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The Times Thriller of the Year 2022' **A BBC Between the Covers
Book Club Pick** **A Times Thriller of the Month** 'The world has
been waiting for a worthy successor to Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong -
now Philip Gray has delivered it' David Young, author of Stasi
Child THE GUNS ARE SILENT. THE DEAD ARE NOT. 1919. On the desolate
battlefields of northern France, the guns of the Great War are
silent. Special battalions now face the dangerous task of gathering
up the dead for mass burial. Captain Mackenzie, a survivor of the
war, cannot yet bring himself to go home. First he must see that
his fallen comrades are recovered and laid to rest. His task is
upended when a gruesome discovery is made beneath the ruins of a
German strongpoint. Amy Vanneck's fiance is one soldier lost
amongst many, but she cannot accept that his body may never be
found. She heads to France, determined to discover what became of
the man she loved. It soon becomes clear that what Mackenzie has
uncovered is a war crime of inhuman savagery. As the dark truth
leaches out, both he and Amy are drawn into the hunt for a
psychopath, one for whom the atrocity at Two Storm Wood is not an
end, but a beginning. For fans of Ben MacIntyre, Munich by Robert
Harris and Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. 'Haunting, cinematic, and
utterly gripping' D.B. John, author of Star of the North
'Atmospheric and meticulously researched ' Abir Mukherjee, author
of The Shadows of Men
THE GUNS ARE SILENT. THE DEAD ARE NOT. 'The world has been waiting
for a worthy successor to Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong - now Philip
Gray has delivered it' David Young, author of Stasi Child
___________________________________ 1919. On the battlefields of
northern France, the guns of the Great War are silent. Special
battalions now face the task of gathering up the dead for mass
burial. Amy Vanneck's fiancé is one soldier lost amongst many. She
heads to France, determined to discover what became of the man she
loved. Meanwhile, Captain Mackenzie cannot bring himself to go home
until his fallen comrades are laid to rest. His task is upended
when a gruesome discovery is made beneath the ruins of a German
strongpoint. It soon becomes clear that what Mackenzie has
uncovered is a war crime of inhuman savagery. As the dark truth
leaches out, both he and Amy are drawn into the hunt for a
psychopath, one for whom the atrocity at Two Storm Wood is not an
end, but a beginning. 'An atmospheric portrayal of the pity of the
war' The Times, Books of the Year
An increasing number of systems are exploiting mixed reality but
to date there are no systematic methods, techniques or guidelines
for the development of such systems. In bringing together
contributions on a broad range of mixed reality development issues
this book provides a sound theoretical foundation for a disciplined
approach to mixed reality engineering.
Divided into three parts: interaction design, software design
and implementation, the first section covers generic and specific
mixed reality design elements and provides an overview of the
design method; Part 2 addresses technical solutions for interaction
techniques, development tools and a global view of the mixed
reality software development process. The final section contains
detailed case studies to highlight the application of mixed reality
in a variety of fields including aviation, architecture, emergency
management, games, and healthcare.
An increasing number of systems are exploiting mixed reality but
to date there are no systematic methods, techniques or guidelines
for the development of such systems. In bringing together
contributions on a broad range of mixed reality development issues
this book provides a sound theoretical foundation for a disciplined
approach to mixed reality engineering.
Divided into three parts: interaction design, software design
and implementation, the first section covers generic and specific
mixed reality design elements and provides an overview of the
design method; Part 2 addresses technical solutions for interaction
techniques, development tools and a global view of the mixed
reality software development process. The final section contains
detailed case studies to highlight the application of mixed reality
in a variety of fields including aviation, architecture, emergency
management, games, and healthcare.
Architectures and tools are two important considerations in the
construction of interactive computer systems. The former is
concerned with the optimal structural organisation of systems and
the latter with the effective support of the design and management
of user interfaces. They are regarded as the areas of research most
likely to contribute to the development of existing interactive
systems, in particular by providing improved architectures capable
of supporting new styles of interaction and more sophisticated
software tools to improve productivity. This volume combines the
proceedings of two workshops held in York and Glasgow which
concentrated on architectures and tools respectively. In doing so
it addresses the problems of user interface construction from two
complementary viewpoints and provides alternative perspectives on
many of the central issues. Some of the papers are published in
expanded form to provide a more comprehensive coverage of the
topics and two additional papers have been included which offer a
useful insight into issues raised by the workshops. The papers
address formal and theoretical concerns as well as academic and
commercial ones. Specific topics covered include novel-input
models, architectures for real-time systems and object-oriented
user interface tools for X-widgets, NeWS- and Smalltalk-based
applications. The papers also include presentations of new tools
and architectural designs. Building Interactive Systems:
Architectures and Tools provides the most extensive recent account
of research into the relationship between architectures and tools
in the construction of interactive computer systems and will be of
interest to researchers, postgraduate students and software
developers.
'The world has been waiting for a worthy successor to Sebastian
Faulks' Birdsong - now Philip Gray has delivered it' David Young,
author of Stasi Child THE GUNS ARE SILENT. THE DEAD ARE NOT. 1919.
On the desolate battlefields of northern France, the guns of the
Great War are silent. Special battalions now face the dangerous
task of gathering up the dead for mass burial. Captain Mackenzie, a
survivor of the war, cannot yet bring himself to go home. First he
must see that his fallen comrades are recovered and laid to rest.
His task is upended when a gruesome discovery is made beneath the
ruins of a German strongpoint. Amy Vanneck's fiancé is one soldier
lost amongst many, but she cannot accept that his body may never be
found. She heads to France, determined to discover what became of
the man she loved. It soon becomes clear that what Mackenzie has
uncovered is a war crime of inhuman savagery. As the dark truth
leaches out, both he and Amy are drawn into the hunt for a
psychopath, one for whom the atrocity at Two Storm Wood is not an
end, but a beginning. ___________________ Praise for Two Storm
Wood: 'Atmospheric and meticulously researched, Two Storm Wood
sheds light on the horrors and the trauma that continued even after
the Armistice...a novel that informs while keeping you on the edge
of your seat' Abir Mukherjee, author of The Shadows of Men 'Gray
succeeds in entwining two powerful tales - a love story and a hate
story - in a way that, right from the shocking start, is both
convincing and enthralling' Virginia Baily, author of Sunday Times
bestseller Early One Morning 'One of the most evocative thrillers
I've ever read...Haunting, cinematic, and utterly gripping' D.B.
John, author of Star of the North
On the desolate battlefields of northern France, the guns of the
Great War are silent. Special battalions now face the dangerous
task of gathering up the dead for mass burial. Captain Mackenzie is
a survivor of the war, but still its prisoner. He cannot return
home until his fallen comrades are recovered and laid to rest. His
task is upended when a gruesome discovery is made beneath the ruins
of a German strongpoint. Amy Vanneck's fiance is one soldier lost
amongst many, but she cannot accept that his body may never be
found. Defying convention, hardship, and impossible odds, she heads
to France, determined to discover what became of the man she loved.
It soon becomes clear that what Mackenzie has uncovered is a war
crime of inhuman savagery. As the truth leaches out, both he and
Amy are drawn into the hunt for a psychopath, one for whom the
atrocity at Two Storm Wood is not an end, but a beginning.
A Walsingham Rosary is a book of Bible readings, meditations and
prayers based on each of the mysteries of the Rosary - 20 in all -
with each being set specifically at a different place in the
vicinity of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. It comes complete
with an illustrated guide to praying the Rosary and all the Bible
readings and prayers are printed out in full. Line drawings,
photographs, maps, directions, and a short description of each site
will guide pilgrims round all the places of significance in and
around Walsingham. It includes visits to the Anglican, Roman
Catholic and Orthodox shrines and the Methodist chapel and so is
wholly ecumenical. However, this is first and foremost a book of
rosary prayers that can be said anywhere. First published locally
in 2000, the Luminous Mysteries have since been added to the
Rosary, so the text is expanded and includes visits to further five
sites and updated photographs.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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