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Brighton at War 1939–45

Author : Douglas d’Enno
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1473885957
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Brighton at War 1939–45 written by Douglas d’Enno and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-11-24 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence and rescue services, and providing the population with advice of its own or from government sources. These precautions stood the town in good stead when the first bombs fell on it in mid-1940 and during the many subsequent attacks. The resort did not, admittedly, suffer as grievously as some others on the South Coast, yet civilian casualties totalled nearly 1,000, of whom over 200 were killed, 357 were seriously injured and 433 slightly injured. This is not the first book to reveal the toll of the bombs locally, but it is the first to describe, in parallel, day-to-day events and societal responses during the nearly six years of conflict. As elsewhere, restrictions often made life arduous for residents. Yet despite the hardship, the town’s citizens even marshalled sufficient resources to ‘adopt’ two battleships and generously saved towards assisting with other wartime causes, such as help to our ally, Russia. The hospitality trade and resort-related services suffered greatly during the periods when the defence ban on entering the town was enforced. In many respects, however, life went on largely as before, particularly in the spheres of entertainment, leisure and some sports. Douglas d’Enno, an authority on the history of Brighton and environs, shows in meticulous detail, in absorbing text and numerous pictures, how life in wartime Brighton was a struggle for many, but never dull.

Resorts and Ports

Author : Peter Borsay
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1845412001
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Resorts and Ports written by Peter Borsay and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Histories of seaports and coastal resorts have usually been kept in separate compartments. This book brings them together and looks at how resort development affected historic ports during the rise and development of the seaside holiday in Europe from the 18th century to the 20th, and what the attributes of ports (fishing, harbour crafts, the whiff of the exotic, fishermen’s homes and families) contributed to the attractions of resorts. Case-studies drawn from across Europe, from Wales and the Netherlands to Norway, Latvia and Spain, bring original perspectives to bear on these histories and relationships, and consider their influence on seaside heritage and regeneration at a time when coastal settlements are increasingly using their past to secure their future. The book will interest academics in tourism studies, history, geography and cultural studies, as well as provide essential information and analysis for policy-makers in coastal regeneration.

The Contradictions of Culture

Author : Elizabeth Wilson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761969754
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book The Contradictions of Culture written by Elizabeth Wilson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-03-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, one of the most accomplished and thoughtful cultural commentators of the day, considers the contradictory nature of cultural relations. Elizabeth Wilson explores these themes through an examination of fashion, feminism, consumer culture, representation and postmodernism. Debates within feminism on the nature and effects of pornography are used to illustrate a particular kind of cultural contradiction. Wilson recognizes that postmodernism permitted the reappropriation of subjects that were not previously considered worthy of attention, or opposed to the idea of emancipation, chief among these was fashion. She shows that the association of an interest in this culturally significant subject with a revisionist project raises doubt

Brighton

Author : Eric Underwood
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Brighton written by Eric Underwood and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1978 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

California Natural

Author : Angela Hynes
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595004598
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book California Natural written by Angela Hynes and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brighton Doyle has a Los Angeles-based P.I. business that she’s inherited; an office on funky Venice boardwalk; a glamorous movie-star sister; and a hole in her life where her late fiancé used to be. Her missing persons business is starting to feel stale now that she can do much of her skip-tracing on the computer. Then her life is shaken up when she hauls in a couple of would-be desperadoes on the lam in the Arizona desert. Assuming her involvement with the inept siblings is over, she’s incredulous when their lawyer asks her to find their own kidnap victim who has vanished. All evidence to the contrary, the brothers swear they left Virginia Burgess alive. So where is she? Brighton’s search for the missing woman takes her from behind the false front of Hollywood to the mountain resorts of Southern California, where matters go down-hill fast. By the time she knows the truth, she’s encountered corruption, personal betrayal and murder. To make matters worse, every step of her investigation is dogged by tabloid news reporter, Rick McVee: a complication in more ways than one. From the wonderful opening chapter, with its hilarious bumbling heist artists, to the page-turner of an ending, with everyone chasing the Maguffin back and forth across the mountain communities above the L.A. basin, Hynes’ first detective novel California Natural will keep you glued to the page to find out who did what to whom. --John Shannon, author of The Poison Sky, the third of the Jack Liffey mysteries

Steaming In

Author : Colin Ward
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471126056
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Steaming In written by Colin Ward and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin Ward spent much of the 1970s and 1980s on the terraces of football grounds around the country, and following England across the continent. It was a time when passionate support of your team did not mean wearing the team shirt and subscribing to your club's TV station. Instead, it often meant having to defend your part of the stadium against attacks from opposition fans, confrontations with the police, and some decidedly hair-raising encounters. Although, post-Hillsborough, this seems like a vanished era, the world of the football hooligan still has the power to fascinate. No one has captured the atmosphere with the same authenticity as Ward, who reveals the truth behind the easy headlines: the camaraderie, the unexpected friendships between rival groups, the characters who attained near mythical status. Controversial, provocative and above all brilliantly told, Steaming Intakes the reader right to the heart of the action.

Brighton Rock

Author : Graham Greene
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504052498
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Brighton Rock written by Graham Greene and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage sociopath rises to power in Britain’s criminal underworld in this “brilliant and uncompromising” thriller (The New York Times). Seventeen-year-old Pinkie Brown, raised amid the casual violence and corruption in the dire prewar Brighton slums, has left his final judgment in the hands of God. On the streets, impelled by his own twisted moral doctrine, he leads a motley pack of gangsters whose sleazy little rackets have most recently erupted in the murder of an informant. Pinkie’s attempts to cover their tracks have led him into the bed of a timid and lovestruck young waitress named Rose—his new wife, the key witness to his crimes, and, should she live long enough, his alibi. But loitering in the shadows is another woman, Ida Arnold—an avenging angel determined to do right by Pinkie’s latest victim. Adapted for film in both 1948 and 2010 and for the stage as both a drama and musical, and serving as an inspiration to such disparate artists as Morrissey, John Barry, and Queen, “this bleak, seething and anarchic novel still resonate[s]” (The Guardian).

The Wheatsheaf

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book The Wheatsheaf written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Line

Author : Stephen Ronson
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1399721259
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Last Line written by Stephen Ronson and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'WWII set thriller that has heart-pounding action, but more importantly, a lot of heart... Completely gripping... A narrative that is as taut as piano wire!... Not to be missed if you enjoy action-packed historical thrillers' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A country prepared to fight. A secret mission. An enemy within... England, May 1940: With Nazi forces sweeping across Europe, war veteran John Cook knows it is only a matter of time before they land on British soil. Every day, more and more children arrive at neighbouring farms in the Sussex countryside, evacuated from the threat of bombs in towns and cities across the nation. Unable to stand by and wait for the worst to happen, Cook volunteers to be among the first sent to the front lines. Only to be told the army has very a different job for him. Cook will join a secret group of operatives who will lead the resistance effort when Hitler's forces reach their shores. He is to wait until his fellow operatives make contact. When they finally do, Cook is taken aback to find that the aristocratic Lady Margaret will be among them. But as Cook and Margaret prepare to face down the Germans, they are troubled by rumours of a missing evacuee. They are shocked to find that a number of children haven't made it to their host families. Who is behind these disappearances? Could there already be deadly enemies on the home front? A completely gripping and unputdownable WWII thriller, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Rory Clements and Robert Harris. Everyone is gripped by The Last Line: 'My God, this was great. It left me with a book hangover. I felt like I was there in 1940s England... I learned so much from this book... The writing is really 3D. You really feel like you're there. It's very immersive, and I love the witty humour. John Cook is a wonderful character' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I felt like I was right in the action, helping to solve the murder and kidnapping... So full of action, suspense and thrills that it became a quick read and also an enjoyable one. The gunfight had me on the edge of my seat at times, it was suspenseful, you couldn't tell who was going to make it out alive' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What a fantastic read! Set during WWII, packed with action, history and wonderful characters, this is a must read for historical thriller enthusiasts but for those that like a good thriller as well!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the most unputdownable books I have read this year!... Fast paced mystery/thriller which caught me up in the narrative... I just didn't want to put this down!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain' Damien Lewis 'Breathtakingly tense action scenes and taut, intricately plotted storyline... A gripping, vividly atmospheric historical thriller' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Packed with action, superb characters and a real feel for the time and place for the setting... everything you would want from an intelligent war-time thriller' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A brilliant noir thriller set in the darkest days of the Second World War' Stephen Leather 'This is an absolute ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read, great characters, great plot, gripping from start to finish... Once you start this you won't be able to stop' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The London and Paris ladies' magazine of fashion, ed. by mrs. Edward Thomas

Author : Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The London and Paris ladies' magazine of fashion, ed. by mrs. Edward Thomas written by Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn) and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Murderous Yarn

Author : Monica Ferris
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780425184035
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book A Murderous Yarn written by Monica Ferris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-03-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of needlecraft requires patience, discipline, and creativity. So, too, does the art of detection. Just ask Betsy Devonshire—who’s learning that life in a small-town needlecraft shop can reveal an unexpected knack for knitting…and a hidden talent for unraveling crime. A Murderous Yarn Heavens to Betsy Devonshire! She never intended to get so caught up in this year’s antique car race. But as sponsor of one of the entrants, she can’t help but keep a close eye on the outcome—and it’s not pretty. One of the drivers never makes it to the finish line. His car is found exploded in flames. Now Betsy and her crafty friends must determine if it was an accident or the work of a jealous competitor. The answer may be in a piece of needlework, but pinning down a suspect won’t be easy…

Make the Season Bright

Author : Ashley Herring Blake
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593637631
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Make the Season Bright written by Ashley Herring Blake and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two exes find themselves stuck at the same house for Christmas in this holiday romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date. It's been five years since Charlotte Donovan was ditched at the altar by her ex-fiancée, and she’s doing more than okay. Sure, her single mother never checks in, but she has her strings ensemble, the Rosalind Quartet, and her life in New York is a dream come true. As the holidays draw near, her ensemble mate Sloane persuades Charlotte and the rest of the quartet to spend Christmas with her family in Colorado—it is much cozier and quieter than Manhattan, and it would guarantee more practice time for the quartet’s upcoming tour. But when Charlotte arrives, she discovers that Sloane’s sister Adele also brought a friend home—and that friend is none other than her ex, Brighton. All Brighton Fairbrook wanted was to have the holliest, jolliest Christmas—and try to forget that her band kicked her out. But instead, she’s stuck pretending like she and her ex are strangers—which proves to be difficult when Sloane and Adele’s mom signs them all up for a series of Christmas dating events. Charlotte and Brighton are soon entrenched in horseback riding and cookie decorating, but Charlotte still won’t talk to her. Brighton can hardly blame her after what she did. After a few days, however, things start to slip through. Memories. Music. The way they used to play together—Brighton on guitar, Charlotte on her violin—and it all feels painfully familiar. But it’s all in the past and nothing can melt the ice in their hearts...right?

The British Architect

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Where Grieving Begins

Author : Patrick Magee
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780745341774
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Where Grieving Begins written by Patrick Magee and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoir of the 'Brighton Bomber', Patrick Magee, chronicling his early years, time in the IRA, and later involvement in the peace process.

Legends of Winter Hill

Author : Jay Atkinson
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1400050766
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legends of Winter Hill written by Jay Atkinson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-03-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For one year, writer Jay Atkinson worked as a private eye for the storied firm McCain Investigations, founded by the late Joe McCain, one of the most decorated police officers in Boston history. In this colorful narrative, Atkinson describes the cases he worked that year, chasing down an assortment of felons, thieves, and con artists, as well as the ghost of a real American hero, legendary cop Joe McCain. Big Joe was the genuine article, a detective so committed to his work that a gunshot wound suffered in the line of duty took thirteen years to kill him. In Legends of Winter Hill Atkinson traces Big Joe’s career from the day he put on his Boston Metropolitan Police uniform in the 1950s through the heyday of his run-ins with mafiosi, bad cops, and ruthless killers, up to his death in 2001. Atkinson also follows the career of Joe McCain’s son, Joe Jr., a tattooed motorcycle fanatic who took up the mantle of his father and became a cop himself. Legends of Winter Hill takes you into an alluring and gritty world where heroes go unsung every day and moral boundaries aren’t always black and white.

RIBA Journal

Author : Royal Institute of British Architects
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book RIBA Journal written by Royal Institute of British Architects and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Flicker Men

Author : Ted Kosmatka
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805096191
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Flicker Men written by Ted Kosmatka and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eric Argus has one last chance. His earlier scientific work-- groundbreaking and infamous--jeopardized his reputation and threatened his sanity. But an old university friend hires him at Hansen Research, a Boston laboratory that provides researchers a probationary period of free reign. Argus has a final opportunity to regain his standing and renew his faith in science. He replicates Feynman's double-slit experiment that famously demonstrated the mysterious dual nature of light and matter. Building upon that work, Argus discovers a staggering and elemental difference between humanity and the rest of the animal kingdom: he proves the existence of the human soul"--