Based upon the ubiquitous Grant/ Sherman tank the M7 Priest is the iconic Allied self-propelled howitzer. It was the most widely manufactured vehicle of its type in World War ll & was utilized by the US British Canadian & Free French forces. Its combat debut was with Montgomery's Eight Army at El Alamein & it fought subsequently in every major campaign through Sicily Italy Normandy & the final battles in Germany. In addition to covering all variants of the Priest this book also looks at the major derivatives including the British/ Canadian Sexton & the US M12 155mm GMC. ...

Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin Martha has to be a fighter from the very start. As her mother moves from man to man & more children follow they live h&-to-mouth in squalid freezing tenements clothed in rags & forced to beg for food. But just when it seems things can't get any worse her mother meets Jackser. Despite her trials Martha is a child with an irrepressible spirit & a wit beyond her years. She tells the story of her early life without an ounce of self-pity & manages to recreate a lost era in which the shadow of the Catholic Church loomed large & if you didn't work you didn't eat. Martha never stops believing she is worth more than the hand she has been dealt & her remarkable voice will remain with you long after you've finished the last line. ...

Aged thirteen Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather Jackser & her feckless mother Sally. After numerous arrests for shoplifting a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school with the instruction that she is to get an education. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse & neglect she suffered at home is however short-lived as she soon realises that there are many forms of cruelty in this life. As she says ' You can have a full belly but your heart can be very empty.' Ostracised by the other children for being a 'street kid' & put to back-breaking work by the nuns she leads a lonely existence her only joy coming from the books she devours & her mischievous sense of humour. Desperate for love & a little place where she feels she belongs despite all that she has suffered Martha retains her compassion for others & still continues to hope for a brighter future when she will be free to make her own way in life. ...

Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home & she is lonely & vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll on her health & as she looks into the years still lying ahead of her she shakes her head feeling she hasn't the heart or the strength to go on. As she teeters on the brink of a nervous breakdown a phone call summons ghosts from the past. She discovers that one of the family is dead & the others need her help. Martha returns & when she comes face to face with the evil psychotic Jackser she can no longer suppress the nightmares of her childhood. A suicide attempt sees her admitted to the 'mad house' where a hunger strike takes her even nearer to death. But finally she sees a chink of light at the end of the tunnel. Could love in an unexpected form pull her back from the brink? ...

After a failed suicide attempt & recovery in the mad house Martha is heading for France to be reunited with the one true love of her life. Father Ralph Fitzgerald rescued her from the streets when she was sixteen & was the first person to show Martha true love & affection. But their relationship threatened his vocation & he eventually fled to Africa to take up missionary work. Martha never got over losing him & now after nearly twenty years he has made contact again. She sets off on a mission to find him & uncover his motives for getting in touch. Does he still love her? Has he left the priesthood? Is he now free to marry her? She needs to know what the future is going to hold. ...

In this latest instalment of Martha Long's real-life account of abuse deprivation & cruelty at the hands of her mother's partner & the establishment Martha is now 16 & her time at the convent school is up. In Ma It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed" she leads us through her first months of freedom. With no home to go to Martha leaves the convent carrying her suitcase & a burning ambition to shake off her impoverished past. Hungry to become a person who will blend in with the middle classes Martha yearns to be accepted as someone who can be loved respected & one day have a home of her own where she will be safe. But this is 1960s Dublin where poverty is rife & the Church works together with the Irish government to keep the poor & the ignorant in their place. Martha first finds work as a home help with a loving lively family which leads her to a job in a shop an Italian fish & chip cafe then as a skivvy in a miserable household where she is reminded of the terror Jackser brought into her life. Chance meetings with brothers & old friends from the convent lift Martha's spirits but soon she is back on the streets searching for work & a warm bed to call her own. Martha is not often deterred when fate deals her a blow. ' Life is a bowl of cherries!' she reasons. But heartache awaits as people turn her away & predators lurk in the shadows." ...

At 16 Martha collapses on the streets suffering from starvation & exposure. She has reached rock bottom but after Martha is taken to hospital Lady Luck smiles kindly on her & she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever. Before long Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. She makes friends begins to put the misery of her past behind her & even experiences her first taste of love. For her love is a powerful feeling. She has never experienced real affection before & is now plunged into the complex world of love between a man & a woman. The intense emotion consumes her for this is a forbidden love that can never be requited. After all Ralph Fitzgerald is a priest & he will never break his vow of chastity. This love brings heartbreaking consequences & changes the direction of Martha's life for ever... ...

I cannot be killed indoors he said nor out of doors; I cannot be killed on horseback nor on foot. Well she said how can you be killed? Celtic mythology Arthurian romance & an intriguing interpretation of British history
- these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse & hunting a magical boar. Dragons witches & giants live alongside kings & heroes & quests of honour revenge & love are set against the backdrop of a country struggling to retain its independence. This new translation the first for thirty years recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales & re-invests the tales with the power of performance. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.
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The bestselling Mac guide updated for the latest Mac OS X & now in full color! Mac OS X Lion represents a new era in the Mac operating system. This friendly guide is fully updated for the latest Mac OS X & provides everything new Mac users & users upgrading to Mac OS X Lion need to know. A bestseller in previous editions Mac OS X Lion For Dummies covers all the cool stuff & prepares you for the quirks. So whether its your first Mac or just an OS upgrade youll learn to tame your Lion with the expert advice of Bob Dr. Mac" Le Vitus & Dummies. Covers using the Finder customizing Lion adding widgets to the Dashboard organizing & managing files & folders searching with Spotlight & working with Spaces Explores browsing the web with Safari using Apple Mail & i Cal connecting a printer performing backups with Time Machine troubleshooting & setting up a network Walks readers through the new features of Mac OS X Lion including Face Time Photo Booth Launchpad Mission Control Full-screen apps & more Gets you up & running with i Tunes downloading fun apps from the Mac App Store & staying entertained with videos photos & other multimedia Youll make your Lion roar with the friendly advice in Mac OS X Lion For Dummies. " ...

The perfect guide to help administrators set up Apples Mac OS X Lion Server With the overwhelming popularity of the iPhone & iPad more Macs are appearing in corporate settings. The newest version of Mac Server is the ideal way to administer a Mac network. This friendly guide explains to both Windows & Mac administrators how to set up & configure the server including services such as i Cal Server Podcast Producer Wiki Server Spotlight Server i Chat Server File Sharing Mail Services & support for iPhone & iPad. It explains how to secure administer & troubleshoot the network & shows Windows admins how to incorporate a Mac subnet into the Windows Active Directory domain using Apple Open Directory. Explains all the necessary information about administering securing & troubleshooting a network with Mac OS X Lion Server Enables you to set up & configure the server as well as the i Cal Server Podcast Producer Wiki Server Spotlight Server i Chat Server File Sharing Mail Services & support for iPhone & iPad Helps Windows administrators learn to easily incorporate a Mac subnet into the Windows Active Directory domain using Apple Open Directory With this easy guide at hand implementing Mac OS X Lion Server & administering a Mac network is a breeze. ...