kansas in august patrick gale

Patrick Gale''s second novel KANSAS IN AUGUST is a witty, warm 1980s story of sexuality, musicals, bedsits and an abandoned child''Modern, excellent and sympathetic'' Stephen FryHilary Metcalfe is obsessed with musicals, and abandoned on his birthday by his lover Rufus on his birthday, he gets drunk, discovers a baby and brings it home to his flat above a corner shop to provide comfort and company. Rufus, meanwhile, allows himself to be seduced by a frivolous young woman, who is romancing under a pseudonym to escape the reality of her own loneliness. In this witty, bawdy slice of sex and lies, the trio will find themselves drawn together ever more tightly by the lures of hedonism, self-delusion and the inescapable desire to be needed.What readers admired about KANSAS IN AUGUST:''He has a great gift of involving his readers with his characters. You care about them'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''As always with novels from Patrick Gale, this is beautifully written with characters you become involved with and care about'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I love anything by Patrick Gale. His earlier books are worth reading'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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The second, character-filled 1980s novel of London and quirky English eccentrics from the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER ''A huge treat'' Daily MailDomina Tey is a playwright, celebrated by friends, her husband, and the public alike, yet she fears losing her vital edge. Her solution: to leave her beautiful home in Bristol and seek adventure in a squalid, crumbling West London bedsit, where she will live under an assumed name with only her typewriter for companionship. However, once installed, Domina just can''t resist meddling in the business of others, forgetting that blurring fact with fiction can be a dangerous game...''Patrick Gale is among the great, unsung English novelists. Think Austen, Hardy, Murdoch. Remarkable'' IndependentWhat readers have said about EASE:''I loved it and think it''s the book of his I have most enjoyed. Beautifully crafted and interesting characters, with Patrick Gale''s usual easy-to-read prose'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Early Patrick Gale, humour with consequences. Lovely book which can be read in one sitting on a winter''s day in front of a roaring fire'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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** Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2015 ** A stunning novel of love, life and pioneering love, set in Canada. A Sunday Times Top Ten hardback and paperback bestseller -selected for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club and the Waterstones Book Club.''A mesmerising storyteller; this novel is written with intelligence and warmth'' The TimesA shy but privileged elder son, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Then the beginnings of an affair, and the threat of arrest force him to abandon his wife and child and sign up for emigration to Canada.Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war and madness that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before.''Rich in atmosphere and period detail, from the wardrobe requirements of pioneers to the construction of catalogue-bought houses, this enjoyable tale is both witty and poignant'' Daily Mail''Neatly constructed and written in a prose of beautiful lucidity, Gale''s novel offers up an ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Bittersweet and startling, A SWEET OBSCURITY is a multi-stranded novel of childhood, coming of age and the heartbreaking consequences of family life in disarray... ''Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon'' Sunday TimesSince her mother''s death, nine-year-old Dido has been living with her eccentric aunt, acting as peacekeeper between Eliza, her estranged husband Giles and his girlfriend. They are each cruelly burdened in different ways. Chance draws them down to Cornwall, where a country idyll offers to lighten their urban cares. Then Eliza falls in love with local farmer, Pearce, an event that causes the four adults to re-assess their lives, with some painful and unforeseen consequences for adults and child alike...''Gale''s talent is undeniable''GuardianWhat readers loved about A SWEET OBSCURITY:''Patrick Gale writes fiction which totally absorbs the reader by creating characters that you feel you know. The richness of his writing and the depth of his storylines make each book compulsive reading'' ? ? ? ? ?''Something, anything, by Patrick Gale would definitely be on my Desert Island Books list, but A Sweet Obscurity is the one I go back to most often'' ? ? ? ? ?

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''Absolutely one of his best - a wonderful, wonderful read'' Stephen Fry''Funny and heartfelt'' SpectatorFrom the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER comes a compassionate, compelling new novel of boyhood, coming of age, and the confusions of desire and reality. ''An incredibly beautiful story told with compassion. Nothing is wasted. Each sentence is beautifully crafted'' Joanna Cannon1970s Weston-Super-Mare and ten-year-old oddball Eustace, an only child, has life transformed by his mother''s quixotic decision to sign him up for cello lessons. Music-making brings release for a boy who is discovering he is an emotional volcano. He laps up lessons from his young teacher, not noticing how her brand of glamour is casting a damaging spell over his frustrated and controlling mother.When he is enrolled in holiday courses in the Scottish borders, lessons in love, rejection and humility are added to daily practice.Drawing in part on his own boyhood, Patrick Gale''s new novel explores a collision between childish hero worship and extremely messy adult love lives.''It''s delicious, it''s dear, it''s heart-breaking and very funny'' Rachel Joyce''Suffused with the joy and wisdom of Gale''s mid-life reconnection with music'' Guardian''Gale is excellent on the hot, messy nature of self-discovery and sexual awakening'' Daily ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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One of Patrick Gale''s best-loved novels, NOTES FROM AN EXHIBITION, set in Cornwall, is the exquisite story of artistic compulsion, marriage, and the secrets left behind''Poised and pitch-perfect throughout'' Mail on Sunday''This book is complete perfection'' Stephen FryCelebrated artist Rachel Kelly dies alone in her Penzance studio, after decades of struggling with the creative highs and devastating lows that have coloured her life. Her family gathers, each of them searching for answers. They reflect on lives shaped by the enigmatic Rachel - as artist, wife and mother - and on the ambiguous legacies she leaves them, of talent, torment and transcendent love.''An uplifting, immensely empathetic novel''GuardianWhat readers love about NOTES FROM AN EXHIBITION:'' A shifting, multi-layered, beautifully textured portrait of not-quite ordinary family life'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''The word that shimmers with me is empathy. Gale has such a sensitive understanding of how minds and hearts work and react on one another amid the chaos and sometimes intense joys of real living'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I loved the exhibition-style notes at the beginning of each chapter, which heralded a hint of the chapter''s contents. Beautifully woven back and forth in time to reveal the complexities of fascinating family ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A rich, compelling and beautiful story of a marriage and the secrets a family holds...''Sparkling with emotional intelligence. A gripping portrait of a marriage and the quiet, devastating fall-out of family life'' Independent''A real craftsman, a master storyteller. Quite simply, you believe every word he tells you'' Independent on Sunday Julian is a contented if naïve only child, and a holiday on the coast of North Cornwall should be perfect, especially when distant American cousins join the party. But their arrival brings upheaval and unexpected turmoil.It is only as a seemingly well-adjusted adult that Julian is able to reflect on the realities of his parents'' marriage, and to recognise that the happy, cheerful boyhood he thought was his is infused with secrets, loss and the memory of betrayals that have shaped his life.''His clear, unforced prose sucks one in effortlessly'' Daily MailWhat readers say about ROUGH MUSIC:''I''m always impressed by his perceptive powers of observation, of his psychological insight and of his assured handling of his material'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''He takes apart a family teetering on the brink of not really knowing each other, or of being in denial of what they know, and analyses their actions and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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'Tender, evocative' TLS'Richly engaging' SpectatorA Radio 4 Serial Fiction Book of the Week 'A characteristically tender novel about a young man growing up in the shadow of one war and the whispers of the next' Observer'A wonderful novel about relationships, particularly between a mother and son. A compelling read, beautifully crafted and sensitively written' Irish Examiner_______Laura, a laundress, meets her young husband when they are both placed in service in Teignmouth in 1914. They have a baby, Charles, but his father returns home from the trenches a damaged man, already ill with the tuberculosis that will soon leave Laura a widow.As a new war looms, Charles signs up for the navy as a coder. His escape from the tight, gossipy confines of Launceston to a more colourful life in action sees him blossom, as he experiences the possibility of death, and the excitement - even terror - of a love that is as clandestine as his work._______'Stands with the best queer literary fiction of a historical bent, illuminated as it is by Gale's devilish wit and talent for both social observation and intricacies of character' Sydney Morning Herald 'A wonderful novel - a touching, utterly convincing portrait of the nascent ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Excellent as ever. Victoria Hislop at her best.'' Reader review''Within a few pages I was back in Greece and almost feeling the sun on my face.'' Reader reviewBeloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to her multi-million-copy Number One bestseller, The Island.25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences.When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy.In the aftermath, the question of how to resume life looms large. Stigma and scandal need to be confronted and somehow, for those impacted, a future built from the ruins of the past.Number one bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns to the world and characters she created in The Island - the award-winning novel that remains one of the biggest selling reading group novels of the century. It is finally time to be reunited with Anna, Maria, Manolis and Andreas in the weeks leading up to the evacuation of the island... and beyond.''A return to Hislop''s thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece'' The Sunday TimesDiscover for yourself why ten million readers ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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___________________________________________'An atmospheric novel, with a magnificently unreliable narrator . . . McGrath is a connoisseur of this literary tradition.' Financial Times'The pleasure in a Patrick McGrath novel is the travelling, not the arrival, and this is a rare novel that has pleasure on every page.' The Times'Unfailingly deft in his handling of trauma and deceit.' Guardian___________________________________________'Let there be no more of this clucking and wheedling. Oh Pa, are you sure? Or: Oh Francis, is this really a good idea? Let me be clear. I am always sure, and it is always a good idea.'An old man is sleeping fitfully. It's too hot. The air is thick with Spanish Jasmine floating in from his overgrown garden. And he's not sure whether he'll be woken by General Franco sitting on the end of his bed. It's 1975 and Francis McNulty is nearing the end of his life but feeling far from peaceful. A veteran of the Spanish Civil War, he is tormented by grief and guilt about a brief, terrible act of betrayal from that time; and he's started seeing his old nemesis on the street, in the garden and now in his bedroom. Neither he nor his daughter Gillian, who lives ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. A landmark in American fiction, Light in August explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil. Joe Christmas - a man doomed, deracinated and alone - wanders the Deep South in search of an identity, and a place in society.After killing his perverted God-fearing lover, it becomes inevitable that he is pursued by a lynch-hungry mob. Yet after the sacrifice, there is new life, a determined ray of light in Faulkner's complex and tragic world.

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''A lively and readable account'' Spectator''A fine book ... well-written and well-researched'' Washington TimesIn less than six hours in August 1942, nearly 1,000 British, Canadian and American commandos died in the French port of Dieppe in an operation that for decades seemed to have no real purpose. Was it a dry-run for D-Day, or perhaps a gesture by the Allies to placate Stalin''s impatience for a second front in the west? Historian David O''Keefe uses hitherto classified intelligence archives to prove that this catastrophic and apparently futile raid was in fact a mission, set up by Ian Fleming of British Naval Intelligence as part of a ''pinch'' policy designed to capture material relating to the four-rotor Enigma Machine that would permit codebreakers like Alan Turing at Bletchley Park to turn the tide of the Second World War. ''A fast-paced and convincing book ... that clears up decades of misinformation about the ignoble raid'' Toronto Star

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Crime fiction packed with Italian flavour, Death in August is the first Inspector Bordelli mystery set in 1960s'' Florence - perfect for fans of Andrea Camilleri or Donna Leon.Florence, summer 1963. Inspector Bordelli is one of the few policemen left in the deserted city. He spends his days on routine work, and his nights tormented by the heat and mosquitoes.Suddenly one night, a telephone call gives him a new sense of purpose: the suspected death of a wealthy Signora. Bordelli rushes to her hilltop villa, and picks the locks. The old woman is lying on her bed - apparently killed by an asthma attack, though her medicine has been left untouched.With the help of his young protégé, the victim''s eccentric brother, and a semi-retired petty thief, the inspector begins a murder investigation. Each suspect has a solid alibi, but there is something that doesn''t quite add up . . .

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Inspired by Molière’s farcical, tragic, anarchic Don Juan (1665), Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho transports the action to contemporary London and follows the debauched protagonist’s final adventures.Don Juan in Soho premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in December 2006. This edition of the text incorporates revisions made for the play’s revival at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, in 2017, directed by the author.

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While Karl Lagerfeld was famous for being at the very center of the fashion industry for over half a century, he was equally opinionated when it came to interiors, which acted as a private creative outlet.Following an introduction by Patrick Mauriès, each house is introduced by a short text by Marie Kalt unveiling the history of Lagerfeld’s homes while identifying key designers and pieces. From his elegant art deco–inspired apartment in Saint-Sulpice, Paris, to the incredibly ornate eighteenth-century mansion Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo, Lagerfeld’s houses reveal he was a collector on a Renaissance scale as they showcase his spectacular range. Lagerfeld balanced the old with the new and moved from one atmosphere to the next, leaving a Memphis-designed apartment in Monte Carlo for a grand tour–themed Roman pied-à -terre, followed by bucolic French country houses and even a majestic Nordic villa in his native Hamburg.Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Houses

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Cooking should be simple, accessible, and enjoyableIf you’re looking for a between-meals snack or even a simple but quick dinner, Patrick Zeinali, the personality behind a massive online community hungry for quick and easy recipes of all varieties, has you covered with 80 recipes to satiate your cravings.Having begun his online culinary journey in 2019, Patrick''s determination to spread far and wide the fact that cooking can be as easy as you want it to be has since amassed him millions of followers across platforms.Open up It’s So Easy to Make! and choose the recipe that’s right for you. Many recipes won’t need more than 10 minutes and most will not require many ingredients. Before you know it, you’ll have the perfect sweet or savory dish that can be made just about anywhere–perfect for when you’re short on ingredients, time, or inspiration.In this book, Patrick offers up 40 savory recipes such as Fluffy Cheese Bread, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, and Spicy Potato Noodles, as well as 40 sweet recipes like Jelly Roll Ups, Chocolate Ganache Cake, and the Korean Ice Cream Bar. You''ll find these recipes and more categorized but their savory versus sweet profiles and their status as an ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The month of August in 1961 was one of the most momentous in Marvel''s history, laying the foundation for pop culture as it exists today - and this collection includes every comic book that released in that fateful month! In August 1961, FANTASTIC FOUR #1 hit newsstands, heralding a new take on super hero stories and the birth of the Silver Age Marvel Universe! But Marvel Comics had been around for years before that, publishing Western, romance, comedy, monster and science fiction titles... and in August 1961, FANTASTIC FOUR was just one of over a dozen very different Marvel books! Now, sixty years later, experience the excitement of being a comic book fan in that momentous month - with a complete collection of every issue that shared the shelves with FF #1, many never before reprinted! Collecting: Journey Into Mystery (1952) 73-74; Kathy (1959) 13; Life with Millie (1960) 13; Patsy Walker (1945) 97; Amazing Adventures (1961) 6; Fantastic Four (1961) 1; Kid Colt, Outlaw (1949) 101; Linda Carter, Student Nurse (1961) 2; Millie the Model (1945) 105; Strange Tales (1951) 90; Tales of Suspense (1959) 23; Tales to Astonish (1959) 25; Gunsmoke Western (1955) 67; Love Romances (1949) 96; ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In August 1961, Fantastic Four #1 hit newsstands, heralding a new take on super hero stories and the birth of the Silver Age Marvel Universe! But Marvel Comics had been around for years before that, publishing Western, romance, comedy, monster and science fiction titles... and in August 1961, Fantastic Four was just one of over a dozen very different Marvel books! Now, sixty years later, experience the excitement of being a comic book fan in that momentous month - with a complete collection of every issue that shared the shelves with FF #1, many never before reprinted! Collecting: Journey Into Mystery (1952) 73-74; Kathy (1959) 13; Life with Millie (1960) 13; Patsy Walker (1945) 97; Amazing Adventures (1961) 6; Fantastic Four (1961) 1; Kid Colt, Outlaw (1949) 101; Linda Carter, Student Nurse (1961) 2; Millie the Model (1945) 105; Strange Tales (1951) 90; Tales of Suspense (1959) 23; Tales to Astonish (1959) 25; Gunsmoke Western (1955) 67; Love Romances (1949) 96; Teen-Age Romance (1960) 84; Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961) 7; Patsy and Hedy (1952) 79; Rawhide Kid (1960) 25

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Behaviour is the number one concern for most early career teachers so this accessible book provides a range of research informed and road-tested strategies to support the development of positive classroom systems and structures. It offers key psychological insights into the factors that lie behind different behaviours, helping you understand and manage your own behaviours as well as those of the children and young people you teach. Chapters cover understanding individuals, the classroom environment and the wider school context, as well as working with parents and carers. Ultimately the book enables you to successfully work with groups of children and young people so that they can learn effectively and make progress.The Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers series provides accessible, carefully researched, quick reads for early career teachers, covering the key topics you will encounter during your training year and first two years of teaching. They complement and are fully in line with the new Early Career Framework and are intended to assist ongoing professional development by bringing together current information and thinking on each area in one convenient place.

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“Taut, thoughtful, and complex.” —Publishers WeeklySet in 1950s North Carolina, Anna Jean MayhewÂ’s instant classic coming of age novel, which evokes the writing of Sue Monk Kidd, is a heartwarming, vividly transporting depiction of Southern life in the throes of segregation, what it will mean for a young girl on her way to adulthood—and for the woman who means the world to her…**Includes an updated discussion guide and new letter to readers from Anna Jean Mayhew!On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the familyÂ’s black maid, Mary Luther. For as long as Jubie can remember, Mary has been there—cooking, cleaning, compensating for her fatherÂ’s rages and her motherÂ’s benign neglect, and loving Jubie unconditionally.Bright and curious, Jubie takes note of the anti-integration signs they pass, and of the racial tension that builds as they journey further south. But she could never have predicted the shocking turn their trip will take. Now, in the wake of tragedy, Jubie must confront her parentsÂ’ failings and limitations, decide where her own convictions lie, and make ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In the summer of 1914 Scotland prepared for war.Steel and Tartan charts the adventures of the 4th Battalion, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders – from their training in Bedford with the Highland Division through to five major engagements in France, including the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and the Battle of Loos, to eventual break-up in March 1916 at the hands of the British Army administrators. Of the 1,500 men who fought with the Battalion, over 250 were killed and either buried in one of the many British war cemeteries in France or else left where they fell, their names etched on one of the memorials to the missing.Using previously unpublished diaries, letters and memoirs together with original photographs and newspaper accounts, Patrick Watt tells the story of the gallant officers and men of the 4th Camerons: those ‘Saturday night soldiers’ who went so eagerly to war in August 1914.

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In this intimate, confiding poetry collection, McGuinness shows how identity is layered, permeable, always in motion - how we are always actor and audience to ourselves''This is McGuinness''s best collection by far, and stands out from the crowd''SUNDAY TIMESIn Blood Feather, a book of doubling and displacement, we see time in a new way: the past, personal and collective, lingering as an ever-present ghost - while lost beyond recall.The first section, ''Squeeze the Day'' - a series of deeply moving poems about the author''s mother, displaced between languages - investigates her illness and death; how being bilingual is like having a double, a second self; how each self haunts the other. ''The Noises Things Make When They Leave'' elegises today''s post-industrial landscapes, their people and professions: sidelined by literature, bypassed by globalisation. The final sequence, ''After the Flood'', links the book''s themes, seeking a way of seeing things for the first time and the last time simultaneously. Exploring the gaps between languages and between our selves in language, Patrick McGuinness dreams of a new tense in which the world''s losses are redeemed:It''s the anniversary of my mother''s death,and it''s my mother''s birthday -the day she short-circuited the tenses,made the current ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A highly illustrated study of one of the most most lethal, survivable, and connected fighter jets in the world.The origins of the F-35 and the amazing challenges the industry had to be overcome go back to a still-secret NATO study that evaluated the vulnerability of air force bases in the West.This spurred development for Short Take off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter aircraft. Only two aircraft with this capability actually entered service, the British Harrier and the Russian Yak-38. However, these aircraft lacked supersonic capability which made them vulnerable to faster fighters. So a program was initiated for a supersonic STOVL fighter – but the trail of unsuccessful efforts was long. NASA, as well as the defense Evaluation and Research Agency and private industry, studied advanced STOVL propulsion ideas but without tangible result. It was only when the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, at the request of the Marine Corps, issued study contracts for a supersonic STOVL fighter to American industry that real progress began to be made.It was Lockheed Martin that came up finally came up with a design that resulted in the remarkable F-35, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter. In this book, Gérard Keijsper explores the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In October 1943, Frederick Bailey, a wireless operator who had trained with the Royal Armoured Corps, was selected for Special Operation Executive’s wireless training centre at Fawley Court, Henley-on-Thames. It was the start of an incredible wartime career that saw Fred serve behind enemy lines in both the European and Far East theatres. With his training complete, and having adopted the fieldname Rétif, Sergeant Bailey became a member of one of the famous Jedburgh units, Team Citröen. The Jedburghs generally consisted of compact teams of three men, usually an officer, a radio operator and a soldier from the country the team was to be dropped into. Together with Major John Smallwood and Captain Pierre Bloch, a French Foreign Legionnaire, Bailey, as Team Citröen’s radio operator, was dropped in into the Lagarde area of the Vaucluse region in German-occupied France by an American aircrew from Algiers during the night of 11/12 August 1944. Their mission was to support the local Resistance groups in the rear of the German units trying to hold back the Allied forces sweeping through France after D-Day. As Maxine Harcourt-Kelly reveals, the fear of Bailey’s transmissions being intercepted by the Germans, as well as the constant danger ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A remarkable account by a pioneering woman explorer who was described by Rudyard Kipling as ''the bravest woman of all my knowledge''.Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she undertook an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out alone to West Africa to pursue her anthropological interests and collect botanical specimens. Her subsequent book, published in 1897, is a testament to understatement and humour - few explorers made less of the hardships and dangers experienced while travelling (including unaccompanied treks through dangerous jungles and encounters with deadly animals). Travels in West Africa would challenge (as well as reinforce) contemporary Victorian prejudices about Africa, and also made invaluable contributions to the fields of botany and anthropology. Above all, however, it has stood the test of time as a gripping, classic travel narrative by a woman whose sense of adventure and fascination with Africa transformed her whole life. This Penguin edition includes a fascinating introduction by Dr Toby Green examining Victorian attitudes to Africa, along with explanatory notes by Lynnette Turner.Mary Kingsley was born ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The bitter fighting in the so-called Falaise-Argentan Pocket in August 1944, during which the Allies encircled and destroyed a substantial part of Hitler’s forces in northern France following the D-Day landings, marked the last major battle of the Normandy campaign. Despite this, tens of thousands of German soldiers managed to escape through the infamous Falaise Gap. It was as the Allies continued to pursue the retreating enemy forces that the planners considered or drew-up a number of further airborne operations. As James Daly reveals, three operations, namely _Lucky Strike_, _Transfigure_ and _Axehead_, might well have been part of the last of the fighting in the breakout from, Normandy itself. The first of these, _Lucky Strike_, was intended to see General Montgomery’s 21st Army Group strike to the north-east in the direction of the River Seine, where bridges near Rouen were to be taken by the British 1st Airborne Division. _Transfigure_ was to be a major operation with the aim of using the First Allied Airborne Army against the French road network with the object of cutting the German lines of retreat across the Seine. _Axehead_, meanwhile, was a plan to establish an air-head on the eastern bank of the Seine. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In answer to Lord Kitchener’s appeal, in late August and September 1914 many men joined Alexandra’s Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment, better known as The Green Howards. Recruits came from around the Middlesbrough area and the ironstone mines on the North Yorkshire moors, while others came from the East Durham coalfield and the Durham City area. The 8th and 9th Battalions left the Regimental Depot in Richmond in late September and moved to Frensham on the Hampshire/Surrey border, where they trained hard until bad weather forced a move to barracks in Aldershot. They arrived on the Somme front at the end of June 1916, but were not involved in the fighting until 5 July, when the 9th Battalion captured Horseshoe trench and Lieutenant Donald Simpson Bell won the VC when he destroyed a German machine gun position. On 10 July both battalions took part in the capture of Contalmaison, a village that had been a first day objective. A second VC was awarded posthumously to Private William Short of the 8th Battalion during the fighting in Munster Alley in August 1916. The next year found the 23rd Division in the Ypres Salient, where they were in and out of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Svítidlo BIG WHITE INDA je nástěnné a stropní bodové osvětlení v černém matném provedení. Nabízí otočnou a výkyvnou konstrukci pro přesné nasměrování světla a je určeno pro interiéry s krytím IP20. Patice GU10 podporuje LED i halogenové žárovky s maximálním výkonem 50 W.

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• Univerzální montáž na strop i na stěnu

Objev podobné jako SLV BIG WHITE INDA, nástěnné a stropní svítidlo, bodové svítidlo, QPAR51, černé matné, max. 50 W 147550

LED2 6093501 MAG IN CORNER-H, W DALI je rohový spojovací modul pro magnetický kolejnicový systém MAG TRACK. Umožňuje vytvářet pravoúhlá napojení kolejnic pro osvětlení v rozích prostor. Modul je stmívatelný přes DALI systém, má napájení 48V DC a je určen výhradně pro vnitřní použití.

• Magnetický systém pro rychlou a snadnou montáž bez nástrojů
• Plně stmívatelný přes DALI systém pro inteligentní řízení osvětlení
• Kvalitní hliníková konstrukce zajišťující dlouhou životnost a odolnost
• Univerzální bílá barva pro elegantní integraci do moderních interiérů

Objev podobné jako LED2 6093501 MAG IN CORNER-H, W DALI bílá

Before the real city could be seen it had to be imagined, the way rumours and tall tales were a kind of charting. It is the 1920s, and Patrick Lewis has arrived in the bustling city of Toronto, leaving behind his Canadian wilderness home. Immersed in the lives of the people who surround him - the immigrants building the city, as well as those who dreamed it into being - Patrick begins to learn, from their stories, the history of the city itself. And he has his own adventures: searching for a missing millionaire, tunnelling beneath Lake Ontario, falling in love. In the Skin of a Lion is Michael Ondaatje's sparkling predecessor to his Booker Prize-winning The English Patient. Here we encounter Hana the orphaned girl and Caravaggio the thief for the first time, as well as a large cast of other characters, all lovingly and intimately portrayed. Exquisite and musical, In the Skin of a Lion is a novel that challenges the boundary between history and myth. It is a stunning modern classic.

Objev podobné jako In the Skin of a Lion - Michael Ondaatje

As president of the Scottish branch of the Richard III Society, Philippa Langley was interested in restoring Richard III’s reputation and finding his body. In August 2015, her archaeological team found a skeleton with a curved spine under the letter R in a car park in Leicester. Could it be the skeleton of Richard III? Children discuss how and why Philippa Langley wanted to find Richard. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 9-10 (Year 5)

Objev podobné jako Bug Club Pro Guided Year 5 The King in the Car Park - Catriona Clarke

The changes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 were particularly dramatic for East Germans. With the German Democratic Republic effectively taken over by West Germany in the reunification process, nothing in their lives was immune from change and upheaval: from the way they voted, the newspapers they read, to the brand of butter they bought. But what was it really like to go from living under communism one minute, to capitalism the next? What did the East Germans make of capitalism? And how do they remember the GDR today? Are their memories dominated by fear and loathing of the Stasi state, or do they look back with a measure of fondness and regret on a world of guaranteed employment and a relatively low cost of living? This is the story of eight citizens of the former German Democratic Republic, and how these dramatic changes affected them. All of the people in the book were born in East Germany after the Berlin Wall was put up in August 1961, so they knew nothing other than living in a socialist system when the GDR fell apart. Their stories provide a fascinating insight not only into everyday life ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Born in the GDR - Hester Vaizey

WHO WILL HEED THE CALL WHEN DEATH COMES WHISPERING?Small time drug dealer, Marcus Stone and DCI Clive Burston had never met until one night in August. By the end of that night, both had been shot dead in a small bedroom in the heart of gang territory.DI Erika Piper is called to the scene but is at a loss to explain what''s happened. How did these two even meet, let alone end up dead in what appears to be a strange murder-suicide? As Erika leads the investigation, another two bodies are found, killed in a similar fashion. One murder, one suicide. But who is controlling this macabre puppet show?As Erika delves deeper into the lives of the dead, the pieces begin to fit together and a number of nefarious characters crawl out of the woodwork – one of whom is almost certainly pulling the strings.A catastrophic event and a personal miracle threaten to derail the investigation. Erika must find the strength to continue, before the whispers catch up with her too…WHISPERS IN THE DARK is the second book in the DI ERIKA PIPER series.

Objev podobné jako Whispers in the Dark - Chris McDonald

A new illustrated study of the devastating, but little-known, Soviet armored blitzkrieg against the Japanese in the last weeks of World War II, and how it influenced Soviet tank doctrine as the Cold War dawned.Although long overshadowed in the West by the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the USSR’s lightning strike into Manchuria in August 1945 was one of the most successful and unique campaigns of the era. Soviet forces, led by over 5,500 tanks and self-propelled guns, attacked across huge distances and deserts, marshes, and mountains to smash Japan’s million-strong Kwantung Army in a matter of days.Japanese forces were short of training and equipment, but nevertheless fought fiercely, inflicting 32,000 casualties on the Soviets. Red Army operations were characterized by surprise, speed, and deep penetrations by tank-heavy forces born of the brutal lessons they had learned during years fighting the Wehrmacht. Lessons from the campaign directly shaped Soviet Cold War force structure and planning for mechanized operations against the West.Illustrated with contemporary artwork and rare photos from one of the best collections of Soviet military photos in the West, this fascinating book explains exactly how the last blitzkrieg of World War II was planned, fought, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Soviet Tanks in Manchuria 1945 - William E. Hiestand

Prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Ukraine was home to one of the largest Jewish populations in Europe. It is estimated that almost one million Jews were murdered in the Ukraine between 1941 – 1944. Many of those Jews killed in 1941 were by the Einsatzgruppen death squads, Order Police Battalions, Ukrainian Police Auxiliary units, collaborators and Wehrmacht forces. Most of those people executed were killed close to where they lived. Holocaust in the Ukraine tells the plight of the Jewish community in the Ukraine and the mass killings that took place there. It shows how German forces occupied a large part of German-occupied Ukraine, and incorporated it into what was known as the Reichskommissariat Ukraine. Within a week of the German invasion of the Ukraine police units and their auxiliaries, under the guidance of members of the Einsatzgruppen began murdering Jewish communities. There were various massacres including Babyn Yar where some 33,000 Jews were executed during a two-day period in August 1941. One of the first massacres in the Ukraine was ordered only days after the start of the German invasion known as the Lviv pogroms where 6,000 Jews were murdered by Einsatzgruppen ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Hitler’s Holocaust in the Ukraine 1941-1944 - Ian Baxter

All cats are alike in the dark.At the height of the Cold War, disillusioned British spy Alec Leamas is persuaded to stay out ‘in the cold’ for one last risky operation against the powerful leader of the East German Secret Service.But Leamas has committed a cardinal error: he’s fallen in love. After a lifetime of deception and betrayal, can there be room for humanity in the ruthlessly manipulative world of international espionage?The first ever John le Carré novel to be adapted for the stage, this award-winning 1963 thriller has been hailed as a modern masterpiece. Leading playwright David Eldridge creates this gripping theatrical version.This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre in August 2024.

Objev podobné jako The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré

On 30 July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was steaming through the South Pacific, on her way home having delivered the bomb that was to decimate Hiroshima seven days later, when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Of a crew of 1196 men an estimated 300 were killed upon impact; the remaining 900 sailors went into the sea. Undetected for five days, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia and madness. By the time rescue arrived, only 317 men were left alive. Interweaving the stories of some of these survivors (including the ship''s Captain Butler McVay, who would be unjustly court-martialled for the loss of his ship and, twenty years later and tormented by the experience, take his own life), Doug Stanton brings this incredible human drama to life in a narrative that is at once immediate and timeless. The definitive account of a near-forgotten chapter in the history of the last war, In Harm''s Way has become a classic.And, some 72 years later, in August 2017, the USS Indianapolis was once again making international headlines - with the news that a marine archaeology team had located the ship''s shattered remains:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/world/asia/uss-indianapolis-paul-allen.html?mcubz=1

Objev podobné jako In Harm's Way - Doug Stanton

In Extraordinary Interiors In Colour, self-confessed color addicts Jane Rockett and Lucy St George follow on from their best-selling first book by tackling the topic of choosing color for the home.Such is their passion for color that Jane and Lucy launched the Rockett St George paint range in August 2018 sophisticated, earthy shades that work perfectly together. This new book allows them to explore the world of color and reveal their inspirations—travel, hotels and restaurants, Instagram, the natural world, and vintage design. Starting at the beginning, Jane and Lucy investigate color theory before plunging into the history of color and how it affects our emotions. Next, they take a look at the natural world and explore what color means in different cultures around the globe. They then tackle the million-dollar question—which colors should you choose? A final chapter explores inventive ways to decorate with color, from bold blocking to brave use of contrasting hues. Each chapter is interspersed with a real-life home that perfectly the Rockett St George style. If you want maximum impact when updating an interior, there’s no better way to achieve it than with bold, clever, and creative use of color.

Objev podobné jako Extraordinary Interiors In Colour - Jane Rockett, Lucy St George

Victoria's Secret So In Love je dámská parfémovaná voda s květinovou kompozicí představená v roce 2005. Vůně kombinuje růži, jasmín, pivoňku, frézii a pižmo s cedrovým dřevem. Prodává se v elegantním světle růžovém flakonu o objemu 50 ml.

• Květinová vonná kompozice vhodná na každodenní nošení
• Elegantní světle růžový flakon s romantickým designem
• Komplexní vůně s růží, jasmínem, pivoňkou a pižmem
• Univerzální vůně představená již v roce 2005

Objev podobné jako Victoria's Secret So In Love parfémovaná voda pro ženy 50 ml

Ochranný zadní kryt iSaprio Morning in a City pro Samsung Galaxy M53 5G je vyroben z měkkého TPU materiálu. Kryt má přesné otvory pro všechny ovládací prvky a konektory telefonu. Poskytuje odolnost proti nárazům a má protiskluzový povrch.

• Měkký TPU materiál pro snadné nasazení
• Přesné výřezy pro všechny konektory a tlačítka
• Protiskluzový povrch pro bezpečné držení
• Pružná konstrukce chránící telefon před nárazy

Objev podobné jako iSaprio Morning in a City pro Samsung Galaxy M53 5G (mor-TPU3-M53_5G)

Indukční vařič Rommelsbacher CT3405/IN je sklokeramický přístroj se dvěma varnými zónami o průměru 120–230 mm. Disponuje výkonem 3400 W, 10 úrovněmi výkonu a teplotním režimem 60–240 °C. Je vhodný pro všechny varné nádoby s železným dnem a nabízí elektronické dotykové ovládání.

• Rychlé nahřátí díky prémiové indukční technologii
• Přesná regulace teploty s 10 úrovněmi výkonu a režimem 60–240 °C
• Bezpečné použití s indikátorem zbytkového tepla na obou zónách
• Moderní dotykové ovládání s přehledným LED displejem

Objev podobné jako Rommelsbacher CT3405/IN (CT 3405/IN)

_______________''One of the most inventive, original and disturbing writers of her generation'' - Daily Telegraph''Diski does not do linear, or normal, or boring … In Gratitude amounts to the inner monologue of a highly intelligent, furiously funny, traumatised woman'' - Helen Davies, Sunday Times''She deserves our unfeigned admiration, not for her bravery or her struggle, or any irrelevant tosh like that, but for writing so well'' - Guardian_______________In August 2014, Jenny Diski was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and given ‘two or three years’ to live. Being a writer, she decided to write about her experience – and to tell a story she had not yet told: that of being taken in, aged fifteen, by the author Doris Lessing, and the subsequent fifty years of their complex relationship. Splicing childhood memories with present-day realities, Diski paints an unflinching portrait of two extraordinary writers – Lessing and herself.Jenny Diski died a week after the publication of In Gratitude. A cerebral, witty, dazzlingly candid memoir, it is her final masterpiece.

Objev podobné jako In Gratitude - Jenny Diski

After leaving the underworld behind, Lyu still has some repercussions to face before she’ll be allowed to live in the light. With a bounty on her head and two hunters on her tail, her infamy as Gale Wind hasn’t been easy to shake.Keen to remind her of her shadowed past, the assassin Black Cat and bounty hunter Black Fist move in to eliminate Gale Wind and collect the prize—but only one can get credit for the hit. Caught between two fierce competitors, Lyu must defend her new home at all costs. What will remain when the dust finally settles in this conclusion of Familia Chronicle?!

Objev podobné jako Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Lyu, Vol. 6 (manga) - Omori Fujino, Rochelle Gancio, Suzuhito Yasuda, Nili

''Haunting, vivid and urgent'' Stacey Halls''Absorbing, beautifully written'' Rosie Andrews''An ingenious page turner'' The Times--------------Inside lies a secret that won''t stay hidden . . . The Great War is ending, but it has taken Ivy''s son. Ivy is consumed by discovering what happened to her boy out there in the trenches, while her husband only wants to forget.Then a man comes back into Ivy''s life who can help her find out. A man who once stole Ivy''s heart. A man who also lost his son to a tragedy. A man whose name she hasn''t spoken in thirty years.As Ivy questions her part in the fire at Polneath House, she unlocks a secret that''s been burning ever since. But will the truth destroy her - or set her free?--------------''It will recruit fans of Du Maurier and Waters'' Patrick Gale''A story of smouldering secrets, lingering guilt and hidden love'' Daily Express''The perfect gothic novel'' Stuart Turton''This is a novel of true elegance, deftly and satisfyingly plotted'' Imogen Hermes Gowar''Atmospheric and rich with evocative detail'' Harriet Tyce''An intriguing, elegantly constructed gothic mystery'' Sunday Times''A smouldering gothic mystery that slowly envelopes you'' Joseph Knox

Objev podobné jako The Key In The Lock - Beth Underdown

Toto vynikající Veltlínské se vyznačuje svěží ovocnou vůní s decentními tóny mandlí. Bag-in-boxy z Habánských sklepů nabízejí stejné víno jako v lahvích v ideálním balení. Chrání víno před světlem a vytváří nižší uhlíkovou stopu.

• Svěží ovocná vůně
• Decentní tóny mandlí
• Vyvážená chuť s příjemnou kyselinkou

Objev podobné jako Habánské sklepy Veltlínské zelené bag in box 3L

Toto Chardonnay z Habánských sklepů je charakteristické svou vůní s tóny oříšků a citrusových plodů. Bag-in-boxy nabízejí stejné víno jako v lahvi, ale v ideálním balení pro setkání nebo večeři. Toto balení chrání víno před světlem a vytváří nižší uhlíkovou stopu.

• Plná a jemně kořenitá chuť
• Vůně s tóny oříšků a citrusových plodů
• Ideální balení pro setkání nebo večeři s rodinou a přáteli

Objev podobné jako Habánské sklepy Chardonnay bag in box 3L

Sada 10 barevných pastelek STABILO woody 3 in 1 kombinuje funkce pastelky, vodovky a voskovky v jedné tuze. Ergonomicky tvarované pastelky s nelámavými XXL tuhami jsou vhodné pro děti od 5 let. Součástí balení je pouzdro s ořezávátkem.

• 3 funkce v jedné tuze: pastelka, vodovka a voskovka
• Ergonomický tvar přizpůsobený dětské ruce
• Odolné nelámavé XXL tuhy
• Pouzdro s praktickým ořezávátkem

Objev podobné jako STABILO 880-10-1-20 ARTY Pastelka, vodovka & voskovka v jednom woody 3 in 1 10 ks pouzdro s ořezávátkem

Juniorská cyklistická přilba Spokey Pumptrack je určena pro děti od 3 let. Splňuje bezpečnostní normy a je vhodná pro jízdu na kole, BMX, skateboardu, koloběžce nebo kolečkových bruslích. Disponuje In-Mold konstrukcí, EPS pěnou a ochranou zadní části hlavy.

• In-Mold konstrukce pro lepší absorbci nárazu
• Lehká váha (cca 300 g) nezatěžuje krk dítěte
• Regulovatelné zapínání Head Lock pro dokonalé přilnutí
• Provětrávací otvory se síťkou proti hmyzu

Objev podobné jako Spokey Pumptrack Juniorská cyklistická BMX přilba IN-MOLD, 48 - 54 cm, modrá

Dětská deka KikkaBoo Rabbits in Love o rozměrech 80 x 110 cm je vyrobena z 100% polyesteru. Je určena pro miminka od narození a lze ji použít do postýlky, košíku nebo kočárku. Deka je dodávána v dárkovém balení.

• Prémiový fleecový materiál pro maximální hebkost
• Vhodná od narození do postýlky, košíku i kočárku
• Dodávána v dárkovém boxu - ideální jako dárek
• Příjemný a uklidňující povrch pro miminka

Objev podobné jako KikkaBoo Dětská deka Super Soft 80 x 110 cm Rabbits in Love

Dětská cyklistická přilba Spokey Cherub In-Mold je určena pro děti od 3 let. Využít ji lze při jízdě na kole, bruslích, skateboardu nebo koloběžce. Přilba má 13 provětrávacích otvorů, vnitřní vrstvu z EPS pěny a rychlé zapínání.

• Minimální hmotnost 155 g nezatěžuje hlavu a krk
• Rychlé a regulovatelné zapínání Head Lock přizpůsobí velikost
• 13 provětrávacích otvorů zajišťuje komfort při nošení
• Certifikát CE a splnění bezpečnostní normy EN1078

Objev podobné jako Spokey Cherub Dětská cyklistická přilba In-Mold, 48-52 cm, černo-červená