Hope, resignation, despair, sadness, humour, confusion, ruthlessness, compassion, kindness, generosity & love inhabit Pete Ayrton`s anthology of writings from the Spanish Civil War: there is little sense of certainty & still less of triumphalism among the bewilderingly diverse Republican & Nationalist coalitions, all shades of which are represented here. Previous collections privileged the writings of the International Brigades over those of the Spanish, sometimes excluding them altogether.! No Pasaran! corrects the balance: by far the largest contingent of its thirty-five writers are Spanish, including Luis Bunuel, Manuel Rivas, Javier Cercas, Arturo Barea, Joan Sales & Chaves Nogales. The remainder offer contrasting perspectives of participants in the conflict from America (among them John Dos Passos, Muriel Rukeyser & Langston Hughes); Italy (Curzio Malaparte & Leonardo Sciascia); France (Jean-Paul Sartre, Andre Malraux & others); Germany (Gustav Regler); Russia (Victor Serge); Great Britain (including Arthur Koestler, George Orwell & Laurie Lee); Cuba, Argentina & Mexico. Pete Ayrton brings together hauntingly vivid stories from a bitterly fought war. This is powerful writing that allows the reader to witness life behind & at the front lines of both sides. ...

In the shadow of Mount Kenya, surrounded by the forests & creatures of the savannah, life drags interminably for the inmates of P.O.W. Camp 354. Confined to an endless cycle of boredom & frustration, it is little wonder when one prisoner realises he can bear it no longer. When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea
- an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant idea. There are not many people who would break out of a P.O.W. camp, trek for days across perilous terrain before climbing the north face of Mount Kenya with improvised equipment, meagre rations, & with a picture of the mountain on a tin of beef among their more accurate guides. There are probably fewer still who would break back in to the camp on their return. This is the remarkable story of three such men. No Picnic on Mount Kenya is a powerful testament to the human spirit of revolt & adventure in even the darkest of places.
...

A rediscovered mountaineering classic & the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount Kenya by three prisoners of war. When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, prisoner of war Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea
- an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant idea. There are not many people who would break out of a P.O.W. camp, trek for days across perilous terrain before climbing the north face of Mount Kenya with improvised equipment, meagre rations, & with a picture of the mountain on a tin of beef among their more accurate guides. There are probably fewer still who would break back in to the camp on their return. But this is the remarkable story of three such men. No Picnic on Mount Kenya is a powerful testament to the human spirit of revolt & adventure in even the darkest of places.
...

When Pen Farthing brought two dogs home from his tour of Afghanistan, little did he know what he had begun. Twelve months later, he has left the Marines, after 20 years service, to run his charity full time. But he barely has a chance to miss life in action, as he is inundated with requests from marines & soldiers to give more rescued dogs the chance of a new life in the West. Whether it`s little Helm&, Fubar or Beardog
- or the unruly litter known as the Char Badmashis or Four Hooligans
- Pen does his upmost to give these dogs the chance they deserve. It is a frustrating & sometimes dangerous process, & while some dogs make it out to safety, others, tragically, do not. But a look out the window to see his own Afghan hounds, Now Zad & Tali, with bright eyes & glossy coats tells him it`s all worthwhile. Like his ” Sunday Times” bestseller ” One Dog at a Time”, ” No Place Like Home” is the story of one man`s courage & persistence in the face of often insurmountable odds. It will warm
- & break
- the hearts of dog lovers everywhere.



...

The charming mole returns with his friends for some spring-themed fun in the sequel to Bringing Down the Moon. Mole thinks his burrow is small & dark & dull. So he sets off to find somewhere big & bright & beautiful instead. His friends are full of ideas, but finding a new home that is just right is, as Mole discovers, no simple matter! ...

This is the inside account of the events documented in Laura Poitras Citizenfour. Glenn Greenwald`s No Place to Hide is the story of one of the greatest national security leaks in US history. In June 2013, reporter & political commentator Glenn Greenwald published a series of reports in the Guardian which rocked the world. The reports revealed shocking truths about the extent to which the National Security Agency had been gathering information about US citizens & intercepting communication worldwide, & were based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden to Greenwald. Including new revelations from documents entrusted to Greenwald by Snowden, this essential book tells the story of Snowden & the NSA & examines the far-reaching consequences of the government`s surveillance program, both in the US & abroad. ” The first thing I do when I turn on the computer in the morning is go to Glenn Greenwald`s blog. He is truly one of our greatest writers right now.” (Michael Moore). ” The most important voice to have entered the political discourse in years.” (Bill Moyers). Glenn Greenwald is the author of several US bestsellers, including How Would A Patriot Act?, & A Tragic Legacy. Acclaimed as one of the twenty-five most influential political commentators by The Atlantic, Greenwald is a former constitutional law & civil rights attorney. He has been a columnist for the Guardian since August 2012 & his work has appeared in numerous newspapers & political news magazines, including The New York Times & the Los Angeles Times. ...

In 1921, Francoise Frenkel
- a Jewish woman from Poland
- opens her first bookshop in Berlin. It is a dream come true. The

...

No Place, Beamish & West Pelton in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of Beamish (though Beamish Hall & the area now covered by the museum are to the north). It also

Includes:: the hamlet known as No Place, Co-operative Villas, & extends east to West Pelton & High Handenhold, which are in the south-eastern corner. The NER Annfield Plain Branch (now part of the C2C cycle path) runs through the map & Beamish station is near the centre. Other features include the Beamish Wagonway, Stanley Wagonway, & Beamish Colliery
- East Stanley Pit & Second Pit; also High Urpeth Cottages, Urpeth Burn, Forgebank Plantation, Edenhill Plantation, St Paul`s church West Pelton, saw mills, Beamish Stables, Shepherd & Shepherdess pub, etc. Directory entries for West Pelton & Beamish (or Pit Hill) are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.


...

In 1934, eleven-year-old Shimon Peres emigrated to the land of Israel from his native Pol&, leaving behind an extended family who would later be murdered in the Holocaust. Few back then would have predicted that this young man would eventually become one of the towering figures of the twentieth century. Peres would go on to serve the new nation as prime minister, president, foreign minister, & the head of several other ministries. He was central to the establishment of the Israeli Defense Forces & the defence industry that would provide the young nation with a robust deterrent power. He was crucial to launching Israel`s nuclear energy programme & to the creation of its high-tech ” Start Up Nation” revolution. His refusal to surrender to conventional wisdom & political conventions helped save the Israeli economy & prompted some of the most daring military operations in history, among them the legendary Operation Entebbe. & yet, as important as his role in creating & deploying Israel`s armed forces was, his stunning transition from hawk to dove
- with its accompanying unwavering commitment to peace
- made him one of the globe`s most recognised, honored & admired statesmen. In his final work, Peres offers a long-awaited examination of the crucial turning points in Israeli history through the prism of having been a decision-maker & eyewitness. Told with the frankness of someone aware this would likely be his final statement, NO ROOM FOR SMALL DREAMS spans decades & events, but as much as it is about what happened, it is about why it happened. Examining pivotal moments in Israel`s rise, Peres explores what makes for a great leader, how to make hard choices in a climate of uncertainty & distress, the challenges of balancing principles with policies, & the liberating nature of imagination & unpredicted innovation. In doing so, he not only charts a better path forward for his beloved country but provides deep & universal wisdom for younger generations who seek to lead
- be it in politics, business, or the broader service of making our planet a safer, more peaceful, & just place.


...