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This is the fascinating story of a World War II tank and gun factory in west London. Using wartime documents, specially commissioned architectural photographs and - most importantly - the recollections of some of the factory's workers, the book aims to tell the little-known story of how ROF Hayes played its part in the war effort.

Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird's soul has shattered. With everything she's ever stood for falling apart, it's seeming more and more doubtful that she'll be able pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights. As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her. But how? Enter BFF Stevie Rae. She wants to help Z but she has massive problems of her o...

This is the authoritative story of all the MGs prepared for international competition events with the support of the MG Car Company, ranging from the classic trials of the mid-1920s, pre-war racing and record-breaking, to the post-war achievements of the works cars entered in races and rallies by the BMC Competitions Department.

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Learning to give massages to friends and family demonstrates the multiple benefits of this relaxing therapy. Divided into 10 simple lessons that start with a general introduction and move on to the actual massage techniques and different parts of the body, this guide shows readers how massage can alleviate tension and improve the well being of others. With detailed diagrams of the anatomy of each body part, along with step-by-step photographs,...

The problem of global sustainability is indisputably the most serious issue facing humanity today. One of the biggest factors in the deterioration of global sustainability is climate change, which has been exacerbated by the entire range of human activities and is inextricably related to modern civilization. Solving this difficult problem requires a drastic redesign of society from all aspects--technological, economic and social. This book loo...

Trockenbau kompakt" ist der ständige Begleiter im Trockenbau. "Trockenbau kompakt" bietet rasche Antworten und Tipps zur fachgerechten Ausführung und zur Vermeidung von Streitigkeiten auf der Baustelle. Kern des handlichen Arbeitsmittels sind praxisgerechte Hinweise zur organisatorischen und rechtlichen Auftragsabwicklung und zu den wichtigsten Problemfeldern im Trockenbau. Aus dem Inhalt: . Baustellenorganisation und -bedingungen . Baustof...

Praise for the Phryne Fisher series... "The best Australian import since Nicole Kidman...." -Booklist starred review of Away with the Fairies The nice men at P&O, are worried. A succession of jewelry thefts from the first-class passengers is hardly the best advertisement for their cruises. Especially when it is likely that a passenger is the thief. Phryne Fisher, with her Lulu bob, green ¿eyes, cupid's bow lips, and sense of the ends justifyin...

Praise for Murder on a Midsummer Night... "As usual, Greenwood populates the novel with an assortment of offbeat characters...and Phryne has plenty of opportunities to unleash her acid tongue and apply her razor-sharp wit." - Booklist The Hon. Phryne Fisher, languid and slightly bored at the start of 1929, has been engaged to find out if the antique-shop-owning son of a Pre-Raphaelite model has died by homicide or suicide. He had some strange ...

Corinna Chapman, owner of the bakery Earthly Delights, detests Christmas. The shoppers are frantic and the heat oppressive in Melbourne, Australia, where Christmas is a summer festival. Corinna is a perfect size 20 with a genius for baking bread. And while dreaming of air-conditioned comfort, she finds herself dealing with a rose-addicted donkey named Serena, a maniacal mother with staring eyes, a distracted assistant seeking the definitive gl...

The Great War has ended, and the army is keen to be demobbed. But Willoughby, the new British High Commissioner in Egypt, has managed to affront the Khedive by refusing to receive rival delegations fueled by rising nationalism. Then, when some Armenians, Copts, and English civil servants are attacked, a state of emergency is declared.Gareth Cadwallader Owen is the Mamur Zapt, the Head of the Khedive's Secret Police. Unlike his British colleagu...

Cheap food and the global food system are major contributors to many of the problems facing our country and planet today: obesity and other health problems, environmental pollution, climate change, and loss of local jobs. Consumers have heard about local foods, but most don't know how to go about changing their food choices. Eat Local is a simple, step-by-step, roadmap for consumers interested in improving their diets with local, sustainable f...

I've always said I'll stop just as soon as The X Factor stops. The X Factor stops I stop that's the deal." It's Saturday night and the judges are gathering for their prime-time slot, feeding the nation their weekly fix. Except the harshest critics are sitting on your sofa and the mute button doesn't seem to work. Frank, a recovering drug addict, Katie, his long-suffering wife and Rosanna, their next-door neighbour and X Factor addict, gather...

On a farm in the North East of England a family gathers. Five brothers and four generations feature in an epic play about hope, love, fear and the very end of time. A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky is a refreshingly subtle and compassionate vision of the world on the edge of apocalypse. Within a cosmological context, the focus is on a single family, their relations with each other and their unreconciled regrets, soon to become permanent. Wi...

...Excellent dialogue, intriguing relationships, and good descriptions...a well-rounded novel and a credit to this series." -Mystery News Returning from a video shoot at The Lodge, a newly renovated, upscale resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, documentary filmmaker Ellie Foreman befriends a woman who claims her ride abandoned her at a highway rest stop. But Ellie's kindness is brutally cut short when a pickup truck pulls up, the rear window ope...

An herbal reference guide for holistic health care professionals and informed consumers. Enables 'on-the-spot' selection of herbs likely to facilitate healing based on 'keynote' symptoms.

This adaptation of a 16th-century Chinese comic novel is based on the true story of a 7th-century monk and his fabled 16-year pilgrimage from China to India in search of sacred texts. Mixing whimsy with spiritual weight, Zimmerman's script delivers comedy, adventure, satire and allegory.

Dominated by rich blues and greens, and fully exploiting its varied perspectives, this book treats its readers to the pleasures of airborne adventure. It may not be immortal, but kids will love its lighthearted, meticulously imagined, fun-without-a-moral fantasy"--"School Library Journal, " starred review. A Caldecott Medal Book.

This is a very intelligent novel, its examination of the nature of belief and faith (and deception) is as insightful and well reasoned as some book-length nonfiction treatments of the same subjects. Add to that a rich and fascinating setting, a solid mystery, and a few surprises, and you have a novel that will capture the interest of anyone who picks it up." Booklist (starred review). It is now two years after One for Sorrow. John the Eunuch, ...