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  Over Here! - New York City...

  Lorraine B. Diehl

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  A wonderfully nostalgic and inspiring look at the center of the home front during World War II—New York CityMore than any other place, New York was the center of action on the home front during World War II. As Hitler came to power in Germany, American Nazis goose-stepped in Yorkville on the Upper East Side, while recently arrived Jewish émigrés found refuge on the Upper West Side. When America joined the fight, enlisted men heading for battle in Europe or the Pacific streamed through Grand Central Terminal and Pennsylvania Station. The Brooklyn Navy Yard refitted ships, and Times Square overflowed with soldiers and sailors enjoying some much-needed R & R. German U-boats attacked convoys leaving New York Harbor. Silhouetted against the gleaming skyline, ships were easy prey—debris and even bodies washed up on Long Island beaches—until the city rallied under a stringently imposed dim-out.From Rockefeller Center's Victory Gardens and Manhattan's swanky nightclubs to metal-scrap drives and carless streets, Over Here! captures the excitement, trepidation, and bustle of this legendary city during wartime. Filled with the reminiscences of ordinary and famous New Yorkers, including Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters, and Angela Lansbury, and rich in surprising detail—from Macy's blackout boutique to Mickey Mouse gas masks for kids—this engaging look back is an illuminating tour of New York on the front lines of the home front.

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  Portsmouth in the Great War

  Sarah Quail

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  Portsmouth in the Great War is a story with a cast of thousands. They included a future archbishop and at least six brave and determined young clergymen with a talent for writing letters who volunteered as Army chaplains. There was the first naval VC of the war who was also the first submariner VC ever; a glamorous commander-in-chief, a number of dashing naval and marine officers and men - and a host of unofficial diarists and letter-writers. The wife of a Royal Academician also featured who went backwards and forwards across the Channel with hospital supplies on the Red Cross yacht Medusa until German U-boats put paid to her plans. Also in the story was the Portsmouth school girl, daughter of a local GP and Territorial Army officer, who was in Germany when war broke out and made her own, perilous way home. There were dockyard workers, and women who took their places when they went away to fight, and women who replaced men on the trams, in banks and post offices, and of course there were the men who joined the three local battalions of the Hampshire Regiment, and the ships which belonged to the Port of Portsmouth. They all took part in the greatest war the world had ever seen, and thousands of them laid down their lives in defence of this country and it's Empire - in Flanders, at Coronel, at Gallipoli and at Jutland, and in the many other theatres of war. The book is fully illustrated and many of the images have not been published before.

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  Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

  Press Trust Of India

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  Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw recognized among world's top 20 inspirational leaders in Biopharma

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  From the Cold War to the War on...

  Mick Haygarth

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  A bomb-disposal expert shares stories from conflict zones ranging from the Falklands to Kosovo to Iraq. 
   
  Michael Haygarth left home just before his seventeenth birthday to join the Royal Air Force as a Weapons Technician. At the time, everything seemed routine—but his thirty-eight-year career turned out to be anything but. Training with nations all over the world; fast roping out of helicopters with US Army Rangers; being driven around Basra in a beaten-up taxi wearing civilian clothes with a 9mm pistol in his waistband; convoying at speed around Baghdad with the US Army looking for unexploded bombs—all were way beyond the usual experiences of an RAF Engineer. 
   
  In his early career, he was a member of a Buccaneer Nuclear Weapon Loading Team stationed in RAF Germany at the height of the Cold War. Frequently woken by sirens in the early morning hours, he’d rush to work wondering if it was yet another practice or the start of nuclear Armageddon. After further tours, and having passed his Bomb Disposal courses, he was then sent to the Falkland Islands. He also served in Kosovo as part of a huge multinational force tasked with clearing thousands of bombs and cluster munitions, as well as working with the International Crimes Tribunal to clear numerous mass graves. He was responsible for all UK Bomb Disposal operations in and around Pristina. 
   
  Next came an operational tour to Iraq, where he made further use of his bomb disposal expertise. After promotion to Squadron Leader, he worked in the Ministry of Defense and then took charge of the RAF’s only Bomb Disposal Squadron as it withdrew from Iraq, and was instrumental in refocusing the squadron to carry out operations in Afghanistan alongside the Army. His final role, in what was a truly exceptional career, was in charge of the RAF’s only expeditionary Engineering Squadron as it worked through the busiest period in its history during the UK forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and the escalation of events in support of operations in the Baltic states and Syria. In this book, he tells his remarkable story.

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  Secret Sexual Desires Of 100...

  Kate Bazilevsky

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  Whether you are a man or a woman, gorgeous or ugly, rich or poor, young or not so young - you can use the practical information provided in this book! It reveals proven recipes of seduction. Once you apply them and indulge in immediate results, you will become happier and healthier automatically. Why? Because you will get what you want and naturally need - sex. And, a healthy sex life is one of the requirements for healthy functioning of human psychophysiology. 
  Allow yourself to try the information provided and make your sex life as intended by Nature. No one is there to forbid you! Feedback about your experience and results is always interesting and welcomed! 
  Here is something your mother never told you: the principle "love me the way I am, and if not then you are a fool" does not work! Discover the sexual factor & hidden desires of 100 million people: * usable seduction recipes * behavior, preferences, desires, sexual orientation, fantasies, dislikes, etc. * frequency of sexual activity, attitude towards monogamy and polygamy, etc. Tired of fantasizing and ready to have some real fun? STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY ON DATING SITES AND OUTDATED ADVISE! Discover the most reliable seduction recipes to go from zero partners to as many as you want. Women consider men to be idiots, and in return men consider them stupid. This is not natural. Become more educated and powerful simply by reading this book & improve your personal life by applying the recipes! Discover the most powerful, proven techniques to attract opposite sex from the SECRET SEXUAL DESIRES OF 100 MILLION PEOPLE: Seduction Recipes For Men And Women book today! 
  The book is based on proven scientific research in the field of Non-Traditional Psychoanalysis. Do not pass by your chance to match people who already have recipes on how to seduce you!  
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  Learn German With Music

  Innovative Language Learning, ...

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  Can learning German be as simple as listening to music? 
   
  
   
  And as easy as remembering song lyrics?
   
  
   
  Just think. You remember song lyrics because lyrics are catchy, repeated throughout the song, and go with the music, right? Now, if you stuck in German, you’d easily learn German words and phrases the same way! 
   
  
   
  So, yes, learning German is as easy as listening to music… with the Learn German With Music Audiobook.
   
  
   
  Just press play, and you’ll hear German words and phrases repeated to the beat of upbeat and cheerful music. And… follow along!
   
  
   
  You’ll learn 180+ most common German words and phrases… while relaxing at home, or while driving to work.
   
  
   
  Learn German With Music is the easiest way to start learning German.. without getting overwhelmed by complicated explanations. Perfect for new learners with little to no language learning experience.
   
  
   
  What will you learn?
   
  180+ Words & Phrases Including...
   
  • Basic Greetings
   
  • Numbers
   
  • Common Questions and Answers
   
  • Parts of the Body & Talking About Your Wellbeing
   
  • Common Hobbies
   
  • And much more
   
  
   
  Learn German With Music includes...
   
  • 15 Songs/Lessons Inside (Each is about 7 minutes long)
   
  • Fast-Paced Review Section at the End of Each Lesson
   
  • 1 Hour 50 Minutes in Total
   
  • Accompanying PDF eBook with the Words, Phrases and Translations
   
  
   
  Download the PDF and read along

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