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What has the small nation of Wales given to the wide world?Well, to name but a few examples: the NHS, magical drama, mail order, sleeping bags, the basis of the internet, the Town of Books', the first powered flight, presidents, prime ministers and Nobel prize-winners.People of Welsh heritage have helped shape the culture and constitution of the United States; they have enriched British culture in innumerable ways through writing, acting, painting, poetry, singing and architecture; they have amassed a fantastic range of sporting achievements; and they made their own unique mark on history.Welsh history deserves to be rewritten in a manner that highlights and celebrates its achievements both past and present. The 100 reasons in this book do just that. They are pathfinders to a confident tomorrow as the Royal Badge of Wales reads in translation: The Red Dragon points the way'.

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The West Sussex coast has always been vulnerable to attack across the channel from mainland Europe and as a result has been strongly defended from the possibility of such attach. In this book local author and archaeologist Chris Butler looks at the defensive sites surviving in the West Sussex landscape, the majority dating to the Second World War. Although focusing on anti-invasion sites, a whole range of defence sites are considered, including barracks, airfields, training centres and civil defence sites such as air-raid shelters.Using the author's own extensive knowledge and fieldwork, this comprehensive study of defensive sites from the Tudor period batteries to Cold War ROC underground monitoring posts, explores the remains of these rapidly disappearing sites and provides a guide for those readers interested in visiting the sites for themselves. This is the companion volume to East Sussex under attack, published by Tempus in 2007.

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The East Sussex coastline has always been Britain's frontline defence against invasion. From the forts of Henry VIII and the Napoleonic Martello Towers to the pillboxes, gun emplacements and civil defence sits of the two World Wars and the secret structures of the Cold War, the evidence of the defences can still be seen. Local author and archaeologist Chris Butler takes us to each of these sites (approximately 200 in total), describing what is to be seen today and their history. As well as a full range of illustrations there are full directions to the cites and details of access.

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Flint was a vitally important resource for prehistoric societies who put it to a diverse range of uses. Chris Butler has created a concise guide to recognising and categorising British prehistoric flintwork. The author begins by looking at the different sources of flint that were exploited by prehistoric peoples, and explains why flint was such a widely used raw material. He then discusses how to recognise prehistoric worked flint and explores the different technologies that were used to work flint and make tools.Flintknapping techniques used in each period of prehistory are illustrated, along with detailed techniques used in each period of prehistory are illustrated, along with detailed descriptions of the variety of implements produced and their associated diagnostic waste material. The flintwork from a number of case-study sites and the eventual decline in the importance of flint. The book also explores what the analysis of flintwork can tell us about society and past use of the landscape.

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Combining 20th-century physics, astronomy and quantum mechanics with the traditional archetypes of a tarot deck, this theoretical investigation lends poetic expression to extraordinary scientific theory. With gorgeous illustrations that offer a new glimpse of the universe, the accompanying cards offer both wonderful meditation images and basic tarot functionality. This fascinating analysis examines how the most important theories in modern physics play out in two extreme worlds - the vast expanses of the universe and the strange, invisible world inside the atom itself.78 full col. cards & instruction booklet

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Technology professionals seeking higher-paying security jobs need to know security fundamentals to land the job-and this book will help Divided into two parts: how to get the job and a security crash course to prepare for the job interview Security is one of today's fastest growing IT specialties, and this book will appeal to technology professionals looking to segue to a security-focused position Discusses creating a resume, dealing with headhunters, interviewing, making a data stream flow, classifying security threats, building a lab, building a hacker's toolkit, and documenting work The number of information security jobs is growing at an estimated rate of 14 percent a year, and is expected to reach 2.1 million jobs by 2008

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