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Witness the events which shaped this prosperous capital and brought its lively cosmopolitan population together. See a unique living chronicle of Cardiff; the bustling streets if horse drawn carts and electric trams, the thriving docks as they were, the hey-day of sail and steam at the zenith of the coal trade, and a stirring record of how the city and it's people coped with two world wars and with post-war triumphs and tragedies including the agony of Aberfan.

In 1939 the Nazis invade Lodz, Poland, forcing four-year-old Syvia Perlmutter and 270,000 other Jews into a ghetto surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by armed men. Scared and confused, Syvia and the others have no idea how terrible their lives will soon be.

Tune in for practical advice, inspiring stories, and everything you need to know about the exciting sport of archery. We cover a wide range of topics, from beginner tips and techniques to advanced strategies for seasoned archers. We also have interviews with professionals and experts in the field, providing valuable insights and inspiration. Our goal is to help archers of all levels improve their skills to reach their goals.

Arnold Landon finds himself drawn into another bitter dispute over land—in which a defenseless old woman pays the ultimate price. To the casual observer, Penbrook Farm might seem like a ramshackle hovel, buried deep in the woods of Northumberland. But to fragile old Sarah Ellis, it’s home. And the developers can have the place over her dead body. Of course, no one ever expected it to come to that.

Welcome to The Personality Test, the panel show in which a brand new host takes the chair for every episode to present a quiz entirely themed around themselves. Each gets to run the show by their own rules, devising topics and queries based on their life, whims, fancies and past glories. Among the showbiz celebrities in the hot seat are Gyles Brandreth, Jennie Bond, Antony Worrall Thompson, Esther Rantzen, Janet Street-Porter and Edwina Currie, while the rounds include Love It Or Hate It, True or False, That Special Day and Life's a Pitch.

From his vantage point harnessed to a tree overlooking the town of Huntsville (he tended to wander), a very young Roy MacGregor got in the habit of watching people—what they did, who they talked to, where they went. He has been getting to know his fellow Canadians and telling us all about them ever since.

Master the Art of Teaching: – A must-read book for teachers! Embark on a transformative journey with 'Master the Art of Teaching,' an indispensable guide crafted from 22 years of rich educational experience by Dr. P.K. Roy. This book serves as a beacon, empowering teachers to provide essential guidance for their students' happiness, success, and productivity. With a comprehensive success strategy, it equips educators with ten time-tested teaching skills and winning strategies, both inside and outside the classroom. In a world where educational landscapes are evolving, this book addresses ...

No one can be alone on an island...but Ingrid is alone on Barrøy, the island that bears her name, and the war of her childhood has been replaced by a new, more terrible present: the Nazi occupation of Norway. When the bodies from a bombed vessel carrying Russian prisoners of war begin to wash up, Ingrid can't know that one will not only be alive, but could be the answer to a lifetime of loneliness—nor can she imagine what suffering she will endure in hiding her lover from the German authorities, or the journey she will face, after being wrenched from her island, to return home.

A haughty professor comes calling on Arnold Landon for research assistance. But he’s overlooked an important fact. Landon already has a job at the council—along with a raft of superiors who’d rather he focused on the dispute at hand. Namely, who is the rightful owner of the Kilgour Estates? And the opulent manor house in the grounds? Dashing rake Patrick Yates insists it’s all his. But a black sheep in the family returns to claim otherwise. Who is telling the truth?

Arnold Landon can’t help but feel drawn to Oldham Manor, an atmospheric medieval house in the middle of nowhere. When he is invited to catalogue the library there, he jumps at the chance. The place is a maze of musty old papers and books. And that’s not all. Late one night, he stumbles on a secret passage, twisting deep under the ground. Where will it take him? And why was it walled up? When a stranger turns up dead in a ditch, Landon begins to realize that someone is watching his every move. And they have a plan to ensure the past stays buried for good.

For the author, 9/11 changed everything. In the first place, just months before he had been given an “Project Censored” award for his article entitled “Genetic Bullets,” in the Washington Free Press in 2000. While he had arguably predicted Covid 24 years before pandemic during an interview on the Paranet Continuum, when he talked about “rumors about a superflu coming out of China,” 9/11 had blindsided him. He felt like a fraud as an investigative reporter and vowed to make amends by thoroughly investigating 9/11, how it happened, why it happened, the people and forces behind it ...

Product Description When long time associate, Kenny Lucas is assassinated, Mike Black orders Nick Simmons, who now runs his organization, to find the killers. And maybe Black will ask a few questions of himself. But Nick has problems of his own when he finds that Rain Robinson betrayed his trust and has set up a drug operation behind his back. When several of her dealers began getting robbed and murdered execution style, Rain had no choice; she had to go to Nick for help. Now that the police are on the case, Nick knows that he has to crush this before the cops tie the drugs and the murders ...

Lieutenant Commander Clayton is assigned to serve with a submarine commander he hates on a WWII operation in the Philippines. The objective – to kill or capture an enemy agent hiding on a Pacific island. But when the Commander breaks down, everyone faces death in the deep.

The fishing boat slipped into Whitby under cover of darkness but the Regional Crime Squad was waiting; after tracing the illegal cargo to Bradford it seemed that Detective Chief Inspector Cardinal's case was all but closed. But Chakundra Lal escaped the net and soon it was a case of murder. Cardinal is hampered in his investigations by an Urdu-speaking detective constable called Harry Grout, but he decides to use Grout to help trace the fugitive; racial tension arises, an escape from a court hearing follows and the ensuing search ranges from Bradford to Durham and Newcastle, where a woman ...

Le récit de sa propre vie est peut-être le plus beau texte qu'ait jamais écrit Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983). Vibrant, lumineux et émouvant, il porte l'empreinte de cette grande écrivaine à la personnalité forte, attachante, sensible, pleine de vitalité. L'auteure de Bonheur d'occasion y retrace ce qu'on pourrait appeler ses années de formation: sa jeunesse dans la petite communauté francophone de Saint-Boniface au Manitoba, son métier d'institutrice, ses longs séjours en Europe, puis son établissement à Montréal.

TIME-TORN archaeologists in Egypt... Two Great Egypt Time-Travel, Mystery Adventures in One 1. "SECRET MESSAGES FROM ETERNITY". Nefertiti, Akhenaten, the revenge of RA... 'a fast and furious pace’ “Roy Lester Pond joins my favourite Egypt authors like Christian Jacq.” “A furious pace keeps the reader engrossed.”- Goodreads Who is sending 'text messages from eternity' to the team of archaeologists at an ancient Egyptian tomb dig? Archaeologist Giulietta finds an impossible scrawled message turns up in a newly found Egyptian tomb. Who sent it? Is her partner, missing archaeology ...

One night, Elango has a dream that consumes him, driving him to give it shape. The potter is determined to create a terracotta horse whose beauty will be reason enough for its existence. Yet he cannot pin down from where it has galloped into his mind. The Mahabharata? The Trojan horse legend? His anonymous potter-ancestors? Once it’s finished, he does not know where his creation will belong. In a temple compound? Gracing a hotel lobby? Or should he gift it to Zohra, the woman he loves, yet despairs of ever marrying.

A skeleton buried on a lonely Northumberland hill? Nothing wrong with that. Garrigill was once an ancient burial ground. Archaeologist Rena Williams is here to excavate the site. She is an old friend of Arnold’s. And with his help, her team have uncovered more than a few old bones already. But never like this. The bludgeoned skull, the modern dental work…nothing about this death feels accidental. Or even all that old. Who was the dead man, and what did he know that was worth killing for?

Colin Bannock is hiding quite the secret. By day, he’s a smooth-talking lawyer. After hours, he is someone else entirely. He corners Arnold Landon, wanting him to join his society of history fanatics. Appalled, Arnold declines outright. He’s never been a joiner and, besides, he has enough on his plate already. He is hunting for a lost and ancient treasure. And he knows the hiding place is close. Then Bannock’s body washes up on the banks of the River Tyne, battered and bloated beyond recognition. Was he also chasing the mythic treasure?

A thriving law practice and a happy marriage are almost enough to convince solicitor Eric Ward he has overcome his painful past and started a new life. All it takes is the wrong client for it all to unravel. An investigative journalist beaten to a pulp. A crooked Newcastle businessman living the high life in France. A woman from a half-forgotten past. Former police officer-turned-solicitor Eric Ward represents Eddie Stevens, an investigative reporter on the trail of a hot story.