Champion: 75 books

‘If you’re expecting to read titles of comparative texts by well known writers littered throughout a tribute to Ken Champion, you are mistaken - he’s not that kind of writer. The author is rare amongst his peers in social and literary relevance for he can present the lost, the mistaken, the...

The divorce rate among Christian couples is at an all time high, courtship in many churches has sadly started to look like a bad rendition of "The Dating Game" and "The Bachelor" combined, and too many men who are calling themselves a Christian are giving the people of GOD's kingdom and the church a...

Opening amongst the narrow, grimy, tree-free streets of 1930s East London where his titular hero is growing up and making sense of his world in the run-up to war, Champion brilliantly captures the claustrophobic life of work, traditional gender roles and family amongst the white working class that...

House on Black Hellebone Road is Book #1 of The Hellebone Horror trilogy. Alone at an isolated manor, real estate agent Luisa unwittingly opens the door to a sexual encounter with an enigmatic stranger and experiences a transformation that will alter her desires forever. She finds herself struggling...

The Peace of the Gods takes a new approach to the study of Roman elites' religious practices and beliefs, using current theories in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, as well as cultural and literary studies. Craige Champion focuses on what the elites of the Middle Republic (ca. 250–ca. 100...

Résumer en un petit nombre de pages ce qu'il est nécessaire de savoir de notre histoire nationale est une entreprise difficile. De Clovis à Henri IV, c'est à travers la vie et la personnalité de nos rois que Pierre Champion nous fait revivre notre Histoire, l'Histoire de France.

400 years ago this November the most ambitious and extraordinary plot ever conceived in this country came close to success: the attempt by Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators to destroy in a single, annihilating blast the entire British ruling class and royal family. This book draws on the...

Five chapters including a beginners explanation of ratios to help you better understand magazine reviews and predict a vessels performance under sail. Much useful information for the potential boat buyer.

The book details some boat systems such as windlasses and anchoring rode. Compares the options available and the benefits of horizontal and vertical windlasses. Explains what to consider when shopping for a windlass and how to calculate what size to buy. Chapter 2 deals with best installation practice....

Qui fut le roi Louis XI ? Les légendes l'ont qualifié d'hypocrite, de tyrannique, de sanguinaire, et même d'assassin de son frère. Il a été en effet un homme d'autorité, un maître, un despote, mais c'était un immense travailleur, un homme...

Various options for importation from the USA (also applicable to other countries) are discussed. The authors personal experience in the process is drawn upon and includes several perfectly legal, money saving tips like offshore delivery and taking advantage of the Australian/USA free trade agreement.Four...

Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching from India to Greece. After Alexander's death, Antigonus,...

Tells of a sailing journey from San Diego to Australia in a 40 foot sailing boat. Covers Mexico, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji. Also has a chapter on various events "that were too much fun," for the crew. Includes useful detail on various formalities required in the respective...

This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival. Situated at the heart of the mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens and then Rome battled to gain control...