For the first time in history, the navies of every superpower on the planet have united against a common enemy – a couple of thousand rag tag underfed men and boys. Crammed together in tiny open boats,they range up to a thousand miles from their home shores. Armed with ancient AK47s and rocket propelled grenades, they scour the western Indian Ocean. No-one knows how many simply die at sea. But occasionally these modern-day pirates hit the jackpot, seizing vessels and crews that will be ran...

Moodyne And Other Stories is the collection works about novel and shorts stories from some of the 18 th century's by various popular authors. (John Boyle O'Reilly, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rudyard Kipling) In this edition contains 8 works : 1. Moondyne (1879) by John Boyle O'Reilly 2. Twice-Told Tales  (1837) by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3. Tanglewood Tales  (1853) by Nathaniel Hawthorne 4. Mosses from an Old Manse (1846 & 1854) by Nathaniel Hawthorne

John Boyle was born and raised in Scotland but he could never feel Scottish. His parents were poor immigrants from the West of Ireland who came to Scotland to find work and eventually settled in Paisley, where John was the first of six children.Galloway Street beautifully captures the poverty and the rough humour of the family's life in the Paisley tenements, the songs and stories of their Irish Catholic relatives and the often uneasy relationships with their Scottish Prot...

John Boyle was born and raised in Scotland but he could never feel Scottish. His parents were poor immigrants from the West of Ireland who came to Scotland to find work and eventually settled in Paisley, where John was the first of six children.Galloway Street beautifully captures the poverty and the rough humour of the family's life in the Paisley tenements, the songs and stories of their Irish Catholic relatives and the often uneasy relationships with their Scottish Prot...

"The Battle-Fields of Ireland, from 1688 to 1691" by John Boyle is a detailed historical account that explores the significant military conflicts in Ireland during a tumultuous period. The book delves into the events surrounding the Williamite War, highlighting key battles, strategies, and the socio-political landscape of the time. Boyle's narrative is rich with descriptions of the battlefields, the soldiers' experiences, and the impact of these conflicts on Irish history. His thorough res...

John Boyle provides an in-depth account of the neglected contributions made by Western esotericism in the formation of an occluded ‘psychoanalytic parapsychology’ active within psychoanalysis since its inception, the distinguishing features of which he argues have continued to persist within psychoanalysis to this day.The book provides a conceptual framework for understanding how the debates between Sigmund Freud, Sándor Ferenczi and Carl Gustav Jung on the role of the "occult" in ...

Few monarchs ever ascended the English throne under more unfavorable auspices than James II. Though he reached it in the order of legitimate right, it was at a time when the monarchy of England was well-nigh divested of its most vital prerogatives, and when the voice of the sovereign had little more weight in the national councils than that of any ordinarily dissentient member; and to this were superadded rivalries, jealousies, and hatreds, which having their sources in remoter times, gath...

The book "The Battle-Fields of Ireland" turned into written in the nineteenth century by means of Irish poet, author, and campaigner John Boyle. The book offers an in depth and vibrant description of all the wars and battles which have molded Ireland's turbulent beyond. O'Reilly chronicles occasions just like the Norman invasions, the Tudor conquests, and the Williamite Wars, deftly narrating the inner and external battles that the Irish humans endured through the years. O'Reilly explores ...

The intoxicating smell of a cube of Walnut pipe tobacco. The watery taste of the cream on the offered sweet. The 'Hello, little boy' as the man steps out of a copse of trees. These, the boy’s addiction to the smell of gas, deep poverty, alienation and the 11+ exam build the terrain that explodes into a quarter of a century of political violence. This is life seen through the inquisitive eye of a young boy, his older seven sisters and his band of brothers – who are drawn eve...

Five Tales is the collection works about Tales from some of the 18th and 19th  century's by various popular authors. In this edition contains 7 Tales : 1. The American's Tale (1879) by Arthur Conan Doyle 2. A New - England Tale (1822) by Catharine Maria Sedgwick 3. Moondyne : An Australian Tale (1879) by John Boyle O'Reilly 4..Tanglewood Tales  (1853) by Nathaniel Hawthorne       The Napoleonic Tales 5. The ...

Science for Geography and Environment introduces students (and academics who need to brush up their knowledge!) to scientific principles in a lively and accessible way, allowing them to proceed through the text at their own pace. The book is structured thematically with a logical development of key topics, all linked by a comprehensive cross-referencing system. Concepts and principles will be grounded in everyday experience and exemplified by reference to geographical/environmental process...

This book traces the history and culture of Persia, one of the world’s oldest civilisations, from pre-history down to the present time.