What If our 24-hour day grew longer, first in minutes, then in hours until day becomes night & night becomes day? ' It is never what you worry over that comes to pass in the end. The real catastrophies are always different
- unimagined, unprepared for, unknown...' What if our 24-hour day grew longer, first in minutes, then in hours, until day becomes night & night becomes day? What effect would this slowing have on the world? On the birds in the sky, the whales in the sea, the astronauts in space, & on an eleven-year-old girl, grappling with emotional changes in her own life..? One morning, Julia & her parents wake up in their suburban home in California to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth is noticeably slowing. The enormity of this is almost beyond comprehension. & yet, even if the world is, in fact, coming to an end, as some assert, day-to-day life must go on. Julia, facing the loneliness & despair of an awkward adolescence, witnesses the impact of this phenomenon on the world, on the community, on her family & on herself.
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Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant anlytical clarity the transformation brought about in every sphere of European life by the Dual revolution
- the 1789 French revolution & the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain.

This enthralling & original account highlights the significant sixty years when industrial capitalism established itself in Western Europe & when Europe established the domination over the rest of the world it was to hold for half a century.


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Age of the Train: the Development of Train Travel Through the Ages charts the history of the beautiful machine which, more than any other form of transport, changed the face of the world we live in today. From the origins of train travel in the seventeenth century to the atmospheric glorious age of steam, to the high-speed electric trains of today, beautiful photographs, facsimile documents & concise authoritative text make this book an appealing package for both rail enthusiasts & those interested in general social history. The size of this book is 28.6 cm in height & 25cm wide & has 96 pages. ...

The Age Of The Train: From the Rocket to the Bullet charts the history of the beautiful machine which, more than any other form of transport, has changed the face of the world we live in today. We journey from the origin of rail travel in the seventeenth century, though the atmospheric glorious age of steam, to the high-speed electric trains of today. Beautiful photographs, facsimile documents & concise authoritative text make this book an appealing package for both rail enthusiasts & those interested in general social history. Produced in association with the National Railway Museum, York. ...

Ex-Special Operations Executive agent Duncan Forrester has returned from the war & is back at his Oxford college as a junior Ancient

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In upper-class New York, Newland Archer anticipates his marriage to beautiful May Welland who is innocent & knows nothing bad & raised by a wealthy middle-class family. Mays cousin the captivating & exotic Countess Olenska is sad & coming back from a failed marriage, Newland is sympathetic to May & soon falls in love with her. This audiobook has 10 CD's & runtime of 730 mins. ...

The epic story of the queen who founded the Tudor dynasty, told through the eyes of her loyal nursemaid. Perfect for fans of Philipa Gregory. Her beauty fuelled a war. Her courage captured a king. Her passion would launch the Tudor dynasty. When her own first child is tragically still-born, the young Mette is pressed into service as a wet-nurse at the court of the mad king, Charles VI of France. Her young charge is the princess, Catherine de Valois, caught up in the turbulence & chaos of life at court. Mette & the child forge a bond, one that transcends Mettes lowly position. But as Catherine approaches womanhood, her unique position seals her fate as a pawn between two powerful dynasties. Her brother, The Dauphin & the dark & sinister, Duke of Burgundy will both use Catherine to further the cause of France. Catherine is powerless to stop them, but with the French defeat at the Battle of Agincourt, the tables turn & suddenly her currency has never been higher. But can Mette protect Catherine from forces at court who seek to harm her or will her loyalty to Catherine place her in even greater danger? ...

Do you keep asking, but worry that your prayers are going unanswered? Can you trust your gut feeling to guide you, when so far youve had trouble reaching many of your goals?

When Mariana Cooper hit up against the frustrations & heartbreak of dashed dreams, loss of loved ones & the complications that real life brings, she set out on a quest to discover the language in which we actually receive the answers to our desires.

What she found is the Energetic Communication System that delivers the answers to our prayers she calls it the Aha! Factor.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781780289366
• Author: Mariana M. Cooper
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 244
• Dimensions: 22 x 13.5 x 2cm











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Whether you're a newbie or an air fryer fanatic, enjoy these 75 delicious, inexpensive, healthy dishes guaranteed to save you time, energy, & money!  This is a huge boon to home cooks who love the flavour & texture of deep-fried foods but hate the fat, calories, mess, & danger that accompany frying foods in a pan of hot oil.  From crowd-pleasing starters to a wide variety of main dishes & delicious sides to choose from! Alongside tasty desserts & homemade sauces!  Recipes include crispy Chinese duck, spicy meatballs, summer vegetable gratin & rosemary roasted potatoes, raspberry tarts & many more tasty treats! Air fryers are popular new kitchen appliances that use forced hot air to cook foods without oil. They are quicker, easier to use & cheaper to run than just about any appliance in your kitchen
- as well as being one of the healthiest ways to cook. Unlock the power of your air fryer with this must-have cookbook.   Product Information: • ISBN: 9781472139276 • Auth...
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London, 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husb&, Harry, & with a lingering sadness at never having been able to have a child of her own. Struggling to face running the bookshop she & Harry opened together, Gertie is preparing to sell up & move away when she is asked if she would be willing to take in a young Jewish refugee from Germany. Gertie is unsure & when sullen teenager Hedy Fischer arrives, Gertie fears she has nothing left to give the troubled girl. But when the German bombers come & the lights go out over London, Gertie & Hedy realise that joining forces will make them stronger, & that books have the power to bring young & old together & unite a community in need in its darkest hour... Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781035401062 •†Author: Annie Lyons •†Publisher: Headline Review •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:†384  •†Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.8 x 19.6 cm ...