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The Prophet of Islam Muhammad A Biography and Pictorial Guide Featuring the Moral Bases of Islamic Civilization is a captivating book that delves into the life and teachings of the esteemed Prophet Muhammad In this comprehensive work readers are invited on a transformative journey exploring the remarkable character of the Prophet his divine prophetic calling…

Brought to you by Penguin Take a step through the looking glass to a strange land one where Piers Morgan is a voice worth listening to about race where white people buy selfhelp books to help them cope with their whiteness where Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are seen by the majority of the population…

Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm Raymond A Spruance Spruance victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in the invasions of the Gilberts the Marshalls the Marianas and Okinawa is one of the towering figures in American naval history Yet…

The story of the worlds most epic race you have never heard of10 June 1907 Peking Five cars set off in a desperate race across two continents on the verge of revolution An Italian prince and his chauffeur a French racing driver a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the…

An exciting and dramatic history of the raiders who ruled the lawless AngloScottish borderlands for over a century Cumberland News Nowhere else in Britain in the modern era or indeed in Europe did civil order break down over such a wide area or for such a long time as on the border country between Scotland…

The thrilling retelling of a reallife hostage rescue mission by SAS hero and millionselling author Andy McNab It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan an international crisis has erupted A group of aid workers have been kidnapped by local insurgents and are now hidden in a winding mountain region After attempts to negotiate a deal…

They are called the Greatest Generation but they were also ordinary men responding to the call of duty These are their unforgettable storiesfirstperson accounts from the last of the soldiers sailors airmen and Marines who fought the most dreadful war in history all collected by a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan The…

The Despensers were a baronial English family who rose to great prominence in the reign of Edward II 130727 when Hugh Despenser the Younger became the kings chamberlain favorite and perhaps lover He and his father Hugh the Elder wielded great influence and Hugh the Youngers greed and tyranny brought down a king for the…

Its easy to forget how young Italy was when Benito Mussolini was born on July 29 1883 It is hard to conceive a territory with such a long and ancient history was once young and troubled with constant conflict and instability Similar to Germany Italy was unified in 1861 but contrary to its northern cousin…

In terms of geopolitics perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453 The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the 4th century when Constantine the Great shifted the power center of the Roman Empire there effectively establishing two almost equally powerful…