In Search of the Romans introduces six key areas of the Roman world: history religion society entertainment Pompeii & Herculaneum. Each chapter can be read independently although there are many cross-references & links between each of them. There are also useful Appendices on the city of Rome Roman politics currency values clothing & the calendar. Review questions throughout the book challenge students to read further & reflect on some of the most important social political & cultural issues of ancient Rome as well as comparing them with those of their own society. Essential reading for teachers & students of Classical Civilisation. ...

In Search of the Winning System charts Dr Peter Mays obsession with betting on horseracing. In this book the author of the acclaimed Forecasting Methods For Horseracing presents the story of his search for profitable methods the mistakes he has made the valuable lessons he has learned & the knowledge he has gained from like-minded racing enthusiasts who have contributed to his 40-year betting apprenticeship. Add to that a range of amusing anecdotes a detailed analysis of the key race types & a list of the betting systems he currently employs & you have a book that will make you smile make you think & possibly make you money. ...

In this reissue of his popular travel text H.V. Morton goes in search of Wales & finds equal delight in climbing Snowdon & going down a coal mine. Bustling with local stories & characters this account reaches from the scenic north to the domestic beauty of the industrial south. ...

This is the account of Thubron's 15 000-mile journey through an astonishing country
- one twelfth of the land surface of the whole
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The true story of an A&E doctor that became a huge word-of-mouth hit
- now revised & updated. Forget what you have seen on Casualty
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In spring 1956 Deborah Duchess of Devonshire
- youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters
- invited the writer & war hero

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In the Bag! offers a fresh approach to gundog training for beginners & seasoned trainers alike. It contains sound advice on the selection of your Labrador Retriever & valuable information regarding his care & management from puppy to veteran. It gives step-by-step guidance on his training & how to make smooth progress towards the finished article: a Labrador that is a pleasure in the home as well as in the field & a reliable shooting companion who puts game in the bag. ...

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 & its popular stories & bright illustrations have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books big books sticker & activity books. 12 key Bible stories have now been made available as great value little paperbacks offering a smart way of collecting multiple books for use in groups & classes for award-giving or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. The series
Includes:: In the Beginning; Noah & the Ark; Moses & his Sister; Brave David; Jonah & the Whale; Daniel & the Lions; Baby Jesus; Jesus & the Storm; The Good Samaritan; The Lost Sheep; Our Father; & The Easter Story.
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Winter 1919. Two months after the Armistice that ended the Great War & life in Londons East End is slowly returning to normal. But for 25-year-old Birdie Connor the battle is only just beginning. Frank Birdies older brother has been sent to prison for deserting his army post whilst fighting in Belgium & the shame heaped on the Connor family by their neighbours is unrelenting. Wilfred Birdies widowed father has disowned Frank & vows that he will never set eyes on his son again but Birdie cannot believe that her brother is guilty So when Frank escapes from prison & comes to find Birdie in secret she promises to help him & is determined to prove his innocence. But little does she realise that she is exposing herself to danger as Frank gets himself deeper & deeper into trouble with the so-called friends he met in prison. Helped by the Connors lodger the handsome Harry Chambers will Birdie be able to find the proof that Frank needs in time to reconcile him to their frail father before it is too late? & can she build a future to keep herself & her younger brother Patrick safe? ...

The last survivor of the end days of Hitlers bunker tells his story publicly for the first time. Von Loringhoven was aide-de-camp to Hitlers last two chiefs of staff Guderian & Krebs & the link between the armies at the fronts & Hitler in his Berlin bunker. For the last nine months of the Third Reich he was present at the daily military briefings between Hitler & Marshals Keital & Goring General Jodl & Admiral Donitz along with Goebbels Bormann Ribbentrop Himmler & Fegelein. Von Lorninghoven was witness to the ever-growing gap between the reality of reports outside the bunker & Hitlers misunderstanding of the calamity that was encircling the regime. As the Third Reich spiralled downwards he watched & recorded Hitlers catastrophic strategic mistakes & the paralysis in which he held his generals. Hitlers reason was twisted by his need for vengeance after the assissination attempt; he was searching for an impossible theatrical victory from an empire in total ruin. The final week of the regime saw Loringhoven living wholly in the bunker watching the deteriorating relations among the inmates military & civilian as the atmosphere poisoned to an inevitable end. When radio-telephone communications finally broke down on 29 April he escaped the bunker
- amazingly with Hitlers blessing
- crossed the Russian lines & was picked up & taken prisoner by the Americans. He was released in January 1948.

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