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  • More Than A Game

    The Story of Cricket's Early Years

    by John Major ...
    The former Prime Minister examines the early history of one of the great loves of his life in a book that sheds new light on the summer game’s social origins.All his life John Major has loved cricket. In ‘More Than a Game’ he examines it from its origins up to the coming of the First World War. Along the way he considers the crucial role of the wealthy patrons who gambled huge sums on early ... Read more

    $2.49 USD

  • My Old Man

    A Personal History of Music Hall

    by John Major ...
    Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the richly colourful story of the British music hall.Music hall was one of the glories of Victorian England. Sentimental, vulgar, but patriotic and champion of the underdog, it held a mirror to the audiences’ hopes, fears and the general absurdity of ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    My Old Man

    A Personal History of Music Hall

    by John Major ...
    Narrated by Sir John Major, Roy Hudd OBE ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 40 min

    Former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the richly colourful story of the British music hallMusic hall was one of the glories of Victorian England. Sentimental, vulgar, class-conscious, but always patriotic and on the side of the underdog, it held a mirror to the audiences’ hopes and fears, and sometimes the general absurdity of ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • True Identity

    Finding Significance and Freedom Through Who You Are in Christ

    by John Majors ...
    Teens' Guide to Identity from FamilyLifeAll teens wrestle with the question "Who am I?" and wonder, What makes me special?Though these questions linger for life, they are most intense in the teen years, where confusion, awkwardness, and a desperate grab for identity reign. So how does a young person answer these critical questions? Where do young men and women find their significance, worth, and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The 2012 Story

    The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History

    by John Major Jenkins ...
    On December 21, 2012, the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, a 5,125-year cycle calendar system pioneered by the Maya, will come to an end. At the same time, the earth, the sun, and the center of the galaxy will come together in an extremely rare cosmic alignment. More and more people believe that the world as we know it will experience a transformation in 2012, but few are aware of the complete ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • After Prisons?

    Freedom, Decarceration, and Justice Disinvestment

    by Joshua M. Price, Luis R. Gonzalez, Chungse Jung, Brendan McQuade, Andrew J. Pragacz, Kevin Revier, John Major Eason, William G. Martin ...
    As recently as five years ago mass incarceration was widely considered to be a central, permanent feature of the political and social landscape. The number of people in U.S. prisons is still without historic parallel anywhere in the world or in U.S. history. But in the last few years, the population has decreased, in some states by almost a third. A broad consensus is emerging to reduce prison ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Galactic Alignment

    The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions

    by John Major Jenkins ...
    Explores the central role played by the galaxy in both ancient and modern times in the transformation of the human spirit.• Extends Jenkins' groundbreaking research in Maya Cosmogenesis 2012.• Reveals how the coming Galactic Alignment of era-2012 promises a renewal of human consciousness.• Uncovers the galactic vision of Mayan, Egyptian, Greek, and Vedic cosmologies.The Galactic Alignment is a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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    Unlocking the Secrets of 2012

    Galactic Wisdom from the Ancient Skywatchers

    by John Major Jenkins ...
    Narrated by John Major Jenkins ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 32 min

    Did the ancient Mayans predict that the "end of time" would occur in 2012, or is that a modern misunderstanding of their intended message? Respected author and researcher John Major Jenkins goes to the source—the original Mayan calendar found in the city of Izapa—to find the astonishing answers.On Unlocking the Secrets of 2012, he reveals that Mayans believed 2012 was not an ending, but a central ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Responsibilities of Democracy

    by Nick Clegg, John Major ...
    Series series Haus Curiosities
    Democracy operates on consent. That means politicians have an obligation to present and argue their causes in order to ultimately win consensus. Above all, democracy requires honesty—in facing up to challenges, acknowledging fears and dangers, and admitting the limitations of government. But democracy has its flaws, not least in the lack of efficiency in the decision-making process.Amid pressing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Farokh Engineer

    From the Far Pavilion

    by John Cantrell ...
    Born in Bombay in 1938, Farokh Engineer quickly displayed a prodigious talent with both bat and gloves. Selected to play for the India Starlets in the late 1950s, by 1967 he was signed with Lancashire. Farokh was instrumental in both the renaissance of the Red Rose County's fortunes and in the forging of the Indian team into one of the major forces in world cricket. With a foreword by John Major ... Read more

    $10.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Money-Spinner (UNABRIDGED)

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    by Arthur Wing Pinero ...
    Narrated by John Majors, Shellie Knight, Jose Hunt, William Salazar ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 8 min

    When his younger brother incurs a large betting debt, what could be easier than for a man to borrow the money to save him from the factory he runs while his employers are away. Whoops; his employers are coming back before he has repaid the money. Ah, perhaps his wife can get the money from a friendly Lord who was once her suitor.... A friendly card game perhaps. What could go wrong? ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • A Brief History of the British Army

    by John Lewis-Stempel, Major Jock Haswell ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken disorder. It involves many of the most vital preoccupations in the history of the island - the struggle against Continental domination by a single power, the battle for Empire - and a cast pf remarkable characters - Marlborough, Wellington and Montgomery ... Read more

    Was $5.99 USD Now $2.99 USD