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The late 1950s, twilight years of the British Empire, saw the end of the era of the 'tramp steamer' – coal-burning merchant ships that 'tramped' from port to port in the days befo …

It's easy to underestimate the eccentric, quietly spoken Inspector James Boswell Hodge Leonard, with his bicycle and his tweeds, and his superiors who make the mistake of doing so soon discover …

Horatio Nelson is Britain's greatest naval hero; Trafalgar, in 1805, her greatest naval victory. Nelson and Napoleon, first published in 2005, is the story of how Britannia came to rule the wave …

The history of Asian American literature reveals the ongoing attempt to work through the fraught relationship between identity politics and literary representation. This relationship is especially ev …

This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expedi …

Dragons in Southern California? Tamara was waiting for that special someone, Acacia was desperate. When he rescued her he had hopes she would help him. She did, but it came with a condition. Little d …

Rungs on a Ladder looks at part of the movie industry from a unique perspective. Christopher Neame, son of director Ronald, started his career (in the early 1960s) at the very bottom, but determinedl …

CRICKET IS GOING TO GET REVOLUTIONISED WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT. THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO STOP ME. NOT A GODDAMN THING.’ KERRY PACKER England, Summer 1975. The Australian cricket team, visi …

This highly readable book aims to ease the many challenges of starting undergraduate research. It accomplishes this by presenting a diverse series of self-contained, accessible articles which include …

Between 1858 and 1947, twenty British men ruled millions of some of the most remarkable people of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.From the Indian Mutiny to the cruel religious partition of Ind …

When a family car gets a flat on the way to a picnic, help is needed and time is ticking! Cranes are lifting, and pavers are paving. Diggers are digging, and workers are waving. But where is Sunny an …

What is Britishness? What allowed one small island group to rule a quarter of the world and, even today, to have the most spoken language after Chinese? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditio …

‘I went into the cloud and went flat out for a few minutes, turned, and as I dived out my luck was in and I got him head-on. He went straight into the sea and I am glad to say there were no sur …

Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft. These were based on land. But now there is talk of weapons in space-instant-kill beams like lasers. President Reagan has o …

Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft. These were based on land. But now there is talk of weapons in space-instant-kill beams like lasers. President Reagan has o …

A family holiday to the isle of Menorca turns the world of successful middle-aged businessman Grant Campbell upside down when he becomes the focus of attention of a troubled teenage girl, Sara. An il …

This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expedi …

Master IT hardware and software installation, configuration, repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting and fully prepare for the Comp TIA(R) A+ Core 1 (220-1101) and Core 2 (220-1102) exams This is yo …

This book explores the people of the Kikori River Delta, in the Gulf of Papua, as established historical agents of intercultural exchange. One hundred years after they were made, Frank Hurley’s colon …

Master IT hardware and software installation, configuration, repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting and fully prepare for the Comp TIA(R) A+ Core 1 (220-1101) and Core 2 (220-1102) exams This is yo …

The Art of Crafting User Stories is a must-read for product managers, UX professionals, and product developers dedicated to creating meaningful digital experiences. This book provides a comprehensive …