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In 1939, Britain was preparing for war. As well as building
aeroplanes and digging Anderson shelters, this meant managing food
supplies for the home front. The Ministry of Food rose to the
challenge, introducing rationing, encouraging the nation to dig for
victory, and issuing cookbooks and health advice. Drawing
inspiration from Britain’s ‘finest hour’, when the thrifty
British housewife had to grow her own veg, stretch the butter
ration and still keep her family fighting fit, this is both a
social history of wartime dining and a collection of over sixty
delicious and healthy seasonal recipes with a vintage twist.
Following on from the great success of Windows of Elegance
published in 1996, this 2nd volume brings together a completely new
selection of dramatic art glass installations using location
specific photography. Whether you are researching decorating ideas
for your own home or if youre seeking inspiration to create a
stained glass work in your art glass studio, 'Windows of Elegance,
Volume 2' will help you strike a balance between beautiful and
practical, lavish and comfortable.
During the 1930s, war with Germany became increasingly likely. The
British Government believed that it would start with massed ranks
of enemy planes, dropping bombs and poison gas on civilians in
major towns and cities, terrifying them into surrendering. When war
broke out, preparations to protect the population were piecemeal
and inadequate. As anticipated, people were shocked by the first
raids and the response of rescue services was chaotic. But far from
breaking morale, the Blitz galvanised public opinion in support of
the war. Soon people became hardened by their experiences and
attacks from the air became a normal, albeit terrible, part of
daily life. Blitz Diary tells the story in a remarkable series of
eyewitness accounts from the war's earliest and darkest days
through to the end, when the V-2 rockets brought devastation
without warning. Preservation of such first-hand accounts has
become increasingly important as the Blitz fades from living
memory. This expanded edition includes new chapters and new
accounts from key eyewitnesses.
6 June 1944 is one of the most memorable dates of the Second World
War. It marked the beginning of the end of the conflict as Allied
forces invaded Normandy and fought their way into Nazi-occupied
Europe. Operation Overlord, as the invasion was codenamed, was an
incredible feat that proved to be a turning point which would
eventually result in the defeat of Nazi Germany. Around 150,000
soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy on the first day in the
largest amphibious operation in history, and within a month more
than 1 million men had been put ashore. As memory becomes history,
first-hand accounts of this incredible moment become more and more
precious. In D-Day Diary, historian Carol Harris collects together
remarkable tales of bravery, survival and sacrifice from what was
one of the war's most dramatic and pivotal episodes.
The 1970s are noted as the decade of strikes, the winter of
discontent and the three-day week. But is this the full story; what
was it really like for ordinary British people? In this book, Carol
Harris looks at the stories and people who made the headlines -
from Thatcher and David Bowie to Barbie and Ken - but also how
ordinary people really lived at the time; how we worked and played,
how we shopped, what we ate, wore, drove, watched and listened to.
Britain went decimal and was introduced to the VHS player and the
microwave, Gary Glitter and Elton John entertained us and fashion
gave us punks, hippies and glam rockers all at once. This book will
bring back memories for those who were there, and, for those who
were not yet born, it will give them an idea of what the 70s were
really like.
ContentsNeuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) focuses on the way we think (Neuro), the Linguistic ways in which we communicate, and the personal Programs that govern the way we behave. By observing and copying the best practices of successful people we can be successful too.• Discover the history and development of NLP.• How NLP can improve your life - with rapid results.• Straightforward NLP techniques and how to use them.• Using NLP to be your best - at work and at home.• Advice for those who want to take their interest in NLP further.
Contrary to the Hollywood-style romanticism of popular novels and
films, the Second World War was more than courage on the
battlefield, plucky defiance and doomed love affairs. Family and
civilian life had to go on. In the midst of black-outs, road-blocks
and austerity, households had to feed and clothe themselves, to
travel, to decorate and furnish their homes. In this meticulously
researched and lavishly illustrated account, Mike Brown and Carol
Harris draw on contemporary sources including government advice,
periodicals and books to provide an authoritative, entertaining
account of life in the time of air-raid sirens and rationing.
God is spirit, but sometimes he gets physical. Tommy knows this
because he begged God to heal his injured foot and a gentle touch,
like the tickly prance of a butterfly dancing, moved across his
infected wound and instantly healed it. In these pages, you will
meet Tommy and 30 others who experienced God's presence through a
physical sense, usually when they were in trouble and sought God's
help. In the process, they encountered an angel, heard an audible
voice, felt a floating sensation, saw a dream or vision,
experienced a supernatural healing, or noticed a natural event-a
shooting star, for example-or some other physical sign. In the
time-honored tradition of the personal faith testimony, each story
is rooted in the character and life circumstance of the witness,
for it is only in the human context that God's acts have meaning.
Written with an ear for the heart and an eye for the wondrous place
where spirit dwells, master storyteller Carole Harris Barton's
inspiring collection of true stories will awaken you to the mystery
of God's presence and the extraordinary means God sometimes uses to
help people navigate the uncertain and painful events of ordinary
life.
In God Chats, you will find that God is your Father, with whom you
can talk to about anything that is on your heart. It can be
something big in your life that causes great concern, or something
that you feel is very insignificant in your thinking. If it is
important to you, it is important to God because you are His child.
In God Chats, you will find that God is your Father, with whom you
can talk to about anything that is on your heart. It can be
something big in your life that causes great concern, or something
that you feel is very insignificant in your thinking. If it is
important to you, it is important to God because you are His child.
There are some Jews who believe that the Messiah has already
returned. Although these Jews are considered cult members or
apostates by many, Carol Harris-Shapiro-herself a rabbi-engages one
community of Messianic Jews to see what their presence says about
American Jewish identity, religious affiliation, and the emergence
of hybrid faiths in a secular society.
When first published, "Messianic Judaism" stirred controversy
throughout the country. The first book to critically examine the
role of Messianic Jews in American religious life, it traces the
history of this faith that that accepts Jesus as the savior from
its late nineteenth-century origin in evangelical Christian
missions. Reconstructionist Rabbi Carol Harris-Shapiro bases this
portrait on her conversations with members of a large Messianic
Jewish community. "Messianic Judaism" adds significant new insights
into the nature and varieties of religious experience in United
States.
Long before the outbreak of the Second World War, official
calculations showed Britain would be short of the manpower needed
to fight the enemy and keep up production of weapons, food and
other essentials. It was hoped that women volunteers would fill the
gaps and so they volunteered as workers in Civil Defence, the
Women's Land Army, munitions factories and non-combatant roles in
the Forces.
But by 1941, the Government had to face facts: any effective
response would have to involve conscription of British women. All
females between the ages of fourteen and sixty-four were registered
and soon the vast majority had work to do. They collected tons of
salvage, knitted and sewed, and raised money for warships and
weapons. Women ran fire stations and drove makeshift ambulances
while cities burned and enemy bombs exploded around them. The kept
their families going, often as single parents while their husbands
were away for years in the armed forces.
By the end of the war, some of the most experienced rat-catchers
in the country were female; others were accomplished engineers,
carters, rail workers and bargees. When it was over, these wartime
roles were not commemorated in films and books. There is no
official acknowledgement of the enormous and crucial contribution
those British women made to the lives we live now. Many are getting
on in years and their precious first-hand memories will go with
them. Their stories are worth telling now for that alone. But they
are also tales of love, death, sacrifice and romance, of humour and
horror, and of an extraordinary time, when ordinary women did
extraordinary things.
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