On a hot summer afternoon in 1944 SS troops wiped out an entire French village. 644 men women & children died that day. Just one child survived. This book tells the story of what happened in Oradour & imagines what drove both the SS officer who ordered the massacre & the seven-year-old boy who escaped it. Powerful moving & almost unbearably tense this book weaves the truth about what happened to the people in Oradour into a powerful fictional story centred on two characters: the plucky inspirational seven-year-old Alfred Fournier refugee & resident of Oradour & the hot-headed power-hungry SS commander who shattered his world & changed his life for ever Major Gustav Dietrich. As their two worlds collide we gain a fascinating insight into the extremes & contradictions of human behaviour & emotion. With a twist in the tale this is a story which leaves the reader surprised inspired & profoundly moved. ...

This brutal shattering glimpse of the fate of millions of Russians under Stalin shook Russia & shocked the world when it first appeared. Discover the importance of a piece of bread or an extra bowl of soup the incredible luxury of a book the ingenious possibilities of a nail a piece of string or a single match in a world where survival is all. Here safety warmth & food are the first objectives. Reading it you enter a world of incarceration brutality hard manual labour & freezing cold
- & participate in the struggle of men to survive both the terrible rigours of nature & the inhumanity of the system that defines their conditions of life.
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Iyanla Vanzant is the much-loved & bestselling author of IN THE MEANTIME & UNTIL TODAY!. Through her work millions of readers have found the inspiration to make profound changes in their lives. Calling on both personal experience & her work with others Iyanlas ONE DAY MY SOUL JUST OPENED UP is a message of empowerment both for women & men encouraging us to tap into our strengths & make our dreams come true. Through a forty day & forty night programme of exercises & readings Iyanla guides us through our daily obstacles towards greater emotional & spiritual health. ...

Where have all the interesting women gone? If the contemporary portrayal of womankind were to be believed contemporary female achievement would culminate in the ownership of expensive handbags a vibrator a job a flat & a man. Of course no one has to believe the TV shows the magazines & adverts & many dont. But how has it come to this? Did the desires of twentieth-century womens liberation achieve their fulfilment in the shoppers paradise of naughty self-pampering playboy bunny pendants & bikini waxes? That the height of supposed female emancipation coincides so perfectly with consumerism is a miserable index of a politically desolate time. Much contemporary feminism particularly in its American formulation doesnt seem too concerned about this coincidence. This short book is partly an attack on the apparent abdication of any systematic political thought on the part of todays positive up-beat feminists. It suggests alternative ways of thinking about transformations in work sexuality & culture that while seemingly far-fetched in the current ideological climate may provide more serious material for future feminism. ...

It is an awesome fun-packed quiz book on X-Factor" favourites " One Direction". Brimming with puzzles quizzes & games fanatical followers of the band will enjoy testing their knowledge of the fab five & find out if they are true super-fans. Activities include cool fill-in stories wordsearches spot-the-difference games & much more! Including 8 pages of gorgeous glossy photos this is the one & only activity book for any fan of the hottest hippest boy-band around!" ...

Meet Louis Liam Zayn Niall & Harry
- five lads who are taking the pop world by storm. Travel back to when they got their big break
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Like the boys this pencil case is full of surprises one zip opens up to 2 pockets & another zip which opens yet another pocket! With a colour picture of the boys on the front against a red background you can take them with you everywhere. Approximate measurements 22.5 x 11 cm. ...

A is for... Audience. Read all about the ups & downs of One Direction's nerve-racking X-Factor auditions & how each of them went from solo hopefuls to fully-fledged boy band! B is for... Boot camp. Find out about the behind-the-scenes gossip during X-Factor book camp auditions from their crippling stage fright through to the moment One Direction found out they'll be heading to Simon Cowell's house in Marbella for the last round of auditions. C is for... Cher Lloyd. Read all about the ' Zain & Cher' rumours & what the boys really think of their fellow finalists. This is the must have book for any One Direction fan. ...

Following their breakthrough on the X Factor" One Direction are the latest pop heartthrobs to top the charts both in the UK & worldwide (One Direction were the first UK group to hit number one in the US album charts with their debut album). This book lets fans of the band get creative dressing up the boys in stylish sticker outfits & accessories. Plus a range of creative drawing activities completes the package letting you draw your own One Direction designs & stage outfits. There are dolls for all five boys ready to be dressed & styled using a range of cool sticker outfits. The stickers are reusable so that you can try out different outfits again & again." ...

If you&8217;re a fan of 1D then this undated diary is perfect for you. Ideal as a notebook or a diary the padlock come with two keys & will help to keep all of your 1D secrets safe. Each page has red standard lines & a red border there&8217;s even a One Direction book mark & a photo holder in the front where you can put your favourite 1D photo. Approximate size 17.6 x 19.8 cm. ...