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A posthumous collection of sermons and prayers of pastor Peter Marshall of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In Mr. Jones, M...
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A fascinating and comprehensive history, 'Demanding the Impossible' is a challenging and thought-provoking exploration of anarchist ideas and actions ...
Relive 16 Years of Laughter with Peter Marshall, the Master of The Hollywood Squares
Host Peter Marshall recounts his years on this revolutionary hit game show, featuring stories of stars Paul Lynde, Karen Valentine, Charlie Weaver, an...
Positive Diplomacy draws on the author's experience from his distinguished diplomatic career in the Foreign Service and his lectures at the Diplomatic...
A Very Short Introduction
The Reformation was a seismic event in European history, & one which changed the medieval world. Much which followed in European history can be traced...
This examination of the impact of the English Reformation at parish level provides a perceptive exploration of the role of the Catholic priesthood in ...
A History of the English Reformation
After Henry -- Visitation -- Services for the Living and Dead -- The Time of Schism -- Common Prayer -- 11 SLAYING ANTICHRIST -- 'Item, We will have ....
Sermons and Prayers of Peter Marshall
First published by Peter Davies in 1955....
Britain, India, and America C.1750-1783
In The Making and Unmaking of Empires P. J. Marshall, distinguished author of numerous books on the British Empire and former Rhodes Professor of Impe...
And, John Doe, Disciple
Alchemy and Astrology in Renaissance Prague
An intriguing portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, heir to the Habsburg empire, focuses on the thirty-six-year reign and the extraordinary mathem...
William Godwin-husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, father of Mary Shelley, friend of Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, and mentor of Wordsworth, Southey, and Shel...
Reformation England 1480-1642 provides a clear and accessible narrative account of the English Reformation, explaining how historical interpretations ...
Alchemy, Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague
Marshall presents the story of Rudolf II, an emperor more interested in the great talents and minds of his times than in the exercise of his power. Th...
A Ghost Story
Halloween 1636: sightings of the ghost of an old woman begin to be reported in the small English coastal town of Minehead, and a royal commission is s...
Martin Luther and the Invention of the Reformation
Martin Luther's posting of the 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg on 31 October 1517 is one of the most famous events of Western...
The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague
In the late 16th century the greatest philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians of the day flocked to Prague to work under t...
Eastern India 1740-1828
The aim of Bengal:The British Bridgehead is to explain how, in the eighteenth century, Britain established her rule in eastern India, the first part o...
The Alexandra attributed to Lykophron is a minor poetic masterpiece. At 1474 lines, it is one of the most important and notoriously difficult Greek po...
Learning to Balance Work and Home
A practical approach to the dilemmas of balancing work and home, from setting priorities, renegotiating roles to cutting corners and learning to say '...
Global Change Agents
Over the past 40 years, satellites have played a key role in creating a global culture, spreading worldwide entertainment, stimulating technological i...
Philosopher, Novelist, Revolutionary
William Godwin has long been known for his literary connections as the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, the father of Mary Shelley, the friend of Coler...
1492-1793
Now revised and expanded for the first time in more than thirty years, this classic will now be available for a new generation of readers....
1787-1837
After the Revolutionary War, our newborn country went through an exciting era of growth and innovation. Was God intervening on behalf of the strugglin...
Henry VIII's decision to declare himself supreme head of the church in England, and thereby set himself in opposition to the authority of the papacy, ...
A brief sermon by the late Washington minister, making an appeal for the observance of Christmas in its ancient tradition....
A History of Anarchism
This is the first comprehensive study of one of the most important aspects of the Reformation in England: its impact on the status of the dead. Protes...
Liberation Ecology for a New Era
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?In seeking answers to these fundamental questions, Peter Marshall develops a dynamic and organi...
Visionary Anarchist
This short study draws on Blake's complete writings, his poetry and his prose. It offers a lively and perceptive account of his thought, ranging from ...
Death, Religion And The Supernatural In England, 1500-1700
How did traditional beliefs about the supernatural change as a result of the Reformation, and what were the intellectual and cultural consequences? Fo...
A complete guide to the principles and practice of business accounting
The book explains the principles and practice of bookkeeping sequentially, including: ยทThe bank reconciliation ยทWriting up the petty cash book ยทExt...
Reformation England provides a clear and critical account of recent scholarly approaches, giving a reassessment of familiar debates and topics with in...
This is the inside story of how the Hollywood Squares got started and the behind the scenes workings of the show. The book include stories from the sh...
From Peter Marshall, winner of the Wolfson Prize 2018, Stormโs Edge is a new history of the Orkney Islands that delves deep into island politics, fo...