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The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, after the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State had gotten a jump on the British Empire and besieged a British army in the town. It was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger of the bitter and desperate fighting still to come in the Second Boer War. Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, and it lay almost exactly at the center of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring...

Grant Lock directed Afghanistan's largest eye care program. Until he himself became blind. He returns home to a society with its own blind spots: myopic attitudes to Islam, mental health and what makes us human. After battling corruption, injustice and disadvantage in the deserts, mountains and cities of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Lock confronts challenges--both intimate and global--with courage and compassion.

Grant Lock dug wells, built schools and helped restore the eyesight of thousands of Afghans. Grant is married to Janna, the woman the widows of Kabul call Frishta (Angel)....

The power is out. No cell phones, computers or cars. Agent's of the Government are detaining people in prison camps. How would you survive? Follow Jason and James as their adventure into this dark world continues and the plot get's deeper. Jeremy Lock is the author of the popular dystopian fiction book, Society's Collapse: The Bug Out. The book series is a fictional adventure following a group of regular people trying to survive in the United States after element's of the Government use an EMP attack to overthrow America and establish a new, worldwide government.

Key features* Hands-on lessons* Step-by-step guide* Real-world examples AudienceReaders should have experience with C#. No web development experience needed.

It is 1884 and London is gripped by fear after Fenian bombs explode on the underground railway and more are threatened. Detective Inspector Best is sent to Paris where these Irish Americans are plotting their next 'outrage' and obtaining arms for an uprising.

'Intriguing, meticulously researched description of nineteenth-century London; it is difficult to miss the chilling parallels between the Irish bombings in the 1880s and the London terrorist attack of 2005. A solid and very readable addition to the Inspector Best series.' Booklist (American Library Association)

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All proceeds from this book will be given to a fund for Moms Who Lost Children/Good Grief. This is a site established by author Becky Lock in 2005 for mothers who have lost children, as she has. These moms come together for two weekends a year, and Lock has tried to make these weekends the most special time in their lives. They have given their best back to God, and these journeys are all part of her journey to Christ and a tribute to her moms and their love. Lock plans to use these funds to help give that love back to them.

"Topical, astonishing and provocative . . . a masterful collection." --Shelf Awareness for Readers (starred review)

" Lock's stories] are gems, rich in imagination and language . . . For all their convolutions of space and time, these stories are remarkably easy to follow and savor." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Mr. Hyde finally reveals his secrets to an ambitious journalist, unleashing unforeseen horrors. An ancient Egyptian mummy is revived in 1935 New York to consult on his Hollywood biopic. A Brooklynite suddenly dematerializes and passes...

Hilda is blind, lives alone, and is visited by a carer once a week. Camelia is a young offender looking for her next mark.
A surprising relationship sparks into life between the two very different women, both of them searching for connection and purpose.
Lock s insightful play traces the lines between friendship and family, different cultures, and two generations of women."