This book is a brilliant account of German military history which makes for thought-provoking reading Military Modelcraft International The German armed forces suffered crushing defeat in the last century Kenneth Macksey examines the reasons behind these catastrophic military failures Were they the random fortunes of war or the inevitable result of a particular structure leadership & history? A nation with few natural defensive boundaries Germany traditionally had to struggle to survive & developed an aggressive & militant outlook Its great strengths were the brilliance of individual generals & military thinkers the innovative development of the military forces & the skill & tenacity of the fighting men Set against all this was a short-term war policy a tendency to underestimate the enemy & believe its own propaganda & the politicisation of the military staffs These & many other factors were to lead Germany from nineteenth-century success & dreams of world domination to twentieth-century defeat ...

Once the kangaroo couldn't jump Find out how that changed in this lively tale adapted from one of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories This title is part of the Usborne Reading Programme (First Reading level 1) with simple charming text puzzles after the story to consolidate learning & gorgeous atmospheric illustrations by John Joven Illustrations Full colour throughout ...

As you read this billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body antimatter is sprouting from your dinner & the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks & gluons If the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson piqued your interest then Why The Universe Exists will take you deeper into the world of particle physics with leading physicists & New Scientist exploring how the universe functions at the smallest scales Find out about hunt for dark matter & why there is something rather than nothing Discover how accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland are rewinding time to the first moments after the big bang & how ghostly neutrino particles may hold the answers to the greatest mysteries of the universe ABOUT THE SERIESNew Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive & accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge attract debate invite controversy & engage the most enquiring minds Designed for curious readers who want to know how things work & why the Instant Expert series explores the topics that really matter & their impact on individuals society & the planet translating the scientific complexities around us into language that's open to everyone & putting new ideas & discoveries into perspective & context ...

In the middle of the eighteenth century British entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam & coal & the world changed forever Factories railways & gunboats then propelled the West's rise to power & computers & nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured its global supremacy Today however many worry that the emergence of China & India spell the end of the West as a superpower How long will the power of the West last? In order to find out we need to know why has the West been so dominant for the past two hundred years? With flair & authority historian & achaeologist Ian Morris draws uniquely on 15000 years of history to offer fresh insights on what the future will bring Deeply researched & brilliantly argued Why The West Rules
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This is an exciting adventure & friendship story by a much-loved award winning author Gracie & her friend Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman & his side of the island But then they find a message in the sand & discover the Birdman is not who they thought They build up a lovely friendship with him but when the children get stranded on Samson Island they don't know whether to believe the birdman's story that the island is cursed Set on a remote island against the backdrop of World War I this story will captivate & delight young readers ...

From the financial fraudsters of Enron to the embezzlers at Tyco to the insider traders at Mc Kinsey to the Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff the failings of corporate titans are regular fixtures in the news But what drives wealthy & powerful people to white-collar crime? Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes draws from extensive personal interaction & correspondence with nearly fifty former executives as well as the latest research in psychology criminology & economics to investigate how once-celebrated executives become white-collar criminals The product of seven years in the company of the men behind the largest corporate crimes in history Why They Do It is a breakthrough look at the dark side of the business world Soltes reveals how the usual explanations fail to tell the whole story of why many seemingly successful people go over the line White-collar criminals are not merely driven by excessive greed or hubris nor do they usually carefully calculate costs & benefits before breaking the law Instead Soltes shows that most of the executives who committed crimes made decisions the way we all do- on the basis of their intuitions & gut feelings The trouble is that these gut feelings are often poorly suited for the modern business world where leaders are increasingly distanced from the consequences of their decisions & the individuals they impact The extraordinary costs of corporate misconduct are clear to its victims Yet never before have we been able to peer so deeply into the minds of the many prominent perpetrators of white-collar crime With the increasing globalization of business threatening us with even more devastating corporate misconduct the lessons Soltes draws in Why They Do It are needed more urgently than ever ...

A practical guide to teaching philosophical thinking through play questioning & dialogic activities to develop children's deeper understanding of life's big questions It enables practitioners of children aged 3-11 to turn their classrooms into spaces where thinking challenging & reasoning become as natural as play 248 pages Stanley Sara ...

A look at the enduring importance of To Kill a Mockingbird at a time when racial division in the US is at its most severe 320 pages

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Why was the partridge in the pear tree? Who was Good King Wenceslas? & what are the pagan origins behind The Holly & the Ivy'? Discover the hidden stories behind our best-loved Christmas carols from their earliest incarnations in the Middle Ages & their banning under the Puritans to the wassailing traditions of the nineteenth century & the carols that united soldiers on the Western Front during the First World War This fascinating book charts the history of one of Christmas' longest-running traditions & is sure to appeal to all those who love the festive season ...

I'm telling you why we broke up Ed I'm writing it in this letter the whole truth of why it happened From the author of The Basic Eight comes a novel the Telegraph hailed as 'A poignant tale of adolescent heartbreak' Min Green & Ed Slaterton are breaking up so Min is writing Ed a letter & giving him a box Inside the box is why they broke up Two bottle caps a movie ticket a folded note a box of matches a protractor books a toy truck a pair of ugly earrings a comb from a motel room & every other item collected over the course of a giddy intimate heartbreaking relationship A wonderful read for anyone who was captivated by David Levithan's The Lovers Dictionary or Jenny Han's PS I Still Love You A classic of young adult fiction that will resonate with anyone who has ever had their heart broken Beautifully rendered
- New York Times Book Review DANIEL HANDLER has written for grown-ups under his own name & for younger readers under the name Lemony Snicket ('A Series of Unfortunate Events' & ' All The Wrong Questions') He was dumped at least three times in high school MAIRA KALMAN acclaimed artist & designer has created many books for both grown-ups & children Her heart was broken in high school by a boy who looked like Bob Dylan
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