With a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, a collection of accounts from some of the 10, 000 children rescued from the Nazi Regime & brought to the UK by the Kinderstransport scheme In November 1938, international public opinion was shocked by the news of Kristallnacht
- the anti-Jewish pogrom that led to the burning of synagogues & the first mass arrests of Jewish men. Twelve days later, the British government implemented the Kindertransport plan, which allowed many children to leave the horrors of the Nazi regime & find temporary refuge within British families & hostels. By the time war was declared in September 1939, this brave undertaking had saved 10, 000 lives. This book, based on the Academy Award-winning feature documentary of the same name, reveals what it was like to grow up in the shadow of the Nazi threat, to escape danger & fear, but also to leave family & friends, perhaps for ever. It is poignantly told in the words of those directly involved. It is both an astonishing insight into a remarkable moment of history & a timely reminder of how welcoming our country has been in the past to those who need welcome, shelter & hope.
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Still unsolved, still baffling, still claiming new victims
- Here are the untold stories. A pilot reports a strange haze enveloping
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On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA`s Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built
- the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of the record-breaking X-planes the likes of which Chuck Yeager had tested in the skies over the Mojave Desert, Columbia was a winged rocket plane, the size of an airliner, capable of flying to space & back before being made ready to fly again. She was the world`s first real spaceship. On board were men with the Right Stuff. The Shuttle`s Commander, moonwalker John Young, was already a veteran of five spaceflights. Alongside him, Pilot Bob Crippen was making his first, but Crip, taken in by the space agency after the cancellation of a top secret military space station programme in 1969, had worked on the Shuttle`s development for a decade. Never before had a crew been so well prepared for their mission. Yet less than an hour after Young & Crippen`s spectacular departure from the Cape it was clear that all was not well. Tiles designed to protect Columbia from the blowtorch burn of re-entry were missing from the heatshield. If the damage to their ship was too great the astronauts would be unable to return safely to earth. But neither they nor mission control possessed any way of knowing. Instead, NASA turned to the National Reconnaissance Office, a spy agency hidden deep inside the Pentagon whose very existence was classified. To help, the NRO would attempt something that had never been done before. Success would require skill, pinpoint timing & luck.. . Drawing on brand new interviews with astronauts & engineers, archive material & newly declassified documents, Rowland White, bestselling author of Vulcan 607, has pieced together the dramatic untold story of the mission for the first time. Into the Black is a thrilling race against time; a gripping high stakes cold-war story, & a celebration of a beyond the state-of-the-art machine that, hailed as one of the seven new wonders of the world, rekindled our passion for spaceflight. With a foreword by Astronaut Richard Truly.
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This is the story of Benedict Allen`s extraordinary quest to immerse himself in the heart of New Guinea, & learn the secrets of the people`s harmonious communion with the forest. Living among missionaries in West Papua, he heard talk of the mysterious Obini, & set out on an arduous journey to meet them
- only to find himself fleeing for his life in the jungle. Undeterred, he sought out members of a tribal crocodile cult who would permit him to take part in their traditional initiation rites into manhood, & finally became the first white man to be honoured with this privilege. But this was the beginning of a punishing ordeal, as Allen joined his fellow initiates in seclusion for weeks, enduring crocodile markings being carved into their skins, until finally, pushed to the limits of endurance, they came to embody the ”crocodile spirit”.
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What is it really like to be a firefighter? How does it feel to respond to an emergency call, to know that someone`s life hangs in the balance & every second is critical? What is it like to fight a fire, to battle through the heat & the smoke, to put your own life in danger to save others? How does it feel to rescue survivors, & what is it like to recover the bodies of those who you didn`t reach in time? & what is it like at the end of the day when you are alone with your thoughts, & your thoughts turn to those who you couldn`t save? How do you cope with the trauma of a life spent facing death? INTO THE FIRE offers an unforgettable insight into the highs & lows of the fire service. Edric Kennedy-Macfoy has spent over a decade serving in the London Fire Brigade, attending many of the capital`s biggest incidents, from the blaze at Grenfell Tower to the Croydon tram derailment. This is his remarkable story. ...

Join Rebecca & her friends at Trebizon Boarding School, perfect for fans of Enid Blyton`s Malory Towers & St Clare`s. Rebecca can`t wait to start in the Fourth Year at Trebizon, with new rooms & a chance to play in an exciting hockey tournament. But with the arrival of Swedish exchange student Ingrid everyone starts falling out, Rebecca & Robbie included. Can Court House recover from Ingrid`s icy influence? The eighth exciting book in the classic Trebizon series. Praise for the Trebizon series: ” As warm & comforting as a cup of cocoa, the Trebizon books are a real treat.” (Katherine Woodfine, author of The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow). ” An absolute hug of a book, this is school storytelling at its warm, delightful, comforting best.” (Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike). Follow Rebecca & her friends through all the ups & downs of boarding school in: First Term at Trebizon; Second Term at Trebizon; Summer Term at Trebizon; Boy Trouble at Trebizon; More Trouble at Trebizon; Tennis Term at Trebizon; Summer Camp at Trebizon; Into the Fourth at Trebizon; Hockey Term at Trebizon; &, Fourth Year Triumphs at Trebizon. Anne Digby is the author of Trebizon, several titles in Enid Blyton`s Naughtiest Girl series & the Me, Jill Robinson series. She lives in East Sussex. ...

A poignant, deeply human portrait of Egypt during the Arab Spring, told through the lives of individuals` Sweeping, passionate.. . An essential work of reportage for our time` Philip Gourevitch, author of We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families In 2011, Egyptians of all sects, ages & social classes shook off millennia of autocracy, then elected a Muslim Brother as president. The 2013 military coup replaced him with a new strongman, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has cracked down on any dissent or opposition with a degree of ferocity Mubarak never dared. New York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick arrived in Egypt with his family less than six months before the uprising first broke out in 2011. As revolution & violence engulfed the country, he received an unexpected & immersive education in the Arab world. In this candid narrative, Kirkpatrick lives through Cairo`s hopeful days & crushing disappointments alongside the diverse population of his new city: the liberal yuppies who first gathered in Tahrir Square; the persecuted Coptic Christians standing guard around Muslims at prayer during the protests; & the women of a grassroots feminism movement that tried to seize its moment. Juxtaposing his on-the-ground experience in Cairo with new reporting about conflicts over Egypt in Washington & London, Kirkpatrick traces how authoritarianism was allowed to reclaim Egypt after thirty months of turmoil. Into the Hands of the Soldiers is a heartbreaking story with a simple message: the failings of decades of autocratic rule are the reason for the chaos we see today across the Arab world. Understanding the story of what happened in those years can help readers make sense of everything taking place across the region today
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Into the Heart of Borneo is Redmond O` Hanlon`s account of his expedition to the Borneo jungle. Armed with equipment & advice from 22 SAS Hereford, & accompanied by three trackers, Redmond O` Hanlon, the naturalist, & James Fenton, the poet, set out on a long river voyage into the interior of Borneo`s tropical jungle hoping to reach the Tiban massif. At once funny & knowledgeable, Redmond O` Hanlon`s account of how they battled with insects, discomfort & setbacks is a hugely entertaining & informative adventure story in the best tradition of the world`s great travel classics. ...

The hold of the Mafia on southern Italy, from Naples, home of Mafia-controlled mozzarella & toxic waste, through no less rotten Calabria to Sicily, cradle of Cosa Nostra, is as strong as ever. In this memorable journey round the cities & villages of the Italian South, David Lane gives us out of his unrivalled knowledge of Italy a telling expose of the operations of the Mafia today. Lane shows how globalisation has transformed the Mafia into more than simply a local phenomenon. He describes in painful detail the daily accommodation to Mafia pressure endured by priests, politicians & prosecutors, businessmen, trade unionists & ordinary citizens. At the same time, he incorporates a portrait of the South`s long & tumultuous history & powerful flavours to provide a richly coloured portrait of a European region under siege. ...

Into the Jungle is a modern classic in the making, as Katherine Rundell creates charming & compelling origin stories for all Kipling`s best-known characters, from Baloo & Shere Khan to Kaa & Bagheera. As Mowgli travels through the Indian jungle, this brilliantly visual tale, which weaves each short story together into a wider whole, will make readers both laugh & cry.A gorgeously produced gift hardback with foiled cover, a ribbon marker & colour illustrations throughout by creative genius Kristjana S Williams, this is truly a book for all the family to treasure & share. Rudyard Kipling`s The Jungle Book, first published by Macmillan in 1894, is one of the most enduring books of children`s literature, delighting generations of children. Katherine Rundell has taken this as the basis of her new & enchanting tale, sharing the early years of favourite characters & informing the creatures they become in Kipling`s classic, with stories about family & friendship, loyalty & jungle law, & a final battle which will decide the future of the forest. ...