The story of women in the Armed Services today and in the future. This book is not only a record of the extraordinary scenes from the Gulf War, where moms waved goodbye to their kids - and their husbands - and set out to war, but also the future for women warriors under the "options for change" programme that will change the face of today's army irrevocably. It addresses the problem of sex - the case of the Wren on board ship last year, and the author goes through the Marine Boot Camp, living and working with the female squaddies as they go through the army's equivalent of hell.

Arms and the Woman (Teach Yourself)

Engineering & Transportation

Muir, Kate

Engineering

Hodder & Stoughton Educational Division

Left Bank

A chic peek at the glittering inhabitants of Paris’s most exclusive neighborhood With the sting of a good Camembert, Kate Muir’s fiction debut is a sophisticated, fun, and delightfully ironic look at family life, Left Bank style. Olivier and Madison Malin are the toasts of Rive Gauche. A philosopher and media personality, Olivier is the darling of the Paris cafés with his perfectly tousled hair and mistress de jour on speed dial. An American film star turned Parisian It” girl, Madison busies herself playing the part of the bon vivant. But when a crisis occurs with their daughter, these self-centered parents are forced to focus on something more than their own reflections.Left Bank is at once a delicious satire of Parisian pretension and a celebration of the city’s alluring glamour.

Literature & Fiction

Plume

The idyllic Parisian life of media personality Olivier and former American film star Madison is shattered when their pretentious daughter, Sabine, goes missing at a European mega-amusement park, a situation that forces her parents to evaluate their self-centeredness. 30,000 first printing.

Romance

Contemporary

Viking Adult

West Coast

Headline Book Publishing, Ltd.

Headline/Review

Headline

Thorndike Pr

To a greater extent than ever before, the army of the future is going to be female. History is being turned on its head, as Western women train for combat: they now join the ranks of fighter pilots, artillery gunners and foot soldiers. As the barriers crash down in Britain and America, in the wake of the women who fought and died in the Gulf War, this book looks at the arguments for and against women fighting on the front line, shoulder to shoulder with men. From teenage girls growing up to be American Marines at boot camp, to the first Western female fighter pilot in Canada and the first women to go to sea with the British Navy in the Gulf, women soldiers, officers and war veterans talk about surviving in this most masculine of worlds. Are women aggressive enough to kill? Are they physically capable of keeping up with the men? Should they leave their children to go to war? Are mixed armies less effective? Do lesbians make better soldiers? Will our future generals and admirals be female? Kate Muir puts the questions to men and women, from the lowliest private to defence ministers.

Arms and the Woman

Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd.

'Times' columnist Kate Muir has written this unique guide for those visitors to Paris who want to upgrade from tourist to native, if only for the weekend. Kate Muir reveals the hidden secrets of the city - unusual places to visit, unique shops and restaurants, nightlife just waiting to be stumbled upon and plenty of things to keep the children amused. Fresh, funny and full of information on where to go and what to buy, as well as insider's tips to help visitors avoid the social and gastronomique faux pas that invite sneers from the Parisians, THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO PARIS is the ideal travelling companion for any visitor to Paris wanting to avoid the crush of bus loadsof tourists at the Louvre.

The Insider's Guide to Paris

Travel

Europe

Robson Book Ltd

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