Fraser: 812 books
The Pleasure of Reading
43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the Books that Inspired Them
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
In this delightful collection, forty acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read, and what makes them continue to do so. First published in 1992 in hardback only, original contributors include Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, A....
Angels Are Active In Puerto Vallarta
My Life With A Broken Wing
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
This book is inspired by my experiences in Puerto Vallarta Mexico in the years I lived there. Most of these stories are about my friends. Some of the names of the places and people have been changed. I am not a writer in the true sense, I am a story teller. My friends kept hounding me to put these stories...
Do Your Giving While You Are Living
Inspirational Lessons on What You Can Do Today to Make a Difference Tomorrow
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
If you want to help, but aren’t sure how, these words of wisdom from leaders in charity and philanthropy can get you started . . .
This illuminating little book with a very big—and very timely—message features contributions from some of the most influential and philanthropic people and...
The Making of a Name : The Inside Story of the Brands We Buy
The Inside Story of the Brands We Buy
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2004
How do brand names differ from other names and what goes into making a good name great and a bad name ghastly? Knowing this can spell the difference between bankruptcy and marketplace triumph. In this indispensable guide the authors share the secrets of successful brand names--how they've indelibly...
by Caro Fraser
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
The dark days of the war are over, but the family secrets they held are only just dawning.
In the hot summer of 1949, a group of family and friends gather at Harry Denholm's country house in Kent. Meg and Dan Ranscombe, emerging from a scandal of their own making; Dan's godmother, Sonia; and...
And We Shall Shock Them
The British Army in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
First published in 1983 and written by a pre-eminent historian of the British Army, this is the definitive history of the British Army in the Second World War: its campaigns and battles, defeats and victories, across all theatres of operations from the outbreak of war with Germany in 1939 to the final...
Making the Modern Middle East
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
A century ago, as World War I got underway, the Middle East was dominated, as it had been for centuries, by the Ottoman Empire. But by 1923, its political shape had changed beyond recognition, as the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the insistent claims of Arab and Turkish nationalism and Zionism...
by T.G. Fraser
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
Ireland in Conflict, 1922-1998 sets out the main political, economic and social developments in Ireland, north and south of the border, since the 1922 treaty.
This book explains the troubles in their context and examines the underlying tensions which led to prolonged violence after a period...
by George MacDonald Fraser
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
"Horse riding, sword fighting, fistfights, escapes, chases... If anyone is looking for a successor to James Bond, Flashy is the one."—The New York Times
In Volume II of the Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck in a battle...
Lord Esher
A Political Biography
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Although wielding huge influence in late Victorian and Edwardian political life, Reginald Baliol Brett (1852 – 1930), the second Lord Esher was, an enigma to his contemporaries and still remains a puzzle to historians.
At the heart of British and Imperial political affairs for several decades,...
My Organic Life
How a Pioneering Chef Helped Shape the Way We Eat Today
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
A wonderfully engaging memoir from the woman who founded America’s first certified organic restaurant, My Organic Life is the story of an unheralded culinary pioneer who made it her mission to bring delicious, wholesome foods to the American table.
While growing up on a farm in the Austrian...
by Brothers Grimm, Hugh Fraser, G. Burrows
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This volume contains the complete fairy tales of the legendary Brothers Grimm. A timeless collection of children’s stories inspired by German folktales, this wonderful compendium would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Jacob Grimm...
Apprentice Angels
Spiritual Verse
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Im missing out on the joy!
What must I do to improve my outlook, my perspective, my prospects, to make my everyday, ho-hum life better?
Just allow a shift in the way you see your life and the world. It sounds much too simple, but thats exactly where Louise Holders verses lead us. Re-directing the...
by Fraser Sutherland
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Edward Lacey was one of the rare North American writers who intimately knew the Third World in the latter twentieth century. A superb speaker and translator of multiple languages, Lacey was a gifted teacher in Mexico, Trinidad, Brazil, Thailand, and Indonesia. While he was a college student in the 1950s,...