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  • Life in the Legion: The Experiences of a British Volunteer in the French Foreign Legion in the Late 19th Century

    by Frederic Martyn ...
    On campaign under the tricolor"This is an essential book for all those interested in the French Foreign Legion because it is a brilliant first hand account written by an English 'gentleman volunteer' who experienced 'life in the legion' in the late 1880's and who had previously been a serving officer in one of the cavalry regiments of the British Army. Far from being a tale of hardship and abuse, ... Read more

    $4.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The White Room

    by Martyn Waites ...
    A veteran returns from war to find a city torn apart by poverty and crimeA year after the end of World War II, Jack Smeaton has returned to Newcastle, a nineteen-year-old with bone-white hair and a memory that cannot be cleansed. After the eye-opening experience of war, he sees his hometown for what it really is: a city so blighted by poverty that it's hard to believe his was the victorious nation ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • You can be a film-maker

    by Martyn Moore ...
    Fascinating and often hilarious account of a former journalist's return to film-making. You can become a film-maker and this book will tell you how. You might not become rich or famous but you will have a lot of fun trying. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Foods and Culinary Utensils of the Ancients

    by Martyn ...
    Foods and Culinary Utensils of the Ancients is a fascinating exploration into the dietary habits, cooking methods, and kitchen tools of ancient civilizations, meticulously compiled by Charles Martyn. Drawing from a wide array of historical sources, the book delves into the culinary practices of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and other early societies, offering readers a vivid picture of what ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Bomber Command

    The Thousand Bomber Raids

    by Martyn Chorlton ...
    1942 was a crucial year for the fortunes of Bomber Command.The newly appointed Commander-in-Chief, Sir Arthur Harris, knew he had to show quickly that his ideas for broader, strategic bombing could make a real difference to the war, so with Churchill's blessing he set about planning a vast initial air attack using at least one thousand bombers.It was Cologne which became the target of the colossal ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mystery in the Frozen Lands

    by Martyn Godfrey ...
    It's 1857, and teenager Peter Griffin joins a sea mission to solve a world-famous mystery: what really happened to arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Franklin and his crew of 128 men had sailed from England twelve years earlier in search of the Northwest Passage, a sea route through the Arctic between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Mysteriously, the entire Franklin expedition disappeared without ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Born Under Punches

    by Martyn Waites ...
    Series Book 4 - The Stephen Larkin Mysteries
    A mining strike wreaks havoc in a small British coal townToday Coldwell is desolate, a crumbling town whose streets are lined with empty shops and populated by ghosts. Two decades ago, the city thrived on the back of a coal industry so powerful that in 1984, the union staged a strike intended to bring Britain to its knees. Instead the government broke the strike—breaking Coldwell along with it.The ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • History's Greatest Drinking Games

    From the Notorious to the Wisely Forgotten

    by Elliot Martyn ...
    A cultural history of alcohol told through some of history's brilliantly bizarre drinking games from around the world.A whistle-stop guide to some of history's brilliantly bizarre drinking games, from the notorious to the wisely forgotten.As long as there have been people, there has been drinking - and as long as there has been drinking, there has been drinking stupidly. Across centuries and ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • Dirty Tricks

    British Airways' Secret War Against Virgin Atlantic

    by Martyn Gregory ...
    Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic was valued at over £1.2 billion when he sold a 49% stake to Singapore Airlines in 1999. This was an extraordinary achievement for an airline that began life in 1984 with one plane. Virgin Atlantic became one of the world's top airlines only after surviving an incredible dirty tricks campaign by British Airways. Award Winning investigative jounalist Martyn Gregory ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A Mother for His Baby

    A Single Dad Romance

    by Leah Martyn ...
    Dr. Brady McNeal just hopes and prays he’s made the right decision. A new life for him and his tiny baby son is what he needs, and the Mount Pryde Country Practice seems like a small slice of heaven… especially when he finds he’s working with GP Jo Rutherford.Jo and Brady have met once before. Now, as they work side by side, the attraction between them is still undeniable. Brady can’t get too ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Pregnancy Declarations in 18th-Century France

    The Judge, the Maid and Her Seducer

    by Martyn Lyons ...
    Pregnancy Declarations in 18th-Century France: The Judge, the Maid and Her Seducer examines pregnancy declarations (déclarations de grossesse) in 18th-century France, analysing how unmarried pregnant women navigated legal requirements established by Henry II’s 1556 edict that made concealing pregnancy a capital crime and created a legal presumption of infanticide if a newborn died without prior ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

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  • Tales from the Big Trails

    A forty-year quest to walk the iconic long-distance trails of England, Scotland and Wales

    by Martyn Howe ...
    'I am already planning the next adventure. The wanderlust that infected me has no cure.' It all started in Fishguard in the mid-1970s when, aged fifteen, Martyn Howe and a friend set off on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path armed with big rucksacks, borrowed boots, a Primus stove and a pint of paraffin, and a thirst for adventure. After repeating the route almost thirty years later, Martyn was inspired ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus