First published in 1995 this touching autobiography is a unique record of the experience of immigration from one of Britains best-loved television personalities. When Floella Benjamin first came to England from Trinidad in the early sixties she hadnt seen her parents for fifteen months. At first her joy at being reunited with her mother overcomes the shock at her new surroundings in cold noisy London but when she starts school she is upset by the taunting & rejection she faces. Determined to survive Floella realizes that the only way is to be twice as good as everyone else. ...

Jon Kabat-Zinn author of the widely praised Wherever You Go There You Are shows how the power of mindfulness can bring profound changes to your personal life. As stress continues to exact a toll on everyday life we are increasingly turning to ancient meditative methods which have been tested by science to reduce stress & become more focused & healthy in our everyday lives. Jon Kabat-Zinn has been for decades at the forefront of the mind/body movement & the subsequent revolution in medicine & health care both demystifying it & bringing it into the mainstream. In Coming To Our Senses he shares his belief that every human has the capacity to mobilize deep innate resources for continual learning growing healing & transformation through mindfulness. Woven into eight parts Coming To Our Senses: Uses anecdotes & stories from Kabat-Zinns own life experiences & work to illustrate the realm of healing possibilities: Offers a remarkable insight into how to use the five senses
- touch hearing sight taste & smell
- as a path to a healthier saner & more meaningful life.

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Following the success of Dancing with Horses" & " What Horses Reveal" Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling returns with this eagerly awaited new programme in a 50 minute DVD. Join other equestrians at a one-day clinic in Switzerland & see how you can learn to speak a language familiar to your horse with your hands hips & posture. Then watch as three unmanageable stallions undergo a dramatic transformation when Hempfling approaches them in a gentle honest fearless manner. You will see how this unique method of horse training using physical expression positive energy & genuine emotion can help you approach relationships with your horses in a way that promotes mutual understanding respect & trust." ...

Years in insurance & marriage to the joyless Hilda have been no more than death in life to George Bowling. This & fear of another war take his mind back to the peace of his childhood in a small country town. But his return journey to Lower Binfield brings complete disillusionment. ...

Del Bloom & her family are busy preparing flowers for the towns Homecoming festivities. & Del is also preparing to ask her crush Hamilton to the big bonfire! But then the Blooms discover that they havent been asked to make the bouquets for the Homecoming parade. Fleur a rival florist has been hired instead! Worst of all the owner of Fleur is Hamiltons mum so Del cant even confide in him. Its up to Del to come up with a brilliant flower fix & fast. Will the Blooms be on the winning team? ...

In March 1784 at a time when most of the fleet was laid up His Majesty's frigate Undine weighed anchor at Spithead to begin a voyage to India & far beyond. As her new captain Richard Bolitho was glad to go despite the nature of his orders & the immensity of the voyage
- for he was leaving an England still suffering from the aftermath of war. But he was to learn that signatures on proud documents did not necessarily make a lasting peace & found himself involved in a conflict as ruthless as the one which had given him his first command during the war with France. In an uneasy peace the expansion of trade & colonial development in little-known areas of the East Indies soon pushed aside the pretence & brought the guns' fury into the open. There was no set line of battle or declared cause to rally Undine's small company. But the dangers & the endless demands had to be faced by the man who commanded the only King's ship available.
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Kylara had to leave a bright future as a military cadet & was thrown into the brutal world of off-world trading. This subsequent career in the family business was tough: marked by war mutiny & attempted assassination. But then her home was attacked & her parents killed
- their trading empire left in ruins. Now she must save what is left of the family & the business with few friends & too few assets. She must make full use of her hard-won experience to not just survive but to restore the shattered fortunes of the Vatta family & their allies. Now Kylara Vatta space-trader & sometime privateer has destined herself for a dangerous & unpredictable future. She will muster an interplanetary taskforce & forge them into a lethal weapon: one that the pirates who destroyed her family will never forget.. .
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This compelling new study of the Battle of the River Plate concentrates on Kapitan zur See Hans Langsdorff the commander of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee
- it is written from his point of view. The story of his mission at the start of the Second World War to prey on merchant shipping is graphically retold & Langsdorffs command decisions are the primary focus of David Millers gripping narrative. He considers in vivid detail the factors Langsdorff had to consider as he assessed the situation of his ship & choose his course of action. He describes the intelligence Langsdorff received & his knowledge of the position & strength of the forces of the Royal Navy that were arrayed against him. Langsdorffs interpretation of his mission & the tense calculations he had to make in order to carry it out are the essential elements of this dramatic story. Langsdorff operating alone & thousands of miles away from home & with no prospect of support had to grapple with the enormous burden of a lone comm&. He made grave mistakes & these are ruthlessly exposed. But this fascinating re-examination of his actions & his leadership does nothing to diminish his reputation as a brave & honourable officer.
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The Command of the Ocean" describes with unprecedented authority & scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness & the central place of the Navy & naval activity in the life of the nation & government. It describes not just battles voyages & cruises but how the Navy was manned how it was supplied with timber hemp & iron how its men (and sometimes women) were fed & above all how it was financed & directed. It was during the century & a half covered by this book that the successful organizing of these last three
- victualling money & management
- took the Navy to the heart of the British state. It is the great achievement of the book to show how completely integrated & mutually dependent Britain & the Navy then became."

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Use these small sticky strips for damage free hanging of posters & pictures which can also can be removed cleanly. Full instructions on how to apply & remove included on the packaging. Not to be used on wallpaper vinyl surfaces antiques & valuables. Do not use for hanging items over a bed. ...