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During World War 2 the Merchant Navys main task was to run the German blockade bringing essential food fuel & materials to a besieged nation. The civilian crews came from all parts of the Empire & beyond
- more than one in six were killed. Even less is known about the part played by merchantmen in evacuations from countries that were overrun. They saved over 90 000 troops from Dunkirk & went on to rescue more than 200 000 troops & civilians from other parts of France. When Singapore fell the Merchant Navy again helped many to escape. They moved men & materials for the landings of Madagascar North Africa & the Mediterranean coast of Europe. A British government press release reported that 50 000 volunteer British merchant seamen manned over 1 000 ships for D-Day. They also manned salvage ships rescue tugs & other specialist craft. Merchantmen in Action tells the story of these other achievements. Chapters include Singapore; the Norwegian campaign; Dunkirk; the Channel Islands; Greece & Crete; Sicily & Italy; the Normandy landings; the South of France Gibraltar etc with detailed ship listing & human stories.
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These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing. For nearly five centuries the methods & practices of book publishing remained largely unchanged but at the dawn of the twenty-first century the industry finds itself faced with perhaps the greatest challenges since Gutenberg. A combination of economic pressures & technological change is forcing publishers to alter their practices & think hard about the future of the books in the digital age. In this book
- the first major study of trade publishing for more than 30 years
- Thompson situates the current challenges facing the industry in an historical context analysing the transformation of trade publishing in the United States & Britain since the 1960s. He gives a detailed account of how the world of trade publishing really works dissecting the roles of publishers agents & booksellers & showing how their practices are shaped by a field that has a distinctive structure & dynamic. This new paperback edition has been thoroughly revised & updated to take account of the most recent developments including the dramatic increase in ebook sales & its implications for the publishing industry & its future.

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The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health environmental science & issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT tobacco smoke acid rain & global warming. But at the same time a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers. Merchants of Doubt tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists & scientific advisers with deep connections in politics & industry ran effective campaigns to mislead the public & deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. Remarkably the same individuals surface repeatedly
- some of the same figures who have claimed that the science of global warming is not settled" denied the truth of studies linking smoking to lung cancer coal smoke to acid rain & CFCs to the ozone hole. " Doubt is our product " wrote one tobacco executive. These experts supplied it. Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway historians of science roll back the rug on this dark corner of the American scientific community showing how ideology & corporate interests aided by a too-compliant media have skewed public understanding of some of the most pressing issues of our era."
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Merciless" follows " Senseless" as the second in Mary Burtons thrilling two-part series. First you beg. Then you die... No Pity
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- gleaming white & perfectly preserved a testament to his skill. Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath. & the collection is growing... No Compassion
- When bleached human bones are identified as belonging to a former patient of Dr James Dixon Detective Malcolm Kier suspects the worst. Dixon was recently acquitted of attempted murder thanks to defense attorney Angie Carlson. But as the body count rises Kier is convinced that Angie is now the target of a brutal brilliant psychopath. No Escape
- Angie is no stranger to the dark side of human nature. But nothing has prepared her for the decades-long legacy of madness & murder about to be revealed
- or a killer ready to claim her as his ultimate trophy..." Merciless" follows on from Mary Burtons fantastic " Senseless". Will Malcom Kier be able to piece together the clues that Deacon Garrison previously uncovered? Praise for Mary Burton: "A twisted tale...I couldnt put it down!" (Lisa Jackson). " Stieg Larsson fans will find a lot to like in Burtons taut well-paced novel". (" Publishers Weekly"). Mary Burton is the critically acclaimed author of " Im Watching You" " Dead Ringer" " Dying Scream" " Merciless" & " Senseless"
- all set in Virginia USA where Mary lives with her family."

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The wild before the storm Travis Wilde doesnt do love or commitment
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What makes a man the greatest of all time? Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to football: quite simply the best there has ever been. Throughout his professional career Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories. To put that in perspective Bradley Wiggins has fewer than forty. Merckx was a machine. It wasnt just the number of victories; it was his remorseless domination that created the legend. In 1969 while already comfortably leading the Tour de France Merckx hammered a further eight-&-a-half minutes out of his nearest rivals during an 85-mile solo break in the Pyrenees. He didnt just beat his opponents he crushed them. But his triumphs only tell half a story that

Includes:: horrific injury a doping controversy & tragedy. He was nicknamed The Cannibal for his insatiable appetite for victory but the moniker did scant justice to a man who was handsome sensitive & surprisingly anxious. For Britains leading cycling writer William Fotheringham the burning question remains why? What made Eddy Merckx so invincible? In Half Man Half Bike Fotheringham goes back to speak to those who were there at the time & those who knew Merckx best. The result is this extraordinary & definitive story of a man whose fear of failure would drive him to reach the highest pinnacles before ultimately destroying him.

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A year after arriving in France Englishman Paul West is still struggling with some fundamental questions: What is the best way to scare a gendarme? Why are there no health warnings on French nudist beaches? & is it really polite to sleep with your boss' mistress? Paul opens his English tea room & mutates (temporarily) into a Parisian waiter; samples the pleasures of typically French hotel-room afternoons; & on a return visit to the UK sees the full horror of a British office party through Parisian eyes. Meanwhile he continues his search for the perfect French mademoiselle. But will Paul find l'amour eternel or will it all end in merde? In his second comedy of errors Paul West continues to sabotage the entente cordiale. Author's apology: I'd just like to say sorry to all the suppository fans out there because in this book there are no suppositories. There are however lots of courgettes & I see this as progress. Suppositories to courgettes
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Merck Index

The Merck Index is the definitive reference work for scientists and professionals looking for authoritative information on chemicals drugs and biologicals. It has been the leading source of information on chemical compounds for generations of scientists and professionals selling over one million copies since its publication in 1889. The Merck Index contains over 10 000 monographs with information relating to compounds of significance in research commerce and environmental impact. The 15th edition available from RSC Publishing for the first time is fully revised and updated and contains over 500 new monographs. Over 35% of the existing entries have been updated since the last edition molecular weights have been recalculated with the latest IUPAC standards and there are revised periodic
table and atomic weight tables. The Merck Index now comes with FREE personal one-year access to the The Merck Index Online - a fully searchable database of over 11 500 monographs including historic monographs not available in the print edition. The Merck Index is an essential reference for all scholarly and professional chemists biochemists pharmacists and toxicologists and of interest to students teachers academic libraries academic researchers information professionals solicitors journalists and government agencies. *The name THE MERCK INDEX is owned by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. a subsidiary of Merck & Co. Inc. Whitehouse Station N.J. U.S.A. and is licensed to The Royal Society of Chemistry for use in the U.S.A. and Canada.

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The Merck Index is the definitive reference work for scientists & professionals looking for authoritative information on chemicals drugs & biologicals. It has been the leading source of information on chemical compounds for generations of scientists & professionals selling over one million copies since its publication in 1889. The Merck Index contains over 10 000 monographs with information relating to compounds of significance in research commerce & environmental impact. The 15th edition available from RSC Publishing for the first time is fully revised & updated & contains over 500 new monographs. Over 35% of the existing entries have been updated since the last edition molecular weights have been recalculated with the latest IUPAC standards & there are revised periodic table & atomic weight tables. The Merck Index now comes with FREE personal one-year access to the The Merck Index Online
- a fully searchable database of over 11 500 monographs including historic monographs not available in the print edition. The Merck Index is an essential reference for all scholarly & professional chemists biochemists pharmacists & toxicologists & of interest to students teachers academic libraries academic researchers information professionals solicitors journalists & government agencies. * The name THE MERCK INDEX is owned by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. a subsidiary of Merck & Co. Inc. Whitehouse Station N.J. U.S.A. & is licensed to The Royal Society of Chemistry for use in the U.S.A. & Canada.

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