In this definitive biography, bestselling historian Wilson has turned to Nostradamuss little-known private letters to reveal fascinating new details about his career. Objective and in-depth, this book extracts the facts and exposes the man behind the legend.
"Crime Scene Golgotha" approaches Jesus's crucifiction from the perspecitive of a crime scene investigator: What do we know is fact? What can be historically documented? What can we deduce may have happened? Taking the popular CSI television dramas as inspiration, "Crime Scene Golgotha" is a direct reaction to Mel Gibson's much talked about movie ...
Ever wondered what it was really like to live in Roman London, or experience the wars of the Roses? What was Stone Age like? How would have an ancient Egyptian priest spent his time? The way in which our ancestors lived will continue to be a source of inspiration and mystery. How did they eat, worship and dress? How did they build their homes? ...
In one action-packed year, the authors traveled 3,500 kilometres by canoe and dog team across Canada's vast Arctic. They also lived with an Inuit family and learned how to build igloos and run a team of seven huskies. In this book, the authors share their Arctic adventures, including the thrill of having 15,000 caribou tramp past their tent and ...
The inspiring account of a year in remote wilderness, far from settlements and roads. The authors share their experiences, from the challenge of building a hand-hewn log cabin to the excitement of encountering a moose at six feet.
"Murder at Golgotha" approaches Jesus' crucifixion from the perspective of a crime scene investigator: What do we know is fact? What can be historically documented? What can we deduce may have happened? Taking the popular CSI television dramas as inspiration, "Murder at Golgotha" is a direct reaction to Mel Gibson's much-talked-about movie "The ...
This book is a mix of stunning photography, detailed drawings, and personal encounters with wildlife. Mountain climbing with goats, petting porcupines, and meeting burly black bears are some of the adventures the authors share. Endorsed by the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Ottawa.
'This edition is more focussed on the leadership demands of managers both within the school and its community. This book can be used as a source of reference for anyone on a school manager position, written by people who practice management on educational organizations themselves, it deals with the fundamentals of what management is the many roles ...
Where did they come from? And how and when did they arrive in Australia? Little-known, difficult to reach, yet vital to this question are literally thousands of rock paintings, some believed to be as much as 50,000 years old, surviving high up in raised small caves on cliff faces in the remote and rugged Kimberley Ranges of North-West Australia. ...
Wilson investigates the all-too-frequent failures of strategic planning, explains the reasons for such disappointments, and reformulates strategic planning as a long-term, holistic art form.
The newest technique for strategic planning and execution, scenario planning is the only technique that takes into account the many uncertainties that are the reality of today's world. The central theme of "Scenario Planning Handbook" is that this uncertainty and discontinuous change characterizing the marketplace make it mandatory that companies ...
The engaging story of a thousand-mile trek to reach the Klondike gold-fields, travelling as the gold-seekers did a century ago -- by horseback, on foot, by hand-built boat, and on snowshoes -- and of the excitement of finding gold.
A Geography of Queensland examines the different regions and environments of Queensland and how these have changed over time. The Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest and many more natural wonders are explored and problems relating to Queensland's growing population and popularity as a tourist destination are considered, such as the ...
Taking a look at the world of the lost past, this book describes some of the dramatic discoveries already made - such as the location of the "Titanic" and the Egyptian tombs, as well as suggesting what might still be waiting to be unearthed. Divided into four sections comprizing undiscovered ancient places and graves, unlocated wrecks and lost ...
As the world comes to terms with the horror of nuclear terrorism another even more devastating threat emerges. But who is behind this and what are their intentions? With only scraps of evidence to go on two British officers, Jack Riley and Helen Bascombe, uncover a plot involving a secret religious sect whose family histories can be traced back to ...
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