THE BOMB VESSEL is the fourth of the chronicles which chart Nathaniel Drinkwater's stirring career in the Royal Navy
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Your ability to conceive a healthy child & have a vaginal delivery your risk of suffering certain pregnancy-related conditions the ease with which you are able to maintain your physical wellbeing & that of your unborn baby while caring for an older child & your being able to manage a two-child family are only some of the challenges you will meet in a second pregnancy. Many second-time mothers are in their late thirties & forties & this has particular relevance when it comes to conceiving & prenatal care. They also have to weigh carefully the additional risks of trying for a vaginal birth after a previous caesarean delivery as against those of a repeat caesarean. Pregnancy manuals in the main are directed at first-time mothers & coverage of further pregnancies can be cursory. This book therefore fills a gap in the marketplace. No two pregnancies & births are ever exactly the same
- even for the same woman
- & this book will explain why.

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Dashing dishy & utterly uninterested. No one else can compete. Lara Fenton is all washed up. Single at 25 shes desperate to find a man especially since her best friend Julie got engaged. Salvation arrives in the divine form of Hugh Armstrong-Hamilton. Yes Hugh has his faults but who doesnt? So what if he never picks up the bill? Big deal if he cancels dates at the last moment. & who cares about a few insults from his snooty friends? Hugh is a god
- her god & any other man would seem like second prize in comparison. Or would they.. .?
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The Access to History series is the most popular & trusted series for AS & A level history students. The new editions combine all the strengths of this well-loved series with a new design & features that allow all students access to the content & study skills needed to achieve exam success. This is a new edition combining content from Weimar & the rise of Nazi Germany with Germany: The Third Reich to provide coherent & comprehensive coverage of the 2008 Edexcel AS

Specification. It charts the developments in Germany from the Weimar years to life in Nazi Germany & ultimately the fall of the Third Reich; &

Includes:: a concluding chapter drawing together the themes of this topic. Throughout the book key dates terms & issues are highlighted & historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge & understanding of the period & exam-style questions & tips written by an examiner provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.



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One is not born but rather becomes woman. First published in Paris in 1949 The Second Sex" by Simone de Beavoir was a groundbreaking risque book that became a runaway success. Selling 20 000 copies in its first week the book earned its author both notoriety & admiration. Since then " The Second Sex" has been translated into forty languages & has become a landmark in the history of feminism. Required reading for anyone who believes in the equality of the sexes the central messages of " The Second Sex" are as important today as they were for the housewives of the forties." ...

It isnt as though attractive widow Venetia Jones doesnt have enough problems. She has worked hard to become a fashionable photographer catering to Victorian societys elite. Her career has enabled her to provide a comfortable living for her brother sister & elderly aunt. Disaster looms however. Venetia has some closely held secrets not the least of which is her uncanny psychic ability. Now her life is in danger because she has viewed the unique aura of a killer fleeing the scene of his crime. But the really unsettling news is that her conveniently dead husband has just returned from the grave. ...

The path of true love never did run smooth...A heart-warming tale of love in the face of family & friendship perfect for fans of Cathy Kelly & Maeve Binchy. Divorcee Jennifer Irwin has it all
- a successful interior design business & two loving children. But as her 45th birthday approaches & her children prepare to start their own lives Jennifer is left feeling lonely in her empty nest. Thats when she meets Ben Crawford
- a man 16 years her junior
- as their attraction heightens Jennifer realises what shes been missing. But mindful that the small-town Ballyfergus residents would never approve they conduct their affair in secret. But a secret is never a secret for long... As the affair surfaces Jennifer encounters opposition from friends & family especially her daughter Lucy. Enraged by her mothers relationship Lucy seeks comfort in the arms of charismatic but troubled Oren. Jennifer knows that Oren is not the man he seems but can she convince her daughter of that? & with everything going against them can Jennifer & Bens love survive? Or will she risk losing her daughter to be with the man she loves?


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[ Published in hardback as THE DEVIL'S ELIXIR.] 'I'm in trouble. Something terrible has happened.. .I didn't know who else to call.' An unexpected phone call from three thousand miles away. A voice he hadn't heard in more than five years. A desperate cry for help that he couldn't ignore. & two small words that would change everything about his life. FBI agent Sean Reilly & archaeologist Tess Chaykin are back in another edge-of-your-seat thriller that reaches from the present day back to 1700s Mexico & quite possibly far beyond... ...

This work is set in June 1815. On the eve of Waterloo a sense of finality & cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to Adam Bolitho captain of His Majesty's Ship Unrivalled as many of his contemporaries face the prospect of discharge. The life of a frigate captain is always lonely but for Adam mourning the death of his uncle Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho that solitude acquires a deeper poignancy. He is more than ever alone at the dawning of a new age for the Royal Navy where the only constants are the sea & those enemies often masked in the guise of friendship who conspire to destroy him. ...

One of only fifty infantry battalions to see action with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I the 58th nevertheless had no official history. Second to None tells the story of this important yet forgotten battalion. The soldiers who formed the 58th exemplified the ideal citizen soldiers & later evolved into the tough battle-savvy veterans who destroyed the cream of the German Imperial Army & won battle honours. The author uses the mens letters & diaries & family oral histories to amplify the terse account of the 58ths war diary bringing to life once more the men who paid the price for freedom. Kevin R. Shackleton lives with his family in Newmarket Ontario where he works as a senior associate advisor with RBC Investments. His life-long interest in the history of warfare included a course with Dr. Jack Hyatt while obtaining his MA at the University of Western Ontario. ...