Horatio Nelson is Britain's greatest naval hero; Trafalgar, in 1805, her greatest naval victory. Nelson and Napoleon, first published in 2005, is the story of how Britannia came to rule the waves for more than a hundred years.Christopher Lee re-examines the myths of Trafalgar, plotting Napoleon's overweening ambition to invade England and Nelson's single-minded dedication to seeking glory. He shows how Villeneuve had worked out Nelson's famous plan of attack, and demonstra...

England, Summer 1975. The Australian cricket team, visiting for an Ashes series, fields players who will become legends of the game – Ian Chappell, Rodney Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson – against celebrated English power-cricketers Tony Greig, John Snow and Phil Edmonds. It is the pinnacle of the game of cricket – the two oldest enemies in the game going head to head. At the beautifully green grounds the games are exciting, filled with colour, intrigue and expectation. But soon after c...

Jump start hope, kick your creativity into gear, and explode your definition of the possibleA self improvement book like nothing you've ever seen-or heard: a book and podcasting joint production brings to light an insight-boosting audio/visual method for changing the way you think and maximizing your creative potential.Recommended by the American Psychological Association, the therapeutic method works on two different levels. Powerful four color images acco...

Between 1858 and 1947, twenty British men ruled millions of some of the most remarkable people of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.From the Indian Mutiny to the cruel religious partition of India and the newly formed and named Pakistan, the Viceroy had absolute power, more than the monarch who had sent him. Selected from that exclusive class of English, Scottish and Irish breeding, the aristocracy, the Viceroys were plumed, rode elephants, shot tigers. Even their wives stood ...

Physical and emotional stress, toxicity, tension, and trauma rob people of their ability to do what they truly love. Doctors give you pills and perform surgeries to treat your ailments. But there's better way to heal. The trauma Christopher Maher experienced as a child and as a Navy SEAL inspired him to study and develop powerful techniques for alleviating his problems forever. He introduces his remarkable wellness program in Free for Life. His True Body Intelligence system is a series of ...

What is Britishness? What allowed one small island group to rule a quarter of the world and, even today, to have the most spoken language after Chinese? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditions and loyalties of these island Anglo-Saxon and Celtic peoples? What is it that makes cynical Europeans and once-dominated Asians look to the British for opinion, literature, social norms and justice? The answers lie within the creation of British institutions, both Commoner and Aristocracy, d...

Arizona Awaits: Your Guide to Jaw-Dropping Adventures and Life-Changing MomentsHave you ever dreamed of standing on the edge of a canyon so vast it feels endless? Or walking through a desert that blooms with vibrant flowers after a rare rainstorm? Arizona isn't just a place-it's an experience that will amaze, inspire, and maybe even change you.This book, Discover Arizona, is your ultimate guide to uncovering the magic of Arizona. Each chapter inclu...

This book explains the following subjects:•How societies are organized and how individual personality is shaped by society.•Why no lasting peace is possible in the Middle East or any area of Islamic tribal society.•Why tribal wars and genocide will continue in Black Africa and humanitarian aid and military intervention will have no long term beneficial effect.•Why Russia and China are in irreversible decline and pose no long term threat to the United States....

Philip Andrews is a brilliant MIT-trained computer engineer, but outside the office, his life is a complete disaster. Clumsy, overweight, badly dressed, and painfully awkward around women, Philip has the intelligence to design revolutionary technology but none of the confidence needed to pursue the life he truly wants.Everything changes when he discovers SECOND CHANCE, an exclusive transformation program led by the ambitious and captivating Kelly Morgan. Under Kell...

I understand, more than most, the struggle of addiction because I have lived through it for eight years and overcame it. It grabs ahold of you tightly and will not let go no matter how hard you try to wriggle free. It causes broken relationships, isolation, low self-esteem and depression. These things can lead to a downward spiral of poor life choices and even suicide. But there is hope! I have discovered the exit door and want so badly for everyone struggling with addiction to know it. I ...

The Queen and the Messenger is the first book in the Relics for the Skyborn series. It follows the young McCloud family as they are pulled into a fantasy realm from their modern reality. Their fates are changed when they stumble into a cave that holds gold and relics that advance their status among the local citizens. The family's status increases to the highest levels as they aide with the ongoing war against a giant orc horde. With their new titles it may be difficult to return to the wo...

Casting the Art of Rhetoric with Theater and Drama: Taking Center Stage explores rhetoric and theater as they relate to one another, developing the understanding of rhetoric as theory and praxis. This book addresses rhetorical themes and cultural resonances, as well as the oft overlooked symbiosis of rhetoric and theater. Rather than addressing audiences as either observers of rhetorical artifacts or theatrical performance, this work demonstrates the intersection of the two, which...