HMS Conqueror is Britains most famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conquerors sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands & sparked off one of the most controversial episodes of twentieth century politics. The controversy was fuelled by a war-diary kept by an officer on board HMS Conqueror & as a young TV producer in the 1980s Stuart Prebble scooped the world by locating the diarys author & getting his story on the record. But in the course of uncovering his Falklands story Stuart Prebble also learned a military secret which could have come straight out of a Cold War thriller. It involved the Top Secret activities of the Conqueror in the months before & after the Falklands War. Prebble has waited for thirty years to tell his story. It is a story of incredible courage & derring-do of men who put their lives on the line & were never allowed to tell what they had done. This story buried under layers of official secrecy for three decades is one of Britains great military success stories & can now finally be told. ...

In a villa on the coast of Montenegro Abby Cormac witnesses the brutal murder of her lover diplomat Michael Lascaris. The last thing she remembers is a gun pointed directly at her. She wakes to find herself at the centre of a diplomatic nightmare. Everyone wants an answer but no one wants to listen. Even her employers at the Foreign Office believe she's hiding something. She is completely alone. As Abby tries to piece together the last few months of Michael's life in order to get at the truth she soon realises that he wasn't quite what he seemed. What exactly was his relationship with one of the most ruthless men in the Balkans
- a war criminal who has never been brought to justice? & what links Michael's gift to her of a gold necklace with its Christian monogram a 4th century manuscript left in the shadow of Emperor Constantine's palace at Trier & an inscription on a tomb in Rome? When Abby investigates further it becomes clear that someone wants to suppress a secret one that has been kept hidden for centuries. & they will stop at nothing to do so...
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HIGHLIGHT Java Script master John Resig-creator of the amazing j Query framework- shares the inside knowledge that makes him the true Java Script Ninja. DESCRIPTION In Secrets of the Java Script Ninja Java Script expert John Resig reveals the inside know-how of the elite Java Script programmers. Written to be accessible to Java Script developers with intermediate-level skills. This book takes readers on a journey towards mastering modern Java Script development in three phases: design construction & maintenance. It first establishes a base of strong advanced Java Script knowledge. The book then teaches readers how to construct a Java Script library. It examines all the numerous tasks Java Script libraries have to tackle & provides practical solutions & development strategies. It then presents the various maintenance techniques required to keep their code running well into the future. With Secrets of the Java Script Ninja readers will gain the knowledge & Ninja-like skills to build their own Java Script libraries or to understand how to use any modern Java Script library available. KEY POINTS * John Resig is a genuine Java Script rock star. Massive name recognition. * Best practices for building a Java Script library * Advanced features of the Java Script language * Detailed cross-browser code problems & solutions MARKET INFORMATION Java Script powers the web but a lot has changed since the majority of the current Java Script books were written. This book looks at the modern Java Script techniques needed by the millions of current developers exploring Ajax Java Script library creation & more interactive sites. ...

In 1975 Dannion Brinkley was struck & killed by lightning. When he awoke in a morgue twenty-eight minutes later everything was forever changed. During the next twenty years Brinkley had not one but two more near-death experiences. Each time he visited the other side & received valuable lessons & spiritual knowledge which he incorporated into his daily life. Now in Secrets of the Light he shares the lessons he learned in the afterlife so we too can fulfil our true purpose in life. Brinkley outlines the Four-Fold Path to Power
- Love Choice Belief & Prayer
- that will empower you to follow your destiny. He then unveils the Seven Truths from the afterlife & how to use them to enhance health happiness & prosperity. We also learn how to perform a daily life review
- a quick assessment of your daily life that acts as a reminder to stay true to yourself & treat others with kindness. With wit humor & compassion Brinkley shows that by always being conscious of your actions & how they affect others you will find happiness in this life & beyond


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Ellen Trawton is running away from it all
- quite literally. She is due to get married to a man she doesn't love her job is dragging
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This book tells the tale of the brilliant aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone MASc Hon FRAes FAIAA AFIAS FCASI Hon OSTIV. As R.J. Mitchell's chief aerodynamicist it was Shenstone who designed the Spitfire's wing
- the wing that gave the Spitfire it crucial advantage in the Battle of Britain & beyond. A quiet man Shenstone never sought glory for his work yet in recent years he has been credited as the man who persuaded Mitchell to adopt the ellipse
- a modified ellipse that was unique in its shape & its combined use of two integrated aerofoil sections. Shenstone's knife-edge shape reached far back into early aeronautics for its inspiration. This book also names the other forgotten Spitfire design contributors who were Mitchell's men
- Mr Faddy Mr Fear Mr Fenner Mr Shirvall a Prof Howland & others. Intriguingly Shenstone had left his native Canada & early training as an RCAF pilot to study at Junkers & then under the father of the delta wing
- Alexander Lippisch in Germany in the early 1930s. There he became immersed in delta wings & flying wings. He also became a glider pilot. The story of how Beverley came to be in the right place at the right time is revealed for the first time. So too are the enigmatic tales of his involvement with the military the intelligence world Lord Beaverbrook the USAF & Canadian aviation. During the war Shenstone worked at the top secret Wright Patterson air force base & was involved with the Air Ministry & the pro-British movement in America when Shenstone worked for Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Freeman the unsung hero behind British defence procurement. Shenstone achieved high office
- a President of the Royal Aeronautical Society technical director at BOAC chief engineer at BEA & a consultant to several aircraft makers. He was courted by Avro de Havilland & Vickers & was the force behind the renaissance of human-powered flight. Using exclusive access to his family documents his unpublished autobiography & many notes & stories as well as forensic research this book details for the first time a new twist to the Spitfire's story & the secrets of its advanced science. A tale of design & military intelligence reveals a story of a man whose name should be more widely known in the UK Canada & the aviation world.




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The Tides are a family with dark secrets. Haunted by the events of one tragic day ten years ago they are each in their own way struggling to move forwards with their lives. Dora the youngest daughter lives in a ramshackle East End warehouse with her artist boyfriend Dan. Dora is doing a good job of skating across the surface of her life
- but when she discovers she is pregnant the news leaves her shaken & staring back at the darkness of a long-held guilt. Returning to Clifftops the rambling family house perched high on the Dorset coastline Dora must confront her past. Clifftops hasnt changed in years & moving through its rooms & gardens Dora can still feel the echo of that terrible summers day when life changed forever for the Tides. As Dora begins her search for clues surrounding the events of that fateful day she comes to realise that the path to redemption may rest with her troubled sister Cassie. If Dora can unlock the secrets Cassie swore she would take to her grave just maybe she will have a shot at salvation. But can long-held secrets ever really be forgiven? & even if you do manage to forgive & forget how do you ever allow yourself to truly love again? See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of Secrets Of The Tides See Hannah Richell talk about her book Read about the Author Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for Secrets Of The Tides Judys Review This gripping book is a sweeping generational saga exploring the tragic secrets of what was once an ordinary happy family. Dora the now-grown-up youngest daughter is pregnant at the start of the novel delighted & totally happy in her relationship with young artist Dan but deeply ambivalent about her fitness to be a mother. She needs to revisit her past to find some resolution to the tragedy which blighted the lives of her family long ago. So Dora returns to Clifftops the lovely old house by the sea in Dorset where she was brought up. There she meets her estranged mother Helen who lives alone in the big house. Helen is hostile & cold; implacable in her fierce rejection of her daughter. At Clifftops in a series of flashbacks the story of how the Tide family disintegrated gradually unfolds. The cause of their shattered lives lies in years past when Dora & older sister Cassie were left to take care of their baby brother Alfie on a trip to the beach. The three year old disappeared never to be seen again. So these are the secrets of the Tides. What happened to Alfie? Why did Cassie & Dora let him out of their sight? Why was their mother Helen not with them that terrible day when she & her husband Richard had a rule that Alfie was only ever al"
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The Tides are a family with dark secrets. Haunted by the events of one tragic day ten years ago they are each in their own way struggling to move forwards with their lives. Dora the youngest daughter lives in a ramshackle East End warehouse with her artist boyfriend Dan. Dora is doing a good job of skating across the surface of her life
- but when she discovers she is pregnant the news leaves her shaken & staring back at the darkness of a long-held guilt. Returning to Clifftops the rambling family house perched high on the Dorset coastline Dora must confront her past. Clifftops hasnt changed in years & moving through its rooms & gardens Dora can still feel the echo of that terrible summers day when life changed forever for the Tides. As Dora begins her search for clues surrounding the events of that fateful day she comes to realise that the path to redemption may rest with her troubled sister Cassie. If Dora can unlock the secrets Cassie swore she would take to her grave just maybe she will have a shot at salvation. But can long-held secrets ever really be forgiven? & even if you do manage to forgive & forget how do you ever allow yourself to truly love again?
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She holds the key to a kingdom's future! When young Mary Howard receives the news that she will be leaving her home for the grand court of King Henry VIII to attend his mistress Anne Boleyn she is ecstatic. Everything Anne touches seems to turn to gold & Mary is certain Anne will one day become Queen. But Mary has also seen the King s fickle nature & how easily he discards those who were once close to him! Discovering that she is a pawn in a carefully orchestrated plot devised by her father the duke of Norfolk Mary dare not disobey him. Yet despite all of her efforts to please him she too falls prey to his cold wrath. Not until she becomes betrothed to Harry Fitzroy the Duke of Richmond & son to King Henry VIII does Mary finds the love & approval she s been seeking. But just when Mary believes she is finally free of her father the tides turn. Now Mary must learn to play her part well in a dangerous chess game that could change her life & the course of history. An unforgettable drama of betrayal ambition lost innocence & perseverance perfect for fans of Phillipa Gregory's novels & TV series such as The Tudors. ...

It's the summer of AD 79 & Flavia Gemina & her friends Jonathan Nubia & Lupus set sail for the Bay of Naples where they are going to stay with Flavia's uncle near Pompeii. Once they arrive they are soon absorbed in a quest to solve a riddle that may lead to treasure. But then tragedy strikes: Mount Vesuvius erupts & the friends must flee for their lives! Not just a mystery
- this is an absolutely thrilling action adventure that brings history to life!
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