SOE & The Resistance describes the extraordinary contribution to the allied war effort made by the Special Operations Executive from its formation in 1940 to the end of the war. Within a broadly chronological framework the book illustrates how resistance was stimulated among the subjugated populations of Europe & the Far East leading to the sabotage of industry & communications critical to the Axis cause. Ranging from France through Scandinavia the Low Countries North Africa the Balkans & the Far East the story unfolds through the lives of the heroic men & women who served with the SOE in enemy-held territory as recorded in their obituaries in The Times. ...

The physics of soft condensed matter is probably one of the most fashionable areas in the physical sciences today. This book offers a coherent & clear introduction to the properties & behaviour of soft matter. It begins with a treatment of the general underlying principles: the relation of the structure & dynamics of solids & liquids to intermolecular forces the thermodynamics & kinetics of phase transitions & the principles of self-assembly. Then the specific properties of colloids polymers liquid crystals & self-assembling amphiphilic systems are treated within this framework. A concluding chapter illustrates how principles of soft matter physics can be used to understand properties of biological systems. The focus on the essentials & the straightforward approach make the book suitable for students with either a theoretical or an experimental bias. The level is appropriate for final year undergraduates & beginning graduate students in physics chemistry materials science & chemical engineering. ...

The first novel in William Burroughs anarchic Cut-Up Trilogy. A world populated by hanged soldiers North African street urchins addicted narcotics agents Spanish rent boys evil doctors corrupt judges & monsters from the mythology of history or the laboratories of science
- Burroughs was truly the Hieronymus Bosch of the twentieth century. In this surreal savage & brilliantly funny novel his famous cut-up technique the slicing & random folding in of words transforms the narrative into an extraordinary unequalled new form of prose poetry taking us deeper into the dark recesses of Burroughs imagination.
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The second book in the bestselling Dan ' Spider' Shepherd series. There's only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop.. .and that's a corrupt cop with a gun. When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick & start to rip off drug dealers at gunpoint undercover cop Dan ' Spider' Shepherd is given his most dangerous mission so far. Shepherd is ordered to infiltrate the tight-knit team to gain their confidence & to ultimately betray them. Facing men with guns is nothing new for the former SAS trooper but it's the first time he's had to investigate his own. & the job couldn't have come at a worse time for him. As Shepherd finds himself in the firing line he has to decide exactly where his loyalties lie. ...

Rose Beechworth is mistress of a charming country house
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6 July 2005. Great Britain has just been announced as the next host of the Olympics. The euphoric crowds pour forth from Trafalgar Square into the waiting bars & restaurants of Soho. Dreams drugs debauchery... Soho is London's red light district where any desire can be satisfied in the blink of an eye. But behind it all there is a permanent community of residents whose own sins are concealed by the partying & excess. Zoe an aspiring model looking for her big break will discover the sinister world behind the bright lights; artist Seb is hoping he can forget the past by drinking himself into oblivion while his friend Ade is about to take extreme measures to save his livelihood & relationship. Meanwhile Stella Ade's girlfriend wonders if this is the night to escape. Through the dark streets these four ordinary people walk a dangerous twisted path through London's greatest adult playground. Come the morning of 7 July as jubilation turns to horror will they have fallen into Soho's poisoned embrace while the nation's eyes are turned elsewhere? ...

With its trendy bars quirky shops & historic restaurants Soho is an exciting cosmopolitan slice of Londons entertainments district. It is also Theatreland with more cinemas & historic theatres than anywhere. Featuring rare photographs from the Victorian era to the 1960s with comparison images from the present day this book takes a journey through teeming streets murky byways & once-grand squares. Along the way are the shops where our ancestors traded lively markets & the back streets where a fashion revolution began in the Swinging Sixties. Landmarks from the worlds of Theatre & Cinema are explored with the primitive viewing halls & experimental picture shows from Cinemas earliest days. With its fresh look at a fascinating & multi-faceted corner of London this book will delight everyone who knows & loves Soho. ...

Fight the Beasts Fear the Magic! Join the hero Tom on a high-action adventure with terrible Beasts & deadly danger! Tom is about to embark on his biggest Quest yet! The lands of Avantia Kayonia & Gorgonia are under attack from six Evil Beasts. Tom's first deadly challenge is to defeat Solak Scourge of the Sea. ...

WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION. Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. A compulsive womaniser Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: she is having the affair & he is still in love with her. When Beards professional & personal worlds collide in a freak accident an opportunity presents itself for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess reinvigorate his career & save the world from environmental disaster. Ranging from the Arctic Circle to the deserts of New Mexico this is a story of one mans greed & self-deception; a darkly satirical novel showing human frailty struggling with the most pressing & complex problem of our time. ...

Develop large-scale solar photovoltaic projects with this book to feed power into a grid. Contains case studies of the Waldpolenz Energy Park Germany Lopburi Solar Plant in Thailand & what will be the worlds largest PV plant the Topaz Solar Farm in California. Also included are interviews from leading figures in the PV industry. Contents cover: planning & structuring projects siting planning & connection issues building & operating projects technology basics economies of PV history & business of PV financing & regulation technical aspects of system design. Supported by figures & photographs this is for anyone wanting to master the commercial professional financial engineering or political aspects of developing mega-watt solar PV projects in a mainstream power market. ...