Peter Clarke: 33 books
The Locomotive of War
Money, Empire, Power, and Guilt
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
An innovative exploration of the origins, impact, and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, from Peter Clarke, one of our foremost historians.
"War is the locomotive of history," claimed Trotsky, a remark often thought to acknowledge the opportunity that the First World War offered...
Mr. Churchill's Profession
The Statesman as Author and the Book That Defined the "Special Relationship"
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
In 1953, Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize-for Literature. In fact, Churchill was a professional writer before he was a politician, and published a stream of books and articles over the course of two intertwined careers. Now historian Peter Clarke traces the writing of the magisterial work...
Historic Treasures of Uzbekistan
Journey of Discovery along the Silk Road
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
A fascinating insight into the author's journey along part of the Great Silk Road through Uzbekistan where he discovers a wealth of original and restored architecture dating back to the time when Genghis Khan came, conquered and destroyed it in the 13th century. Local hero Amir Temur (Tamerlane) rebuilt...
The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire
Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Birth of the Pax Americana
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
A sweeping, brilliantly vivid history of the sudden end of the British empire and the moment when America became a world superpower.
"I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire*."* Winston Churchill's famous statement...
Keynes
The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2009
The ideas of John Maynard Keynes inspired the New Deal and helped rebuild world economies after World War II -and were later dismissed as "depression economics." Then came the great meltdown of 2008. Market forces that the world relied on suddenly failed to self-correct-and Keynes's doctrine...
Hope and Glory
Britain 1900-2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2004
Peter Clarke brilliantly challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. Adopting a wide perspective, he examines the political. social and economic changes that transformed Britain. He looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and...
All in the Mind?
Does neuroscience challenge faith?
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Much progress has been made to understand the intricacies of the brain's workings. Some have claimed, and many assumed, that these findings have challenged faith in God to the point of destruction. Are we not mere neural machines? Are religious experiences not just 'in the mind', the products of abnormal...
by Peter Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2017
Contract law is a very complex area, one that affects us all, in one way or another. Quite often we find ourselves in need of clear advice which isn t available. However, this latest edition of A Straightforward Guide to Contract Law provides clear and comprehensive answers to all aspects of contract...
Crisis Communications
Lessons from September 11
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2003
On September 11, 2001, AT&T's traffic was 40 percent greater than its previous busiest day. Wireless calls were made from the besieged airplanes and buildings, with the human voice having a calming influence. E-mail was used to overcome distance and time zones. And storytelling played an important...
by Peter Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
How to Run a Profitable (Hospitality) Hotel, Resort, Restaurant, Food, and Beverage Business is a management guide focusing on improving product and service offerings, while setting desired monetary goals.The intent is to corner your market by providing a superior, consistent level of performance to...
by Jeffrey Peter Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Open the door to Hidden Worlds where the light of day is gone and fear arises to stalk the unsuspecting.It can happen any time - in the shopping centre, a country village, a desert land or a holiday - when the invisible portal swings aside in silence and you are unknowingly ushered through.Hidden...
by Jeffrey Peter Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
A tale of Theseus the Athenian. From a world of light and life he will enter the realms of hell.Theseus’ childhood years saw him raised in sunlit innocence as a boy of the country, yet well taught in the hard skills of a warrior. On reaching manhood it is revealed to him that his true father...
Contract Law
A Straightforward Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
Contract law is a very complex area, one that affects us all, in one way or another. Quite often we find ourselves in need of clear advice which isn't available. However, this latest edition of A Straightforward Guide to Contract Law provides clear and comprehensive answers to all aspects of contract...
by Jeffrey Peter Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
‘You have come from Earth on a mission. A mission that is to determine the future of human enterprise on Mars … On this new world the slate will be wiped clean and ready to accept the message of Christ, though that message may have to be written in fire!’That was The General’s message...