Focusing on the Covid-19 pandemic's impact in Britain, this comprehensive history combines personal testimonies with extensive research and official data. It offers a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of the crisis that unfolded in the spring of 2020, capturing the emotional and societal challenges faced during this unprecedented time.
Exploring the intricate relationships between numbers and the world around us, this book delves into how numerical concepts underpin various aspects of life, nature, and human interaction. It reveals the fascinating ways in which numbers serve as a universal language, linking diverse fields such as science, art, and technology. Through engaging examples and insights, readers will discover the profound connections that numbers create, enhancing their understanding of both mathematics and the interconnectedness of all things.
Set against a backdrop of conflict, the narrative explores the impact of war on individuals and communities. It delves into the lives of those affected, showcasing their struggles, resilience, and the complex emotions that arise in times of turmoil. The characters navigate the chaotic environment, revealing personal stories of courage and sacrifice. Themes of hope, loss, and the quest for peace are woven throughout, providing a poignant reflection on the human experience during wartime.
The battle of Waterloo is considered to be one of the most decisive military engagements in history. In this exciting novel we are confronted by two towering adversaries; Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington. The first seeks to regain his past glory, while the second is determined to do away with his enemy, sending him into permanent exile or perhaps even to his death. But there are other characters involved in this titanic struggle, specifically two cavalry officers, the Englishman, Jeffrey Fairfax, and his opposite, Christian Dentremont of France. Their two lives are mysteriously intertwined and they come face to face, not once but twice, on the field of Waterloo. Beside them stand the women they love and the men who are their companions in battle. This sweeping epic takes the reader from the horrors of the French Revolution to the opulence and decadence of early 19th century London to Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia and finally to the battleground of Waterloo. Although the book is written on a grand scale, it never loses sight of the individual stories; the lives of the men and women swept up in these turbulent events.
Lord Bainbridge is a love story, but a love story of a different kind. Lord Jeremy Bainbridge is a young Englishman of the upper class. He is also a homosexual in a time when society demanded harsh penalties for those who dared to indulge in the "love story that dare not speak its name". But Jeremy Bainbridge is determined to live the life he has been dealt. He finds himself on board the Titanic on her fateful maiden voyage. There, he meets and falls in love with a young Irishman, Tom Kennedy, traveling third class. But then fate, in the form of an iceberg, intervenes and in the ensuing disaster, where millionaires die as easily as liftboys, the two young men struggle to survive, not only against the sea, but against the prejudices that would destroy their relationship.
The year 1917 finds Russia in complete chaos as the long anticipated winds of revolution finally sweep across the country. The Tsar, Nicholas II, has been forced to abdicate and he and his family have been sent into exile in Siberia. Meanwhile, throughout Russia numerous plans are being formulated to free the romanous from their captivity. One of these plans comes to involve Natalya Karakova, once a leading light in Russian high band, Constantine, find themselves much reduced in circumstances and barely clinging to what is left of their once glamorous existence. One of Natalya's fellow conspirators is a an Englishman named Jack Christie. And as the two of them set off for Siberia and all the dangers that lay ahead, they both realize they are falling in love. And they both also realize their plan has a minimal chance of success and their efforts may cost them their lives.
Includes listings of all the best places to stay, from campsites to restore mansions, and tips on how to get to Pakistan from China, Iran, or India. of color photos. 88 maps.
This guide includes information for the traveller on gettinng to Iran and getting around once there.