He sailed to the edge of the world to forget her. Fate brought her right back to him.To the crew of the legendary Captain Skull, he is Sir Charles of Riley—a daring pirate gentleman of the Caribbean and the Spanish Main. But before the lace, the plumes, and the flashing steel, he was just Charles: a young man who left his heart on the tropical island of Jamaica.Falling in love with Lady Rebecca Armstrong was his first mistake; discovering she was wed to his...

A KINGDOM ON THE BRINK. A CHÂTEAU OF SECRETS.France, 1627. The drums of war beat loudly, but inside the drawing-rooms of the elite, an entirely different battle is being waged.The cynical, beautiful Lucy Du Bois has no time for the romantic advances of François D'Ambry, a handsome but low-born soldier. But when whispers of conspiracy that extend to the highest levels of the royal court reach Lucy's ears, her pampered world begins to shatter. Guided by her c...

What if the foundational timeline of France's most famous Musketeer is built entirely on a twentieth-century error?For over a decade, mainstream historians have asserted that Charles de Batz de Castelmore—the real-life d'Artagnan—arrived in Paris around 1630. This consensus effectively consigns the legendary camaraderie between d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis to the realm of total fiction, claiming they could never have served together.But the mainst...

The specialty of plastic surgery was developed and named by Sir Harold Gillies following his work between the two world wars reconstructing severely damaged servicemen from the First World War. Sir Harold went on to inspire and train other surgeons from around the world. Among them was his cousin Sir Archibald McIndoe, who in the Second World War set up the unit at East Grinstead Hospital which looked after severely burned airmen and some other servicemen. The airmen themselves set up the ...

The Architect of Excellence is a groundbreaking approach to the art of personal growth and modern leadership expressed through a unique method of story telling and lessons of contextual and interactive learning. Through the process of identifying and relating to atypical professional behavior types and styles, you will begin to consciously identify the way in which individuals are able to transform and align with one another through modeling key behaviors, habits and beliefs within the cul...

In Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam, Lahouari Addi attempts to assess the history and political legacy of radical Arab nationalism to show that it contained the seeds of its own destruction. While the revolutionary regimes promised economic and social development and sought the unity of Arab nations, they did not account for social transformations, such as freedom of speech, that would eventually lead to their decline. But while radical Arab nationalism fell apart, aut...

A fresh, provocative history that renews our understanding of France in the world through short, incisive essays ranging from prehistoric frescoes to Coco Chanel to the terrorist attacks of 2015.Bringing together an impressive group of established and up-and-coming historians, this bestselling history conceives of France not as a fixed, rooted entity, but instead as a place and an idea in flux, moving beyond all borders and frontiers, shaped by exchanges and mixtures. Presented in ...

Combining memoir, history, and political essay, an acclaimed French journalist delves into his family’s past in this searing, nuanced investigation of Jewish identity and what it means in the diaspora versus Israel today.What is a Jew? There are as many answers as there are Jewish people.Written four years ago, and now available in English with a new introduction, Bad Jew speaks intelligently to our current crises. A striking portrait of the identi...

This book showcases recent findings on the effects of air pollution on the brain throughout the lifespan, describing different types of pollutants, the mechanisms involved in brain impacts, and a description of the brain diseases associated with exposure. The major authorities in the field present the first book on this topic of growing interest with new information just now becoming available. Among the topics explored are cellular mechanisms induced by air pollution, effects of air pollu...

A dynamic historian revisits the workers’ internationals, whose scope and significance are commonly overlooked.In current debates about globalization, open and borderless elites are often set in opposition to the immobile and protectionist working classes. This view obscures a major historical fact: for around a century—from the 1860s to the 1970s—worker movements were at the cutting edge of internationalism.The creation in London of the International Workin...

Ageing is a part of life, it is inevitable, yet there are many problems that is associated with it, example is dementia. Making the right decisions that are now available in this guide helps ensure that as we age, we retain our independence, vigor, and mental acuity.This book is an accessible guide to preserving brain and physical health throughout our lifetimes. It is full of straightforward and relatable practicals we can take to avoid sickness, increase vitality, and prevent dem...

In this book the author argues that the Falasifa, the Philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age, are usefully interpreted through the prism of the contemporary, western ethics of belief. He contends that their position amounts to what he calls ‘Moderate Evidentialism’ – that only for the epistemic elite what one ought to believe is determined by one’s evidence. The author makes the case that the Falasifa’s position is well argued, ingeniously circumvents issues in the epistemology of...