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  • More Than A Game

    The Story of Cricket's Early Years

    by John Major ...
    The former Prime Minister examines the early history of one of the great loves of his life in a book that sheds new light on the summer game’s social origins.All his life John Major has loved cricket. In ‘More Than a Game’ he examines it from its origins up to the coming of the First World War. Along the way he considers the crucial role of the wealthy patrons who gambled huge sums on early ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • My Old Man

    A Personal History of Music Hall

    by John Major ...
    Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the richly colourful story of the British music hall.Music hall was one of the glories of Victorian England. Sentimental, vulgar, but patriotic and champion of the underdog, it held a mirror to the audiences’ hopes, fears and the general absurdity of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Aleutian Campaign In World War II: A Strategic Perspective

    by Major John A. Polhamus ...
    This work is a detailed historical study of the Second World War's little known Aleutian Campaign in the North Pacific, commonly referred to as the "Forgotten War." After describing the events that transpired in the North Pacific throughout the war, this work focuses on the strategic reasons why the United States and Japan decided to dedicate critical and limited resources to a secondary effort in ... Read more

    $2.78 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • True Identity

    Finding Significance and Freedom Through Who You Are in Christ

    by John Majors ...
    Teens' Guide to Identity from FamilyLifeAll teens wrestle with the question "Who am I?" and wonder, What makes me special?Though these questions linger for life, they are most intense in the teen years, where confusion, awkwardness, and a desperate grab for identity reign. So how does a young person answer these critical questions? Where do young men and women find their significance, worth, and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Ancient China

    A History

    by John S. Major, Constance A. Cook ...
    Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most of that long span of time there was no such place as "China"; the vast and varied territory of the ... Read more

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  • The 2012 Story

    The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History

    by John Major Jenkins ...
    On December 21, 2012, the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, a 5,125-year cycle calendar system pioneered by the Maya, will come to an end. At the same time, the earth, the sun, and the center of the galaxy will come together in an extremely rare cosmic alignment. More and more people believe that the world as we know it will experience a transformation in 2012, but few are aware of the complete ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $7.99 CAD

  • 100 One-Night Reads

    A Book Lover's Guide

    by David C. Major, John S. Major ...
    Readers everywhere know that nothing soothes the spirit like sinking into a really good book. If you're one of that happy band, you'll quickly recognize the authors of this inspired reading guide as kindred spirits. Here David and John Major have chosen one hundred books that can each be delightfully consumed in one quiet evening. Covering categories from fantasy to fiction, history to humor, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The 24th Infantry Division's Naktong River Crossing In September 1950

    by Major John E. Hurst Jr. ...
    It is the story of the 24th Division's Naktong River crossing with which this thesis is concerned. In writing an account of the 24th Division's crossing, the historian cannot detract from the praise due the officers and men of the division who sacrificed so much in crossing the Naktong River barrier; neither can he omit the roles played by the non-divisional troops who supported the crossing. ... Read more

    $4.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anti-terrorism, Forensic Science, Psychology In Police Investigations

    by John S Major ...
    This book presents a broad selection of the papers presented at IDENTA '85 on various topics, including counter-terrorism; Israel's experience with terrorism; police and terrorism; and psychological methods, forensic science and voice identification in criminal investigation. The conference on International Congress on Technologies for Police Identification & Counter-Terrorism, was held in 1985 in ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • China Briefing, 1987

    by John S. Major ...
    The year 1986 marked the tenth anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong and the fall of the Gang of Four. A decade after the end of the Cultural Revolution, China experienced the consolidation of rural economic reform, continued progress in urban reform, a widening of the "open door" to the west, and, perhaps most important, the seemingly irreversible impact on Chinese society and culture of Deng ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot. Vol. I

    by Général de Brigade, Baron Louis-François Lejeune ...
    Translated by Mrs Arthur Bell ...
    Series series The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot.
    Amongst the many memoirs of the Napoleonic period, there are a number that stand out not just for their historical value, but also for their actual written style; however, in this sense Lejeune stands alone. He was by nature an artist and is still famous as a noted painter of scenes of battles, most of which he witnessed. As such his scenes are like his paintings, filled with evocative detail.The ... Read more

    $4.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Marines In World War II - The Guadalcanal Campaign [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major John L. Zimmerman USMCR ...
    Contains 88 photos illustrations and maps."We struck at Guadalcanal to halt the advance of the Japanese. We did not know how strong he was, nor did we know his plans. We knew only that he was moving down the island chain and that he had to be stopped.We were as well trained and as well armed as time and our peacetime experience allowed us to be. We needed combat to tell us how effective our ... Read more

    $4.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus