This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs, and diaries as well as interviews with survivors and family members, veteran author and writer alan rockwell brings to life the colorful voices and the harrowing experiences of many of those who lived to tell their story.More than 100 years after the rms titanic met its fatal end, the story of the tragic wreck continues to fascinate people worldwide...

Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs, and diaries as well as interviews with survivors and family members, veteran author and writer alan rockwell brings to life the colorful voices and the harrowing experiences of many of those who lived to tell their story. More than 100 years after the rms titanic met its fatal end, the story of the tragic wreck continues to fascinate people worldwide. Though many survivors and their family members disappeared into obscurity or...

In The Alexandra Sequence John Redmond views contemporary urban life through the suggestive prism of the mummers' play, a seasonal British folk-theatre staged in the streets and door-to-door. The book takes its title from an area of Liverpool, a city shaped by its recent history of trade and migration, still recovering after a long period of decline. Experiences of uprootedness and social precarity frame suburban lives that are 'livid with accident'. Drawing on the two central themes of th...

Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs, and diaries as well as interviews with survivors and family members, veteran author and writer alan rockwell brings to life the colorful voices and the harrowing experiences of many of those who lived to tell their story.More than 100 years after the rms titanic met its fatal end, the story of the tragic wreck continues to fascinate people worldwide. Though many survivors and their family members disap...

Step into the political and personal life of a pivotal Irish statesman with John Redmond's Last Years by Stephen Lucius Gwynn. This audiobook provides listeners with a compelling and intimate account of John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, focusing on the final years of his career and the critical period of Irish politics during the early 20th century.Gwynn presents Redmond as a man of principle, dedication, and political skill, navig...

A political biography examining the final years of Irish nationalist leader John Redmond and the challenges he faced.

In writing this book, I have had access to my late leader's papers for the period beginning with the war. These were placed at my disposal by his son, Major William Archer Redmond, D.S.O., M.P. I had also the consent of Mrs. Redmond to my undertaking the task. But for the book and for the opinions expressed in it I am solely responsible. No condition having been imposed upon me, it seemed best, for many reasons, that it should be written, as it has been written, without consultation. A wri...

Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs, and diaries as well as interviews with survivors and family members, veteran author and writer alan rockwell brings to life the colorful voices and the harrowing experiences of many of those who lived to tell their story.More than 100 years after the rms titanic met its fatal end, the story of the tragic wreck continues to fascinate people worldwide. Though many survivors and their family members disap...

Things change as we age. Our hair turns gray, if we have any hair! Our spinal discs atrophy. Happiness crevices line our faces. Balance and strength deteriorate. Why does it happen and what can we do about it? This book explains several theories of aging ,what illnesses may haunt us and how we can slow their progress or even prevent them. Effective exercise, sound nutrition and an upbeat attitude are the keys—so the best information is provided so that you can live happier and healthier.

The authors look at mental and physical aspects of aging and how people can slow or even reverse the process through positive mental outlooks and effective care of the body. There is also one chapter on plastic surgery for those who are not happy with the exterior effects of aging.

Dramatic and immersive, Redmond is a provocative reassessment of John Redmond, Home Rule campaigner and one of Ireland's most brilliant political minds.'A vivid portrayal of one of the great political campaigns in Irish history.' Stephen Collins, Political Editor, The Irish TimesRedmond brings to life seven pivotal years in Irish history, when the campaign for Home Rule seized the imagination of a nation and brought Ireland to the brink of a negotiated settlement with Britain. The architec...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!