Michael Mcnally: 12 books
Coronel and Falklands 1914
Duel in the South Atlantic
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Upon the outbreak of war, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst the Imperial German Navy was concentrated in two areas – Home Waters and Tsingtao, the home port of the crack East Asia Cruiser Squadron which, under the command of Admiral von Spee contained some of Germany's most modern...
by Michael McNally
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2008
With more than 60,000 combatants, the Battle of the Boyne, which took place on July 1, 1690, was the largest battle ever fought on Irish soil, and has long been regarded as the pivotal event of the Williamite War due to the presence of two crowned Kings of England—James II and William III—in command...
Ramillies 1706
Marlborough’s tactical masterpiece
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
This is the story of one of the great battles which forged the reputation of the Duke of Marlborough as one of history's greatest captains. His tactical intuition on the field of Ramillies led to perhaps his finest battlefield performance and paved the way for a campaign that would see much of Flanders,...
Fontenoy 1745
Cumberland's bloody defeat
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe in 1740, with France, Spain and Prussia on one side, and Britain, Habsburg Austria and the Dutch Republic on the other. While fighting occurred across the globe, the bloodiest battles were fought on...
Honoring Elders
Aging, Authority, and Ojibwe Religion
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2009
Like many Native Americans, Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom, authority, and religious significance of old age, but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work, rooted in narrative traditions, moral vision, and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in...
The Eastern Path to Heaven
A Guide to Happiness from the Teachings of Jesus in Tibet
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally have, for the last ten years, explored together the ancient cities, rare manuscripts, and oral traditions of India and Tibet which bear witness to teachings of Thomas - the disciple that Jesus sent to the east. The Eastern Path to Heaven presents the great...
Ojibwe Singers
Hymns, Grief, and a Native Culture in Motion
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2000
The Ojibwe or Anishinaabe are a native American people of the northern Great Lakes region. 19th-century missionaries promoted the singing of evangelical hymns translated into the Ojibwe language as a tool for rooting out their "indianness," but the Ojibwe have ritualized the singing to make the hymns...
The Diamond Cutter
The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
With a unique combination of ancient and contemporary wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, The Diamond Cutter presents readers with empowering strategies for success in their work and personal lives.
Geshe Michael Roach, one of the great teachers today of Tibetan Buddhism, has richly...
Karmic Management
What Goes Around Comes Around in Your Business and Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Readable in fifty-eight minutes: Traditional Eastern wisdom and real-life business experience come together in this brief and practical guide, which offers a step-by-step plan that will help readers adopt a more successful way of working and living.
KARMIC MANAGEMENT is a little book with a...
The Essential Yoga Sutra
Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is a classic Sanskrit treatise consisting of 195 “threads,” or aphorisms, describing the process of liberation through yoga. Although little is known about Patanjali (most scholars estimate that he lived in India circa 200–300 b.c.), his writings have long been recognized...
Truth Machine
The Contentious History of DNA Fingerprinting
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
DNA profiling—commonly known as DNA fingerprinting—is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable “truth machine” that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. But DNA evidence is far from infallible. Truth...
【當和尚遇到鑽石2】善用業力法則，創造富足人生
Karmic Management:What Goes Around Comes Around in Your Business and Your Life
Language: Chinese
Release Date: November 9, 2009
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