The mine is an impartial killer & a lethal challenge to any volunteer in the Special Countermeasures of the Royal Navy. They are brave lonely men with something to prove or nothing left to lose. Lieutenant-Commander David Masters haunted by a split second glimpse of the mine that destroyed his first & only command H.M. Submarine Tornado now defuses the beast on land & teaches the same deadly science to others who too often die in the attempt. Lieutenant Chris Foley minelaying off an enemy coast in ML366 rolls on an uneasy sea with a release bracket sheared & a lie mine jammed & hears the menacing growl of approaching E-boats. & Sub-Lieutenant Michael Lincoln hailed as a hero dreads exposure as a coward even more than the unexpected booby-trap or the gentle whirr of the activated fuse marking the last twelve seconds of his life. ...

Mystery & adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times.. . Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive but to find out the truth Flavia must perform twelve tasks
- like the Greek hero Hercules. So begins a thrilling journey but what will Flavia learn at the end of her quest?
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The opening pages of Ayana's debut took my breath away. I can't remember when I read anything that moved me quite this way besides the work of Toni Morrison". (Oprah Winfrey). Fifteen years old & blazing with the hope of a better life Hattie Shepherd fled the horror of the American South on a dawn train bound for Philadelphia. Hattie's is a tale of strength of resilience & heartbreak that spans six decades. Her American dream is shattered time & again: a husband who lies & cheats & nine children raised in a cramped little house that was only ever supposed to be temporary. She keeps the children alive with sheer will & not an ounce of the affection they crave. She knows they don't think her a kind woman
- but how could they understand that all the love she had was used up in feeding them & clothing them. How do you prepare your children for a world you know is cruel? The lives of this unforgettable family form a searing portrait of twentieth century America. From the revivalist tents of Alabama to Vietnam to the black middle-class enclave in the heart of the city to a filthy bar in the ghetto " The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" is an extraordinary distinctive novel about the guilt sacrifice responsibility & heartbreak that are an intrinsic part of ferocious love."
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Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just dont get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably the spirit of Laras great aunt Sadie
- in the form of a bold demanding Charleston-dancing girl
- has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply cant rest without. Laras got enough problems of her own. Her start-up company is floundering her best friend & business partner has run off to Goa & shes just been dumped by the love of her life. But as Lara spends time with Sadie life becomes more glamorous & their treasure hunt turns into something intriguing & romantic. Could Sadies ghost be the answer to Laras problems & can two girls from different times end up learning something special from each other?

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Demolition of Second World War defences commenced before the end of the war when the risk of Nazi invasion had diminished & until recent years the study & recording of buildings & structures associated with twentieth-century defences has received relatively little attention. Despite the extent of the demolition work many examples of defence installations & structures survive throughout Great Britain. As Warwickshire was not as heavily defended as counties with coastal regions & those on the eastern side of Great Britain there are inevitably fewer examples of defence structures than in these kinds of areas. However within Warwickshire a wide variety of defence buildings & structures still survive. This guide

Includes:: pill boxes bombing decoy sites anti-aircraft defences air-raid shelters army buildings & Cold War defences. Complementing his study with photographs & maps including suggested walks Steve Carvell has compiled a detailed & important record of these often overlooked structures & defences across Warwickshire.

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This critical Reader is the essential companion to any course in twentieth-century literature. Drawing upon the work of a wide range of key writers & critics the selected extracts provide: a literary-historical overview of the twentieth century insight into theoretical discussions around the purpose value & form of literature which dominated the century closer examination of representative texts from the period around which key critical issues might be debated. Clearly conveying the excitement generated by twentieth-century literary texts & by the provocative critical ideas & arguments that surrounded them this reader can be used alongside the two volumes of Debating Twentieth-Century Literature or as a core text for any module on the literature of the last century. Texts examined in detail include: Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard Mansfield's Short Stories poetry of the 1930s Gibbon's Sunset Song Eliot's Prufrock Brecht's Galileo Woolf's Orlando Okigbo's Selected Poems du Maurier's Rebecca poetry by Ginsburg & O' Hara Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Puig's Kiss of the Spiderwoman Beckett's Waiting for Godot Heaney's New Selected Poems 1966-1987 Gurnah's Paradise & Barker's The Ghost Road. ...

The Twentieth Century Performance Reader is the key introductory text to all types of performance. Extracts from fifty practitioners critics & theorists from the fields of dance drama music theatre & live art make up an essential sourcebook for students researchers & practitioners. A bestseller since its publication in 1996 this second edition has been fully updated &
Includes:: New writings by practitioners & theorists Notes about each writer A completely new introduction. Each extract is fully supplemented by a contextual summary a biography of the writer & suggestions for further reading. Organised alphabetically this reader makes it possible to compare major writings on all types of performance in one volume. The ways in which different performance practitioners ideas inter-relate are pointed out in a series of detailed cross-references for readers. In so doing it becomes clear that one of the key features of twenty first century performance is its boundlessness & its capacity to cross borders. All who enjoy or work with live innovative performance will find this book invaluable.
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The twentieth century was for Russia one of the most challenging in its history. the country experienced war revolution & systemic collapse all of which brought serious challenges especially in international affairs. Only by examining the whole century can Modern Russia be properly understood & key questions as to the impact of war revolution collapse the Cold War ad Russias post-Soviet development be addressed. The Twentieth Century Russia Reader is thus a key resource for students of Russian history across this turbulent period. It contains key articles on history & politics from across the period; from the last Tsar the Russian Revolution the Soviet Union & World War Two right up to the post-Soviet period. The Reader covers a huge subject in an accessible & clear manner. Alistair Kocho-Williams

Includes:: a comprehensive introduction explaining trends in the historiography & giving rationale for the inclusion of material as well as prefaces to each section & article with an explanation of the debates & how material relates to them. It is essential reading for all students of Russian history.

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Between 1900 & 2000 Britain evolved from a great power at the centre of a world-wide empire to a successful middle-ranking state whose role in the world remains unclear. In the twentieth century Britain experienced unparalleled change fought two world wars & changed from a society with laissez-faire at its heart to a social democracy & then to a state broadly committed to free enterprise. This comprehensive study describes the major political events of the era in a clear & cogent way. William D. Rubinstein presents the history key personnel problems & achievements of Britains successive administrations from Lord Salisburys government in 1900 to Tony Blairs Cool Britannia. Ideal for both students & general readers Rubinsteins book provides a detailed & incisive examination of Britains political development in the twentieth century. ...

When Robyn Scott was six years old her parents abruptly exchanged the tranquil pastures of New Zealand for a converted cowshed in the wilds of Botswana. Once there Robyn & her siblings mostly left to amuse themselves grew up collecting snakes canoeing with crocodiles & breaking in horses in the veld. In the shadow of one of Africas worst AIDS crises this moving enchanting memoir is an extraordinary portrait of an unforgettable childhood. ...