Books History Books A story of astonishing resilience & compassion... In 1943, the Dutch champion boxer, Leen Sanders, was sent to Auschwitz. His wife & children were put to death while he was sent 'to the left' with the others who were fit enough for labour. Recognised by an SS officer, he was earmarked for a 'privileged' post in the kitchens in exchange for weekly boxing matches for the entertainment of the Nazi guards. From there, he enacted his resistance to their limitless cruelty. With great risk & danger to his own life, Leen stole, concealed & smuggled food & clothing from SS nursing units for years to alleviate the unbearable suffering of the prisoners in need. He also regularly supplied extra food to the Dutch women in Dr. Mengele's experiment, Block 10. To his fellow Jews in the camp, he acted as a rescuer, leader & role model, defending them even on their bitter death march to Dachau towards the end of the war.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 97817... ...

John Wayne stars as a member of a Kentucky regiment that helped defeat the British at New Orleans. He stays behind to help the French settlers fight unscrupulous developers & to win the hand of Fleurette (Vera Ralston), the daughter of a French general ...

Thrown out of the SAS for insubordination, Gord Brown now lives in disillusioned exile on a failing salmon farm in the Scottish highlands. Yet to the three Guatemalan Indians who track him down, he represents the last hope of freedom. They have come to recruit a fighting man to lead an uprising against the brutal military dictatorship which is killing their people. Gord flies with them to Cuba, then on with a small band of men to a rough landing strip in the rainforest of Guatemala. As the ragged army marches through the jungle & across the hight mountains towards Guatemala City, a hopeless dream becomes a burning reality. But the forces pitted against them are formidable. ...

In 1942, tough construction foreman Wedge Donovan (John Wayne) is posted to the South Pacific to repair installations close to the Japanese lines. The bullheaded Wedge helps set up a Construction Batallion (or Seabee), but discovers the need for military ...

Lights, camera, action...enter The Film Book, stage left Step into the world of cinema with The Film Book
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It is Spring 1944 but noone realises yet that the end is in sight. For the four friends their world has changed absolutely in five years, friends have been killed, love has been lost, it seems that this terrible world of violence & seperation will continue forever. In one moment Richard makes a mistake behind enemy lines that causes devastating tragedy. Rose, performing for the troops crossing France, at last finds a man she feels she can love & is forced to make the most difficult decision of her life. Merry's lover is returned to him from the jaws of death only to be seperated from him by the demands of the future. In war & peace, in joy & despair, life continues
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Spring, 1944 for a dancer Rose, entertainer Merry, pilot Felix & spy Richard, the end of the war is still not in sight. Love has been lost, friends have been killed & it seems the relentless violence & the pain of separation will continue forever. While the battle rages on they will fight for the future. In war & peace, in joy & despair, life continues
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The Elizabethan golden age is over, replaced by James I's reign of terror, & William Shakespeare has been ordered out of his retirement to write one last play. He gathers together his devoted troupe & starts to compose but it will be such a searing attack on the monarchy that it can never be performed... Reading Winder is like watching a tightrope walker sling a wire between two far-distant skyscrapers & set off in the middle of a gale.. . an extraordinary performance' ...

This is the intimate & revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II & the niece of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Margaret was born into the Scottish aristocracy, into a now almost vanished world of privilege. Royalty often came to stay & her house was run in the style of Downton Abbey. In the Second World War years she 'lodged' at Buckingham Palace while she worked for MI5. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip. Three years later the King & Queen attended her own wedding; Princess Margaret was a bridesmaid. In 1990 she was appointed as a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen Mother, acting also as her companion, which she describes in touching detail. In the early months of 2002, she spent as much time as possible with her ailing aunt, & was at her bedside when she died at Easter that year. This is a fascinating account of a special life, with the author's family relationships to nobility & royalty, her long & special marriage, her children & grandchildren & a life lived to the full. ...

This is the intimate & revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II & the niece of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Margaret was born into the Scottish aristocracy, into a now almost vanished world of privilege. Royalty often came to stay & her house was run in the style of Downton Abbey. In the Second World War years she 'lodged' at Buckingham Palace while she worked for MI6. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip. Three years later the King & Queen attended her own wedding; Princess Margaret was a bridesmaid. In 1990 she was appointed as a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen Mother, acting also as her companion, which she describes in touching detail. In the early months of 2002, she spent as much time as possible with her ailing aunt, & was at her bedside when she died at Easter that year. The next morning she went to Queen Elizabeth's bedroom to pray, & in farewell dropped her a final curtsey. This is an enthralling account of a special life, & a unique insight into the intimate moments of the British Royal family. The Queen Mother regarded Margaret Rhodes as her third daughter, & she has been extremely close to her cousins the Queen & Princess Margaret throughout their lives. The book is full of charming anecdotes, fascinating characters, & personal photographs & is an unparalleled insight into the private life of the British monarchy. The size of this book is 19.7cm in height & 12.9cm wide with 198 pages. ...