In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to expect & how to behave in a newly-liberated France. This book is an irresistible insight into British attitudes towards the French & an interesting, timeless commentary on Anglo-French relations. ...

This remarkable booklet, often unintentionally humorous & sometimes crudely stereotypical reads by turns like a travel guide & a crash course in psychological warfare. It is very much a document of the period, revealing as much about British wartime attitudes towards Germany as it does about British hopes & fears. ...

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January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as 'conchies' & 'shirkers', subjected to hatred & verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch's group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No-Conscription Fellowship, refusing to be 'an instrument of slaughter in a khaki uniform'. When Cyril is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion & Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. As the pair build up a portrait of Cyril, they unearth an intriguing private life behind the man's saintly facade. It soon becomes clear there are plenty of suspicious characters with motives for the killing. Meanwhile, public sympathy is lukewarm. Some people even claim that a conchie deserves to die if he won't fight for King & Country. & in the wake of the murder, three close friends of Ablatt fear that they may also be under threat. Marmion & Keedy will have to work fast to find the killer before any more deaths occur.. . ...

James Rhodes passion for music has been his absolute lifeline. It has been the thread that has held him together through a life that has encompassed pain, conflict & turmoil. Listening to Rachmaninov on a loop as a traumatised teenager or discovering an Adagio by Bach while in a hospital ward
- such exquisite miracles of musical genius have helped him survive his demons, &, along with a chance encounter with a stranger, inspired him to become the renowned concert pianist he is today.

This is a memoir like no other: unapologetically candid, boldly outspoken & surprisingly funny
- James prose is shot through with an unexpectedly mordant wit, even at the darkest of moments. An impassioned tribute to the therapeutic powers of music, Instrumental also weaves in fascinating facts about how classical music actually works & about the extraordinary lives of some of the great composers. It explains why & how music has the potential to transform all of our lives.



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THESE ARE DAYS OF WAR. The King of Scotland is dead. The nobles fight over the succession, unaware that King Edward of England has plans of his own. For years, Edward has nurtured a fierce vision of conquest, inspired by the words of an ancient prophecy, that will change the face of Britain. In this divided l&, a boy grows to manhood, in a family torn apart by ambition & betrayal. His path will never be smooth
- he will serve his enemy & betray his friend before he finds himself. But destiny is waiting to claim him. His name is Robert the Bruce. & his story begins in Insurrection
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Attempts to take readers from no knowledge about the science of human intelligence to a stage where they are able to make judgements for themselves about some of the key questions about human mental ability differences. Each chapter deals with a central i ...

Presents the philosophy of "value investing", which helps protect investors against the areas of possible substantial error & teaches them to develop long-term strategies with which they will be comfortable down the road. This book enables you to make the right decisions to protect your investments & make them a success. ...

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