The race to reach the South Pole is one of the most compelling and dramatic stories in humanity's long quest to explore the unknown regions of the world. It is an unmatched tale of courage, hardship, triumph and tragedy, which began with the ancient Greeks and reached a climax over 2,000 years later in the gripping duel between Amundsen and Scott.This epic narrative spanning the centuries, expertly woven by polar historian Michael Smith, reveals that the Amundsen–S...

A genre-blending work of autofiction and memoir from the cult author of The Giro Playboy'Essential reading for new dads' LIAS SAOUDITotally sublime. Every sentence radiates' RICHARD MILWARD'A book that changes how you see the world' ALI MILLAR'A rare, companionable and gorgeous book' ROB DOYLEIn Strangers on the Shore, Michael Smith - author of cult cl...

Over 80 innovative recipes and techniques for grilling, smoking, spit-roasting, cooking over coals, and more, from award-winning chef and master of wood-fired cooking Michael Smith.Having spent a lifetime cooking with a passion for the flame, Michael Smith has mastered the many miraculous ways that wood, fire, and smoke go beyond merely cooking food, elevating it instead to crave-worthy meals. Gathering wood, building a fire, tending it, and cooking delicious food ...

In this study of European American relations, originally published in 1984, the author demonstrates that many of the contentious issues of the 1980s have their origins in the roots of the ‘Atlantic partnership’ which emerged during the 1950s. The book undertakes two tasks which are essential to an understanding of European American relations. Firstly, it reviews the elements of continuity and change which have characterised transatlantic dealings since 1945, and the complexities which have...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Who are you when no one is watching, and why does that person feel like a stranger?Think about the last time you caught your reflection in a mirror after a long day of nodding, smiling, and laughing too loud at jokes that weren’t funny. In a world that constantly rewards performance over presence , most of us have spent years perfecting a mask, a professional mask, a social mask, even a romantic mask until we’ve completely lost touch with t...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a world where automated tools can instantly draft reports and handle repetitive data, your ultimate competitive advantage is your uniquely human judgment, creativity, and adaptability. Future Proof is specifically written to give you a concrete, step-by-step roadmap to mastering the exact interpersonal and cognitive skills that algorithms cannot replicate. By reading this book, you won't just discover how to untangle complex workplace messes or...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The key to understanding this audiobook is the irony of modern successfulness: that is when you stop trying, only then does your best idea come about. We live in a world that has reversed ambition into a treadmill with infinite steps and created a culture of pride in our generation's exhaustion and shame at resting. When we spend our lives consuming caffeine and fumes with back-to-back appointments on our calendars and pay partial attention all th...

This book offers a rare behind-the-scenes account of successful multi-agency working at a major event – specifically, how Liverpool planned and delivered the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, one of the world’s most high-profile live events. With 37 competing nations and more than 12,000 accredited staff, Eurovision represented the largest and most complex multi-agency operation the city had ever undertaken. Based on five months of exceptional access to planning meetings and nine days of live ...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In this Audiobook, you will confront the quiet, exhausting labor of pretending to be okay. If you are waking up every morning checking which feelings are acceptable to bring into the light and which ones must be buried, you are running an elaborate internal machinery. Society loves a high-functioning person, rewarding a perfect image and praising those who never make their problems anyone else's burden. But there is a devastating difference betwee...

Chef Michael Smith keeps cooking real with over 100 simple recipes packed with healthy, wholesome ingredients!Real food is easy to make, delicious and good for you. Michael Smith, a passionate advocate for healthy homemade meals enjoyed around the kitchen table, knows what it takes to keep cooking simple and chock-full of natural, wholesome ingredients. In Real Food, Real Good, Michael shares more than 100 brand-new recipes with ingredients that are great ...

Chef Michael goes back to basics—with a twist! Back to Basics features 100 simple and delicious classic recipes, ingredients, and cooking techniques. And in every recipe, Chef Michael shows how easy it is to add a twist or two to your cooking. You’ll never get stuck making a dish just one way!Chock full of mouth-watering photography to inspire you, Back to Basics is all about Chef Michael’s simple approach to cooking basics. Once you understand the elements behind a dish, you can t...

Chef Michael Smith, Canada’s most popular chef, is back with a brand-new cookbook for all his fans! Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen is a fabulous new collection of Michael’s all-time favourite recipes that he regularly cooks at home. Simple, easy to make and packed with tips, all you have to do is follow the instructions and you will be making the best version of the recipe that Chef Michael Smith creates consistently in his own kitchen. Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen includes 100 recipes—from ...