The extraordinary stories of ten fighter pilots told in their very own words during the Second World War. First published by Collins in 1942 this utterly compelling collection of first-hand accounts of ten fighter pilots experiences at the helm of the Spitfires of 66 Squadron paints one of the most realistic depictions of the battle for the skies over wartime Europe. Offering incredible personal insights into the wartime experience
- both in the air & on the ground
- the stories are told with unaffected zest by men who were living in the constant presence of death. Five of the original contributors were killed before the book was originally printed including the books editors Wing Commander Athol Forbes & Squadron Leader Hubert Allen. Jimmy Corbin the last surviving contributor & author of the foreword passed away in December 2012. Written right in the middle of the war in the pilots own words Ten Fighter Pilots is a truly original & unique account of a terrifying time.

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With ten in the bed it's a bit of a squeeze! Roll over roll over! But the little one gets cold all alone & soon all ten are snuggled up & fast asleep. This famous rhyme is of interest to children who enjoy shouting out the crash thud & bump noises! ...

With ten in the bed its a bit of a squeeze! Roll over roll over! But the little one gets cold all alone & soon all ten are snuggled up & fast asleep. This bedtime rhyme is for young children to relish shouting out the crash thud & bump noises! ...

Nothing is sweeter as everyone knows than tiny baby fingers & chubby baby toes! All over the world babies are different. Yet in some ways they are very much the same: each one has ten little fingers & ten little toes
- to play with to tickle to wave. & each child is very very special to its parents... With Mem Fox's gently rhyming text illustrated by Helen Oxenbury best loved as the illustrator of the classic nursery join-in picture book We're Going on a Bear Hunt" " Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes" will fast become the essential book for baby playtime
- & the perfect gift for a new arrival. It is available for the first time as a board book. This is a book to treasure
- instantly lovable & the perfect gift for a new baby. It is a " New York Times" bestseller!"


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Sherman Alexie is an acclaimed & bestselling writer. In Ten Little Indians" he offers eleven poignant & emotionally resonant stories about Native Americans who like all Americans find themselves at personal & cultural crossroads faced with heartrending tragic sometimes wondrous moments of being that test their loyalties their capacities & their notions of who they are & whom they love. In " The Life & Times of Estelle Walks Above" an intellectual feminist Spokane Indian woman saves the lives of dozens of white women all around her to the bewilderment of her only child now a grown man who looks back at his life with equal parts of fondness amusement & regret. In " Do You Know Where I Am?" two college sweethearts rescue a lost cat
- a simple act that has profound moral consequences for the rest of their lives together. In " What You Pawn I Will Redeem" a homeless Indian man must raise $1 000 in twenty-four hours to buy back the fancy dance outfit stolen from his grandmother fifty years earlier. Even as they often make us laugh Sherman Alexies stories are driven by a haunting lyricism & naked candour that cut to the heart of the human experience shedding brilliant light on what happens when we grow into & out of each other."
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Julia Llewellyn Top Ten bestselling author of The Model Wife" & " Amys Honeymoon" looks at finding
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From the universally praised New York Times" science writer George Johnson (" He provides some of the best science writing I have come across in a long time"
- Paul Davies) an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science
- moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature & received a crisp unambiguous reply. Chapter 1
- Galileo: The Way Things Really Move; Chapter 2
- William Harvey: Mysteries of the Heart; Chapter 3
- Isaac Newton: What a Colour Is; Chapter 4
- Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: The Farmers Daughter; Chapter 5
- Luigi Galvini: Animal Electricity; Chapter
- Michel Faraday: Something Deeply Hidden; Chapter 7
- James Joule: How the World Works; Chapter 8
- A. Michelson: Lost in Space; Chapter 9
- Ivan Pavlov: Measuring the Immeasurable; & Chapter 10
- Robert Millikan: In the Borderl&. The diligence of all these scientists was rewarded: in an instant confusion was swept aside & something new about nature leapt into view."











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This guide presents a system that goes far beyond what is usually considered time management" to change not only how people plan their time but also how they approach their lives. It shows readers how to make the most of their time & lives as well as how to obtain what the title promises
- inner peace. The books strategy of planning prioritizing & value analysis enables readers to organize their time & life in a "meaningful" way by: determining the highest priorities in life & what is most valued; reevaluating what events can & cannot be controlled; establishing SMART goals to put ones life in line with values; getting rid of "time robbers"; using the ABC valuing system
- a plan that works for getting things done; & a planning system now used by more than 2 million people worldwide."

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Become a Better Digital Photographer One Assignment at a Time There is no better way to learn than by doing. While theories histories best practices & sciences ground a thorough knowledge of any subject at some point you have to apply that information to truly garner knowledge. This book provides real-world assignments that guide prospective photographers to a true understanding & mastery of the craft. Each assignment

Includes:: a list of goals detailed instructions illustrations & examples. Individual assignments build on one another allowing your mastery to grow as the book continues. Learn about the capabilities & limitations of your equipment; the proper ways to expose a scene for digital capture; dos & don'ts of cropping & scene placement; how to color manage a scene in-camera; & how to see manipulate & augment light to obtain the best possible native files.

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In this powerful book Roger Housden harnesses the unique ability of poetry to touch the readers inner-most feelings. For everyone who knows there is more to life than they are currently experiencing it aims to bring an awakening... Through the voices of ten very individual poets Housden directs each of us to examine the universal themes that pursue us through life: those that stir our eternal emotions & desires. The ten poems presented are timeless; affecting us with a powerful sense of reality & moving us to alter the way we view ourselves & the world. With a penetrating commentary on each of the poems Housden provides an insight into his own spiritual journey & invites us to contemplate the significance of the poets message in our own lives. ...