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The personal accounts of three young women who joined up in 1940. In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against Germany. The British Army stood at just over one and a half million men, while the Germans had three times that many, and a population almost twice the size of ours from which to draw new waves of soldiers. Clearly, in the fight against Hitler, manpower alone wasn't going to be enough.

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In Ruth Davidson's Yes She Can we meet world-beating women from fields as diverse as science, politics, the military, business and sport. They share their own journeys to the top - whether that's becoming Prime Minister, winning an Olympic gold medal or teaching male special forces how to fight. They share the bad times, too, the challenges faced and difficulties to hurdle, explaining what they've learned along the way. We also see the author's own path as she tracks the societal shifts that have seen women advance - and discuss how far we've still got to go.

El arte es el lenguaje universal. Esta certeza nos hace conscientes del rol del arte para conectarnos y hacer que sintonicemos, entre nosotros y con los demás, teniendo como puente la creatividad que ha acompañado a la historia de la humanidad. Es también una oportunidad para discusiones, encuentros y desencuentros. Para diálogos y enriquecimiento.

El poderoso y enigmático príncipe Charles William Arthur, de la Casa Candor de Inglaterra, siempre ha tenido todo lo que ha podido desear, pero esa vida que conoce, llena de lujos y comodidades hasta la saciedad, llegará a su fin si no cumple con las responsabilidades de su título como príncipe de Gales, por lo que tendrá que despedirse de una vida de desenfreno y conseguir una esposa. Eso o ceder el trono a su primo Cameron, que está muy lejos de ser un digno heredero.

Our homes have fascinating stories to tell. The spaces we inhabit and the objects within them reflect many aspects of our lives and our inner selves. In The Secret Life of Clutter, 10 intimate and touching stories take you on a profound journey as people discover what their cluttered homes reveal about their lives and make life-changing shifts when they start to let go and move on.

Inghilterra, 1176. Imprigionata nel castello di Sarum dal marito, re Enrico II, per aver appoggiato la rivolta scatenata contro di lui dai tre figli, Enrico, Goffredo e Riccardo, Eleonora d'Aquitania, donna dallo spirito fiero e indomito, è costretta a vivere isolata tra le fredde mura della fortezza, lontana dai suoi affetti e dal suo mondo regale.

Un segreto capace di far crollare una nazione. Uno scandalo che si trasforma in un incubo. Un nuovo, straordinario stand alone dal maestro incontrastato del thriller. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti, Harrison Tucker, è al centro di una tempesta mediatica. La sua relazione extraconiugale è stata svelata ed è diventata di pubblico dominio. Per non alimentare lo scandalo e non gettare al vento gli sforzi impiegati per la campagna di rielezione, Tucker ha bisogno di sua moglie e del suo appoggio. Ma Grace Tucker è stanca dei trucchi del marito.

We have long understood the Industrial Revolution as a triumphant story of innovation and technology. Empire of Guns, is a rich and ambitious new book by award-winning historian Priya Satia, which upends this conventional wisdom by placing war and Britain’s prosperous gun trade at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the state’s imperial expansion. Satia brings to life this bustling industrial society with the story of a scandal: Samuel Galton of Birmingham, one of Britain’s most prominent gun makers, was condemned by his fellow Quakers that his profession violated their pacifist principles.

Sophrology is a dynamic relaxation, stress management and personal development technique that is steadily growing in popularity in the UK. Sophrology is already extremely popular on the continent - especially in France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium, where sports stars and pop stars, among others, have used the techniques to overcome fear of failure, manage stress and anxiety, beat insomnia, prepare for big events and fulfil their true potential.

Isabella corre por su vida sin tiempo a detenerse para saber lo que realmente quiere. Comparte piso con Valentina, su amiga de la infancia. Ambas trabajan en un trabajo donde no se sienten valoradas y un ascenso les hace tomar diferentes caminos. Isabella necesita tener el control de su vida y la seguridad de un trabajo fijo, en ese momento piensa que es lo único que importa. Lo que no sabe es que la vida le tiene algo preparado. Un accidente que le hace replantearse toda su existencia.

Per il manager Maximilien Vogue la giornata è iniziata con il piede sbagliato. Sta di nuovo litigando con la bella Julie che ora, stanca delle continue discussioni, gli porge un volantino con la presentazione di un corso quanto mai insolito. Un corso tenuto da una donna altrettanto stravagante. Si chiama Romane e di professione combatte l'arroganza sempre più diffusa. È convinta che il mondo sarebbe un posto migliore se tutti praticassimo la gentilezza. Lei sa come insegnarla e offre un biglietto di sola andata per la felicità a chi sceglie di mettersi in gioco.

Aunque el 80% de los expertos aseguran que la belleza es cuestión de actitud y no de economía, los buenos productos son costosos. Sin embargo esta nueva tendencia de retornar a lo natural y al reencuentro con la tierra y con todo lo que nos rodea también nos ofrece la oportunidad de lucir bellas, jóvenes y sofisticadas sin tener que invertir grandes cantidades de dinero.

When three girls are stranded at the grand Bramble Estate in the middle of a snowstorm, they stumble into a murder plot. Someone has poisoned wealthy Emily Vanforte in the middle of a family dinner - which means Devi, Lizzie and Jayne are trapped in the house with a killer and a mystery to solve. With knives under floorboards, vanishing guns and secret passages in the walls, no one is safe and everyone is a suspect. But in a house of liars and corruption, will the girls save themselves...or learn to fit in?

Egipto, 1346 a.C.: Desde que tiene uso de razón, la pequeña Amunet ha sido capaz de comunicarse con los animales, pero su vida da un vuelco cuando los sacerdotes de Amón, el clero más poderoso del Antiguo Egipto, descubren su prodigioso don. Convencidos de que es la pieza que necesitaban en su rompecabezas político, se la llevan al templo de Ipet Sut, donde comenzará su formación como heka o hechicera al servicio de la familia real.

As night falls in Delhi, a mother spins tales from her past for her sleeping daughter. Her now grown-up child is a puzzle with a million pieces whom she hopes, through her words and her love, to somehow make whole again. Meanwhile, as the last train from Rajiv Chowk Station pulls away, a young man rides the metro and dreams of murder. In another corner of the city, a newborn wrapped in a blood-red towel lies on the steps of an orphanage as his mother walks away.

China, 1923. Evangeline English arrives with her sister to help establish a Christian mission. As they attempt to navigate their new home and are met with resistance, Eva commences work on her book, A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar… In present-day London, Frieda, a young woman adrift in her own life, opens her front door one night to find a man sleeping on the landing. In the morning he is gone, leaving on the wall an exquisite drawing of a long-tailed bird and a line of Arabic script…

Mientras surca el espacio en una nave en malas condiciones, Kara realiza un viaje interior atormentado por su pasado. La dura supervivencia en el espacio y sus heridas internas no se interponen en su instinto de ayudar a quienes se encuentran en apuros y se cruzan en su camino. Esta aventura espacial y futurista te llevará a disfrutar de un universo inexplorado y lleno de sorpresas, mientras acompañas la evolución personal de la protagonista. Comparte sus sufrimientos, dilemas y sensaciones en una travesía inolvidable.

Bedi and Sushma's marriage is arranged. When they first meet, they stumble through a faltering conversation about happiness and hope and agree to go in search of these things together. But even after their children Selena, Tara, and Rohan are grown up and have their own families, Bedi and Sushma are still searching.

Transformative mediator and relationship coach Belinda Zylberman has assisted hundreds of couples in choosing whether to stay married or divorce. Through her work, she’s able to show couples what lies on the other side of a relationship when conflicts are transformed to information, awareness, and healing. Listen to What Happened to My Happily Ever After? and discover a new possibility in your relationship.