Thirteen-year old Antony Davis embarks on the one salvation of his nightmarish year, a week long vacation to the picturesque Mediterranean island of Corsica. There he discovers love, in the shape of the beautiful and enchanting Suzanne Aubin, a half French Corsican girl. Although already having enough problems on his plate battling with his painful shyness, and his inability in adjusting to wearing a hearing aid for the first time, things become yet more difficult still as the budding romance is dogged by the bitter centuries old rivalry between the English and the French. Suzanne Aubin herself has problems enough of her own, in the shape and form of her elder brother Luc. Who along with his boorish friends, mercilessly bully and tease her, until the gallant Antony enters the fray and rescues her. An initial first attraction between the young English boy and French girl blossoms into a full blown romance secreted behind the ever watchful eyes of two angry relatives:- Philippe Aubin, Suzanne's father who detests the English, and Luc her brother who along with the rest of his cohorts are out for blood, namely English and Antony's at that. Soon a violent confrontation occurs between Luc Aubin and Antony, which triggers off a calamitous chain of events that result almost in tragedy. Our two lovers hearts are then broken cast asunder, destined never to be reunited, until a dramatic turn of events over ten years later lead to a gripping climax.
It is well referenced, with significant projects from his personal experience. Factually accurate, the stories reflect the ups and downs of the major projects environment. His thoughts on handling the tragedy of the King’s Cross fire are remarkable, and his compassionate treatment of this work is likely to prove of interest to those outside the project management and engineering fields … What resonates throughout the book is the coming together of countries, organisations and people. The ability to formulate and structure delivery teams that take on the holistic project life cycle — from project initiation and business case, through design, construction and effective handover, to fully using or operating a facility — is comprehensively covered.'PROJECTEngineering in Perspective provides a unique look into the career of one of Britain's most widely experienced engineers, Professor Tony Ridley. Ridley analyses key moments from his career to identify the real-world skills required for success. Through this, he examines how important it is that a successful engineer has not only traditional engineering skills but also good interpersonal skills coupled with a deep understanding of social, economic and political factors.Ridley's career case-studies include his time as first Director General of the Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive and working on the creation of the Metro; first Managing Director of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway; Chairman and Managing Director of London Underground; the development of the Docklands Light Railway; and working through the trauma of the Kings Cross fire. As Professor of Transport Engineering at Imperial College London, Ridley was involved in national and international engineering bodies, including President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The book contains papers from this time that develop the concept of the 'breadth of engineering'.Highly relevant for engineering students, newly qualified engineers, educators and employers, this book allows examination of successes and failures of important engineering projects from the 20th century, with lessons and insights for the 21st century engineer.
First published in 1998 and now available as an ebook. It has not been possible to include the illustrations in this edition. ADDICTED by Tony Adams is the story of the inspirational Arsenal captain and England international and the story of a fight a battle against alcoholism.
A special, silent Christmas story that reunites writer Tony Lee with The Time Machination's Paul Grist! When robots attack Santa in order to destroy Christmas, it's up to the Doctor to save the day! But when one of Santa's reindeer is injured, can the TARDIS manage to get to everyone's house over Christmas Eve?
Tony Lee kicks off the time/space-faring series with the two-part 'Silver Scream'. In chapter one, the Doctor travels to 1920s Hollywood where he befriends Charlie Chaplin and, of course, discovers an alien plot! Lee is joined by Al Davison (The Dreaming) on this first story arc.
Stranded in a strange Museum that's dedicated to him - and with no TARDIS in sight, the Doctor and Martha must make sence of their surroundings, hindered by one small fact - the Doctor has lost the memories of every one of his previous incarnations! With items relevant to each Doctor in their posession, the Doctor must try to use them to regain his memories before it's too late, starting with his earliest incarnation's memories, involving Susan, Barbara and Ian. This all-new sereis written by Tony Lee (Starship Troopers) features artist Pia Guerra in her first monthly comic since 'Y The Last Man'!
The stunning conclusion of "When Worlds Collide"! Can the Doctor find his TARDIS in time to keep the amusement park planet from being destroyed? Or are Amy, Rory, and everyone else there doomed?! Find out from the world-class creative team of Tony Lee and Matthew Dow Smith!
War! What is it good for?! The Doctor discovers the truth about Kol'Ne Wah and finds Matthew, while Emily and Hugh try to stop the world from rebooting! But what is the Advocate's terrible plan - and why are the fifth-dimensional Tef'Aree involved?
Tragic loss… Final issue! Final appearance of the Tenth Doctor! Sad farewells. A song ends. People die. What, you thought we'd end on a high note? It's called 'Final Sacrifice', guys! Multiple Eagle Award-nominated writer Tony Lee and Matthew Dow Smith close the book on the tenth Doctor...
With the TARDIS breached by invaders and with only moments before both vessels implode, the Doctor and his friends must find a working console and escape the fifth dimension. But what happens when the clock runs out - and everything ends? What happens to a Time Lord when his song finally ends?
The Doctor, Martha Jones, Matthew and Emily help U.N.I.T. fight off an Angel race called the Enochians. The Doctor and Emily find the Enochian's buried ship while U.N.I.T. fights off the tree posessed Enochians.
The cards have been dealt, and Mister Finch and the Krillitane Empire hold the winning hand. Can the Doctor and his unlikely allies save the universe as we know it? And why are the Judoon spraying white stripes on their armor?
The Time Machination' London, 1889 and a time-stranded Doctor needs the help of an old friend to fix the TARDIS… but is beset by pursuers sent by Queen Victoria herself! How is this connected to a previous tale of the Sixth Doctor and a Fourth Doctor adventure that hasn't happened yet? And what will happened if the Doctor is captured by the Torchwood Institute? Tony Lee and Paul Grist tell this special standalone tale.
When a fifth-dimensional spacecraft crashes into and through the TARDIS, it's up to the Doctor and his two new friends to stabilize the console room and stop both ships from imploding! But the console room is missing, and the other ship is filled with an alien race that wants the Doctor dead!
On a war-ravaged alien world, the Doctor and Emily fight to save Matthew from the Advocate, while avoiding planetwide civil war and a space-and-time misplaced Edwardian Torchwood, still hunting the Doctor since The Time Machination! Everything leads to this poing - but who will die?
With London fallen, it's up to U.N.I.T. and their unlikey ally, the Advocate, to save the world - but will she destroy it in doing so? Can the Doctor save Mister Crane from his destiny? Who will Matthew believe in? And who will leave at the end?
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