Great Westerns

Jake Jackson was a legend in the Old West. His ability with a gun was unmatched. His name brought hope to the oppressed and sent shivers of fear up the spines of outlaws. Jake Jackson was equally as revered among the Comanche among whom he was raised from an infant to become the Comanche Warrior, White Wolf. There were many songs sung around campfires in Comanche villages praising his fierceness in battle.

In September 2000, 11 British soldiers were captured by a notorious militia gang in Sierra Leone. The so-called 'West Side Boys' had subjected their part of the country to a long reign of terror, murdering, kidnapping and mutilating anyone who stood in their way. Now British soldiers were at their mercy. Surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered, any resistance would have seen them all killed, yet their hopes of a quick exchange soon faded.

On his way to pick up supplies for the mine, Lorne Merritt discovers a pretty young woman alone and looking lost. Addie Shea came to Dakota Territory to live with her father, a prospector, but he’d been killed by a claim jumper. Knowing it’s not safe for her to be on her own in Deadwood, he befriends her, but then the attempts on her life begin. Who is doing this, and what can Lorne do to help keep her safe?

Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other smaller print travel books.

Do you want to learn about King George III but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! In the book you will read about the many events that shaped the life and reign of the British king, including: First Hanoverian monarch of Britain to be born in England and to use English as his native tongue. Britain won the Seven Year’s War and greatly expanded the British Empire. Loss of the American colonies during the American Revolutionary War. Fostered growth in British agriculture. Funded the development of the world’s largest ...

Greater Than a Tourist: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka offers the inside scoop on Colombo. As a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you tips and ideas from someone who lives at your next travel destination. You'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your stay. Greater Than a Tourist is a series of travel books by locals.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit St. Lucia. Greater Than a Tourist—St. Lucia by Author Emilia Caspian offers the inside scoop on the tropical rainforest island, St. Lucia, the Fair Helen of the West Indies. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Join us for an exhilarating and immersive adventure through 500 years of history, told entirely in the words of those who were there. With their artless prose and their polished & witty gossip, these are the men and women who have shaped our past. Brought to life by an award-winning all-star cast of 30 celebrated actors, including Charles Dance, Harriet Walter, David Suchet, Maureen Lipman, Timothy West, Jenny Agutter and many more.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you. Greater Than a Tourist - The Garden Route, South Africa by Li-Anne McGregor van Aardt offers the inside scope on The Garden Route, situated in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist: Ukraine by Olga Bilynska offers the inside scoop on Ukraine. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place. By the time you finish this audiobook, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

There is so much history to the world. However, in this book we cover the extensive past of three huge and great empires. Those include the Roman Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Mongol Empire. All three had great rises, and then had great falls. One was outlived, while another is known as the greatest of all empires. Which one is which? Listen to find out and grow your knowledge on the rich past of all three empires.

Uno de los pocos nombres que surgieron de la Edad Media y que todavía viven hoy en día es el de Carlomagno. Después de la caída de Roma, Europa Occidental estuvo completamente desorganizada durante varios siglos, con diferentes tribus y facciones dirigiendo diferentes partes del continente. Entonces, en el 768 d. C., Carlos el Grande, más conocido como Carlomagno, se convirtió en el gobernante de los francos.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local author, it is never too late to visit the American West.

Jake Jackson was a legend in the Old West. His ability with a gun was unmatched. His name brought hope to the oppressed and sent shivers of fear up the spines of outlaws. Jake Jackson was equally as revered among the Comanche where he was raised from an infant to become the Comanche Warrior, White Wolf.

In this fascinating BBC Radio series, Katie Hickman examines the lives of 'diplomatic women' through their letters and diaries. From the first exploratory expeditions into foreign lands, through the heyday of the British Empire and still today, the foreign service has been shaped and run behind the scenes by the wives of ambassadors and minor civil servants.

Greater Than a Tourist - Karachi Pakistan, by Muhammad Sohaib Alam, offers the inside scoop on Karachi, Pakistan. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Sabanovic Nihada, offers the inside scoop on Sarajevo. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Good Girls Just Want to be Bad Rose Tuttle, the preacher’s daughter, has been secretly rebelling against her father’s tyranny for months. Disguised she takes a job singing in the saloon. When her father announces he’s found her a husband, she rebels. That night, at the end of her performance, she removes her disguise. Now with no other choice, she becomes the newest member of the bad girls club. Son of a Railroad tycoon, Hayden Lee has been going to hear a mysterious singer in the saloon for months. Her angelic voice reaches deep inside him and touches his soul. But he isn’t ...

King George V predicted that his son, Edward VIII, would destroy himself within a year of succeeding to the throne. In December 1936 he was proved right, and the world’s press revealed the king was abandoning his throne to marry Wallis Simpson. A life spent in the shadow of his charismatic elder brother left the new king, George VI, magnificently unprepared for the demands of ruling the kingdom and empire. Drawing on personal accounts from the royal archives, Deborah Cadbury uncovers the very private conflict.

Jonah disobeys the Lord, and a great fish is sent to swallow him up in this well-known story from the Bible.