The author served as a front-line officer in the Metropolitan Police from 1978 to 2008.Through a blend of poetry, short stories, and personal reflections, this book offers a vivid, unfiltered account of his life, experiences, and the gritty realities he encountered.This is not an objective, pleasant account of a fairy-tale existence, but an honest exploration of a world filled with humour, pathos, and violence, capturing the raw, hard-hitting truths of life on the front lin...

Humanity's prolongation continues to be faced, escorted side by side by cruel decisions on the future of humanity's longevity. Blends of what is right and what is wrong seem rather appealing in times of despair. At the same time, solutions to great inconveniences are demanded abruptly.Where other smidges of natural and unnatural secrets are revealed, surprises unfold with the migration journey toward greener lands.Although some might find it easy to live at ease amid the ch...

It begins, whether in the past or the future. The present continues with humanity struggling with the consequences of their misguided actions. Migration to unknown, more suitable lands has started, and crucial decisions for survival are being made. However, some cannot live with the choices that have been made or the options that were available. The threat of extinction looms over the years they face, and no one is willing to take responsibility for it. Yet, in the midst of this dystopia, ...

In the early 20th century Britain's largest colonies established their own small naval presence, and their ships fought alongside the Royal Navy during World War I.These fleets were expanded during the inter-war years, and in 1939 the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy willingly joined the fight on behalf of the British Commonwealth. For the most part these small navies consisted of a few cruisers and destroyers, designed ...

With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s.In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This was quickly followed by others, including the highly-successful Illustrious class. Smaller and tougher than their American cousins, the British carriers were designed to fight in the tight confines of the North Sea and the Mediterranean. Over the next six years, these c...

With millions of books sold, studied and translated, Watchman Nee strongly influenced modern Christian thinking. A dedicated evangelist and gifted Bible teacher, Nee stood against the tide of Chinese Marxist atheism and Communism, and was imprisoned for his faith. In this revised edition of Nee’s biography, read about his extraordinary life and let it inspire you to a new level of faith and commitment.

Based on in-depth oral interviews with local residents, and rich archival sources, We Lived A Life and Then Some relates the common person’s struggle to overcome harsh working conditions and government neglect. The unique culture of the hardrock mining town of Cobalt is exposed through the eyes of retired miners, young welfare mothers, and grade-school children. Angus and Griffin reveal why, in spite of great adversity, Cobalt remains a distinctive and cohesive working-class commu...

The Gordon family have a historic woolshed, which was built in 1886. It has been turned into a museum to the sheep industry and has an auditorium, where shearing and dog shows are held for tourists. The idea came to Angus Gordon, one of the owners, to delve deeper into the greater Hawkes Bay area, which has been such a famous sheep farming area for over 160 years. This book is a photographic journey through the valleys and plains and along the dramatic coastline that was the original lifel...

The David Gemmell Award-shortlisted author of Age of Iron returns with the final book in his West of West trilogy, in which a mismatched group of refugees must battle monsters, an unforgiving land and each other as they cross a continent to fulfil a prophecyBattling across the Shining Mountains, the questers discover a land more terrifying and filled with more dangerous creatures than they could ever have imagined. The tentatively allied Wootah and Calnian...

With Robert, Earl of Locksley - better known as Robin Hood - away fighting in the Holy Land, Marie-Anne, his beloved countess, is left in England attended by faithful Father Tuck. But old terrors resurface in the Locksley household when the one-time Sheriff of Nottingham, Sir Ralph Murdac, arrives unexpectedly with a terrible demand, and Tuck is forced to weigh his conscience against the call to arms.The legend continues in this thrilling short story, part of Angus Donald's masterl...

'Provocative and detailed ... Excellent' The Telegraph'Shocking and meticulous' Danny Dorling'An eye-opening revelation ... a must-read' Joel BakanTHE TELEGRAPH BEST BOOKS OF 2024British politicians love to vaunt the benefits of the UK's supposed 'special relationship' with the US. But are we really America's economic partner – or its colony?Vas...

This “fascinating” (Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of Outliers) examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, shows how writers have created technical breakthroughs—rivaling scientific inventions—and engineering enhancements to the human heart and mind.Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere—from Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, and others—each made a u...