Lucien's teasing of Dani leads to an accident with far-reaching consequences. Annette is intent on revenge & does all she can to make life a misery for Lucien. His only friend is the old man up the mountain who recognises his skill in carving wood & gives him new hope. Set in Switzerland this story of Annett Lucien & Dani has caught the imagination of countless children. ...

Bono once said More than any other band The Who are our role models". Starting as a simple four-piece mod band in the early 1960s The Who went on to conquer the world with their unique & supremely powerful music that transcended any genre & appealed to their fans across the world... The original lineup of Roger Daltrey Keith Moon Pete Townshend & John Entwhistle honed their sound & recorded some milestone albums in the history of rock: " Live at Leeds" " Tommy" & " Quadrophenia" are just some of the legendary records they released." ...

This sumptuous book brings to life the rich past & the landmark creations of one of the worlds great watchmakers. Founded in the Swiss city of Geneva in 1755 by the gifted craftsman & businessman Jean-Marc Vacheron Vacheron Constantin is the oldest watch manufacturer in the world with an uninterrupted history. Its phenomenal rise to an international reputation of the highest standing in turn throws light on the global success of the great Swiss watchmaking tradition. The book traces the principal milestones in the companys history: its founding during the Age of Enlightenment; the successive generations of the Vacheron family; the association in 1819 with Francois Constantin who opened up the North American market to the company; the transformational relationship with the inventor Georges-Auguste Leschot; & the companys subsequent international recognition & expansion. Through an array of glorious illustrations it presents Vacheron Constantins historical collections while highlighting the creations of the craftsmen who contribute to the technical excellence of its timepieces
- the master-watchmakers
- & the artisans who transform them into genuine objets dart
- the master engravers guillocheurs jewellers & enamelers.


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This anthology contains a selection of 50 prayers from sources ancient & modern. There are prayers for every occasion: praising God asking for forgiveness interceding for family & friends for people throughout the world & for inner strength & peace. Each prayer is illuminated with a detail from a painting which is chosen from one of the worlds great art museums renowned for collections of religious painting. The colours & fine detail of the medieval Renaissance & later artists provides a touchstone for contemplation. Artists featured include: Giotto Raphael Titian Botticelli Poussin & Vermeer. The paintings come from museums & galleries including: the National Gallery London; the National Gallery of Scotland Edinburgh; the Louvre Paris; Galleria degli Uffizi Florence; & the Prado Madrid. ...

Doctors & consultants may be very surprised when they see patients suffering intractable arthritis suddenly beginning to get better. The medical profession knows all too well that anti-arthritic medication does not have this effect. As the days go by the improvement often continues so that drugs can be dispensed with & people lead a normal life. Best-selling author of several books about arthritis Margaret Hills here tells the amazing stories of people who have benefited from her honey & cider vinegar cure. Advice about diet & stress is also included so that readers have very real & practical tools to help them treat their arthritis. Crippled herself with arthritis Margaret Hills used her nurses training & determination to win back her health. Since then her acid-free approach has brought relief to thousands. Her daughter Christine Horner who now runs the Margaret Hills Clinic continues her work. Topics include: arthritis in children; arthritis in adults; a selection of case histories; & the stress factor
- how it affects the body & contributes to arthritis & how it can be alleviated.
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Includes: a wide range of pain-alleviating exercises to practise at home Covers every aspect of back & neck pain Relieve
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One of the most significant works of Western philosophy Humes Treatise was published in 1739-40 before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature & a vigorous attack upon the principles of traditional metaphysical thought. With masterly eloquence Hume denies the immortality of the soul & the reality of space; considers the manner in which we form concepts of identity cause & effect; & speculates upon the nature of freedom virtue & emotion. Opposed both to metaphysics & to rationalism Humes philosophy of informed scepticism sees man not as a religious creation nor as a machine but as a creature dominated by sentiment passion & appetite. ...

A quiet residential street in south London. A husband & wife are discovered imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated they've been bound & beaten. He is close to death. But worse is to come: their young son is missing. When Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is called in to investigate the similarities with events in his own past make it impossible for him to view this new crime dispassionately. & as he digs deeper
- as he attempts to hold his own life together in the face of ever more disturbing revelations about both his past & his present
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This widely used book is packed with indispensable tools for treating the most common clinical problems encountered in outpatient mental health practice. Chapters provide basic information on depression & the six major anxiety disorders; step-by-step instructions for evidence-based assessment & intervention; illustrative case examples; & practical guidance for writing reports & dealing with third-party payers. In a convenient large-size format the book features 125 reproducible client handouts homework sheets & therapist forms for assessment & record keeping. The included CDROM enables clinicians to rapidly generate individualized treatment plans print extra copies of the forms & find information on frequently prescribed medications. New to this edition: the latest research on each disorder & its treatment innovative techniques that draw on cognitive behavioral mindfulness & acceptance-based approaches two chapters offering expanded descriptions of basic behavioral & cognitive techniques & more than 45 of the 125 reproducibles are entirely new. ...

Chil Rajchman a Polish Jew was arrested with his younger sister in 1942 & sent to Treblinka a death camp where more than 750 000 were murdered before it was abandoned by German soldiers. His sister was sent to the gas chambers but Rajchman escaped execution working for ten months under incessant threats & beatings as a barber a clothes-sorter a corpse-carrier a puller of teeth from those same bodies. In August 1943 there was an uprising at the camp & Rajchman was among the handful of men who managed to escape. In 1945 he set down this account a plain unembellished & exact record of the raw horror he endured every day. This unique testimony which has remained in the sole possession of his family ever since has never before been published in English. For its description of unspeakably cruelty Treblinka is a memoir that will not be superseded. In addition to Rajchman's account this volume

Includes:: the complete text of Vasily Grossman's ' The Hell of Treblinka' one of the first descriptions of a Nazi extermination camp; a powerful & harrowing piece of journalism written only weeks after the camp was dissolved. Introduction by Samuel Moyn Professor of History at Columbia University & author of A Holocaust Controversy: The Treblinka Affair in Postwar France.

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