Columba, Bannockburn, Robert Bruce, the nobles, Home Rule, Kenneth mac Alpin, the Wars of Independence, the union of the crowns, Mary, Queen of Scots, the Convenanters, the Reformation, Flodden, the industrial revolution, James VI, Thomas Chalmers, the union of parliaments, John Knox, the Canmore dynasty, Glencoe, the Enlightenment, the Highland Clearances, devolution, the Jacobites...Scotland is the first full-length, one-volume history of the country for more than twenty...

In this fully illustrated introduction, Dr Michael Lynch provides a concise overview of the Chinese Civil War, a defining conflict in world history.Between the end of World War II and the dawn of the Cold War, one of the most important conflicts in modern history reached its climax. In this illustrated history, bestselling historian Dr Michael Lynch examines how the long struggle between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and Mao Zedong's Communists exploded into an in...

Wondering if your retirement income will last as long as you need it to? Americans today face retirement with a mix of hope and trepidation. Hope—that their health will hold out long enough to let them do what they want for decades. And trepidation—that they might not have enough wealth to fund it. But creating a viable, sustainable retirement plan is easier than you think. In It's All About the Income, award-winning financial planner and bestselling author Michael Lynch lays out a simple,...

An essential resource for trainee teachers and graduate students, this textbook presents strategies and practical advice for preparing and planning lessons in a clear, step-by-step way and demonstrates how to inspire confidence and competence in language learners. Chapters cover many important aspects of initial teacher training including skills development; modes of teaching; unit and lesson planning; assessment; remote learning; digital literacy, and student and teacher wellbeing. Packed...

« Le rationaliste est l’ennemi de l’autorité, des préjugés, de ce qui est traditionnel. Il est porté par la croyance en une “raison” commune à toute l’humanité, en un pouvoir commun d’examen rationnel, qui serait le fondement et la force vive de l’argumentation. Au-dessus de sa porte se trouve inscrit le précepte de Parménide : “Juge par argumentation rationnelle.” J’avoue moi aussi garder espoir en la raison. Certes, elle est fragile, nourrie par nos passions et sentiments, et sa flamme p...

Has your personal finance plan become so complex, you can't even understand it? Who wouldn't be confused today? Investment pitchmen, mega-insurance companies, and even state and federal governments are vying for our money, making it more difficult than ever to manage it how we want. But simplifying your plan and reclaiming what's yours is easier than you think. In Keep It Simple, Make It Big, award-winning financial planner, Michael Lynch, uses his nearly twenty years of practical experien...

Take a walk on The Wild Side with Seamheads.com's Mike Lynch, who digs deep into his archives of obscure baseball history to present some of the most amazing and unusual characters and events the game has ever seen.Meet gamblers, brawlers, and cheats, odious owners, vindictive wives, obsessive fans, odd ball All Stars, and more, whose on-field exploits and sideline shenanigans earned them a permanent place in baseball's Hall of Really?!- The umpire who tossed out two batter...

In The Irish Continent Michael Lynch explores the little-known Irish roots to be found all across South America. A short holiday turns into a seven-month extended stay as he digs deeper into this unexpected heritage. Along the way he almost gets caught up in a riot in Santiago, experiences a football match in Buenos Aires, takes a day-long trip across the desert from Asunción to Santa Cruz, and meets an elderly Argentinian woman who speaks with a curiously Irish accent. This entertaining t...

There is no bigger stage for baseball than the World Series, yet much of its richest history is obscured by the likes of Mazeroski, Gibson, Reggie, and the Yankees. Who better than Seamheads.com's Michael Lynch to uncover and present some of the most fascinating, forgotten Classic feats and failures in the history of the Fall Classic?Who were the least likely World Series heroes? The biggest MVP flops? How about an all-time Fall Classic 0-fer lineup, some members of which are sure ...

Go deep inside the game with Seamheads.com founder and SABR stalwart Mike Lynch. Amazing stories about the players, managers, and owners that will educate and fascinate even the most ardent students of the game.From "cup of coffee" cases--some tragic, some incredible--to owners who make Marge Schott look like a saint--to tales of some of the strangest lives and careers ever seen in big league baseball.•What was behind the mysterious death of Astros' ace Don Wilson?•Who...

Edinburgh's reformation was one of the last of the great city reformations of the sixteenth century. It took on a highly distinctive shape due to the burgh's social and economic problems and its position as a cockpit for English policy in Scotland and the shifting factionalism of Scottish politics.In studies of the Scottish Reformation, too little attention has been paid to the nature of Scottish society itself. In a society so conscious of rank, tradition and precedent, the Reform...

Adolf Hitler is the most notorious political figure of the twentieth century. The story of his life, how he became a dictator, and how he managed to convince so many to follow his cause is a subject of perennial fascination. Balancing narrative and analysis, this biography employs a chronological approach to describe the main features of Hitler’s career. Set against the background of developments in Germany and Europe during his lifetime, the text tells the extraordinary story of how an Au...