy' Billingham - a breathless, edge-of-your-seat thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author and bomb disposal expert, Kim Hughes GC.\n‘A terrific start to a new series . . . Light the blue touch paper and retire to a comfortable chair’ The Times\n‘A taut thriller that seizes your attention from the first page’ Daily Express\n‘A powerful tale from an author who knows his stuff. Addictively compelling, you’ll be reading into the small hours’ Alan McDermott, author of Fight to Survive\nHE THOUGHT HE'D LEFT THE WAR BEHIND. BUT IT'S COME HOME WITH HIM.\nA bomb explodes in a newly designed shopping complex, ripping through the lives of everyone in its wake. Confirmed as a targeted attack, special units are quickly brought in to lock down the area.\nFor bomb-disposal expert, Staff Sergeant Dominic Riley, Afghanistan never feels far away and that’s especially true on the morning of the bombing. And it's only just beginning.\nThe bomb-maker has bigger plans in place, designed for maximum destruction. Plans that are personal to Riley - and his family. And he has no qualms about how many innocent bystanders are caught in the firestorm.\nBut our fate is in the hands of a man who has his own demons to face. And they might just push him over the edge . . .\nLONGLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2021\nPraise for Kim's memoir Painting the Sand:\n'Breathtaking. Kim Hughes is the man who stands between us and oblivion' Andy McNab (author of Bravo Two Zero)\n'An uplifting and enlightening account of the personal courage and dedication required to do a very lonely job in the most extreme of conditions' John Nichol (The Mail On Sunday)</p>

Operation Certain Death: A Dom Riley Thriller

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Simon Schuster(uk)

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