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    Poems for Men

    A volume of poetry to change your view on what it means to be a man.

    Unabridged

    2 hours 44 min

    Do men need poems?Is the gender of brawn and ‘can-do’ really a candidate for honeyed verse?Obviously yes. Through the centuries men seem to dominate the writing of poetry. From books of epics to quatrains of love poetry it seemed to be a man’s world. His domain.But take away the stirring deeds of adventure and much of what remains was written in the admiration or pursuit of women.A volume purely ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Travels Into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia

    ‘The Great Game’ (also referred to as the Tournament of Shadows) is a term used to describe the political and diplomatic confrontation that existed during most of the 19th Century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire centered around Afghanistan and its surrounding regions. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Military Memoirs of a Confederate

    Narrated by Traber Burns ...

    Unabridged

    25 hours 13 min

    One of the most important and objective firsthand accounts of the Civil WarUnlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander objectively evaluated and criticized prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the bloody conflict that divided but subsequently united the nation.The memoir starts with Alexander heading to Utah ... Read more

    $29.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Travels into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia

    At the age of only twenty six, Alexander Burnes proved himself to be one of the most effective intelligence agents of his time. Making two dangerous journeys beyond the frontiers of the Indian Empire, he reported back via the East India Company to Downing Street on the geography and politics of the kingdoms that lay to the northwest as far as fabled Bokhara. He travelled simply, disguised as a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Travels into Bokhara

    ‘The Great Game’ (also referred to as the Tournament of Shadows) is a term used to describe the political and diplomatic confrontation that existed during most of the 19th Century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire centered around Afghanistan and its surrounding regions. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Travels into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia.

    Alexander Burnes was a British adventurer and employee of the East India Company during the Great Game era of the 19th Century. He spoke Hindi and Persian and was nicknamed 'Bokhara Burnes' for his role in establishing contact with and exploring Bokhara, which made him famous. He was rumored to be a spy during the first Afghan War and was knighted by Queen Victoria for his clandestine services ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This Will Not Pass

    Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future

    The “blockbuster” (The Guardian) New York Times bestseller, a shocking, definitive account of the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden presidency by two New York Times reporters, exposes the deep fissures within both parties as the country approaches a political breaking point.This is the authoritative, “deeply reported” (The Wall Street Journal) account of an eighteen-month crisis in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 2 of 3)

    "Travels Into Bokhara" by Sir Alexander Burnes is a captivating account of the author's journey through Central Asia, particularly focusing on the region of Bokhara. Burnes, a British explorer and diplomat, provides a detailed narrative of his experiences, interactions with local cultures, and observations of the political landscape of the time. His vivid descriptions and keen insights into the ... Read more

    $0.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Travels into Bokhara: Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia (Complete)

    In the end of December, 1831, I had the honour to obtain the final sanction of the Governor-general of India to proceed to Central Asia. I received my passports from his lordship at Delhi on the 23d of that month, and proceeded by express to Lodiana on the frontiers, where I had the pleasure of meeting my fellow-traveller Mr. James Gerard, of the Bengal army. We here experienced many acts of ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Travels into Bokhara Volume 1, 2, 3 Complete

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Series series
    Travels into Bokhara: containing the narrative of a voyage on the Indus from the sea to Lahore, ... and an account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia ; performed by order of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833 This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    This Will Not Pass

    Trump, Biden and the Battle for American Democracy

    Unabridged

    17 hours

    The “blockbuster” (The Guardian) New York Times bestseller, a shocking, definitive account of the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden presidency by two New York Times reporters, exposes the deep fissures within both parties as the country approaches a political breaking point.This is the authoritative, “deeply reported” (The Wall Street Journal) account of an eighteen-month crisis in ... Read more

    $29.99 USD