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Last Voyage to Wewak

by Simon J Hall ...

This is a thought-provoking work, capturing the march of time which overtook the maritime world in the last quarter of the 20th century. The final crumbling of the British register caused officers like Hall to find themselves in a strange new world, sailing under flags of convenience with all the old certainties of life at sea having vanished. There is both sadness and a rage at seeing a way of ... Read more

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This is a thought-provoking work, capturing the march of time which overtook the maritime world in the last quarter of the 20th century. The final crumbling of the British register caused officers like Hall to find themselves in a strange new world, sailing under flags of convenience with all the old certainties of life at sea having vanished. There is both sadness and a rage at seeing a way of
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Under a Yellow Sky

A Tale of the Sea and Coming of Age

by Simon J. Hall ...

Simon Hall went to sea in search of a way of life that he believed was glamorous, adventurous and disciplined, a life where smartly-uniformed men ran ships in a tightly organised manner. At this time the British fleet was still one of the largest in the world and the Red Ensign a common sight in most large ports. In over three years as a Deck Cadet he explored this world and although he uncovered ... Read more

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Simon Hall went to sea in search of a way of life that he believed was glamorous, adventurous and disciplined, a life where smartly-uniformed men ran ships in a tightly organised manner. At this time the British fleet was still one of the largest in the world and the Red Ensign a common sight in most large ports. In over three years as a Deck Cadet he explored this world and although he uncovered
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Chasing Conrad

A Tale of the Sea and a Glimpse into the Abyss

by Simon J Hall ...

Simon Hall’s second book is set in the mid-1970s during the closing years of the golden age of British shipping, when cargo carriage at sea saw radical change and the romance of being at sea in old-style cargo ships came to an end. Hall’s account is of five years during which he worked as a junior officer in the Far East and South Pacific. This is no ordinary memoir; the prose is vividly expressed ... Read more

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Simon Hall’s second book is set in the mid-1970s during the closing years of the golden age of British shipping, when cargo carriage at sea saw radical change and the romance of being at sea in old-style cargo ships came to an end. Hall’s account is of five years during which he worked as a junior officer in the Far East and South Pacific. This is no ordinary memoir; the prose is vividly expressed
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Three Revolutions

Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys that Changed the World

by Simon Hall ...

'Clever . . . Full of memorable details.' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, THE TIMES (HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR)'An engaging story of political odysseys.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A salve for our current reactionary times.' ANDREW HARTMANThe gripping, untold story of how six epic journeys launched the three communist revolutions that changed world history forever.From the streets of Petrog... ... Read more

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'Clever . . . Full of memorable details.' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, THE TIMES (HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR)'An engaging story of political odysseys.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A salve for our current reactionary times.' ANDREW HARTMANThe gripping, untold story of how six epic journeys launched the three communist revolutions that changed world history forever.From the streets of Petrog...
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Three Revolutions

Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys that Changed the World

by Simon Hall ...

Narrated by Simon Hall ...

Unabridged

13 hours 39 min

From the streets of Petrograd during the heady autumn of 1917, to Mao's stunning victory in October 1949, and Fidel's triumphant arrival in Havana, in January 1959, the history of the twentieth century was transformed in dramatic and profound ways by the Russian, Chinese and Cuban revolutions.Here, the stories of these epoch-defining events are told together for the first time. At the heart of ... Read more

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From the streets of Petrograd during the heady autumn of 1917, to Mao's stunning victory in October 1949, and Fidel's triumphant arrival in Havana, in January 1959, the history of the twentieth century was transformed in dramatic and profound ways by the Russian, Chinese and Cuban revolutions.Here, the stories of these epoch-defining events are told together for the first time. At the heart of
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IP Video Surveillance Smart Guide

by Simon Hall ...

Planning a security camera system that protects people, secures assets and increases productivity requires a specific process that has, for the first time, been simplified into 7 easy to follow steps. This is a planning guide even the most non-technical person can follow.Since 1999, Simon Hall has successfully helped hundreds of installers and end users design and deploy CCTV, IP video and access ... Read more

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Planning a security camera system that protects people, secures assets and increases productivity requires a specific process that has, for the first time, been simplified into 7 easy to follow steps. This is a planning guide even the most non-technical person can follow.Since 1999, Simon Hall has successfully helped hundreds of installers and end users design and deploy CCTV, IP video and access
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The Death of the Left

Why We Must Begin from the Beginning Again

by Simon Winlow, Steve Hall ...

The left is dead. Its ailments cannot be cured. The only way to resurrect what was once valuable in leftist politics is to declare the left dead and begin from the beginning again. Winlow and Hall identify the root causes of its maladies, describe how new cultural obsessions displaced core unifying principles and explore the yawning chasm that now separates the left from the working class. Drawing ... Read more

$23.99 USD

The left is dead. Its ailments cannot be cured. The only way to resurrect what was once valuable in leftist politics is to declare the left dead and begin from the beginning again. Winlow and Hall identify the root causes of its maladies, describe how new cultural obsessions displaced core unifying principles and explore the yawning chasm that now separates the left from the working class. Drawing
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AI-Powered B2B Marketing

Develop AI-Enabled Strategies and Practices for Maximum Impact

by Simon Hall ...

How can mid-career B2B marketers effectively harness AI to build strategy and drive career impact?AI-Powered B2B Marketing offers clear, practical frameworks for professionals to implement AI technologies confidently and strategically. Backed by real-world examples and expert insights from global leaders including Epsilon, CACI UK and UrSpectr, this guide demystifies AI integration across B2B ... Read more

$35.99 USD

How can mid-career B2B marketers effectively harness AI to build strategy and drive career impact?AI-Powered B2B Marketing offers clear, practical frameworks for professionals to implement AI technologies confidently and strategically. Backed by real-world examples and expert insights from global leaders including Epsilon, CACI UK and UrSpectr, this guide demystifies AI integration across B2B
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Quiller Bamboo

by Adam Hall ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series Audiobook 15 - The Quiller Series
Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

Summoned late at night to the Bureau, Quiller attends a secret conference with the foreign secretary and a surprise defector: the Chinese ambassador to Britain. Minutes later, shots ring out and the ambassador's body is flung out onto the sidewalk of a deserted London street, riddled with bullets.Searching for clues, Quiller flies to Calcutta to meet Sojourner, a key ally in the plan to bring ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Summoned late at night to the Bureau, Quiller attends a secret conference with the foreign secretary and a surprise defector: the Chinese ambassador to Britain. Minutes later, shots ring out and the ambassador's body is flung out onto the sidewalk of a deserted London street, riddled with bullets.Searching for clues, Quiller flies to Calcutta to meet Sojourner, a key ally in the plan to bring
... Read more
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The Quiller Memorandum

by Adam Hall ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Quiller Series
Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

You are a secret agent working for the British in Berlin. You are due to go home on leave, but you are being followed by the enemy—or your own people. A man meets you in the theater and briefs you on a plot to revive the power of Nazi Germany. You do not believe him, but you remember that one of the suspects mentioned was a senior SS officer you met while you were working as a spy in Nazi Germany. ... Read more

$16.99 USD

You are a secret agent working for the British in Berlin. You are due to go home on leave, but you are being followed by the enemy—or your own people. A man meets you in the theater and briefs you on a plot to revive the power of Nazi Germany. You do not believe him, but you remember that one of the suspects mentioned was a senior SS officer you met while you were working as a spy in Nazi Germany.
... Read more
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Quiller Solitaire

by Adam Hall ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series Audiobook 16 - The Quiller Series
Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

Never have Quiller’s survival skills been so crucial as in the eerily prophetic mission code-named “Solitaire.” When the body of the agent he was supposed to protect is discovered in the burnt wreck of a car, Quiller must unveil the truth behind rumors of a bomb threat somewhere in Europe. Posing as an international arms dealer, he infiltrates Nemesis, a group of deeply religious Euroterrorist ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Never have Quiller’s survival skills been so crucial as in the eerily prophetic mission code-named “Solitaire.” When the body of the agent he was supposed to protect is discovered in the burnt wreck of a car, Quiller must unveil the truth behind rumors of a bomb threat somewhere in Europe. Posing as an international arms dealer, he infiltrates Nemesis, a group of deeply religious Euroterrorist
... Read more
The Rise of the Right

English Nationalism and the Transformation of Working-Class Politics

by Simon Winlow, Steve Hall, James Treadwell ...

The shock Brexit result highlighted a worrying trend: underemployed white men and women who have seen their standard of living fall, their communities disintegrate and their sense of value, function and inclusion diminish, desperately want a mainstream political party to defend their interests. However, no such party exists. These men and women cannot connect their declining fortunes and growing ... Read more

$23.99 USD

The shock Brexit result highlighted a worrying trend: underemployed white men and women who have seen their standard of living fall, their communities disintegrate and their sense of value, function and inclusion diminish, desperately want a mainstream political party to defend their interests. However, no such party exists. These men and women cannot connect their declining fortunes and growing
... Read more

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