In the nineteenth century the War Office showed little interest in developing large heavy artillery for its land forces, preferring instead to equip its warships with the biggest guns. Private initiatives to mount a gun on a railway truck pulled by a steam engine were demonstrated before military chiefs in the Southern Counties, but not taken up. However, the development of longer-range guns, weighing up to 250 tons, to smash through the massive armies and trench systems on the Western Fro...

Felicia Drew soll nach dem Tod ihrer Tante Honoria das Erbe antreten. Es gibt jedoch einige Bedingungen: zum Beispiel, das Mädchen darf nicht heiraten, sich kein Geld leihen und keine Vorschüsse auf ihr zu erwartendes Vermögen erhalten. Verstößt das Mädchen gegen die Bedingungen, erhält ihr Cousin das gesamte Erbe. Allerdings sind nicht alle Erben von Honoria Drew in dem Testament aufgeführt. Wie werden die Erben dieses Problem lösen?

Introducing an extraordinary and unforgettable journey through the eyes of a National Park Service Ranger, John Goodwin. Prepare to be captivated by heart-pounding encounters with dangerous animals, surviving two lightning strikes, as well as the inspiring triumphs over PTSD and the discovery of inner strength. This remarkable book is a source of inspiration and enlightenment, showcasing tales of courage, resilience, and unwavering dedication.John Goodwin's stories will give you a ...

Lord Trent of Stanways has high hopes that his son, Ken will secure a rich wedding match when he agrees to entertain Elaine Corbyn, a wealthy American heiress, as his guest. Reluctantly agreeing to the match, Ken begins to suspect there are darker forces at work when a routine journey to collect his prospective bride form her London terminus ends in a car chase and attempted murder - an attempt that Elaine is desperate to keep secret at all costs. What is Elaine hiding? And how does it con...

“That means that he’ll be in prison maybe for years—he’ll lie under the stain of this all his life, it will be on him when he comes out. Well, that’s no use to me!”King's Elm House in Derbeyshire lies in the shade of a monstrous tree, which casts a skull-shaped shadow over the grounds on certain moonlit nights. The shadow is there on the night that Bannister Coote is murdered, crushed by a train after being thrown from a railway bridge near the estate. When Coote's cousin Brian Cha...

Crime writer John Goodwin has turned his hand to writing for younger readers.This collection has all the thrill of the chase and exciting challenges of his adult genre with a level of fun that will appeal to readers, or the read to, of all ages.ContentsKids Army Inspired by BBC TV's Dad's ArmyBug or Me A little poemAn Elf in the Machine. A secondary school caperDog-Spell A fairytale?Snow White A Criminal InvestigationLucy and the Manx...

Even before the British Olympic Committee won the right to stage the 2012 games, they confidently displayed a 'Countdown to London' banner on their website.Little did they know that it was also a simultaneous countdown to events that, if they became known, would make London 2012:'The Last Olympiad.'When Gavinder, a disaffected British born Moslem helped install an explosive device in the concrete undercroft of London's new Olympic Stadium he thought it was set to dest...

John Goodwin (1593-1665), the eminent Puritan Arminian divine, was a man ahead of his time who lived in a turbulent era in which many principals, both theological and governmental, were subjects of controversy. This new edition of Redemption Redeemed (originally published in 1651), provides a major refutation of the Calvinistic limited atonement doctrine. Goodwin has written an adversarial treatise in which he, step by step, examines the overwhelming scriptural and theological evidence sup...

I suppose I knew from the first little jewel of blood that this would become addictive; that they would call me a serial killer.The murder of Sheila Delaney was almost an accident. Jealousy drove her killer to threaten her with a knife but the thought of killing her simply hadn't manifested itself. Only wanting to break her dominance but carried away with the moment her killer was surprised at the sensory experience. Driven by thrill that became addictive the killer fixated on anoth...

′This book will be a welcome, practical addition to the repertoires of teachers of children aged 7-11 who are looking for inspiration and relevance in their teaching of writing skills′ - Speaking English`For the drama novice, this is the book to buy. It reveals drama′s power, maps the route to success, and empowers the reader to follow′ - Literacy Time`All activities are inspiring and imaginative, and the written activities that follow them are var...

First published in 1999, this volume took part in the emerging sociological debate on gender in the workplace by studying men’s work, lives, gender roles and psychological health through the gender lens. Recent changes in the labour market, not least the marked increase of women at work, have been argued to have led to a crisis of masculinity and a re-evaluation of men’s roles. This book has four main aims: to establish that there is a real absence of an empirical understanding of men in B...

Der 'Britisch-Krimi Sammelband' vereint eine bemerkenswerte Vielfalt an literarischen Stilen und spannenden Narrativen, die sich über das viktorianische Zeitalter bis in das frühe 20. Jahrhundert erstrecken. Diese Sammlung bietet ein breites Spektrum an Kriminalgeschichten, die von klassischem Detektivspiel bis zu spannungsgeladenem Thriller reichen. Die meisterliche Erzählkunst dieser Zeit zeichnet sich durch komplexe Handlungsstränge, scharfsinnige Charakterstudien und ein unnachahmliche...