This is the story of the wartime experiences of a group of women who ran a field hospital near the trenches during World War I often under conditions of great hardship. The text draws on the women's diaries & letters home. The Scottish Women's Hospitals unit offered their services to France & opened a hospital in the ancient Abbey of Royaumont near Paris. The hospital operated from 1915 to 1919 & became famous for its nursing care cleanliness & efficiency recognised by the French authorities as a key wartime hospital. ...

' They came at a run side by side seeming to wade through the thick swamp of mortar smoke & dust & they appeared monstrous & inhuman in the stark light of the star shells. One of them was a huge Matabele. He had lost his helmet & his head was round & black as a cannon ball his open mouth was a pink cave lined with ivory teeth & his bull bellow rose above even that storm of gunfire. The other was a white man the top of his battledress torn half off his body exposing the pale flesh of his chest & shoulders but his face was daubed with fiendish streaks of dark green & brown paint.' At the dawn of a new century the pioneers of Rhodesia have staked their claims & stocked their farms in the land they have carved as their own. But in the hills the Matabele indunas are preparing for the bloody rebellion which will scar the opponents for ever
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Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows shes the best
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Warrior angels vampire hunters & angels gone bad heat up this altogether sizzling paranormal alternate universe. This anthology of novellas features Angels Wolf Angels Judgement Angels Pawn & the never-before-published Angels Dance. ...

A short healthy outburst of anger will often solve problems. Unhealthy anger by contrast is damaging. Teachers are required to manage increasing numbers of pupils who struggle to control their anger & who court conflict. This title helps teachers with strategies for succeeding at that task. ...

Fat people Footballers Flip-flops Formula One Wheelie luggage Cycle helmets Processed ham Skiing Dogs Are you all wound up? Boiling & ready to blow? Breathe deeply. Relax. Master of spleen Giles Coren author of what The Guardian called The Maddest Email Ever has an unbeatable technique for working through the anger: He does it for you. ...

Everyone gets angry. & in a turbulent economy where finances are stretched property prices waver & unemployment booms blowing a fuse is par for the course. But you dont have to take it out on others! Anger Management For Dummies UK Edition shows you how to work through feelings of rage emerge from the red mist & lead a healthier happier & more positive life. This fully adapted UK edition guides you through ways to recognise & deal with the underlying causes of anger at work in relationships & in your personal life
- & teaches you how to stay positive in spite of all the stresses & strains life throws your way. From letting go of resentments preventing new rage & dealing with the anger of others to improving self-expression honing spiritual calm & getting a good nights sleep this user-friendly guide tackles the latest anger-busting exercises & therapies (including CBT) & demonstrates how to deal with anger constructively.
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The artist Angie Lewin has a unique vision of the natural world. Her hugely popular prints depict in intricate detail the native flora of a variety of environments from salt marsh & Highland loch to flower-strewn meadow & wild garden. Lewin finds beauty in each landscape whatever the season & is particularly inspired by plant forms: slender reeds stately goatsbeard spiky teasels & sculptural seed heads. Plants & Places presents over 70 of Lewins beautifully crafted linocuts & wood engravings. The works are grouped according to habitat such as coast woodland & hedgerow & garden together with drawings paintings & collages from Lewins sketchbooks of grasses seed pods seaweed shells & other objects that she has collected on her walks. In an engaging introduction Leslie Geddes-Brown meets Lewin in her studio discusses her artistic inspirations & her fascination with plants & describes how she creates her prints. ...

What Will Your Angkor Wat & Siem Reap Encounter Be? Watching the sun rise over the stone towers of stupendous Angkor Wat Falling in love with Khmer cuisine at a delightful Siem Reap restaurant Finding your inner Lara Croft or Indiana Jones at jungle-shrouded Ta Prohm Catching a glimpse of ancient Angkor at a classical dance performance Exploring the watery worlds of Tonle Sap lake s floating villages Bargaining for exquisite Cambodian silk at the Angkor Night Market Discover Twice the Region in Half the Time Detailed maps for easy navigation of Siem Reap & Angkor s temples Our resident author recommends the very best sights restaurants shops & entertainment Unique itineraries & highlights help you make the most of a short trip Local people reveal the region s secrets from the best of Siem Reap s pagodas to the mysteries of Angkor ...

The novel tells the story of Lyman Ward a retired professor of history & author of books about the Western frontier who returns to his ancestral home in the Sierra Nevada. Wheelchair-bound with a crippling bone disease Ward embarks nonetheless on a search to rediscover his grandmother no long dead who made her own journey to Grass Valley nearly a hundred years earlier. ...