Jan Carel, een Indische jongen, leeft op midden Java in de eerste helft van de twintigste eeuw. Hij is de zoon van een Javaanse prinses en een Hollandse planter, worstelt met zijn identiteit en voelt zich buitengesloten. Na de dood van zijn vader verhuist Jan Carel naar Soerabaja. Enthousiast omarmt hij daar de moderne tijd, maar voelt zich al snel achtergesteld op zijn werk. Toch ziet hij weinig heil in de opkomende Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsbeweging. Eerder verwacht hij het in zijn ...

The stories are a twelve-year slice of time during and after WWII and represent a time in our history that has changed beyond recognition. A time where, despite the horrors of the war, in most cases, the war for boys growing up in provincial New Zealand was a great adventure. Older readers will recall with affection the situations in which our hero finds himself. They will be delighted to become reacquainted with our wrestling heroes of sixty years ago and recall with affection the wonderf...

In "How to Talk to Anyone," renowned communication expert Harry Smith reveals the secrets to becoming a master conversationalist. Whether you're looking to make new friends, impress your boss, or simply be more confident in social situations, this book is your ultimate guide.Through easy-to-follow tips and techniques, you'll learn how to never be boring and keep any conversation flowing smoothly. You'll gain a deep understanding of body language and how to use it to your advantage,...

We are all part of the one body, the “body of Christ.” Each follower of Christ is in a way, an organic cell that belongs to it while taking on different denominational or national characteristics. Every cell in the human body will carry the same DNA, and yet cells can be grouped together to form very different organs, each with their unique function and role to play for the benefit of the whole.What I long for, is to see the Native parts of the Body of Christ in America increasingl...

We are all part of the one body, the “body of Christ.” Each follower of Christ is in a way, an organic cell that belongs to it while taking on different denominational or national characteristics. Every cell in the human body will carry the same DNA, and yet cells can be grouped together to form very different organs, each with their unique function and role to play for the benefit of the whole.What I long for, is to see the Native parts of the Body of Christ in America increasingl...

In "The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G.C.B," Sir Harry Smith offers a vivid and meticulous account of his military career during the British colonial expansion in India and beyond. Written with a reflective tone, the narrative combines personal anecdotes with vivid descriptions of historical battles, providing readers with insight into the complexities of 19th-century imperial warfare. Smith's literary style, characterized by a robus...

Harry was born in a little Welsh town and was brought up with horses and steam engines engaged in timber haulage under contract to the Great Western Railway to load large timber for the Swindon works. This gave Harry the chance to learn from experience the handling of heavy tackle on the bad roads. So, when family troubles grew overbearing he made a quick getaway and joined the firm (Fowlers) that he stayed with all his life and of which firm he had the honour to be the last steam driver. ...

"The War of Mlanjeni was the longest conflict in South African history until the second Anglo-Boer War. The loss of life was substantially heavier than that of the Zulu War of 1879 and the political after-effects of it were significantly greater than those that followed the Zulu War. The Zulu War has been the subject of numerous accounts but the silence surrounding the Eighth Frontier War is deafening. Harry Smith's Last Throw fills this gap: a moving history, vividly drawn out using eye-w...

In "The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G.C.B," the author presents a vivid and engaging account of his military career and personal experiences during the British colonial period. Smith's narrative is characterized by its candid reflections, striking anecdotes, and a tone that oscillates between earnestness and the bravado typical of the Victorian military memoir. Rich with historical context, he details key events from the First Anglo...

An Amazing Life is the story of Lt. Harry Smith's twenty years in the police department, fifteen years as the Director of Corporate Security and Safety for Loews Corp., and twenty years as a security consultant providing expert advice and testimony in security negligence cases. It also covers his very interesting early years, leading up to him entering the police department. Any one of his cases could be a book in itself, but he has condensed them and arranged them into one continuing stor...

Released in 1952, The Anthology of American Folk Music was the singular visionof the enigmatic artist, musicologist, and collector Harry Smith (1923–1991). Acollection of eighty-fourcommercial recordings of Americanvernacular and folkmusic originally issued between 1927 and 1932, the Anthology featured an eclecticand idiosyncratic mixture of blues and hillbilly songs, ballads old and new, dancemusic, gospel, and numerous other performances less easy to classify.Wh...

This landmark research volume provides the first detailed history of entrepreneurship in Britain from the nineteenth century to the present. Using a remarkable new database of more than nine million entrepreneurs, it gives new understanding to the development of Britain as the world’s ‘first industrial nation’.Based on the first long-term whole-population analysis of British small business, it uses novel methods to identify from the 10-yearly population census the two to four milli...