In the Line of Fire (A Donald Cameron Naval Thriller) by Philip McCutchan from Endeavour Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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1941. The North Atlantic.
Convoys of supply ships are making their way from America to England, protected by a rapidly assembled fleet of modernised war ships.
The Carmerthen, one of the destroyers, is home to seaman Donald Cameron, a nineteen-year old Commission and Warrant candidate at the bottom of the barrel for the taunting sailors.
The outmoded warship tests his resolve as he is faced with the tense task of keeping watch for enemy attacks.
But in the hubbub of lower deck life it is easy to forget they are sailing in dangerous waters…
The ship has been at sea for barely a few weeks when it is severely damaged in a surprise daylight attack.
The biting cold, exhaustion and knowledge that the attackers will be back combine to put the men on board in a blood thirsty mood…
Despite constant bombardment from prowling Focke-Wulfs and U-boats, the last handful of men manage to remain afloat, restlessly watching and waiting…
As they struggle against the freezing conditions, Cameron picks out an U-boat periscope sliding fast towards the waterlogged destroyer.
And it is homing in on what appears to be a certain victory…
'In The Line of Fire' is s tense, action-packed thriller that combines authenticity with brilliant story-telling.
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The Art of Conversation: Change Your Life with Confident Communication by Judy Apps from Capstone (£1.59) is the Amazon UK
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Good conversation is at the heart of networking, meetings, interviews, negotiations and raising your profile. It can ease your way in work, enabling you to build alliances, create strong relationships with staff, bosses and clients, succeed at interviews, motivate and inspire.
But conversation is something most of us were never taught! We learn to speak as babies, but how conversation actually works is something most of us pick up only haphazardly, and many have yet to learn. Why is it some of us are stuck for words, but others blabber or can’t stop? What is it that some people have naturally which enables them to converse comfortably and easily, to engage people and build better relationships?
The Art of Conversation will show you step by step how to converse skillfully and enjoyably with other people, at home, at work, on the phone and in the street- even if you’re daunted now, discover the difference good conversation can make in every aspect of your life. Learn to:
-Overcome the most common block to good conversation- fear; find out how to break the silence and keep the conversation going
- Understand the different types of conversation and how they work- which topics and language are suitable for the occasion
- Learn simple methods for being heard and understood, including speaking clearly and audibly, listening well and using non-verbal communication
- Find out how to hold a conversation in tricky situations, including how to disagree, how to speak to those in authority and people you find difficult
-Use conversation to form relationships, improve friendships, make the sale, chat people up, to learn, influence and persuade.
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Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz by Shlomo Venezia from Polity (£1.79) is the Amazon UK
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This is a unique, eye-witness account of everyday life right at the heart of the Nazi extermination machine.
Slomo Venezia was born into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the Germans invaded, the Venezias were deported to Auschwitz. His mother and sisters disappeared on arrival, and he learned, at first with disbelief, that they had almost certainly been gassed. Given the chance to earn a little extra bread, he agreed to become a ‘Sonderkommando', without realising what this entailed. He soon found himself a member of the ‘special unit' responsible for removing the corpses from the gas chambers and burning their bodies.
Dispassionately, he details the grim round of daily tasks, evokes the terror inspired by the man in charge of the crematoria, ‘Angel of Death' Otto Moll, and recounts the attempts made by some of the prisoners to escape, including the revolt of October 1944.
It is usual to imagine that none of those who went into the gas chambers at Auschwitz ever emerged to tell their tale - but, as a member of a ‘Sonderkommando', Shlomo Venezia was given this horrific privilege. He knew that, having witnessed the unspeakable, he in turn would probably be eliminated by the SS in case he ever told his tale. He survived: this is his story.
Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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