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  • Luck of the Devil

    Flying Swordfish in WWII: The Memoirs of Robert le Page

    Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1945, mostly in 816 Squadron flying carrier-based Fairey Swordfish. He saw action mine-laying off Cherbourg, hunting U-boats, escorting convoys in the North Atlantic and Arctic seas and covering D-Day. Much of his early war years were aboard HMS Dasher and he was lucky to be ashore when the carrier mysteriously exploded and sank in the Clyde. ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Miners in Crisis and War

    A History of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1930 Onwards

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1961, The Miners in Crisis and War: A History of Miners’ Federation of Great Britain from 1930 Onwards tells the story of two sharply contrasting periods, of world crisis and of world war. The story begins with the Miners’ Federation fallen upon evil days, diminished in numbers, shorn of its former powers of national wage negotiation, divided in counsel and almost whelmed ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • A History of the Scottish Miners

    From the Earliest Times

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1955, A History of the Scottish Miners recounts the peculiar circumstances of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the laws that placed the miners under conditions unique in Europe. Carrying onto the nineteenth century, the author deals with the first trade unions, the period of Alexander McDonald and Keir Hardie, ending in the great strike of 1894 and the formation of ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Led Zeppelin Discuss "How The West Was Won"

    A 2003 Interview

    Narrated by Jimmy Page ...
    Series Audiobook 7 - One Media Rock Star Interviews

    Unabridged

    42 min

    Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones look back on the creative magic that powered Led Zeppelin, the bond that held them together, and the legacy of John Bonham.They revisit legendary shows at Madison Square Garden and Royal Albert Hall, reveal how classics like Stairway to Heaven and Kashmir evolved on stage, and share the stories behind iconic albums including Led Zeppelin IV and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Clear Blue Water?

    The Conservative Party and the Welfare State since 1940

    Has the modern Conservative Party developed a distinctive approach to the post-war welfare state? In exploring this question, this accessible book takes an authoritative look at Conservative Party policy and practice in the modern era. The book takes as its main starting point the progressive One Nation Conservative (1950-64) perspective, which endeavoured to embrace those features of the welfare ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • South Wales Miners: Glowyr de Cymru

    A History of the South Wales Miners' Federation (1914-1926)

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1975, South Wales Miners starts with the War of Empires, when nearly 50,000 Welsh miners, almost one-fifth of the total manpower of their coalfield, responded to the call and voluntarily enlisted in the British armed forces. The author uncovers how the coalowners in the meantime took advantage of the war emergency to deny the remaining miners a fair recompense for their toil and ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    November 1918

    The German Revolution

    Narrated by Michael Page ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 50 min

    The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come.Robert Gerwarth argues here that to view the German Revolution in this way is a serious misjudgement. Not only did it bring down the ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The Art of the Bee

    Shaping the Environment from Landscapes to Societies

    The impact of bees on our world is immeasurable. Bees are responsible for the evolution of the vast array of brightly colored flowers and for engineering the niches of multitudes of plants, animals, and microbes. They've painted our landscapes with flowers through their pollination activities, and they have evolved the most complex societies to aid their exploitation of the environment. The ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Miners: Years of Struggle

    A History of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1910 Onwards

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1953, The Miners: Years of Struggle is the official history of the British miners, which draws on original sources, moving into the stormy period when the economic bargaining of the million colliery employees with the mine owners became the concern of Parliament and people. The great strike of 1921; the stoppages of 1921 and 1926 (the latter opening with the General Strike); and ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Spirit of the Hive

    The Mechanisms of Social Evolution

    Charles Darwin struggled to explain how forty thousand bees working in the dark, seemingly by instinct alone, could organize themselves to construct something as perfect as a honey comb. How do bees accomplish such incredible tasks? Synthesizing the findings of decades of experiments, The Spirit of the Hive presents a comprehensive picture of the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying the ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • Man O'War

    Man O' War, or "Big Red" as he was affectionately called, was the greatest racehorse that ever lived. In 1919 and 1920, he won 20 of 21 starts and set eight records, including three world records, while conceding as much as 30 pounds to his rivals. His time in the Belmont Stakes at 1 mile, 3 furlongs stood for an incredible 50 years. On three separate occasions, bookmakers quoted him at an ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Gospel of Intelligence

    Robert Ingersoll on Religion and Politics

    A powerful collection on religion, politics, and justice from one of America’s most pivotal free thinkers, challenging faulty logic and superstitions about our nation’s founding that persist today.Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899) is one of the great lost figures in United States history, all but forgotten at just the time America needs him most. An outspoken and unapologetic agnostic, fervent champion ... Read more

    $12.99 USD