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This affectionate look at the revered British radio broadcast surveys the history and lore of the four-times daily announcements of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. Written from the perspective of an announcer who read the on-air forecast for nearly...

Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy.

In an age of steam, the world is divided by the power of aether and the shapers who can pull power from crystals. Little magics define the course of lives for those who can use them and those who can’t. Tisdan Thinkledor, a thief from lowtown has never thought of the politics or games played...

The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit...

Examines Chief Seatle's life in the context of his time including information on his tribe the Suquamish and his complete speech.

The pressures of life have taken their toll on Trent. His sins, his crimes, his mistakes have pushed him over the edge and left him with few options. In an effort to atone for his past he joined a monastery. As he works to scrub his memories and cleanse his soul, he finds something he did not expect.  

Ben the tramp, self-confessed coward and ex-sailor, is back in the Merchant Service and shipwrecked in the Pacific. Ben the tramp, self-confessed coward and ex-sailor, is back in the Merchant Service and shipwrecked in the Pacific. Tired of being homeless and down on his luck, the incorrigible Ben...

In today's world where terminology is frequently changing, the terms themselves and what is associated with them can often be confusing. In the legal field, an example of this is that while terms such as paralegal, legal assistant, and legal secretary, are all used on a regular basis, it can leave many...

The alignment of the stars at Marie Mancini's birth warned that although she would be gifted at divination, she was destined to disgrace her family. Nonetheless, Cardinal Mazarin brings his niece to the opulent French court, where the forbidden occult arts thrive in secret. In France, Marie discovers...

There is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at "the...

Harvard Classics Volume 43 compiled a collection of essential American documents, comprised of 47 treaties, speeches, historical accounts and governmental documents that cover the United States from the settling of the continent to the founding of the country and through the Civil War and early 20th...

A collection of key American government documents with analysis and interpretation, plus annotations of cases decided by the Supreme Court. The documents include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America and amendments to the Constitution. This volume...

“Let us re-adopt the Declaration of Independence, and with it, the practices, and policy, which harmonize with it. ... If we do this, we shall not only have saved the Union: but we shall have saved it, as to make, and keep it, forever worthy of the saving.” – Abraham Lincoln

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