William Watts' "Memoirs of the Revolution in Bengal, Anno Dom. 1757" offers a meticulously detailed account of a pivotal moment in colonial history. Through a candid narrative steeped in personal observation and firsthand experience, Watts provides an intimate portrayal of the social, political, and military upheavals during the tumultuous period leading up to the Battle of Plassey. His literary style is characterized by an engaging prose that blends vivid descriptions with critical analys...

The word Minnesota was the Dakota name for that considerable tributary of the Mississippi which, issuing from Big Stone Lake, flows southeastward to Mankato, turns there at a right angle, and runs on to Fort Snelling, where it empties into the great river. It is a compound of “mini,” water, and “sota,” gray-blue or sky-colored. The name was given to the territory as established by act of Congress of March 3, 1849, and was retained by the state with her diminished area. If one should travel...

Raising the Roof addresses one of the key issues of our era – the UK’s housing crisis. Housing costs in the United Kingdom are among the highest on the planet, with London virtually the most expensive major city in the world for renting or buying a home. At the core of this is one of the most centralised planning systems in the democratic world – a system that plainly doesn’t work. A system that has resulted in too few houses, which are too small, which people do not like and which are in ...

Across the Vatna Jokull or Scenes in Iceland by William Lord Watts is a travel narrative that vividly describes the author’s journey through Iceland, focusing on the dramatic landscapes and unique cultural experiences encountered along the way. The book is named after Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Iceland, which serves as a central motif in the narrative. Watts captures the breathtaking beauty of the Icelandic scenery, including its glaciers, volcanic landscapes, geysers, and hot spr...

This groundbreaking new core textbook encourages students to take a more critical approach to the prevalent assumptions around the subject of macroeconomics, by comparing and contrasting heterodox and orthodox approaches to theory and policy. The first such textbook to develop a heterodox model from the ground up, it is based on the principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) as derived from the theories of Keynes, Kalecki, Veblen, Marx, and Minsky, amongst others. The internationally-respe...

Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a ‘wild-seeded’ collection of short stories, poems, memoirs and environmental articles from 49 unique contributors, all concerned with showing the positive side of our relationship with the earth.Thanks to funding from Portsmouth Creates, this audiobook features 50 different voices from across the Portsmouth community and beyond. Our readers range from teenagers to those in their nineties, including experienced actors, writers and volunteers from the pub...

Are you working for a F**ked up Boss? How would you know?Ever had one of those jobs where you feel like a mix between a stressed-out intern and a contestant on Survivor, constantly questioning your life choices and wondering if your IQ has somehow dropped since you clocked in? Yeah, welcome to life under a F**ked-Up Boss (FUB). The gift that keeps on screwing up your day. Let me save you some sleepless nights—it’s not you, it’s 100% them. And yes, crap really does ...

(Educational Piano Library). Dynamic medley arrangement of three iconic titles from "Star Wars" including "Star Wars" (Main Theme), "Cantina Band", and "Imperial March" (Darth Vader's Theme).

This book contains a theory of why most women remain unaware of their unusual sexual capacities as women with female physiologies. It looks at sexual expression, voltage and current as a function of internal emotional and mental conditions and only secondarily as a function of external stimulation. Women function best in a sexual way in an atmosphere of complete relaxation which can only be created in an emotional environment free from abuse, conflict and contention. That requires an input...

First published in 1991, this title explores the myths and misperceptions that have underpinned Muslim-Christian relations throughout history, and which endure to the current day. William Montgomery Watt describes how the myths originated and developed, and argues that both Muslims and Christians need to have a more accurate knowledge and positive appreciation of the other religion. Chapters discuss the Qur’anic perception of Christianity, attitudes to Greek philosophy and the relationship...

Iceland again! Reykjavík again! Here I am upon the same errand as in 1871 and 1874—foolhardiness and folly as it is denounced by some at home. I fancy I can see some of my worthy countrymen at ten o’clock in the morning, clad in dressing-gown and slippers, breakfast half finished, and a copy of some journal that has condescended to take notice of my little expedition in his hand. Umph! he says, 5,000 square miles of uninhabited country, a howling wilderness, nothing but volcanoes, ice, and...

Islam is a burning topic in modern scholarship and contemporary world affairs. It is a subject poorly understood by Western observers, and in this book Professor Montgomery Watt takes a significant step towards its demystification.Montgomery Watt examines the crucial questions of traditional world-view and self-image which dominate the thinking of Muslims today. This traditional self-image causes them to perceive world events in a different perspective from Westerners – a fact not ...