Takes the reader on a journey through the picturesque village of Harpenden in the 1940s and '50s. This title tells about the dark days of the Second World War - air raids, rationing, Home Guard manoeuvres, prisoners of war on the doorstep and the excitement of VE Day - and the long, carefree days of post-war childhood that followed.

Product Description: The last place in North America where black people and white people could not sit down together to share a cup of coffee in a restaurant was not in the Deep South. It was in the small, sleepy Ontario town of Dresden. Dresden is the site of Uncle Tom’s Cabin...read more

Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America. Remarkable achievements for any man – but all the more remarkable because Lewis had to race poverty and prejudice. The geat-grandson of slaves, he worked as a porter on the railway, and trained by running alongside the tracks when the train was stopped on the prairies.Rapid Ray is far more than a sports autobiography; it is as much a history of one man’s battle for equality as it is a history of Olympic-level track. Throughout his long life – he is now in his nineties – Ray Lewis has fought discrimination not only in sports, but in every walk of life.

Product Description: Since the Labour Government came to power in 1997 they have created over 3,000 new criminal offenses, one new offense for almost every day they have been in office. From the detention of terrorist suspects without trial to ASBOs, parenting orders to race crimes, the UK government's legislation has touched thousands of lives across the whole of British society...read more

Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more

Product Description: Fifteen-year-old Danny is a troubled kid, and trouble always seems to follow him. Things are changing just too fast his family has moved to a new town, his father is battling alcoholism, and Danny has a hair-trigger temper that causes him problems with the teachers and the other kids at his new school...read more

The Groom's Arrival will guide you into the traditions and the Scriptures that form new insights into God's love story for mankind. It contains details from the Hebrew wedding tradition. The mysteries of this ancient tradition will enhance your understanding of the bride, the Church, and God's ultimate plan. The author uses the wedding tradition forms a framework to bring together scriptures from Jesus' Olivet Discourse, the Days of Daniel, the Scroll of Revelation, and the End Times. When you read about the ten elements of the wedding tradition, you will begin to see the beauty and purpose behind our finding a relationship with God in a new and exciting way. God's greatest desire for us is to be in relationship with Him. The Carpenter of Galilee has been working on the wedding chamber, or chuppah, for His bride for nearly two thousand years. Remember He said, "I go to prepare a place for you" . . . In this book you are given a glimpse of what it will be like. In the final chapters of the book of Revelation, "the Marriage Supper of the Lamb" is a headline event. Many love stories end with "and they lived happily ever after". This marriage supper is just a starting point for much more. The Bible gives more insight into Jesus' millennial reign than you might imagine. In The Groom's Arrival, you will discover many wonderful things about God's plan. "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him". (1 Corinthians 2:9)

Product Description: Now available in paperback, this pioneering study is a treasure trove of new information, illustrating the lives and professional experiences of the people involved in such a way as to demonstrate clearly both the obstacles they faced and the status they achieved...read more

Product Description: A true story of a bank robber and a chilling car chase worthy of an Elmore Leonard novel or a Brian De Palma movie. Like many new arrivals to Canada, Hermann Beier came to this country with big dreams – visions of a wide-open country where hard work and entrepreneurial flair would make him rich...read more

Product Description: New York Times bestselling writer Garth Ennis, writer of The Boys, Preacher and Battlefields, selects his favourite stories from the seminal 1970s British boys’ comic Battle. Included in this fantastic volume for the very first time is the complete HMS Nightshade, and the never-before-reprinted The General Dies At Dawn...read more

Product Description: An L.A. trail guide for the casual hiker. Even if you're not a hiker, there is some funny shit and some stories in this guide, so it's really almost a novel. (I've told my mom I wrote a novel so she won't be disappointed in me, just go with it) And, if you have no friends, this guide will be your friend! It's a light-hearted guide with a lot of sarcasm, but makes sure you know how to get to the trail - park - and get back to your car at the end of the day ...read more

Product Description: Placing emphasis on practical "how-to" guidance, this cutting-edge resource provides a first-hand, insider's perspective on the advent and evolution of smart grids in the 21st century. This book presents engineers, researchers, and students with the building blocks that comprise basic smart grids, including power plant, transmission substation, distribution, and meter automation...read more

Product Description: There is a wealth of strength and power within us all, and the way to access it may be surprising. Only the weak and desperate are forced to take without giving, yet so many of us interact with others this way. You want approval. You want the girl to think you're funny...read more

Product Description: This title offers a high-interest introduction to dinosaurs for reluctant readers and will hold special appeal for visual learners. It's filled with a dynamic mix of labeled illustrations, cutaway views, maps, graphs, and process diagrams that reveal an inside look at the world of dinosaurs...read more

Product Description: This title offers a high-interest introduction to volcanoes for reluctant readers and will hold special appeal for visual learners. It's filled with a dynamic mix of labeled illustrations, cutaway views, maps, graphs, and process diagrams that reveal how volcanoes and earth science has shaped our world...read more