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Explores the terrible explosion of violence which occurred across Europe at the end of WWII. Prisoners murdered jailers, soldiers visited atrocities on civilians and resistance fighters killed and pilloried collaborators. A shocking portrait of a little acknowledged time of lawlessness and terror. 'Impressive and heart-rendering study...' Christopher Silvester, "Daily Express

Janet Davey was born in 1953. She is the author of English Correspondence, which was longlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize, First Aid and The Taxi Queue. She lives in London.

Despised by his Spanish relatives and ignored by his distant grandfather, twelve-year-old orphan Felix Brooke is lonely and unhappy. Felix packs his bag, jumps on his trusty mule and heads for the coast and a new life. But his journey across the mountains and over the sea does not prove to be plain sailing - as Felix soon discovers . . .

Little fibs can lead to big trouble! He thinks they are boring and stupid . . . But his best friend, Gloria, has just got a new bike, and all she wants is to go cycling with him.Julian needs to think of an excuse, and fast. Even if it means sweeping floors, weeding the garden and doing chores all summer . . .

A very small mouse decided it wanted to have a very big adventure. "I'll go and find the biggest creature in the world, " it thought. Along the way it meets many different animals and when at last they find the biggest creature, the little mouse feels a great sense of achievement.

Richard Adams was born in 1920 and later went on to study at Worcester College, Oxford (of which he was a Scholar). He served for five and a half years in the army during the Second World War and then joined the higher civil service in Whitehall. He is most well known as the author of Watership Down, published in 1972, which won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for Children's Literature. Nicola Bayley has illustrated many acclaim...

The Spirit of Venice is a history of the first great economic and naval power of the modern Western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory - when its trading empire reached as far afield as China, Syria and West Africa - to the beginning of its long and fascinating decline.

Divided into three parts, Islands in the Stream is Hemingway's last work, originally published posthumously in 1970, nine years after his death. Thomas Hudson is an artist and adventurer. In the 1930s, Hudson is living in the Bimini Islands in the Gulf Stream. Separated from his sons for most of the year by their controlling mother, Hudson lives a life carved out by the rolling waves of the sea and the currents of the tide. When his sons come...

Inspired by Hemingway's adventures as a newspaper correspondent in Spain in the 1930s, The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War magnificently evokes life in a besieged city over a tumultuous decade. Featuring the author's only full-length play, the works recount decadent parties and doomed love affairs amid the rubble, and effortlessly capture the devastating effects of the war on the inhabitants of the city.

Ernest Hemingway's literary apprenticeship was served in journalism, a career that he pursued for over four decades. From his early work as a correspondent for the Toronto Star in Europe during the 1920s, through his inimitable articles for Esquire and his first-hand reports of the Spanish Civil War, to the mellow, ironic chronicle of his last African adventures, few correspondents have produced a more impressive body of work. By-Line present...

Paperback edition of Nawaz's memoir of his journey into and out of Islamic extremism. Born in Essex, Nawaz was recruited into politicised Islam as a teenager, and travelled the UK, Denmark and Pakistan setting up new cells. After being jailed in Cairo for 4 years, he finally renounced the ideology that had defined his life.

John Gotti: Gangster, killer, celebrity.Told by organised crime reporters and bestselling authors Jerry Capeci and Gene Mustain using inside sources on both sides of the law, this is the definitive account of how New York's last great Godfather was finally brought to justice.

In Korea's dynamic labour market, job displacement (involuntary job loss due to firm closure or downsizing) affects many workers over the course of their working lives. Some workers are more vulnerable than others to this risk and may face long ...

Women lead the way when it comes to group exercise. Hips, thighs, butt, triceps and abs are just some of the body parts focused on. Boot Camp for Women is full of natural complete body exercises and includes dumbbell, Swiss ball and resistance band exercises. Workout plans, sample food and fitness journal, the role of women in combat, world records and life values are a part as well.

A guide to philosophy for everyday life, and how to use key ideas to live well and happily. Evans explains how ancient philosophy saved his life, and reveals the stories of real people who are using philosophical techniques today, such as marines, magicians, astronauts and soldiers. 'A brilliant and timely book.' Tom Hodgkinson

Paperback edition of the novel that received exceptional acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic on hardback publication. 'A story with the potential to wound, to shock, and to horrify' "Boston Globe

The Metamorphosis" meets Roald Dahl in this fast-paced funny story of a boy who one day wakes up as a cat. Enhanced by deliciously dark illustrations from the talented Pete Williamson, this is a brilliant black comedy.

This book offers a consistent, systematic treatment of MEMS, from basic electromechanical transducers through to high-level sensors and actuators. This comprehensive textbook relates each new topic back to the underlying theoretical fundamentals and is accompanied by worked examples and numerous homework problems.

The Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition offers brief and accurate definitions of approximately three hundred key people, movements and ideas that make up the Reformed tradition. Beginners will find here a friendly guide through the thicket of terms and ideas encountered in Reformed theology and history.

Chris Termeer is said to be one of the few people that can clearly explain the vast complexities of the oil and natural gas industry in non-technical language for an average person. His book, Fundamentals of Investing in Oil and Gas, uses 250 + detailed pictures, graphs, and necessary visual illustrations, combined with thorough, comprehensive descriptions and details to aid the reader.