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. How can I tell when someone is flirting with me?. How can I be a more confident flirt?. How do I avoid rejection?. Where are all the good men and women hiding?Flirtology is THE dating guide for the 21st century. In an age of swiping left and right, and hiding behind online profiles, this book shows you how to replace connectivity with connection.Flirtology debunks the myths that surround flirting in order to help you find love. It helps you to analyse what you are looking for in a potential partner, shows you how to practise your interaction skills and how to unlock your inner flirt. It will give you the confidence to speak to anyone, anywhere and get results - without every compromising who you are. It's not about games, rules and tricks - it's about presenting your real self so that you will attract the right people for you.Jean Smith is a social and cultural anthropologist who specialises in the science of flirting. For over a decade she has been helping countless clients build their confidence and find love. Her Fearless Flirting tours and Guardian Masterclasses are hugely popular and regularly sell out. In Flirtology she brings you a fun, efficient and scientifically researched guide to finding your own perfect match.

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In Princess, readers were shocked by Sultana's revelations about life in Saudi Arabia's royal family. Royal women live as virtual prisoners, surrounded by unimaginable wealth and luxury, privileged beyond belief, and yet subject to every whim of their husbands, fathers, and even their sons. Daughters of Arabia featured Sultana's teenage daughters, determined to rebel but in very different ways.And now, in Desert Royal, Sultana's fight for women's rights in a repressive, fundamentalist Islamic society, has an extra sense of urgency. The threat of world terrorism, the gathering strength of religious leaders and the discontent of impoverished Saudis are threatening to topple the comfortable world Sultana has known. But an extended family 'camping' trip in the desert brings Sultana and her relatives face to face with their nomadic roots, and nourishes her will to carry on the fight for women's rights in all Muslim countries.This updated edition contains an all-new chapter as well as a letter from Sultana herself, encouraging all women to take up the struggle for freedom for their abused sisters throughout the world.

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Readers of Princess Sultana's extraordinary biography Princess were gripped by her powerful indictment of women's lives behind the veil within the royal family of Saudi Arabia. They were every bit as fascinated by the sequel, Daughters of Arabia.Here, the princess turns the spotlight on her two daughters, Maha and Amani, both teenagers. Surrounded by untold opulence and luxury from the day they were born, but stifled by the unbearably restrictive lifestyle imposed on them, they reacted in equally desperate ways. Their dramatic and shocking stories, together with many more which concern other members of Princess Sultana's huge family, are set against a rich backdrop of Saudi Arabian culture and social mores which she depicts with equal colour and authenticity. We learn, for example, of the fascinating ritual of the world-famous annual pilgrimage to Makkah as we accompany the princess and her family to this holiest of cities. Throughout, however, she never tires of her quest to expose the injustices which her society levels against women. In her courageous campaign to improve the lot of her own daughters of Arabia, Princess Sultana once more strikes a chord amongst all women who are lucky enough to have the freedom to speak out for themselves.

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The perfect husband should be...-A doctor or lawyer (preferably a doctor)-Baggage-free (no previous marriages, no children)-And of course - he must be Jewish. As the creator and CEO of the popular Jewish dating app J-Mate, matchmaker Dara Rabinowitz knows the formula for lasting love - at least, for everyone else. When it comes to her own love life, she's been idling indefinitely. Until her beloved bubbe shares Dara's checklist for "The Perfect Jewish Husband" on national television and charming news anchor Chris Steadfast proposes they turn Dara's search into must-see TV.As a non-Jewish single dad, Chris doesn't check any of Dara's boxes. But her hunt for Mr. Perfect is the ratings boost his show desperately needs. If only Chris could ignore his own pesky attraction to Dara-a task much easier said than done when Dara starts questioning if "perfect on paper" can compete with how hard she's falling for Chris...Praise for Jean Meltzer: 'The Matzah Ball had me laughing out loud...an all-around terrific read' Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author'A warm, heartfelt ode to self-acceptance, honesty, and tight-knit Jewish communities, The Matzah Ball gently - and rightfully - insists we don't need to be perfect or "normal" to deserve and find love. A true pleasure to read' Olivia Dade, author of Spoiler Alert'A luminous celebration of all types of love, threaded with the message that everyone is worthy of it' Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk'A funny, fresh holiday read to tickle your funny bone and warm your heart' Sheila Roberts, author of Beachside Beginnings

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Out of print for decades and praised by the likes of Stanley McChrystal, Robert Kaplan, and David Petraeus, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions. When a group of French paratroopers serving in the Algerian war are called to answer for actions they consider necessary, however immoral, they plot a coup that results in a new French government and in the death of one of their own. Based on the events of May 1958 in France, The Praetorians continues with some of Lartéguy's most persistent, and most pertinent, themes: counterinsurgency, the ugly, self-conflicted nature of modern war, and the seemingly unbridgeable gulf between the experiences of soldiers and of the civilians they serve. A former soldier himself, Lartéguy writes with unique authority on war and with a clear insight into the human costs of global conflict.

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New to Penguin Classics, the remarkable, devastating collected stories by the author of Wide Sargasso Sea.Some of Jean Rhys's most powerful writing is to be found in this rich, dark collection of her collected stories. Her fictional world is haunted by her own, painful memories: of cheap hotels and drab Parisian cafés; of devastating love affairs; of her childhood in Dominica; of drifting through European cities, always on the periphery and always perilously close to the abyss. Rendered in extraordinarily vivid, honest prose, these stories show Rhys at the height of her literary powers and offer a fascinating counterpoint to her most famous novel, Wide Sargasso Sea. This volume includes all the stories from her three collections,The Left Bank (1927), Tigers Are Better-Looking (1968) and Sleep It Off, Lady (1976).

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'A wonderful bitter-sweet book, written with disarming simplicity' Esther Freud'It was as if a curtain had fallen, hiding everything I had ever known,' says Anna Morgan, eighteen years old and catapulted to England from the West Indies after the death of her beloved father. Working as a chorus girl, Anna drifts into the demi-monde of Edwardian London. But there, dismayed by the unfamiliar cold and greyness, she is absolutely alone and unconsciously floating from innocence to harsh experience. Her childish dreams have been replaced by harsh reality. Voyage in the Dark was first published in 1934, but it could have been written today. It is the story of an unhappy love affair, a portrait of a hypocritical society, and an exploration of exile and breakdown; all written in Jean Rhys's hauntingly simple and beautiful style.

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Excellent reading in either Spanish or English, the eight short stories in this collection by authors including Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Márquez and Camilo José Cela have been chosen for their readability and literary merit. Seven are from Spanish America, only one from Spain, an unsurprising ratio considering there are no less than nineteen Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas, and that the short story is an extremely popular form among authors there. This selection also, therefore, gives the reader an insight into the differences between the literary cultures.Printed approximately in order of difficulty, the stories are accompanied by parallel English translations and notes on the text.

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Richard the Second is losing his hold on the crown and Henry of Bolingbroke, previously exiled by the king, returns to England to claim it. Richard is deposed and dies mysteriously, murdered some say on the orders of Bolingbroke, now King Henry the Fourth. But Henry finds the crown harder to hold onto than it was to win. He is beset by enemies, hampered by disease, and concerned about the rebellious behaviour of his son. Dominating the court and with his eye on the crown is Harry of Monmouth, whose reckless conduct in low-class taverns with his crony Sir John Oldcastle causes scandal. When the king dies, Harry became King Henry the Fifth, and the change is dramatic for both him and Oldcastle. The licentious youth becomes a great king, and Oldcastle, the rake, turns into a religious reformer. Oldcastle dies a martyr and Harry becomes the conquering hero of Agincourt. The Star of Lancaster is in the ascendant. Harry has brought France to her knees and married her princess. It seems that the long war was at an end. But a greater enemy than the French awaits Harry ...

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Strands describes a year's worth of walking on the ultimate beach: inter-tidal and constantly turning up revelations: mermaid's purses, lugworms, sea potatoes, messages in bottles, buried cars, beached whales and a perfect cup from a Cunard liner. This is a series of meditations prompted by walking on the wild estuarial beaches of Ainsdale Sands between Blackpool and Liverpool, Strands is about what is lost and buried then discovered, about all the things you find on a beach, dead or alive, about flotsam and jetsam, about mutability and transformation - about sea-change.

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The definitive guide to complying with the brand-newBasel III requirements and creating sustainable valueWith the Final Standard of Basel III published and implementation deadlines set, there's no better time for the revised and updated edition of the cornerstone resource bankers, bank regulators, auditors, and risk managers worldwide rely on--Bank Valuation and Value-Based Management. Whether you're complying with the new standards of practice, valuing a bank, or searching forsustainable value creation, you can do it quicker and more effectively with the insight only Jean Dermine can offer.Renowned for his expertise in asset and liabilitymanagement, European financial markets, and banking theory, Dermine provides the most comprehensivereference available on the essence of banking--asset-liability management, with particular focus on an institution's banking book. Along with an in-depth exploration of what drives value in a bank, he equips you with his personal bank valuation model aimed at assessing decisions that enhance shareholder value. Complementing his toolbox of practical instruments for valuing banks, Dermine gives you a robust, integrated value-based management framework for addressing such managerialissues as fund transfer pricing, risk-adjusted performanceevaluation, deposit pricing, capital management, loan pricing and provisioning, securitization, and the measurement of interest-rate risk.Relevant in banking systems across the globe, this new edition includes the latest methods and strategies for: Identifying the drivers of sustainable value creation Choosing a fund transfer price that includes liquidity and solvency risks Allocating economic capital to business unitsPricing deposits and loans Estimating the duration of nonmaturing accounts Allocating provisions on performing and nonperforming loans. Throughout the book, extensive mathematical formulas and exercises ground conceptual coverage to hands-on practices. A wealth of exercises and real-world problems work to develop your intuitive sense for asset-liability management in the international banking community.Bank Valuation and Value-Based Management, Second Edition, is your one-stop resource for all the information critical to your success.PRAISE FOR BANK VALUATION AND VALUE BASED MANAGEMENT, Second Edition:"Professor Dermine's book covers the full range of critical topics in banking today--valuation, pricing, and risk management. Analytical, complete, and relevant, this book is a gem! At a time of increased scrutiny of the banking industry, this volume uses an analytic approach that will serve the reader well for years to come. A must-read for anyone in the profession." -- ANTHONY M. SANTOMERO, Director, Citigroup; former president, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company; and Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, the Wharton School"Valuing banks, especially large and complex ones, poses special challenges that recent history has made abundantly clear at great cost to investors and taxpayers. This second edition of the leading volume in the field builds on its strengths as a comprehensive treatment of thekey valuation and bank management components. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand modern banking and finance." -- INGO WALTER, Seymour Milstein Professor of Finance, Corporate Governance, and Ethics at the Stern School of Business, New York University"It is extraordinarily clear and very helpful for my day-to-day activity. It is significantly increasing my understanding of the bank." -- PAOLO BELTRATTI, Professor of Finance, Bocconi University, and former chairman of the management board, Intesa Sanpaolo."A jewel. I will recommend it." -- BRUNO COLMANT, Roland Berger, former member of the NYSE management committee

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A brand-new adventure about animals and friendship. From the legendary author of the bestselling Frankie Foster series, Jean Ure. Eleven-year-old best friends, Hannah and Katy LOVE animals. Every weekend, they learn to ride at Mrs Foster’s Riding School, where they meet a loveable horse named Rosie. Rosie isn’t able to ride like the other horses, and when Mrs Foster cannot afford to keep her, she is sent to another Riding School. But Farley Downs is no ordinary Riding School, and the owner mistreats Rosie, forcing her to gallop when she isn’t able. Hannah and Katy want desperately to save the horse, but to do that, they will need to raise more money than either of them have ever had. Follow the girls on their journey as they rescue their four-legged friend, Rosie. A heart-warming tale about the love of animals and the power of friendship.

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Cet ouvrage se propose, a l'aide de textes du bouddhisme qui s'echelonnent de ses origines jusqu'aux premiers siecles de notre ere, d'illustrer les trois dogmes qui sont partie integrante de la pensee indienne en general, et du bouddhisme en particulier: l'acte retributif (karman), les renaissances (jati) et la ronde universelle et eternelle de celles-ci (sansara ou "transmigration").La premiere partie s'interesse au bouddhisme doctrinal. Sans taire les difficultes, voire les contradictions que ces dogmes offrent pour les esprits occidentaux, notamment parce que le Buddha soutient simultanement la sanction morale des actes et l'inexistence d'une ame substantielle et personnelle, on veut montrer l'omnipresence et la continuite des ces croyances dans les enseignements du fondateur lui-meme, dans les oeuvres qui debattent a leur propos, ainsi l'"Objet des discussions" (Kathavatthu) ou les "Questions du roi Menandre" (Milindapanha) puis dans des sources plus tardives comme Buddhaghosa ou l'un ou l'autre penseur du "Grand Vehicule". Au stock des questions fondamentales qui reste la meme d'age en age et qui concerne par exemple le passage de la mort a la renaissance, qu'elle soit humaine, celeste ou infernale, on a ajoute quelques breves considerations sur la causalite karmique, sur karman et instinct ou sur l'equivalence samsara-nirvana.La deuxieme partie porte sur les dogmes precites tels qu'ils sont vus par le bouddhisme populaire. On aborde des lors une litterature d'un type tres different: un enorme repertoire de recits et de contes moraux enrichi au long des siecles et ou se detachent les Jataka's, c'est-a-dire ces "[recits par le Buddha lui-meme de ses] naissances anterieures". On peut y suivre les odyssees transmigratoires de personnages tantot fameux (le Buddha lui-meme, ses disciples, ses contemporains, ses adversaires ideologiques), tantot anonymes, a qui leurs actes moraux ou immoraux, pieux (envers le Buddha et ses moines) ou impies ont valu de renaitre heureux ou malheureux ici-bas, dans les cieux ou les enfers, comme animaux ou fantomes. Cet ensemble narratif destine a instruire et edifier moines et laics bouddhistes permet aussi des remarques diverses, par exemple sur l'anamnese des vies anterieures ou sur la duree des diverses renaissances et sejours dans les spheres cosmiques.

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El escritor muestra la gesta como un acto irreductible, sin ningún juicio moral, estético o político. 'Zidane observaba el cielo de Berlín sinpensar en nada, un cielo blanco de nubes grisáceas y reflejos azulados, uno de esos cielos ventosos inmensos y cambiantes de lapintura flamenca. Zidane observaba el cielo de Berlín sobre el Estadio Olímpico aquella tarde del 9 de Julio de 2006, experimentandocon una intensidad desgarradora la sensación de estar allí, simplemente allí, en el Estadio Olímpico de Berlín, en ese preciso instante,la tarde de la final de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol'

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Hacia dónde se dirige el cine de nuestro tiempo? Es posible mantener la división tradicional entre cine de ficción y cine documental? Son los llamados ?falsos documentales? o ?documentales de creación? una mera moda o confirman un cambio de paradigma en el estatuto general de la imagen fílmica? El cine está sufriendo una transformación que parece anunciar una nueva etapa en la aún breve historia del llamado séptimo arte, y las películas de Abbas Kiarostami son, sin ninguna duda, una referencia imprescindible para entender el origen y el desarrollo de estos cambios.El filósofo Jean-Luc Nancy desarrolla en este ensayo sus reflexiones sobre el cine de Abbas Kiarostami y, más ampliamente, sobre el presente del medio cinematográfico. Nancy considera que la obra reciente del cineasta iraní supone la cristalización de un movimiento profundo que caracteriza al cine de nuestro tiempo y que rebasa las nociones de ficción, documento o re-presentación. Este cine sería entonces una apertura dire

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Esta obra, de espíritu evolutivo y gran calidad pedagógica, trata sobre el sistema linfático, su morfofisiología, su fisiopatología y las implicaciones que todo ello tiene para la práctica fisioterapéutica.El primer capítulo aborda la historia del sistema linfático de forma dinámica y reflexiva, desde la evolución ideológica y de saberes sobre la circulación general.El segundo capítulo muestra la iconografía del sistema linfático con bellas ilustraciones históricas que se completan con indicaciones prácticas de gran utilidad. Tras la morfología, los dos siguientes capítulos tratan la fisiología y fisiopatología desde un punto de vista progresivo y actual que permite disponer de los datos necesarios para la aplicación del razonamiento clínico. Continua con las implicaciones fisioterapéuticas de todo lo expuesto con anterioridad, donde tras una breve evolución histórica sobre el drenaje linfático manual, el autor describe las actualizaciones del citado procedimiento en base a su

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Este libro propone un acercamiento social y cultural a la historia de la sexualidad en España desde finales del siglo XVIII hasta mediados del XX en torno a diez capítulos agrupados en tres ejes: " El descubrimiento del sexo " ; " La prostitución, un mal necesario? " ; " Erotismo y pornografía. Un ?infierno? español " .El lector encontrará primero una aproximación a las colecciones populares de educación y de divulgación sexuales ( " el sexo revelado " ), así como al preservativo masculino, conocido en España desde la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII ( " el sexo por proteger " ).Este itinerario prosigue examinando el establecimiento y el funcionamiento del sistema médico y policial que regulabala prostitución ( " el sexo en venta " ) y analizando el burdel como un espacio de sociabilidad ( " el sexo tolerado " ), desembocando en la recepción en España de la cruzada abolicionista lanzada por la protestante inglesa Josephine Butler ( " el sexo denunciado " ).Se abordan después e

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Expongo solamente las razones por las cuales los pueblos modernos, que se creen libres, tienen representantes y por qué los pueblos antiguos no los tenían. De cualquier modo, en el instante en que un pueblo nombra representantes, ya no es libre, ya no existe. El contrato social es la gran obra política de Rousseau. En ella, a pesar de su reducida extensión, se encuentran expuestos los principios de su ideal político. Independientemente del significado que tuviera para el ginebrino, el escrito adquirió vida por sí mismo, y ha desempeñado un papel crucial en el pensamiento político occidental de los últimos doscientos años. De Biblia de los revolucionarios de 1789 a libro de cabecera de Fidel Castro, ha sido considerado como la plasmación por excelencia de la teoría democrática. Fue, sin embargo, el libro menos leído de Jean-Jacques hasta la Revolución francesa. Prohibido en Francia, y condenado a ser quemado en Ginebra por temerario, escandaloso, impío y destructor de todos los gobierno

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Los 125 árboles y arbustos de esta obra han sido cuidadosamente elegidos por los autores por su interés ornamental en el jardín y clasificados en orden alfabético para facilitar su consulta. Una ficha de poda específica para cada árbol y arbusto muestra todas las acciones necesarias explicadas paso a paso. Con este libro aprenderá a formar un árbol joven, a mantenerlo año tras año y a restaurarlo cuando envejezca.

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Sus castillos y sus vinos de fama mundial no son más que la punta del iceberg cuando se visita el valle del Loira y la Borgoña. Esta región acoge, además, una de las mayores concentraciones de cuevas trogloditas y de algunas de las principales muestras de arquitectura medieval de Europa. Incluye:Ideas, recomendaciones de expertos y maravillosas imágenes para que triunfe la inspiración.Descubrimiento de desvíos, rutas por carreteras y formas de enlazar por toda la red viaria.Moverse con facilidad gracias a mapas en color, con orientaciones detalladas y prácticos consejos.Además, sabias recomendaciones para planificar y ayudar a trazar la mejor ruta posible.

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Jean-Marie Delacroix recopila en esta obra las experiencias, vivencias y aprendizajes de su interacciÓn con tradiciones terapÉuticas de AmÉrica Latina y de otras latitudes del mundo; sin duda alguna, uno de los primeros textos de Índole clÍnico que explica cÓmo podemos utilizar el enfoque de la plena consciencia (mindfulness ) en el proceso terapÉutico. En este nuevo libro, Delacroix desarrolla las nociones de postura meditativa y de meditaciÓn intersubjetiva, como maneras de introducir la atenciÓn plena en la relaciÓn paciente-psicoterapeuta. Jean-Marie afirma que, en determinados momentos, la terapia se convierte en un tipo de meditaciÓn al servicio de la toma de consciencia del cliente, y por consiguiente, del cambio. Una consciencia compartida en el aquÍ y en el ahora, que sientelo que pasa de un cuerpo a otro de manera invisible. AdemÁs, el autor, pionero en el desarrollo de la Gestalt en Francia, ilustra sus postulados con casos clÍnicos reales, lo cual ayuda a explicar de forma prÁctica cÓmo se da este proceso relacional.Jean-Marie Delacroix has dedicated his life to the collection of life’s experiences and various therapeutic traditions found in Latin America and other parts of the world. This is one of the first clinical works to focus on how mindfulness can be used as a therapeutic tool. In his new book, Delacroix develops the notions that are needed for inner-subjective meditation, as a means of introducing patients to mindfulness as psychotherapy. Jean-Marie sheds light on how therapy becomes a type of meditation that helps patients reach a state of conscious awareness, all of which can lead to change. He also explores shared consciousness, which creates an invisible flow of energy from one person to another. Delacroix is a pioneer in the development of Gestalt therapy in France, and he discusses clinical cases in a practical manner that allows readers to process the information.

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An original idea, unsuspected focal points, picturesque and touching characters, twenty years between war and peace, this is what the pages of this book offer: a story of Lyon seen through the prism of the adventures and the tribulations of several protagonists who, to say the least, are original : Journalists, authors, artists, fantasists, gastronomes, among whom Marcel Grancher, Frédéric Dard and Curnonsky. This story takes place at the beginning of the 1930s in Lyon with five great daily newspapers, a lot of periodicals and a lot of specialised documentation covering the very varied domains available to the people of Lyon. This story takes place during ten years of uneasy peace, five years of war and five years of renewed freedom afterwards. It ends at the beginning of the 1950s. It was yesterday, it was last century. Behind intensive literary activity we find here the atmosphere of the bistrots, the bars and the little restaurants in the Rue Bellecordière or the Rue Confort, just so many places of conviviality, encounters and exchanges. A book of great wealth where each chapter portrays a character, who is often picturesque, or a literary or culinary event.

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Four years before the Normandy landings, the French coast was the scene of another major episode in the Second World War. This was Operation Dynamo, much less well known than D-Day. And yet you only have to look at the statistics to see how important this part of the story of the Campaign of France was: between 27 May and 4 June, almost 340 000 French and British troops were evacuated from the Dunkirk pocket by a miscellaneous fleet of 850 boats, among which hundreds of fishing vessels, pleasure boats, lifeboats or Merchant Navy vessels. Thanks to the sailors’ courage but also the RAF pilots’ skill, this operation without precedent was a success which enabled the British to continue to fight the Germans, even though they had to leave behind most of their equipment and weapons. Replaced in its context, Operation Dynamo is here narrated in detail with numerous period photos, maps, aircraft profiles and uniform plates. This military operation and human adventure without precedent breathes again, 77 years later thanks to the film director Christopher Nolan, the author of the Batman trilogy and Interstellar which, with Dunkirk, has become an international blockbuster, to which a chapter of this book is devoted

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