"You can't throw too much style into a miracle, and you, my friend, are a miracle," Mark Twain says to Fedor Adrianovitch Jefticheff, also known as Jo-Jo The Dog Faced Boy. Fedor lives, travels, works, and loves among the haunting cast of performers in the Black Tent Sideshow of P.T. Barnum's Circus in the late 1880s.Fedor not only survived, but also profited by being a memorable and unforgettable human curiosity. Along with being an intelligent and avid reader of Tolstoy, Twain, A...

THE MAJOR NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE QUEEN: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.'Impeccably researched . . . Hugo Vickers offers us his piercing insights into the innermost workings of the Royal family' - DAILY MAIL'His knowledge of royalty and aristocracy is encyclopaedic . . . and his deep emotional connection with Elizabeth II and certain members of her family is given full throttle. The detail about a very public woman wh...

Follow the infamous 2nd SS Panzer Division on its march through Southwest France to the Massacre at Oradour with this illustrated battlefield guide.The 2nd SS Das Reich Division Das Reich committed was an elite division known for its ruthlessness. Stationed in the French village of Montauban, near Toulouse, when the Allies invaded Normandy in 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS, and SOE delaying actions. The Division re...

An enthralling portrait of the enigmatic woman at the centre of a now vanished Golden Age: Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough.'Truly wonderful - a masterclass in storytelling' - SUNDAY TIMESThe Times Best Biography Audiobook of the Year (2021)One of the most beautiful and brilliant women of her time, Gladys Deacon dazzled and puzzled the glittering social circles in which she moved . . .

Do you know that potato can help you lose belly fat and weight?Have you heard of potato diet? If you are looking for a simple meal plan for weight loss, then you should look on further than the potatoPotatoes are rich in minerals, vitamins, fiber, and nutrients that can help to get rid of diseases which includes cancer, and also help to boost your height in a variety of different waysThe energy packed vegetable is very easy to digest and contains more potassium than...

Between August 2022 and July 2024, GMB Union membership at Amazon’s BHX4 Coventry warehouse skyrocketed, with 37 days of strike action resulting in a 28.5% pay rise. Yet despite this, the union narrowly lost a ballot that would have forced Amazon to grant formal recognition.Based on ethnographic research and reflective essays from worker-leaders and organizers, this book offers a rich case study of the factors contributing to the union’s successes and setbacks. It provides a practi...

The new novel from the best-selling author of Miss Garnet's Angelholiday: a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation.[literally: holy day]Many years ago Mr Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction which grew to be an international best-seller. But his reputation is on the decline and he finds himself out of touch with the modern world.He decides to take a holiday and comes to the ancient village of Great Calne, h...

Milwaukee is the largest Wisconsin city and fifth most populous in the Midwest located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Positioned on the confluence of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, Milwaukee was originally inhabited by various Algonquian peoples before becoming a major trade and industrial hub during the mid-19th century. The city became incorporated during 1846.The 19th century introduced a diverse variety of architectural styles and prominent architect...

The Holy War comes to a head, and the Phantom Corps loses one of its leaders.

While trapped in 1969 Colorado Springs, Captain Philip Kaine must not only fight the Omega Alliance's attempt to take Earth, he must defend his home town.

This edition is designed to simplify your understanding by identifying growing trends, grape descriptions, the histories and future direction of the California, Washington and Oregon wine industry. It concisely profiles each state's leading growing regions, rainfall statistics and prominent grapes based on the most recent available harvest data.The 2021-2022 edition is ideal for wine collectors, winemakers and anyone who appreciates a world class Pacific Coast grown vintage. The fo...

We gaze into the sky full of stars, captivating our senses. What lies beyond them, millions of miles away, lost in the abyss of space? Will we ever discover new worlds in new galaxies? Will we ever have the vehicle to travel millions of miles when it's still virtually impossible to put a man on Mars, one of our closet planets?We had not made leaps and bounds in space travel and so much was still undiscovered, yet a team of all-American scientists are instrumental...Working ...