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A Daughter's Hope : A heartwarming and emotional wartime saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author
*FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLAS*Autumn, 1942.The Blitz has come to an end, but for many families, it's not over yet.As the residents of Jubilee Row begin to rebuild their lives, twins Sybil and Maudie Maguire decide to go off and do their bit by joining the WAAFs.But what starts off as a great adventure soon forces the girls to grow up as they are confronted with the harsh realities of war.Will they stick together, or will their experiences drive them apart?Back in Hull, their older sister Florence is a typing pool supervisor who has resigned herself to a life without love.But when dashing American Colonel Forrest takes an interest, she wonders if he might be the one to mend her broken heart... For fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Katie Flynn, this is the third book in the Yorkshire Blitz Trilogy from the bestselling author of The Nightingale Girls...
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David Bowie : On Reflection
This fully illustrated hardback book follows Bowie through his many incarnations as we talk to the people who knew him best.The book also features candid interviews with Angie Bowie who reveals her part in her ex husbands rise to fame and the terrible pressure it placed them both under.Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey from Bowie's Spiders from Mars band also give frank insights into the music and madness behind the scenes.The book includes a track by track analysis of his music .The DVDs provide a retrospective of Bowie's iconic albums and includes a classical tribute of his best known works including Space Oddity, Ashes to Ashes and Starman...
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Dead Reckoning : A True Blood Novel
There's a reckoning on the way ...... and Sookie has a knack for being in trouble's way; not least when she witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is known to be two-natured, suspicion immediately falls on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but before she can investigate something else - something even more dangerous - comes up.Sookie's lover Eric Northman and his 'child' Pam are plotting something in secret. Whatever it is, they seem determined to keep Sookie out of it; almost as determined as Sookie is to find out what's going on. She can't sit on the sidelines when both her work and her love life under threat - but as she's gradually drawn into their plans Sookie finds the situation is deadlier than she could ever have imagined...
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Dr. Mahathir's Selected Letters to World Leaders : Volume 2
Dr Mahathir Mohamad governed Malaysia for 22 years (1981-2003), during which he wrote and received many letters from many world leaders. The letters presented in this volume-by Dr Mahathir, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, Lee Kuan Yew, Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein, among others-argue the contrasting positions on bilateral and joint relations, globalization, as well as wars and conflicts. Dr Mahathir writes directly, in his own distinctive voice and style.The correspondents were transparent, solid, informative, and sometimes robust...
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The Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War
UNDERSTAND AND EXPERIENCE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY AERIAL EVER FOUGHTPart of the new Ladybird Expert series, Battle of Britain is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the most famous aerial battle in history. Historian, author and broadcaster James Holland draws on the latest research and interviews with participants to bring colour, detail and a fresh perspective to the story. Inside, you'll discover how tactics, organisation and new technologies were brought to bear, about the different challenges faced by both the RAF and the Luftwaffe, and, above all, the skill, bravery and endurance of the airmen engaged in a contest that was of critical importance to the outcome of the war.Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. Other books currently available in the Ladybird Expert series include:* Climate Change* Quantum Mechanics* Evolution* ShackletonFor an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds.Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years...
First World War: 1915 : Voices from the BBC Archives
First World War
First World War: 1914: Voices from the BBC Archive
First World War: 1917 : Voices from the BBC Archive
First World War : Still No End in Sight
Indian Army in the First World War: New Perspectives
The First World War : A Concise Global History
Tommy, First World War Soldier
Poetry of the First World War : An Anthology
