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Desert Escape

By: David Hardham

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Whilst investigating a new diamond discovery in Southern Libya, Jack Murray is thrust into the role of rescuer as 12 young kidnapped western girls held in an Arabian Harem are rescued. Their escape takes them across the wastelands of Southern Libya and Niger into the oil rich country of Nigeria. Pursued relentlessly by the Arab Sheikh’s guards, Jack and the girls keep one step as before encountering an uprising in the oil city of Port Harcourt in Southern Nigeria. Desperate to get the girls back to the safety of England and to reunite them with their families, Jack aids the leader of the uprising before they can continue. An encounter with his old foe Johannes Brochen reveals a hidden secret behind the bomb blast in Antwerp that brings a surprise legal case.

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David Hardham

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1476005788

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9781476005782

Run For Your Life

By: David Hardham

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Run For Your Life

By: David Hardham

A work colleague asks Harriet to try and locate her missing 20yo brother who has run away from home. Harri, as she is affectionately known, uses her skills as a researcher for the State Library to deduce where he would be hiding and successfully locates him. Harri is contacted by a leading Government Official after reading of her success in a national newspaper. His wife has mysteriously disappeared whilst on safari in East Africa with a family of four and he asks Harri to see if she determine what happened to his wife. Harri travels to East Africa and joins the family to retrace their last known footsteps but with little success. Months later, a sighting of a white woman is reported and Harri returns to the African continent to continue the search but she is captured by the kidnappers and threatened with death. Harri must devise an escape and rescue plan if they are to survive.

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David Hardham

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1311404511

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9781311404510

The Brooch

By: David Hardham

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The Brooch

By: David Hardham

After purchasing an old blackened brooch at a garage sale, Harriet discovers that it is a valuable piece of jewellery and was part of a collection that Henry VIII gave to each of his wives. Further intrigue mounts as she learns that the brooch was stolen from Lord Denham in 1840 by a houseboy, George Millard. He is convicted of theft and transported to Australia. Harriet pursues her investigations until she has proof of who actually stole the brooch and travels to London to have the case re-opened by the British courts.

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David Hardham

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1311112553

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9781311112552

British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail

1649-1859

By: David Hepper

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British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail

1649-1859

By: David Hepper

This significant new reference book provides a complete list of the ships of the Royal Navy which were lost at sea in the age of sail. Arranged in chronological order, it includes outline details of each vessel lost and the circumstances of her loss. 1649 is the start date, which coincides with the execution of Charles I and that time when the Royal Navy entered a new phase as an instrument of state: the launch of the steam-powered and iron-hulled Warrior in 1860 effectively marks the end of the great era of the wooden-hulled sailing warship. Life at sea in the age of sail was a hazardous pursuit, and there were many reasons for a ship being lost. A correspondent to the Nautical Magazine in 1841 detailed some fifty reasons and causes, from being short of crew, abandonment without sufficient cause, the poor condition of a ship, incorrectness of charts, poor dead-reckoning as well as less obvious reasons such as the presence of captains wives and other women. Navigational error, particularly before the chronometer allowed for the accurate calculation of longitude, was a common reason, while poor weather in the form of fog or gales was an obvious peril. So many ships suffered the melancholy fate of lonely disappearance overwhelmed by storm and sea, and witnessed by none. Collisions and fire feature regularly as does, of course, loss to the enemy. Each entry includes details of the ship, its name and type, tonnage and dimensions, origin and place of build, the circumstances of the loss, the date and a list of the main references used. All this material is presented here in a single and highly accessible volume, and represents a major milestone both in naval research and publishing; it offers too a fund of fascinating and compelling stories of maritime misadventure. Praise for the author's previous work: This volume is an amazing encyclopaedic, catalogue of British warships lost between 1920 and 1982 It is strongly recommended to historians, authors, researchers and all those with an interest in the history of the Royal Navy and the Second World War. -Scuttlebut Magazine

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Seaforth Publishing

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1399031031

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9781399031035

The Conundrum

By: David Owen

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The Conundrum

By: David Owen

Look out for David Owen's next book, Where the Water Goes. The Conundrum is a mind-changing manifesto about the environment, efficiency and the real path to sustainability. Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact florescent light bulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: Everything you've been told about living green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100 mpg car are dangerous fantasies. We are consumers, and we like to consume green and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still at cross purposes to our true goal - living sustainably and caring for our environment and the future of the planet. Efficiency, once considered the holy grail of our environmental problems, turns out to be part of the problem. Efforts to improve efficiency and increase sustainable development only exacerbate the problems they are meant to solve, more than negating the environmental gains. We have little trouble turning increases in efficiency into increases in consumption. David Owen's The Conundrum is an elegant nonfiction narrative filled with fascinating information and anecdotes takes you through the history of energy and the quest for efficiency. This is a book about the environment that will change how you look at the world. We should not be waiting for some geniuses to invent our way out of the energy and economic crisis we're in. We already have the technology and knowledge we need to live sustainably. But will we do it? That is the conundrum.

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Penguin

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1101560134

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Essential Fungal Genetics

By: David Moore,LilyAnn Novak Frazer

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Essential Fungal Genetics

By: David Moore,LilyAnn Novak Frazer

Most genetics textbooks deal adequately with plant and animal genetics, but tend to neglect fungi. The authors have produced a book that will compensate for this imbalance. This book discusses the genetics of fungi in a way that is attractive and challenging, succinct yet comprehensive, sensitive to commercial and applied aspects, yet also theoretical, dealing with their genetics from molecules to individuals to population. This short text will be an ideal supplement to the established basic genetics texts or can be used as the sole text for an advanced course devoted to fungal genetics.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387224572

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9780387224572

The Spirit of the Constitution

John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland

By: David S. Schwartz

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The Spirit of the Constitution

John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland

By: David S. Schwartz

2019 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in American history: McCulloch v. Maryland. The state of Maryland tried to impede the establishment of the Bank of the United States, but Chief Justice John Marshall decided that the Necessary and Proper clause of the Constitution gave the federal government implied powers that allowed it to charter the bank without hindrance. The decision expanded the power of the national government vis-à-vis the states, and it still figures centrally in contemporary debates about the scope of national legislative power. Indeed, Chief Justice Roberts' 2012 decision upholding the Affordable Care Act relied on it. In The Spirit of the Constitution, David S. Schwartz tells the story of the decision's long-term impact and the evolution of Justice Marshall's reputation. By tracing the rich history of McCulloch's influence from 1819 to the present, he shows that its meaning-and significance-for judges, political leaders, and the public varied greatly over time. The case was alternately celebrated, denounced, ignored, and reinterpreted to suit the needs of the moment. While Marshall was never reviled, he was not seen as especially influential until the late nineteenth century. Competing parties utilized McCulloch in constitutional debates over national power in the early republic; over the question of slavery in the late antebellum period; and over Congress's role in regulating the economy and civil rights in the twentieth century. Even after McCulloch's meaning seemed fixed by the mid-twentieth century, new debates about its implications have emerged in recent times. Schwartz's analysis of McCulloch's remarkable impact reaffirms the case's importance and unveils the circuitous process through which American constitutional law and ideology are made.

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Oxford University Press

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0190699493

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names

By: David Mills

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names

By: David Mills

From Abbas Combe to Zennor, this dictionary gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day.

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Oxford University Press

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019960908X

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The Little Book of Sussex

By: David Arscott

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The Little Book of Sussex

By: David Arscott

The Little Book of Sussex is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia). David Arscott's new book gathers together a myriad of data on Sussex. There are lots of factual chapters but also plenty of frivolous details which will amuse and surprise. With chapters on folklore, history, geography, celebrity Sussexians and much more, this is an ideal book for all those who know and love this quintessentially English county.

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The History Press

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0750954027

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9780750954020

Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform

The Gadfly at the Counter, 1870–1920

By: David Ress

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Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform

The Gadfly at the Counter, 1870–1920

By: David Ress

At the foundations of our modern conception of open government are a handful of disgruntled citizens in the Progressive Era who demanded accountability from their local officials, were rebuffed, and then brought their cases to court. Drawing on newspaper accounts, angry letters to editors, local histories, and court records, David Ress uncovers a number of miniature yet critical moments in the history of government accountability, tracing its decline as the gap between citizens and officials widened with the idea of the community as corporation and citizens as consumers. Together, these moments tell the story of how a nation thought about democracy and the place of the individual in an increasingly complex society, with important lessons for policy makers, journalists, and activists today.

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Springer

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331968258X

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9783319682587

Public Piers Plowman

Modern Scholarship and Late Medieval English Culture

By: C. David Benson

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Public Piers Plowman

Modern Scholarship and Late Medieval English Culture

By: C. David Benson

Public Piers Plowman is divided into two parts. The first is an extended essay on what Benson calls the "Langland myth." He traces the evolution of Piers scholarship and demonstrates the limitations of treating Piers as a direct expression of the poet's experience and intellectual views." "In the second part Benson offers an alternative history for the poem. Benson approaches it from a broader public context, using representative examples from vernacular writing, parish art, and civic practices. He argues that Piers reached a wide contemporary audience because, far from being an account only of the author's own life and opinions, it was securely rooted in the common culture of its time and place."--Jacket.

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Penn State Press

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0271046201

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9780271046204

Bignor Roman Villa

By: Dr Miles Russell,David Rudling

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Bignor Roman Villa

By: Dr Miles Russell,David Rudling

Discovered in 1811, Bignor is one of the richest and most impressive villas in Britain, its mosaics ranking among the finest in north-western Europe. Opened to the public for the first time in 1814, the site also represents one of Britain's earliest tourist attractions, remaining in the hands of the same family, the Tuppers, to this day. This book sets out to explain the villa, who built it, when, how it would have been used and what it meant within the context of the Roman province of Britannia. It also sets out to interpret the remains, as they appear today, explaining in detail the meaning of the fine mosaic pavements and describing how the villa was first found and explored and the conservation problems facing the site in the twenty-first century. Now, after 200 years, the remarkable story of Bignor Roman Villa is told in full in this beautifully illustrated book.

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The History Press

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0750964782

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Fairness and Freedom

A History of Two Open Societies: New Zealand and the United States

By: David Hackett Fischer

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Fairness and Freedom

A History of Two Open Societies: New Zealand and the United States

By: David Hackett Fischer

From one of America's preeminent historians comes a magisterial study of the development of open societies focusing on the United States and New Zealand

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OUP USA

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0199832706

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9780199832705

Fungal Morphogenesis

By: David Moore

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Fungal Morphogenesis

By: David Moore

Fungal Morphogenesis brings together, for the first time, the full scope of fungal developmental biology.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521528577

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9780521528573

Lever's Dermatopathology

Histopathology of the Skin

By: David E. Elder,Rosalie Elenitsas,George F. Murphy,Misha Rosenbach,Adam I. Rubin,John T. Seykora,Xiaowei Xu

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Lever's Dermatopathology

Histopathology of the Skin

By: David E. Elder,Rosalie Elenitsas,George F. Murphy,Misha Rosenbach,Adam I. Rubin,John T. Seykora,Xiaowei Xu

Used by generations of physicians who encounter patients with dermatological diseases, Lever’s Dermatopathology: Histopathology of the Skin comprehensively covers skin disease in which histopathology plays an important role in diagnosis. The updated 12th Edition, edited by Drs. David E. Elder, Rosalie Elenitsas, George F. Murphy, Misha Rosenbach, Adam I. Rubin, John T. Seykora, and Xiaowei Xu, maintains the proven, clinicopathologic classification of cutaneous disease while incorporating a “primer” on pattern-algorithm diagnosis. It features larger images throughout, as well as thoroughly revised content with new diseases and new information on pathophysiology and molecular pathogenesis—all in an easy-to-navigate, highly readable format.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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197517450X

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9781975174507

The Isle of Wight

By: David Wharton Lloyd,Nikolaus Pevsner

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The Isle of Wight

By: David Wharton Lloyd,Nikolaus Pevsner

This is a comprehensive guide to the buildings of the Isle of Wight. The beguiling architecture of the many towns, villages and resorts is explored in full, as are the charming villas and cottages ornes dotted around the spectacular coasts. But the Island also boasts architecture on the grandest scale: the powerful fortress of Carisbrooke Castle, with its evocative Saxon foundations; the rich and enigmatic baroque mansion of Appuldurcombe; Osborne House, the domestic paradise of Victoria and Albert, with its formal gardens; and the extraordinary "Quarr Abbey", a masterpiece of Expressionist brick by the French monk and architect, Dom Paul Bellot. Other attractions include Roman villas, sturdy manor houses, powerful coastal defences built for Henry VIII (and reinforced under Queen Victoria), and the retreats of Tennyson and other Victorian notables, not to mention a well-established tradition of innovative modern design. Each town or village is treated in a detailed gazetteer. A general introduction provides a historical and artistic overview. Numerous text illustrations, maps and plans, nearly a hundred new colour photographs, full indexes and an illustrated glossary help to make this book invaluable as both reference work and guide

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Yale University Press

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0300107331

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9780300107333

Book's by David Hardham

Desert Escape

Desert Escape

Run For Your Life

Run For Your Life

The Brooch

The Brooch

British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail

British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail

The Conundrum

The Conundrum

Essential Fungal Genetics

Essential Fungal Genetics

The Spirit of the Constitution

The Spirit of the Constitution

A Dictionary of British Place-Names

A Dictionary of British Place-Names

The Little Book of Sussex

The Little Book of Sussex

Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform

Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform

Public Piers Plowman

Public Piers Plowman

Bignor Roman Villa

Bignor Roman Villa

Fairness and Freedom

Fairness and Freedom

Fungal Morphogenesis

Fungal Morphogenesis

Lever's Dermatopathology

Lever's Dermatopathology

The Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight

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