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'The story focuses on love, trust, and sacrifice, against a
backdrop of the cruelty of war' STEVE JOHNSON As a quaint old
Norman church bathed in the late morning sunshine, a young bride
waits anxiously for her groom. Anna, a German of Roma origin is
stepping into a new life in London. She will finally escape the
horrors of her past. When Anna flees the death camps of 1930s
Germany to England, she is relieved. But events in her adopted
homeland throw her best-laid plans in disarray. This is her story.
It's a story about hope and heartbreak, love and hate, anger and
confusion, blind prejudice and intolerance, and even redemption.
Sam Martin's gritty prose tells a sensitive story. Seamlessly, he
gives a well-rounded view of the war on the home front; its
claustrophobic, tense atmosphere, the prevailing opinions of the
day, and the seismic decisions taken by those in power. Just hope
what happens to Anna, never happens to you.
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Mama Tingo
(Hardcover)
Raynelda a Calderon; Illustrated by Marli Renee
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R516
Discovery Miles 5 160
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'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines meets Le Mans.
Hugely entertaining. And deadly serious' Rowland White, Author of
Vulcan 607 It was the greatest international competition of its day
- a thrilling, globe-trotting, high speed air racing series that
married cutting-edge technology with astonishing skill, bravery and
danger. Duelling at 400 mph just a few feet from sea surface left
pilots little margin for error. For over a decade, as aircraft of
Great Britain, the United States, France and Italy fought for the
prize, the Schneider Trophy represented the pinnacle of aviation
development. A succession of world records fell to machines that
combined super-charged brute power with streamlined good looks.
With the RAF's Supermarine S6B, legendary aircraft designer R.J
Mitchell, honed the genius that produced the Spitfire, while
Rolls-Royce advanced the state-of-the-art with a powerful V-12
engine that paved the way for its war-winning masterpiece, the
Merlin.
With more than 20 million followers across their social media
channels, @WoodyandKleiny have established themselves as two of the
world's foremost internet content creators. But how did they do it?
The Social Struggle: How We Took Over The Internet shares their
story of initial failure that through determination became success.
From overcoming broken homes and broken dreams, filming blurry
videos for no more than 100 views, working every hour of the day
for four years to make a handful of loose change, @WoodyandKleiny's
tale is sure to inspire readers around the world.
Five thousand years of military history. The best elite unites that
have fought across the globe. Their story told by acclaimed
adventurer and ex-SAS officer, Ranulph Fiennes. Throughout human
history the art of warfare has evolved into many forms across
numerous theatres, gradually becoming more sophisticated and
strategized as the centuries have progressed. From the Spartans of
Ancient Greece with their code of valour fighting to the last man;
to the US Navy SEALs who operate using the latest technology of the
21st-century. Across the vast array of military campaigns and
battles one can see that the majority of organised armies have been
comprised of enlisted men who would have their basic training. As
time progressed all countries saw the need to also have units that
were the 'best of the best', that would be fit and strong, and
enjoy the best training and weaponry available. These elite units
would be deployed to achieve extremely tough objectives; to guard a
valuable fortification or person; or to act as a barrier in a
crisis. The term 'elite' is the ultimate accolade and one to which
only the toughest would try to aspire to: undergoing intensive and
harsh physical training, and ultimately, sacrificing themselves for
the given objective. Ranulph Fiennes himself served in Britain's
toughest formation, the SAS. Since his military days he has won
acclaim as an extraordinary brave and resourceful artic adventurer.
It is fitting that he now looks back across 5000 years of military
history to pinpoint and celebrate the best elite units that served
and fought across the globe.
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Glimpses of the Unseen - A Study of Dreams, Premonitions, Prayer and Remarkable Answers, Hypnotism, Spiritualism, Telepathy, Apparitions, Peculiar Mental and Spiritual Experiences, Unexplained Psychical Phenomena
- A Book of Personal Experiences, Original and Selected, Related in Their Own Language by Reputable Persons, Together with Running Comments and a Thoughtful Summary
(Paperback)
Rev Principal Austin
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R799
Discovery Miles 7 990
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