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Book cover of Plots and Paranoia

Plots and Paranoia

A History of Political Espionage in Britain 1790-1988

by Bernard Porter
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016

Britain’s secret state exists to protect her from ‘enemies within’. It has always aroused controversy; on the one hand it is credited with preventing wars, revolutions and terrorism and on the other it is accused of subverting democratically elected governments and luring innocents to death....
Book cover of Lazaro's Revenge
by Jane Porter
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010

One day Lazaro Herrera will get revenge on Dante, his half brother, who received all the love and opportunities from their father that he was denied. When Dante's sister-in-law Zoe arrives in Argentina, Lazaro sees his chance for revenge. But Lazaro hasn't counted on Zoe's blond, blue-eyed...
Book cover of It's You
by Jane Porter
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Brennan Sisters novels comes a heartwarming story about finding love and strength, even in the darkest moments… In the wake of a tragedy that tore her life down to the foundations, Dr. Alison McAdams has lost her way. So when she’s summoned to...
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Health, Civilization and the State

A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times

by Dorothy Porter
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2005

This book examines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain, Continental Europe and the United States from the ancient world through to the modern state. It includes discussion of: *...
Book cover of Clacton-on-Sea and the Surrounding Coastline in the Great War
by Ken Porter
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017

Clacton-on-Sea and the surrounding coastline is part of the Sunshine Coast, an area of sandy beaches and low-level cliffs facing the North Sea. This book gives a brief history of the major nearby villages Brightlingsea, St Oysths, Clacton on Sea, Holland on Sea, Frinton and Walton on the Naze as they...
Book cover of Thaddeus of Warsaw
by Jane Porter
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011

Having attempted a narrative of the intended description, but written, in fact, from the mere impulse of sympathy with its subject still fresh in my own and every pitying memory, it is natural that, after having made up my mind to assent to its publication, in which much time and thought has been expended...
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Poland in the Modern World

Beyond Martyrdom

by Brian Porter-Szücs
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014

Poland in the Modern World presents a history of the country from the late nineteenth century to the present, incorporating new perspectives from social and cultural history and positioning it in a broad global context Challenges traditional accounts Poland that tend to focus on national, political...
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Prince George E. L'vov

The Zemstvo, Civil Society, and Liberalism in Late Imperial Russia

by Thomas Earl Porter
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2017

Prince George E. Lvov was born in Dresden in 1861, the same year Tsar Alexander II emancipated the serfs and Russia began to move away from its static society of orders toward a more modern polity. He died in exile in Paris in 1925 with Russia once again in thralldom. Prince L’vov dedicated his...
Book cover of Seventy Thousand Veils: The Miracle Of
by Claire Porter
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010

Seventy Thousand Veils is an in depth guide to the topic of universal energy and helps readers forge a more meaningful connection with the world. It sheds light on dowsing, crop circles, ley lines, holy relics, the occult, exorcism, and angels both good and evil and probes how all of these emit extraordinary energy frequencies that ultimately impact on mankind for better or for worse.
Book cover of Aşk Efsanesi - Ölümsüz Aşk - Ateş Bacayı Sardı
by Carole Mortimer, Jane Porter
Language: Turkish
Release Date: February 11, 2016

Aşk Efsanesi Nick Steele, küçük kızının Noel'e aynı güne gelen doğum gününü en güzel şekilde geçirebilmesi için elinden gelen her şeyi yapardı ama Bekka'nın orta yaşlı, dul öğretmenini bu özel günde evinde ağırlayacak hali de yoktu.Doğruydu, Bethan Morgan dul bir biyoloji...
Book cover of Shakespeare Study Programs: the Comedies
by Charlotte Porter, Helen Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

School-oriented criticism. According to Wikipedia: "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and...
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The Story of London

From its Earliest Origins to the Present Day

by Stephen Porter
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016

From its foundation by the Romans in the middle of the first century and its revival under Alfred the Great in the late ninth century, London grew and flourished. It prospered as a trading city, as well as the centre of government and the foremost economic and cultural force within Britain, and developed...
Book cover of London A History in Paintings & Illustrations
by Stephen Porter
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014

London has been an irresistible subject for generations of artists and draughtsmen, who have captured scenes of everyday life as well as the grand occasions in a variety of moods and weather. Their work has provided us with a rich legacy that is a record of London and its people, complementing the...
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Everyday Life in Tudor London

Life in the City of Thomas Cromwell, William Shakespeare & Anne Boleyn

by Stephen Porter
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016

Tudor London was a vibrant capital city, the very hub of English cultural and political life. The thriving metropolis had a strong royal presence, at the long established Tower of London and Westminster, and later at the palaces of Whitehall, Bridewell and St James’s, built by Henry VIII to host...
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