Orphan Flossy Brown arrives at Trout's garment factory in Bethnal Green amidst the uncertainty of the Second World War In 1940s London each cobbled street is strewn with ghosts of soldiers past all struggling to make ends meet For the women of the East End their battles are on the home front Flossy is quickly embraced by the colourful mix of characters working at Trout's who have turned their sewing expertise to vital war work They fast become the family that Flossy has always longed for Dolly Doolaney darling of the East End & infamous tea lady gives her a particularly warm welcome & helps Flossy settle into wartime life Things aren't so easy for Peggy Piper another new recruit at the factory She's used to the high life working as a nippie in the West End & is not best pleased to find herself bent over a sewing machine But war has the ability to break down all sorts of class barriers & soon Peggy finds the generosity & spirit of her fellow workers difficult to resist Dolly sets up a sewing circle & the ladies at Trout's play their part in defending the frontline as they arm themselves with their needles & set about stitching their way to victory But as the full force of the Blitz hits London the sewing bee are forced to shelter in the underground tube stations on a nightly basis In such close quarters can Dolly manage to contain the secret that binds them all? & how will Peggy & Flossy cope as their lives are shaped & moved by forces outside of their control? ...

THE THIRD SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL 'the author is one to watch' Sun'A riveting read is just what this is in more ways than one' The Northern Echo'I enjoyed The Shipyard Girls very much indeed It has all the essentials of a good saga' Lyn Andrews Sunderland 1941 As the world war continues the shipyard girls face hardships at home but work & friendship give them strength to carry on Gloria is smitten with her newly arrived bundle of joy but baby Hope's first weeks are bittersweet Hope's father is missing at sea & with their future as a family so uncertain Gloria must lean on her girls for support Meanwhile head welder Rosie has turned her back on love to keep her double life secret But her persistent beau is determined to find out the truth & if he does it could ruin her & there is finally a glimmer of hope for Polly & her family when Bel & Joe fall in love But it isn't long before a scandalous revelation threatens to pull them all apart Praise for The Shipyard Girls series 'I have just finished The Shipyard Girls & enjoyed it very much indeed It has all the essentials of a good saga well-drawn believable sympathetic characters storylines which keep the reader turning the page & a very authentic background The special bond that develops between the women makes it a very well rounded novel & will I'm sure have readers eagerly awaiting the next book in the series' Lyn Andrews 'I had read The Shipyard Girls & enjoyed it tremendously so much so that I bought Nancy's second book Strong characters & an absorbing story-line Can't wait to read her third novel' Rosie Archer author of The Gunpowder & Glory Girls ' The Shipyard Girls is just wonderful Heartfelt pacy & gutsy I adore it already & will no doubt be devouring the rest of the series with just as much enthusiasm' Fiona Ford author The Spark Girl 'A real insight into how it was for these women in a Sunderland major ship building yard The foundation book of a series Which I shall be reading as each one is written Loved it' ...

Beautifully handcrafted in a subtle palette of muted tones & icy hues this delightful White Woodland Santa with his bag of toys & snow covered Christmas tree features Jim Shore's unique combination of quilt patterns & folk art motifs ...

Father Bellarmo Bagatti Art Historian of the Church of Rome is on a vital mission he must recover the Holy Lance before the Germans can get to it Legend has it that this was the lance that pierced Christ&s side at the Crucifixion & to possess the Lance is to be invincible The fate of the Second World War depends upon your swift action Keep your eyes open & help Father Bagatti in his quest A thrilling adventure Travel from country to country & seek out the hidden objects that are essential to your search Solve secret codes to gain access to the hidden areas that you will need to visit to accomplish your mission
- recovery of the Holy Lance of Longinus Need help? Use the x 2 zoom to examine the rooms up close & the visual guide index to track down even the trickiest of objects stunning backgrounds Travel from a Parisian chapel to the ruins of Istanbul & the Vatican monastery Examine every scene in the finest detail PC minimum requirements Windows XP Vista Windows 7 1 G Hz Processor 512MB RAM 128MB n Vidia Ge Force 5200 ATi Radeon 9500 or equivalent Direct X 81 CD-ROM Drive Mac minimum requirements Mac OS X 104 18 G Hz Intel Core Duo (not compatible with Power PC processors) 512MB RAM Graphics Card (Open GL 12 compatible) CD-ROM Drive
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Bill Gillespie is a member of the award-winning BBQ team Smokin' Hoggz Together they have won numerous competitions including the Jack Daniel's World Champion Invitational & Bill's weapon of choice is the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Delicious creations that Bill produces on his cooker include Pulled Pork with Root Beer BBQ Sauce Stuffed Sausage with Prosciutto & Cream Cheese & Maple Glazed Salmon Not only will Bill show readers exactly how to master the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker but he'll also provide his most-prized recipes to cook on the grill Bill makes cooking on the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker easy with simple instructions personal anecdotes & of course 85 out-of-this-world recipes Whether readers are just starting out or are more seasoned & looking to up their BBQ skills with this guide they will be creating delicious dishes that'll wow the whole neighbourhood ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Gripping crime thriller Lovers Carla (Mia Maestro) & Martin (Jean Paul Leroux) prowl clubs before drunkenly wandering back to his car Their conspicuous affluence makes them ideal targets for kidnappers & the trio of Trece (Carlos Julio Molina) Budu (Pedro Perez) & Niga (Carlos Madera) promptly sweep them up at gunpoint The kidnappers demand 20000 to be delivered in two hours Carla phones her rich father Sergio (Ruben Blades) to procure the money but chaos soon ensues ...

Until the modern period the integration of church (or other religion) & state (or political life) had been taken for granted The political order was always tied to an official religion in Christian Europe pre-Christian Europe & in the Arabic world But from the eighteenth century onwards some European states began to set up their political order on a different basis Not religion but the rule of law through non-religious values embedded in constitutions became the foundation of some states
- a movement we now call secularism In others a de facto secularism emerged as political values & civil & criminal law altered their professed foundation from a shared religion to a non-religious basis Today secularism is an increasingly hot topic in public political & religious debate across the globe It is embodied in the conflict between secular republics
- from the US to India
- & the challenges they face from resurgent religious identity politics; in the challenges faced by religious states like those of the Arab world from insurgent secularists; & in states like China where calls for freedom of belief are challenging a state imposed non-religious worldview In this short introduction Andrew Copson tells the story of secularism taking in momentous episodes in world history such as the great transition of Europe from religious orthodoxy to pluralism the global struggle for human rights & democracy & the origins of modernity He also considers the role of secularism when engaging with some of the most contentious political & legal issues of our time 'blasphemy' 'apostasy' religious persecution religious discrimination religious schools & freedom of belief & thought in a divided world


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A road map for investing that I have now been following for 57 years--From the Foreword by Warren E Buffett First published in 1934 Security Analysis is one of the most influential financial books ever written Selling more than one million copies through five editions it has provided generations of investors with the timeless value investing philosophy & techniques of Benjamin Graham & David L Dodd As relevant today as when they first appeared nearly 75 years ago the teachings of Benjamin Graham the father of value investing have withstood the test of time across a wide diversity of market conditions countries & asset classes This new sixth edition based on the classic 1940 version is enhanced with 200 additional pages of commentary from some of today's leading Wall Street money managers These masters of value investing explain why the principles & techniques of Graham & Dodd are still highly relevant even in today's vastly different markets The contributor list
Includes: Seth A Klarman president of The Baupost Group LLC & author of Margin of Safety James Grant founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer general partner of Nippon Partners Jeffrey M Laderman twenty-five year veteran of Business Week Roger Lowenstein author of Buffett The Making of an American Capitalist & When America Aged & Outside Director Sequoia Fund Howard S Marks CFA Chairman & Co-Founder Oaktree Capital Management LP J Ezra Merkin Managing Partner Gabriel Capital Group Bruce Berkowitz Founder Fairholme Capital Management Glenn H Greenberg Co-Founder & Managing Director Chieftain Capital Management Bruce Greenwald Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance & Asset Management Columbia Business School David Abrams Managing Member Abrams Capital Featuring a foreword by Warren E Buffett (in which he reveals that he has read the 1940 masterwork at least four times) this new edition of Security Analysis will reacquaint you with the foundations of value investing-more relevant than ever in the tumultuous 21st century markets
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The world has changed radically since the first edition of this book was published in 2001 Spammers virus writers phishermen money launderers & spies now trade busily with each other in a lively online criminal economy & as they specialize they get better In this indispensable fully updated guide Ross Anderson reveals how to build systems that stay dependable whether faced with error or malice Here's straight talk on critical topics such as technical engineering basics types of attack specialized protection mechanisms security psychology policy & more ...

Teaches you practical techniques that can be used on a daily basis while also explaining the fundamentals so you understand the rationale behind these practices This book helps you break free from the so-called best practices argument by articulating risk exposures in business terms 360 pages Illustrated; Illustrations unspecified Wheeler Evan ...