This is a captivating read spanning 5 000 years of the oceans history. Conquest of the Ocean" tells the 5 000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas for trade to conquer new lands to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese & the British these are awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages involving great feats of seamanship navigation endurance & ingenuity. You can explore the lives & maritime adventures many with first person narratives of land seekers & globe charters such as Christopher Columbus Captain James Cook & Vitus Bering. Brian Lavery is a well-known British naval historian whose prestigious credits include historical consultant on the blockbuster " Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World". This narrative history is filled with paintings logbooks maps sketches & diagrams that bring these events & locations to life. " Conquest of the Ocean" beautifully intertwines informative images with fascinating stories of expedition & exploration in a way that has never been done before. Brian Lavery will have you engrossed in this extraordinary historic naval read." ...

A New York Times" & " Wall Street Journal" Bestseller In this book Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey & professor & Conscious Capitalism Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business & capitalism. Featuring some of today's best-known companies they illustrate how these two forces can--and do--work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders: including customers employees suppliers investors society & the environment. These " Conscious Capitalism" companies include Whole Foods Market Southwest Airlines Costco Google Patagonia The Container Store UPS & dozens of others. We know them; we buy their products or use their services. Now it's time to better understand how these organizations use four specific tenets--"higher purpose " "stakeholder integration " "conscious leadership " & "conscious culture & management"--to build strong businesses & help advance capitalism further toward realizing its highest potential. As leaders of the Conscious Capitalism movement Mackey & Sisodia argue that aspiring leaders & business builders need to continue on this path of transformation--for the good of both business & society as a whole. At once a bold defense & reimagining of capitalism & a blueprint for a new system for doing business grounded in a more evolved ethical consciousness this book provides a new lens for individuals & companies looking to build a more cooperative humane & positive future." ...

For years Mitch Rapp's bold actions have saved the lives of thousands. He has killed with impunity tortured to avert disaster & shown he will do whatever it takes to win the War on Terror. He has become a hero to many
- & an enemy to countless more. Now the powerful father of a dead terrorist demands vengeance in its simplest form: an eye for an eye. He wants Rapp dead
- & his hate-filled plea has found sympathetic ears. In the tangled world of espionage there are those even among America's allies who feel Rapp has grown too effective. They've been looking for a chance to eliminate America's No. 1 counterterrorism operative
- & now their time has come. Rapp must use all his skill & ruthless determination to save himself before he can turn his fury on those who have dared betray him.


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Destinies can change in an instant. In 1935 privileged misfit Lorna meets the love of her life. Falling for a penniless & bohemian artist Matt she abandons her stuffy Kensington existence in London & moves to a rustic cottage in Somerset. A baby Molly is born but the coming war takes Matt
- & Lornas dreams
- away.. . Lornas decisions & their unforeseeable consequences come to shape the stories first of her daughter Molly & then her granddaughter Ruth. Consequences tells of three generations of women in their own twentieth-century times united by their shared experiences of love pain fate & happiness.

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The history of the Conservative party has extraordinarily rarely been written in a single volume for the general reader. There are academic multi-volume accounts & a multitude of smaller books with limited historical scope. But now Robin Harris Margaret Thatchers speechwriter & party insider has produced this authoritative but lively history book which tells the whole story & fills a gaping hole in Britains historiographical record. Taking as his starting point the larger than life personalities of the Conservative Partys leaders & prime ministers since its inception Robin Harris book also analyses the interconnected themes & issues which have dominated Conservative politics over the years. The careers of Peel Disraeli Salisbury Baldwin Chamberlain Churchill Eden Macmillan Heath Thatcher Major Hague & Cameron together amount to an alternative history of Britain since the early nineteenth century. This landmark book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in history or politics or anyone who has ever wondered how Britain came to be the nation it is today. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died billions more were doomed. Moons planets the very stars themselves faced destruction cold-blooded brutal & worse random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender. Within the cosmic conflict an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals lay a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture & the Idirans sought it. It was the fate of Horza the Changer & his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries human & machine actually to find it & with it their own destruction. Consider Phlebas
- a space opera of stunning power & awesome imagination.
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Bee Wilson is the beloved food writer & historian who writes as the Kitchen Thinker" in the " Sunday Telegraph" & is the author of " Swindled!". Her charming & original new book " Consider the Fork" explores how the implements we use in the kitchen have shaped the way we cook & live. A wooden spoon
- most trusty & loveable of kitchen implements
- looks like the opposite of 'technology' as the word is normally understood. But look closer. Is it oval or round? Does it have an extra-long handle to give your hand a place of greater safety from a hot skillet? Or a pointy bit at one side to get the lumpy bits in the corner of the pan? It took countless inventions to get to the well-equipped kitchens we have now where our old low-tech spoon is joined by mixers freezers & microwaves but the story of human invention in the kitchen is largely unseen. Discovering the histories of our knives ovens & kitchens themselves Bee Wilson explores among many other things why the French & Chinese have such different cultures of the knife; & why Roman kitchens contain so many implements we recognize. Encompassing inventors scientists cooks & chefs this is the previously unsung history of our kitchens."

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Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's deal anyway? & who won the Adult Video News' Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? David Foster Wallace answers these questions & more in his new book of hilarious non-fiction. For this collection David Foster Wallace immerses himself in the three-ring circus that is the presidential race in order to document one of the most vicious campaigns in recent history. Later he strolls from booth to booth at a lobster festival in Maine & risks life & limb to get to the bottom of the lobster question. Then he wheedles his way into an L.A. radio studio armed with tubs of chicken to get the behind-the-scenes view of a conservative talkshow featuring a host with an unnatural penchant for clothing that only looks good on the radio. In what is sure to be a much-talked-about exploration of distinctly modern subjects one of the sharpest minds of our time delves into some of life's most delicious topics. ...

Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2012 Fourteen-year-old Mariel returns to England for her grandmother's funeral. It is the first time she has been back since she emigrated with her mother as a baby & it is the beginning of the uncovering of some really extraordinary truths about the Considine family. Why did Mariel's mum argue with Grandma all those years ago? Why does Amelia wear so much perfume? Why is there a very large cat flap in Louvre House? Why does Gerald seem scared of his brother's appetite? Did Grandma Considine really break her neck falling down the stairs? & most importantly what is the dark secret that lies at the heart of the family? ...