Since the dawn of aerial combat in the First World War the heroism of the men who put their lives at risk in the air has known no bounds. There were no more heroic airmen than the fighter pilots & bomber crews of the Second World War
- men who sacrificed their own lives in order to save their crew or who although in extreme pain managed to get their aircraft home rather than risk becoming Po Ws. In telling the stories of more than eighty such men Heroes of the Skies paints a picture of aerial combat from the First World War right through to Afghanistan & allows us to celebrate the extraordinary feats of our flying heroes.
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Listen then & Ill tell you again of the Battle of the Rock. But none of your usual wriggling or Ill stop before Ive begun.. . Halli loves the old stories from when the valley was a wild & dangerous place
- when the twelve legendary heroes stood together to defeat the ancient enemy the bloodthirsty Trows. Halli longs for adventure but these days the most dangerous thing in the valley is boredom. He tries to liven things up by playing practical jokes. But when one of his jokes goes too far he reawakens an old blood feud & finds himself on a heros quest after all. Along the way he meets a ruthless thief a murderous rival & a girl who may just be as fearless as he is.. . Jonathan Stroud has created an epic saga with a funny unique spin & an unforgettable anti-hero.
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In this controversial book psychologists Barry Duncan & Scott Miller cofounders of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change challenge the traditional focus on diagnosis silver bullet" techniques & magic pills exposing them as empirically bankrupt practices that only diminish the role of clients & hasten therapy s extinction. Instead they advocate for the long ignored but most crucial factor in therapeutic success the innate resources of the client. Based on extensive clinical research & case studies The Heroic Client not only shows how to harness the client s powers of regeneration to make therapy effective but also how to enlist the client as a partner to make therapy accountable. The Heroic Client inspires therapists to boldly rewrite the drama of therapy recast clients in their rightful role as heroes & heroines of the therapeutic stage & legitimize their services to third party payers without the compromises of the medical model." ...

In the twenty-one poems of the Heroides" Ovid gave voice to the heroines & heroes of epic & myth. These deeply moving literary epistles reveal the happiness & torment of love as the writers tell of their pain at separation forgiveness of infidelity or anger at betrayal. The faithful Penelope wonders at the suspiciously long absence of Ulysses while Dido bitterly reproaches Aeneas for too eagerly leaving her bed to follow his destiny & Sappho the only historical figure portrayed here describes her passion for the cruelly rejecting Phaon. In the poetic letters between Paris & Helen the lovers seem oblivious to the tragedy prophesied for them while in another exchange the youthful Leander asserts his foolhardy eagerness to risk his life to be with his beloved Hero." ...

Heroines & Harridans is a tale of eccentricity (generally British) some bad behaviour (occasionally American) & rather odd love lives (some corking aristocrats). It is not by chance that the relation of matters in the past are called ' History'. It is generally 'his story' with many men doing grand things while the women stayed home to make the soup. Heroines & Harridans gives another highly entertaining view on life as comedian Sandi Toksvig brings her trademark wit & humour to bear on 22 portraits of as eccentric a melange of women throughout history as you are ever likely to find. All of the featured characters were terrific good fun helped shape the world they lived in but in many cases disappeared into obscurity. Each of Toksvig's gloriously funny pen portraits is accompanied by equally striking & imaginative illustrations by artist Sandy Nightingale. ...

They were the wars bravest women devoted to defeating the Nazis yet reluctant ever to reveal their heroic pasts. Now a new book tells their intrepid tales. Daily Express Britains war in the shadows of male spies & subterfuge in the heart of occupied France is a story well known but what of the women who also risked their lives for Britain & the liberation of France? In 1942 a desperate need for new recruits saw SOE turn to a previously overlooked group
- women. These extraordinary women came from different backgrounds but were joined in their idealistic love of France & a desire to play a part in its liberation. They formed SOEs F Section. From the famous White Mouse Nancy Wake to the courageous Noor Inayat Khan they all risked their lives for King Country & the Resistance. Many of them died bravely & painfully & often those who survived like Eileen Nearne never told their stories yet their secret missions of intelligence-gathering & sabotage undoubtedly helped the Resistance to drive out their occupiers & free France. Here for the first time is the extraordinary account of all forty SOE F women agents. It is a story that deserves to be read by everyone. Squadron Leader BERYL E. ESCOTT served in the RAF & is one of the foremost experts on the women of SOE.
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The history of SOEs war in the shadows has been told many times & much is known about the men who fought underground. However less is known about the women who also risked their lives for Britain & the liberation of France. By 1942 SOE (Britains Special Operations Executive) was in desperate need of new recruits for their dangerous missions in France & they turned to a previously unexplored group
- women. These female recruits came from all levels of society & were often motivated by an idealistic love of France & a desire to play a part in its liberation. They formed SOEs F Section. Many displayed unexpected qualities. Some proved good leaders like Pearl Witherington others like Nancy Wake laughed their way through the war many others like Noor Inayat Khan showed astonishing courage through terrible privations & many of them died bravely & painfully. Without doubt their contributions to Britains secret missions of intelligence-gathering & sabotage helped the resistance to drive out their occupiers & free France. Here for the first time is the extraordinary account of all forty SOE F women agents. It is a story that deserves to be read by everyone.
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When literary agent Elsie Thirkettle is invited to accompany tall but obscure crime-writer Ethelred Tressider to dinner at Muntham Court she is looking forward to sneering at his posh friends. What she is not expecting is that half way through the evening her host will be found strangled in his locked study. Since there is no way that a murderer could have escaped the police conclude that Sir Robert Muntham has killed himself. A distraught Lady Muntham however asks Ethelred to conduct his own investigation. Ethelred (ably hindered by Elsie) sets out to resolve a classic 'locked room' mystery; but is any one of the assorted guests & witnesses actually telling the truth? & can Ethelred's account be trusted? In the process we meet one of Ethelred's own creations the fourteenth-century detective Master Thomas who is helped in his investigations of a mediaeval crime at Muntham Court by a small & rather pushy Abbess with a taste for honey cakes.. . Is it possible that Master Thomas can shed some light on the twenty-first century case & on Ethelred's own motives for investigating Sir Robert's death? The Herring in the Library" is another ingenious outing for crime fiction's most mismatched double-act. " Tyler juggles characters story wit & clever one-liners with perfect balance". (" The Times")." ...

In an effort to rejuvenate his flagging career crime novelist Ethelred Tressider decides to set his new book in Egypt & embarks on a 'research trip' with his literary agent Elsie Thirkettle in tow. No sooner has their cruise on the Nile begun however than an attempt is made on Ethelred's life. When the boat's engine explodes & a passenger is found bloodily murdered suspicion falls on everyone aboard -- including a third-rate private eye two individuals who may or may not be undercover police & Ethelred himself. As the boat drifts out of control though it seems that events are being controlled by a party far more radical than anyone could have guessed. Herring on the Nile is an ingenious mystery & a darkly funny tribute to Agatha Christie & the golden age of crime fiction. ' Tyler juggles characters story wit & clever one-liners with perfect balance' The Times ...