In this robust, informal book, Robert E. Pike tells the colorful story of logging and log-driving in New England.The New England loggers and river drivers were a unique breed of men. Working with their axes and peaveys through Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, they contributed mightily to the development of the United States. The daily life of the loggers was hard — working in deep icy water fourteen hours a day, sleeping in wet blankets, eating coarse food, and c...

'Based on eye-witness accounts, Robert Pike's moving book vividly depicts the lives of the villagers who were caught up in the tragedy of Oradour-sur-Glane and brings their experiences to our attention for the first time.' - Hanna Diamond, author of Fleeing HitlerOn 10 June 1944, four days after Allied forces landed in Normandy, the picturesque village of Oradour-sur-Glane in the rural heart of France was destroyed by an armoured SS Panzer...

Filling in a key chapter in communications history, Dwayne R. Winseck and Robert M. Pike offer an in-depth examination of the rise of the “global media” between 1860 and 1930. They analyze the connections between the development of a global communication infrastructure, the creation of national telegraph and wireless systems, and news agencies and the content they provided. Conventional histories suggest that the growth of global communications correlated with imperial expansion: an increa...

Audie Award–winner Rosamund Pike returns for the fourth installment of the Wheel of Time series, The Shadow Rising**. The winner of Best Female narrator for** The Eye of the World delivers another mesmerizing performance.**"Rosamund Pike brings a fresh narration to the first book in the beloved Wheel of Time series. At 33 hours, this audiobook is no small undertaking, but Pike's impressive perform...

**Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Fantasy!Audie Award–winner Rosamund Pike returns for the third installment of the Wheel of Time series, The Dragon Reborn. The winner of Best Female narrator for The Eye of the World delivers another mesmerizing performance as Rand al Thor and his companions continue their epic journey.****The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!"Pike's vivid portra...

A 2023 Audie Award winner for Best Female Narrator!"Rosamund Pike brings a fresh narration to the first book in the beloved Wheel of Time series. At 33 hours, this audiobook is no small undertaking, but Pike's impressive performance leaves listeners wanting more." —AudioFile (Earphones Award winner)“Through her smooth, dramatic performance, award-winning actor Rosamund Pike amplifies the new audiobook of book one in Robert ...

Discover the Power of GO Programming: Your Gateway to Software Excellence!Are you ready to embark on a journey into the world of GO programming? Look no further – we're here to guide you through the intricacies of this dynamic language. Developed by Google luminaries Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson in 2007, GO language offers a statically-typed syntax reminiscent of C, coupled with cutting-edge features like garbage collection, type safety, and dynamic...

**Rosamund Pike returns with an outstanding narration of The Great Hunt, Book Two of the Wheel of Time, now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund as Moiraine.In The Great Hunt, the second novel in Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al’Thor and his companions set out to retrieve a powerful magical artifact from The Dark One’s Shadowspawn.**For centuries, gleemen have told the t...

A stirring collection of first-hand accounts from Privates on up to the commanding Generals at the Battle of Gettysburg woven into a dramatic and compelling narrative. The reader is transported back to the chaos and uncertainty of the sweltering first three days of July 1863 when Lee's Army of Northern Virginia invaded the North threatening Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington itself. Soldiers on both sides gave everything they had believing that Gettysburg would be the final epic battle...

An "insightful and harrowing" analysis of the state of Western-style democracy by the Financial Times columnist and author of Time to Start Thinking ( The New York Times).In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times columnist Edward Luce charted the course of America's economic and geopolitical decline, proving to be a prescient voice on the state of the nation.In The Retreat of Western ...

In this new and revised edition, Knowles explores new materials relating to multiculturalism and immigration.Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians’ perception of themselves as a country and a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped define the character of Canadian immigrants over the centuries. Key policy...

Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. The industrial revolution was Britain's path breaking response to the challenge of globalization. Western Europe and North America joined Britain to form a club of rich nations by pursuing...