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Undiscovered Scotland

The second of W.H. Murray's great classics of mountain literature

By: W.H. Murray

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Undiscovered Scotland

The second of W.H. Murray's great classics of mountain literature

By: W.H. Murray

In Mountaineering in Scotland, climber and mountaineer W.H. Murray vividly describes some of the most sought-after and classic British climbs on rock and ice, including the Cuillin Ridge on Skye and Ben Nevis. The book – written in secret on toilet paper in whilst Murray was a prisoner of war – is infused with the sense of freedom and joy the author found in the mountains. He details the hardship and pleasure wrung from high camping in winter, climbs Clachaig Gully and makes the second winter ascent of Observatory Ridge. Murray recounts his adventures in Glencoe and the mountains beyond – including a terrifying near-death experience at the falls of Falloch. Murray's first book, Mountaineering in Scotland is widely acknowledged as a classic of mountaineering literature. It inspirational prose – as fresh now as when first published – is bound to make a reader reach for their tent and head for the hills of Scotland. He asserts, 'Seeming danger ensures that on mountains, more than elsewhere, life may be lived at the full.' This is classic mountain climbing literature at its best.

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Vertebrate Publishing

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191024029X

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9781910240298

Federalism in Canada and Australia

The Early Years

By: W.H. Heick

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Federalism in Canada and Australia

The Early Years

By: W.H. Heick

This book is a comparison of the history and politics of two sister societies, comparing Canada with Australia, rather than, as is traditional, with the United Kingdom or the United States. It is representative of a particular interest in promoting more contact and exchange among Canadian and Australian scholars who were investigating various features of the two societies. Because some of them were individually involved in aspects of federalist studies, an examination of the early evolution of federalism in what once were the two sister dominions seemed quite an appropriate area in which to begin comparisons. The book discusses Canadian federalism from about 1864 to 1880 and Australian federalism from about 1897 to 1914. It examines the background and changes wrought on early Canadian federalism and early Australian federalism.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1554587042

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9781554587049

Historical Dictionary of Sikhism

By: Louis E. Fenech,W. H. McLeod

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Historical Dictionary of Sikhism

By: Louis E. Fenech,W. H. McLeod

Sikhism traces its beginnings to Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 and died in 1538 or 1539. With the life of Guru Nanak the account of the Sikh faith begins, all Sikhs acknowledging him as their founder. Sikhism has long been a little-understood religion and until recently they resided almost exclusively in northwest India. Today the total number of Sikhs is approximately twenty million worldwide. About a million live outside India, constituting a significant minority in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Many of them are highly visible, particularly the men, who wear beards and turbans, and they naturally attract attention in their new countries of domicile. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Sikhism covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on key persons, organizations, the principles, precepts and practices of the religion as well as the history, culture and social arrangements. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Sikhism.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442236019

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9781442236011

The A to Z of Sikhism

By: W. H. McLeod

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The A to Z of Sikhism

By: W. H. McLeod

Contrary to popular opinion, there is more to Sikhism than the distinctive dress. First of all, there is the emergence of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and the long line of his successors. There are the precepts, many related to liberation through the divine name or nam. There is a particularly turbulent history in which the Sikhs have fought to affirm their beliefs and resist external domination that continues to this day. There is also, more recently, the dispersion from the Punjab throughout the rest of India and on to Europe and the Americas. With this emigration Sikhism has become considerably less exotic, but hardly better known to outsiders. This reference is an excellent place to learn more about the religion. It provides a chronology of events, a brief introduction that gives a general overview of the religion, and a dictionary with several hundred entries, which present the gurus and other leaders, trace the rather complex history, expound some of the precepts and concepts, describe many of the rites and rituals, and explain the meaning of numerous related expressions. All this, along with a bibliography, provides readers with an informative and accessible guide toward understanding Sikhism.

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330

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Scarecrow Press

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0810863448

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9780810863446

Australia and Britain

Studies in a Changing Relationship

By: A. F. Madden,James Homs,Wyndraeth Humphreys Morris-Jones

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Australia and Britain

Studies in a Changing Relationship

By: A. F. Madden,James Homs,Wyndraeth Humphreys Morris-Jones

This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

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Routledge

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1135780730

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9781135780739

Sussex Murders

By: W.H. Johnson

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Sussex Murders

By: W.H. Johnson

Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Sussex's history. Based upon contemporary documents and illustrations, Johnnie Johnson re-examines some of the crimes that shocked not only the county but Britain as a whole. Among the gruesome cases featured here are the mystery man who should his wife and three children in a house in Eastbourne, the Cheif Constable who was bludgeoned to death in his own police station; the fearsome gang of smugglers who tortured and buried one of their two victims alive and threw the second to his death down a well; and the waiter who danced away the days while his lady friend's body lay mouldering in a trunk in his lodgings. All manner of murder and mystery is featured here, and this book is sure to be a must-read for try crime enthusiasts everywhere.

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The History Press

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0752484354

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9780752484358

Biogeochemistry

An Analysis of Global Change

By: W.H. Schlesinger,Emily S. Bernhardt

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Biogeochemistry

An Analysis of Global Change

By: W.H. Schlesinger,Emily S. Bernhardt

For the past 4 billion years, the chemistry of the Earth's surface, where all life exists, has changed remarkably. Historically, these changes have occurred slowly enough to allow life to adapt and evolve. In more recent times, the chemistry of the Earth is being altered at a staggering rate, fueled by industrialization and an ever-growing human population. Human activities, from the rapid consumption of resources to the destruction of the rainforests and the expansion of smog-covered cities, are all leading to rapid changes in the basic chemistry of the Earth. The Third Edition of Biogeochemistry considers the effects of life on the Earth's chemistry on a global level. This expansive text employs current technology to help students extrapolate small-scale examples to the global level, and also discusses the instrumentation being used by NASA and its role in studies of global change. With the Earth's changing chemistry as the focus, this text pulls together the many disparate fields that are encompassed by the broad reach of biogeochemistry. With extensive cross-referencing of chapters, figures, and tables, and an interdisciplinary coverage of the topic at hand, this text will provide an excellent framework for courses examining global change and environmental chemistry, and will also be a useful self-study guide. Emphasizes the effects of life on the basic chemistry of the atmosphere, the soils, and seawaters of the EarthCalculates and compares the effects of industrial emissions, land clearing, agriculture, and rising population on Earth's chemistrySynthesizes the global cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur, and suggests the best current budgets for atmospheric gases such as ammonia, nitrous oxide, dimethyl sulfide, and carbonyl sulfideIncludes an extensive review and up-to-date synthesis of the current literature on the Earth's biogeochemistry.

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Academic Press

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0123858747

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9780123858740

The 1914 Star to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

By: WH Fevyer,JW Wilson

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The 1914 Star to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

By: WH Fevyer,JW Wilson

The Royal Navy's entitlement to the 1914 Star was almost exclusively restricted to the RN Division though personnel from a few other minor units - including, for example, Sick Berth staff from HMS Pembroke - also qualified. To qualify one had to have served in France/Belgium between 5th August and 22nd November 1914. This splendid work of research lists all those who were entitled to the Star, battalion by battalion, unit by unit. There is an excellent introduction giving the background to the formation of the RN Division and some of the arguments about RN entitlement to the star (the Admiralty was initially against it), and at the end there is a section devoted to the `story' of the Star from the Navy's viewpoint based on selected extracts from the Admiralty case file. Here we can read correspondence between the King, Admiralty and the War Office, Fleet and Army Orders and Press releases. A fascinating document which shows there is more to it than meets the eye in the creation of a campaign medal.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1781501971

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9781781501979

Life of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington

By: W. H. Maxwell

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Life of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington

By: W. H. Maxwell

Originally published in 1841, this is the THIRD volume in a series of three published between 1839-1841, which together form an impressive biography of Field-Marshall Arthur Wellington, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain whose defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the top rank of Britain’s military heroes. Written when witnesses of the Iron Duke’s exploits were still alive, Maxwell used much firsthand information was available from serving a discharged military personnel to enrich the narrative. In this volume the Duke’s career is recounted culminating in his victory on the field of Waterloo. Richly illustrated throughout with steel and wood engravings.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787203573

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9781787203570

Boxen

Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia

By: C. S. Lewis,W. H. Lewis

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Boxen

Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia

By: C. S. Lewis,W. H. Lewis

A collection of stories, plays, histories, maps, and sketches created by the author and his older brother as children to describe their private fantasy world known as Animal-Land or Boxen.

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Zondervan

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0061698334

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9780061698330

China War Medal 1900

to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines

By: W. H. Fevyer,J. W. Wilson

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China War Medal 1900

to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines

By: W. H. Fevyer,J. W. Wilson

For the first time, a complelte record meticulously compiled of all medals awarded to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines for the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, also including the following: Legation Guard New South Wales Defence Force Victorian Naval Defence Force South Australian Defence Force Royal Indian Marine Naval Depot Wei-Hai-Wei Medals analysed and listed by bars. All no-bar medals included. Returned and duplicate medals listed in full Medals presented by HM The King noted Full and detailed Casualty Roll compiled from various sources Selected Naval Despatches are included for a fuller insight into the part played by Naval Forces in the China War of 1900.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1781504253

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9781781504253

Ghosts and Apparitions

By: W.H. Salter

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Ghosts and Apparitions

By: W.H. Salter

A comprehensive survey of ghosts and apparitions from the records of the Society for Psychical Research. Ghosts and Apparitions is a classic in the field of paranormal research, written by a former president of the Society for Psychical Research, W.H. Salter. The author of Zoar, or the Evidence of Psychical Research Concerning Survival, Salter here mines his experiences and those of his colleagues for cases that throw light on the many different aspects of supernatural visitations. From visions seen in sleep—or that borderland between sleep and waking—to the paranormal pranks of poltergeists, Ghosts and Apparitions takes readers deep into the history of these sightings with confirmed accounts of otherworldly spirits. Ghosts and Apparitions is part of The Paranormal, a series that resurrects rare titles, classic publications, and out-of-print texts, as well as publishes new supernatural and otherworldly ebooks for the digital age. The series includes a range of paranormal subjects from angels, fairies, and UFOs to near-death experiences, vampires, ghosts, and witchcraft.

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158

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David & Charles

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1446357740

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9781446357743

From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe

Behind and Beyond Lancaster House

By: W.H. Morris-Jones

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From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe

Behind and Beyond Lancaster House

By: W.H. Morris-Jones

First published in 1980. The aim of this collection of articles is to furnish information and perspective on the main economic and political elements present in the making of Zimbabwe. Although the articles were prepared before the conclusion of the Lancaster House negotiations, they discuss matters which must be central to the future of this important newly independent state of Southern Africa.

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Routledge

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1317760999

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9781317760993

Peninsular Sketches - Volume 1

By: W. H. Maxwell

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Peninsular Sketches - Volume 1

By: W. H. Maxwell

Volume 1 of 2. Eye-witness accounts and memoirs of the Peninsula War by ordinary soldiers who took part in the campaign have deservedly acquired a high reputation for the vivid picture they give us of life in Wellington's army and their insights into a brutal and merciless war. These two volumes of ‘Peninsular Sketches' are the cream of the genre. Collected by William Hamilton Maxwell, a colourful and well-regarded Anglo-Irish military historian and writer who may well have served in the Peninsular himself, they are now published in a modern revised edition. Volume One of this smart and conveniently sized re-print includes a lengthy and learned introduction by the modern military historian Stanley Monick, which comprises a biography of Maxwell himself, an outline of the course of the war, as well as well-informed notes and a commentary on the sketches themselves. Both volumes also have full indexes compiled by Dr Monick. Volume One of the sketches give us raw material from such events as the storming of the fortress of Ciudad Roderigo and the sack of Badajoz as well as the great victory at Salamanca. Long out of print, and a rare collector’s item in the antiquarian book market; these fascinating volumes are now within the price range of every enthusiast of the Peninsular War and Napoleonic warfare generally. For the serious student of the subject these are not to be missed.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1781503036

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9781781503034

In a Fishing Country

By: W. H. Blake

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In a Fishing Country

By: W. H. Blake

“In Fishing Country” is a vintage book on fishing in Canada, particularly in Quebec and Montreal. Rather than being a typical handbook or guide, this volume is more of an informal discourse on the places and people, describing where, when, and why as opposed to how and for what. An interesting and informative read, “In Fishing Country” will appeal to Canadian anglers and those with an interest in angling in these beautiful areas. Contents include: “Old Murray Bay”, “Lac Emmuraillé”, “The Queteux”, “Proving the Rule”, “The River”, “Jack-o'-Lantern”, “T——”, “N——”, “Ways and Means”, “The Brook Trout”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.

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162

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Read Books Ltd

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1528768418

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9781528768412

Emily and Anne Brontë

By: W. H. Stevenson

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Emily and Anne Brontë

By: W. H. Stevenson

From the claustrophobic environment of Haworth Parsonage emerged an astonishing range and diversity of character and talent. Between them the two youngest Brontë sisters wrote three novels, each sharply individual in style, purpose and subject-matter. The title, first published in 1968, discusses and illustrates the similarities and differences in the writings of Emily and Anne Brontë, paying particular attention to their place in the development of the Victorian novel. He stresses the complexities of structure and characterisation in Wuthering Heights, introducing the reader first to the background of the novel. This book will be of interest to students of English Literature.

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Routledge

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1317399129

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9781317399124

Book's by W.H. Murray

Undiscovered Scotland

Undiscovered Scotland

Federalism in Canada and Australia

Federalism in Canada and Australia

Historical Dictionary of Sikhism

Historical Dictionary of Sikhism

The A to Z of Sikhism

The A to Z of Sikhism

Australia and Britain

Australia and Britain

Sussex Murders

Sussex Murders

Biogeochemistry

Biogeochemistry

The 1914 Star to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

The 1914 Star to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

Life of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington

Life of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington

Boxen

Boxen

China War Medal 1900

China War Medal 1900

Ghosts and Apparitions

Ghosts and Apparitions

From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe

From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe

Peninsular Sketches - Volume 1

Peninsular Sketches - Volume 1

In a Fishing Country

In a Fishing Country

Emily and Anne Brontë

Emily and Anne Brontë

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