NF: History and Politics
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For over 113 years Ley's Malleable Castings was at the heart of Derby's industrial life. Bob Read, a former employee of Ley's has put together a fascinating survey of the history of the foundry and its importance in Derby's industrial history.
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Since 1945, the European states which had previously glamorised their military elites, and made going to war the highest expression of patriotism, have renounced violence as a way of settling their disputes. Violence has been eclipsed as a tool of statesmen. This astonishing reversal...
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General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident-and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton takes...
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Discover the fascinating world of American politics, British politics and the European Union with this three-book collection. Written by expert authors John Roper, Alasdair Blair and Richard S Grayson, these beginner's guides are perfect for young adults and adults alike. Learn about the history,...
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In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, Rachel Slade s Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account of the sinking of the container ship El Faro, the crew of thirty-three who perished onboard, and the destructive forces of globalisation that put the ship in harm...
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Europe: vital for Britain's economy and global standing or a bureaucratic monster hell-bent on destroying our national sovereignty? And why is no one talking about what leaving Europe would actually mean?Addressing the real issues surrounding a potential exit from the EU - including jobs,...
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The Prince, a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, is widely regarded as the most important exploration of politics - and in particular the politics of power - ever written. In Garments of Court and Palace, Philip Bobbitt, a preeminent and...
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Radical economist Jack Rasmus shows how the Obama administration failed to deliver on its promises of economic recovery and social justice and puts forward alternative proposals for how the administration could have realised these goals.In the period of Obama's presidency, corporate profits were up,...
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Spanning the birth of rock 'n' roll to today's phone-in chart-toppers, this text is an essential addition to any music fan's collection, and an invaluable manual to anyone who dreams of being tomorrow's pop idol today.
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Covering the Victorian and Elizabethan eras alongside Dr. Johnson's time, these three books from Liza Picard provide a vivid social history of London through the ages. Victorian London covers everything from rag-gatherers to royalty and fish knives to freemasons as it explains how ordinary...
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Just who does David Cameron think he is? In an engaging series of landmark interviews that will define the would-be prime minister ahead of the next election, Dylan Jones finds out. David Cameron is asking you for the keys to Number 10 but is...
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At the time George W. Bush ordered American forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. Voters in Ohio, when asked by pollsters to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, most frequently named...
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England’s second biggest city stands at the very heart of the country, geographically and historically. Birmingham grew from a modest market town in medieval times to being hailed as ‘the first manufacturing town in the world’ in 1791. The city was at the very...
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Ece Temelkuran heard reasonable people in Britain say it the night of the Brexit vote. She heard reasonable people in America say it the night Trump's election was soundtracked by chants of 'Build that wall.' She heard reasonable people in Turkey say it as...
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It was a horrible tragedy but what if hidden behind the story of the awful on-camera murder of "Wall Street Journal" reporter Daniel Pearl, was another darker story? What is his murderers weren't just fanatic followers of Osama bin Laden? What if he wasn't...
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Undoubtedly, Africa has experienced its fair share of pains during the process of world development. As it remains the most underdeveloped continent, with disproportionate levels of intimidation, domination and all that goes with underdevelopment, this book attempts to discover why. While even Asia, an...
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The story of young German Jews who escaped the Nazis, most often without their families, only to return a few years later to war-torn Europe as members of an elite secret U.S. Army unit. The young men who would become known as “The Ritchie...
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Cornwall has changed much over the last 100 years or so. Disused tin mines can be found scattered across the landscape together with signs of other long-forgotten industries. An old china clay pit at Bodelva is now the very popular Eden Project. With the...
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Brighton Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of one of England's finest cities. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Brighton, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of Brighton...
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First published in her pioneering treatise Statecraft, the opinions and projections of the former Prime Minister on Europe remain potent and resoundingly prophetic. Margaret Thatcher foresaw the European Union as a swelling superstate, gradually eroding Britain's freedom. Irreparable and doomed, European integration did not...
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