Gordon Cumming: 6 books

A Lady’s Cruise in a French Man-of-War was published in 1872 and recounts the south sea voyages of Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming.  The journey was at the bequest of the Bishop of Samoa who was interested in seeing his widespread parsonage.  The book was originally planned to be in...

Larnaca Press makes the world’s greatest literature available at the touch of a button for less than a dollar, and every book has a linked table of contents to make reading easier.  The Lion Hunter, in the Days when All of South Africa Was Virgin Hunting Field are reminiscences of a hunter during his days hunting in South Africa.

'From Rivalry to Partnership' is the first to study a potentially valuable way forward in tackling the challenges of Africa, namely bilateral partnerships. The book evaluates the significance and strength of the emerging Anglo-French partnership and explores how far this and other forms of 'bilateral'...

The end of the Cold War forced Western donors to rethink their aid relations with Africa. This book looks at two of these donors, France and Britain, and asks whether the development programmes of these former colonial powers have undergone radical changes since the end of the Old World Order. It...

Wickedly funny, this Christmas house party is both a delight and a horrible warning.' Katie Fforde William really isn't into Christmas - all the jingly tinselly presenty stuff makes him feel queasy. He'd like to spend it alone in his vast old house with his cat. But Haseley House could be a goldmine...

Whether you're running Access, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL, this book will help you push the limits of traditional SQL to squeeze data effectively from your database. The book offers 100 hacks -- unique tips and tools -- that bring you the knowledge of experts who apply what they know...