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The year is 1941 and World War 2 is in its second year. Most of the air raids have ceased and life has become grey and mundane. Food is rationed, the Blackout is in operation and life in general is pretty grim. Seven-year-old Maureen doesn't think life is grim at all. With a vivid imagination, there is something of interest around every corner. My Friend Elsie is a true story told to David Livesey by his wife, Maureen. Set in Bolton, Lancashire, it is a reflection on life during that period: not only of war but of friendship too.
An old church on the Isle of Man had lain derelict for many centuries. A brave tailor named Timothy made a wager with the locals that he could stay in the church but he underestimated the power of the evil Buggane...
Recollections of the life and experiences of the author, focusing on her non-conformist Apostolic church life, and her Welsh heritage. First-person accounts and articles by others are also included. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Glossaries of Welsh and Maori place names and their meanings are provided.
Developmental Psychology: From infancy to adulthood, 3rd edition, continues to bring together a balanced focus on Australian and international research contributions in developmental psychology. Students and lecturers alike will find this text addresses the issues of lifespan development in a rigorous and challenging way using a thematic rather than chronological approach. International and national research on graduate attributes consistently identifies critical thinking as one of the most important skills for psychology students. The inclusion of Critical Thinking for Group Discussion at the end of each chapter is designed to encourage students in the development of this key skill. These q...
Bringing together the proceedings of the 1979 and 1980 annual conferences of the Association of University Teachers of Economics the papers in this volume discuss: the effect of social security on private saving; an analysis of aggregate consumer behaviour; the philosophy and objectives of econometrics and other topics in macroeconomic and econometric analysis.
I believe SILVER and HAWKINS to be a truly extraordinary and unrivaled follow-up to the most fascinating pirate and adventure story ever written by the author Robert Louis Stevensons, Treasure Island. The Pirate Adventure Continues, Is Fun & Easy Reading, with a Simple Plot & a Surprise Ending that will be heartily relished by younger as well as mature adults. Will Good Conquer Evil or Will the Infamous Prevail? Find out mateys by reading my book SILVER and HAWKINS. For the die-hard fans the original characters that remained alive from Skeleton Island, are described in my book with the same persona and similar idiosyncrasies, just about a dozen years older. The new characters that I fictiona...
Morrissey explores CENTCOM's Cold War origins and evolution, before addressing key elements of the command's grand strategy, including its interventionary rationales and use of the law in war. Engaging a wide range of scholarship, he then looks in-depth at the military interventions CENTCOM has spearheaded.
Life isn’t going well for Robert Ormondson. A once successful owner of an Arts and Education Centre, situated on a coastal hill overlooking the seaside resort of Carlesbeach, his business is sinking as rapidly as his marriage to his wife, Mary.