From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, this is a cinematic, behind-the-scenes account of a crucial moment which takes us inside the mind of one of the world`s greatest leaders
- & provides a revisionist, more rounded portrait of his leadership. May, 1940. Britain is at war, European democracies are falling rapidly & the public are unaware of this dangerous new world. Just days after his unlikely succession to Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, faces this horror
- & a sceptical King & a party plotting against him. He wonders how he can capture the public mood & does so, magnificently, before leading the country to victory. It is this fascinating period that Anthony Mc Carten captures in this deeply researched, gripping day-by-day (and often hour-by-hour) narrative. In doing so he revises the familiar view of Churchill
- he made himself into the iconic figure we remember & changed the course of history, but through those turbulent & dangerous weeks he was plagued by doubt, & even explored a peace treaty with Nazi Germany. It`s a scarier, & more human story, than has ever been told.


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A monstrously funny debut from the new star of middle-grade adventure. THEY`RE COMING! Legends (also known as terrifying, human-eating monsters) have invaded the town of Darkmouth & aim to conquer the world. But don`t panic! The last remaining Legend Hunter
- Finn
- will protect us. Finn: twelve-years-old, loves animals, not a natural fighter, but tries really, really hard, & we all know good intentions are the best weapons against a hungry Minotaur, right? On second thoughts, panic. PANIC NOW!

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Darkness at Noon is set in an unnamed country ruled by a totalitarian government. Rubashov, once a powerful player in the regime, finds the tables turned on him when he is arrested & tried for treason. His reflections on his previous life & his experiences in prison form the heart of this moving & though-provoking masterpiece. ...

Darkness is the friend & enemy of those who hunt by night. Ellie & her friends have found safety after months of fighting. But the New Zealand Defence Force needs their help to infiltrate occupied Australian territory. & so the friends must fight on. ...

In this powerful book, a pioneering young woman, Amy Buller, recounts the hopes & fears of Germans engulfed in the rise of fascism during the 1930s. During the years leading up to the outbreak of war, Buller defied her critics & social norms by leading delegations of British intelligentsia to Germany to learn about & confront the appeal of the Nazis. The book speaks of how Hitler & the Nazis stripped the German people of their freedoms & oppressed them, & how young people were swept along with the tide of hate. It tells the stories of the Germans whom Buller met, including their positivity about the forces uniting the country, & their terror that Hitler was the man at the helm. Darkness Over Germany is Amy Buller`s recollection of these unlikely encounters & her analysis of how National Socialism took hold. It tells a remarkable & largely forgotten story of British-German relations in the 1930s. The book speaks resonantly of the need to stay vigilant & maintain dialogue in times of change & discord. ...

It is freezing mid-winter on Exmoor, & in a close-knit community where no stranger goes unnoticed, a local woman has been found murdered in her bed. This is local policeman Jonas Holly`s first murder investigation. But he is distracted by anonymous letters, accusing him of failing to do his job. Taunted by the killer & sidelined by his abrasive senior detective, Jonas has no choice but to strike out alone on a terrifying hunt.. .but who is hunting who? ...

Atlanta, 1948. In this city, all crime is black & white. On one side of the tracks are the rich, white neighbourhoods; on the other, Darktown, the African-American area guarded by the city`s first black police force of only eight men. These cops are kept near-powerless by the authorities: they can`t arrest white suspects; they can`t drive a squad car; they must operate out of a dingy basement. When a poor black woman is killed in Darktown having been last seen in a car with a rich white man, no one seems to care except for Boggs & Smith, two black cops from vastly different backgrounds. Pressured from all sides, they will risk their jobs, the trust of their community & even their own lives to investigate her death. Their efforts bring them up against a brutal old-school cop, Dunlow, who has long run Darktown as his own turf
- but Dunlow`s idealistic young partner, Rakestraw, is a young progressive who may be willing to make allies across colour lines.. . Soon to be a major TV series from Jamie Foxx & Sony Pictures Television.
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Darlaston & King`s Hill in 1901 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the centre of Darlaston & extends southward to King`s Hill & south-west to Old Moxley. Other districts include Butcroft, Woods Bank & Fallings Heath. Features include the LNWR Darlaston Branch (but no stations), tramways & depot, Darlaston Town Hall, St Lawrence`s church, Leys bolt & nut works, London bolt & nute works, Herberts Park Colliery (disused), Darlaston Pits, Lodge Holes Colliery, Cock Heath, Moxley, All Saints church, Moxley Sand Beds, Bull`s Bridge Iron Works, Moxley Steel & Iron Works, stretch of Walsall Canal, isolation hospital, Old Park Iron Works, Old Park Colliery, King`s Hill Foundry, old shafts, several other bolt & nut works, Forge Pool Colliery, etc. On the reverse are extracts from an early directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Between 1881, when Churchill was just six, & 1921, the year of his mother`s death, Winston Churchill & Jennie Jerome were prolific & energetic correspondents. Their exchange of letters has never before been published as a volume of correspondence, & many of these intimate letters
- between two highly gifted writers
- are being published here for the first time. A significant addition to the Churchill canon, Darling Winston traces Churchill`s emotional, intellectual & political development as confided to his main mentor. As well as providing a basic narrative of Jennie & Winston`s lives over a forty-year period, Darling Winston portrays a mother-son relationship characterised at the outset by Winston`s dependence on his mother, which is dramatically reversed as her life crumbles tragically towards its end.

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A detailed topographic map of Darlington & Richmond from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Egglescliffe & Gainford. Edition A2; Publication date March 2009 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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