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The Profumo Affair

By: Vanessa Holburn

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In the hot and steamy July of 1961, a hedonistic weekend at Lord Astor’s Buckinghamshire estate Cliveden set in motion a chain of events like no other. It was where John Profumo, Secretary of State for War, first decided he must bed the 19-year-old Christine Keeler, a model and showgirl. But that weekend Keeler headed home to London with diplomat, and known Russian spy, Yevgeny Ivanov instead. Undeterred, Profumo quickly started dating Keeler, and begun to mix in her circle, which included society osteopath Stephen Ward and fellow model Mandy Rice-Davies. But alongside flirting with the decadent upper classes, Ward and Keeler also enjoyed the seedier side of city life, becoming entangled with violent petty criminals. The heady mix of sex and espionage soon exploded. With Profumo exposed as a fraud, the government was left scrabbling to protect its reputation. Had its war minister been duped by the Soviets into careless pillow talk instigated by a Communist sympathiser? Both Ward and Keeler would become victims of the subsequent witch hunt. Ward would die by suicide and Keeler was branded a whore and liar. The Profumo Affair was the scandal that rocked the 60s. But how and why did a brief romance between a married MP and a young showgirl go on to shatter so many lives and bring down the government of Harold ‘Supermac’ Macmillan? Using the official Denning Report, recently released archival material and the accounts of those involved, Vanessa Holburn pieces together this surprisingly relatable story and asks; what really happened behind the headlines?

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Pen and Sword History

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1399062514

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9781399062510

Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

The life of a trainee nurse at GOSH in the 1960s

By: Vanessa Martin

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Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

The life of a trainee nurse at GOSH in the 1960s

By: Vanessa Martin

You must learn to hold in your feelings," Matron said, firmly but not unkindly. "One day it will be your duty to support the family and other staff through this tragedy. You need to be strong." From the first time Vanessa Martin sets foot inside the world's most renowned children's hospital, she knows that she will never have another dull moment. From her first confrontation with the legendary matron, to consoling hordes of worried parents and caring for the wonderful bundles of joy themselves, Vanessa enters a world full of laughter, heartache and, most importantly, hard work. In this heartwarming memoir of a passionate, determined young woman trying to help as many children as she can, Vanessa pulls back the curtain on the bustling world of 60s London, and tells the remarkable story of finding her place within it. Nostalgic, charming and full of heart, The Great Ormond Street Nurse is the heroic tale of a woman who has dedicated over 40 years to the NHS.

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Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction

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1787399540

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9781787399549

Warwick Murders

By: Vanessa Morgan

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Warwick Murders

By: Vanessa Morgan

Discover the shadier side of Warwick's history with this collection of true-life crimes from the town's past. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this chilling selection include cases of murder, kidnap, poaching, theft, assault and infanticide, as well as the punishments and executions that were carried out. Cases featured here includes a daring robbery at a country house in 1846, the brutal murder of a woman in 1819, and the drowning of a wife by her husband in 1870. Vanessa Morgan's well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the history of the town.

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The History Press

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0752494112

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9780752494111

The Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

By: Vanessa Martin

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The Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

By: Vanessa Martin

“You must learn to hold in your feelings,” Matron said, firmly but not unkindly. “One day it will be your duty to support the family and other staff through this tragedy. You need to be strong.” From the first time Vanessa Martin sets foot inside the world’s most renowned children’s hospital, she knows that she will never have another dull moment. From her first confrontation with the legendary matron, to consoling hordes of worried parents and caring for the wonderful bundles of joy themselves, Vanessa enters a world full of laughter, heartache and, most importantly, hard work. In this heartwarming memoir of a passionate, determined young woman trying to help as many children as she can, Vanessa pulls back the curtain on the bustling world of 60s London, and tells the remarkable story of finding her place within it. Nostalgic, charming and full of heart, The Great Ormond Street Nurse is the heroic tale of a woman who has dedicated over 40 years to the NHS.

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Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction

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180279431X

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9781802794311

The Tender Soldier

A True Story of War and Sacrifice

By: Vanessa M. Gezari

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The Tender Soldier

A True Story of War and Sacrifice

By: Vanessa M. Gezari

Part of the Pentagon's most daring and controversial attempt since Vietnam to bring social science to the Afghanistan battlefield, three tough-minded American civilians find their humanity tested and their lives forever changed by this little-known mission.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439177406

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9781439177402

The Lost Education of Horace Tate

Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools

By: Vanessa Siddle Walker

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The Lost Education of Horace Tate

Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools

By: Vanessa Siddle Walker

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018 “An important contribution to our understanding of how ordinary people found the strength to fight for equality for schoolchildren and their teachers.” —Wall Street Journal In the epic tradition of Eyes on the Prize and with the cultural significance of John Lewis's March trilogy, an ambitious and harrowing account of the devoted black educators who battled southern school segregation and inequality For two years an aging Dr. Horace Tate—a former teacher, principal, and state senator—told Emory University professor Vanessa Siddle Walker about his clandestine travels on unpaved roads under the cover of night, meeting with other educators and with Dr. King, Georgia politicians, and even U.S. presidents. Sometimes he and Walker spoke by phone, sometimes in his office, sometimes in his home; always Tate shared fascinating stories of the times leading up to and following Brown v. Board of Education. Dramatically, on his deathbed, he asked Walker to return to his office in Atlanta, in a building that was once the headquarters of another kind of southern strategy, one driven by integrity and equality. Just days after Dr. Tate's passing in 2002, Walker honored his wish. Up a dusty, rickety staircase, locked in a concealed attic, she found the collection: a massive archive documenting the underground actors and covert strategies behind the most significant era of the fight for educational justice. Thus began Walker's sixteen-year project to uncover the network of educators behind countless battles—in courtrooms, schools, and communities—for the education of black children. Until now, the courageous story of how black Americans in the South won so much and subsequently fell so far has been incomplete. The Lost Education of Horace Tate is a monumental work that offers fresh insight into the southern struggle for human rights, revealing little-known accounts of leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and James Weldon Johnson, as well as hidden provocateurs like Horace Tate.

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The New Press

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1620971062

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9781620971062

Actor Movement

Expression of the Physical Being

By: Vanessa Ewan,Debbie Green

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Actor Movement

Expression of the Physical Being

By: Vanessa Ewan,Debbie Green

Actor Movement: Expression of the Physical Being is a textbook and video resource for the working actor, the student and all those who lead and witness movement for the actor, including movement tutors, movement directors and directors. Great actors are not simply great interpreters of text; they are also great interpreters of movement; able to 'embody' all aspects of a character's life, with body and imagination as their instruments. In their work they are expected to become many bodies, all behaving differently from their own. Actors have to construct, inhabit and offer each character's body, with its multiplicity of known and unknown physical expression. Featuring: Over 155 exercises Four full actor movement processes for creating character Over 20 illustrations and images Complementary online footage supporting 26 of the practical elements Inspiring confidence in the actor to make fully owned physical choices and develop a love of movement, this essential new textbook is ideal for those actors seeking to give to their movement all the complexity and range possible for great acting.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408166127

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9781408166123

Ancient Goddess Magic

Invoking the Queens of the Heavens

By: Vanessa Lavallée

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Ancient Goddess Magic

Invoking the Queens of the Heavens

By: Vanessa Lavallée

• Explores beliefs and myths from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and around the Mediterranean, revealing how ancient goddesses were powerful Queens of the Heavens and Guardians of the Underworld, not passive fertility symbols • Looks at creator goddesses, sun goddesses, lunar goddesses, warrior maiden goddesses, and night goddesses, including Hathor, Asherah, Inanna, Hekate, Athena, Astarte, and Gula-Bau • Includes modern adaptations of ancient goddess magic rituals and instructions for creating divine amulets, figurines, and stones blessed with the goddesses’ powers In the most ancient cultures of our world, goddesses were seen not as passive fertility symbols but as powerful, active Queens of the Heavens who protected cities, guided the dead and dying, and oversaw all forms of rebirth and transformation. Sharing her years of research and personal exploration into ancient goddess mythology, evolution, and ritual, Vanessa Lavallée explores the animistic beliefs of our long-forgotten ancestors, especially in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and around the Mediterranean, and shows how the Queens of the Heavens still have a vital role to play in modern spirituality. She looks at sun goddesses who were often viewed as the mothers of the gods and shows how to spiritually and magically work with the Great Mothers of the Sky. Examining maiden warrior goddesses such as Athena, Circe the sorceress, Britomartis, Dyktinna, and Aphaia from the island of Aegina, the author explains their connections to the Eagle constellation and eagle lore and reveals how to work with the Warrior goddess archetype. Looking at night goddesses, the author describes their connection to the Goat Star, the Milky Way, Death, and the Underworld and explores their star magic and healing powers, including working with Vega, Sirius, Inanna, Hekate, and Gula-Bau. Exploring lunar goddesses, their role as protectors, and their connections to the Swan and the Cygnus constellation, she looks at how to work with guardian goddesses such as Astarte, Aphrodite, and Tanit. Offering modern adaptations of ancient goddess magic rituals and tools, the author explains how to perform rituals for healing, protection, and purification and how to create divine amulets, figurines, and stones blessed with the goddesses’ powers. She also reveals how to practice astral bathing for spiritual help and guidance. Presenting initiation practices throughout to help you connect with each Queen of the Heavens, this guide to the myth, magic, and history of ancient goddesses reveals that their legacy is still spiritually alive.

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Simon and Schuster

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1644116464

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9781644116463

Never a Hero

By: Vanessa Len

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Never a Hero

By: Vanessa Len

These Violent Delights meets This Savage Song in this sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster from Vanessa Len that New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber called "mind-bending, heart wrenching, and unputdownable!” Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick. But her success has come at a terrible cost. She alone remembers what happened. Now, Aaron, her hard-won friend – and maybe more – is an enemy, trying to kill her. And Nick, the boy she loved, is a stranger who doesn’t even know her name. Only Joan remembers that a greater and more dangerous enemy is still out there. When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world, she finds herself on the run with Nick – as Aaron closes in. Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself. Vanessa Len’s stunning Only a Monster trilogy continues with this second instalment, a thrilling journey where a secret past threatens to unravel everyone's future.

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HarperCollins

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0063024713

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9780063024717

Predictive Policing in Germany. Opportunities and challenges of data-analytical forecasting technology in order to prevent crime

By: Vanessa Bauer

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Predictive Policing in Germany. Opportunities and challenges of data-analytical forecasting technology in order to prevent crime

By: Vanessa Bauer

Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Computer Science - Theory, grade: A*, Management Center Innsbruck, language: English, abstract: This Master Thesis introduces theoretical fundamentals of Predictive Policing tools used in German police institutions such as Hot-Spot techniques, Near-Repeat approaches, Risk-terrain Analysis and Concentric-Zone Model. In times of Big Data, police work has also changed and the usage of forecasting technologies in order to prevent crime does not only vary state-wide in definitions but also in its application. Therefore, objectives and appliances are described in general. Additionally, a chronological transformation is established in order to compare lineages in Germany with those in the USA. Since Predictive Policing polarises, the research question deals with potential opportunities and challenges police institutions and the society have to deal with, when it comes to leveraging data-analytical forecasting technologies in order to prevent crime. The motivation for writing the Master Thesis about the present topic stems from the fact that it is highly current and has not yet been thoroughly studied. Preventing crime and thus ensuring a safe environment is an important field of research in our society and should be guaranteed with problem-oriented policing. Since there are varying considerations and application measures of PP according to different country side frameworks, the Thesis provides an overview about technical functioning and practical appliance within Germany. Therefore, content provides on the one hand added value for lecturers and students in the field of Public Security Management and related studies or police officers in the upper grade of the civil service. On the other hand, it serves to educate citizens about how far the technologies have progressed in this area and to what extent this will influence the lives of citizens in the future. Many police departments worldwide test software-based forecasting technologies according to their relevance in practice. Forecasting systems work with data sets about already registered crime activities. Those datasets are then complemented with socio-spatial, calendar and meteorological data. Since the amount of collected and analyzed data increases day by day, the question arises as to what extent Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence will influence the human advice origin to predict and prevent crime.

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GRIN Verlag

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3346092348

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9783346092342

Fly Away Home

By: Vanessa Del Fabbro

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Fly Away Home

By: Vanessa Del Fabbro

Monica Brunetti seems to have it all. But suddenly her idyllic life in a picturesque South African village unravels. Then her friend Francina sets off on what may be a fool's errand--or her household's salvation. Can Monica find the faith and courage to reunite her own family?

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037378628X

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9780373786282

Williams Obstetrics, 24th Edition, Study Guide

By: Robyn Horsager,Scott W. Roberts,Vanessa L. Rogers,Patricia C. Santiago-Muñoz,Kevin C. Worley,Barbara L. Hoffman

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Williams Obstetrics, 24th Edition, Study Guide

By: Robyn Horsager,Scott W. Roberts,Vanessa L. Rogers,Patricia C. Santiago-Muñoz,Kevin C. Worley,Barbara L. Hoffman

Assess your knowledge and retention of Williams Obstetrics with the only study guide keyed to that trusted text There is no better way to understand and remember the information found in Williams Obstetrics, Twenty-Fourth Edition than this unique study guide. You will find everything you need for the most thorough assessment of your knowledge possible. It is all here in one comprehensive book: hundreds of full-color images, multiple-choice questions keyed to the world's premier obstetrics textbook, and clinical case questions to test your decision-making skills and ability to apply the content to real clinical situations. Here's why this is the best obstetrics review available: More than 2,100 evidence-based multiple-choice questions carefully selected to highlight key points from each chapter in Williams Obstetrics, Twenty-Fourth Edition The answer key guides you to the pages in Williams Obstetrics, Twenty-Fourth Edition that contains the answers and further discussion -- the perfect way to strengthen your weak areas More than 450 color-images are included as question material Organization follows the chronology of pregnancy, from Maternal and Fetal Anatomy and Physiology to Labor and Delivery, with additional sections on the Fetus and Newborn, Puerperium, Obstetric Complications, and Medical and Surgical Complications Clinical case questions give your knowledge practical, real-world application The most detailed, comprehensive, and rigorously referenced text on obstetrics -- a true must have for anyone in the field.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071793283

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9780071793285

If You Loved Me

By: Vanessa Grant

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If You Loved Me

By: Vanessa Grant

Wildlife photographer Gray McKenzie offers Emma Garrett an idyllic life in the wilderness--if she gives up her career as a doctor. Now widowed, and with her son missing on a kayaking trip, Emma needs Gray's help. Can they find Emma's son--and find their way back to the passion they once shared?

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Zebra Books

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082176313X

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9780821763131

Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship

Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice

By: Donna McDaniel,Vanessa Julye

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Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship

Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice

By: Donna McDaniel,Vanessa Julye

Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye document three centuries of Quakers who were committed to ending racial injustices yet, with few exceptions, hesitated to invite African Americans into their Society. Addressing racism among Quakers of yesterday and today, the authors believe, is the path toward a racially inclusive community.

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Quakerpress of Fgc

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1888305800

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9781888305807

Firebrand's Woman

By: Vanessa Royall

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Firebrand's Woman

By: Vanessa Royall

After losing her parents to ruthless soldiers, Gyva is cruelly banished from her tribe, forced to live as an exile in the foreign world of white men. But she will return to lead her people, for pride and for love. Firebrand, the legendary Chickasaw chief, has waged war against the white settlers who flood his people's land and force them westward on what has become called The Trail of Tears. He has sworn to defend his people and their land to the death, sworn with the power of his love for Gyva that he will push back the invaders, and forge a brave new dream with his one true love.

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Dell Publishing Company

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0440125979

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9780440125976

Book's by Vanessa Ward

The Profumo Affair

The Profumo Affair

Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

Warwick Murders

Warwick Murders

The Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

The Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse

The Tender Soldier

The Tender Soldier

The Lost Education of Horace Tate

The Lost Education of Horace Tate

Actor Movement

Actor Movement

Ancient Goddess Magic

Ancient Goddess Magic

Never a Hero

Never a Hero

Predictive Policing in Germany. Opportunities and challenges of data-analytical forecasting technology in order to prevent crime

Predictive Policing in Germany. Opportunities and challenges of data-analytical forecasting technology in order to prevent crime

Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home

Williams Obstetrics, 24th Edition, Study Guide

Williams Obstetrics, 24th Edition, Study Guide

If You Loved Me

If You Loved Me

Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship

Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship

Firebrand's Woman

Firebrand's Woman

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