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Grave Walker：A gripping noir thriller
￥30.44
An ex-cop haunted by his past. A body with a message. 72 hours to find the truth... Ex-cop, Thomas Blume returns to New York hot on the trail of the man that killed his family... But when the body of a former girlfriend unexpectedly shows up at police HQ Blume is suddenly thrust into an investigation to find the murderer and stop them killing again.? Now, in a race against time Blume must solve a riddle from his past and battle through a world of cops, criminals and organized crime…before it’s too late. Who can be trusted and who will survive? Find out in the thrilling fifth book of the Thomas Blume mystery series today. If you like gripping mysteries, captivating characters and unique twists and turns, you’ll love the next instalment in PT Reade’s bestselling mix of action, mystery and suspense. Click and get your copy of GRAVE WALKER now! What people are saying about the Thomas Blume series: ‘A breakneck ride…’– The Croydon Citizen 'Blume is sure to become the next timeless hero of detective fiction.'- Red Rock Bookworm' ...the author delivered a WOW bomb in the epilogue' - FictionZeal 'It reminds me of Raymond Chandler’s work. It’s noir, dark, full of rainy streets, seedy bars and characters with their own secrets.'- Author, Victoria Randall Click and get your copy of Grave Walker now! Tags: hard boiled mysteries, mystery, mysteries, noir, private investigators, hard boiled thriller, hard boiled detective fiction, hard boiled private investigator mystery series
Boissons naturelles pour votre santé
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Un petit jus frais ou une tisane pour la santé? Vous aimez la nature, les animaux ou les végétaux? Vous aimeriez savoir comment utiliser fruits et légumes pour faire des jus frais, des tisanes, et améliorer votre santé? La vie est aussi faite de plaisirs simples qui peuvent se transformer en pur bonheur facilement Notre collection de livrets?pratiques ??eGuide Nature?? va vous le prouver! Découvrez des petits livres faciles et pas chers qui vont vous?aider à faire entrer la Nature dans votre quotidien! Nous avons plus d’une décennie d’expérience?dans l’élevage de petits animaux et leur présentation aux enfants dans le cadre d’un mini-zoo et aimons transmettre l’expérience de nos a?nés. Nous adorons aussi cuisiner naturellement et préparer toute sorte de jus ou de tisanes Nous souhaitons partager avec vous nos connaissances utiles et nos astuces pour???apprivoiser?? simplement cette Nature dont?quelques fois la vie moderne nous éloigne… Vous allez découvrir des petits livres pratiques utiles, toujours à portée de main dans votre smartphone N°0 – Boissons naturelles pour votre santé Dans ce numéro ??zéro?? de la collection ??eGuide Nature?? nous allons voir comment préparer des boissons naturelles, des jus frais ou des tisanes pour rester simplement et naturellement?en?bonne santé! Qu’allez vous trouver dans cet ??eGuide Nature??? nos conseils pour bien?préparer vos jus de fruits nos astuces pour concocter des tisanes 20?recettes?santé Alors, êtes vous prêt(e) à faire entrer la Nature dans votre quotidien?! Oui?On y va! Amicalement, Cristina Olivier Rebiere
The Faerie War
￥32.62
Driven by action, suspense, and a strong heroine, this bestselling YA fantasy will keep you turning the pages ... Violet Fairdale is in big trouble. Her home is gone, her beloved forest lies in ruins, the guy she gave her heart to has deserted her—and she doesn’t remember any of it. The powerful Lord Draven is taking over, brainwashing guardians into fighting for him. No one is safe from the evil spreading throughout the fae world. As alliances are forged between the remaining free fae, Vi struggles to reclaim her identity and figure out where she belongs in this new world. When someone from her past shows up, life gets more complicated. He brings with him a long-forgotten weapon and an ancient prophecy that places Vi at the center of the fight against Draven. With the future of the fae world at stake, can Vi carry out the prophecy’s instructions before it’s too late? Perfect for fans of The Mortal Instruments,The Iron Fey, and Graceling.
The Ultimate Keto Diet Guide & 100 Recipes
￥57.14
Do Want to Burn Fat or Store fat? Do you want to use fat to fuel your body? Do you want to stop counting calories forever? You'll learn all this and more, all for the cost of your morning coffee!! 50 Page Complete Guide to the Ketogenic Diet and 100 Delicious Recipes (all with detailed nutritional information). Includes Bonus 7 Day Quick Start Guide Meal Planner The Quick Start Guide and 7 Day Meal Planner means you can start today. Do you want to experience the benefits of the Ketogenic Diet (lose stubborn belly fat, reduced blood sugar levels, increased energy and mental focus) but are not sure where to start? Do you want a step by step Ketogenic Diet plan tailored to you? Would you like to master the Ketogenic Diet and learn how to never count calories again? Do you want a wide range of delicious and easy Ketogenic recipes to choose from? You'll get all this and more in the 'Ketogenic Diet: Low Carb, High Fat Diet Guide and 100 Recipe Cookbook for Beginners for Fast Weight Loss' You'll also learn: Why most diets fail and how to keep on track How you could be eating more carbs than you think and need. What food types to eat and what to avoid Using the 80% Approach, never to have to count calories again! Download now and discover the easy Ketogenic Diet and how it can help YOU with your health goals
World History：A Concise, Selective, Interpretive History of the World
￥327.00
This book provides a brief history of the world, focusing on major civilizations while employing a few strong interpretive themes. It could be used as a world history text for students and the ordinary public who are sometimes intimidated or overwhelmed by the detailed content of available history textbooks, or as a complementary book for world history classes. It could also benefit educated and intellectually inclined people by opening a stimulating topic of discussion. Upper division or graduate courses in historiography or philosophy of history might benefit from it as a review of world history, but also in the study of historiography as well. Ultimately, the book is didactic in nature and its goal is to teach history to students of history. In general, it presents an optimistic, if cautious, and realistic view of history in a coherent and meaningful narrative. It is hoped that through the understanding of history a new global ethic can ideally be envisioned and thereby achieved. The main underlying premise in this book is that successful civilizations—ones providing safety, prosperity, and room for individual growth and creativity—have from ancient times to the present flourished when responding creatively to the major challenges of their time and their environment. Second, many successful civilizations appear to have a life span of about two hundred years or some multiple of that number (e.g., the Greek’s Golden Age, the Romans, the Persians, the Chinese Han Dynasty). This number might be a consequence of the life span of individual human beings, about thirty years, with two hundred years constituting about six generations. These six generations might be divided into two first generations (father and son) of visionaries, two second generations of benefactors, and then two generations of critics. This hypothesis assumes the father-son relationship to be more direct, stronger, and more real than ideal. Third, throughout the dialectical process and cycles of integration and disintegration (or centralization and decentralization), societies tend to move toward expansion of greater human intellectual and political unity.
The Complete Creepy Hollow Series
￥76.22
Over 3000 pages of magic, intrigue, action and romance, with a collective 8000+ 5-star Goodreads reviews. Binge-read this bestselling fantasy series today! "Some of my favorite fantasy EVER!!" ~?booksmoviesandmoreohmy?★★★★★? "I cannot recommend this series enough ..." ~?Kez's Korner?★★★★★? "Put these books at the top of your must read list!!!!" ~ ★★★★★? "Excellent world building, excellent writing and great romance." ~?★★★★★? Violet has one job:?protect humans from dangerous magical creatures. It’s a job she’s good at—until her latest assignment, the?cute human guy?whose life she just saved,?follows her into the fae realm. Now she’s broken faerie law, putting graduation and her future at the Guild of Guardians at risk. She needs to get Nate home and make him forget everything he’s discovered—but it won’t be as easy as she hopes.Someone has been waiting for Nate, and now that he’s entered the fae realm, a dangerous plot is set in motion. Vi is about to find herself fighting for Nate’s life and her own as the two of them are pulled deeper into the darker side of the fae world. - - - An epic story of dazzling magic, heart-pounding action, thrilling twists, and swoon-worthy romance. Grab your copy and let yourself be swept away into this enchanting world! The Complete Creepy Hollow Series includes the following books:1.?The Faerie Guardian 2.?The Faerie Prince 3.?The Faerie War 4.?A Faerie's Secret 5.A Faerie's Revenge 6.?A Faerie's Curse 7.?Glass Faerie 8.Shadow Faerie 9.?Rebel Faerie
Imi pare rau, sunt asteptata
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Ya?l tr?ie?te doar pentru munca ei. Interpret? de excep?ie la o agen?ie renumit?, ??i ?mparte timpul ?ntre ?nt?lniri ?i cine de afaceri. Nu ?tie ce ?nseamn? o vacan??, e dependent? de adrenalin?.?Nu renun?? niciodat? la ?inuta ei office ?i la pantofii cu tocuri ?nalte.???i vede rar familia ?i prietenii, care ??i fac griji pentru ea.?Nu ?ine cont de sfaturi, pentru c? simte c? a f?cut alegerea potrivit?, animat? de dorin?a neclintit? de a reu?i.?P?n? c?nd ?l ?nt?lne?te pe Marc, cel mai bun prieten al s?u din studen?ie, ?i via?a ei, at?t de bine organizat?, sare ?n aer.?Trecutul o ajunge din urm? ?i Ya?l descoper? c? fericirea ?i succesul personal par a fi incompatibile…?Un roman emo?ionant despre alegerile pe care le facem ?n via??."?mi pare r?u, sunt a?teptat?… e scris cu aceea?i naturale?e care a devenit o marc? a scrisului lui?Agnès Martin-Lugand." -?Le Parisien"Cred c? nu ne oprim niciodat? din a ne construi propria fericire. E un proces ne?ntrerupt. Ya?l poate s? se schimbe, are dreptul ca, la un moment dat, s? aleag? alt? cale. P?n? la urm?, putem avea mai multe vie?i." -?Agnès Martin-Lugand
Liquid Cool (The Cyberpunk Detective Series)：The Cyberpunk Detective Series
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Liquid Cool is the action-packed and funny,?debut cyberpunk detective series!? It’s cyberpunk reimagined—science fiction meets the detective thriller in an ever-rainy world of colossal skyscrapers. Hovercars fly above in the dark, bustling skies and gray people walk below on the grimy, flashy streets of this “neon jungle.” Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good one either. Uber-governments and megacorporations fight for control of the super-city, but so does crime. We were introduced to Liquid Cool, in the prequel short, These Mean Streets, Darkly. We met an average woman, Carol—hardworking and decent in every way—only to have her daughter kidnapped by the psycho cyborg Red Rabbit. Can Police Central find the girl in time—alive? And is it really another senseless act of random violence in the fifty-million-plus supercity?? This story continues…and there are so many more. For the first time, we meet Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), in a supercity with a million victims and perpetrators. Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.? But watch out for tech-tricksters, analog hustlers, and digital gangsters—psychos, samurais, and cyborgs aplenty—they may want your money, or your life, more than you do. Get Your Copy of LIQUID COOL?Right Now and Prepare to be Thrilled with Mystery, Action, and Laughs!?And don’t get shot by a laser-pistol-packing cyber-punk on your way to the digital store. FIVE STAR REVIEWS “Lots of shooting, lots of crazy maniacs, lots of action and fun!” “I loved this book. It takes place in the future, and what a weird future.” “A funny, intelligent (and sometimes crazy) main character…playing detective” “Cool and Smooth.” “I had a hard time putting this book down to do things like sleeping and eating.” Enjoy!
The Little Prince
￥12.26
Goodbye, said the fox. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.Antoine de Saint-Exupeacutery, The Little Prince The Little Prince first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat, writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupeacutery.The novella is both the most read and most translated book in the French language, and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. Translated into more than 250 languages and dialects selling over a million copies per year with sales totalling more than 140 million copies worldwide, it has become one of the best-selling books ever published.Saint-Exupeacutery, a laureate of several of France's highest literary awards and a reserve military pilot at the start of the Second World War, wrote and illustrated the manuscript while exiled in the United States after the Fall of France. He had travelled there on a personal mission to persuade its government to quickly enter the war against Nazi Germany. In the midst of personal upheavals and failing health he produced almost half of the writings he would be remembered for, including a tender tale of loneliness, friendship, love and loss, in the form of a young prince fallen to Earth.
ISO Internal Audit – A Plain English Guide
￥81.67
Let’s be realistic – it is human to make mistakes, so it’s impossible to have a system with no errors; it is, however, possible to have a system that improves itself and learns from its mistakes. Internal audits are a crucial part of such a system. In this book, Dejan Kosutic, an author, and experienced ISO consultant is giving away his practical know-how on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, AS9100 and IATF 16949 internal audits. This book is written primarily for beginners in internal auditing and for people with moderate knowledge about internal audits. On the other hand, if you do have experience with internal audits, but you feel that you still have gaps in your knowledge, you’ll also find this book helpful. So, no matter if you are new or experienced in the field, this book gives you everything you will ever need to learn and more about internal audits. Inside you will find not just basic information about the internal audit and ISO 19011 but also information on how to create the internal audit checklist, how to write the internal audit report, what are the best technics for finding evidence during the audit, how to perform interviewing during the audit and much more. Kosutic uses real-life examples and plain English in order to explain everything that is necessary to completely understand how to perform an internal audit for all ISO management standards.
Delphi Complete Works of George Orwell (Illustrated)
￥24.44
For the first time in digital publishing history, readers can explore the complete fictional works of the modern master George Orwell in one comprehensive eBook. Also featuring a wide selection of non-fiction works, this latest addition to Delphi's bestselling series of publications is presented with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and active content tables. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Orwell's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* All 6 novels and 3 memoirs, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Includes fifty of Orwell's most celebrated essays - spend hours exploring the author's diverse oeuvre* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels BURMESE DAYS A CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA FLYING COMING UP FOR AIR ANIMAL FARM NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR The Memoirs DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER HOMAGE TO CATALONIA The Poetry LIST OF POEMS Selected Non-Fiction LIST OF ESSAYS LIST OF BOOK REVIEWS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Aman?ii 3.0
￥53.33
Femeia asta, autoarea adic, nu e ntreag la minte i nici ia care o citesc, adic nici eu! i face singur promovare, pleac in turnee prin ar, doarme prin trenuri i pe la fanii ei p-acas, fr team c d peste vreo rud cu vasluienii. tia, adic fanii, o ajut cu organizarea evenimentelor, se implic n promovare, caut locaii pentru lansri. E aa, un fel de concubinaj sau amantlc literar de nu s-a mai pomenit. Oameni cu preocupri, profesii i niveluri de percepie diferite au devenit un fel de clan, de mafioi ai amantlcului Made in Romania. Sau mai degrab o sect, mie mi place s le spun Martorii Corinei. i lor, nou, ne place, because love is in the air, dragostea e n straturile de ozon. Aa cum e ea, dragostea, pe la noi, cu obscenitile, grobianismele i rahaturile tipic mioritice. Cnd o s-i cunoatei pe Cati i pe Mircea, eroii romanelor, vei nelege ce spun.“ (Cristian Niculescu, Bucureti) Corina Ozon face ce vrea, cu mine, cu tine, cu noi. Eu aa zic. Exact ce vrea. Ne-a scris, aa, din voleu, ntre dou postri pe Facebook, dou cri despre Viaa n Ultra High Definition. Ne place sau nu s recunoatem, noi tia care o citim suntem cam lovii cu leuca n cap i stau i m-ntreb cum de-am rezistat fr Zilele Amanilor i Nopile amanilor pn la vrsta asta“(Magdalena Manea, Toronto) Paradox este alctuirea Corinei. Blond doar la pr, cu nfiare candid de statuet de Tanagra, greu de crezut c poate fi att de spurcat la limb i oeit la fiere. Reporter par excelance, Corina are psihologia la vrful degetelor cu care tasteaz i un umor dulce amar de numa numa. i mai are ea ceva fainisim. Nu suport ipocrizia. Mircea i Cati exist n fiecare. Suntem noi, cei care mcar odat n via am fost sinceri cu noi nine i cu ispita i am clcat strmb. Iar dac unii s-au inut virtuoi, tot au pctuit n amantlcul cu gndul.“ (Ctlin Bdulescu, Braov)
Fifty Things You Need To Know About British History
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What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history? If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through our past, what would they be? Hugh Williams has made that selection, and the result is a fascinating overview of Britain’s past. He refines British history into a series of key themes that represent a crucial strand in our history, and pinpoints the seminal events within those strands - Roots, from the Roman invasion to Britain’s entry into the Common Market; Fight, Fight and Fight Again, from the Battle of Agincourt to the Falklands War; The Pursuit of Liberty, from the Magna Carta through the Glorious Revolution to the foundation of the NHS; Home and Abroad, from Sir Francis Drake and Clive of India to the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush; and All Change, from Chaucer and the English language to the invention of the jet engine. With great clarity, simplicity and a zest for the marvellous stories that underpin many of these events, Hugh Williams explains the linkage between each one and its importance in the progress of British history as a whole. Along the way, he has some fascinating tales to tell, making this a highly enjoyable read as well as a perceptive insight into our shared past, and vital for anyone who wants quickly and enjoyably to grasp the essential facts about Britain’s history.
Chocolate Wars: From Cadbury to Kraft
￥80.25
The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah Cadbury In 'Chocolate Wars' bestselling historian and award-winning documentary maker Deborah Cadbury takes a journey into her own family history to uncover the rivalries that have driven 250 years of chocolate empire-building. Beginning with an account of John Cadbury, who founded the first Cadbury's coffee and chocolate shop in Birmingham in 1824, 'Chocolate Wars' goes on to chart the astonishing transformation of the company's fortunes under his grandson George. But while the Cadbury dynasty is the fulcrum of the narrative, this is also the story of their Quaker rivals, the Frys and Rowntrees, and their European competitors, the Nestles, Suchards and Lindts. These rivalries drove the formation of the huge chocolate conglomorates that still straddle the corporate world today, and have first call on our collective sweet tooth. This is narrative history at its most absorbing, peopled by wonderfully colourful characters - the true story of the chocolate pioneers, the visions and ideals that inspired them and the mouth-watering concoctions they created.
Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan
￥45.62
Afghanistan, 2008. After their eighteen-month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. This time, the weight of experience weighs heavily on their shoulders. In April 2006 the elite 3 Para Battle Group was despatched to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on a tour that has become a legend. All that summer the Paras were subjected to relentless Taliban attacks in one of the most gruelling campaigns fought by British troops in modern times. Two years later the Paras are back in the pounding heat of the Afghanistan front lines. The conflict has changed. The enemy has been forced to adopt new weaponry and tactics. But how much progress are we really making in the war against the insurgents? And is there an end in sight? In this searing account of 3 Para’s return, bestselling author Patrick Bishop combines gripping, first-person accounts of front-line action with an unflinching look at the hard realities of our involvement in Afghanistan. Writing from a position of exclusive access alongside the Paras, he reveals the ‘ground truth’ of the mission our soldiers have been given. It’s a sombre picture. But shining out from it are stories of courage, comradeship and humour, as well as a gripping account of an epic humanitarian operation through Taliban-infested country to deliver a vitally needed turbine to the Kajaki Dam. Frank, action-packed and absorbing, ‘Ground Truth’ is a timely and important book that will set the agenda for discussion of the Afghan conflict for years to come.
Henry: Virtuous Prince
￥80.25
Bestselling royal historian David Starkey’s captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy’s most enduring icon. Larger than life in every sense, Henry VIII was Britain’s most absolute monarch – but he was not born to rule. In this brilliantly readable history, David Starkey follows the promising young prince – a Renaissance man of exceptional musical and athletic talent – as he is thrust into the limelight after the death of his elder brother. His subsequent quest for fame was as obsessive as that of any modern celebrity, and his yearning for a male heir drove him into dangerous territory. The culmination of a lifetime’s research, David Starkey’s biography is an unforgettable portrait of the man behind the controversies, the prince turned tyrant who continues to tower over history.
Martyrs and Mystics
￥115.56
A guided tour of Britain’s spiritual heritage Did Joseph of Arimathea really bring the holy grail to Glastonbury? Why do many conspicracy theorists believe architects such as Wren and Hawksmoore secretly built London according to principles from the Old Testament? What were the true reasons for the executions of martyrs such as Ridley, Wycliffe and Cranmer? All these intriguing questions, and many more, are answered in Ed Glinert’s unusual and fascinating new book. Glinert travels round Britain unearthing the most interesting spiritual characters and stories from over 2,000 years of British history. From martyrs to mystics, millenialists to malingerers, and ‘messiahs’ magicians magicians, Britain’s turbulent religious history has thrown up a wealth of intriguing characters. Ed Glinert tells their stories in readable, bitesized chunks.
Life of a Chalkstream
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This delightful book records a year in the life of an essentially English waterscape, one that is home to a vast array of wildlife and natural habitat of the keen angler – the chalkstream. Simon Cooper grew up in Hampshire, where he first fell in love with fly fishing. Only after moving away did he realise how little people knew about the secret world of the chalkstreams. Chalkstreams are nearly exclusive to England, ranging from Dorset to Yorkshire and including the famous River Test in Hampshire. Every river is special in its own right. Life of a Chalkstream is a lyrical and revealing voyage through the yearly cycle of this unique waterway. From the remarkable spectacle of salmon, sea trout and brown trout spawning in winter, to the emergence of water voles in spring and the explosion of mayflies in the early days of summer, the author evocatively describes the natural wonders of the chalkstream. He introduces us to the fascinating diversity of life that inhabits its waters and environs – the fish, the angling community, the plant life and the wildlife. We learn how neglect threatens these inhabitants and why the fight to save the chalkstreams is so vital, not only for fishermen, but for anybody who values the beauty of rural England.
Street Boys
￥73.58
The shocking, powerful true story of the lives of 7 young kids, marred by guns, gangs and violence on one of Britain’s toughest estates. ‘Eight years old. That’s when life went downhill. From eight years old nobody looked after me. I just lived on the streets and made do by myself. There was no one except me and my friends.’ Simon This is the story of 7 young boys who have one thing in common – they grew up in a London street gang. JaJa looks out of his kitchen window and sees drug dealers, pimps and whores. He ends up as a kid leading a street gang. Phat Si comes home from school one day to find his mother gone so he takes to the streets. He’s 8 years old. Ribz's mother sells crack and is sent to prison. He doesn't know who his father is but does know that his dad has an unknown number of children living on the same estate. He’s determined to find some kind of family. Street Boys tells a powerful and important true story of courage, determination and hope – of creating a family from your friends and starting again when the world seems against you.
Spitfire Women of World War II
￥68.67
This is the incredible true story of a wartime sisterhood of women pilots: a group of courageous pioneers who took exceptional risks to fly Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters to the frontlines of World War II. The women pilots of Air Transport Auxiliary came from all countries and backgrounds. Although not allowed into combat, they demonstrated astonishing bravery in their supporting role: flying unarmed, without radios or instruments, and at the mercy of the weather and enemy aircraft, they delivered battle-ready planes to their male counterparts, the fighter pilots of the RAF. The story of these remarkable women pilots – among them Amy Johnson and Lettice Curtis – is a riveting account of women in wartime, and a fitting tribute to their spirit and valour.
1914: History in an Hour
￥14.81
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In 1914 the world changed. Europe’s great powers were dragged, one by one, into a war by Serbian conflict which affected very few of them directly. At least it would resemble the short sharp battles of the previous century, many thought – fought with military bands, horsemen, and swift victories. But 1914 proved to be different, a watershed, as old notions of war were trampled in the mud. ‘1914: History in an Hour’ is the indispensable overview of the year that marked the end of the Belle ?poque and the shocking birth of modern mechanised warfare. It became a war of unimaginable horror, fought with terrifying new weapons that produced death on an industrial scale, a war that involved so many nations and reached into the fabric of their societies. 1914 shaped the First World War, and the years beyond.
