2008, ISBN: 9780006132707

London England / New York: Longman, 1993. Paperback.. Presenting an anlytical treatment of the central question of why war broke out when it did, the author opens up new perspectives on t… More...

London England / New York: Longman, 1993. Paperback.. Presenting an anlytical treatment of the central question of why war broke out when it did, the author opens up new perspectives on the outbreak, exploring the major themes which explain the development of international affairs down to 1939. By looking at the war in the context of economic and political rivalry between the major states, as well as rearmament and domestic policies, the author shows how the war's origins are to be found in the basic instability of the international system brought about by the relative decline of the old empires and the rise of the new industrial powers. 129 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . 8th Impression. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback., Longman, 1993, 3, London England: Pocket Books, 2008. Paperback. Crease to corner front cover. Boris Johnson's critics dismissed him as a clown and the Tory leadership tried to keep him down, yet over a million Londoners voted to make him their mayor. How did a man whose early life was full of gaffes turn himself into a serious and successful contender for high office? In this age of cautious and unmemorable politicians, Boris shows that cracking jokes and taking risks can pay off. This brilliant portrait, written with an affectionate yet critical eye, tells the astonishing story of the Boris phenomenon from his competitive childhood, through his education, editorship of the Spectator, travails with the tabloids, to his dismissal from the Tory front bench by Michael Howard and triumphant comeback as mayor. Illustrated. 302 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback., Pocket Books, 2008, 3, UK: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good. 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches. Book Description By the same author as "South Trap", "A Cleft of Stars", and "Hold Down a Shadow", this story revolves around an expedition to an African island to look for diamonds. Only one man stands in their way, and he is determined to sabotage the scheme and destroy anyone who trespasses on the island. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews Review This adventure carries the reader on a rising tide of suspense as a seabed diamond-mining operation runs up against malevolent natural forces bordering on the super-natural and encounters a mysterious "collector of deserts" - Shelborne - whose mystical communication with nature and obvious mental energy seems buried on Mercury Island, a guano-covered hell-hole. John Tregard, the young narrator, stumbles but never falls in his determination to solve the enigma of the island; its strange occupant and odd pheno-mena - the "Glory Hole" and its secret, the death-dealing rattles ironically named "The Bells of St. Mary's" and the furtive smell of diamonds. Mr. Jenkins combines an imaginative flair for story-telling with scientific sense. And if the impact of the ending seeps away a bit with overly contrived coincidence, it is good Hollywood. (Kirkus Reviews) About the Author Geoffrey Jenkins was born in 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and educated in the old Transvaal, where he wrote his first book-a legal history-at the age of seventeen. After leaving school he worked as a sub-editor in Zimbabwe, later becoming a newspaperman in both Britain and South Africa. He combined a most successful career in journalism with a life-long interest in the sea, and his knowledge of ships and sailing has provided the background to many of his novels. His first novel, A Twist of Sand, was published in 1959 and immediately became a bestseller; it was later filmed. Eight more most successful novels followed having sold over five million copies in twenty-three different languages. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition., HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973, 3<

1992, ISBN: 9780006132707

Hardcover

Random House of Canada, Limi, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp clean first edition, no markings throughout: This is a combination of a description of the sea… More...

Random House of Canada, Limi, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp clean first edition, no markings throughout: This is a combination of a description of the sea and its boundaries in our imaginations with an appreciation of its mysteries. These include such special places as reefs and lagoons and such strange phenomena as islands that never existed and yet appear on maps. The author takes the reader into the deeps and into the cold fear of drowning, into the marvels of marine life and the sombre zone of the wreck. The high technology of an ocean survey ship opens up a strange history of ocean maps and names, and a bleak North Sea trawler takes us into water we are trying to turn into a desert. The author also wrote "The Bell-Boy", "Gerontius", "That Time in Malomba" and "Playing With Water, Random House of Canada, Limi, 1992, 4, UK: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good. 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches. Book Description By the same author as "South Trap", "A Cleft of Stars", and "Hold Down a Shadow", this story revolves around an expedition to an African island to look for diamonds. Only one man stands in their way, and he is determined to sabotage the scheme and destroy anyone who trespasses on the island. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews Review This adventure carries the reader on a rising tide of suspense as a seabed diamond-mining operation runs up against malevolent natural forces bordering on the super-natural and encounters a mysterious "collector of deserts" - Shelborne - whose mystical communication with nature and obvious mental energy seems buried on Mercury Island, a guano-covered hell-hole. John Tregard, the young narrator, stumbles but never falls in his determination to solve the enigma of the island; its strange occupant and odd pheno-mena - the "Glory Hole" and its secret, the death-dealing rattles ironically named "The Bells of St. Mary's" and the furtive smell of diamonds. Mr. Jenkins combines an imaginative flair for story-telling with scientific sense. And if the impact of the ending seeps away a bit with overly contrived coincidence, it is good Hollywood. (Kirkus Reviews) About the Author Geoffrey Jenkins was born in 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and educated in the old Transvaal, where he wrote his first book-a legal history-at the age of seventeen. After leaving school he worked as a sub-editor in Zimbabwe, later becoming a newspaperman in both Britain and South Africa. He combined a most successful career in journalism with a life-long interest in the sea, and his knowledge of ships and sailing has provided the background to many of his novels. His first novel, A Twist of Sand, was published in 1959 and immediately became a bestseller; it was later filmed. Eight more most successful novels followed having sold over five million copies in twenty-three different languages. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition., HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973, 3<

1973, ISBN: 9780006132707

UK: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good. 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches. Book Description By the same author as "South Trap", "A Cleft of Stars", … More...

UK: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good. 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches. Book Description By the same author as "South Trap", "A Cleft of Stars", and "Hold Down a Shadow", this story revolves around an expedition to an African island to look for diamonds. Only one man stands in their way, and he is determined to sabotage the scheme and destroy anyone who trespasses on the island. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews Review This adventure carries the reader on a rising tide of suspense as a seabed diamond-mining operation runs up against malevolent natural forces bordering on the super-natural and encounters a mysterious "collector of deserts" - Shelborne - whose mystical communication with nature and obvious mental energy seems buried on Mercury Island, a guano-covered hell-hole. John Tregard, the young narrator, stumbles but never falls in his determination to solve the enigma of the island; its strange occupant and odd pheno-mena - the "Glory Hole" and its secret, the death-dealing rattles ironically named "The Bells of St. Mary's" and the furtive smell of diamonds. Mr. Jenkins combines an imaginative flair for story-telling with scientific sense. And if the impact of the ending seeps away a bit with overly contrived coincidence, it is good Hollywood. (Kirkus Reviews) About the Author Geoffrey Jenkins was born in 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and educated in the old Transvaal, where he wrote his first book-a legal history-at the age of seventeen. After leaving school he worked as a sub-editor in Zimbabwe, later becoming a newspaperman in both Britain and South Africa. He combined a most successful career in journalism with a life-long interest in the sea, and his knowledge of ships and sailing has provided the background to many of his novels. His first novel, A Twist of Sand, was published in 1959 and immediately became a bestseller; it was later filmed. Eight more most successful novels followed having sold over five million copies in twenty-three different languages. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition., HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973, 3<

1973, ISBN: 0006132707

[EAN: 9780006132707], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: HarperCollins Distribution Services, UK], Book Description By the same author as "South Trap", "A Cleft of Stars", and "Hold Down… More...

[EAN: 9780006132707], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: HarperCollins Distribution Services, UK], Book Description By the same author as "South Trap", "A Cleft of Stars", and "Hold Down a Shadow", this story revolves around an expedition to an African island to look for diamonds. Only one man stands in their way, and he is determined to sabotage the scheme and destroy anyone who trespasses on the island. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews Review This adventure carries the reader on a rising tide of suspense as a seabed diamond-mining operation runs up against malevolent natural forces bordering on the super-natural and encounters a mysterious "collector of deserts" - Shelborne - whose mystical communication with nature and obvious mental energy seems buried on Mercury Island, a guano-covered hell-hole. John Tregard, the young narrator, stumbles but never falls in his determination to solve the enigma of the island; its strange occupant and odd pheno-mena - the "Glory Hole" and its secret, the death-dealing rattles ironically named "The Bells of St. Mary's" and the furtive smell of diamonds. Mr. Jenkins combines an imaginative flair for story-telling with scientific sense. And if the impact of the ending seeps away a bit with overly contrived coincidence, it is good Hollywood. (Kirkus Reviews) About the Author Geoffrey Jenkins was born in 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and educated in the old Transvaal, where he wrote his first book-a legal history-at the age of seventeen. After leaving school he worked as a sub-editor in Zimbabwe, later becoming a newspaperman in both Britain and South Africa. He combined a most successful career in journalism with a life-long interest in the sea, and his knowledge of ships and sailing has provided the background to many of his novels. His first novel, A Twist of Sand, was published in 1959 and immediately became a bestseller; it was later filmed. Eight more most successful novels followed having sold over five million copies in twenty-three different languages. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition., Books<