'A beautifully evocative book coursing with wisdom and humour... I loved it.' – HELEN MACDONALD, author of H is for Hawk'Funny, emotional and beautifully written… I loved this book so much.' – LORRAINE KELLY'Had me hooked on Antarctic life.' – STEPHEN RUTT, author of The Waterlands'A cosy and heartwarming story of one person's relationship with nature.' – CHARLIE BINGHAM, author of...

"What a funny, emotional and beautifully written book that transports you into the world of penguins and gives a rare insight into life in Antarctica. I loved this book so much." – Lorraine Kelly___At 64° South, on a tiny Antarctic island bustling with penguins, even the smallest lives leave a mark.Welcome to Port Lockroy – the world’s southernmost post office, a tiny outpost on a football-pitch-sized island off the Antarctic Penins...

The Doctrines of Grace by John Watson is a brief walkthrough of the important doctrines of the Christian faith. Starting with the grace of God and moving ultimately to the eternal state, Watson describes in basic terminology the foundations of the Christian faith.Topics Covered:I. The Grace of God II. Repentance III. Forgiveness IV. Regeneration V. The Vicarious Sacrifice of Jesus Christ VI. The Sovereignty of God VII. Saving Faith VIII. Good Works IX. Sanctification X. The...

The storm had descended swiftly, sweeping in suddenly from the sea, driving across the downs to the hills at high speed, blotting out the faint rays of a crescent moon and hiding the country-side beneath a pall of blackness, which was forked at intervals by flashes of lightning. The darkness was so impenetrable, and the fury of the storm so fierce, that Harry Marsland pulled his hat well over his eyes and bent over his horse's neck to shield his face from the driving rain, trusting to the ...

A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.e4 Built around the Super-solid Rubinstein! The solid Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters, it has never been subjected to detailed study. The author, German International Master Hannes Langrock, has produced a book with complete coverage of this line, along with solid recommendations for Black should White deviate on the second or third move. The first edition was widely ac...

The recent decease of one of the descendants of Dr. Watson has brought to light his personal papers. These include a number of stories that Dr. Watson suppressed at the time for various reasons. As all involved are long dead the inheritor has agreed to the publication of a set of eight of the most interesting adventures.

Daphnis and Chloe is the most acclaimed of the early Greek novels. Its popularity is enhanced by the splendid illustrations it has generated - from High Victorian to Bonnard and Maillol, and of course musically in the ballet of Ravel. There are numerous translations of the prose text of Longus, but the reader may sense that something is missing, that some poetic charm in the original has been lost. Accordingly, John Watson has devised a metrical version in which, it is hoped, the ...

Collections of sermons by noted preachers of different periods are not an altogether uncommon contribution to literature. Italy, Germany, Holland, France, Great Britain and the United States have in this way furnished copious illustrations of the gifts of their illustrious preachers. Such treasures are found in the Latin and even in the Greek Church. Protestant communions especially, in line with the supreme significance which they attach to the work of the pulpit, have thus sought to magn...

This Oracle Press certification exam guide prepares you for the new Oracle Database 12c certification track, including the core requirements for OCA and OCP certification.OCA/OCP Oracle Database 12c All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams 1Z0-061, 1Z0-062, & 1Z0-063) covers all of the exam objectives on the Installation and Administration, SQL Fundamentals, and Advanced Administration exams in detail. Each chapter includes examples, practice questions, Inside the Exam sect...

Continued political and economic turbulence, pervasive threats of terrorism and climate change: 2015 was a testing year. Even Australia's charmed run as 'the lucky country' threatened to come to an end. The pressures of government resulted in Malcolm Turnbull ousting Tony Abbott to become the country’s fifth prime minister in five years. Will this prove to be a case of history repeating itself, or a turning point?This collection of articles from The Conversation traverses the year's...

Politics in Australia is in a dire state. The Coalition government is led by its third prime minister in four years, two of whom were toppled by their own party. Before that, the Labor government ousted two prime ministers. Voters’ trust in politicians is at an all-time low, there is policy inertia on key issues, and ideology and internal politics too often trump good government. We have the diagnosis, but what’s the cure? In this collection of essays, the country’s best academic minds loo...

140 Civil War Journals, Diaries and Memoirs assembles an expansive documentary chorus from the American Civil War, joining battlefield recollections, camp journals, prison narratives, naval observations, military analysis, and retrospective memoir. Its range of forms preserves the uneven textures of lived history: immediate diary entries register uncertainty and exhaustion, while later accounts impose narrative shape on campaigns, command, captivity, and survival. Accounts of marching, com...