Francis Beckett 
Macmillan [EPUB ebook] 

This is a personal story of my life. It portrays the significance of life changing events in my life. These events that shaped and moulded me into who I am today. Although the characters are fictiona …

»Hugely enjoyable» – Observer »Spectacular» – Aaron Brown, author of The Poker Face of Wall Street Some people can make money. Other people can»t. It»s a thought that makes William Leith wake u …

A volume that traces the effect that reporting in difficult circumstances has had on some of Wales»s most notable journalists. We hear of PTSD symptoms arising from reporting in Libya, depression af …

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or …

The personal memoir of Aryeh Levin, Israel»s first Ambassador to Russia since the severance of relations between the two countries in 1967. Aryeh Levin»s four-year tenure as Ambassador to Moscow co …

As the acknowledged founder and philosopher of the Parents» National Educational Union (PNEU), Charlotte Mason was revered by her followers as a saintly Madonna figure. She died in 1923 at the peak …

A leading figure in the Theosophical Society, Leadbeater was a prolific author, writing on subjects ranging from Buddhism, Masonic history and the origins of Christianity through to the power of thou …

Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875-1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemis …

William Crookes» long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. Throughout his career he was an important s …