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In 1938, Franklin Roosevelt, the thirty-second president of the United States, received an honorary degree at a special outdoor convocation on the Queen's University campus. He pledged that day, in a speech, that his nation would defend Canada if the Dominion was ever attacked. This work highlights Roosevelt's speech & examines his visit. ...

Travelling from Paris to the sunny seaside town of Balbec, the narrator meets an intriguing set of acquaintances who provide him with both friendship & entertainment. Most significantly, he meets a dark-haired girl with sparkling eyes & a tiny beauty spot on her chin, the mysterious Albertine, who becomes the love of his life. ...

Recalling his initiation into the dazzling world of Parisian high society & looking back over his time in the glamorous salons of the aristocracy, the narrator satirises this shallow world & his own youthful infatuation with it. His observations also educates him in the volatile nature of desire as he walks the path towards adulthood. ...

Advances our understanding of the so-called New Age phenomenon by analysing accounts of insiders' religious experience & orientations. This approach is brought to bear not only on the study of written documents relating to New Age & its putative antecedents, but on the analysis of in-depth interviews with thirty-five spiritual actors. ...

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. This title tells the story of quantum mechanics. It investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, super conductors & life itself. ...

This edition of Michael Wood's groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating & mysterious centuries between the Romans & the Norman Conquest of 1066. In Search of the Dark Ages vividly conjures up some of the most famous names in British history, such as Queen Boadicea, leader of a terrible war of resistance against the Romans, & King Arthur, the 'once & future king', for whose riddle Wood proposes a new & surprising solution. Here too, warts & all, are the Saxon, Viking & Norman kings who laid the political foundations of England
- Offa of Mercia, Alfred the Great, Athelstan, & William the Conqueror, whose victory at Hastings in 1066 marked the end of Anglo-Saxon Engl&. Reflecting recent historical, textual & archaeological research, this revised edition of Michael Wood's classic book overturns preconceptions of the Dark Ages as a shadowy & brutal era, showing them to be a richly exciting & formative period in the history of Britain. ' With In Search of the Dark Ages, Michael Wood wrote the book for history on TV.' The Times ' Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best TV documentaries ever made on history & archaeology.' Times Literary Supplement
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Ever wondered how accurate Casualty, Holby City or E.R really are? Dr Nick Edwards is here to enlighten us on what it is really like to be working in Accident & Emergency!

With shocking honesty, Dr Nick Edwards lifts the lid on governmental targets that lead to poor patient care, the level of alcohol-related injuries that bring service to a standstill & how bloody hard it is to look after people.

But it isnt all miserable news & events... Edwards shares some very funny & bizarre accidents, foreign bodies inserted in unusual places & other peculiar things going on!

Delve directly In Stitches for some frequently alarming, often hilarious & sometimes deeply moving drama.

A truly unforgettable read.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781905548705
• Author: Dr Nick Edwards
• Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 294
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm

















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Few rugby players have matched the achievements of Welshman Mervyn Davies, the shrewd, gutsy number 8 with the heart of a lion. In what was a remarkable career, he won two Grand Slams, three Triple Crowns, earned thirty-eight consecutive Wales caps, was captain of his national team & played in two victorious Lions tours. From the tail end of the 1960s through the first half of the glorious '70s period, ' Merv the Swerve'
- with that mop of black hair & trademark headband
- cut an iconic figure in the world's great rugby arenas. Teammates & opponents respected him, fans loved him & he was a natural leader of men both on & off the field. Then, in March 1976, everything changed. Mervyn was leading Swansea in a semi-final cup clash when he suffered a massive brain haemorrhage. He began that fateful Sunday preparing for just another high-profile game but ended it fighting for his life. Wales, & the watching sporting world, could do nothing but wait & hope. & just when the odds seemed stacked irreversibly against him, Mervyn did what he had always done: he beat them. Mervyn's life story is one of what was & what might have been. From locker-room tales to the loneliness of rehabilitation, Mervyn's account is funny, moving & honest. He writes about his many highs & lows, about losing rugby but regaining his life, & shares his thoughts on the days he spent in shadow & in strength.

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A haven for many Western writers in the twentieth century, Tangier drew the likes of Paul Bowles, Jean Genet & Tennessee Williams. Each was befriended by Mohamed Choukri. This book offers insights into these three cult figures of twentieth-century literature. ...