Dean King: 13 books
The World of Patrick O'Brian
A Sea of Words, A Life Revealed, Harbors and High Seas, and Every Man Will Do His Duty
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Four volumes of history and biography for fans of the Aubrey-Maturin novels, with lore on the Royal Navy and much more.
What is a sandgrouse, and where does it live? What are the medical properties of lignum vitae, and how did Stephen Maturin use it to repair his viola? Who is Adm. Lord Keith,...
A Sea of Words
A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
A guide to the British Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age for fans of the Aubrey–Maturin series: “A gem of a book” (Minneapolis Star Tribune).
What is a sand-grouse, and where does it live? What are the medical properties of lignum vitae, and how did Stephen Maturin use it to repair his...
Every Man Will Do His Duty
An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson 1793–1815
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Napoleonic-era accounts of life aboard Royal Navy warships: “Readers of Patrick O’Brian and C. S. Forester will enjoy this collection” (Library Journal).
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the British Navy was the mightiest instrument of war the world had ever known. The Royal...
The Feud
The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
"Marvelous....THE FEUD is popular history as it ought to be written." ---Wall Street Journal
Nearly every American has heard of the Hatfields and the McCoys. The violent feud between these two families has become shorthand for fierce, unyielding, and even violent confrontation. Yet...
Patrick O'Brian
A Life Revealed
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
A revealing and insightful look at one of the modern world’s most acclaimed historical novelists
Patrick O’Brian was well into his seventies when the world fell in love with his greatest creation: the maritime adventures of Royal Navy Captain Jack Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin....
Skeletons on the Zahara
A True Story of Survival
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2004
A masterpiece of historical adventure, Skeletons on the Zahara chronicles the true story of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a hellish two-month journey through the perilous heart of the Sahara.
The...
Unbound
A True Story of War, Love, and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2010
In October 1934, the Chinese Communist Army found itself facing annihilation, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Nationalist soldiers. Rather than surrender, 86,000 Communists embarked on an epic flight to safety. Only thirty were women. Their trek would eventually cover 4,000 miles over 370 days....
Harbors and High Seas
An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
This companion for fans of the Napoleonic sea sagas offers maps of the novels’ streets, seas, and coasts, and much more.
The tall-masted sailing ships of the early nineteenth century were the technological miracles of their day, allowing their crews to traverse the seas with greater speed...
by Benjamin Franklin, Francis Hopkinson, John Bull
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Contents The Ephemera: An Emblem Of Human Life Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). The Whistle Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Dialogue Between Franklin And The Gout Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Consolation For The Old Bachelor Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791). John Bull Washington Irving (1783-1859)....
The Interregnum
Rethinking New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
‘The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear’ Antonio GramsciIs New Zealand’s political settlement beginning to fray? And does this mean we’re entering the interregnum, that ambiguous...
by Robert J. Mason, V. Courtney Broaddus, Thomas Martin
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Master pulmonary procedures with Murray & Nadel’s Image-Guided Thoracic Case Studies eBook - the first-ever eBook derived from the highly popular, preeminently authoritative Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, 5th Edition. Because this pulmonology reference was "born digital" rather...
by Talmadge E. King, Margaret B. Wheeler, Alicia Fernandez
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
The leading reference and text on the increasingly relevant and important topic of caring for underserved patients and those with highly unique health requirements
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The timely publication of Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients: Principles,...
The Rabbit Hole
Weird Stories, #1
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs...