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  • How A One-Legged Rebel Lives. Reminiscences Of The Civil War

    The Story Of The Campaigns Of Stonewall Jackson, Told By A High Private In The "Foot Cavalry"

    by John S Robson ...
    A veteran of the 52nd Virginia Regiment recounts his experiences under the great Stonewall Jackson in his Valley campaign and up until he lost his leg for the Southern cause at the battle of Cedar Creek. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Captain Cook's War & Peace

    The Royal Navy Years, 1755–1768

    by John Robson ...
    The history of the naval career of the 18th century British explorer.Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? As this book shows, by that date he had become supremely and uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration. This was a period when who you were and who you knew counted for more than ability, but Cook, through his own skills and ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The New Space Opera 2

    by Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan, Robert Charles Wilson, Peter Watts, John Kessel, Cory Doctorow, John Barnes, Kristine Kathryn Rusch0, Jay Lake1, Neal Asher2, Garth Nix3, Sean Williams4, Bruce Sterling5, Bill Willingham6, John Meaney7, Elizabeth Moon8, Tad Williams9, Justina Robson0, John Scalzi1, Mike Resnick2, John C. Wright3 ...
    Narrated by various narrators, Tom Weiner4, Bahni Turpin5, Caroline Shaffer6, Sean Runnette7, Tom Taylorson8, Hillary Huber9, Marguerite Gavin0, Xe Sands1, Erica Sullivan2, Neil Shah3, R. C. Bray4, Lloyd James5, Tristan Morris6, Kevin Kenerly7, Terri McMahon8, Richard Powers9 ...

    Unabridged

    23 hours 23 min

    Following the success of their Locus Award–winning anthology The New Space Opera, editors Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan up the ante with The New Space Opera 2, in which more of the most beloved names in science fiction spin stunning tales of interstellar adventure and wonder. Authors include:Neal AsherJohn BarnesCory DoctorowJohn KesselJay LakeJohn MeaneyElizabeth MoonGarth NixMike ... Read more

    $23.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Zen Evangelist

    Shenhui, Sudden Enlightenment, and the Southern School of Chan Buddhism

    by John R. McRae, Robert E. Buswell, Jr. ...
    Series Book 12 - Kuroda Classics in East Asian Buddhism
    Huineng (638–713), author and hero of the Platform Sutra, is often credited with founding the Southern school of Chan Buddhism and its radical doctrine of “sudden enlightenment.” However, manuscripts discovered at Dunhuang at the beginning of the twentieth century reveal that the real architect of the Southern school was Huineng’s student Shenhui (684–758). An ardent evangelist for his master’s ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Famine

    Its Causes, Effects and Management

    Edited by John R.K. Robson ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    In Famine (1981), a collection of essays by experts from the developing world and advanced agricultural societies, the authors share their ecological perspectives and provide an insight into the multiple causes of famine. They examine the fact that the main cause of famine is more likely to be as a result of human actions, rather than the vagaries of climate, and look at whether planned ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Thirty Years of Astronomical Discovery with UKIRT

    The Scientific Achievement of the United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope

    Edited by Andy Adamson, John Davies, E. Ian Robson, Ian Robson ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    These are the proceedings of an international meeting hosted by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the UKIRT, the United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope.The volume comprises 31 professional level papers. The first part of the book has 10 thorough reviews of the conception, design and build of the telescope, as well as accounts of some its key ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Food, Ecology and Culture

    Readings in the Anthropology of Dietary Practices

    Edited by John R.K. Robson ...
    Series series Food and Nutrition in History and Anthropology
    First published in 1980. The following papers represent a selection of studies which provide such an insight into human food behavior during development. It is hoped that readers will be encouraged to participate in this new quest for knowledge. The time has surely come to document carefully the food practices of different societies. The authors’ hope there will be similar and parallel attempts to ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Autobiography

    by John Robson, John Stuart Mill ...
    One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound, he became a leading Victorian liberal thinker, whose works - including On Liberty, Utilitarianism, The Subjection of Women and this Autobiography - are among ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Insanity and Divinity

    Studies in Psychosis and Spirituality

    Edited by John Gale, Michael Robson, Georgia Rapsomatioti ...
    Series series The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series
    How close is spirituality to psychosis?Covering the interrelation of psychosis and spirituality from a number of angles, Insanity and Divinity will generate dialogue and discussion, aid critical reflection and stimulate creative approaches to clinical work for those interested in the connections between religious studies, psychoanalysis, anthropology and hagiography.Bringing together an ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Postmodern Spirituality in the Age of Entitlement

    by David John Robson ...
    In POSTMODERN SPIRITUALITY IN THE AGE OF ENTITLEMENT, impatience, quickness, and the need for instant gratification unconsciously push the postmodern person towards "social and spiritual shallowness." Attempting to cope with an ever-increasing flow and flood of information, knowledge, and data, we skim and scan, instead of deep reading and absorption. David Robson weaves numerous thoughtful and ... Read more

    $3.63 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Unwelcome Guest

    by Amanda Robson ...
    Narrated by Natalie Beran, John Hopkins, Olivia Mace, Claire Vousden, Thomas Delacourt ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 40 min

    ‘This was one of the best and most unique books I’ve read all year! I just could not freaking put this book down! 87 stars from me!!!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐SHE HAD THE PERFECT MARRIAGE. UNTIL HER MOTHER-IN-LAW MOVED IN…Saffron vowed to love Miles no matter what life threw at them both. But when her mother-in-law moves into their happy family home, Saffron’s shiny life begins to tarnish.Even as ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Expectation Effect

    How Your Mindset Can Change Your World

    by David Robson ...
    Narrated by John Sackville ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 45 min

    “As David Robson makes plain in this compelling book, the way we think about the world can profoundly shape how we navigate it. Based in science and packed with smart advice, The Expectation Effect will expand your mind—and maybe even extend your life.”—Daniel Pink, New York Times bestselling author of When, Drive, and To Sell Is HumanA journey through the cutting-edge science of how our mindset ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook