'History as it should be written: as page-turning and compelling as the best thriller.'JAMES HOLLAND'A mesmerising account.'THE TIMES'Abel Smith takes us right into the heart of the drama. Utterly gripping.'AL MURRAY-Summer, 1940. Winston Churchill watches in horror as France falls to the Germans in just six week...

A series of violent and calculated murders, perpetrated across a six-day period in the heart of wartime London.A city plunged into utter darkness for fourteen hours at a time. An erratic and desperately charming RAF man with an overactive imagination and a penchant for lying. A tense and furious geopolitical background as the world reels from the effects of warfare. This is the world in which Gordon Cummins was hunted down, tried and convicted of the crimes of the ...

One theme that echoes throughout this book is that God had been preparing me for a personal encounter with Him. I recounted how things were during my childhood years. Through a series of circumstances, He set the stage and laid the foundation so He can in the future, shape me into whatever form He wishes. In almost all of these testimonies, it's clear that He (El Shaddai) wanted me to understand what I can be through Him. He guided me through endless crucibles, all for the purpose of allow...

William Cobbett: A Biography in Two Volumes, Vol. 2 by Edward Smith delves into the life and contributions of one of England's most influential political reformers and writers. Cobbett's journey from a humble background to becoming a prominent figure in the early 19th century is meticulously chronicled. The biography highlights his passionate advocacy for agrarian reform, his critiques of industrialization, and his commitment to the working class. Smith's detailed research provides insight...

They gave him royal blood.They expected loyalty.They should have known better.Edward "Spliff" Smith was born into one of the Twelve Ruling Bloodlines, heir to a legacy built on power, duty, and godblood. After his father is murdered and his mother disappears, Edward is raised beneath the watchful eye of the very man who took his father's place.Leader Kehinde expects Edward to inherit the throne.Edward wants nothing to do with it.He would rath...

Triplanetary' by Edward E. Smith, first published in 1934 as a serial and revised in 1948 for book form, is a foundational work in the genre of space opera science fiction. It serves as a prequel to Smith’s famed Lensman series, setting the stage for one of the earliest and most influential interstellar sagas in science fiction history.The novel spans millennia, beginning with an epic cosmic conflict between two ancient alien races: the benevolent Arisians and the malevolent Eddorians. The...

What happens when the CEO of the world's largest telecommunications company decides that reality is no longer acceptable, and simply orders his accountants to magically erase billions of dollars in losses? The WorldCom scandal of 2002 exposed an $11 billion fraud that actually dwarfed the infamous collapse of Enron. Under the aggressive leadership of Bernard Ebbers, WorldCom expanded ruthlessly during the dot-com boom. When the market cooled and revenues plummeted, Ebbers refused to admit ...

Triplanetary' by Edward E. Smith, first published in 1934 as a serial and revised in 1948 for book form, is a foundational work in the genre of space opera science fiction. It serves as a prequel to Smith’s famed Lensman series, setting the stage for one of the earliest and most influential interstellar sagas in science fiction history. The novel spans millennia, beginning with an epic cosmic conflict between two ancient alien races: the benevolent Arisians and the malevolent Eddorians. Th...

Famous disappearances examined - the kidnapped Charlie Ross, the archduke who sailed away and vanished, the Tichborne claimant, Ambrose Bierce in Mexico, and the ships that went and were never accounted for. Smith was a New York crime reporter and sorts evidence from legend. This edition adds 59 plates of paintings by Aivazovsky, Turner and others, plus 14 illustrations restored and coloured for it.

In this authoritative guide, Ed Smith shares how to grow a thriving and bountiful vegetable garden through his high-yield method that emphasizes wide rows, organic methods, raised beds, and deep soil.Succeed with fussy plants, try new and unusual varieties, and learn how to innovatively extend your growing season. With thorough profiles of hundreds of popular varieties, The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible provides expert information and an inspiring roadmap for...

The story picks up immediately where Gray Lensman left off as Kimball and Clarissa are heading off to get ready for their impending marriage. Mentor of Arisia stops them by commanding Kim to "think" before he acts, and Kim, of course, immediately realizes that the Boskonian organization was probably not destroyed when Jarnevon was cracked between two other planets and still poses a grave threat to Civilization. The wedding is put on hold as Kinnison and the other Lensmen set about coming u...

By: Edward Conrad Smith, Pub. 1920, reprinted 2025, 445 pages, Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-943-8. Lewis County was formed in 1816 from Harrison County. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, Involvement in various wars, life as a pioneer, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one ...