' It should be read by anyone interested not just in military history but in the history of people & what they can achieve' Dan Jarvis Tough highly adaptable & efficient the Parachute Regiment has established itself as one of the finest fighting forces in the world On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding renowned historian Max Arthur has compiled this enthralling oral history of the modern Parachute Regiment This unique chronicle is told through the voices of more than a hundred of the soldiers themselves & of those involved closely with them Whether in the Falklands Kosovo Iraq Sierra Leone or Afghanistan the Paras have maintained their reputation for being where the fighting is fiercest & where the odds of survival are often stacked heavily against them The gripping visceral first-person narrative makes The Paras stand apart from conventional regimental histories as one of the most remarkable accounts of conflict ever published ...

' There is a term for me in almost every Indian language I am reviled & revered deemed to have been blessed & cursed with sacred powers' In the swollen & crumbling red-light district of Kamathipura at the heart of Bombay Madhu is given a difficult & potentially lucrative task by her housemother
- to prepare a newly arrived 'parcel' for its opening The parcel is a ten-year-old girl from the provinces sold into the sex trade by her aunt Madhu's home is Hijra House one of the last bastions in the land war slowly consuming the area as property developers vie for land It is here that 'hijras'
- eunuchs people of the third sex 'neither here nor there'
- ply their trade Now forty & with her looks & spirit waning Madhu struggles with the task she has been given confronted by memories of her past of how she was rejected by her family
- & by how she longs secretly to go back to them Everything is dissolving within & around her Then as the land war comes to a head & with her housemother coming under pressure by the hijra elders to sell their home Madhu realises she must do something to save herself The Parcel is the masterful new novel from acclaimed author Anosh Irani & is a savage & beautifully rendered story about community belonging & the cheapness of human life



...

A brilliantly funny gripping novel
- & the bestselling hardback children's debut of 2014
- from a born storyteller The Parent

...

This non-prescriptive guide to parenting focuses as much on the emotional wellbeing of the parent as on the needs of the child The Parenting Puzzle is based on the Nurturing Programme a well-established & highly respected 10-week course that encourages parents & carers to enjoy bringing up children & get the best out of family life It helps us understand how emotions influence our actionsand offers many positive practical ways of guiding children so they learn to handle both their feelings & their behaviour It suggests ways of helping us feel good
- boosting self-esteem in ourselves & in our children In a clear direct & sympathetic style using cartoons practical activities & feedback the book is designed to reflect the powerful experience of being in a parenting group It can be used alone in the family or in a self-formed group It should also be a valuable resource for professionals working with children or supporting families
- teachers health visitors & more New concepts & skills build on each other They weave together the parenting skills & qualities of healthy self-esteem self-awareness communication & relationship skills positive discipline empathy & understanding children's needs according to their age The book also emphasizes the importance of parents looking after themselves From the early years to adolescence & beyond The Parenting Puzzle is a toolbox to rely on & refer to at any time

...

In 1942 Paris gifted architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money
- & maybe get him
...

Not every door should be opened With stunning locations & page-turning tension The Paris Secret is an intense & gripping tale ...

This book describes a novel & proven approach to cytologically classify urinary samples for the detection of bladder cancer & lesions of the upper urinary tract The new method is based on the collective experience of knowledgeable cytopathologists who have tested the terminology within their own laboratories for reproducibility & predictability of neoplasms of the urinary tract Accompanying the written criteria for each diagnostic category are meticulously photographed exemplars of the cellular features with cogently annotated descriptions of the photographs The book thereby performs as an atlas for microscopists involved in diagnostic cytopathology at all levels of their education Included in the targeted readership are experienced pathologists cytotechnologists & students of both professional groups The new terminology also considers the clinical aspects of patient management Written by experts in the field who convened at the 18th International Congress of Cytology in Paris The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology presents a global standard for reporting & a new philosophic approach that maximizes the strengths of detecting the potentially lethal high grade lesions by urinary cytology & recognizes without apology the inability to reliably detect the low grade lesions in urinary cytology The Concept has been endorsed by the American Society Of Cytopathology & the International Academy of Cytology ...

You are cordially invited to The invitation sat innocently on the side where she'd dropped it like a rattlesnake after seeing the gold raised lettering Ten years ago Rachael gave up the love of her life Now she's being offered an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris
- the city she's always dreamed of living in to watch to him marry someone else The sparkling city of love hope & longing has all kinds of surprises in store
- especially for a country girl more used to horseback than haute couture
- but there's one question above all that she'll need to find the answer to When is it right to follow your heart? From the plains of rural Australia to Paris lose yourself in this touching & romantic story by the bestselling author of THE HORSEMAN What readers are saying about The Paris Wedding'I could smell the earthy fragrance of the dusty outback I could feel the excitement of the hustle & bustle of Paris the history & romanticism seeping into my pores' Amazon reviewer' If it's real love you'll find a way to support each other's dreams Otherwise what's the point? I loved this book!' Amazon reviewer' There were tears sadness & joy Such a fabulous story & trip to Paris!' Amazon reviewer' Nash really brought the setting of Paris to life I particularly enjoyed the love story' Amazon reviewer


...

Chicago 1920 Hadley Richardson is a shy twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love & happiness when she meets Ernest Hemingway & is captivated by his energy intensity & burning ambition to write After a whirlwind courtship & wedding the pair set sail for France But glamorous Jazz Age Paris full of artists & writers fuelled by alcohol & gossip is no place for family life & fidelity Ernest & Hadley's marriage begins to founder & the birth of a beloved son serves only to drive them further apart Then at last Ernest's ferocious literary endeavours begin to bring him recognition
- not least from a woman intent on making him her own
...

' An incredibly lovely book Beautiful kind witty & calm' Max Porter author of Grief is the Thing With Feathers Chaboute's enchanting story of a park bench was first published to critical acclaim in France in 2012 Faber now brings his work to the English-speaking world for the first time Through Chaboute's elegant graphic style we watch people pass stop meet return wait & play out the strange & funny choreography of life Fans of The Fox & the Star The Man Who Planted Trees & Richard Linklater's Boyhood will find this intimate graphic novel about a simple park bench
- & the people who walk by or linger
- poignant life-affirming & brilliantly original

...