Hall: 2949 books

While planning her first cruise, Michaela Hall spent countless hours hunched over a laptop. "There has to be an easier way to get this information," she thought while scribbling tips from hundreds of web pages. Mixed within reviews and recommendations were trolls attempting to discourage...

Former poet laureate of the United States Donald Hall’s final collection of essays, from the vantage point of very old age, once again “alternately lyrical and laugh‑out‑loud funny.”* *(New York Times) “Why should a nonagenarian hold anything back?” Donald Hall answers his own...

This is the story of legendary record producer Rick Hall and his historic role in the development of the world-famous “Muscle Shoals sound.”Rick Hall made music history when he founded FAME Recording Studios, the first professional recording studio in the entire state of Alabama. After producing and...

Simon Hall’s second book is set in the mid-1970s during the closing years of the golden age of British shipping, when cargo carriage at sea saw radical change and the romance of being at sea in old-style cargo ships came to an end. Hall’s account is of five years during which he worked as a junior...

A revelatory account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution. Distinguished historian David D. Hall looks afresh at how the colonists...

Sergeant Bert Hall belonged to an elite brotherhood; he was a founded member of the Lafayette Escadrille which fought in the colours of France during the First World War. Highly decorated individually and as a unit; Hall flew alongside the first American aviators such as Kiffin Rockwell, John Thaw,...

“These previously unpublished diaries of an English woman surviving the war at home provide a fascinating insight into society and life” (Firetrench).   Helena Hall’s daily diary of the war years, from 1940 to 1945, is one of the most vivid, detailed and evocative personal records of the Second...

A year ago, few people had heard of ISIS-- today, they are a major terrorist threat. Despite numerous warnings from intelligence services, ISIS's rise to power has left countries around the world floundering for solutions. Today, we face a threat that is more violent, powerful and financially...

One of leading figures of his day, Roger Sherman was a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention. As a Representative and Senator in the new republic, he had a hand in determining the proper scope of the...

When it first appeared in 1964, Stuart Hall and Paddy Whannel's The Popular Arts opened up an almost unprecedented field of analysis and inquiry into contemporary popular culture. Counter to the prevailing views of the time, Hall and Whannel recognized popular culture's social importance and considered...

Taking the Next Step in Your Faith Life to GROW DEEP AND STRONG The only way to be the hands and feet of Jesus is to love him and serve others out of our love for him. But to do that we must first be deeply rooted in our life with God. In Thrive, Mark Hall, lead singer for the popular...

One of Golf Digest's 10 Best Teachers in America (No. 7) helps you master the most difficult short-game shots in golf, just the way Seve Ballesteros did Here's one golf book you should definitely own if you want to improve your game and lower your scores. Top golf instructor Martin Hall, host...

Money can't buy you happiness but debt will always bring you grief... Here's the essential guide to living your life without the anxiety of debt. From identifying why you got into debt in the first place to the basics of how to get out of trouble. Including: creating a realistic personal budget, prioritizing...

Why save? Life is short and there's always something tempting to buy now. In this essential guide to the why-tos and how-tos of saving and investing, Alvin Hall shows how saving can be liberating, not a chore. In his typically no-nonsense style, Alvin covers: setting personal targets and catching...