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Alistair Cooke
A stunning new edition of an award-winning, bestselling personal history of the United States –updated in light of last September’s tragic national events. Illustrations.
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Sir Alastair Cook, who received a knighthood in the New Year Honours list - the first England cricketer to do so since Sir Ian Botham in 2007 - is the…
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
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H. L. Mencken was one of America's most controversial and influential writers, known for his incisive wit and scathing criticism of American society. In this biography, Alistair Cooke traces Mencken's…
Unearthed shortly before Cookes death, this unique record of American life shows a nation switching from civilian pursuits to military engagement, and from the production of consumer goods to materials…
The author had interviewed, or reported on hundreds of the most influential men and women of the twentieth century. In this title, he has collected his memories of more than…
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Covering key moments from the assassination of Kennedy through Vietnam and Watergate to September 11, Iraq and anticipating the 2004 elections, this book provides a collection of Letters from the…
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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
A new edition of Alistair Cooke’s classic work, which has sold ore than 2 million copies to date. Full of Cooke’s signature wit and wisdom, this is a lucid and…
What is Non-Traditional Security? How have our understandings of security changed over the past decade? What are the dominant non-traditional security challenges we face in the world today?The concept of…
Alistair MacLean
On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s successful navigation to the coast of Australia, this is Alistair MacLean’s absorbing story of one of Britain’s great national heroes, from his obscure…
Alistair Cooke,Professor H L Mencken
Conference hosted at the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2011. The conference’s theme was ‘Regions, States and Peoples in a World of Many Worlds’ –Preface.
H. L. Mencken
A collection of essays by the distinguished journalist, representing the broa scope of his social criticism.
Across East Asia, intra-regional migration is more prevalent than inter-regional movements, and the region’s diverse histories, geopolitics, economic development, ethnic communities, and natural environments make it an excellent case study…
This collection offers insights of the international humanitarian system, considering what constitutes humanitarianism in Asia-Pacific, and how it shapes policy and practice in the region and globally.
Non-Traditional Security in Asia examines the critical security challenges faced by states and societies in Asia including health, food, water, natural disasters, internal conflict, forced migration, energy, transnational crime, and…
Canadian artist Kelly Richardson (*1972) creates hyperreal landscapes. Her digitally-born works envision a scenario in which we might have to look beyond our current planet for refuge and survival.
This essential textbook presents the wide range of issues faced by nurses and students working in dementia care. Grounded in high quality, up-to-date evidence, the book includes handy summaries and…
