If you want to learn German without having to relocate to a German-speaking country for months or even years, then keep reading...Learning a new language can seem difficult, if not impossible at the very beginning. If you are an adult, then it probably seems even scarier. You may have had a bad experience trying to learn a second language in school.You have wanted to learn German for some time now. It could just be because you are in love with the language or you may live in ...

Uncover the lives of 20 real-life spies who made it their mission to uncover the truth and collect secret information from their enemies… This book presents personal accounts and testimonies from spies all over the world and throughout history and brings key moments in history to life for young readers.This book journeys around the world and delves back and forth in time to introduce readers to a host of incredible spies who dedicated their lives to world of espionage. Meet Alan Tu...

The controversial research and public-spirited work of Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) – English alchemist, astrologer, physician and free thinker – continues to divide opinions to this day. The College of Physicians despise his healing texts in layman’s English that challenge their monopoly on medical knowledge. Monarchists are wary of his outspoken opposition in the Civil War. But commoners and local healers praise his tireless determination to provide the poor directly with pharmaceutical...

Do you have a love or passion for learning Spanish and German? Or have you thought of visiting Europe and experiencing the local lifestyle? Or do you have overseas clients in European countries? Learning a new language sounds difficult, and you are just frozen in your feet at the start. If you are a working professional, then it might just sound impossible to you, but right now, learning a new language is as simple as it gets. It is easier than you think! It won’t be long before you have m...

A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, his body left to rot by the roadside – and Jack Blackjack stands accused of his murder. As well as clearing his name, Jack has his own reasons for wanting to find out who really killed the priest, but this is an investigation where nothing is as it seems. Was it a random attack by a desperate outlaw, or do the answers lie in the murdered priest's past? As he questions those who knew the dead man, Jack is fa...

London 1555. Queen Mary is newly married to Philip II of Spain – and not everyone is happy about the alliance. The kingdom is divided between those loyal to Catholic Mary and those who support her halfsister, Lady Elizabeth. Former cutpurse turned paid assassin Jack Blackjack has more immediate matters to worry about. Having been ordered to kill a man, he determines to save him instead. But Jack defies his spymaster at his peril…and even the bestlaid plans can sometimes go awry. When it ap...

June, 1554. Professional assassin Jack Blackjack has been despatched to the palace of Woodstock, where Queen Mary's halfsister, Princess Elizabeth, is being kept under close guard. Jack's employer has reason to believe that a spy has been installed within the princess's household, and Jack has been ordered to kill her. Jack has no choice but to agree. But he arrives at Woodstock to discover that a murder has already been committed. As he sets out to prove his innocence by uncovering the re...

This book provides listeners with a new working model of the human mind based on contemporary trends in cognitive science. Taking a distinct biological approach, the book presents mind and brain as two sides of the same coin while at the same time emphasizing the need for separate accounts. The listener is introduced step by step to the mind account showing how it operates.The text explores the mind's basic architecture examining how its family of eleven systems interact flexibly a...

The soldiers of one of the world's most famous fighting forces, the Paras, tell the gripping story of the regiment in their own words.Published to coincide with 75th anniversary of its formation, this is the definitive history of the iconic Parachute Regiment, told through the voices of more than 200 of the soldiers themselves. From the daring raids of World War 2 through Northern Ireland, The Falklands, Bosnia and Afghanistan, the Paras have a reputation for being...

Every city has its ghosts. Ravn just hunts the ones that still breathe.Former investigator, Thomas Ravnsholdt—known as Ravn—drifts like wreckage along Copenhagen's harbour, numbed by cheap liquor and old wounds. But his peace is shattered when a desperate young woman shows up, pleading for help: her brother has vanished after stealing millions.The trail leads Ravn from the windy docks of Copenhagen to Berlin, where ghosts of the Cold War still linger: Stasi files, double ag...

Do you have the love or the passion for learning Spanish and German?Or have you thought of visiting Europe and experiencing the local lifestyle?Or do you have overseas clients in European countries?Or are you planning to expand into the European countries?Learning a new language sounds difficult, and you are just frozen in your feet at the start. If you are a working professional, then it might just sound impossible to you, but right now, learning a new language...

Uncover the lives of 20 real-life spies who made it their mission to uncover the truth and collect secret information from their enemies… This book presents personal accounts and testimonies from spies all over the world and throughout history and brings key moments in history to life for young readers.This book journeys around the world and delves back and forth in time to introduce readers to a host of incredible spies who dedicated their lives to world of espionage. Meet Alan Tu...