Product Description: Throughout the author's life in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) his father was a member of the Northern Rhodesia Police and the author sets about recording various incidents in the life of a youngster growing up in the numerous towns and police stations at which his father served...read more

Product Description: [Library Edition Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl case.] [Read by Traber Burns] [Read by Traber Burns] A narrative history of the writing of ''This Land Is Your Land'' and ''God Bless America'' that uncovers the conflicts and common ground between two classic patriotic songs...read more

Product Description: Developing a punchy repertoire with 1.e4 requires extensive research, mixed with fine judgement and a good deal of creativity. In this two-volume work, GM John Shaw supplies an ambitious and dynamic arsenal of ideas for White. The repertoire is built around main lines, with many innovative suggestions that will cause no end of trouble to your opponents...read more

Product Description: Chess players are offered an ambitious repertoire for White with 1.e4 in two volumes, with this book covering the popular Sicilian and French defenses.

Product Description: A multinational array of top chess grandmasters has assembled to explore the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and though this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction...read more

Product Description: The Sicilian Defense, 1.e4 c5, is one of the most popular chess openings. In this book several chess grandmasters present state-of-the-art analysis of lines where White meets the Sicilian by avoiding the Open variations.The editors, 2007 British Champion Jacob Aagaard and three-time Scottish Champion John Shaw, have recruited a line-up of strong grandmasters to share their expert opinions both on how to play the Sicilian Defense and how to play against it...read more

Product Description: George and the Burger Men is the third book in the George series. In this clever children's adventure, George and his new friend from next door, Isabella, fly into outer space in George's magic spaceship. This is the same spaceship that seven-year-old George found hidden inside a tree in the backyard of his new home...read more

Product Description: In this delightfully entertaining children's book, the second in a series, seven year-old George continues his adventures in a spaceship that he finds hidden inside the hollow tree in his new backyard. George returns to the planet Bologna, where he has flown before, and discovers that King Bologna has been kidnapped by King Hotdog...read more

Product Description: Safety Matters! is an insightful and comprehensive book for the busy manager on managing health and safety in the workplace.

Product Description: Nothing is more important in chess than tactical skill – it is the foundation of all playing strength. In any game, no matter how profound the strategy, there will always be a moment when tactics are needed. Thus a tough tactical workout is essential for players of every level who wish to improve...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Using the life and work of one of the world’s most accomplished diplomats, Sweden’s Jan Eliasson, this provocative book offers a unique inside view of how modern diplomacy shapes world political debate and affects the outcome of major events and international relations. Ambassador Eliasson has provided diplomatic reporter John Shaw with up close access to his work for a year - his last in Washington as ambassador. Shaw has attended policy meetings with the Ambassador, watched him give speeches, host high-level receptions, and interact with other senior diplomats. Using Eliasson as the vehicle, "The Ambassador" delves into what modern diplomats really do and offers a unique, personal, behind-the-scenes glimpse of international statesmanship. Eliasson is of special interest because he was recently selected to be the president of United Nations General Assembly beginning in September, 2005. He will be in the news over the next several years.REVIEWS "Through John Shaw's eyes we are permitted a rare look at the many aspects of the life of a successful diplomat. It makes for wonderful reading, and sheds light upon a life that has given much to the world, and that has much more to give."Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret), From the Foreword to The Ambassador, 2006/05/01"Jan Eliasson is a diplomatic superstar. In an era of dramatic changes in international relations, Eliasson has shown the way to a new definition of the role of diplomat."Richard H. Solomon, former US Ambassador to the Philippines, President of the US Institute of Peace, 2006/05/01"John Shaw's compelling account of one of the world's most remarkable super-diplomats is important for all students of international relations."Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 2006/05/01"It offers a provocative portrait of an international statesman and a fascinating look at the inner workings of modern-day diplomacy."Sweden Abroad, Sweden Abroad, 2006/06“Sweden’s Diplomatic Superstar … Sweden’s Jan Eliasson―former Swedish ambassador to the United States who is now president of the U.N. General Assembly and his country’s foreign minister―came back to Meridian International Center on June 26 to join author and Washington Diplomat columnist John Shaw in celebration of Shaw’s latest book, “The Ambassador: Inside the Life of a Working Diplomat,” which examines Eliasson’s diplomatic career.” Diplomatic Pouch, Washington Diplomat, 2006/06/29“A biography of a job rather than of an individual, this profile follows Jan Eliasson as he performs his duties as Sweden's ambassador to the US. After attending policy meetings with the ambassador and watching him give speeches, host receptions and interact with other diplomats, Shaw, senior correspondent and vice president for Market News International, explains the ways diplomacy shapes global political debates and influences international relations.” BOOK NEWS, Inc., 2006/08/01

Product Description: John Shaw has been documenting Cape Breton's Gaelic traditions since the 1960s. In this book he presents 30 tales recorded between 1964 and 1984.

Product Description: The Sicilian Defense is the most popular chess opening at all levels of tournament play from Linares to the local club championship. The Sicilian is played regularly by Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, Leko, Topalov, and Shirov – that is, the best players in the world...read more

Product Description: Architectural structures of Scotland and their historical context are discussed in this wide-ranging historical work. A variety of structures, from castles to community buildings, are considered in relation to their involvement and impact on the surrounding communities.