David Roberts is a distinguished author whose work delves into the realms of political thrillers and entrepreneurial insights. Roberts infuses his writing with extensive experience in telecommunications and business, offering readers a unique perspective on the intricate world of large-scale contracts and strategic management. His publications are frequently lauded for their prescience and profound understanding of the subjects he explores.
Life in the 1950s Midlands town still reflects the austerity of the immediate post-war period. But amid the greyness there's the promise of better things to come. Change is waiting round the corner.
17 stycznia 1913 r. sytuacja Douglasa Mawsona, kierownika Australazjatyckiej Ekspedycji Antarktycznej, była nie do pozazdroszczenia – z całego zespołu został tylko on, groziła mu śmierć głodowa, a na dodatek wszystkie psy padły, musiał więc samodzielnie ciągnąć sanie w drodze powrotnej do głównej bazy. Kiedy zarwał się pod nim most śnieżny i Mawson zawisł nad przepaścią na uprzęży sań, życie uratował mu zapamiętany fragment wiersza, dzięki któremu wykrzesał z siebie siły, by wspiąć się z powrotem na powierzchnię. Momentami poruszał się na czworakach, a pewnego wieczoru z przerażeniem stwierdził, że spód stopy całkowicie się od niej oderwał. Kiedy 8 lutego dowlókł się do bazy, przypominał żywy szkielet. Pierwszy z towarzyszy, który go ujrzał, zawołał ze zgrozą: „Wiem, że jesteś jednym z nich. Ale którym?!”. Fascynująca i niewiarygodna historia przywraca Mawsonowi należne mu miejsce pośród największych polarników i kierowników ekspedycji antarktycznych. Książka zawiera słynne zdjęcia Antarktydy wykonane przez Franka Hurleya - wiele z nich nigdy nie było dotychczas publikowanych.
Over 200 Memories of Harry Nilsson by the fans and musicians that loved him the most.
This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and the meaning of the present in an ever-receding future. Today, instead, the present defines both the past and the future. The 'contemporary' has replaced 'modern' and 'post-modern' self-understandings. The times of the past and the future have been transformed into versions of 'now' while the present has acquired its own history. History of the Present describes the emergence of this 'contemporary' historical consciousness across a wide spectrum of cultural phenomena ranging from historiography to heritage and museum studies, and from the globalization of the novel to the rise of science fiction. The culture of the 'contemporary' appears particularly clearly in the merging of high and low culture along with art and fashion. This book will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and social theory, museum and heritage studies, and literary history and criticism.
David Roberts outlines the contours and history of totalitarianism--
Celebrating 50 years since the release of 'All Right Now' and their classic album Fire And Water, this official book Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy is an oral history mixing over 350 fan anecdotes with a narrative written by Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke following the career of Free, Bad Company, the solo years of Paul Rodgers as well as The Firm and Queen.
The story of the women's suffrage movement, told through pictures and words by the bestselling illustrator David Roberts.
A celebrated mountaineer and author searches for meaning in great adventures and explorations, past and present.
A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne as they seek to thwart the assasination of Winston Churchill.
The paperback edition of the tenth and final murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne.
A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne
It is 1936 and Spain is about to erupt into civil war. Verity Brown, now a correspondent for a national newspaper, insists Corinth help her investigate a murder in Madrid to clear the name of her lover, a senior figure in the Communist Party, who has been convicted of the crime.
When the Nazis seize Austria in March 1938, Verity Browne - the New Gazette's correspondent in Vienna - is one of the first to be deported as a well-known anti-Fascist. Before she leaves, she is able to arrange for a young Jew, Georg Dreiser, to escape to England, but where he expects to find safety, he finds danger and sudden death.
It is 1935 and the Duke of Mersham is hosting a party at his country house, when one of the guests is poisoned. Was it an accident or something more sinister? The Duke's younger brother, Lord Edward Corinth, and journalist Verity Browne, set out to investigate.
Winston Churchill is dismayed to receive unauthorised information on the perilous state of Britain's rearmament programme in the year 1937. The Foreign Office brings in Lord Edward Corinth to investigate the leaks.
The eighth exciting mystery in David Roberts's increasingly popular classic crime series featuring Lord Corinth and Verity Brown.
Lord Edward Corinth is invited by his friend Joe Weaver to recover certain letters stolen from the King's intimate friend Wallis Simpson. There is no mystery about who has taken these letters - a woman called Mrs Raymond Harkness a former mistress of the King and a close friend of Edward's.
Intrigue and murder on the frantic Atlantic. On board the Queen Mary bound for New York is distinguished economist Lord Benyon, on a mission to persuade President Roosevelt to assist Britain with arms and money if it comes to war with Germany. But there are those who want the mission to fail and will not stop at murder.
May 1915. Kingdom Lock and his faithful sidekick, Siddhartha Singh are gunned down on the streets of Basra and suspicion falls on German spy, Wilhelm Wassmuss. Major Ross believes Wassmuss is not only still alive but that he is behind the assassination of a senior Turkish officer, the death of whom has been blamed on Lock.
It is 1914 and while battles rage across Europe, three empires - the Ottoman, the German and the British - fight for dominance in the Middle East. The merciless landscape of Persia and Mesopotamia are prizes to be claimed by the most ruthless opponent.
The Melting Pot includes a collection of 36 Israeli recipes quick and easy to prepare , from falafel to Jaffa orange chicken, all made with ingredients easily obtainable anywhere in the world. It also features an amusing introduction to Israeli eating habits and holidays. Each recipe is accompanied by a photograph and descriptive background to the dish.
