Walter Scott 
Tales of a Grandfather [PDF ebook] 
Being the History of Scotland, From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Reign of James the Fifth

This edited volume of 13 new essays aims to turn past discussions of natural kinds on their head. Instead of presenting a metaphysical view of kinds based largely on an unempirical vantage point, it …

Drawing on original research and firsthand interviews, <i>Conversations with Terrorists</i> offers critical portraits of six Middle Eastern leaders often labeled as terrorists: Syrian pre …

In the wake of the First World War, in which France suffered severe food shortages, colonial produce became an increasingly important element of the French diet. The colonial lobby seized upon these …

The essays in this volume discuss and assess the philosophies and writings of Professor David Vital. They aim to develop his work within modern diplomacy, issues relating to modern Jewish history, an …

Examining cycling from a range of geographical perspectives, this book uses historical and contemporary case studies to look at the history, politics, economy and culture of cycling. Pursuing a post- …

In 1944, the British Fourteenth Army and the Japanese Fifteenth Army clashed around the town of Imphal, Manipur, in North East India in what has since been described as one of the greatest battles of …

There are many books about how people ought to interpret the Bible. This book is about how people in churches actually interpret the Bible, and why they interpret it in the way that they do. Based on …

The nature of sweating and the origins of low pay legislation are of fundamental social, economic and moral importance. Although difficult to define, sweating, according to a select committee establi …

Bonhoeffer”s theology continues to prove richly fruitful in the 21st century. This book gathers together Stephen Plant”s scholarly engagement with Bonhoeffer”s life and theology over two decades. …

This book provides a new sociological account of contemporary religious phenomena such as channelling, holistic healing, meditation and divination, which are usually classed as part of a New Age Move …