What is Britishness? What allowed one small island group to rule a quarter of the world and, even today, to have the most spoken language after Chinese? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditions and loyalties of these island Anglo-Saxon and Celtic peoples? What is it that makes cynical Europeans and once-dominated Asians look to the British for opinion, literature, social norms and justice? The answers lie within the creation of British institutions, both Commoner and Aristocracy, d...

England, Summer 1975. The Australian cricket team, visiting for an Ashes series, fields players who will become legends of the game – Ian Chappell, Rodney Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson – against celebrated English power-cricketers Tony Greig, John Snow and Phil Edmonds. It is the pinnacle of the game of cricket – the two oldest enemies in the game going head to head. At the beautifully green grounds the games are exciting, filled with colour, intrigue and expectation. But soon after c...

Jump start hope, kick your creativity into gear, and explode your definition of the possibleA self improvement book like nothing you've ever seen-or heard: a book and podcasting joint production brings to light an insight-boosting audio/visual method for changing the way you think and maximizing your creative potential.Recommended by the American Psychological Association, the therapeutic method works on two different levels. Powerful four color images acco...

The Queen and the Messenger is the first book in the Relics for the Skyborn series. It follows the young McCloud family as they are pulled into a fantasy realm from their modern reality. Their fates are changed when they stumble into a cave that holds gold and relics that advance their status among the local citizens. The family's status increases to the highest levels as they aide with the ongoing war against a giant orc horde. With their new titles it may be difficult to return to the wo...

Horatio Nelson is Britain's greatest naval hero; Trafalgar, in 1805, her greatest naval victory. Nelson and Napoleon, first published in 2005, is the story of how Britannia came to rule the waves for more than a hundred years.Christopher Lee re-examines the myths of Trafalgar, plotting Napoleon's overweening ambition to invade England and Nelson's single-minded dedication to seeking glory. He shows how Villeneuve had worked out Nelson's famous plan of attack, and demonstra...

Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere... An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into the strange world of London Below. There he meets the Earl of Earl's Court, faces a life-threatening ordeal at the hands of the Black Friars, comes face to face with the Great Beast of London, and encounters an Angel. Called Islington. Accompanied by the mysterio...

Physical and emotional stress, toxicity, tension, and trauma rob people of their ability to do what they truly love. Doctors give you pills and perform surgeries to treat your ailments. But there's better way to heal. The trauma Christopher Maher experienced as a child and as a Navy SEAL inspired him to study and develop powerful techniques for alleviating his problems forever. He introduces his remarkable wellness program in Free for Life. His True Body Intelligence system is a series of ...

Between 1858 and 1947, twenty British men ruled millions of some of the most remarkable people of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.From the Indian Mutiny to the cruel religious partition of India and the newly formed and named Pakistan, the Viceroy had absolute power, more than the monarch who had sent him. Selected from that exclusive class of English, Scottish and Irish breeding, the aristocracy, the Viceroys were plumed, rode elephants, shot tigers. Even their wives stood ...

Master IT Hardware, Software, and Troubleshooting—and Fully Prepare for the Latest CompTIA® Core 1 and Core 2 Exams (V15)The Complete A+ Guide to IT Hardware and Software is your all-in-one, real-world, full-color resource for building the skills you need to become a confident, job-ready IT technician--and for passing the updated CompTIA A+ Core 1 and Core 2 Exams (V15).Built around the latest A+ exam objectives, this comprehensive guide helps you ...

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Húrin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to TolkieThere are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings, and the story told in this book is set in the great country that lay bey...

Proven techniques, best practices, and tips for writing effective user stories, leveraging user story mapping, and expert interviews to deliver high value to users Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesLearn how to write and implement effective user stories to improve product developmentDiscover techniques to gather requirements, prioritize, and refine user storiesHandle stakeholder expectations, communicate ...

Arizona Awaits: Your Guide to Jaw-Dropping Adventures and Life-Changing MomentsHave you ever dreamed of standing on the edge of a canyon so vast it feels endless? Or walking through a desert that blooms with vibrant flowers after a rare rainstorm? Arizona isn't just a place-it's an experience that will amaze, inspire, and maybe even change you.This book, Discover Arizona, is your ultimate guide to uncovering the magic of Arizona. Each chapter inclu...