Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old & lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I A Farewell to Arms" is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front & his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield- weary demoralised men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty & desertion
- this gripping semi-autobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war & the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to "A Farewell to Arms" thirty-nine times to get the words right. This edition collects all of the alternative endings together for the first time along with early drafts of other essential passages offering new insight into Hemingways craft & creative process & the evolution of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Featuring Hemingways own 1948 introduction to an illustrated reissue of the novel a personal foreword by the authors son Patrick Hemingway & a new introduction by the authors grandson Sean Hemingway this edition of "A Farewell to Arms" is truly a celebration."
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Now that Fairacre school no longer faces the threat of closure Miss Read is looking forward to a few more years of teaching before retirement. But best-laid plans often go awry. Unexpectedly her health begins to fail & she faces some tough decisions about her future. Meanwhile rumours abound about Miss Reads old friend Mr Mawne
- now a widower; a handsome newcomer to town takes a shine to the stalwart headmistress; Miss Read keeps a watchful eye on the courtship of a friend; & village life goes on.
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Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls are the pride of their book-loving impractical father & not in a hurry to marry. Then the American Civil War cuts off supplies of cotton to Lancashire the mills fall silent & there is no work. There is a stark choice: stay & risk starvation or pack up & begin again elsewhere. Cassandra has fallen in love with Reece Gregory but he cant support a wife. When hes given the chance to start a new life in Western Australia he seizes the opportunity promising to send for her. Then an old feud tears the family apart. Cassandra is kidnapped & her sisters are forced to sail with a group of desperate cotton lasses to Fremantle. Penniless & alone Cassandra is determined to find them again
- but when she is offered a way there is a painful price to pay.
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Modern physics is heady stuff. It seems that barely a week goes by without some new astounding science story; some revelation about hidden

Dimensions multiple universes the holographic principle or incredible cosmic coincidences. But is it true? What evidence do we have for super-symmetric squarks' or superstrings vibrating in an 11-dimensional space-time? How do we know that we live in a multiverse? How can we tell that the universe is a hologram projected from information encoded on its boundary? Doesn't this sound like a fairy story? In Farewell to Reality Jim Baggott asks whether all that we currently know about the universe is based upon science or fantasy. In addition he wonders whether these high priests of fairy tale physics
- such as John Barrow Paul Davies David Deutsch Brian Greene Stephen Hawking Michio Kaku Gordon Kane & Leonard Susskind
- are the emperor's latest tailors. Praise for Jim Baggott: A shimmering tour d'horizon. Quantum theory may deny us the possibility of properly comprehending physical reality but Baggott's account is smart & consoling". (Kirkus Reviews). " Jim Baggott's inspired
- & inspiring
- idea of presenting the history of quantum physics in terms of 40 key moments works both as an introduction for the uninitiated & as a refresher for anyone who thinks they know the story". (John Gribbin). "I never read such a good comprehensive account as Jim Baggott's.. .highly recommended". (A.N. Wilson). " The best popular science book of the year to date by far". (popularscience.co.uk)."





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This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis & a ship's woman who 'serviced' the entire crew as well as plenty of humour & warmth such as the tale of two women who shared the same husband! Other stories cover backstreet abortions the changing life of the docklands infanticide as well as the lives of the inhabitants of Nonnatus House. We discover what happens with the gauche debutant Chummy & her equally gauche policeman; will Sister Monica Joan continue her life of crime? Will Sister Evangelina ever crack a smile? & what of Jennifer herself? The book not only details the final years of the tenements but also of Jennifer's journey as she moves on from the close community of nuns & her life takes a new path. ...

This is a stunning board book for babies with delightful illustrations & stimulating patterns. This is an eye-catching book ...

When Richard Benson was growing up he felt like the village idiot with Olevels
- glowing school reports arent much help when youre
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Designed to appeal to infants this board book contains high-contrast images which babies of all ages find stimulating. Developed in consultation with mothers this series has been specifically designed to engage babies & hold their interest as they start to make connections with the world around them. ...

This is a new title in the delightful extension of the best-selling Thats not my..." series that gives children the opportunity to complete their own pictures using stickers. It offers specially-designed stickers suitable for little hands & fingers. You can add wheels to a tractor the ears mane & nose to a horse decorate a cow with spots & a beak & hat & nose to a scarecrow plus lots more. Children can complete the simple sentence " Thats my
- " at the bottom of the page helping them to learning their first letters."
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Come for a day on the farm
- & learn to count at the same time! From one farm cat to ten naughty rabbits theres all sorts of fun
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