On an icy dawn morning in Paris in January 1943 a group of 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps & sent on a train to Auschwitz
- the only train in the four years of German occupation to take women of the resistance to a death camp. Of the group 49 survivors would return to France. Here is the story of these women
- told for the first time. A Train in Winter is a portrait of ordinary people of their bravery & endurance & of the friendships that kept so many of them alive. Longlisted for the 2012 Orwell Prize.

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With his early career as a footplate man Bob Essery brings his own personal experience to judge how effectively most model railway layouts are operated & provides readers with this in depth & instructive volume on Train Shunting & Marshalling. As a firm believer in realism in miniature he knows that over the past 20 years there has been a phenomenal increase in the physical standards of layouts built & exhibited; the quality of proprietary locomotives & rolling stock has enhanced immeasurably as have the signalling & scenery. What is still lacking however is the knowledge as to how the railways actually operated & in an era when DCC makes the realistic operation of model railways all the more practical (along with the hazards associated with the industry) this leads to all sorts of schoolboy howlers perpetrated upon the viewing public at model railway shows. Since the publication of Railway Operation for the Modeller in 2003 there has been a growing awareness of the importance of replicating correct operating procedure & this volume is the fourth volume designed to build upon the success of that original book. Many model railways unless recreating an exact replica often add more complexity to the scene
- in terms of over-large locomotive sheds & goods yards
- in order to give variety of operation & this volume is designed to provide the modeller with a comprehensive guide to working practices when shunting & marshalling passenger or freight trains & the handling of locomotive sheds. The book will include descriptive text allied 200 mono & colour illustrations. Individual chapters will include the evolution of shunting the men & equipment marshalling passenger trains types of locomotive used arrangements of locomotive shed & shed operation. This title has great appeal to both modellers & railway enthusiasts.

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This is a nail-biting adventure that whisks readers back in time to the daily chaos & heroism of 1940s London during the Blitz bombings. When Scarlett Joe & their dog Pippy stumble upon a ghostly train visible only to them they find themselves travelling back in time to Second World War London on a heroic mission. Young Alfie Suggs was tragically killed during the Blitz trying to rescue his Nan who survived. Now its up to Scarlett & Joe to save the boy
- & they have just one hour to complete their mission. As they race through East Londons eerie & deserted streets dogfights howl in the sky sirens blare & the bombs begin to fall. But although Scarlett & Joe find Alfie his determination to save his Nan means they are drawn into her house during an attack. Following the raid they realize they are trapped indoors with an unexploded bomb outside which will detonate in less than half an hour. Together the children must scramble through the rubble into the dark cellar of the house & out through the back garden if they are to rescue Alfie & complete their mission. But with Alfie injured its a race against time as the clock keeps ticking. This is a fast-paced & gripping journey through time to the war-torn streets of 1940s East-End London by one of the most exciting talents in childrens publishing.
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Get stuck-in! Discover all about trains with this fantastic Ultimate Sticker" book. Choose stickers from more than 60 in the book & either decorate your books & projects or create a scene on the pull-out landscape included. Find out all about trains while having fun!" ...

Dr Kawashimas brain training will change your life... Like the body the brain needs exercise. & Dr Ryuta Kawashima has dedicated his life to researching exactly how we can make our brains work better. Here are his results
- in a highly rewarding programme of carefully chosen deceptively simple activities. Each day you fill in a worksheet of easy exercises & with weekly self-tests & a personal logbook you can track your progress. Taking just a few minutes a day over two months you really can boost your brainpower & creativity.
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More than 100 fiendish puzzles divided into four sections: mental word number & memory challenges. Each brainteaser has a time limit usually between 30 seconds & three minutes -- at the end of every challenge the child ticks a You did it!" box or a " Not this time" box. Answers are at the end of the book along with a scoring table that allows readers to chart their growing brainpower or compete against their friends!" ...

Written by a team of leading trainers practitioners & supervisors this bestselling book provides all the help & advice youll need as you start & progress through your training in counselling & psychotherapy. It will also be an essential resource as you go on to take your first steps into therapeutic practice. The book identifies & guides you through the practical skills & knowledge youll need to make a success of your training
- from writing essays through case formulation & on to preparing for your first meeting with a client. A further important function of the book is to address & allay the concerns which are common to all students. Now in its third edition The Trainee Handbook has been fully updated to take account of the significant changes that have taken place in the therapy professions over the last few years. It now also

Includes:: new & important chapters on:
- the dynamics & practicalities of facilitating client referral
- the processes involved in assessing a clients mental state &
- useful tips & hints from former trainees. The Trainee Handbook will be an invaluable companion & source of information & guidance for all trainees in counselling psychotherapy & counselling psychology.





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The Trainers Journey to Competence" draws on Jean Barbazettes thirty-five years of experience in training trainers. The book serves as both a useful source of career advice for those in the training field & as a starting point for creating a role-specific professional development plan. Professional trainers can use this resource to assess their knowledge skills & attitudes & use this information to create an individual development plan. The book can be equally helpful when creating internal training certification programs for organizations." ...

This title takes a practical approach to all aspects of structuring & delivering a training course or seminar. It covers learning theory the learning environment preparing to train training delivery audio visual support & group & individual exercises. A feature of this edition is the inclusion of the so-called facilitraining rainbow" an innovative model designed to help trainers identify which delivery style is most appropriate for their particular situation. " The Pocketbook Series" comprises more than 60 titles in the areas of training personal development management customer care sales & marketing & finance." ...

Trainers Flat Statistics is a powerful tool with which punters can analyse a trainers strengths & weaknesses & which highlights normally hidden characteristics of a trainers methods. The book provides jockey course & horse records for all winning British trainers during the 2012 Flat season. The statistics include: first-time-out winners; monthly performances; race class distance & race type; jockey bookings; course preferences; & individual winning horses. ...