Life Aboard a Wartime Liberty Ship (Malcolm Ian M.)(Paperback)

Life Aboard a Wartime Liberty Ship (Malcolm Ian M.)(Paperback)

During the Second World War, when Britain's very survival depended on her Merchant Navy, ships were being sunk faster than they could be replaced. The mass production of the Liberty Ship, on the assembly-line method in the USA, solved the problem: Britain received 200 of them under the Lend-Lease

Invasion (Stockwin Julian)(Paperback)

'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily Express Napoleon's forces are poised to invade Britain, and Commander Thomas Kydd's ship is at the forefront of the fleet defending the English coast. His honour restored after temporary disgrace in the Channel Islands, and

Tenacious (Stockwin Julian)(Paperback)

'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily Express Thomas Paine Kydd is in Halifax enjoying the recognition and favour of his fellow officers when Tenacious is summoned to join Horatio Nelson's taskforce on an urgent reconnaissance mission. Intelligence suggests the

Balkan Glory: Thomas Kydd 23 (Stockwin Julian)(Paperback)

'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' --Daily Express 1811. The Adriatic, the 'French Lake', is now the most valuable territory Napoleon Bonaparte possesses.Captain Sir Thomas Kydd finds his glorious return to England cut short when the Admiralty summons him to lead a

Impossible Dead (Rankin Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Malcolm Fox returns in the stunning second novel in Ian Rankin's series... 'Criminally good' WOMAN & HOMEFrom the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK

The Life of a Ship - R. M. Ballantyne - e-kniha

eBook:,'The Life of a Ship' is a classic adventure tale about a young boy named Davy who has always dreamt about going to sea and living the life of an fearless fisherman. A perfect escape from the drudgery of everyday life. After years of watching ships being built at the docks and going on short

Death in Shetland Waters (Taylor Marsali)(Paperback)

Cass Lynch has achieved the post of third officer aboard her beloved Norwegian sail-training ship, Sorlandet. They're sailing from Norway to Ireland as part of the Tall Ship's race. An unnerving early-morning encounter leads to suspicions that there's a stowaway aboard - yet a police search finds

Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, Volume 2 (Fukumoto Nobuyuki)(Paperback)

Aboard the illegal gambling ship, the Espoir, Kaiji has now amassed an additional ten-million yen in debt. Taking his total debt before interest to over thirteen-million yen. With few resources left and less than an hour to win back some funds, the young man's options appear to be running out

Bright Air Black (Vann David)(Paperback / softback)

In brilliant poetic prose Bright Air Black brings us aboard the ship Argo for its epic return journey across the Black Sea from Persia's Colchis - where Medea flees her home and father with Jason, the Argonauts, and the Golden

Infinite Dark Volume 2 (Cady Ryan)(Paperback)

Aboard the void ship Orpheus, the last remnants of humanity escaped the end of the universe, thwarted a conspiracy to destroy their home, and - thanks to Security Director Deva Karrell - outwitted a cosmic entity determined to devour them all. Now, alone in the black nothingness beyond reality,

Explorer Academy: The Falcon's Feather (Book 2) (Trueit Trudi)(Paperback)

It's an adventure of a lifetime when Cruz Coronado sets sail aboard the Explorer Academy ship to continue his studies at sea. But, things take a turn while exploring the icy north, when he embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover the first piece of an important puzzle his mother left behind. In

Cicero: Political Philosophy (Schofield Malcolm)(Paperback)

This book offers an innovative analytic account of Cicero's treatment of key political ideas: liberty and equality, government, law, cosmopolitanism and imperialism, republican virtues, and ethical decision-making in politics. Cicero (106-43 BC) is well known as a major player in the turbulent

Sky Thieves (Walker Dan Jr.)(Paperback / softback)

Zoya Delarose wakes aboard a creaking sky ship in the dead of night. She has no idea why she was smuggled aboard or that her life is about to change forever

The Titanic: An Interactive History Adventure (Temple Bob)(Paperback)

YOU are aboard the Titanic, the world's largest ocean liner. The ship is sinking, and the ocean water is freezing. Will you

Malcolm X - A Life of Reinvention (Marable Manning)(Paperback / softback)

Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a self-taught intellectual. This title chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the

Malcolm X for Beginners (Doctor Bernard Aquina)(Paperback)

Powerful narrative and graphics tell the story of Malcolm X s life, his journey of self-discovery, his far-reaching ideas, his martyrdom, and his impact on an era. Embraced as a righteous prophet of Black power and pride, damned as the voice of violence, Malcolm X emerges as a complex, brave, and

Sub - Real Life on Board with the Hidden Heroes of the Royal Navy's Silent Service (Danziger Danny)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating insight into life aboard a British Naval

Ian Hamilton Finlay, 8: Selections (Finlay Ian Hamilton)(Paperback)

This volume surveys the life and work of the Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, who is best known for his extraordinary garden, Little Sparta, a unique 'poem of place' in which poetry, sculpture, and horticulture intersect. This book directs sustained attention to Finlay the verbal artist,

Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying (Dahl Roald)(Paperback / softback)

Includes ten terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter

Crackdown (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Nick Breakspear thinks he's opted for the easy life, but acting as nursemaid for the idle rich aboard the luxury yacht Wavebreaker in the Bahamas does have its downside. Especially when you come across a bullet-ridden boat not far from the infamous drug baron's hideaway island of Murder Cay. Most

Archie's Lights: The Life and Times of a Scottish Lightkeeper (Maceachern Archie)(Paperback)

This is an intimate and personal insight into the life of a lightkeeper including special wartime duties such as shooting mines and being vigilant for German submarines and spies. It's a remarkable stories of life and work at the edge, surviving the harshest of conditions and also containing

Alone in Berlin (Beaton Alistair)(Paperback)

A gripping portrait of life in wartime Berlin and a vividly theatrical study of how paranoia can warp a society gripped by the fear of the night-time knock on the door. Based on true events, Hans Fallada's Alone In Berlin follows a quietly courageous couple, Otto and Anna Quangel who, in dealing

Freshwater Life (Greenhalgh Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

A beautifully illustrated guide to the wide variety of species found in rivers, streams, lakes and ponds in Britain and

Soccer Analytics: Successful Coaching Through Match Analyses (Franks Ian M.)(Paperback)