One of the great works of modern historical writing, the classic account of the ideas, people, and politics that led to the Bolshevik RevolutionEdmund Wilson's To the Finland Station is intellectual history on a grand scale, full of romance, idealism, intrigue, and conspiracy, that traces the revolutionary ideas that shaped the modern world from the French Revolution up through Lenin's arrival at Finland Station in St. Petersburg in 1917. Fueled by Wilson'...

Following A Boy's Own Story (a classic of American fiction) and his richly acclaimed The Beautiful Room Is Empty, here is the eagerly awaited final volume of Edmund White's groundbreaking autobiographical trilogy.Named for the work by Haydn in which the instrumentalists leave the stage one after another until only a single violin remains playing, this is the story of a man who has outlived most of his friends. Having reached the six-month annivers...

All 12 volumes of Burke's works, from the edition first published in 1887, plus a biography of Burke by John Morley. According to Wikipedia: "Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the American colonies in the dispute with King George III and Great Britain that led to the American Revolution and fo...

Book of the first wife of Adam who then became to mother of all demons, the Queen of Hell

On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces. The engagement saw primitive weapons of spears and shields clashing with the latest military technology. However, despite being poorly equipped, the numerically superior Zulu force crushed the British troops, killing 1,300 men, whilst only losing 1,000 of their own warriors. It was a humiliating defeat for the British Army, who had been poorly trained and who had underestimated their e...

This book deals primarily with reflections on mentoring, leadership and discipleship. The aim is to provoke more reflection, to encourage the mentoring of more reflective practitioners and the nurturing of learning organizations in Christian ministry. So what's your Question? And what's your Contribution?

"Elegant, filthy – and quite possibly the queerest thing you will read all year." — Guardian"Intriguing and inventive." — Electric Literature, "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of the Year""A dizzyingly enticing and kaleidoscopic take on the spectrum of sexual experiences." —Publishers Weekly, starred review_____________A daring, category-confounding, and ruthl...

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Ed Conway introduces and explains the essential economic concepts needed to understand booms and busts, bulls and bears, and how economics influences every aspect of our lives, whether buying a house or what you ate for breakfast this morning.From Adam Smith's invisible hand to supply and demand; stocks and shares to capitalism and communism, 50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important eco...

Roots & Wings WorkbookAn Integrative Bible Study For DiscipleshipBy Rev Edmund & Ann ChanDeepen your roots and spread your wings.Ever been baffled by why you or the people you are discipling still stall in your discipleship journey? Ever wondered how to identify the root issue and what to do about it?Roots and Wings is a 12 week Discipleship Bible Study built around the Eightfold Core Curriculum developed by Edmund Chan. The Eightfol...

Berlin is burning. The war is nearly over. But one spy’s final mission could change how the last days of Nazi Germany unfold.As Allied forces close in on the German capital in 1945, the streets of Berlin become a battlefield of collapsing power, desperate soldiers, and secret resistance networks.Operating in the shadows is Otto Keller—a spy working with an underground resistance cell determined to sabotage the Nazi regime from within.Their target: the communications...

This remarkable poem, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, was Spenser’s finest achievement. The first epic poem in modern English, The Faerie Queene combines dramatic narratives of chivalrous adventure with exquisite and picturesque episodes of pageantry. At the same time, Spenser is expounding a deeply felt allegory of the eternal struggle between Truth and Error…

Edmund Gosse wrote of his account of his life, "This book is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciences and almost two epochs." Father and Son remains one of English literature's seminal autobiographies. In it, Edmund Gosse recounts, with humor and pathos, his childhood as a member of a Victorian Protestant sect and his struggles to forge his own identity despite the loving control of his father. His work is a key document of the crisis of faith and doubt and a pene...