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 Using exclusive access to his family documents his unpublished autobiography & many notes & stories as well as forensic research this book details for the first time a new twist to the Spitfire's story & the secrets of its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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Draw amazingly accurate portraits starting today! Even if youre an absolute beginner you can render strikingly realistic faces & self-portraits! Instructor & FBI-trained artist Carrie Stuart Parks makes it simple with foolproof step-by-step instructions that are fun & easy to follow. Youll quickly begin to: Master proportions & map facial features accurately Study shapes within a composition & draw them realistically Use value light & shading to add life & depth to any portrait Render tricky details including eyes noses mouths & hair Proven hands-on exercises & before-&-after examples from Parks students ensure instant success! Its all the guidance & inspiration you need to draw realistic faces with precision confidence & style! ...

Is this the right book for me? The Secrets to Writing Great Comedy will reveal to both beginners & experienced writers the distinctive features that mark out comedy from other forms of creative writing. Having identified these it will help you then to unlock your inner anarchist & explore the different elements of comedy using a combination of practical exercises insight & creative inspiration. Whatever your preferred comic genre you will find guidance on everything from wordplay & visual humour to plots comedy characters & different styles. A section on performance will help you to hone st&-up skills while chapters on stage & screen will give techniques & tips on how to craft a sitcom or create a sketch show. Finally there is a uniquely frank but useful section on the realities of the markets & the process of submission with even a guide to how to work successfully with other people
- the downfall of many a budding comedy writer. The Secrets to Writing Great Comedy
Includes:: Part one
- Writing Chapter 1: Comedy basics Chapter 2: Comedy writing mindset Chapter 3: Getting started Chapter 4: Language Chapter 5: Jokes Chapter 6: St&-up Chapter 7: Simple characters & situations Chapter 8: Sketches & quickies Chapter 9: More complex characters Chapter 10: More complex situations & plots Chapter 11: Sitcoms Chapter 12: Character development & deeper plotting Chapter 13: Editing polishing & unblocking Part two
- Information Chapter 14: Comedy formats Chapter 15: Figures of speech Chapter 16: Comedy styles & genres Chapter 17: Writing for different media Chapter 18: Other types of comedy work Chapter 19: Practicalities of placing your work Chapter 20: Doing it yourself Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design & interactive

Features: Not got much time? One five & ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems & quick tips for success based on the author's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests in the book & online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject. Five things to remember Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. Try this Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt & how to use it.





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Rose waits for her family to arrive at their villa in Tuscany when a casual glance at her husband's phone tips her world upside down. The text reads simply: ' Miss you. Love you. Come back soon.' Daniel has always been popular with women she knows that. But until this moment she has had no cause for worry. Has something shifted within their marriage without her realising? As the family gathers for the summer break Rose's faith in Daniel is shaken. How well does she really know him? She fears that after decades of marriage & children the man who lies beside her at night is lying in other ways too. Then events take a tragic turn. Wise wry & richly entertaining The Secrets Women Keep celebrates the passionate emotional lives women lead as wives mothers & grandmothers. ...

One of the most influential forces in child psychiatry & psychology Dr. Bowlby challenged basic tenets of psychoanalysis & pioneered methods of investigating the emotional life of children.
- The New York Times". As Bowlby himself points out in his introduction to this seminal childcare book to be a successful parent means a lot of very hard work. Giving time & attention to children means sacrificing other interests & activities. For many people today these are unwelcome truths. Yet a healthy parent-child bond is not only vital for well-being but an essential part of what it means to be human. Attachment theory teaches that there are three main attachment patterns
- secure avoidant or ambivalent & these behaviours continue into adulthood. Secure children are confident using a parent as a secure base while they explore the world. Bowlbys work showed that the early interactions between infant & caregiver have a profound impact on an infants social emotional & intellectual growth. Controversial yet powerfully influential to this day this classic collection of Bowlbys lectures offers important guidelines for child rearing based on the crucial role of early relationships."

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This title features the former head of MI5 on freedom intelligence the rule of law torture & security. How do we balance our belief in human freedom with the need to defend ourselves against those who believe the use of terror can be justified? Can our handling of security risk & the laws we pass to deal with them distort our response to the threat of terrorism? In this sobering & remarkably frank analysis based on her 2011 Reith Lectures Eliza Manningham-Buller ex-Director General of MI5 the British Security Service talks about key events during her tenure
- from the threat of the IRA to al-Qaeda. She states that torture works but must never be used how intelligence is gathered & why surveillance is necessary to protect democracy the importance of the rule of law & why without security there can be no liberty.
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