The specialty of plastic surgery was developed and named by Sir Harold Gillies following his work between the two world wars reconstructing severely damaged servicemen from the First World War. Sir Harold went on to inspire and train other surgeons from around the world. Among them was his cousin Sir Archibald McIndoe, who in the Second World War set up the unit at East Grinstead Hospital which looked after severely burned airmen and some other servicemen. The airmen themselves set up the ...

A KINGDOM ON THE BRINK. A CHÂTEAU OF SECRETS.France, 1627. The drums of war beat loudly, but inside the drawing-rooms of the elite, an entirely different battle is being waged.The cynical, beautiful Lucy Du Bois has no time for the romantic advances of François D'Ambry, a handsome but low-born soldier. But when whispers of conspiracy that extend to the highest levels of the royal court reach Lucy's ears, her pampered world begins to shatter. Guided by her c...

The Architect of Excellence is a groundbreaking approach to the art of personal growth and modern leadership expressed through a unique method of story telling and lessons of contextual and interactive learning. Through the process of identifying and relating to atypical professional behavior types and styles, you will begin to consciously identify the way in which individuals are able to transform and align with one another through modeling key behaviors, habits and beliefs within the cul...

This book contains a no-nonsense framework that will help you take back control over your money, so you can live a life you love.I get it. You've been busy these last years, working hard and raising a family. And now the kids are all grown, you've realised you'll be old before you know it and your finances are in no shape for retirement. It's a scary thought and you don't know how the hell you're gonna do it. Each time you try to move forward you're confronted by f...

You want to improve your finances. I get it. But you worry because there are so many things that can go wrong. You worry because you think you'll miss something important. Or something obvious. Some days you feel confused and disheartened by the complexity of money, and that's just not right. Everyone has a right to feel confident with their money. Everyone deserves to know they're doing all the right things and taking all the right opportunities. That's why I wrote this book. It's full of...

John Popplethwaite is trapped inside a sinking warship in 1940. But in a bizarre rescue, performed by a strange celestial traveller, John is given a new life, and a new duty: he is to protect a mysterious nine year old boy from the evil intentions of a secretive movement, whose followers include fallen angels. But, John's old life catches up with him, his mission goes wrong and he is cruelly betrayed. It's only with help from a group of individuals from both of his lives, old and new, that...

**50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLAMario Puzo’s classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.**With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the...

Far-future convicts get "ringed"—and lose their free will—in this novel of "chilling extrapolation" cowritten by the New York Times–bestselling author (Clifford D. Simak).After a youth spent trapped in space exile, Jeff Font returned to Earth to seek vengeance against the planetary mogul who had framed and destroyed his family. Jeff's plans backfired: He was captured, drugged, rammed through a computerized court system, convicted . . . and ringed.The...

Karate, kung-fu, aikido—Jason Striker was a master of them all. His entire body was a finely honed weapon, capable of destroying even the most skilled antagonist. But Striker was a man of peace; his school of martial arts was dedicated to defense, not aggression.Then came the tournament, a fight-to-the-finish matching of the top representatives of the world's leading martial arts. There would be no rules, no fouls called, no techniques forbidden, no repercussions if men should die. ...

As startling and provocative as his famous Stranger in a Strange Land, here is Heinlein’s grand masterpiece about a man supremely talented, immensely old, and obscenely wealthy who discovers that money can buy everything.Johann Sebastian Bach Smith was immensely rich—and very old. Though his mind was still keen, his body was worn out. His solution was to have surgeons transplant his brain into a new body. The operation was a great success—but the patient was no lo...

Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899) was just 23 years old when the Civil War broke out. He became a captain in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, one of the regiments forming the "Iron Brigade" of the Union Army of the Potomac. First published in 1890, this work records his regiment's routine and operational actions, including Second Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Petersburg.

In the second novel of the series, Jason Striker runs afoul of the black karate mistress Ilunga and a deadly drug conspiracy. These are fast-moving and violent stories, without ignoring human values.