Angus: 416 books

The essays in this collection make up the first study of “dropping out” of late state socialism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. From Leningrad intellectuals and Berlin squatters to Bosnian Muslim madrassa students and Romanian yogis, groups and individuals across the Eastern Bloc rejected...

For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean. They made forays far into the Atlantic, preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa...

By the Spring of 1781, the American Revolutionary War had dragged on for almost six years and the outcome still hung in the balance. When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his invasion of North Carolina in early 1781, his objective was to destroy General Nathaniel Greene's American army....

After the events of Outlaw, Robin of Locksley—and his sidekick and narrator, Alan Dale—finds himself in a very different England and a very changed world. In 1190 A.D. Richard the Lionheart, the new King of England, has launched his epic crusade to seize Jerusalem from the Saracens. Marching...

In the tradition of Bernard Cornwell and Ben Kane, Outlaw is a rousing historical novel that mixes legend with fact to bring to life the time, the lives and the struggles of late 12th century England. As the Henry II struggles with his rebelious children and the conflict between the Saxon nobility...

The "Dare Boys" are Dick and Tom Dare, two patriot youths, brothers, "from about three miles over in New Jersey." They get caught up in key episodes of the American Revolutionary War -- and the years after -- interacting with historically important figures along the way. This is a great series for readers...

Classic tale of Virginia and the early American colonies, just before and after 1776. Interesting reading for the whole family, though written with younger teen boys in mind.

Gods word stretches as a parapet from the eternal past across the present into eternity. Christ has journeyed between the times. In His word He instructs and by His spirit He guides us into the age to come. Beyond space and time, well above the realms of human language and thinking, God speaks, and...

What do you say to someone in an elevator? This book could have been titled: Uncomfortable, Embarrassing Moments, or Awkward Occasions, or A Guide for the Unbelievable Shy, or You Can Choose To Be Painfully Politically Correct and Shallow In All Social Situations. It is not just about what to say...

In Lavandale, the peaceful land where all types of fowls live, Ricky, a rooster with thick, golden-brown feathers that glisten in the sun, sticks out as ornery and mischievous He boasts and brags every morning about his accomplishments in the annual tournaments, and he never takes anything seriously....

Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: French First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: Summer 2018 Get your best grade with the SQA endorsed guide to National 5 French. This book contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully for your National 5 exam. It combines...

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: French First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: May 2019 Get your best grade with comprehensive course notes and advice from Scotland's top experts, fully updated for the latest changes to SQA Higher assessment. How to Pass Higher French Second Edition...

Young girls are being taken from the streets of Melbourne, and Victoria Police are swamped. Now, Callum Thomas, former homicide squad detective, recovering alcoholic, and struggling private investigator, has to put aside his cravings to find Rachel Gallagher, the missing seventeen-year-old with the...