Douglas Hamilton: 13 books

Book cover of The Truth About Rudolf Hess
by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012

Rudolf Hess's flight to Britain in May 1941 stands out as one of the most intriguing and bizarre episodes of the Second World War. In The Truth About Rudolf Hess, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton explodes many of the myths which still surround the affair. He traces the developments which persuaded Hess...
Book cover of The Truth About Rudolf Hess
by James Douglas-Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016

Rudolph Hess’ flight to Britain in May 1941 stands out as one of the most intriguing and bizarre episodes of the Second World War. In The Truth About Rudolph Hess, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton explores many of the myths which still surround the affair. He traces the developments which persuaded...
Book cover of Roof of the World

Roof of the World

Man's First Flight Over Everest

by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013

On the morning of 3 April 1933, two single-engine biplanes set off on a flight into history. From their base near the Indian border with the mystery country of Nepal, the two young pilots, one a British Marquis and a Scottish Member of Parliament, the other a dynamic flight commander, flew towards...
Book cover of Sobering Dilemma

Sobering Dilemma

A History of Prohibition in British Columbia

by Douglas Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004

This fascinating history of alcohol consumption in British Columbia focuses on two periods of harsh liquor prohibitions: first on its Native population from 1854 to 1962, and second, on the entire population, during the 1917 to 1921 period. Using formerly closed police files, Douglas Hamilton traces...
Book cover of Lord of the Skies
by Alasdair Douglas-Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015

Biography of Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton; he was born in 1909 in a leading Scottish family, was educated at Eton and Cranwell RAF College; he played a leading part in civil aviation in 1930's in the UK and around the world, and in the RAF in World War 2, he was a prospective Parliamentary candidate...
Book cover of Beverly Hills Beauty Secrets

Beverly Hills Beauty Secrets

A Prominent Dermatologist and Plastic Surgeon's Insider Guide to Facial Rejuvenation

by Douglas Hamilton, Babak Azizzadeh
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2009

"Beverly Hills Beauty Secrets takes the mystery—but not the magic—out of all the modern miracle cures that help you put your best face forward. From page one, these doctors share their wisdom, take you behind the curtain, and reveal the true colors you can choose from to paint a prettier...
Book cover of Scotland, the Caribbean and the Atlantic world, 1750–1820
by Douglas Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013

This is the first book-length study wholly devoted to assessing the array of ties between Scotland and the Caribbean that bound the Atlantic World together in the later eighteenth century.
Book cover of Immigration and the Remaking of Black America
by Tod G. Hamilton, Douglas S. Massey
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2019

Over the last four decades, immigration from the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa to the U. S. has increased rapidly. In several states, African immigrants are now major drivers of growth in the black population. While social scientists and commentators have noted that these black immigrants’ social...
Book cover of Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…

by O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
Book cover of Sustainability Planning and Collaboration in Rural Canada
by Donald Alexander, Kirstine Baccar, Michael Barr
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016

Rural communities, often the first indicators of economic downturns, play an important role in planning for development and sustainability. Increasingly, these communities are compelled to reimagine the paths that lead not only to economic success, but also to the cultural, social, environmental,...
Book cover of Service as Mandate

Service as Mandate

How American Land-Grant Universities Shaped the Modern World, 1920–2015

by Alan I Marcus, Amy Sue Bix, Gwen Kay
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2016

Established by the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862, America’s land-grant universities have had far-reaching influences on the United States and the world. Service as Mandate, Alan I Marcus’s second edited collection of insightful essays about land-grant universities, explores how these...
Book cover of Bolt, Nut and Rivet Forging
by Douglas T. Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017

This vintage book contains a complete guide to forging bolts, nuts, and rivets with bolt heading machines, continuous-motion bolt and rivet headers, and nut forging machines. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the development of industrial metalworking techniques and would make for...
Book cover of Jacobitism, Enlightenment and Empire, 1680–1820
by Douglas J Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015

The essays in this collection examine religion, politics and commerce in Scotland during a time of crisis and turmoil. Contributors look at the effect of the Union on Scottish trade and commerce, the Scottish role in tobacco and sugar plantations, Robert Burns’s early poetry on his planned emigration to Jamaica and Scottish anti-abolitionists.
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