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  • The Industrial Revolution

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The 'Industrial Revolution' was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the advent of revolutionary manufacturing technology productivity boomed. Machines were used to spin and weave cloth, steam engines were used to provide reliable power, and industry was fed by the ... Read more

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  • Global Economic History

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Why are some countries rich, and some poor? Does this status persist throughout time, and if so, why? How can a country escape poverty? In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen explores the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, economic policy, and institutions, to show how they have determined the wealth and ... Read more

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  • Sunday in New York

    by Robert Allen ...
    A world at war. Sunday battles the devil.Based on the great New York City revival, this spirited narration captures the campaign of evangelist Billy Sunday for the soul of a nation. Murder, intrigue, and kidnapping energize opposition. God's grace triumphs as one-hundred thousand hit the sawdust trail. ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Global Economic History

    A Very Short Introduction, Second Edition

    Narrated by Joel Richards ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 17 min

    Why are some countries rich, and some poor? Does this status persist throughout time, and if so, why? How can a country escape poverty?In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen explores the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, economic policy, and institutions, to show how they have determined the wealth and poverty of nations around the world. Using historical ... Read more

    $19.22 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hello Darkness

    Darkness is a journey and a destination, it is the madness inside the soul fighting for control and it is the dark at the bottom of the stairs. Some seek darkness like moths drawn to the flame and some are captured by the darkness, caught unaware.. Contained herein are twenty-five stores, some about the seeker and some about the sought. Sometimes, but rarely, humor and happiness are revealed once ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Running into Trouble

    There are hundreds of books telling you how to run. This isn't one of them. This books is about the troubles that lurk on the trail. Ghosts, goblins, ancient gods, criminals, aliens, and creatures of the night are out there waiting for the unwary to run straight to them. You need to be fast enough to run out of trouble even faster than you ran into it. Lace up your shoes and be careful. There's no ... Read more

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  • Captain Gardiner of the International Police

    by Robert Allen ...
    In the far flung year of 1975 ("sixty years after the last and most terrible European war") Captain Gardiner, a squarejawed two-fisted Slab Thunkchest type, is the best agent that the International Police have. The world is ruled by the International Federation, you see, which some decades ago dissolved all nations (there was an imminent threat of a world war) and put them under the Federation's ... Read more

    $1.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Feral: it takes a Forest to Raise a Child

    We've all read stories and novels about feral children. Children raised in the wilds by lions, tigers, bears, apes, and whatever beast mama was wandering about looking for a child. The stories have always had a place on our bookshelves. Plutarch wrote about Romulus and Remus about two thousand years ago. Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book was written in the 1800s. Tarzan, the jungle lord, is an ... Read more

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  • #1 Bestseller

    How You Can Become a Bestselling Author in Only 30 Minutes a Day

    What if your book could skyrocket your business and brand - with just 30 minutes of work a day?In #1 Bestseller, renowned entrepreneur and #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert G. Allen reveals a proven 12-step system to write, publish, and leverage a bestselling book without putting your life on hold. This motivational business guide combines clear strategy with inspirational insight, so ... Read more

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  • Are you a Robot?

    Is humanity threatened by advances in technoloty, by artifical intelligence. Here are two dozen tales about what can go right - and what can go wrong. This anthology explores the perils of dealing with advancing technology. It includes stories by Shebat Legion, Ann Wuehler, Carol McConnell, Charlotte Henley Babb, L. J. Stecher, Jr., Rie Sheridan Rose, Rose Stickman, J. R. Rice, David Lawrence ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Global Economic History

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. The industrial revolution was Britain's path breaking response to the challenge of ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective

    Series series New Approaches to Economic and Social History
    Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He shows that in Britain wages were high and capital and energy cheap in comparison to other countries in ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD