From planning an assassination attempt on Hitler in Switzerl&, to spying on the Japanese in Manchuria, to preventing nuclear

...

One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort.

...

One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort. His name was Eddie Chapman, but he would shortly become MI5's Agent Zigzag. Dashing & louche, courageous & unpredictable, the traitor was a patriot inside, & the villain a hero. The problem for Chapman, his many lovers & his spymasters was knowing who he was. Ben Macintyre weaves together diaries, letters, photographs, memories & top-secret MI5 files to create the exhilarating account of Britain's most sensational double agent. ...

Targets human factors & how they affect the implementation of any kind of automation in the information system environment.



...

Packed with tips & advice for planning a balanced diet for your family & saving money on your weekly shop. 100 recipes to suit every occasion
- from quick after-work suppers to comforting weekend dinners. stunning specially commissioned photography. Aggie has sold over half a million cookbooks in the UK trade
...

As night fell in Picardy on Thursday 24 October 1415, Henry V & his English troops, worn down by their long march & diminished by dysentery, can little have dreamt that the battle of the next day would give them one of the most complete victories ever won. ` Brilliant... a tour de force that will remain the definitive account of the battle for years to come' ALISON WEIR ` Overturns a host of assumptions about this most famous of English victories, & does so with impeccable use of primary sources. This is the book on the battle.' RICHARD HOLMES `A highly distinguished & convincing account of one of the decisive battles of the Western world.' CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT ` Based on unequalled knowledge of the sources... thoroughly readable.' THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ` Anne Curry is the first academic to untangle the true extent of Henry's victory in 1415.' THE SUNDAY TIMES ` An impeccably researched account... argues that there were more English soldiers present & fewer French, the numbers having been exaggerated by Henry V's propagandists. This is deeply controversial... the result of a lifetime immersed in study of this most mythologised of English victories.' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, Books of the Year 2005 `A fine book... has done Henry V & his troops proud.' PROFESSOR MICHAEL PRESTWICH ` At the cutting edge of medieval military history.' PROFESSOR GARY SHEFFIELD ...

The prevalence of AIDS among people over the age of 50 is steadily increasing, but a large number of older people are unprepared to address the issue. This guide seeks to educate & inform readers about the difficulties & complications that accompany the disease in older people. ...

In contrast to atheism, which asserts that God does not exist, agnosticism holds that reason & the best scientific evidence do not allow one to reach a decisive conclusion regarding the existence of God. This work

Includes:: selections of some of the pioneering discussions of agnosticism.

...

Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways & means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins & sleeping pills, the author brings his stories of everyday country folk & their strange passions to life. ...

Julie Walters stars as Marie Stubbs in Ahead of the Class, based on a true story of how a headmistress saved the notorious St. George's School in West London from closure following the murder of headmaster Phillip Lawrence at its gates five years earlier. Marie's philosophy combines simple rules on leadership & routine, with the unorthodox; but most importantly, she believes that pupils want to attend a school they can be proud of. She faces challenges & resistance from pupils & teachers with tireless energy, ingenuity & optimism. This is a story of transformation & triumph... ...