On the edge of the Warwickshire coalfield, coal had been mined in Nuneaton since the fourteenth century and the town was a centre for quarrying and brick-making too. Coal had been mined in the Stockingford and Griff area of Chilvers Coton for five centuries, and by the mid-1860s, new capital, increasingly efficient mining methods, together with the building of the railways, brought about a golden bonanza of coal production in this area of Warwickshire. The building of railways and roads ge...

Peter Lee’s account of growing up in Nuneaton in the years after the Second World War is one of adventure and discovery. This memoir offers a glimpse into a way of life that may now seem very distant. The memories brought back to life will resonate with so many of the people who were growing up and living through this fascinating period. Nuneaton was a place of great change and offered a wealth of experiences to any child who knew where to look. From ‘muck-raids’ to fence-hopping, this boo...

After studying Mandarin Chinese in China and Taiwan for over fifteen years, it occurred to me that there is no easy way to learn the language. However, there is a right and wrong way of learning Chinese.Most people give up trying to learn Mandarin Chinese after one month. Many people don't go further than a beginner's level. This is because they don't bother learning the grammatical structure of Chinese and therefore will never be able to fluently converse.The wrong way is to...

Nuneaton Street by Street Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Nuneaton, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the nineteenth and into the twentieth century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the historical context in which they are set, and through the author's factual...

You will discover that learning how to read Chinese using Pinyin under each character is surprisingly easy and does not have to be a laborious task.Learning verbs are the essential ingredients to learning this language because most verbs in Chinese can be adopted as nouns without actually having to change the word structure as we do in English. The 888 verbs were carefully chosen with this in mind so that the learner had an arsenal of words that would be enough to immediately begin ...

In "Basic Mandarin Chinese For Beginners! Book 1 & 2: Your First Mandarin Book & Your Second Mandarin Book", you'll be learning the absolute best way to begin mastering Mandarin Chinese. By combining all aspects of the language, you will quickly become a fluent speaker, an excellent listener, a strong reader and a beautiful writer of Mandarin Chinese.The most important thing about learning Mandarin Chinese is to be patient, diligent and above all, have fun.Trust in the learning pro...

Learning adjectives intensely will give you a solid foundation of words for you to really understand how to make any sentence and you will quickly be able to read, write and converse in Mandarin Chinese.You will discover that learning how to read Chinese using Pinyin under each character is surprisingly easy and does not have to be a laborious task.Learning adjectives is the essential ingredients to being able to describe what you really mean in Chinese. You will quickly be a...

The Old Testament is not just a collection of disparate stories, each with its own meaning and moral lessons. Rather, it's one cohesive story, tied together by the good news about Israel's coming Messiah, promised from the beginning. Covering each book in the Old Testament, this volume invites readers to teach the Bible from a Reformed, covenantal, and redemptive-historical perspective. Featuring contributions from twelve respected evangelical scholars, this gospel-centered introduction to...

The 101 words in this flashcard collection were carefully chosen to optimize the learning of the German language. All the words are commonly used and essential for learners of German. These flashcards are for students who want to quickly multiply their vocabulary word knowledge with ease.By studying words about a specific topic, students are able to gain a much more thorough foundation for learning German. This way, they can begin speaking and reading German immediately. These essen...

Nuneaton Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Nuneaton, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the historical context in which they are set, and through the author's factual captions for every picture,...

This unique insight into RAF Reaper operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria is based on unprecedented research access to the Reaper squadrons and personnel at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire and Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, USA. The author has observed lethal missile strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq alongside the crews involved. He has also conducted extensive interviews with Reaper pilots, sensor operators, mission intelligence coordinators, and spouses and p...