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This is a true account of secret operations carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit- the Force Research Unit. Through the author's own experiences, the story of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism, that of covert intelligence gathering, is told.
The Silence of Vanishing Things suggests an over reliance on scientific terminology and concepts might be quietly undermining the human ability to come to grips with the climate crisis. Through three essays and fifty four poems it calls for a shift toward a sacred, more poetic narrative to help break the silence and engage the human spirit in the fight of our times. Since language is only a context for action, it also celebrates activism, with a personal account of a largely unreported vigil by kayaktavists in June, 2015, aimed at the Shell Arctic drilling vessel, the Noble Discover.
Fishers of Men is the true account of secret operations in Northern Ireland carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit. It tells the unique story, through Rob Lewis's own extraordinary experiences, of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism, that of covert intelligence gathering. The men and women who work in this field are a special breed who undertake hazardous risks with unflinching tenacity and professionalism - the price of negligence is high, and the need for secrecy must be preserved even at the expense of personal relationships. The sheer determination and single-mindedness required to achieve selection to this secret world is graphically described, as wel...
An endearing picture book told in rhyming couplets. 'Quick!' says Olwen. 'We'd better find somewhere to hide! Or that wolf will catch us ... and eat us up for tea!' Tir na n-Og Award winner 2011.
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'Undercover lays bare the deceit, betrayal and cold-blooded violation practised again and again by undercover police officers - troubling, timely and brilliantly executed.' Henry Porter The gripping stories of a group of police spies - written by the award-winning investigative journalists who exposed the Mark Kennedy scandal - and the uncovering of forty years of state espionage. This was an undercover operation so secret that some of our most senior police officers had no idea it existed. The job of the clandestine unit was to monitor British 'subversives' - environmental activists, anti-racist groups, animal rights campaigners. Police stole the identities of dead people to create fake pas...
Bozwell Bear is fed up with life at home. Having been scolded for leaving the kitchen in a mess, fussing over his food, and teasing his younger sister, he decides that enough is enough—it’s time to leave! Bozwell sets off into the woods, but it’s not long before he feels hungry and returns home—just in time for cake! Soon Bozwell is off to the woods again, but he misses his book, then his tent. Finally, after many trips, Bozwell returns for his teddy, but this time the tired little bear finds it’s not quite so easy to leave. A gentle message about the security of home and the creature comforts we so often take for granted.
Like No Other Soldier continues the true story told in Fishers of Men of Rob Lewis’s life after he leaves the Force Research Unit (FRU). Staying on in Northern Ireland as a civilian after years of working on undercover missions against terrorists, Rob eventually gains employment in Bristol, undertaking security work, but things don’t work out and Rob ends up living in a squat. After a job offer from an old colleague, Rob heads to London to work in close-protection security for some of Hollywood’s royalty - Tom Cruise, Liam Neeson, Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson among them - and later becomes involved in the rescue of some very well-connected people from a dangerous religious cult. Rob’...
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Three stories in one book, all about the time when Grandpa bear comes to stay. Mum warns Finley to be on his best behaviour, but it seems to Finley that she needn't have bothered - Grandpa is more badly behaved than he is. Nevertheless, life's a lot more fun when Grandpa's around.