Mavis Batey. Bletchley Codebreaker - Garden Historian - Conservationist - Writer, Hardback - Jean Stone

Late 1930s. When World War II was declared, Mavis Batey, previously studying German Romanticism, abandoned her studies to do her duty for her count...

A fascinating insight into a daughter's discovery of her mother's secret life during World War II.Illustrations: 50 black and white illustrations

The first biography of John Cairncross, the fifth member of the Cambridge spy ring and colleague of Alan Turing

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Enter into the wonderful world of garden pollinators and learn more about these fascinating and essential creatures.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Lt...

The intriguing story of Janice Martin, a young girl from Baltimore, selected to be part of Washington's secret new codebreaking intelligence factor...

The talents and achievements of incredible wildlife artist, David Shepherd, including his foibles, eccentricities and larger-than-life character, a...

The remarkable story of Grant Fowlds, a conservationist who has dedicated his life to saving the last rhinos, vividly told with the help of Graham ...

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A page-turning story full of heart by Margaret Dickinson, the 'Queen of Saga' (Daily Express)

Publisher: Middleton PressAuthor(s): Prof. Keith SmithPublication date: 2005Dimensions: 244 x 180 x 12Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul lect...

Harold Liberty's biography shines light on a man whose contribution was essential to Britain's survival and triumph in the Second World War.Publish...

A unique celebration of gardening written by an award-winning novelist.

In Jean Stone's third Vineyard Novel, a visit from her biological mother threatens to upend bestselling novelist and island transplant Annie Sutton...

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Publisher: Kensington PublishingAuthor(s): Jean StoneNumber of pages: 336Collection: A Vineyard Novel (#5)Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 2...

Reducere. DescriptionForeword by American Book Award Winner Charles Johnson Introduction by Tha sa Way, PhD Short story by New York Times Best Selling Author...

A hundred short biographies of people who worked at the secret wartime codebreaking base of Bletchley Park, and went on in their postwar lives to a...

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This book provides a full overview of the archaeology of the Vikings in Scotland, incorporating many results from the recent period of intense fiel...

A fully revised and updated account of the author's acclaimed book Inside Room 40Illustrations: 8 Plates, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black ...

DescriptionHome. . . . That's what Martha's Vineyard is to Annie Sutton now. After a winter spent writing her latest novel, Annie looks forward to ...

Part of Bloomsbury's ongoing promotion of Nadine Gordimer's work.

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Reducere. The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Eur...

Reducere. The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Eur...

The fifth novel in the Earth's Children series, Jean M. Auel's internationally bestselling reconstruction of pre-historic life, when two kinds of h...

Reducere. The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her collea...

Charles Dickens's happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt. At the age of 12, young Charles was sent to work in a f...

An intimate memoir by the controversial, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his privileged New York upbringing, volunteering for combat,...

A thrilling story of the secret services, their enemies and the society they operate in, building with unrelenting suspense to a superb climax, The...

See if you have what it takes to join the country's elite code-breaking team, with a collection of never-before-seen tests, riddles and puzzles fro...

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Reducere. Follow along with Mavis Bristow as she tells her stories from childhood to grandparenthood. Her memoir was brought to life by wanting to share her ...

Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Sadao YasumoroIllustration(s): over 300 photographs and plans; 20 inspirational projectsNumber of pages: 160...

A treasure trove of writing that charts the unfolding of our national obsession

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BILL TUTTE CODEBREAKER 'THE GREATEST INTELLECTUAL FEAT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.' ... a testimonial to Bill Tutte and his codebreaking discovery in ...

Failure and the American Writer: A Literary History - Gavin Jones

The definitive collection of nonfictionfrom war reporting to literary criticism to the sharpest political writingfrom the ';legend of American lett...

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Reducere. Mavis Gets a Sister is the first book in a series called The Adventures of Mavis and Margot. Mavis Gets a Sister introduces Mavis, a tricolored cor...

This Teeline Gold edition of the "Word List" has doubled in size and contains recommended Teeline outlines for over 12, 000 words which might be ex...

Reducere. Anastasia knew three things in her life, that she was always hungry, usually cold, and was trapped in the middle of a huge woodland in a small vill...

Borde Hill Garden is renowned for its collection of rare shrubs and trees and this authoritative, engaging book is a fitting celebration of one of ...