Bryce: 302 books

A British migrant family, determined to prosper, created a newspaper to dazzle the forested suburbs east of Perth, Western Australia. Over 21 years it battled media giants to pioneer the state's suburban press. This memoir relates the odd events and zany characters met along the way, starting without capital in a derelect haunted hotel. It shows how any community is a trove of wonder.

The world's first encyclopedic book (genre: music) on the history of Trance House & Progressive House dance music. The book discusses the current trends of the massive rave (dance festival) scene in North America, as well as correcting certain European authored falsities regarding the history...

Sir Arthur Byrne returns to London from the Black Sea, suffering an illness that has sapped his energy and appetite. When he meets the widow Meredith, his passions are reignited. Satisfying them means entering a world of disguises, secret passages, and hidden identities.

The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting that began in early June 1864 when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series...

Seán Lemass enjoys unrivalled acclaim as the ‘Architect of Modern Ireland’. Yet there remain great gaps in our knowledge of this mythic figure and his golden age. Up to now Lemass, a colossus of twentieth-century Irish history, was airbrushed to fit a narrative of national progress. Today, this...

Revolutionary; statesman; polymath: Frank Aiken cuts a colossal figure in twentieth century Irish history. However, he remains a controversial figure regarded as a war criminal by some and a principled proponent of National liberation by others. In this engaging biographical collection, contributors...

A brilliant work that covers various aspects of Gladstones life. From his all-engaging activities in politics to his books and private life the author sheds light on every aspect of his personality. An inspiring book this biography reveals that when a person sets his mind to a goal he can invariably achieve it.

**“Writers like T.C. Boyle and Cory Doctorow contributed to this surreal anthology of short stories that riff on our modern surveillance culture.” —**Entertainment Weekly With contributions from Etgar Keret, T.C. Boyle, Robert Coover, Aimee Bender, Jim Shepard, Alissa Nutting, Charles...

This comprehensive field guide provides color photographs, descriptions, and eight identification keys (including egg and larval stages) that allow both the layperson and the professional to identify Montana's frogs, toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. You'll find out where and when...

During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, Iowa—population just 418—were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by Joe Irlbeck, the whip-smart and gregarious son of a Bavarian immigrant, the outfit...

A collection of parents' honest and revealing responses to the news their child is gay. A must for any parent who is struggling with their feelings about their child's sexuality. Each year a number of brave men and women will sit down and tell their parents that they are gay. By the time they tell...

The object of this treatise is not so much to give a narrative history of the countries included in the Romano-Germanic Empire—Italy during the middle ages, Germany from the ninth century to the nineteenth—as to describe the Holy Empire itself as an institution or system, the wonderful offspring...

In colonial days, being a great white hunter was frequent imperial recreation, “the done thing”. But jungle wildlife can dish up nasty surprises. A memoir from the 1950s.

Art Smart is a comprehensive guide to the Canadian art market for both novice and experienced collectors. It is full of advice that can give anyone the tools to determine the value of a piece of art and to not be intimidated by the often mystifying world of art. This informative and helpful volume...