Russell: 3438 books

Edmund Russell's much-anticipated new book examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to make a compelling case that history is an evolutionary process. Challenging the popular notion that animal breeds remain uniform over time and space, Russell integrates...

‘Easily the best Urdu scholar in the West.’ Shamsur Rehman Farouqi‘Marion Molteno has mined a substantial corpus of Russell’s writings to string together his most valuable insights into the genre of ghazal... to prepare the uninitiated reader for the final feast of Ghalib’s ghazals in English...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Civil War in America - Fuller's Modern Age, August 1861. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this...

Sadistic kidnappers leave unsuspecting deadbeats vulnerable and alone in unfriendly and hostile places.These deadbeats, together with an unsuspecting guest, soon find out they are not actually alone at all. When they realise what’s out there, they are not only left with a deep primal fear,...

Le comte Henry Russell fut certainement une des figures emblématiques du Pyrénéisme du XIXe siècle. Ses Souvenirs d’un montagnard dont l’ultime édition date de 1908, — un an avant sa mort — sont certainement une des œuvres majeures de découverte de la haute montagne des Pyrénées :...

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) war Mathematiker und als solcher, was seine philosophischen Neigungen anbelangt, zunächst an der Ergründung einer Prinzipienlehre als Grundlage einer "Universalmathematik" interessiert. Als sein philosophisches Hauptwerk gilt dem gemäß auch ganz folgerichtig...

“A child’s garden of vices, My Booky Wook is also a relentless ride with a comic mind clearly at the wheel.... The bloke can write. He rhapsodizes about heroin better than anyone since Jim Carroll. With the flick of his enviable pen, he can summarize childhood thus: ‘My very first utterance...

Russell Brand explores the idea of mentoring and shares what he's learned from the guidance of his own helpers, heroes and mentors. Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself? Mentors – the follow up to the New York Times bestseller Recovery – describes...

Between 1931 and 1935, Bertrand Russell contributed some 156 essays to the literary pages of the American newspaper New York American. These were often fun, humorous observations on the very real issues of the day, such as the Depression, the rise of Nazism and Prohibition, to more perennial themes...

In his stunning memoir, Outrageous Fortune, Anthony Russell takes us inside his childhood growing up at Leeds Castle, with luxury and opulence few can imagine, and how he found his way in a changing society. "I was lucky with lineage. Money, and lots of it, appeared to grow on trees, especially...

“Bill Russell was the greatest team basketball player ever….[He] has produced a moving tribute to his friend and, in a larger sense, to friendship.” —Booklist   In Red and Me, Boston Celtics basketball legend Bill Russell pays homage to his mentor and coach, the inimitable...

Buying your own business is the shortest route to realizing that dream-and often financially safer than starting from scratch. Buying Your Own Business, 2nd Edition is the essential reference to reaching your goal. This completely revised and updated guide offers more strategies and tips than ever....

In "The Desire to Serve", Dr. Eric Russell presents a leadership philosophy to current and aspiring fire and emergency services responders that resonates with the values that form the career field. These public servants may have a “shock of recognition” as they read the commonalities...

New Edition - November 2013 Millions of people want to improve their personal finance and investing practices. Many are confused and frustrated, because they do not have the knowledge and tools that they need to plan their financial futures efficiently and optimally. Addressing these problems, this...