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Peter Jefferson
Peter Jefferson's affectionate memoir of and history behind the BBC radio forecast: he explains how it came about, who collects the information and what it's like to read this bulletin.
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Peter FitzSimons
An unforgettable story of the bravery and sacrifice of one extraordinary soldier that takes us from the shores of Gallipoli to the battlefields of France, all brought to vivid life…
Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert…
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Peter Temple
Joe Cashin was different once. He moved easily then; was surer and less thoughtful. But there are consequences when you’ve come so close to dying. For Cashin, they included a…
Kevin Hickson,Jasper Miles,Harry Taylor
The first academic biography of one of the leading thinkers of the Labour Party, Peter Shore.
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Peter Shore
This book is dedicated to the grandparents in the over 3 million households in which grandparents are raising their grandchildren, to the millions more foster parents, relative caregivers, and adoptive…
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Research findings and dissemination are making healthcare more effective. Electronic health records systems and advanced tools are making care delivery more efficient. Legislative reforms are striving to make care more…
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Ken Peters
It's 1992, Clinton has ascended the Presidency, the Cold War is over and the West is offering Aide for democratization and the dismantling of former Soviet Nuclear Arsenals. Fidel Castro…
Peter Ritchie
All around her, events threaten to run out of control - and a new investigation is testing her to the limit. But a traitor in his midst is intent upon…
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Originally published in Australia by the Text Publishing Company; First published in the United States by Farrar, Straus and Giroux –T.p. verso.
Peter Martin Duncan
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Dewey Lambdin
In 1805, with news of Admiral Nelson’s death fresh on his mind, Captain Lewrie’s ship joins up in the voyage that will culminate in the Battle of Cape Town, in…
Peter Muise
For over three hundred years, stories of witches, sea serpents and pirates have amazed and terrified residents of Massachusetts’s North Shore. In the summer of 1692, phantom men were spotted…
Peter Doornekamp
On 19 February 1945, thousands of Marines landed on the black shores of a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. The fight that was supposed to take 3 days lasted…
Discover a wide range of fascinating tales from the North Shore region of Massachusetts.
Peter J. Hayward
This book introduces the natural history of sandy shore communities and provides keys that will enable readers to name the animals they find. It provides practical approaches for behavioural and…
Peter Robinson (Aoyama Gakuin University Japan)
Peter Chambers
Drawing empirically on the now notorious case of Australia, this book pursues a range of theoretical perspectives - including Foucault’s work on power, the systems theory of Niklas Luhmann, and…
Peter Weltner
In Book VI of Virgil’s AENEID, as the unburied dead stand on the shore of a river waiting to be carried across, they reach out their arms in longing for…
Peter Genovese
Here, readers can spend a summer with Peter Genovese as he chronicles a typical wild and wacky, kitschy and classy summer along the New Jersey coastline. The book covers the…
Forever Shores brings together the best Australian authors of fantasy fiction writing today. From Isobelle Carmody’s tragic romantic style to Terry Dowling’s complex and technical worlds, and Carmel Bird’s intriguing…
The Sunday Times bestseller, from Australia’s most acclaimed crime and thriller writer.
Caroline Seebohm
The Jersey Shore is many things to many people. From wraparound porches, to elaborate gables, to wooden turrets that offer stunning views, this book showcases the fascinating and eclectic architecture…
Peter M Heiberg
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING:
Peter, you’re a knucklehead.
-Bob Perry, Naval Architect
Peter, doesn’t ‘peace of mind’ mean anything at all to you?
Dr. Hal Weinberg Ph.D., Psychologist, Professor…
Thomas J. Osborne
There are moments when we forget how fortunate we are to have the California coast. The state is home to 1,100 miles of uninterrupted coastline defined by long stretches of…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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The Jersey Shore comes alive in this book by the reporter/writer who knows New Jersey, and the Jersey Shore, best. Every conceivable topic is covered - where to eat; where…
Peter Benn
Discover which ports will specifically interest you before buying your excursions. Colourfully illustrated and honestly written first-hand descriptions give the new cruiser a practical guidebook to possibilities. Includes an indispensable…
Peter C. Patton,James M. Kent
Details the history of specific sites, the climatic and geologic forces that shape the shore, and regulations regarding land-use development. The goal is better understanding for citizens, developers, regulators, and…
Peter Day,Antony King,James Manna
Sea Creatures and Sea Shores is a handy guide for novice and experienced divers and snorkellers alike, for anyone combing the shoreline, and for people of any age curious to…
Tonya D. Clayton,Lewis A. Taylor,William J. Cleary,Paul Hosier,Peter H. F. Graber
The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast Spartina marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike…
Philip A. Munz,Bruce M. Pavlik
The diverse coastal habitats of the spectacular Pacific Coast include sandy beaches and dunes, salt- and freshwater marshes, coastal prairies and bluffs, riparian woodlands, and coniferous forests. This guide introduces…
Mike Sharp,John Peters
Did you leave your fishing rods at home before relocating to Hong Kong, unaware that such a densely populated place could support recreational fishing? Mike Sharp and John Peters walk…
Angelo Cattaneo
This volume explores the intense cultural and historical tensions shaping the varied contexts of Amerigo Vespucci’s life and fortune. The study combines approaches from literary history, philology, the history of…
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