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The Birth of British Airpower describes how Hugh Trenchard, a man with few leadership skills, became a much-loved and inspirational commander who laid the foundation for British airpower on the Western Front in World War I and created the preconditions for the establishment of the world's first independent air service, the Royal Air Force. Author Peter Dye explores how friendship can overcome significant personal and character deficiencies and how, by assembling the right senior leadership team, Trenchard achieved greatness.

The environment is collapsing at a rapid rate, and in increasingly unpredictable ways. Everyone knows that this is happening, and yet the only politics that is emerging to tackle it are coming from the increasingly nativist far-right. How should the left respond? In Planet on Fire, two rising stars of the British left lay down a set of proposals for a fundamental re-shaping of the global economy and offer a road map for tackling climate breakdown.

Winning Not Fighting draws on the philosophy of Wing Tsun, an ancient Chinese martial art, to offer a profound and practical guide to achieving success at work, life and business. By explaining what these teachings reveal about decision-making, professional relationships, personal targets and positivity, it challenges some of our deepest held assumptions and forces us to unlearn many ideas that inform our current ideas on professional success. Why, for example, do we refer to business through a lens of conflict?

Die Wiener Privatdetektivin Elena Gerink wird von der jungen Italienerin Monica beauftragt, ihren Vater ausfindig zu machen: Der weltbekannte Maler Salvatore Del Vecchio ist vor einem Jahr spurlos verschwunden. Doch dann taucht auf einer Auktion plötzlich ein neues Gemälde von ihm auf, das für ein Vermögen versteigert wird. Offenbar lebt er also noch. Handelt es sich bei seinem Verschwinden nur um einen Marketing-Gag, um die Preise für seine Bilder in die Höhe zu treiben? Oder wurde er entführt und gezwungen das Bild zu malen?

Als mehrere Lehrer und Lehrerinnen der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule sich krankmelden, vermuten die Superhelden, dass es an dem blauen Eis liegen könnte, das der Eisverkäufer mit seinem mobilen Wagen vor der Schule verkauft hat. Die Nachforschungen von Kriminalkommissar Lorenz ergeben wenig später, dass das Eis vergiftet war.

An award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist, Walter de la Mare is probably best known for his works for children and his perennially popular poem ‘The Listeners’. His ghost stories were much admired by H. P. Lovecraft and inspired subsequent authors of supernatural horror such as Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell. In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, and this haunting, surrealistic tale is the opening tale in our anthology.

Zwei starke Heldinnen, ein angestaubtes System und eine Traumwelt in Gefahr: Mit Lucid Night erscheint Nina Martins atemberaubende Fantasy-Trilogie über die Macht der Träume. Voller Abenteuer, Romantik und Charaktere mit Identifikationspotential. Ein dicht erzähltes Highlight für Mädchen und Jungen ab 14 Jahren. Selena und Ria: die eine in Griechenland, die andere in Berlin. Zwei Mädchen, die sich nie getroffen haben, und die doch eine außergewöhnliche Gabe verbindet: Sie sind Traumgängerinnen. Sie können selbst nicht träumen, doch in die Träume anderer Menschen einsteigen und diese verändern.

This audiobook offers the first systematic analysis of Putin's two wars, placing the Second Chechen War and the War with Georgia of 2008 in their broader historical contexts. Drawing on extensive original Russian sources, Marcel H. Van Herpen analyzes in detail how Putin's wars were prepared and conducted and why they led to allegations of war crimes and genocide.

Trojan Prince Troilus falls in love with Cressida as war rages around them. After vowing to be faithful, Cressida is traded to the Greek camp, where she then agrees to see another man. Troilus witnesses Cressida's unfaithfulness and vows to put more effort into the war. The play ends after further deaths on both sides and with no resolution in sight.

Three years after taking up residence at the University of Din Edin, Sophie and Gray return to London, escorting Lucia MacNeill, heiress of Alba, to meet the British prince to whom she is betrothed. Alas, sparks fail to fly between the pragmatic Lucia and the romantic Prince Roland, and the marriage alliance seems to be on shaky ground. Sophie tries to spark a connection between Roland and Lucia by enlisting them both in her latest scheme: reopening the mysterious and long-shuttered women's college at Oxford.

Wozu wärst du bereit, um deine Liebsten zu retten? Eine Akademie voller Lügen und Verrat. Quinn wird sterben. Denn ihr Spenderherz hält nicht mehr lange durch. Um den Tod besser zu verstehen, studiert sie Medizin an einer Eliteuniversität. Doch da wird der Rektor getötet, kurz darauf stirbt eine Studentin – und niemand anderes als ihr Bruder gerät unter Verdacht. Quinn muss herausfinden, was wirklich passiert ist. Dabei kommt sie einem Geheimnis auf die Spur, das nicht nur ihre Welt, sondern auch die der Medizin auf den Kopf stellen könnte.

Als der Klassenhamster Hamstersaurus Rex eine Packung Proteinpulver "Dinosaur Powerpacker" verschlingt, verwandelt er sich in ein dinoähnliches Geschöpf, dem Fangzähne und Krallen wachsen und dessen Hunger nicht zu stillen ist. Der schüchterne Sam nimmt das kleine Monster heimlich bei sich auf. Schnell wird klar, dass es ihm dabei helfen kann, sich gegenüber dem schlimmsten Fiesling der Schule zu beweisen.

Das Letzte, was Sydney will, als sie bei dem attraktiven Gitarristen Ridge einzieht, ist, sich in ihn zu verlieben. Zu frisch ist die Wunde, die ihr Ex hinterlassen hat. Und auch Ridge hat gute Gründe, seine neue Mitbewohnerin nicht zu nah an sich ranzulassen, denn er hat seit Jahren eine feste Freundin: Maggie - hübsch, sympathisch, klug, witzig. Und dann passiert es doch. Als Sydney beginnt, Ridge beim Songschreiben zu helfen, kommen sie sich näher als erwartet.

Lieutenant Peter Cochrane of the Quantar Royal Navy believes he has his future clearly mapped out. It begins with his new assignment as an officer on Her Majesty's Spaceship Starbound, a lightship bound for deep-space voyages of exploration. But everything changes when Peter is summoned to the office of his father, Grand Admiral Nathan Cochrane, and given devastating news: the death of a loved one.

Lady Sophia struggles to gather the pieces of her life after the devastating attack on Berwick, Scotland, that tore her world apart. Now head of her family, she does all she can to keep them safe and help the people of her city regain what they lost. The arrival of an English knight raises her distrust, especially when he suspects her of stirring unrest.

Mia’s cozy bakery has always been her sanctuary—a sweet escape in a world filled with uncertainties. But her peaceful routine is thrown into disarray when Liam, a charming newcomer with a mysterious past, strolls into her small-town life. Liam is witty, talented, and maddeningly persistent. Beneath their playful banter lies an undeniable spark, but Mia’s heart is guarded, and Liam’s past holds secrets he’s reluctant to share. As walls come down and misunderstandings arise, their connection deepens into something neither expected.

When London is lost beneath the rising tides, unconscious desires rush to the surface in this apocalyptic tale from the author of Crash and Cocaine Nights. Fluctuations in solar radiation have melted the ice caps, sending the planet into a new Triassic Age of unendurable heat. London is a swamp; lush tropical vegetation grows up the walls of the Ritz and primeval reptiles are sighted, swimming through the newly-formed lagoons.

Featuring interviews by former NBA player Etan Thomas with over 50 athletes, executives, media figures, and more - and interwoven with essays and critiques by Thomas - We Matter shares the personal tales and opinions of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, Steve Kerr, Oscar Robertson, Mark Cuban, Michael Bennett, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose....

Friday Night Live was a late night programme that pushed comedy on TV to new levels. Most TV comedy at that time was a rather safe affair full of middle aged comics and impersonators. Friday Night Live brought in a new generation of comedians; some from the growing club circuit and some along the path from University. On Volume 1, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie can be heard alongside Lee Evans and Jo Brand. This was her TV debut whilst Lee Evans was also just starting his own phenomenal career.

Today we take living in cities for granted. But when did humans first come together to live in large groups, creating an urban landscape? More than simply a history of ancient cities, this volume also reveals the art and architecture created by our ancestors, and provides a fascinating exploration of the origins of urbanism, politics, culture, and human interaction. Arranged geographically into five sections, Cities That Shaped the Ancient World takes a global view, beginning in the Near East with the earliest cities such as Ur and Babylon, Troy and Jerusalem.