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On September 11th2001, 32-year-old Elizabeth Turner was working at Channel 4 when news broke of the attacks on the World Trade Centre. Surrounded by TV screens, like her colleagues, she watched as the horror unfolded. But for Elizabeth, the atrocities were all the more painful - her husband Simon was at a meeting in the restaurant at the top of the towers as the planes crashed into them. Elizabeth was seven months pregnant with their first child. As the destruction unfolded, and Simon did not call, Elizabeth's world crumbled, and she spiralled into an abyss of grief more painful than most of us can imagine. This immensely moving memoir packs a powerful emotional punch, and hooks the reader f...
Explores O'Keeffe's unmatched accomplishments in still-life painting in two essays accompanied by reproductions of her work and photographs of her studios.
This book is a handy, practical guide to the educational difficulties encountered by children experiencing specific learning difficulties (dyslexia). It is aimed at parents of dyslexic children and non-specialist teachers who have these children in their classes. It is written by two experienced and qualified practitioners. The authors have aimed to write the book in plain English, with a minimum of jargon and technical language.
One of the most popular painters of all time, J.M.W. Turner created a remarkable collection of sketchbooks over the course of his career. The 'Skies' sketchbook takes its name from its many richly coloured sky studies. Most of the sketches in the book were presumably observed in England, but a few many have been seen in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands. The dramatic consequence of the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815m darkening skies and reddening sunsets around the world, surely caught his attention. Turner's more intensely-coloured studies may document these effects which lasted for over a year. This edition of the sketchbook reproduces all these beautiful drawings in near-facsimile.
The incisive, fresh and intimate portrait of the Queen by royal insider Graham Turner.Only those lucky enough to be given access to the famously discreet people around the Queenfamily, friends and courtiershave any chance of understanding her real nature. Graham Turner, one of the Daily Telegraphs leading feature writers, has had access to the Royal Family and their inner circle for almost a decade, giving him some revealing insights into this extraordinary lady. He takes us behind the scenes to describe the sometimes raw reality of her relationship with Prince Philip and Prince Charles and the influence of the Queen Mother. He analyzes how she deals with her own children and asks how good a...
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This is the first book of a trilogy written by one of Unity's early teachers, Elizabeth Sand Turner, that explores the Bible through the lens of Charles Fillmore's metaphysical Bible interpretation. Let There Be Light investigates the Old Testament, as its companion volumes, Your Hope of Glory and Be Ye Transformed, study the New Testament.
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