Alasdair: 165 books

This Seminar Studies title is a succinct study of modern British foreign policy, focusing on the period from 1945 to the present day. Since the end of the Second World War, Britain has been engaged in international conflicts from the Suez Crisis to the Gulf War and has actively sought involvement...

An awesome Skateboarding Guide to help you become a good skateboarder. The great thing about this skateboarding book is, it walks you through all you need to know to start skateboarding, step by step! It covers the basics of skateboarding right through to more advanced moves. This skateboarding book...

"ANCIENT WISDOM TO HELP YOU"A "YOUNG MAN" faces a "PERSONAL CRISIS!"He comes across a "REAL MYSTIC" from a far off "LAND!"This is a "TURNING POINT in his "LIFE!"The "MYSTIC" imparts some "ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE" that "AWAKENS" and helps "HIM" through a "VERY DIFFICULT TIME!""WHERE...

King Hildebrand is off to war - again. He commands his three daughters not to enter a locked room in the palace. Naturally they do, and in it find the Book of Fate, which announces that two of them will marry handsome Kings, while the third, Flora, must wed a fat pig from the North. Drawing...

This marvelous book stopped me in my tracks because it tells an amazing tale of where the first lineage of Vampires originated from!! Drac the apprentice is taught by a very powerful Shaman taken under his wing. Drac quickly becomes like a sponge absorbing the ancient knowledge that has been passed...

This is the third book in the great series. Drac has to escape with his new found girlfriend Adrianna. They stumble into an eerie graveyard that is full of hidden secretes. They meet a person that will help change their future. They must find the ingredients to a magic potion that will give them the...

'Napoleon's plan ... was to stop the allied armies combining, defeat them separately, and force them to sue for peace.' This is the story of the towering ambition of a man willing to impoverish his people in pursuit of personal glory. From the disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 to his defeat on...

'I have no doubt at all, that if philosophy is to prosper in the coming decades, it will have to treat with great seriousness that splendid seriousness that splendid body of philosophical writing of which the essays in this volume constitute one major part'. from the Foreword by Alasdair MacIntyre...

In this frank, playful and typically unorthodox collection of essays, Alasdair Gray tells of how his early life experiences influenced his writing, including the creation of those landmarks of literature, Lanark and 1982, Janine. He details the inspirations behind his many acclaimed artworks and murals,...

In 'Dancing in the time of war', Alasdair White looks at the social side of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and tells us why there were so many expatriates, notably British, in Brussels at the time, attending the numerous balls, dinners and picnics on offer to the social elite. The Duchess...

An unforgettably challenging book about power and powerlessness, men and women, masters and servants, small countries and big countries, Alasdair Gray's exploration of the politics of pornography has lost none of its power to shock. 1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy, as...

A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a “city superior in architectural beauty to London” began to be realized as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James’ Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke’s Church in Liverpool,...

Published in co-operation with Shooting Times, this is a collection of the best writing by their most popular columnist Alasdair Mitchell, who is featured each week in his 'Sharpshooter' column. Covering all aspects of the countryside from field sports to conservation, nature and wildlife this book...

Build your own distributed sensor network to collect, analyze, and visualize real-time data about our human environment—including noise level, temperature, and people flow. With this hands-on book, you’ll learn how to turn your project idea into working hardware, using the easy-to-learn Arduino...