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2011
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Concise Guide to Pediatric ArrhythmiasWritten by one of the foremost pediatric cardiologists in the UK, this essential new book is a clear, practical, highly visual guide to the recognition of arrhythmias and their management. This innovative new reference:Covers the full range of arrhythmias encountered in pediatric patientsPresents each arrhythmia – from identification to management options – as well as showing how to make a precise non-in...
The War Diaries of Louis E. Wren
One Man's Journey in the British Merchant Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) in WWII
2025
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After my father passed away, we discovered two handwritten journals that he had painstakingly maintained during the six years he spent in WWll. When the war broke out he was an engineer aboard an oil tanker in the British Merchant Navy. The first diary describes harrowing convoy trips across the Atlantic Ocean in severe weather while zigzagging to avoid U-boat attacks. Losses of ships and merchant sailors were very high. Despite all this, my father displayed amazing empathy for the German ...
Driftwood Spars
The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life
2020
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The Extra Things added to the BookAdded details biography of AuthorAdded Index to get a quick view and interfaceBibliography is added"Peace, fool Art blind as Ibrahim Mahmud the Weeper," growled that burly Native Officer as the zealous and overanxious young sentry cried out and pointed to where, in the moonlight, the returning reconnoitering-patrol was to be seen as it emerged from the lye-bushes of the dry river-bed. A recumbent comrade of ...
The Wages of Virtue
Honoring Duty and Sacrifice in the French Foreign Legion
2020
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In "The Wages of Virtue," Percival Christopher Wren crafts a compelling narrative that delicately intertwines themes of moral integrity and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of early 20th-century colonial settings. The literary style is characterized by Wren's rich, descriptive prose and vivid characterizations, evoking the complexities of human emotions amid the stark realities of imperial life. The novel navigates the moral quandaries faced by its characters, exploring the conseque...
2025
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The narrative likely weaves together the stories of individuals from diverse backgrounds and walks of life who cross paths under unusual circumstances. It may explore themes of fate, chance encounters, human connections, and the impact of these chance meetings on the characters' lives.Wren's writing style often featured adventurous and dramatic plots, and "Driftwood Spars" might reflect his knack for storytelling, emphasizing the complexities of human relationships and the unpredictability...
2017
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Snake and Sword
A Novel
2020
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When Colonel Matthew Devon de Warrenne, V.C., D.S.O., of the Queen's Own Bombay Lancers, pinned his Victoria Cross to the bosom of his dying wife's night-dress he was not himself. He was beside himself with grief. Afterward, he adjured the sole witness of this impulsive and emotional act, Major John Decies, never to mention his "damned theatrical folly" to any living soul. For the one thing in heaven above that Colonel de Warrenne feared, was a breach of good form and stereotyped conventio...
2025
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"Snake and Sword" is a novel written by Percival Christopher Wren, a British author best known for his novel "Beau Geste." However, "Snake and Sword" is not as widely recognized or acclaimed as some of his other works.The storyline likely involves elements of Roman history, warfare, and possibly political intrigue. Given Wren's penchant for adventurous tales set in exotic or historical locales, "Snake and Sword" might incorporate themes of bravery, honor, and the clash of cultures or civil...
2025
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A cavalry unit, having crossed the Sahara to relieve a besieged French Foreign Legion fort, arrives to an eerie silence — the enemy has vanished, and the post's walls and ramparts are defended by dead men. The fort's commander, slain by a bayonet through the heart, clutches a letter that links the riddle of the desert massacre to another mystery, the long-ago and far-away theft of a sapphire known as the Blue Water.It was the scandalous disappearance of the Blue Water that led to th...
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- Lorie Washington
Unabridged
8 hours 42 min
2022
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Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means....
2020
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The extra things added in the bookBiography is addedThe index is added for quick interfacePercival Christopher Wren was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa.
2022
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Percival Christopher Wren's "The Wages of Virtue" is a compelling exploration of moral complexity set against the backdrop of early 20th-century colonial landscapes. The narrative intertwines themes of duty, sacrifice, and the consequences of ethical choices, employing a rich prose style marked by Wren's meticulous attention to character development. The novel's structure subtly mirrors the philosophical underpinnings of its time, situating itself within the discourse of British imperialis...











