Allowing you to uncover the woman behind the 'Iron Lady' image, 'Iron Lady: The Thatcher Years' takes a thorough yet lighthearted look at the life and times of Britain's longest-serving twentieth-century prime minister. As both the first woman to become leader of a European country and the first British premier to achieve re-election for three consecutive terms, Margaret Thatcher's legacy is such that even today she plays a significant role in British political life. Reflecting on her life...

Girls, Boys, Robots - Everyone is Welcome here!This stellar collection will appeal to both teens and grown-ups who dream of future worlds. ~Kirkus Starred ReviewWhat’s it like to be a space station detective? To be homesick for Mars? What do you say when your robotgets you in trouble?Join the adventures of a diverse cast of characters in this year’s Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, featuring award-winning writers alongside great new...

Learn to weld, step by step, with this beginner’s guide.Welding for Beginner**s, adapted from Stephen Blake Christena’s Learn to Weld, has culled the absolute basics that are required to build a successful welding hobby and illustrated them in these pages. Both practical and inspiring, this book teaches you the basic equipment you will need, setting up your work area, techniques for beginners with project ideas fo...

REINCARNATION REFUTED is the first definitive proof that reincarnation does not happen. Opposing the grain of New Age thinking, the approach is logical, self-contained and free of religious dogma. Published for the first time is the Impossibility Theorem; the spiritual constitution of the self and the relationship between spirit possession and obsession; mind-body interaction and how it produces the strange phenomena often attributed to reincarnation; an original critique of reincarnationi...

Do you always struggle to see the best in a situation? Does it seem like it's raining both outside and in? If you're blind to the lighter side of life then you're clearly a grump, but don't despair—you're in good company. Are You a Miserable Old Bastard? is an amusing celebration of the grouchiness in life, featuring wittily downbeat sayings from famous grumps including P. J. O'Rourke, Dorothy Parker, Michael Moore, H. L. Mencken, Fran Lebowitz, Winston Churchill, Groucho Marx, an...

In the dead of winter, ranch vet Alice Hartley—known across the county as The Ice Queen—has no time for nonsense, distractions, or cowboys with charm to burn. But when she's called out to Blake Carson's remote ranch, she meets a man as rugged as the land he protects… and just as impossible to ignore.Blake has turned his inherited ranch into a refuge for wounded and abandoned animals, pouring his strength into saving creatures no one else will fight for. He's used to harsh weather, ...

-This book contains some adult language and content-The world of the Fae is full of secrets and hidden things. It is a world of darkness and light, sensuality and fear. Step through the veil and take a peek at ten Fae in stories by ten authors.

Questo cofanetto contiene 8 romanziGaleotta fu quella notte di M. BlakeUn anno e mezzo dopo quella notte incredibile, Ekow non riesce a togliersi dalla testa Evangeline...Una lettera per il greco di J. JamesNonostante il loro incontro sia stato indimenticabile, Nikos sa che aprire il proprio cuore ad Alys comporta troppi rischi.Appuntamento con il re di L. MonroePoco più che adolescente, Nataliya è stata costretta a firmare un a...

Questo cofanetto è composto da 8 romanziIL PRINCIPE DELLO SCANDALO di S. StephensPer evitare uno scandalo, il principe Cesar si trova costretto a invitare Sofia al banchetto che ha organizzato...UNA CENERENTOLA PER IL GRECO di J. JamesRosalie non ha mai potuto sognare una vita migliore, almeno fino a quando Xandros...LA VEDOVA E IL MAGNATE di C. MarinelliDaniele non ha dubbi sul fatto che Mia Hamilton non sia altro che un'avida cac...

Stephen Smith is the boy who did not exist.Born out of wedlock in the early 1960s, Steve's parents hid him away from the world by locking him in the cellar...for thirteen years.Starved and beaten, the little boy's world was a darkened room that measured just eight feet by ten with a single makeshift bed, bare light bulb, and a solitary table. Steve would spend his days conjuring up an imaginary world full of monsters he would draw to try an...

Crushed by the Dollar – 5 Classic Urban Poverty Studies delves into the multifaceted and pervasive issue of urban poverty, capturing a tapestry of narratives that span varying styles from stark realism to innovative naturalism. Each piece, distinct in its literary flair, explores the grim realities and societal nuances of urban deprivation in a rapidly industrializing America. The anthology meticulously balances the grim and the poignant, offering readers a panoramic view of life eked out ...

Captain Karl von Schenk of the Kaiser's Navy is a stereotypical German nobleman - supremely self-confident, touchy about the divisions of class and any infringement on his place. He thinks he is handsome, has a suitably manly physique, an excellent singing voice, and a facility with writing. His wartime service related in his diary is a series of triumphs over harrowing circumstances, bringing his boat back in spite of the best efforts of the Royal Navy to stop him. His one vulnerability i...