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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 ...

In the eleventh century, most nobles had a similar attitude. They wed for profit and not love, married off sisters and daughters to aid in the body politic.Fighting was a profession; a hobby, and a sport.Think no battle today either hunt dumb animal or lay siege to neighbour's castle. Master not at home steal possessions including lady, and always live in lively manor.The women of this century must work the system. Sometimes beauty comes before a fall and sometimes i...

**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...

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...

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...

Imagine a dusty airfield as American C47s fly in to move an entire Indian Division to stem a Japanese attack.Eight nurses, lost during the debacle, fly out with the troops. Picture, Emma, the American Puritan from New England, Georgina, the English Aristocrat and their British Empire colleagues. There is a master sergeant from Harlem and a Jewish pilot from Yonkers to add to the mix. Each experience life in all its deadly facets. We learn their histories, share their dreams, and wit...

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...

This delightful 34 page rhyming picture book encourages children to learn the value of peace and love with prayer. This picture book is based on Christian values with the foundation of God's love for all. This picture book encourages children to be Peaceseekers with everyone and every situation.The story is about Hannah, a little Australian girl whom has decided to be a Peaceseeker for her every day issues and made a prayer for each situation at home and school.Finding the ...

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...

City of the legions 5 moves on another two hundred and fifty years into the reign of Edward the third.1346 is a year that will live on in history. King Edward will invade Normandy to lay claim to the French throne. Edward, later called the Black Prince, the king's eldest teenage son will lead a battle line at Crecy in 1346 and win his spurs. The army will move on to lay Siege to Calais & within a year comes the Triumph.In the Mediterranean a pestilence that originated in the ...

Do you have what it takes to survive when the Shit Hits The Fan?Only those who are lucky, properly equipped, or skilled have a fighting chance to survive through those first days of chaos. And only the strong have what it takes to thrive.Join us on a journey of alien invasions, nuclear war, zombie hordes and more, in Tales of the Apocalypse. Eleven stories of desperation, heroism, and strife sure to hook your imaginations.With stori...

You may know SQL basics, but are you taking advantage of its expressive power? This second edition applies a highly practical approach to Structured Query Language (SQL) so you can create and manipulate large stores of data. Based on real-world examples, this updated cookbook provides a framework to help you construct solutions and executable examples in several flavors of SQL, including Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.SQL programmers, analysts, data scientists, data...