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Running Press Lucky Cat
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Baker Publishing Group Kingdom Kindness
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£17.09
Pen & Sword Books Ltd A History of Military Encounters with UFOs
Book SynopsisExplores the facts behind how the world's armed forces, particularly those in the USA and UK view the subject of UFOs.
£19.00
Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Top 10 Orlando
Book SynopsisTravel is good for us. It makes us happy!Escape more, celebrate more, "weekend" more with DK travel guides and create memories that last a lifetime.Each of our books is jam-packed with gorgeous pictures, helpful maps and expert insights, making them totally comprehensive, really easy to use, and full of ideas and inspiration. And we know what we're doing we've been publishing guides for over 30 years. So forget the ordinary. Travel extraordinary.
£9.49
Hachette Australia True Spirit
Book SynopsisNearly thirteen years after Australia welcomed Jessica Watson and Ella's Pink Lady home from their record-breaking adventure, a new-release feature film will soon share the story of this remarkable young woman who followed her dream and conquered the world.
£11.78
Ebury Publishing Effortless
Book SynopsisGreg McKeown was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He is the CEO of THIS Inc, a leadership and strategy design agency headquartered in Silicon Valley. He has taught at companies that include Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com, Twitter and VMware. Originally from London, he now lives in Menlo Park, California with his wife, Anna, and their four children. Greg holds an MBA from Stanford University.
£10.44
The 87 Press The Voice of Sheila Chandra
Book SynopsisTitled for the influential singer left almost voiceless by a terrible syndrome, the poems bring sweet melodies and rhythms as the voices blend and become multitudinous.
£13.49
Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Scandi Style Colouring Book
Book SynopsisThis delightful colouring book is inspired by the traditions Scandinavian folk art, with over 40 designs to fill with colour. Bold and beautiful, Scandinavian folk art has enchanted generations for its whimsical designs, vibrant colours and pleasing patterns. The designs in this colouring book reflect techniques like rosemaling (Norwegian), dalmålning (Swedish), and kurbits (Swedish) which involve painting intricate designs, floral motifs, and geometric patterns on different surfaces such as furniture, woodenware, and household items, as well as in embroidery and other textile arts. These traditional patterns include flowers, birds and animals and more abstract designs and have been created so they are a delight to colour in. All you need are a few pencils or markers and your imagination.• Includes 40 designs• Printed on thick, high-quality paper• The images appear on single-sided pages to prevent bleed-through• Suitable for pen
£7.59
Shell Educational Publishing 180 Days Writing for Second Grade
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Manchester University Press How to be a Historian: Scholarly Personae in
Book SynopsisThis volume offers a stimulating new perspective on the history of historical studies. Through the prism of ‘scholarly personae’, it explores why historians care about attitudes or dispositions that they consider necessary for studying the past, yet often disagree about what virtues, skills, or competencies are most important. More specifically, the volume explains why models of virtue known as ‘personae’ have always been contested, yet also can prove remarkably stable, especially with regard to their race, class, and gender assumptions. Covering historical studies across Europe, North America, Africa, and East Asia, How to be a historian will appeal not only to historians of historiography, but to all historians who occasionally wonder: What kind of a historian do I want to be?Trade Review'Historians’ identities form the subject matter of this geographically wide-ranging, well-researched and theoretically framed collection of essays.'R. C. Richardson, University of Winchester, Times Higher Education, July 2019 -- .Table of ContentsNotes on contributorsIntroduction. Scholarly personae: what they are and why theymatter – Herman Paul1 The contested persona of the historian: on the origins of apermanent conflict – Ian Hunter2 Ranke vs Schlosser: pairs of personae in nineteenth-centuryGerman historiography – Herman Paul3 Fixing genius: the Romantic man of letters in the universityera – Travis E. Ross4 Generational continuities and composite personae: Frenchhistoriography from the 1870s to the 1950s – Camille Creyghton5 Pasha and his historic harem: Edward A. Freeman, EdithThompson and the gendered personae of late-Victorianhistorians – Elise Garritzen6 Interpretative and investigative: the emergence andcharacteristics of modern scholarly personae in China,1900–30 – Q. Edward Wang7 Coalescence and conflict: historians and their personae in thePortuguese New State – António da Silva Rêgo8 The emergence of the English Marxist historian’s scholarlypersona: the English Revolution debate of 1940–41 – SinaTalachian9 Of communism, compromise and Central Europe: the scholarlypersona under authoritarianism – Monika Baár10 What is an African historian? Negotiating scholarly personae inUNESCO’s General History of Africa – Larissa Schulte Nordholt11 The finitude of personae: Bryce Lyon, François Louis Ganshofand the biography of Pirenne – Henning TrüperIndex
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Bristol University Press Stinking Rich
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£19.99
Greenleaf Book Group LLC Do You
Book SynopsisBring the life you desire and deserve into existence today! The meaningFULL framework that Regina uses will help you redefine success and live a more profound life, reconnect to your heart, restore the body, reframe your beliefs, renew your spirit, and reinvent your routines.
£17.85
Penguin Random House Group Getting it Right This Time
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£24.64
Harvard Business Review Press More Human
Book SynopsisAI has the potential to transform leadership and the human experience of work or to lead us into an automated and uninspiring work reality. Which one will it be?
£25.60
Penguin Random House Children's UK Penguin Readers Level 4 Clouds Over California
Book SynopsisPenguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Clouds Over California, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present perfect simple, passives, phrasal verbs and simple relative clauses. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly.Clouds over California is a story about an eleven-year-old girl called Stevie, and the changes that happen in her life when her older cousin comes to stay. It is also about life in the 1970s and important events that changed things in the United States of America for women and Black people. Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.
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Into Creative Matilda In The Middle
Book SynopsisKaty Lironi's story is first and foremost, a musical, family memoir. Both parents come with their own lives immersed in the Scottish music scene of the 1980s - Katy enmeshed in everything that was Edinburgh-based C86 indie pop, while her bandmate and future husband, Douglas MacIntyre, embraced the Scottish post-punk era.
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd How to Stay Sane in a House Share
Book Synopsis'A love letter to home and friendship' - Kieran Yates'An essential guide to modern living' - Daisy Buchanan'This is a comprehensive, thoughtful guide that provides much-needed practical advice but crucially a vital sense of optimism. A timely helping hand!' - Yomi AdegokeHow do you keep it together when you're living together?If you've found yourself asking this question (returning home from a day of winning in the workplace only to realise you've lost the fight for your own living room again) then it's likely that you're one of the millions of people living in a house share in the UK, US and beyond. Between marriage rates dwindling and the cost-of-living soaring, house sharing is becoming more and more common but that doesn't stop it being one of the most complex living set-ups of the 21st century. Thankfully, journalist and serial house sharer, Alice Wilkinson is here to help you stay sane when you're feeling stuck. This is the friendly and informed guide to house sharing you h
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Octopus Publishing Group Classic Chinese Recipes
Book SynopsisKen Hom's books have sold over a million copies worldwide, and he has been cooking on television for over 30 years. This Chinese cookbook features authentic, delicious dishes presented clearly, alongside beautiful photography. A fantastic addition to any culinary library, and part of the collectable Hamlyn Classic Recipes series.
£8.99
Biteback Publishing No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason
Book SynopsisFeaturing undisclosed details on some of the biggest cases Brunt has covered, from the 'Diamond Wheezers' to Fred and Rose West, this gripping blend of storytelling and analysis is not only a fascinating insight into the nature of crime reporting but also a reflection on the purpose of the profession in the first place.
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Octopus Publishing Group Slum Boy
Book Synopsis ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN ACCORDING TO THE GUARDIAN ''This is a heart-breaking story, beautifully told. I hope it finds a million readers'' - Andrew O''Hagan''What a brave and powerful story. If you like Shuggie Bain and Damian Barr then Slumboy is for you'' - Lemn Sissay''Compulsively readable, it''s Dickensian in its rich cast of Glaswegian characters'' - Patrick Gale''SLUM BOY is a remarkable and moving tale of survival'' - Times Literary SupplementJohn MacDonald must find his mother. Born into the slums of Glasgow in the late ''70s, 4-year-old John''s life is filled with alcoholism and poverty. Soon after witnessing a drowning, his mother''s addictions take over their lives, leaving him starving in their flat and awaiting her return.A concerned neighbour reports her, and he is forcibly taken away from his mother and placed into the care system. There, his mind is consumed with images and memories he can''t process or understand, which his eventual adoptive parents silence out of fear as he grows into a young man within a strict Catholic and Romany Gypsy community. But John is dreaming of being reunited with his mother.This memoir is about how John found his way to his true identity, Juano Diaz, and how, against all odds, his unstoppable love for his mother sets him free.Juano Diaz was awarded the Pride Awards 2024 for LGBTQ+ Heroes Changing the World.
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Penguin Books Ltd Wages for Housework
Book SynopsisWhat would women do with their lives if they had more time?The riveting, untold story of a revolutionary campaign to change the way work is valued''The women of the world are serving notice. We want wages for every dirty toilet, every indecent assault, every painful childbirth, every cup of coffee and every smile. And if we don't get what we want, we will simply refuse to work any longer!'' Across the globe in the 1970s, a network of feminists distilled their struggles into a single demand: Wages for Housework! Today, it remains a provocative idea, and an unfulfilled promise. Here historian Emily Callaci tells the story of this campaign by exploring the lives and ideas of its key creators, tracing their wildly creative political vision over the past five decades: from the early 1970s, when Selma James, a working-class political organizer, and Mariarosa Dalla Costa, a scholar-activist, started laying the foundations of Wages for Housework in London and Italy; through philosopher Silvia Federici reframing the campaign in the context of New York City's fiscal crisis; to Wilmette Brown, lesbian poet and anti-war activist, and Margaret Prescod, community organizer, who brought the insights of Black feminism to the movement. Drawing on new archival research and extensive interviews, Callaci takes us deep inside the heart of the movement as it reached across Europe, America, Africa and the Caribbean. For these women, the wage was more than a demand for money: it was a starting point for remaking the world as we know it, imagining potential futures under capitalism and beyond. Then as now, Wages for Housework poses profound questions. What would it be like to live in a society that prioritizes care rather than production? How would this change our relationship with the natural world? And what would women do with their lives if they had more time?
£21.25
Orion Publishing Co Slow Down
Book SynopsisA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024''ACCESSIBLE AND CONVINCING'' - SALLY ROONEYCapitalism by its very nature puts us at odds with the environment. Therefore, argues award-winning Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito, the future must belong to a new form of communism, the only fair and humane existence the limits of nature can support.Drawing on a revelatory new reading of Karl Marx''s enigmatic final writings, Saito shows us how nothing but a transformation of our economic life can save us from climate collapse. There is no alternative: the endless acceleration of capital has run out of road. If we can''t slow down, we will crash.
£10.44
Quercus Publishing SAS Great Escapes Three
Book SynopsisThe new bestseller from Damien Lewis, the Regiment's de facto historian.
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Smokestack Books Out of Gaza
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HarperCollins Publishers Never Had a Dad
Book SynopsisFatherless, friendly 31yoF looking for intrepid M50s-70s who wants to try being a father figure (not sugar daddy).
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers Gods Ghostwriters
Book SynopsisMonumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan 'A revelation [and] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent '[A] massive achievement' Spectator Refreshingly readable' Guardian
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HarperCollins Publishers Bradfords Crossword Solvers Dictionary
Book SynopsisThe bestselling companion for all crossword solvers and compilers Compiled over 60 years by a single author based on her experience of solving crosswords each day, this companion is regarded by top compilers as the authority for solvers and setters alike. Anne Bradford's work is now continued by her daughter Gillian.
£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers The Monster of Harrods
Book SynopsisThis explosive exposé reveals the shocking truth about Mohamed Al-Fayed's controversial 25-year reign at Harrods.
£17.00
Penguin Books Ltd The Life Old Age and Death of a WorkingClass
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Star Wars The Acolyte Visual Guide
Book SynopsisPablo Hidalgo has been writing professionally about Star Wars since 1995. In 2000, he joined Lucasfilm to become a full-time Star Wars authority, first as a StarWars.com writer, and now as a creative executive in story development. He has written or co-written several authoritative Star Wars reference books, including DK's best-selling Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Visual Dictionary, Star Wars: Rogue One The Ultimate Visual Guide, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary. He lives in San Francisco.
£17.00
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) DK Denmark
Book SynopsisTravel is good for us. It makes us happy!Escape more, celebrate more, "weekend" more with DK travel guides and create memories that last a lifetime.Each of our books is jam-packed with gorgeous pictures, helpful maps and expert insights, making them totally comprehensive, really easy to use, and full of ideas and inspiration. And we know what we're doing we've been publishing guides for over 30 years. So forget the ordinary. Travel extraordinary.
£19.88
Activity Press My Dear Franchisees A day in the life of a
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Cambridge University Press The Ancient Indus
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Rita P. Wright uses both Mesopotamian texts and the results of archaeological excavations and surveys to draw a rich account of the Indus civilisation's well-planned cities, its sophisticated alterations to the landscape, and the complexities of its agrarian and craft-producing economy.Trade Review'Wright provides a comprehensive and compelling account of the Indus civilization of ancient Pakistan and India. Although she does not neglect material culture, her focus is on the interconnections among climate, geography, agriculture, pastoralism, craft specialization, political economy, internal exchange, trade, urbanism, and ideology that characterize the Indus civilization and help explain its origins, maturation, and decline. Highly recommended.' Choice'[This] book is a welcome addition to scholarship on the Indus civilization as it is deals with a broad range of sources and chronological periods in a well-structured and rigorous manner. It should not only be on reading lists for courses on South Asian archaeology but for all courses on early states as it provides an excellent summary of the current state of Indus research in terms of data, debates and theory.' Archaeological Review from Cambridge'The Ancient Indus, like other books in the Case Studies in Early Societies series, gives an excellent introduction to an important exemplar of the archaic state. Wright's accessible account of this civilization's forms and history ensures the volume's suitability for graduate and undergraduate courses dealing with South Asian culture history, comparative analyses of ancient states, and the varied methods employed in their study.' American AnthropologistTable of Contents1. A long forgotten civilization; 2. Geographical and environmental settings; 3. From foraging to farming and pastoralism; 4. An expanded world of peer polities; 5. Urbanism and states: cities, regions and edge zones; 6. Agrarian and craft producing economies - intensification and specialization; 7. Agrarian and craft producing economies - diversification, organization of production, and exchange; 8. The lure of distant lands; 9. Landscapes of order and difference - the cultural construction of space, place and material access; 10. The final days of urbanism and the Indus civilization: decline, transition and transformation.
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Anness Publishing New Crafts Tinwork New Crafts Collection 25
Book SynopsisThe appeal of tin lies as much in its usefulness and practical applications as in its subtle tone and malleability. This book fully explores the different techniques used today, through 25 traditional and contemporary tinwork projects, all shown in step-by-step photographs. It provides comprehensive instruction for newcomers to the craft.
£10.49
AFRICA CONNECTION Platters South African Wine Guide 2025
Book SynopsisYour ultimate passport to South African wine excellence! Since 1980, Platter's by Diners Club has been the definitive guide for wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike.
£22.75
Transworld Spellbound
Book SynopsisGeorgia Leighton is a Senior Marketing Manager in publishing. Before working in publishing, she completed an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, receiving a distinction.Georgia lives in London with her family and many books. Her debut adult novel, Spellbound, is a reimagining of the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.
£15.29
Oneworld Publications Vengeance
Book SynopsisThrilling, gritty sequel to TheTimes bestselling novel and Waterstones Thriller of The Month
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Resource Management in the Hospitality
Book SynopsisHuman Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry: A Guide to Best Practice takes a process' approach and provides the reader with an essential understanding of the purpose, policies and processes concerned with managing an enterprise's workforce within the current business and social environment.Since the ninth edition of this book there have been many significant developments in this field and this new edition has been completely revised and updated in the following ways: Extensively updated content to reflect recent issues and trends relevant to the hospitality industry including: changing labour market profiles and the gig' economy, the digital transformation of HRM practices, employer branding developments, talent management strategies, employee well-being considerations, and contemporary concerns over diversity, gender and harassment at work. Five new chapters on: organizational culture, modern labour markets, eTrade Review"This edition brings the reader to the forefront of contemporary issues affecting the hospitality sector, including the changing business environment and technological trends. It offers valuable insights into the hospitality industry and its workforce, focusing on the context, policies and practices that shape current human resource management, combining theoretical perspectives, industry case studies and best practice advice." Prof. Adele Ladkin, Bournemouth Univeristy, UK "The wide range of current HR topics in the field of hospitality, combined with up-to-date practitioner and consultancy experiences, make this fully revised edition of this seminal text an essential read for any student or professional in the area of hospitality human resource management." Prof. Florian Hummel, IUBH University of Applied Sciences, Germany "Well-informed HR management is one of the driving factors in the hospitality industry and this edition highlights the enormous changes the sector is facing; for example, the developments arising from rapid digitalization, attitudes towards social responsibility and staff development and retention. The case study approach is perfect for university students studying in an applied sciences and international environment." Peter Birdsall, Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands Table of ContentsPart 1 The hospitality industry HRM context 1. Background to the industry’s workforce 2. The human resource management (HRM) concept 3. Organizational culture Part 2 Effectively resourcing the hospitality organization 4. Modern labour markets 5. Job design 6. Recruitment 7. Employer branding 8. Selection 9. Appointment and induction Part 3 Developing the human resource 10. Performance management and appraisal 11. Training 12. Management development: talent management 13. Emotions and well-being at work (by Dr. Conor Sheehan) Part 4 Rewards and Remuneration 14. Reward systems 15. Job evaluation 16. Incentives 17. Employee benefits Part 5 The Employment Relationship 18. Labour turnover and workforce stability 19. Employee relations 20. Employment law 21. Digital human resource management (by Dr. Ioannis Pantelidis) 22. Productivity Part 6 HRM and hospitality: contemporary issues 23. Organizing human resources 24. Managing hospitality people 25. Managing in the international context 26. HRM and multi-site hospitality operations 27. Customer care and service quality 28. Business ethics 29. Career paths in hospitality (by Dr. Maria Gebbels) Appendices A. Lux Hotels case study B. GastroPubs, Restaurants & Bars plc case study C. Red Carnation Hotels Collection case study D. Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts case study E. Staff Training: A Responsibility for All F. Resources and Organizations: Links
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John Wiley & Sons Cybersecurity For Dummies
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Orion Publishing Co Logging Off
Book SynopsisAn important examination of our digital world, how it harms us and how we can change it for the better.
£17.00
Arcturus Publishing The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Book SynopsisThe version of Egyptian funerary scrolls used in this edition is that of the famous and well-preserved Papyrus of Ani, written around 1500BC. Ani was the Royal Scribe of Thebes, Overseer of the Granaries of the Lords of Abydos, and Scribe of the Offerings of the Lords of Thebes.Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a renowned Egyptologist who worked at the British Museum in London and made significant contributions to the Museum's collections of cuneiform tablets and papyri as a result of his many trips to the Near East. He was a prolific author who contributed much to the study of hieroglyphics.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Battle of Britain Daylight Defeat
Book SynopsisIn this, the sixth of Dilip Sarkar's unprecedented eight-volume series, the day-by-day events occurring in the fourth phase of the Battle of Britain are chronicled and set within a much wide context, including the operations of Bomber and Coastal Commands and the Home Front. Renowned for his evidence-based approach, the author has returned to primary sources, the analysis arising often challenging our previous understanding and the popular narrative. In Volume 5, Target London: 7 September 1940 17 September 1940, the beginning of the Blitz was explored at length. This illuminated the inescapable fact that Luftwaffe air intelligence completely failed to understand how Fighter Command was organised and controlled, nor that it was replacement pilots, not aircraft, that was Air Chief Marshal Dowding's greatest concern. Indeed, on 15 September 1940, Luftwaffe aircrews were briefed to expect but a token resistance over London from the last handful of RAF fighters their morale shattered when their first attack was met by over 300, the second by nearly as many. This convinced Hitler that the Luftwaffe could not achieve the aerial superiority needed for the invasion of Britain to proceed. Two days later Operation Seelöwe was postponed indefinitely'. Reichsmarschall Herman Göring, however, still believed that the Luftwaffe could prevail and so continued attacking the UK, changing tack, yet again. As London had proved it could take it', the Luftwaffe, whilst continuing to bomb the capital by night, now focussed its daylight attacks on the British aircraft industry. Naturally the Supermarine Spitfire factory at Southampton was a primary target; it was subsequently badly hit, with great loss of life. Other factories, in the West Country, were also targeted, and, owing to a navigation error due to cloud cover, the picturesque town of Sherborne was devasted on 30 September 1940. By that date, however, it was clear that Göring's He 111 force was unable to continue absorbing such losses and the type was exclusively switched to night-bombing thereby substantially reducing the German daylight bombing force. On 20 September 1940, Me 109 fighter-bombers attacked London, and going forward the next and final phase would see such attacks, and high-flying fighter sweeps, dominate the daytime arena. Such raids, though, were never going to defeat Britain, so it is fair to say that the period reviewed in this volume really did see the Daylight defeat' of the Luftwaffe over England in 1940 and the events involved are interpreted and recounted in great detail.
£39.75
Orion Publishing Co Escape From Shadow Physics
Book SynopsisA revolutionary way of understanding quantum physics frees us from a century of absurdities and illusions and returns us to a universe that makes sense
£11.69
Cook for Good Soup for Good
Book SynopsisSoup for Good shares the favourite recipes of the Cook for Good community, including soups donated by Nigella, Ed Balls and Gordon Brown, and tells the stories of some of its much-loved characters. It's a celebration of soup and community, and the perfect expression of the power of food to change lives and bring people together.
£30.38
Mussel Publications 1975 A Year In Pictures
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Little, Brown Book Group Gallagher
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Pearson Education Limited Exam Ref 70697 Configuring Windows Devices
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£22.12
Manchester University Press Blitzkrieg and the Russian Art of War
Book SynopsisBlitzkrieg and the Russian art of war moves beyond discussions of hybrid' warfare to offer a broad account of contemporary Russian thinking on war. Exploring key concepts in Russian military thinking, it contributes to the debate about Russia's role in international affairs and the challenge the country poses to the international order. -- .
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