George Whitefield: The First Transatlantic Revivalist (Scotland Nigel D.)(Paperback)

George Whitefield: The First Transatlantic Revivalist (Scotland Nigel D.)(Paperback)

George Whitefield proclaimed the Christian message to more people in history than anyone else, before or since, who spoke with an unaided voice. A preacher of revival almost from his childhood, when he prophesied his own destiny, he had a profound impact on the social, religious and political life

Sermons of George Whitefield (Whitefield George)(Paperback)

'Now in paperback 'Revivalist and preacher George Whitefield was born on December 16, 1714, in Gloucester, England. The youngest of seven children, he was only two when his father died. He eventually finished grammar school and enrolled at Oxford at the age of 17. Those university years became the

The Puritans: A Transatlantic History (Hall David D.)(Paperback)

A panoramic history of Puritanism in England, Scotland, and New England This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America. Shedding critical light on the diverse forms of

Season of the Shadow (Miano Lonora)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, a brutal and dreamlike story about the first victims of the transatlantic slave trade. This powerful novel presents the early days of the transatlantic slave trade from a new perspective: that of the sub-Saharan population that became its first victims. Cameroonian novelist L

Gambiteer (Davies Nigel)(Paperback)

In this two volume book, published together for the first time, opening expert Nigel Davies produces a complete repertoire which is certainly not for the fainted-hearted: uncompromising and wild attacking ideas for both colours. The first volume deals with a gambit style approach for White; the

Mastering Django (George Nigel)(Paperback)

Mastering Django is the latest version of Mastering Django: Core-the original, best-selling programmer's reference for Django.Mastering Django is not just a revision of the original book-it has been completely rewritten from the ground up to meet the needs of modern Django programmers.The main goal

Sanctuary Wood and Hooge (Cave Nigel)(Paperback)

Both Sanctuary Wood and the village of Hodge saw intense fighting during the First World War. Nigel Cave takes the reader on an explanatory tour of the immediate area. Included is a description of the museum at Hill 62 with its trench system, stereoscopic photos and

George MacKay Brown: The Life (Fergusson Maggie)(Paperback)

George Mackay Brown was one of Scotland s most prolific and acclaimed writers, but hewas also a handful of paradoxes. He holds a wide international reputation despite rarely leaving his native Orkney. He never married, but some of his most poignant letters and poems were written to Stella

First Men in the Moon (Wells Herbert George)(Paperback / softback)

A Short History of Transatlantic Slavery (Morgan Kenneth)(Paperback)

From 1501, when the first slaves arrived in Hispaniola, until the nineteenth century, some twelve million people were abducted from west Africa and shipped across thousands of miles of ocean - the infamous Middle Passage - to work in the colonies of the New World. Perhaps two million Africans died

Partners of First Resort: America, Europe, and the Future of the West (McKean David)(Paperback)

Fostering a transatlantic renaissance to salvage the Western allianceIs the Western alliance, which brought together the United States and Europe after World War II, in an inevitable state of decline, and if so, can anything be done to repair it? There seems little doubt that fragmentation of the

The Knights Templar and Scotland (Ferguson Robert)(Paperback)

Now available in paperback, the first book to chronicle the history of the Knights Templar in Scotland, from 1127 to the present, with a new theory on Templar participation at the Battle of Bannockburn Places and books such as Rosslyn Chapel and The Da Vinci Code have focused attention on

Star Wars (Lucas George)(Paperback / softback)

The phenomenal success of George Lucas's first Star Wars trilogy quite simply revolutionized the

The Mill on the Floss (Eliot George)(Paperback)

Drawing on George Eliot's own childhood experiences to craft an unforgettable story of first love, sibling rivalry and regret, The Mill on the Floss is edited with an introduction and notes by A.S. Byatt, author of Possession, in Penguin Classics. Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver

Scottish Photography - The First Thirty Years (Stevenson Sara)(Paperback / softback)

This is a lavishly produced book on the eventful first thirty years of photography in Scotland: around 1840 -

George Lucas: A Life - Brian Jay Jones

George Lucas by Brian Jay Jones is the first comprehensive telling of the story of the iconic filmmaker and the building of his film empire, as well as of his enormous impact on cinema. At once a biography, a business manual, and a film history, George Lucas will, for the first time explore the

21 Poems (Oppen George)(Paperback)

The Objectivist Press published George Oppen's first book Discrete Series, a collection of thirty-one short poems with a preface by Ezra Pound, in 1934. Four years earlier, the twenty-one-year-old poet had sent an unbound sheaf of typewritten poems with the title 21 Poems hand-written in pencil on

First and Second Timothy, Titus (Montague George T.)(Paperback)

In the second volume of the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (CCSS), George Montague offers a Catholic pastoral commentary on the letters to Timothy and Titus, presenting sound exegesis followed by reflection on the pastoral, theological, and practical applications of the text.The CCSS

Civilwarland In Bad Decline (Saunders George)(Paperback / softback)

THE 2017 MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF LINCOLN IN THE BARDOIn his first collection, George Saunders' vision of our near future is as black and funny as you can get. We're lucky to have him' Jonathan Franzen'There is no-one better, no-one more essential' Dave

Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic (Jefferson Sam)(Paperback)

The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's

Indiana (Sand George)(Paperback)

The first novel that George Sand wrote without a collaborator, this is not only a vivid romance, but also an impassioned plea for change in the inequitable French marriage laws of the time, and for a new view of women. It tells the story of a beautiful and innocent young woman, married at sixteen

Polygon Wood (Cave Nigel)(Paperback)

This wood featured significantly in the First and Third Battles of Ypres and was the scene of numerous deeds of heroism, such as that which won young Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Bent the VC. The courage of individuals and units from Britain and Australia is described in this latest edition to the

War as I Knew It (Patton George S.)(Paperback)

First published in 1947, War As I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S. Patton, Jr., the legendary American general, incendiary warrior, and unparalleled military tactician of World War II. Drawing on his vivid memories of battle and detailed diaries, Patton dramatically recounts his

The Mystery of U-33: Hitler's Secret Envoy (Graddon Nigel)(Paperback)

The incredible story of the mystery U-Boats of WWII! Graddon first chronicles the story of the mysterious U-33 that landed in Scotland in 1940 and involved the top-secret Enigma device. He then looks at U-Boat special missions during and after WWII, including U-Boat trips to Antarctica; U-Boats