While never one of the biggest unions in the United States, the Akron, Ohio-based labour organisation, the United Rubber Workers (URW), wielded power for decades that seemed far disproportionate to the union's size. This book traces the history of the URW from its controversial beginning to the incarnation of the union. ...

While never one of the biggest unions in the United States, the Akron, Ohio-based labour organisation, the United Rubber Workers (URW), wielded power for decades that seemed far disproportionate to the union's size. This book traces the history of the URW from its controversial beginning to the incarnation of the union. ...

Felix is lucky. Unlike the other children in the orphanage, he's certain his parents will come back for him one day. & whatever the Nazis do & however many books they burn, Felix's imagination provides him & his companions with an endless supply of stories that protect them when they're on the run & one day may even save Felix's life. ...

Teenager Mark Kendall (Jim Carrey) is desperate to lose his virginity to girlfriend Robin (Karen Kopins), but she would rather wait. Mark therefore proves easy meet for the Countess (Lauren Hutton), an attractive lady vampire who will start showing her age (four hundred years plus!) unless she drinks the blood of a virgin three times before the next Halloween. Mark does not prove hard to seduce, but when the night of passion is ended he can't help wondering why he feels a bit batty; once he discovers the truth, he starts searching for a way to break the Countess' spell before it is too late! ...

. .. Not just another 'climber gets stuck on mountain but survives to tell the tale' book. The gripping accounts... are all there, but the other half of the book is all about the journey Nigel has made since... & his refusal to disappear into the crevasses of self pity & helplessness.--Carolyn Budding. ...

An introduction to endangered species & the environmental issues that affect them. It features fascinating facts about polar bears & their habitat, accompanied by photos & illustrations. It is made from recycled materials & features a cartoon strip on each page helping children to identify the link between recycling & the environment. ...

Can you imagine what it would be like to be swept off your feet by a royal prince to live a charmed life in the marble palaces of an oil-rich nation? What would you do if you managed to escape your life of torment
- & then your children were kidnapped by their own father? This is what happened to Jacqueline Pascarl.
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