**The basis for the Emmy award-winning limited series starring Hugh Grant and Ben WhishawA behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British MP and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets**While Jeremy Thorpe served as a Member of Parliament and Leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, his bad behavior went under the radar for years. Police and politicians alike colluded to protect one of their o...

**THE BASIS FOR THE NETFLIX FILM STARRING CAREY MULLIGAN, RALPH FIENNES, AND LILY JAMESA literary adventure that tells the story of a priceless buried treasure discovered in England on the eve of World War II**In the long, hot summer of 1939, Britain is preparing for war, but on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind. Mrs. Pretty, the widowed owner of the farm, has had her hunch confirmed that the mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig ...

Costa Prize Winner: The "best biography yet" of notorious media mogul Robert Maxwell, "by turns engrossing, amusing, and appalling" ( Sunday Times).In February 1991, Robert Maxwell triumphantly sailed into New York Harbor on his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to buy the ailing Daily News. Taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand, children asked for his autograph, and patrons of the hottest restaurant in Manhattan gave him a standing o...

In "The Iron Star 'Äî And What It Saw on Its Journey Through the Ages. From Myth to History," John Preston True offers a compelling exploration of the interplay between mythology and history, illuminating how legends have shaped human experience over millennia. Through a rich tapestry of narrative and analysis, True employs a unique literary style that intertwines historical fact with mythological underpinnings, inviting readers to consider the fluidity of time and memory. The book travers...

The narrative is presented from the perspective of the iron star, as it observes and recounts the events and history it has witnessed over the ages. The story allows the celestial object to act as a silent observer of human history and evolution, from prehistoric times to the modern era.John Preston True's novel is a unique and imaginative work that explores themes of time, history, and the passage of ages from the perspective of an inanimate object. While it may not be as widely read as m...

"John Preston Arthur's History of Western North Carolina has for many years been considered one of the prime sources of information on the growth of the western section of the state." -Asheville Citizen, April 20, 1969"The first complete history of Western North Carolina...the author had visited every county in the mountain region...had gone to the original sources: people and their recollections, written records, old letters, legal documents." -March 17, 1963

The Iron Star — And What It Saw on Its Journey Through the Ages by John Preston True is a fascinating blend of science fiction and philosophical exploration, taking readers on an extraordinary voyage across time and existence. True crafts a narrative where a mysterious celestial object becomes the silent observer of humanity’s evolution, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations, the transformation of ideas, and the enduring essence of life itself. The...

The Black Berets have fought for their country, for money, and for thrills … now they’re fighting for cold vengeance, as the classic series of wartime adventure continues.They’d survived everything the Vietcong could throw at them. Now they’d throw it back … at the American renegade who’d betrayed them.The Black Berets had to hand it to Parkes, their former CIA case officer. First he’d sent them on a suicide mission to Vietnam. Then he’d sent some CIA hit m...

Don't wait another day to live the life you deserve! Instead, get it done while you're depressed.Do you find your energy to be at an all-time low? Do you struggle to get out of bed some days?Have you found yourself losing interest in things that used to excite you?Then this book might be the book for you.Inside the pages of this self-help book, you can find:- Advice on altering your mindset and adopting a more creative approach to life

Revised and updated, this book offers a groundbreaking, comprehensive program to help those with bipolar disorder—and those who care about them—gain permanent control over their lives.Most people diagnosed with bipolar disorder are sent home with the name of a doctor and a bag of medications. However, only 20% of those with the illness are able to get true help with medication alone. Now, bipolar disorder expert Julie A. Fast, who was diagnosed with the illness at ...

This is a wonderful old world of ours, the one we live in. It is wonderful to think how it has grown, day by day, year by year, century by century, and by each step of Time just a little better worth living in. It is like a beautiful fairy story, with the great advantage of being true.

"The Digital Puritan" is a quarterly digest of helpful Puritan works. Each article is carefully edited and formatted to maximize readability. This edition contains the following articles: Be Sober and Watchful - Hugh Binning. Binning answers the question, 'Given the shortness of time remaining before our Lord returns, how should we conduct ourselves?' (1 Peter 4:7). Continuance in Sin is Dangerous - John Preston. Bas...