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Jack J. Kanski presents concise, illustrated histories covering a range of historical periods and providing readers with key information about events and people that have shaped the history of the world. In History of Africa, Asia and Australia, Kanski offers readers key information on the history...

Jack J. Kanski presents concise, illustrated histories covering a range of historical periods and providing readers with key information about events and people that have shaped the history of the world. In Giants of European History, Kanski offers readers key information on the background, biography...

Jack J. Kanski brings us a concise, illustrated book covering the history of France, the Low Countries and Iberia, which provides readers with key information about significant individuals and events that have shaped the history of these countries.   In History of France, Low Countries and...

Jack J. Kański presents concise, illustrated books exploring the roles of the key personalities during the Second World War and their contributions in the conflict.   Following on from the first five books in his A Concise Outline series, Kański now offers readers information pertaining...

Fulcrum of Power is the second in the epic fantasy trilogy ‘Grand Vizier of Krar’. Continuing the thrilling story of Blan from the first novel, Strings of Destiny, this book follows her as she ventures into another round of even more extreme danger than before. After being abducted by pirates...

Who Will Be Your Judge is a historical mystery thriller that starts during WW2 and continues into 1960’s gangland London. Two small brothers, Billy and Richard, experience a difficult childhood when growing up in the East End. Evacuated from London during the Blitz, they are sheltered at the House...

Today is the Day of the Dead. The first time Billy saw the book he was with his dad. “Look Billy, there’s the Book of the Dead. And what’s more, it contains a map, not any old kind of map, but a map you can only see on the day of the dead that leads you to the Golden Gate.” “What’s at...

The Hiraeth trilogy darkens. After their victorious battle in Wicklow, Mona disappears without a trace. Despite months of searching, Cai is forced to face life without her, and seeks happiness in a life far removed from his Welsh language and community. Mona’s dramatic return throws his life into...

This book will make you laugh, make you cry and make you think in a way you have never done before. It explores both the canine “condition” and the human “condition” too, as many ‘dog problems’ are in fact ‘people problems’ but with more legs. Based on real life personal experiences...

In Glasgow, two very different worlds are on a collision course. Alex McBain is a crime lord who controls drugs, moneylending and prostitution in most of the north of the city. He has been pursued for years by local cop Erik Allensen, who suspects that McBain has millions of dirty money in...

Four women meet at a Manchester university party in 1975 and become close friends. Over the following thirty years, their lives are shaped by their childhoods, their relationships with men, and the backdrop of rapid changes in society for women. When one of the four, Linda Hammond, is found dead,...

A striking new book about Western Philosophy and the Arab Spring that dares to ask readers, if you don’t understand the essential tenets of freedom and democracy, what are you fighting for?   The Lantern is a political and philosophical think piece, exploring the complex issues that...

It’s 1647: a time of bitter civil wars in England. Wayland, the village blacksmith, returns from army service to find his wife, Rebecca, murdered and his son traumatised and struck dumb. Wayland’s overpowering desire for revenge is thwarted by the collapse of laws and a dearth of clues to her...

Loosely modelled on R. P. Martin’s Mark – Evangelist and Theologian, The Winged Lion takes a much fuller account of literary- and narrative-critical techniques, which were in their infancy in Martin’s day. The Winged Lion analyses the key themes of Mark’s Gospel including the author’s view...