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In a world in which news and information flashes around the globe in an instant, time lags are inconceivable. But they were a fact of life in the 19th century. One of those adept, impressively learned, sometimes impractical 19-century woodshed thinkers and tinkers, Cyrus Field, knew only a little of the hard science behind stringing a submarine telegraph cable that would link the financial markets of London and New York.

When published in hardcover in 1997, this book was praised for providing an engrossing education not only in naval strategy and tactics, but in Victorian social attitudes and the influence of character on history. In juxtaposing an operational with a cultural theme, the author comes closer than any historian yet to explaining what was behind the often-described operations of this famous 1916 battle at Jutland.

Throughout time, from ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their domination through force of arms and political power. But not the United States. America has dominated the world in a new, peaceful, and pervasive way - through the continued creation of staggering wealth. In this authoritative, engrossing history, John Steele Gordon captures as never before the true source of our nation's global influence: wealth and the capacity to create more of it.

Reminiscences of the Civil War is John Brown Gordon’s firsthand account of the war as seen through the eyes of the prominent officer. Gordon was trusted and admired by many, including Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The work begins with him being elected as the commander of the “Raccoon Roughs” and his recollection of the Battle of Manassas. He also describes the South’s surrender at Appomattox, in which he participated. He recounts his role in individual battles such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and Gettysburg.

John A. Gentry and Joseph S. Gordon update our understanding of strategic warning intelligence analysis for the 21st century. Strategic warning - the process of long-range analysis to alert senior leaders to trending threats and opportunities that require action - is a critical intelligence function. It also is frequently misunderstood and underappreciated. The authors examine historical case studies, including postmortems of warning failures, to provide examples of the analytic points they make.

Scare Street is proud to present 14 diabolical new tales in this bone-chilling collection. Each ghastly short story unleashes a new nightmare, ripped from the depths of your psyche. It’s almost as if this book has a mind of its own; a monstrous, disturbed mind, a mind full of dark dreams, and twisted nightmares.

Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, Blake, Coleridge, and Byron. The poets of the Romantic Period celebrated with readings by Sir Ralph Richardson, Christopher Hassall, Margaretta Scott, and Tyrone Power.

Returning home through a bog late one night, 16-year-old Dick Dodds passes a trail that for some reason sends a chill up his spine. He feels the same inexplicable terror the next day when he explores the trail further and meets a girl, Helen Johnson, who saw something that looked like a man with no arms or legs moving and gliding across the landscape.

In this radio reboot, Pete Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy, John Sparkes and Gus Beattie revisit some of their much-loved comic creations, and introduce some hilarious newcomers. We listen in on the meetings of the highly confused Stoneybridge Town Council; hear pearls of nonsense from Calum Gilhooley, Edinburgh's most boring man; and the Little Girl gives us her take on topics including Tonsils, Teenagers, The Truth and Time's Up.

Are you tired of hearing about health fads that do not actually work? Did you know that there's an all-natural and rejuvenating way to keep both your mind and body healthy? What's more, did you know that this particular method has been around for thousands of years? This method is known as aromatherapy, and after listening to this audiobook, Essential Oils & Aromatherapy: Balance Your Mind, Body, and Emotions, you will have all the information that you need regarding the benefits and secrets of aromatherapy at work.

You can usually find bicycles, boxes, and tools in a garage, but not a dinosaur...and an angry one at that! This is exactly what happens to Jake, a 10-year-old boy who, one fine day, finds a real dinosaur egg in his garage. After several days, Spiky, a little and lively dinosaur, is born. Together, the two of them will get into trouble and will turn the whole city upside down.

The belief that all lives matter is at the heart of our founding documents - but we must admit that this conviction has never truly reflected reality in America. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have arisen in response to recent displays of violence and mistreatment, and some of us defensively answer back, "All lives matter". But do they? Really? This audiobook is an exploration of that question.

The best-selling book Real Estate: The Sustainable Investment offers advice and stories to make the learning curve a bit less steep and measurably safer - with proven strategies for reaching long-term investment goals by including small income property in your asset allocation. Sustainable investing for sustainable living and a more secure financial future.

The Landscaper has a secret. An ancient secret that will take you on an extraordinary adventure! You're invited to enter a secret garden-a landscape of unlimited proportions. It's a place where ordinary becomes extraordinary-and miracles, large and small happen. You'll enter this garden through an unassuming gate. It's the one that was opened to the Landscaper some years ago. Inside, you'll discover the secret-if you will pay the price!

Doctors, nurses, medics and stretcher-bearers must venture wherever someone is injured and the cry for assistance goes up. Their job is to put themselves in the heart of danger – to risk their own lives as they try to save the dying. War at its rawest is their domain, an ugly place of shattered bodies, severed limbs and death. They fulfil society’s vital pledge to its warriors that they will not be abandoned on the battlefield. Yet, more often than not, what they do goes unnoticed – except by those who survive because of their extraordinary courage and skill.

A weekly podcast for dentists and independent business owners where we share systems and strategies to help you create a profitable practice while having the freedom to live your most powerful life.

There's a good reason why everyone - from massage therapists to doctors to counselors - recommend aromatherapy extensively throughout the world. It is indeed a natural cure and remedy for many ailments. Not just that, essential oils can be ingeniously used in creating everything from natural perfumes to homemade shampoos and conditioners to effective insect repellents. This resourceful guide aims to offer the listener just about everything he needs to know about using essential oils.

A board of directors should hold wrongdoers accountable, but sometimes that responsibility falls to righteous employees. A riveting and relevant memoir, The Intrepid Brotherhood details a classic story of enlightened leaders’ war against oppressive management when private misconduct evokes public resistance.

A hit man trying to find answers to his brother’s murder. An informer trying to flee his past. A family under threat. Rural Northern Ireland and small-town Alabama. Two places connected by a deadly act – an act that draws two men, and those closest to them, into a spiral of lies, violence and murder as they try to lay their ghosts to rest. But can you ever be forgiven for the sins of your past?

Raised with an isolated band of cataclysm survivors, the misfit Adam makes a tragic mistake. Driven by deep angst, he embarks on a perilous journey seeking redemption and a purpose for his life. His wandering is cut short by a mysterious stranger sent to “bring him in,” lured by the promise of finding that purpose—and the girl from his vision—only to find himself unwittingly trapped inside a surreal netherworld of utter depravity, a pawn in the epic battle for control of his emerging hominid species. Adam must find the girl and escape now, before it’s too late.