Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians & professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers & ordinary British seamen who risked, & in some cases lost, their lives snatching the vital Enigma codebooks from under the noses of Nazi officials & from sinking German ships & submarines. This book tells the whole Enigma story: its original invention & use by German forces & how it was the Poles who first cracked ? & passed on to the British
- the key to the German airforce Enigma. The more complicated German Navy Enigma appeared to them to be unbreakable.
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History is replete with unanswered questions regarding our own past & that of the world in which we live. This book covers a mystery, ranging across the globe & throughout history: from Atlantis to the Amazons; from Ark of the Covenant to enigma of the Black Madonnas; & from weird mystery of Spring-heeled Jack to visions of the Virgin Mary. ...

' If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter & Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'. When Amy & Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in " The Morning Post" & hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners. Stunningly beautiful, the dazzling Delilah has had plenty of marriage proposals but having once been spurned by Sir Charles Digby, the only man she has ever loved, she is now a hardened heartbreaker who toys with all her suitors. & so it is up to the eccentric Tribble sisters to teach her the meaning of true love again. ...

For generations the traditional focus for those wishing to understand the roots of the modern world has been France on the eve of the Revolution. This work makes a case for considering Britain the true home of modernity
- a country driven by an exuberance, diversity & power of invention comparable only to twentieth-century America.
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Introducing London's newest & greatest detective: Enola Holmes – now a major Netflix film, starring Millie Bobby Brown. Enola Holmes
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The Enormous Crocodile is planning what to have for his lunch. This foul fiend
- the greediest croc in the whole river
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Jennifer Lopez delivers an electrifying performance as a new breed of action hero in director Michael Apted's (The World is Not Enough) harrowing, high-style thriller hit. Working-class waitress Slim (Jennifer Lopez
- Maid in Manhattan) thought she was en
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In the wake of the Industrial Revolution the population swiftly developed a thirst for knowledge about the myriad of new goods & ideas that were becoming available. But before the days of television, newspaper advertising & junk mail how did people get to know about everything? Over a million people solved the problem by buying a copy of this book which caused a publishing sensation in Victorian Britain. Because it explained so much about so many different aspects of life it continues to provide a very enjoyable & informative peep into the lifestyle of our forebears. In 2775 entries the enquiring Victorian learns how to tell if food is fresh & when it is in season; how to dance; the difference between local dialects; correcting grammar & spelling; the rules of games & puzzles; hints on etiquette; kitchen & household hints & recipes; cures for scores of ailments including rheumatism & baldness; the origins of Christian names; first aid; employment & rental regulations; keeping fit; dressmaking & embroidery; births, marriages & deaths; personal conduct as well as scores of others. We know when & where the Victorians lived. This fascinating book explains much about how they lived. ...

Himeko & Shibui not only work for the same company, but had also attended university together. Himeko was wildly popular, & nicknamed ' The Prince'. But whatever Shibui may be trying not to recall about their shared past, one thing is certain
- their present & future are tangled together, with the past knotting it quite firmly.
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Books Reference Books The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the air & our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded. They enabled the first life on l&, can survive unprotected in space & thrive amidst nuclear radiation. In fact, nearly all life relies in some way on fungi. These endlessly surprising organisms have no brain but can solve problems & manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In giving us bread, alcohol & life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human history, & their psychedelic properties have recently been shown to alleviate a number of mental illnesses. Their ability to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides & crude oil is being harnessed in break-through technologies, & the discovery that they connect plants in underground networks, the ' Wood Wide Web', is transforming the way we understand ecosystems. Yet over ninety percent of their species remain undocumented. Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into a spectacular & neglected world, & shows that fungi provide a key to understanding both the planet on which we live, & life itself. Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation 2021 & Royal Society Prize 2021! Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529929102 •†Author: Merlin Sheldrake  •†Publisher:†  Vintage Publishing •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 368 •†Dimensions:†198 x 129 x 27 mm ...