War makes heroes of men but at what price? As the twentieth century dawns Guv Sutro against his father's will becomes a pioneer of aviation a fighter ace on the Western Front during the Great War & a record-breaker between the wars. From his first flight in a primitive glider over the fields of Sussex helped by the dogged loyalty of his friend Stan Kemp he charts his ruthless course to fame & adulation. But with the outbreak of World War Two 'the best of Old England' begins to crumble. Guv's son Tim is fighting a more covert war desperate to shed the burden of his father's reputation while Tim's childhood companion Will Kemp the son Guv felt he deserved is fighting heroically against overwhelming odds as a Spitfire pilot. The fates of the men are bound together in the monumental ambitions & terrible tragedies of an age of heroes. ...

The follow-up to the Time For Kids Big Book of Why" & " The Big Book of How" " Time For Kids Big Book of What" presents kids 8-12 years old with answers to the kinds of intriguing questions that appeal to their sense of curiosity. Colourful graphics spectacular photos & clear engaging diagrams will help answer such questions as: what is the fastest animal in the sea? What causes acid rain? What is the most poisonous animal? What was the longest war on record? What will transportation be like in the future? Divided by subject area
- from animals the human body & technology to sports games & the future
- the books photos diagrams art & clear text will help kids discover the background behind the questions. " Time For Kids Big Book of What" is a must-have book to satisfy the most curious of kids."

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Remembering the ideals for which he risked his life while never forgetting the evils against which he struggled Stephane Hessel calls on all of us to take back the rights that have slowly slipped away since the Second World War ended. As sales of this masterful polemic approach a million in France it is published here for the first time in English. Published by Charles Glass Books an imprint of Quartet Books. ...

When murderous bands of militiamen begin roaming the western United States & attacking government agencies it will take a dedicated group of the nations finest & toughest civilian airmen to put an end to the homegrown insurgency. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant-General Patrick Mc Lanahan vows to take to the skies to join the fight but when his son Bradley also signs up they find themselves caught in a deadly game against a shadowy opponent. When the stock markets crash & the U.S. economy falls into a crippling recession everything changes for newly elected president Kenneth Phoenix. Politically exhausted from a bruising & divisive election Phoenix must order a series of massive tax cuts & wipe out entire cabinet-level departments to reduce government spending. With reductions in education & transportation an incapacitated National Guard & the loss of public safety budgets entire communities of armed citizens band together for survival & mutual protection. Against this dismal backdrop a SWAT team is ambushed & radioactive materials are stolen by a group calling themselves the Knights of the True Republic. Is the battle against the government about to be taken to a new & deadlier level? In this time of crisis a citizen organization rises to the task of protecting their fellow countrymen: the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) the U.S. Air Force auxiliary. The Nevada Wing
- led by retired Air Force Lieutenant-General Patrick Mc Lanahan his son Bradley & other volunteers
- uses their military skills in the sky & on the ground to hunt down violent terrorists. But how will Patrick respond when extremists launch a catastrophic dirty bomb attack in Reno spreading radiological fallout for miles? & when Bradley is caught in a deadly double-cross that jeopardizes the CAP Patrick will have to fight to find out where his friends loyalties lie: Are they with him & the CAP or with the terrorists? With A Time for Patriots" the " New York Times" bestselling master of the modern thriller Dale Brown brings the battle home to explore a terrifying possibility-the collapse of the American Republic."

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With her bright bold & colourful artwork Kali Stileman has created a book about food to rival Eric Carles The Very Hungry Caterpillar". This is a warm funny story that introduces animals & food types with a fun surprise revealed when the fantastic flaps are lifted. Kalis first book " Peely Wally" was selected to be part of the Booktrusts Books for Babies scheme. Praise for " Peely Wally": "A brilliant debut that kids will love. The superb illustrations are on a par with Eric Carles " The Very Hungry Caterpillar". (" The Sun")." ...

After all we live in a visual age when history is both made & experienced through photographs from the flag raising at Iwo Jima to the thrill of the first footstep on the moon. Now TIME" has gathered the most significant & influential photos in history in a magnificent volume that celebrates the art & craft of photojournalism: Great Images. Here are scientific breakthroughs political upheavals & social revolutions from the first photographs of an embryo in a human womb to the indelible images of America's Civil Rights movement. Here are sailors kissing nurses a single man defying a Chinese tank fire-fighters raising the American flag over the ruins of the World Trade Centre. Based on a highly successful 2000 book this new edition has been completely updated to add the most significant pictures of the last decade from hanging chads ands the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq to Hurricane Katrina & the 2010 earthquake in Haiti." ...

In this stunning new novel the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure time. He is banished to ...

Banished for centuries as punishment for trying to measure time the inventor of the world's first clock is finally granted his freedom along with a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two people the true meaning of time. He returns to our world & embarks on a journey with two unlikely partners: a teenage girl who is about to give up on life & a wealthy ageing businessman who wants to live for ever. To save himself he must save them both. Gripping & filled with deep human truth this unforgettable story will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time & just how precious it truly is. ...

This is the Penguin English Library Edition" of " The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. ' Great shapes like big machines rose out of the dimness & cast grotesque black shadows in which dim spectral Morlocks sheltered from the glare'. Chilling prophetic & hugely influential " The Time Machine" sees a Victorian scientist propel himself into the year 802 701 AD where he is delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty & contentment in the form of the Eloi an elfin species descended from man. But he soon realizes that they are simply remnants of a once-great culture
- now weak & living in terror of the sinister Morlocks lurking in the deep tunnels who threaten his very return home. H. G. Wells defined much of modern science fiction with this 1895 tale of time travel which questions humanity society & our place on Earth. " The Penguin English Library" contains 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War."
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This title is ideal for young readers who can experience the wonder of this timeless story in an easy to read abridged format. Classic Starts[trademark]" is in its 5th printing
- with more than half a million copies sold! This title is aimed at children aged 7 to 9 years old. H.G. Wells sobering thought-provoking novel is one of the greatest works of science fiction ever created
- & as powerful today as when it was written. After inventing a machine that moves through time the Traveller leaves Victorian London & goes far far into the future. At first the world he discovers seems peaceful & prosperous. But as he looks below the surface he realises that things are not exactly as they first appeared."

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