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The author of Britain at Bay—which the Wall Street Journal called “[perhaps] the single best examination of British politics, society, and strategy [from 1938 to 1941] that has ever been written”—picks up his sweeping social history in 1942, when what was once a regional war has become an intricate, globe-spanning conflict, with profound consequences for the British Empire and for a British people already exhausted after more than two years of fighting

In the glorious summer of 1914, Emily Grey, a young Cambridge undergraduate, is studying German in Heidelberg. While there she meets Hans, a philosopher with grey eyes and long lashes, who wins her heart and asks her to marry him. When the First World War intervenes, however, she is forced to return to England, leaving Hans behind to join the Imperial Navy. A year later, Emily is recruited to serve in a recently established government department. Commander Cumming, head of His Majesty’s newly-formed Secret Service — sometimes also known as MI6 — is keen to make use of Emily’s language skills.

In the simmering heat of August 1967, a kaleidoscopic minivan carrying a band of hippies – adorned with long hair, beards, beads, sandals, and granny dresses – pulls up at the gates of Ft. Gordon, Augusta, GA, then the heartland of the Military Police. Their mission is unconventional: to instruct the 25th Infantry Division, 60th Mine Scout Dog Platoon in harnessing the keen senses of dogs to detect landmines, trip wires, and hidden tunnels. The air crackles with animosity as two worlds collide: the free-spirited and the regimented.

Alan M. Turing, il geniale logico, matematico e filosofo inglese, pubblica Macchine calcolatrici e intelligenza nel 1950. È il testo che ha aperto la discussione moderna sulla possibilità dell'intelligenza artificiale, oggi piú che mai attuale per via delle prestazioni sorprendenti dei sistemi di IA generativa come ChatGPT. Turing si domanda se le macchine, di lí a non molto, sarebbero state capaci di pensiero, e risponde affermativamente, analizzando e respingendo varie obiezioni.

Achtung: Der Klappentext von Band 2 enthält Spoiler für Band 1! Lena ist sich sicher, dass es richtig war, sich für Cay zu entscheiden. Sie vertraut ihm und glaubt daran, dass er sich geändert hat. Doch dann zerfällt ihr Leben erneut zu einem Scherbenhaufen. Der Kreis der Acht macht Jagd auf Cay, mit einer mächtigen Waffe, der nicht einmal er etwas entgegenzusetzen hat. Er muss fliehen, und es gibt für Lena nur einen Weg, ihn zu schützen: Sie muss sich von ihm trennen, denn nur über sie kann der Kreis ihn aufspüren.

The Oxford Handbook of Lord Byron offers the latest in critical thinking about the poet that defined the Romantic era across Europe and beyond. The volume presents forty-four groundbreaking essays that enable listeners to assess Lord Byron's central position in Romantic traditions and his profound and far-reaching influence on British, European, and world culture.

Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace. Thus begins the beloved prayer of the Italian friar Saint Francis of Assisi, which well expresses his sentiments as a preacher of peace, love, and unity. Author and anti-apartheid activist Alan Paton drew upon the Prayer of Saint Francis to write Instrument of Peace (originally titled Instrument of Thy Peace) while his wife Dorrie lay dying of emphysema.

The Hymns of Easter is a heart-warming devotional inspired by some of history's most cherished Easter hymns. Experience a fresh perspective on the hymns you've sung your whole life now set to personal reflections in this 40-day devotional journey. The hymns include the Hallelujah Chorus, Christ the Lord is Risen Today, He Lives, The Old Rugged Cross, Blessed Assurance, How Great Thou Art, and Amazing Grace.

At the tender age of eight-years-old, Alan Osmond was assigned by his father to lead his (then) three siblings in a family band–a journey that carried the boys from a humble Utah farm to international fame and stardom. Alan led their family group for six decades, guiding them through the worldwide phenomenon of OSMONDMANIA, resulting in sales of more than one hundred million records.

Londres, 1949. Jeune homme désargenté, Dennis Knuckleyard vit et travaille dans une librairie d’occasion. Bien qu’aspirant écrivain, il mène une existence passablement ordinaire. Jusqu’au jour où sa patronne l’envoie chercher des livres rares chez un étrange bibliophile paranoïaque. Dennis comprend que l’un des livres n’existe pas : il s’agit d’un texte imaginaire figurant dans un roman, lui, bien réel. Il provient de l’autre Londres, le Grand Quand, une version de la ville située au-delà du Temps où tous les aspects de son histoire, depuis ses origines jusqu’à sa disparition, se manifestent.

What is the mysterious Emporium? Who or what is Big Al? Friend or Foe? Demon? Alien? or Mystical Shaman? To answer those questions, you’ll have to visit the store, if you can find it. Somewhere, nowhere, and everywhere all at once it appears at the oddest times and strangest places. The neon shines brightly, like a beacon to a troubled mind. The Emporium looks deceptively small from the outside, but once you enter, it is a place beyond reality.

Through essays, poetry, and stories, Alan Garner takes listeners on a captivating journey, tracing his life from a working-class childhood during World War II to the esteemed halls of Oxford University, returning to the beloved landscapes of Cheshire that fuel his creativity. Along the way, he encounters serendipitous moments such as an unexpected meeting with a renowned mathematician during a long-distance run—each event adding a unique thread to the rich tapestry of his life.

"Officially" the Vatican has no espionage service; but does no one carry out intelligence operations on its behalf? During the Second World War and Cold War, Rome was teeming with spies. A band of undercover monsignors and priests hunted for Vatican "moles," led clandestine diplomacy, investigated assassinations of priests and other scandals threatening the Church, and conducted high-risk missions behind the Iron Curtain.

This textbook is for ophthalmologists (Eye MDs) and optometrists who study for written and oral board examinations and provides succinct, current concepts of eye disease diagnosis and treatment (e.g., clinical pearls, etiologies, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work-up, and treatment summaries).

The authors offer unique insights into the factors that make us susceptible to dietary and lifestyle excesses and present ways to restore the biological processes designed by nature to keep us running at maximum efficiency and vitality. Foreword by John McDougal, M.D.

In the long-anticipated and thrilling conclusion of the Born of Ash series, Keira is thrust into a desperate battle for survival when the full power of the ancient precursor technology awakens beneath the war-torn surface of Asherho. Hunted by relentless enemies, and haunted by the rising forces of darkness, Keira must use her unique connection to the machine to outmaneuver the Disunity—a ruthless foe determined to seize control of the galaxy.

Once a pig, always a pig. You are powerless to change what you are. That is unless someone more powerful than yourself comes along.

El malvado Black Hat tiene algo escodido ¿podrás ser capaz de descifrar el camino correcto? "Preguntas como esta, difíciles son de responder, tal vez y sólo tal vez una oportunidad puedas tener, 33 años...de vigilia 33 días...para descansar, tal vez sea poco tiempo, pero es tu única oportunidad..."

Al emprender este viaje iluminador, prepárate para descubrir herramientas prácticas que elevarán tu espíritu y te empoderarán para abrazar la felicidad. Descubre los secretos del autocuidado, la resiliencia y las relaciones saludables y valiosas mientras te adentras en un camino de profundo crecimiento personal.

A must-listen from the authors of Who Built the Moon?