A cracking account of the rivalries and hatreds that split the Liberal Party, brought down Malcolm Turnbull and propelled Scott Morrison to power.They plotted. They schemed. They unleashed chaos.Australia lost two prime ministers in three years in a period of political bloodshed that took the nation's government to the brink of collapse - until an extraordinary election changed everything.Venom is the secret history of the brutal power play to lead the government. I...

Spy, businessman, bon vivant, Nazi Party member, Righteous Gentile. This was Oskar Schindler, the controversial man who saved eleven hundred Jews during the Holocaust but struggled afterwards to rebuild his life and gain international recognition for his wartime deeds. David Crowe examines every phase of Schindler's life in this landmark biography, presenting a savior of mythic proportions who was also an opportunist and spy who helped Nazi Germany conquer Poland. Schindler is best known f...

Two of the twentieth century's most fascinating figures, Ernest Hemingway and Ho Chi Minh, grappling with a world in which Western culture and their respective governments were failing them, came to Paris at the same time in the 1920s. Trained by their faiths to give their lives to and for others, each had survived a terrifying near-death experience, leading to the realization that this belief in service and sacrifice had been exploited for others' gain. They came to Paris to resist this v...

This is the first complete account of the diplomatic relations and military steps leading to Estonia's, Latvia's, and Lithuania's forcible absorption into the USSR in 1940. David Crowe—making use of recently opened archival sources—traces the Baltic states' relations with the Soviet Union, Germany, Poland, Great Britian, France and with one another from 1917-1940. He starts with an overview of 1917-1936 and then offers a detailed description of the diplomatic maneuvering that marked Europe...

Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his siblings idolized their dad. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies—even murder.A shrewd con artist with a genius IQ, Thurston intimidated David with beatings to coerce him into doing his criminal ...

In recent news coverage of the dramatic political events in Eastern Europe, Gypsies have been a favourite sidebar topic. Some of the stories have been truly horrifying, others are written condescendingly and to amuse; but what has become clear is how little we really know about this people. In a concerted effort to uncover the modern history of the Rom in Eastern Europe, the authors examine the Gypsy experience in Albania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia, with special atten...

追尋藥師佛的十年旅程，探索西藏醫學的神祕面紗!——洪啓嵩專文深度導讀——尼泊爾是個嚴厲的老師，讓人洞見生命和人性的實相!這好比是一個漫長且複雜的煉金過程，而我真正的教育才正要開始……尼泊爾是個古今融合之地，它交織著粗陋和美麗、疾病和貧窮，以及深奧的知識。一九八七年，大衛．克羅放下舊金山經營有成的針灸草藥診所，踏上這片反差極大的土地，實際探尋西藏佛教和印度傳統醫學阿育吠陀的醫藥知識。抵達加德滿都未滿一週，他就認識了阿旺‧培傑醫師。這位老喇嘛被中共監禁和折磨多年後，逃到尼泊爾。接下來十年，克羅潛心研習西藏診斷和治療的藝術及科學，師從培傑醫師、醫僧、尼泊爾首位女性草藥醫師，和教克羅如何煉汞的煉金師（天然汞是危險的毒藥，提煉後卻是一代代阿育吠陀醫者所用的良藥）等等。克羅運用新學會的古老西藏及印度療法，在加德滿都一座小山村裡開設診所，以傳統草藥治療各種病患，其中也包括在莊嚴的喇嘛寺旁乞討的乞丐。《尋找藥師佛》是一部生動、讀之不...

For more than a century, Garran Crowe has served as Castellan of the Grey Knights, protecting the Imperium against the foulest daemons, and holding prisoner in his grasp the monstrous Black Blade of Antwyr. Now he is tested as never before when the planet he and his strike force are fighting on, Sandava III, is swallowed by the mighty warp storm known as the Cicatrix Maledictum. But their struggle for survival is only just beginning, for when the Grey Knights return to a transformed Imperi...

The wilderness can be scary—a place full of peril and desolation. And it can feel meaningless. But when we read the Scriptures, the wilderness is also the place God reveals Himself and cares for the people He loves. Pastor Dustin Crowe explores the biblical theme of the wilderness, helping readers counter the harsh, seemingly hopeless seasons in their lives with hope and courage.The wilderness is often the place where God grows our faith and proves His faithfulness. But to grow, we...

For many people, especially those who came of age after landmark civil rights legislation was passed, it is difficult to understand what it was like to be an African American living under Jim Crow segregation in the United States. Most young Americans have little or no knowledge about restrictive covenants, literacy tests, poll taxes, lynchings, and other oppressive features of the Jim Crow racial hierarchy. Even those who have some familiarity with the period may initially view racist seg...

The first book in a laugh-out-loud new series of hilarious, action-packed spy adventures from number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author, David Solomons. If you like James Bond with a dash of Johnny English, this is for you...When Adam and his friends accidentally reveal the secret location of ex-MI6 quartermaster, Professor Goodspeed, they don't expect supervillains to turn up on their doorstep, looking for his most dangerous invention. Drawn into a dastar...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When a fateful night unleashes a tempest of fire and fury, Ruby's ordinary life is shattered. A hidden inheritance of witch and shifter blood surges through her veins, forcing her into a realm she never knew existed. Exiled to Coldhaven Academy, a sanctuary for supernatural beings, she embarks on a perilous journey of self-discovery.Surrounded by fellow outcasts, Ruby grapples with her newfound powers while navigating the comple...