Anne Glyn-Jones opens up the secret world of the interceptors of German Morse Code signals during World War II. Leaving her girls' boarding school with romantic ideas about joining the navy as a Wren, Anne had no idea that she would be working for the mysterious 'Station X', which we now know to be Bletchley Park. Round the clock shifts, bed bugs, rats and poor diet took its toll, as well as the ongoing lack of recognition from the Navy hierarchy. Morse Code Wrens of Station X is a very personal memoir of a young woman's experiences of war time service, as well as providing fascinating insights into the daily realities of the battle for military intelligence superiority.

Shy boy Amadeo reigns supreme at table football in his local cafe. Taking on all comers he is one of "e;the unbeatables"e; with his loyal team of tiny foosballers. But there's another "e;unbeatable"e; in town. Aggrieved by his only ever defeat at the hands of Amadeo in a foosball match when they were kids, Flash the town bully returns to seek revenge. Not only does he destroy the foosball table, but he challenges Amadeo to a game of actual football. Amadeo has never played real football - and Flash, with his insatiable quest for glory, has subsequently risen to become the world's most famous soccer star. With the future of the village at stake and his foosballers scattered, the situation looks hopeless for Amadeo. Unless he can recruit the help of his eccentric fellow villagers and the girl he loves, Lara, to take on the world's best football team captained by his nemesis Flash. And unless the foossballers can be reunited. "e;It'll be like Barcelona against a non-league team with an injury crisis,"e; predicts Lara. What nobody predicts, however, is how Amadeo's foosballers will affect the game... The Unbeatables novel is the ultimate fantasy football story. Expanding upon the original movie, the novel includes additional adventures and characters. Written for young adults (and not so young adults), the book is a scintillating, action-packed 90 minutes of end-to-end incident, comedic flair, goalmouth scrambles and dubious off the ball challenges on the ethos of the modern game. Praise for The Unbeatables: "e;The witty dialogue and banter makes for some very funny moments, while the digs at the excesses of modern footballers will ring true to followers of the Beautiful Game."e; - Radio Times"e;The Unbeatables is great fun for young and old."e; - Daily Express"e;Nice jokes at the expense of FIFA, overpaid prima donna footballers and slimy agents."e; - Daily Mail"e;Lively and consistently funny."e; - Irish Times"e;An utterly charming gem. Deft one-liners. Back of the net!"e; - Irish Independent

In July 1936 insurgent Spanish troops organized a military coup to oust the elected Republican government in Madrid. The rebel generals expected to force a quick, clean regime change but they failed. The botched uprising turned into a bloody civil war. Hundreds of thousands died in a bitter conflict which tore the country apart and rapidly turned into the prelude for an even greater conflict yet to come--the Second World War. The siege of Madrid was the key battle of the war. The world watched and waited for the city to surrender as General Franco's Nationalist army, backed by Hitler and Mussolini, closed in on the Spanish capital. But Madrid did not fall. Madrilenos fought tooth and nail to defend their city. Helped by volunteers from fifty other countries--the International Brigades--they held out against all the odds until the end of the conflict in 1939. Despite its central role in twentieth-century history, the siege of Madrid is an episode largely hidden from today's visitor. There is no guide to the war sites and few clues for the inquisitive traveller who wants to know more. Frontline Madrid fills that gap. This unique guide book explains what life was like in the city under siege and what happened in the battlefield dramas. The simple to follow maps and diagrams make it easy to visit the frontline sites. The vividly written descriptions bring events and people compellingly to life. The role of prominent individuals, British and American--Orwell, Hemingway, John Cornford is explored. Off the beaten track, from the University district in the city centre to the mountains of Guadarrama less than an hour away, the remains of the war in Madrid can still be found--gun emplacements, bunkers, trenches and occasional debris. Frontline Madrid retraces the footsteps of those who lived through the conflict to take the reader on a tour in time. The usual tourist traps are left far behind to enter the gripping world of a war which shaped modern European history.

A collection of the three volumes by Yannis Andricopoulos on ancient Greek wisdom applied to modern culture and society, including:- Volume 1: In Bed with Madness- Volume 2: The Greek Inheritance- Volume 3: The Future of the PastIn Bed with MadnessGlobalism endowed us with McDonald's, 'the world's local bank', English football teams without English players and an irrepressible desire for more as enough is never good enough - the blanket is always too short. Our personal world as much as our social and political realities seem to have blithely surrendered to the madness of a civilization which views anything from corporate greed and global warming to military adventures and religious fundamentalism as normal as a door banging in the wind. The destructive capabilities of our age have run too far ahead of our wisdom. However, the process is not irreversible if our thinking can postpone its retirement. In Bed with Madness is 'a well-argued, powerful and profound indictment of contemporary culture', stylishly written - a reviewer said he would have bought it just for its humour!The Greek InheritanceThe culture of ancient Greece, a culture of joy, was replaced by the Judaeo-Christian culture of faith and then by the capitalist culture of profit. Yet it is the only culture worth fighting for if we want a world run by humans rather than theocracies, nanotechnologies or private equity funds. Yannis Andricopoulos views the Greek culture as the front line of the battle against individualism, materialism, authoritarianism and religious extremism. In a world turned into the corporations' playground, this is also the battle for human values, civic virtues and an ethical society. The Greek Inheritance traces the conflict between Greek values and those of the repressive, religious or capitalist order throughout the millennia. The book is challenging and well-written with a light, humorous touch.The Future of the PastUniversalism in its old forms has, just like door-to-door milkmen, gone for good. But the search for some universally accepted ethical standards cannot be abandoned - values are not colourless as the wind and odourless as thoughts. Looking into our world from the classical Greek point of view, Yannis Andricopoulos wonders whether we cannot place Justice again at the heart of our morality, look forward to the happiness of the individual rather than the upgrading of his or her consumer fantasies, and endeavour to create, not more wealth, but a just and honourable world. The Future of the Past is written in 'a lively, challenging style guaranteeing to stimulate debate on the most pressing issues of our time'.

APPEARANCES is a collection of twelve short stories revealing how fragile and elusive reality is. It is full of playful and powerful images that exist all around us. Funhouse mirrors of life. Or maybe the other way round. Raw images of a reality normally photoshopped and made to look gorgeous in the beauty parlors of everyday society, now shown for what they are, revealing their true nature. The mirror theme helps reflect on this reality. Stories are mirrors of life, of people and circumstances. Images in those mirrors range from the exact to the distorted. They can be revealing, misleading, or indicative of something. They can be full of promises and lies, changing the world according to their whims, or brutally honest, revealing the world as it was never meant to be seen. Whatever the case, the images are real, and so are the mirrors, phenomena of the everyday world, reflecting back to us who we are, what we do and how we have set up the world around us. They indicate to us the various aspects of humanity and the human psyche, exposing our longings and fears. Victor and Xavier share these stories with us, offering their perspective on life through the prism of mirrors that are playful, powerful and present wherever one looks. Nothing can be taken for granted. Only one thing's for certain. Appearances are not what they seem.

Divergent is the book and movie from themind of Veronica Roth, published in 2011. It is a future tale set in the Divergent Universe,The story follows Beatrice Prior as she explores her identity within a society that defines its people by their social and personality based affiliation with the five factions. This book contains questions on both the novel and the movie, the characters, factions, locations and much more so be dauntless and take on the quiz and see if just maybe there is a place in the Erudite faction for you.

Tiberius has an exciting adventure when he makes a new friend in Sneaky Cat . . .

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of the twelve days of Christmas. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through 12 days of activities on the theme of the 12 days of Christmas. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: ideas for advent, the Christmas story, Christmas cards and decorations, and organising your very own Christmas party.

This anthology of stories comprises tales of romance, comedy, horror, revenge, fantasy and intrigue as well as many situations relating to love, life and prosperity... each one with superb characters that bring them alive and each one with a twist in the tail. You will really enjoy reading them.

In this classic tale from renowned children's author Edith Nesbit, Philip and Lucy are transported into a magic city built from toys. However, everyone is threatened with disaster if the children can't save them through valiant deeds! This beautifully crafted eBook has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK.

This enchanted tale from world-renowned children's author Edith Nesbit features the summer adventures of four children who discover an enchanted castle and a magic ring. It is a classic tale loved by generations of fans, and for this version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers.

The magical world of Harry Potter and his friends (and enemies!) is one that is host to a wealth of wonderful information. Over seven books, J K Rowling has introduced us to a fantastical place where I am sure many of us would love to live - despite the risks of coming across dark wizards or scary beasts!This book contains 400 questions to test the knowledge of any Harry Potter fan. From questions even a muggle should know all the way through to trivia that would test Dumbledore himself, this is an excellent way to enjoy the wizarding world even more. These quiz questions are generally based on the world as told to us in the books, rather than the series of films, as the two are sometimes quite different! Perhaps you will read this book - newly updated and revised for a third edition - on the bus home after a long day at work or school, or maybe you will test your friends and family to see if they are as much of a magical expert as you are.

This anthology is vibrant in its nature including tales of comedy, horror, intrigue, fantasy and romance. It contains a host of wonderful characters and many quite ingenious. Stories.You will really enjoy reading them!

Charles and Jennifer Roach are a deeply devoted young married couple who live in Cornwall. On wintry night, when snow and ice covered every inch of the ground, they go for a walk with a neighbour's dog which rushes out into the road. At the same time, a large truck appears over the hill and the driver, trying to avoid the dog, crashes into Jennifer, killing her but he becomes a hit-and-run driver because he moves on without stopping. Charles is devastated at her death but later is surprised to see her apparition and hear her speaking to him. She tells him what is happening to her as she moves towards the next world and he decides to seeks the help of a medium. At the same time, the truck driver, on a journey northwards, knocks down another person and finds himself in serious financial difficulties with regard to his trucking business to the point of bankruptcy. He becomes attracted to an old flame on one of his journeys and when his wife finds out she leaves him. However he is more concerned with Jannifer who continues to haunt him. Charles becomes involved with the voluptuous Rhona Paphos who tries to recruit him for a senior appointment in her jewellery business at the same time falling in love with him. Her mother is a medium and she holds a seance for him. Charles is in a dilemma whether to leave his banking career behind and start a new life after settling Jennifer's journey into the hereinafter but destiny guides him the right way. However, all does not bode well for the truck driver as Jennifer gets her revenge before her transition to eternal peace.

Weston and Turner, novice private detectives, are plunged into a nightmare world of murder when they are hired by a young millionairess to solve the triple murder of her family, a crime the police failed to solve more than eleven years ago. As they delve deeper into the case, they soon discover a hired assassin is always one step ahead of them and someone will do anything to stop them learning the terrible truth behind the crime, even if it means bumping off their witnesses. Not only does family man Freddie have to risk his life on behalf of their client, his personal problems are compounded by threats to his daughter's safety. And when he discovers the hired gunman's boss is the mysterious Eclipse, his investigations take him on a mad dash to Poland, and he becomes involved in a race against time to prevent another murder, one for which he is willing to risk everything, even his own life.

Cooking is fun. And the earlier, you learn, the better fun it is. I am committed to helping you help yourself. I believe that your body is worthy of good care and that no-one is more suitably qualified to care for it than yourself. When I was 9 years old my Mum gave me "e;My learn-to-cook book"e; and I discovered a world of baking, creating delicious treats to share with my family. But what was most fun of all was the eating!Cooking is easy and it's exciting. If you follow carefully, step by step, the recipes in this book, you'll find that everything tastes delicious. In fact, because you've made it yourself, it will taste a hundred times better! So on with your apron and into the kitchen!

This fantastic book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for the Aztecs. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time - including sections about the city of Tenochtitlan, religion and gods, Aztec law and many more. The 'All About' series is an educational collection of books from P S Quick, and is targeted to interest 7 to 11 year olds - but will fascinate readers of all ages. At the end of each book there is a quiz section for the reader, featuring 150 questions and answers.

This is the story of the love of a fifteen year old boy BRADLEY ROBERTS for his grandfather whom he calls PAPA. It tells of the total understanding between the young and the old, with advice given that serves the boy through his life and well into his manhood.It is a story totally regardless of sex in its content, although Bradley learned much from his Papa that gave him a fuller understand of marriage and relationships.A story of LOVE in its purest form which gave Bradley the life that his Papa wished him to have and which filled his life with rich happiness.

This volume includes five essays on the subject of political and sociological philosophy, including 'Of the Laws of Interchange between Nations', 'On the Influence of Consumption upon Production', 'Of the Words Productive and Unproductive', 'Of Profits and Interest' and 'Of the Definition of Political Economy; and of the Method of Investigation Proper to It'. This version has been carefully formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK, and includes original footnotes and an easy-to-navigate table of contents.

The internet gives us access to the whole world to build business. But many SMEs are Poles Apart: sitting in the cold, and missing out on the huge potential that the online space can offer. This is as true for the smallest businesses in the country as it is for large established organisations, where employees themselves are Poles Apart and the clash of cultures is causing turbulence. So, are you a Penguin or a Polar Bear? What skills do you need, and what risks do you face, to make the journey to warmer climes?

A collection of childrens stories based on the videoville animals... What causes Matilda the hen to shoot up the Foxy Club? Aided by their friend Stinky Winky, Mewsli and J.S. Bach, the private detectives investigate and solve the case to the displeasure of Spotto, the lazy chief of the Videoville police. In 'The Owl Who Wasn't Very Bright' young Oliver Owl, inspired by Owlexandra, his new girl-friend, overcomes his usual incompetence to humiliate Tony Tawny Tornado Owl by planting him neatly in a basketball hoop. Morrey Monkey reads and acts out the story of how Dotty, the naughty young dinosaur, helps her uncle to trap the gigantic, deadly Ramborinctus. Morrey unexpectedly wins himself a new role in Mike Mudd's next film. How does the Wherewolf change from possibly becoming a werewolf to become the voice of Videoville Sat Nav? 'The Duel' sees the crucial contest in the Two Town Gala between Videoville and DVD Town, in which the arrogant Ronaldo Rhino, the mayor of DVD Town, takes on Videoville's studious Erwin Elephant. It climaxes in their amazing cycle race.