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The Blood of His Servants

The True Story of One Man's Search for His Family's Friend and Executioner

By: Malcolm MacPherson

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The Blood of His Servants

The True Story of One Man's Search for His Family's Friend and Executioner

By: Malcolm MacPherson

The Blood of His Servants is a remarkable true story. In the whole range of Holocaust literature it stands apart, for it recounts the search by one survivor for the single Nazi murderer of his family—a man who had once been their friend. In prewar Poland, Bibi Krumholz, the nephew of prosperous Jewish landowners, is befriended by the wealthy Dutchman Pieter Menten. Largely due to Menten’s wordly influence, Bibi leaves for Palestine in 1935. In the years before the war, Menten establishes a business partnership with Bibi’s family; in a legal battle over timber rights, Menten is publicly embarrassed and swears retribution. It comes swiftly. In 1945, Bibi is desperate for news of his family. Wisps of rumor drift to Tel Aviv about the fate of his village. Then Bibi learns from survivors that Menten exacted a hideous revenge, that as an adviser to an SS killer squad, Menten directed the execution of all Jews in the village—including every member of Bibi’s family. Bibi vows vengeance and his hunt begins.

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405

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Crown

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0307817008

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9780307817006

Time Bandit

Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs

By: Andy Hillstrand,Johnathan Hillstrand,Malcolm MacPherson

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Time Bandit

Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs

By: Andy Hillstrand,Johnathan Hillstrand,Malcolm MacPherson

Every Alaskan king crab season, brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea. Sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman, and born with brine in their blood, the Hillstrand boys couldn’t imagine a life without a swaying deck underfoot and a harvest of mighty king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor. In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving waves sixty feet high, the perils of thousand-pound steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water—epitomized in the chorus of a haunting sailors’ sing-along: “Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware.” By turns raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise, Time Bandit chronicles a larger-than-life love affair as old as civilization itself—a love affair between striving, willful man and inscrutable, enduring nature.

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258

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Ballantine Books

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0345504127

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9780345504128

The Cowboy and His Elephant

The Story of a Remarkable Friendship

By: Malcolm Macpherson

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The Cowboy and His Elephant

The Story of a Remarkable Friendship

By: Malcolm Macpherson

In the late 1980s, a female baby elephant was born into a herd that lived on the plains of southern Africa. Her mother has carried her for two years, and normally she would have nursed her for five more. But the close-knit family of wild elephants was to face a predator for which it was no match--humans. In a "cull," her family was slaughtered in a few moments. Only the newborn female's life was spared. Terrified and bewildered the young elephant was transported to America to be sold. There she met the person who was to change her life forever. Bob Norris is a cowboy with an enormous empathy for animals that overwhelms his other emotions. He was raised with a pet bear and as a boy decided to become a real cowboy. He saw his dream come true in Colorado on one of the larger horse-and-cattle ranches in America. Handsome as a movie star, he became the Marlboro Man and appeared on TV and on billboards around the world. But with the passing of years, and with his own family grown up, he felt the need for something that he could not name. When she came into his life by happenstance, the hurt, vulnerable little elephant tapped the fullness of Bob's empathy, and an incredible bond between the most unlikely of friends was forged. Bob adopted the baby orphan elephant--named Amy--and patiently set about helping her recover from the trauma of her ordeal. He had never seen a real African elephant up close, except in zoos. He was a horseman and breeder of champion quarter horses. But through close observation, gentle training, humor, and endless perseverance, Bob gradually coaxed Amy into overcoming her mistrust of humans, and indeed, her fear of the world. The little elephant became a "hand" on Bob's ranch, tending to simple chores, riding the fences, and shadowing Bob on his horse. She developed a winning personality, and a strong character, and became a beloved member of the Norris family and partner to the ranch hands. But Bob knew from the start that the ultimate goal was for Amy to regain her confidence and her independence - even, if it were possible, to go back to the savannahs of Africa. This is the true story of how Amy and Bob came together. No one who reads The Cowboy and His Elephant can fail to be moved by such a simple tale of unlikely love.

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268

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Macmillan

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142997723X

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9781429977234

The Blood of His Servants

By: Malcolm MacPherson

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The Blood of His Servants

By: Malcolm MacPherson

Recounts the true story of two men whose intense friendship is destroyed by a malicious Nazi act that results in a thirty-five-year hunt for revenge

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Berkley Publishing Group

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042508647X

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9780425086476

Roberts Ridge

A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan

By: Malcolm MacPherson

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Roberts Ridge

A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan

By: Malcolm MacPherson

Afghanistan, March 2002. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a U.S. soldier is stranded, alone, surrounded by fanatical al Qaeda fighters. For the man’s fellow Navy SEALs, and for waiting teams of Army Rangers, there was only one rule now: leave no one behind. In this gripping you-are-there account–based on stunning eyewitness testimony and painstaking research–journalist Malcolm MacPherson thrusts us into a drama of rescue, tragedy, and valor in a place that would be known as... ROBERTS RIDGE For an elite team of SEALs, the mission seemed straightforward enough: take control of a towering 10,240-foot mountain peak called Takur Ghar. Launched as part of Operation Anaconda–a hammer-and-anvil plan to smash Taliban al Qaeda in eastern Afghanistan –the taking of Takur Ghar would offer U.S. forces a key strategic observation post. But the enemy was waiting, hidden in a series of camouflaged trenches and bunkers–and when the Special Forces chopper flared on the peak to land, it was shredded by a hail of machine-gun, small arms, and RPG rounds. A red-haired SEAL named Neil Roberts was thrown from the aircraft. And by the time the shattered helicopter crash-landed on the valley floor seven miles away, Roberts’s fellow SEALs were determined to return to the mountain peak and bring him out–no matter what the cost. Drawing on the words of the men who were there–SEALs, Rangers, medics, combat air controllers, and pilots–this harrowing true account, the first book of its kind to chronicle the battle for Takur Ghar, captures in dramatic detail a seventeen-hour pitched battle fought at the highest elevation Americans have ever waged war. At once an hour-by-hour, bullet-by-bullet chronicle of a landmark battle and a sobering look at the capabilities and limitations of America’s high-tech army, Roberts Ridge is the unforgettable story of a few dozen warriors who faced a single fate: to live or die for their comrades in the face of near-impossible odds.

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390

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Dell

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0553586807

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9780553586800

The Gaelic Vision in Scottish Culture

By: Malcolm Chapman

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The Gaelic Vision in Scottish Culture

By: Malcolm Chapman

Originally published in 1978, this book explores the relationship between the Gaelic and English spheres of life, from the life of the bilingual Gael, in the confrontation of Highland and Lowland Scotland and the literary expressions of these. It is argued that the picture of Gaelic society that is popularly accepted does not owe its form to any simple observation, but to symbolic and metaphorical requirements imposed by the larger society. Beginning with the birth of the Romantic movement and moving on to modern Gaelic literature and anthropological studies, aspects of the relationship of a dominant to a ‘minority’ culture are raised. The racial stereotypes of Celt and Anglo-Saxon that were widely accepted in the 19th Century are also discussed, and the understanding of how a dominant intellectual world has used Gaelic society in the process of seeking its own definition is pursued through a study of the concepts of ‘folklore’ and the ‘folk’.

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201

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Routledge

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1000435237

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9781000435238

Landscape with Figures

A History of Art Dealing in the United States

By: Malcolm Goldstein

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Landscape with Figures

A History of Art Dealing in the United States

By: Malcolm Goldstein

How did the United States become not only the leading contemporary art scene in the world, but also the leading market for art? The answer has to do not only with the talents of American artists or even the size of the American economy, but also--and especially--the skills and entrepreneurship of American art dealers. Their story has not been told...until now. Landscape with Figures is the first history of art dealing in the United States, following the profession from eighteenth-century portrait and picture salesmen in the colonies to the high-profile, jet-set gallery owners of today. Providing anecdotal and carefully researched biographies of the prominent dealers from more than two centuries of trade, author Malcolm Goldstein shows how magnanimous personalities and social networking helped to shape the way Americans have bought and valued art. These dealers range from Michael Paff, whose enthusiasm often overshadowed his expertise but nonetheless helped him sell faux Old Master paintings to major collectors in the early nineteenth century; to the imperious Joseph Duveen, dealer to magnates like Henry Clay Frick; to visionary Leo Castelli, who helped to usher in a revolution in modern art during the 1960s by showing such avant-garde artists as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol. Goldstein also shows that the American art trade, while male-dominated, has been galvanized by female dealers, including the inimitable Edith Gregor Halpert, Peggy Guggenheim, and Mary Boone. Their fascinating stories unfold in the context of world art history, the rise of major art institutions like the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum, and the growing zeal of art collectors who would eventually pay millions for individual works of art. Unprecedented and critical to understanding today's art world, Landscape with Figures is a must for artists, art history students, and art lovers.

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385

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Oxford University Press

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0198031270

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9780198031277

Why Left Behind Should Be Left Behind

By: David Malcolm Bennett

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Why Left Behind Should Be Left Behind

By: David Malcolm Bennett

The Left Behind books have swept across the world, but is their message biblical? This easy-to-read book shows that there is a truer way to understand Gods word.

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174

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Xulon Press

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1594679770

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9781594679773

Keepers of the Light

By: Malcolm MacPherson

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Keepers of the Light

By: Malcolm MacPherson

There are well over 200 lighthouses positioned around Scotland's breathtaking and energetic coastline. The author has captured 33 of these dramatic Scottish lighthouses in watercolour for this first volume of his original paintings.

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Ferguson Brown & Son

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1849270112

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9781849270113

Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder

Crime in the 19th Century Highlands and Islands

By: Malcolm Archibald

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Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder

Crime in the 19th Century Highlands and Islands

By: Malcolm Archibald

Although the nineteenth-century elite looked on the Highlands and Islands as a sporting paradise, for the indigenous population it was a turbulent place. Rather than a rural idyll, the glens and moors were home to poachers and whisky smugglers, while the towns were always ready to explode into riot and disorder. Even the Hebridean seas had their dangers while the islands seethed with discontent. Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder reveals the reality behind the facade of romantic tartan and vast estates. Augmenting the usual quota of petty thefts and assaults, the Highlands had a coastal town where riots were endemic, an island rocked by a triple murder, a mob besieging the jail at Dornoch and religious troubles in the Black Isle. Add the charming thief who targeted tourist hotels and an Exciseman who was hanged for forgery, and the hidden history of the Highlands is unearthed in all its unique detail.

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293

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Black & White Publishing

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1845027280

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9781845027285

Aspects of Hobbes

By: Noel Malcolm

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Aspects of Hobbes

By: Noel Malcolm

The author presents a set of extended essays on a wide variety of aspects of the life and work of this giant of early modern thought. An introduction to Hobbes's life and thought acts as a foundation for discussion of such topics as his political philosophy and theory of international relations.

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657

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Oxford University Press

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0199275408

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9780199275403

Air Disasters

Dramatic Black Box Flight Recordings

By: Malcolm MacPherson

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Air Disasters

Dramatic Black Box Flight Recordings

By: Malcolm MacPherson

Discover the most sensational air disasters of recent years. Transcripts of actual black box recordings of conversations between captains, their crew, and air traffic control on the ground reveal the final moments during which life-and-death decisions were made.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007280890

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9780007280896

Book's by Malcolm Macpherson

The Blood of His Servants

The Blood of His Servants

Time Bandit

Time Bandit

The Cowboy and His Elephant

The Cowboy and His Elephant

The Blood of His Servants

The Blood of His Servants

Roberts Ridge

Roberts Ridge

The Gaelic Vision in Scottish Culture

The Gaelic Vision in Scottish Culture

Landscape with Figures

Landscape with Figures

Why Left Behind Should Be Left Behind

Why Left Behind Should Be Left Behind

Keepers of the Light

Keepers of the Light

Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder

Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder

Aspects of Hobbes

Aspects of Hobbes

Air Disasters

Air Disasters

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