The Wombles have just gratefully returned to their burrow on Wimbledon Common. They had had to leave because heavy lorries thundering up & down the nearby road threatened to make the roof of the burrow cave in. However now that the Wombles are safely back there is another problem they have to contend with. It seems that the humans have realised they have an energy crisis & are throwing much less away. The Wombles supplies begin to run low. What can the Wombles do? It is time for EMERGENCY SPECIAL PROJECTS
- with DIY king Tobermory in charge!
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YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF THE GUTTER BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE GUTTER OUT OF THE MAN Low life writer & alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. Now at the age of fifty he is living the life of a rock star running three hundred hangovers a year & a sex life that would cripple Casanova. Women is a riotous & uncompromisingly vivid account of life on the edge. ...

The lives of Egyptian women were free of the restraints normally placed upon women in the rest of the ancient world allowing them to exercise a full part in society recognised as equal with men under the law. Using evidence gleaned from written records monuments sculpture tombpaintings & the material found in tombs including objects & human remains Barbara Watterson has built up a fascinating picture of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes to the social & sometimes the political history of ancient Egypt. In Women in Ancient Egypt the types of occupations & careers open to women are described as are their domestic & personal lives
- marriage health & childbirth; family life; running a home; clothing jewellery & beauty preparations. The women whose lives are fleshed out in this book are largely the little people of history women who rarely exercised any power outside the domestic sphere. In contrast however the final chapter deals with those women surprisingly few in number whose influence on the political affairs of their country was considerable & in some cases legendary with a small number of royal women able to ascend the throne of Egypt & rule as female kings.
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Using diaries letters memoirs as well as social & statistical research this book looks at life-expectancy sex marriage & childbirth & work inside & outside the home for all classes of women. It charts the poverty & struggles of the working class as well as the leadership roles of middle-class & elite women. It considers the influence of religion education & politics especially the advent of organised feminism & the suffragette movement. It looks too at the huge role played by women in the British Empire: how imperialism shaped English womens lives & how women also moulded the Empire. ...

Jack Vettrianos erotic provocative & emotionally charged paintings have made him one of Britains most successful contemporary artists. Collected by celebrities the world over his exhibitions have regularly sold out & paintings now change hands for millions of pounds. This beautifully packaged gift-sized collection features Jacks women
- the mysterious seductive beautiful languid passionate & powerful. Inspired by his many muses Jack"s paintings have frequently focused on women & they have formed the subject of some of his most popular & significant paintings including the Singing Butler & Mad Dogs. Whether relaxing on a beach reclining in a bar or dancing through the night this book celebrates Jack"s vision of women & their importance in his work."
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Many of our best-loved heritage roses are named after women & in this charming book Ann Chapman explores the lives & stories behind the evocative names. We may be familiar with Mary Queen of Scots Amy Robsart & Jeanne d Arc but who were Adelaide d Orleans Nancy Steen & Nur Mahal? Among the 35 women described here are serene queens duchesses & aristocrats courageous heroines & pioneers as well as the passionate gardeners who contributed much to the cultivation & preservation of the roses named for each one. Each biography is beautifully illustrated with a portrait of the woman & a sumptuous photograph of her rose by the acclaimed French naturalist photographer Paul Starosta. Women in my Rose Garden will make a perfect gift not only for rosarians & gardeners but for all those with a love of history romance & adventure. ...

Women in the Second World War explores the experiences of women who served in the armed forces or complimentary services. Using interviews anecdotes memoirs and/or accounts from the women (or where appropriate their children) the book tells the womens personal accounts of what their lives were like & what particular experiences they had while serving. They were all ordinary British women & tell here in their own words their experiences on active service. Their accounts cover the whole spectrum from famous battles such as Monte Cassino to being shipwrecked by a tornado to simple acts of kindness which in themselves seem nothing but at the same time meant something very specialto those young women & were fondly remembered even sixty years afterwards. The huge variety of services & experiences featured in the book reflect how widely spread the womens contribution to the war effort was from tilling the soil below to servicing the engines of aircraft about to take off to the sky above & everything in between. ...

Can you ever truly escape from the mistakes of the past? Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Buchan Elizabeth Noble & Katie Fforde this is a warm & witty novel about women relationships & why it s never too late to change. Lou is married to a man who no longer loves her. It s time to move on to begin a new business venture & to start her life over. To celebrate her new-found freedom she travels to India where in front of the Taj Mahal she befriends Ali after taking each other s photographs on that bench. Ali is a serial mistress. But when she returns home she discovers her latest lover is not the man she took him for. She too needs a new beginning. As Lou & Ali put their pasts behind them they start to discover new possibilities for life & for love until the shocking realisation that they have far more in common than they thought. Connect with Fanny Blake on Twitter @ Fanny Blake 1 & through www.facebook.com/ Fanny Blake Books ...

An ornate Victorian manor sat in picturesque surroundings overlooking the River Thames at Medmenham Buckinghamshire. Perhaps not the first place that springs to mind when considering the top-secret photographic interpretation that helped secure an Allied victory in the Second World War but this was the headquarters of the Allied Central Interpretation Unit. It was here that air photography from all over enemy-occupied Europe was pored over by photographic interpreters who sought out intricate details of enemy activity which then influenced virtually every Allied operation of the war. These quick-minded men & women were the ones to find out where the infamous German V-weapons were being constructed were the first to see the results of the Dambusters raid & were sworn to utmost secrecy on everything they viewed. Women made up half of this work force & were unusually treated as equals with their male counterparts: the best person for the job regardless of gender. Here the women of Medmenham the Women of Intelligence from Churchills daughter to girls escaping home for the first time tell the story of their wartime life & work
- in their own words.
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Set against the harsh & gritty background of the Industrial Revolution this is a story of poverty & star-crossed love of sexual exploitation & deceit of greed murder & revenge. Luther Dearne has made a fortune wheeling & dealing with the wealthy ironmasters of South Riding & by cheating the Swedish shippers who bring their iron to sell in Engl&. Rich powerful & apparently above the law he has everything his heart desires
- except children. When one day a woman turns up in the tavern with an orphaned little girl for sale Luther does not hesitate he buys her. Little does he know that Lissie with her great beauty & mysterious origins whom his wife hates at first sight will prove to be both his greatest joy & his deepest heartache
- & finally his undoing.

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