This book is for anyone who wants to give up smoking forever. It is also for those who wish to understand why some people smoke and find it so hard to stop. In this book you will learn about the unconscious triggers that make you smoke and the changing brain chemistry which tricks you into believing it is helping you in some way. If you can understand a problem, you will be in a much more powerful position to beat it. In addition, you will find out why hypnotherapy is one of the most effective ways of quitting smoking forever. You will learn about how the mind works and how you can use it to...

The History of Stapleford is more than a story about two flying clubs and two airfields and how they evolved and merged into the Stapleford Flight Centre of today. Both made their mark on British civilian and wartime aviation. From the earliest days of airline flying to the daily sorties flown in WWII by pilots who knew they might not return - all their stories are here. But there's something else, something intangible that runs through this book. It is the spirit of flight - a spirit which has flowed unendingly from the first pioneers, flying aircraft made of canvas and wires to the glass...

Ask anyone to name a famous person and then to say where they are buried and you are quite likely to hear the name of Karl Marx and the cemetery to find him in as Highgate. And they would be correct - they would be more correct to say Highgate East Cemetery though. But other than Marx and a few other famous figures, the final resting places of the famous, infamous and just really interesting remain largely unknown. For over 2,000 years people have lived and died in London and the city has a large number of cemeteries to cater for the huge numbers who have passed on during this time. Some...

You have your Flight Medical, passed your Ground Exams and spent many hours (and money) in the aircraft practising your flying skills. There is just one hurdle left - the Skill Test. It is the culmination of all your hard work. At the successful conclusion of it you will have gained your Private Pilot's Licence and the privileges that accompany it. You will be able hire an aircraft and with certain restrictions, the freedom of the air is yours. But you must pass the Test first. If your training and preparation has been thorough, it should not pose too many difficulties. But it is still an...

Many dream of becoming a pilot but few realise it in their life. Many people can be taught to fly but for those who have taken the first steps towards the coveted pilot's licence, they will be only too aware that it does take hard work and application to achieve their ambition. There is a medical to pass, a number of groundwork courses and exams to take and then there is the flying course itself with its own tests and exams at the end. This book aims to cover in a clear and concise way the whole of the flying course - from checklists, ground inspections, take-off, flight manoeuvres,...

The Instrument Rating or IR is considered by many pilots to be the hardest of all the challenges they face when training to become a professional pilot. It is usually the final challenge before applying to the airlines and aircraft operators with your new professional pilot's licence. One of the reasons why the IR test can be so exacting is because it requires you as the student to show a high attention to detail. In all ways you are proving to the examiner that you can be relied upon to fly, navigate and communicate in a safe and professional way and at a high level. There is no substitute...

London has been in existence for over 2,000 years - from the Roman city of Londinium to the present day metropolis. And over all of this time it has been witness to the acts of criminals committing crimes ranging from robbery to mass murder. Although it can be shown that the streets of London have never been safer, criminal behaviour is still a relatively common occurrence in all its forms. This book will open up the stories behind not only some of the well-known crimes and criminals but will delve into the lesser known but still fascinating and horrific events from London's history. To bring...

A city can be described by its inhabitants and the buildings and structures that surround them. But its history can become distorted and lost over time as the generations become old and die. Written records may be available and they help us to piece together what life was like throughout the last 2,000 years of London's history. And of course we have some buildings that have survived and they can help bring to life some of the stories from the past. But the fact is most of the solid evidence of what London was like as a geographical and urban city has gone - it has been lost to us forever....

In over 2,000 years London has witnessed many things - from events that have changed the course of history to the personal stories of its inhabitants, many of whom struggled to make a living. But through all this there have been people, places and events which are just a little bit strange. This fully illustrated book looks at a variety of these - the quirky, the macabre and the curious. In Curious People we will read of the man who had all his books buried with him in his coffin, a convict who became a Maori chief, a foreign statesman given an island full of ducks to run in the middle of...

Since the dawn of humankind conflict has been a part of society. And committing murder - the premeditated act of taking another life - is the most gross of all. The reasons given for murder are wide and various - from financial gain, jealousy and politics to the perpetrator with an unbalanced mind. And the methods adopted both to kill and dispose of the body are as imaginative as they are horrific. In this book we trace the last 500 years of murders in London. They all have something in common - in that they have an uncommon aspect to them. Whether it is the motive, the method used to kill or...