The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12.00 midnight, Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety which had for more than a year directed the Reign of Terror, was planning to destroy one of the most dangerous plots that the Revolution had faced. By 12.00 midnight

\'Britain in Ireland is a beast exceeding terrible; his feet and claws are of iron, \' The InvinciblesIn an Ireland still reeling from years of famine, with tenant farmers being evicted and left to starve for their inability to pay exorbitant rents, revolutionary fervour was growing. An inner circle of the IRB was formed, a secret assassination squad within a secret society - the Irish National Invincibles.

This international and multidisciplinary volume focuses on the male body and constructions of gender in a variety of cultural productions and formats. Locating the subject matter in relevant theoretical fields, it looks at representations of male bodies in various contexts through paranoid and reparative lenses. Organized into four major sections, the contributions assembled in this book feature engaging

Materials are explored through illustrated scenes showing science in action in everyday

In this book Korean crochet doll designer Lana Choi shared her lovely 16 designs with you. She is a well-known Amigurumi designer on the social media not just in Korea but also in western community. All projects are explained with step-by-step pictures and easy to follow charts. You will fall in love with these super cute toys from cactus friends to elephants, bears, dolls, and

Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching responds to the call of coaches who want to be able to work with the whole person, with the inner as well as the outer worlds, and not just at rational and behavioural levels but at emotional and spiritual levels as well. Psychosynthesis is unique amongst psychologies in the emphasis it places on self and will at the centre of human psychological functioning. This

A Lick and a Promise is the debut poetry collection of one of Ireland\'s most famed female musicians, Imelda May. Following the release of her first poetry EP Slip Of The Tongue in 2020, this collection contains 104 poems, including two each from both her father and young daughter. Using the themes of Breast, Below, Blood, Eyes, Tongue, and Temple, the poems are written in May\'s absorbing, visceral

Orchestral life in Britain is thriving and anarchic, in turns chaotic, hilarious and brutal. Perfection Is Not the Word for It is a personal, and mostly affectionate, account of life amongst the extraordinary characters who lead their over-stressed lives in this unusual world, surrounded by music but driven by everyday anxieties, and always defying the best efforts of administrators, bureaucrats and

Meet Bobby: an ordinary kid with an extraordinary voice! Sent off to school for the first time in his life, nine-year-old Bobby Dean is busy making new friends, learning lines for the Nativity Play, and trying to not laugh at the head teacher\'s terrible jokes. But then Bobby Dean discovers that when he sings magical things can happen! From rescuing kidnapped dogs, helping Santa, and even travelling

\"Farming is a world of its own, tied more to the ebb and flow of nature than to the pulse of changing food trends.\" These words echoed around the globe after Shannon Hayes wrote them in 2004, when the first edition of The Grassfed Gourmet hit the markets, becoming the best-selling grassfed meat cookbook ever written. She changed the world of meat cuisine by grounding it with the common-sense practicality

Winner of the Acad mie fran aise Grand Prix Award.One of those brief and understated novels that stay with the reader for a very long time.--L\'ExpressSpeaks directly to the heart.--Le MondeEric Faye is a rare talent.--Le FigaroThere were just eight centimeters of juice now, though I\'d measured fifteen before leaving the house . . . Someone had been helping themselves. And I live alone.In a house

In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines. At times, as in the early days of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in the Falklands conflict, carriers alone could deploy high-performance aircraft to the battlefield. In other operations, such as enforcing the no-fly zones

This volume contains ten original and interesting short stories that have been written with the Advanced Level English Language Learner in mind. The meanings of more difficult vocabulary are supplied and there is a brief comprehension exercise at the end of each story. All suggested answers are given at the end of the book. Read, enjoy and

Exploring the experiences of prisoners and internees of the Second World War all around the world, through the records of The National