A pacy compelling & penetrating account from Wolfson Prize-winning author Norman Stone that shows World War Two in a fresh new light. The Second World War is the nightmare that sits at the heart of the modern era
- a total refutation of any notion of human progress & a conflict which still haunts us seventy years on. Norman Stone's gripping new book aims to tell the narrative of the war in as brief a compass as possible making a sometimes familiar story utterly fresh & arresting. As with his highly acclaimed World War One: A Short History there is a compelling sense of a terrible story unfolding of a sceptical & humorous intelligence at work & a wish to convey to an audience who may well have no memory of the conflict just how high the stakes were. This is a beautifully written clever & imaginative attempt to convey what can almost not be conveyed. About the author: Norman Stone is one of Britain's greatest historians. His major works include The Eastern Front 1914-1917 (winner of the Wolfson Prize & published by Penguin) Europe Transformed & The Atlantic & Its Enemies (published by Penguin). He has taught at the universities of Cambridge Oxford & Bilkent where he is now Director of the Turkish-Russian Centre. He lives in Ankara. Reviews: Professor Norman Stone has achieved the impossible; he has somehow written a comprehensive history of the Second World War in just under 200 pages summarising the entire conflict while leaving out nothing of importance & bringing his lifetime of study of the subject to bear in a witty incisive & immensely readable way... Norman Stone has proved yet again that he is one of the most original witty & powerful British historians writing today". (Andrew Roberts Standpoint). " The joy & strength of this compact history besides its trenchancy & in the publishers' words the "sceptical & humorous intelligence at work" is its narrative clarity.. .a book to clear the mind after the grand tour of the big volumes". (Allan Mallinson The Times). " Novices will receive a painless introduction but educated readers should not pass up the highly opinionated prologue & epilogue & the author's trademark acerbic commentary throughout... Readers of all stripes.. .will find plenty to ponder". (Kirkus Reviews)."
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It began with rumours from China about another pandemic. Then the cases started to multiply & what had looked like the stirrings of a criminal underclass even the beginnings of a revolution soon revealed itself to be much much worse. Faced with a future of mindless man-eating horror humanity was forced to accept the logic of world government & face events that tested our sanity & our sense of reality. Based on extensive interviews with survivors & key players in the 10-year fight-back against the horde World War Z brings the very finest traditions of American journalism to bear on what is surely the most incredible story in the history of civilisation. ...

It began with rumours from China about another pandemic. Then the cases started to multiply & what had looked like the stirrings of a criminal underclass even the beginnings of a revolution soon revealed itself to be much much worse. Faced with a future of mindless man-eating horror humanity was forced to accept the logic of world government & face events that tested our sanity & our sense of reality. ...

World War Z" is the eagerly awaited film starring Brad Pitt. The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt) who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies & governments & threatening to annihilate humanity itself. " World War Z: The Art of the Film" is the official illustrated companion to the movie & features a wealth of stunning production art design sketches & storyboards alongside the full shooting script. (TM) & (c) 2013 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved." ...

This is a fantastic reference book on the two most important conflicts of the 20th Century; World Wars 1 & 2. It provides detailed accounts of the causes & effects of each war as well as describing their main battles innovations & leaders. It also describes the cultural legacies of the wars including the impact they made to the roles of women & how they inspired poets artists & writers. It is illustrated with dramatic photographs & detailed colour maps. It is Internet-linked to provide young learners with the opportunity for further independent research. ...

On the day after Halloween in the year 1327 four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief a bully a boy genius & a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed. As adults their lives will be braided together by ambition love greed & revenge. They will see prosperity & famine plague & war. One boy will travel the world but come home in the end; the other will be a powerful corrupt nobleman. One girl will defy the might of the medieval church; the other will pursue an impossible love. & always they will live under the long shadow of the unexplained killing they witnessed on that fateful childhood day. Ken Follett's masterful epic The Pillars of the Earth enchanted millions of readers with its compelling drama of war passion & family conflict set around the building of a cathedral. Now World Without End takes readers back to medieval Kingsbridge two centuries later as the men women & children of the city once again grapple with the devastating sweep of historical change. ...

The CIA is facing an unknown enemy. His genius: the ability to steal prototype weapons with unimaginable destructive powers & leave no trace of their whereabouts. The weapons never appear on any black market. They're never used to wage a battle on US soil. & they're never sold to foreign agents. It's as if they simply vanish. But a top-secret CIA operation is one step ahead of the game. They know the next target. A company in Texas has developed a military combat uniform that renders a soldier virtually invisible. Optical camouflage offers limitless possibilities --and no one knows that better than CIA operative Steve Conway. But as Conway & his team set the trap for the elusive thief things go terribly wrong. A hair-raising blend of mystery manhunt & terror World Without End is an electrifying page-turning novel of suspense by an author destined to join the ranks of the masters. ...

This title is suitable for children aged 8 to 14 years old. Search the world to find the words. This clever collection of word searches demands a keen eye & offers a fun way to test your knowledge of geography. Each puzzle is shaped like a map & all the words have an association with the continent or country shown. For example inside the word search for Africa you'll find Algeria Angola & Benin on up to Zambia & Zimbabwe. The Brazilian puzzle

Includes:: Amazon River Brasilia & Rio de Janeiro while the United States has Fifty (in honour of the 50 states) Dollar & Death Valley. A tribute to Planet Earth & the world's waterways finishes this global collection of word searches in fine style.

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A unique collection of 500 couture cocktails from around the world illustrated with stunning photography & accompanied by an ...

This big book is stuffed with the fastest brightest longest funniest weirdest wildest wettest saddest brainiest & fascinating-est (yikes!) things in the world. From the highest peaks to the murkiest depths the fastest man to the slowest sloth the oldest lake to the most venomous snake & much much more. ...