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Peter Watson
The third in Peter Watson's spiritual trilogy, including THE GERMAN GENIUS and THE FRENCH MIND: a masterful and epic intellectual history of Britain
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I took [Watson] into this woman's office and there was the American flag, and I stood her up with her mop hanging down, with the American flag hanging down, Grant…
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Peter J.F. Coutts, Alan Watson
This case study of John Boles (1661-1731) illustrates how one can write comprehensive biographies of Irish Quakers, most of whom have hitherto remained anonymous. Sources are analysed, genealogical charts constructed…
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From the mystery of his obscure family origins to the enigma surrounding his premature death, Queer Saint follows Peter Watson through an odyssey of the twentieth century, from high society…
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The world of marketing has changed forever, sadly, many businesses haven’t yet realised it. The rise of the Niche Influencer is ever-increasing and business owners need to get on board…
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Matthew Hammond is a British military officer posted to the European theater during World War II. He sustained a serious injury on the front lines, so bad, in fact, that…
Latin is a classical language, which belongs to the family of Indo-European languages. Initially, it was spoken in Latium, but with time it dominated the Italian region and eventually spread…
Provides information on the important aspects of psychology and race. This book describes the development and measurement of racial awareness and prejudice and techniques for reducing prejudice. It focuses on…
Since the problems of race relations are worldwide, the international origins and perspectives of this excellent and timely book are especially advantageous
Originally published in Great Britain in 2016 with different subtitle: Convergence: the deepest idea in the universe.
Community Farm Boyhood details Peter Watson’s memories of what it was like being raised on a community farm in post-war rural England. The book recounts the short history of the…
Why does the coma victim have a concentration camp number?
A Canadian estate locator is asked by a client’s niece to determine the identity of a coma victim in an…
Can Jimmy escape the brutality of The Home?
Jimmy McGuire’s misdiagnosis led to him being placed in The Home, where he is subjected to sub-human brutality. No sooner does he…
The story reunites Ian McLean with Jack Doyle, the estate locater, who has been asked by two brothers to find their step-brother. Ian’s trail takes him to the Northumberland area…
The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. Fallout dismantles the conventional story…
A compelling survey of the ideas, discoveries, individuals, and cultural expressions that comprise the intellectual history of the twentieth century covers the gamut, from Freud’s psychotherapy to the War in…
From the acclaimed author of The Modern Mind comes an absorbing overview of ideas synthesizing the intellectual and cultural history of Western thought.
There are many books that discuss the coins from specific periods of Egyptian history, but none that considers the coins from the whole of that history. This work aims to…
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A sweeping tour of French history from the 17th century to the present day from the highly acclaimed author of The German Genius
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Watson compares the development of humankind in the Old World and the New between 15,000 B.C. and 1,500 A.D. He identifies three major differences between the two worlds: climate, mammals…
This scintillating narrative of spies and science shows how the atomic bomb was the unnecessary product of mistrust and deceit between America and Britain–resulting in a threat of nuclear war…
A highly ambitious and lucid history of ideas from the very earliest times to the present day. ‘A masterpiece of historical writing … an astonishing overview of human intellectual development’…
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A dazzling investigation into psychology, art and religion; the demise of capitalism; and the beginning of a new era from the author of IDEAS.
How the division of the Americas from the rest of the world affected human history.
A history of the twentieth century which covers all the ideas, people, great events, literary and artistic movements, scientific discoveries which have shaped the twentieth century. ‘Breathtakingly entertaining, endlessly instructive…
Explores the way atheism has evolved, deepened, matured, and gained unprecedented resonance and popularity as it has sought to replace an unknowable God in the afterlife with the voluptuous detail…
The history of German thought, ideas, and influence from 1750 to 1750 to the present.
P Watson
Using a collection of landscape photography, this book gives you the knowledge you need to take digital photographs. Starting at the beginning and explaining digital photography from scratch, it includes…
Rosie Watson,Peter Watson
Peter Watson tells the story of his five year investigation into Sotheby’s and his discovery of practices that include the facilitation of smuggling, the sale of antiquities known to have…
The landscape is not only endlessly varied it is also constantly changing, and this is what makes it such a fascinating and challenging subject. Using a fabulous collection of landscape…
There are many books that discuss the coins from specific periods of Egyptian history, but there are none that consider the coins from the whole of that history. This work…
Peter Watson Jenkins
DO YOU NEED A LIFE COACH? U.S. President Thomas Jefferson did–he called Jesus’ teaching: The most sublime Code of Morals ever offered to Man. This dynamic book echoes Jefferson’s sentiment…
The common theme of the 18 short stories in this book is that money - or wealth of some kind - is found, not earned. It can be as little…
Kay and Tom, who are both 18, meet on a coach taking 30 young adult children of diplomats working in the USA to a camp in the NY Finger Lakes…
The past 100 years have seen a huge rejection of traditional religions and their beliefs. Some say this loss began with people’s rejection of the Just War doctrine in WWI…
Charles Peter Watson
A collection of obsolete, archaic, obscure, rare, dialectic, scientific, advanced, and uncommonly defined common words in the English language, compiled in a period of over 20 years and presented in…
Peter Watson,Noah Nogueira
Angel … the name alone conjures up thoughts of an angelic creature, one that is gentle and loving. This could be the only way to describe our loving pet, Angel…
Ada Petrova,Peter Watson
Revealing and well-written… . A significant book. -Houston Chronicle
Cecilia Todeschini,Peter Watson
A true-life thriller completely exposes the network behind the illegal trade in ancient artifacts - and features a rich cast of rogues and some of the world’s most prestigious art…
