The controversial research and public-spirited work of Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) – English alchemist, astrologer, physician and free thinker – continues to divide opinions to this day. The College of Physicians despise his healing texts in layman’s English that challenge their monopoly on medical knowledge. Monarchists are wary of his outspoken opposition in the Civil War. But commoners and local healers praise his tireless determination to provide the poor directly with pharmaceutical...

Uncover the lives of 20 real-life spies who made it their mission to uncover the truth and collect secret information from their enemies… This book presents personal accounts and testimonies from spies all over the world and throughout history and brings key moments in history to life for young readers.This book journeys around the world and delves back and forth in time to introduce readers to a host of incredible spies who dedicated their lives to world of espionage. Meet Alan Tu...

Uncover the lives of 20 real-life spies who made it their mission to uncover the truth and collect secret information from their enemies… This book presents personal accounts and testimonies from spies all over the world and throughout history and brings key moments in history to life for young readers.This book journeys around the world and delves back and forth in time to introduce readers to a host of incredible spies who dedicated their lives to world of espionage. Meet Alan Tu...

If you want to learn German without having to relocate to a German-speaking country for months or even years, then keep reading...Learning a new language can seem difficult, if not impossible at the very beginning. If you are an adult, then it probably seems even scarier. You may have had a bad experience trying to learn a second language in school.You have wanted to learn German for some time now. It could just be because you are in love with the language or you may live in ...

Do you have the love or the passion for learning Spanish and German?Or have you thought of visiting Europe and experiencing the local lifestyle?Or do you have overseas clients in European countries?Or are you planning to expand into the European countries?Learning a new language sounds difficult, and you are just frozen in your feet at the start. If you are a working professional, then it might just sound impossible to you, but right now, learning a new language...

"Local Heroes" is an exciting book filled with tales of bravery and intelligence that will keep readers engaged from beginning to end.One such story tells of Mary, who was heartbroken after a young boy snatched her beloved teddy bear. Luckily, she met Peter and his intelligent dog Max, who came to her rescue.Peter quickly understood the situation and instructed Max to retrieve the teddy bear from the boy. With Max in hot pursuit, the boy eventually dropped the bear, and Max...

If you want to learn German without having to relocate to a German-speaking country for months or years, then keep reading. Learning a new language can seem difficult, if not impossible at the very beginning. If you are an adult, then it probably seems even scarier. You may have had a bad experience trying to learn a second language in school. You have wanted to learn German for some time now. It could just be because you are in love with the language or you may live in an area where Germa...

Do you have a love or passion for learning Spanish and German? Or have you thought of visiting Europe and experiencing the local lifestyle? Or do you have overseas clients in European countries? Learning a new language sounds difficult, and you are just frozen in your feet at the start. If you are a working professional, then it might just sound impossible to you, but right now, learning a new language is as simple as it gets. It is easier than you think! It won’t be long before you have m...

Every city has its ghosts. Ravn just hunts the ones that still breathe.Former investigator, Thomas Ravnsholdt—known as Ravn—drifts like wreckage along Copenhagen's harbour, numbed by cheap liquor and old wounds. But his peace is shattered when a desperate young woman shows up, pleading for help: her brother has vanished after stealing millions.The trail leads Ravn from the windy docks of Copenhagen to Berlin, where ghosts of the Cold War still linger: Stasi files, double ag...

A missing son. A powerful father. And a shocking act of mass murder on a remote Danish island.From bestselling author Michael Katz Krefeld—master of Nordic noir suspense—comes a dark and atmospheric crime thriller.Former detective Ravn has turned his back on the police to work as a private investigator. Hired by wealthy businessman Ferdinand Mesmer to find his estranged son, Jacob, Ravn thinks it's a straightforward missing-person case. But Jacob isn't just missing. He's th...

A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, his body left to rot by the roadside – and Jack Blackjack stands accused of his murder. As well as clearing his name, Jack has his own reasons for wanting to find out who really killed the priest, but this is an investigation where nothing is as it seems. Was it a random attack by a desperate outlaw, or do the answers lie in the murdered priest's past? As he questions those who knew the dead man, Jack is fa...

One hundred years ago, Gabriel Wells, a New York bookseller, committed a crime against history. He broke up the world’s greatest book, the Gutenberg Bible, and sold it off in individual pages. This is the story of an Australian man’s hunt for those fragments and his family’s debt to an act of literary vandalism.In 1921, Wells’ audacity scandalised the rare-book world. The Gutenberg was the first substantial book in Europe to have been printed on a printing press. I...