Amber Books Ltd: 117 books
by Walsh, Stephen
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2012
The German invasion of Russia was Hitlers biggest gamble in his quest for Lebensraum in the East and it was at Stalingrad that his gamble failed. Stalingrad is a comprehensive history of the greatest battle of World War II, a defining moment in the struggle on the Eastern Front, which has been called...
Dark History of Hollywood
A century of greed, corruption and scandal behind the movies
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. Marilyn MonroeIn 2015, it’ll be 100 years since Hollywood became the centre of American cinema and, while it has always presented itself as a place of glamour and home to the beautiful and talented,...
Dark History of the Catholic Church
Schisms, wars, inquisitions, witch hunts, scandals, corruption
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The world’s largest Christian organization with 1.2 billion members, the Catholic Church is one of the world’s oldest institutions and has played a crucial part in the development of Western civilization. But in its rise from Jewish sect to global faith, it has been both the persecuted and the persecutors;...
Dark History of the Tudors
Murder, adultery, incest, witchcraft, wars, religious persecution, piracy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Divorced, beheaded, died,Divorced, beheaded, survived. the fates of Henry VIII’s wivesBeginning with the victory of Henry Tudor over Richard III at Bosworth Field in 1485, and ending with the death of the childless Elizabeth I in 1603 following a 45-year reign, the Tudor dynasty marks a period in British...
by Matt Anniss
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Have you pictured yourself spinning the decks and mixing records? Do you want to create new sounds but are unsure where to start? From hip-hop to trance, DJing for Beginners tells you everything you need to know about the equipment and the techniques behind mixing records and sounds in rap, dance, reggae...
by Martin J Dougherty
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Peering into a volcano about to erupt, checking how fast a forest fire is spreading, exploring the wreck of a sunken ship, charting your enemy’s position and taking out a military target—these are just some of the uses of drones today.Little more than ten years ago drones were barely used, but now...
by James Trapp
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
The elegant pen-strokes and visual harmony of Chinese writing, known as hànzì, have long been admired in the west. Classical Chinese calligraphy is a popular and valuable art form, and with the increasing economic and cultural power of China, its writing is becoming more widely appreciated and understood....
POW Escape And Evasion
Essential Military Skills To Avoid Being Caught By the Enemy
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
POW Escape and Evasion covers everything you need to know about making a successful return to friendly territory. Beginning from the point where a combatant finds himself or herself trapped in enemy territory, the book offers useful tips and solid advice on how to evade capture and, if that fails, how...
by Martin J Dougherty
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fighting: how they maximise bodyweight, and the use of various strikes, throws, locks and constrictions to defeat opponents. It explains how different martial...
by Jacqueline May Lysycia
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
The practice of yoga improves flexibility, strength and balance, reduces stress and anxiety, increases energy and decreases fatigue, as well as facilitating the flow of prana (vital energy) and helping balance the koshas (sheaths) of the physical and metaphysical body. Yoga features 90 poses in beautiful...
by Alexander Stilwell
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Survival Techniques takes you through all the things you need to know about surviving natural disasters and staying alive in the wild, such as where to find water in the desert; how to build shelters from locally available materials that will keep out the wind and rain but will also be ventilated; and...
by Alexander Stilwell
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
What do you do if your aircraft ditches at sea? Or your building is on fire? Or you are the victim of a terrorist attack? Would you make the right decision to save yourself and the lives of others? Crisis Survival is a complete handbook to any crisis that may suddenly arise, from food or water shortages,...
The World's Greatest Civil Aircraft
An Illustrated History
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Commercial air travel began just over a century ago. In that time there have been groundbreaking civilian aircraft, such as flying boats, the first pressurized cabin aircraft, jet and supersonic aircraft, as well as immense changes in the capacity of a typical airliner: in the 1920s aircraft struggled...
History of World War I: The Balkans, Italy & Africa 1914–1918
From Sarajevo to the Piave and Lake Tanganyika
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The History of World War I series recounts the battles and campaigns that took place during the 'Great War'. From the Falkland Islands to the lakes of Africa, across the Eastern and Western Fronts, to the former German colonies in the Pacific, the World War I series provides a six-volume history of the...