This book offers an original account of the theory of near-rings, with a considerable amount of material which has not previously been available in book form, some of it completely new.The book begins with an introduction to the subject and goes on to consider the theory of near-fields, transformation near-rings and near-rings hosted by a group. The bulk of the chapter on near-fields has not previously been available in English. The transformation near-rings chapters considerably a...

WHEN we consider the great extent of the Chinese Empire and its teeming population—both of them larger than those of Europe—and the fact that a race with a natural gift for the potter's craft and a deep appreciation of its productions has lived and laboured there for twenty centuries (to look no farther back than the Han dynasty), it seems almost presumptuous to attempt a history of so vast and varied an industry within the compass of two volumes. Anything approaching finality in such a su...

Bloomsbury presents We March Against England: Operation Sea Lion, 1940-41 by Robert Forczyk, read by Dugald Bruce Lockhart.We March Against England tells the thrilling tale of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler's plan to invade Britain and end its involvement in World War II.In May 1940 Nazi Germany was master of continental Europe, the only European power still standing was Great Britain – and the all-conquering German armed forces stood poised t...

Caught between the eras of Hitler and Putin, the Baby Boomers experienced unprecedented transformations – from becoming the first television generation to enjoying new healthcare and educational opportunities. As the boom subsides into a quieter phase of life, this anthology captures their journey through evocative poems, keen observations, and thoughtful opinions. Peppered with a touch of humor, including jokes that range from wry to laugh-out-loud funny, this collection serves as both a ...

Caught between the eras of Hitler and Putin, the Baby Boomers experienced unprecedented transformations – from becoming the first television generation to enjoying new healthcare and educational opportunities. As the boom subsides into a quieter phase of life, this anthology captures their journey through evocative poems, keen observations, and thoughtful opinions. Peppered with a touch of humor, including jokes that range from wry to laugh-out-loud funny, this collection serves as both a ...

Fathers Have Rights Too .What began as a loving reunion between father and son; becomes an intense, bitter custody dispute; including allegations of sexual abuse, child abuse, kidnapping; all which could potentially destroy the dad's life and career. After 4 years of absentee, he's back and ready to be a father. In a bazaar twist of events, the ex-wife conducts an escalating campaign to revoke his custodial rights at any cost. Fathers Have Rights Too, illustrates brutal custody ev...

Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and...

* NO REGRET, the brand new pulse-pounding novel from Martina Cole, is available to preorder now *'With the return of some of her best-loved characters and lashings of her usual grit, Cole fans will lap this up' HeatIconic heroine DCI Kate Burrows returns in a blistering thriller you won't be able to put down. This killer has only just begun . . .DCI Kate Burrows might be retired, but when the bodies of missing schoolgirls s...

Joshua Widcombe and Kaya Trent were the golden couple of Abbeyford's School of Art and Drama; good-looking, popular and from loving, stable families. So why did they kill themselves on the grassy stage of the college's outdoor theatre?Detective Chief Inspector Anderton thinks there might be something more to the case than a straightforward teenage suicide pact. Detective Sergeant Kate Redman agrees with him, but nothing is certain until another teenager at the college kills themsel...

This is the boxed set of books 7, 8 and 9 of the bestselling Kate Redman Mysteries, by crime writer Celina Grace.CREED (A KATE REDMAN MYSTERY: BOOK 7)Joshua Widcombe and Kaya Trent were the golden couple of Abbeyford’s School of Art and Drama; good-looking, popular and from loving, stable families. So why did they kill themselves on the grassy stage of the college’s outdoor theatre?Detective Chief Inspector Anderton thinks there might be something more to the case t...

Superb, nail-biting psychological suspense - first in the Kate Hanson Cold case series.When the skeleton of a young woman is found near a West Midlands motorway, evidence suggests that it is that of teenager Molly James, who went missing five years ago.Forensic psychologist Dr Kate Hanson and the Unsolved Crime Unit are called in to re-investigate Molly's case. The deeper they dig the dirtier the clues get, and when a second set of remains is unearthed Kate...

Special feature: This PerfectBound e-book contains Part One of an interview with author Isobel Bird.With this ribbon I do bindMy heart to yours and yours to mine.Love, I call you, come to me,As is my will, so mote it be.Kate cast the love spell with results unforeseen.She cannot stop it by herself, but the book of spells tells her of two strangers who can help her -- if only she can find them.