Fergus Mason: 20 books
by Fergus Mason
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
In 1835, at the age of 13, a young boy walked nearly 300 miles to Paris; he worked odd jobs and did whatever it took to survive. He eventually learned a craft: box making. Before long, the young boy had earned enough to open his own box-making store.
The tale may seem a bit unremarkable until...
Selfridge
The Life and Times of Harry Gordon Selfridge
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Just for a moment try to put every shopping trip you’ve ever made out of your head. Imagine a different world. Imagine that all the goods for sale are locked away in cabinets and to handle them, or even to examine them closely, you need to ask a shop assistant to open it up for you. Imagine that...
The Road to El Dorado
Percy Fawcett and the Lost World of Z
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
In 1925, Percy Fawcett left England for Brazil--he would never return.
For his entire life, Fawcett had been fascinated with exploration. The child of an explorer, Fawcett had heard countless wild stories of adventure and it did not surprise anyone that he became an explorer himself.
In...
Dido Elizabeth Belle
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Dido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. It would be nearly 100 years before slavery was abolished. The date would be of little importance if not for one important factor: Belle's father was white, but her mother was African. It was an unthinkable act for the time, and Belle's life was destined for...
by Fergus Mason
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
You may not know the name Joy Mangano, but you probably know her mop--the Miracle Mop to be more exact. This book is the story of how Mangano built a QVC empire.
The book explores her early days as an inventor through her later success on HSN; along the way it touches on the business strategies...
Turing
The Tragic Life of Alan Turing
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Hundreds of movies and thousands of books have been written about the heroes of World War II. For dozens of years, however, few people knew about one of the greatest heroes of the war—a mild-mannered, eccentric mathematician from the University of Cambridge.
This man, an undeniable genius...
Noah
A History of Noah's Ark
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
For thousands of years, the story of Noah has been one of the greatest epics ever wrote. This compelling book looks into the Biblical story from an historical standpoint. It looks at what the ark would have looked like, what society looked like, and the several archaeological quests to discover the...
by Fergus Mason
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
In 1950 a saleswoman living in Florida decided to find a fun new way to market an unexciting product – reusable food containers. She already had plenty of experience selling household goods but now she wanted to try something different, and she was after a quirky, lively way to sell things.
The...
Queen of the Desert
A Biography of the Female Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2014
T.E. Lawrence is often credited with bringing diplomacy to the Middle East; in the shadows of every great man you will often find an even greater woman. In Lawrence’s case, that woman’s name was Gertrude Bell.
In a time when women didn't go to school, Bell did; in a time when women didn't...
The Golden Genius
The Amazing Life of Maria Altmann
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Maria Altmann and her husband fled their homeland when the Nazi regime came to Austria and threatened their lives. They left their loved ones, their property, and everything that was in it--including their family’s artwork.
Altmann eventually settled in the United States, but did not forget...
Disney’s Nine Old Men
A History of the Animators Who Defined Disney Animation
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Today the Walt Disney Company is a huge media conglomerate with a whole range of interests, taking in music labels, cable and network TV, publishing, merchandising and a chain of theme parks in multiple countries. However it remains best known for its animated films.
Starting in 1927, but mostly between...
Underdogs
How Two Indian Athletes Beat the Million Dollar Arm and Became Professional Baseball Players
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Baseball players come from Cuba, Korea, Japan...India? India is the least likely place anyone would expect a professional baseball player to come from, but one man saw potential, and gave two men a chance to prove themselves. After a strong display of athletics on the Indian television show Million...
Dragon Lady
A History of the 1960 U-2 Spying Incident
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
Espionage thrillers make great edge of your seat films--but when they're true, things get a little more...chilling. At the height of the Cold War in 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet airspace. What follows is a tale of cover-up, lies, and, of course, spying.
With...
by Fergus Mason, Matthew Murray
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
This book helps you understand the Bible at a deeper level, but presenting some of the most famous characters as biographies.
The following people are profiled: The Apostles James and John, Saul of Tarsus, Judas Iscariot, and Noah
This is a collection of previous published books, which may also be purchased separately.
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