Books with author Mark Marshall

Combining keen analysis of current events with world history, Tim Marshall, author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, “one of the best books on geopolitics you could imagine,” (The Evening Standard), explains flags and their symbols—how their power is used to unite and divide populations and intimidate enemies.From the renewed sense of nationalism in China, to troubled identities in Europe and the USA, to the terrifying rise of Islamic State, the world is a confusing place right now and we need to understand the symbols, old and new, that people are rallying round. For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colors. And still, in the twenty-first century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on Arab streets, from front porches in Texas. They represent the politics of high power as well as the politics of the mob. In nine chapters (covering the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, international flags, and flags of terror), Tim Marshall’s A Flag Worth Dying For examines the systems of symbols that represent nation states and non-state actors (including ISIS, Hezbollah, and Hamas), and how they figure in diplomatic relations and events today. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of global reporting experience to reveal the true meaning behind the symbols that unite us—and divide us—A Flag Worth Dying For is a winning combination of current affairs, politics, and world history.

Odette is running out of time...Odette's curse will turn her into a swan permanently if Prince Siegfried doesn't propose to her by midnight. But when the clock begins to chime, he's dancing with someone else.Can Odette convince him of her true identity and take her place by his side?More important... Does she want to?Swan Song is book six in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures!This short story of 1,800 words (about 5 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

Are you prepared to take care of your newborn baby?Here a step-by-step book designed to cover EVERYTHING you need to take care of your Newborn Baby...There are many tips out there that will point you in the direction of caring for a newborn, however, this book, Newborn Care Basics: Baby Care Tips For New Moms, strives to become the easy and quick guide on the basics that you will need to know. Preparing for and caring for a newborn is no easy task, but it can become easier with time, patience, and practice. Every baby is different; however, this book will provide you with enough information and pointers to be able to tailor them to your baby and your family. Inside, you will find information on caring for a newborn including bonding with your baby, feeding, clothing, bathing, baby sleeping patterns, caring for the umbilical cord, as well as information on the controversial circumcision so that you may make the best decision for you and your baby. No matter the amount of knowledge you retain, however, it is best to remember one very important thing: there is no right answer. The pointers in this book will help you become the best parents that you can be, maintaining as much sanity as is possible.Discover:All of the ways in which you can bond with your baby, from playtime to skin to skin, and beyondThe basics of feeding a newborn whether you have chosen to move forward with the breast or formula and possible obstacles when it comes to bothRecommended outfits in and out of the hospitalThe nitty-gritty of getting baby to sleep so that the whole house can feel restedThe ins and outs of umbilical cord and belly button careHow to keep your baby comfortable and clean with bath time optionsWhat to do about the dilemma surrounding circumcisionAnd much more…Don't Miss A Moment! Babies grow up faster than you can blink. Newborn Care Basics, Baby Care Tips For New Moms will help you solve possible challenges of parenting and give you more time for the most important thing: spending quality time with your child and family!Get INSTANT ACCESS to the same effective techniques that helped thousands of other moms with great success, scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button now!

Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (1867-1941) was famous for her 1905 children's history of England, "Our Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls". The book was a bestseller, was printed in numerous editions, and for fifty years was the standard and much-loved book by which children learned the history of England. The book is still to be found in schools and homes, but the last printing was in 1953 and it went out of print in the 1960s. In 2005, an alliance of the Civitas think-tank and various national newspapers brought the book back into print, with the aim of sending a free copy to each of the UK's primary schools. Readers of The Daily Telegraph contributed £25,000 to the cost of the reprint.

Once Upon a Time…Three princesses fought for their happily ever afters. Discover a world where fairy tales are connected and nothing is quite what it seems.Lina can't sleep. Is it the pea under her mattress? Or the goblin haunting her dreams? Carina needs help with her spy mission. Can she trust the talking frog who claims to be a prince? Fiora is caught between worlds. Can a mermaid fall in love with a human?Explore ballrooms and battlefields with clever heroines and their charming princes. This collection contains three full-length standalone novels that take place in the same world. That's over 1,000 pages of clean romance, witty banter, and surprise twists.Dive into the series that readers call “fantastically original” and “outrageously fun” today!

"Grandmother, what big eyes you have!"It was true. She did have enormous eyes.Matilda Brown is running out of time, and her granddaughter's sharp eyes don't miss a thing. Can she get Red settled and happy before the wolves return? Can she find happiness for her own future? See for yourself in this short retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.The Grandmother with Enormous Eyes is book one in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures!This short story of 3,000 words (about 8 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

Little Lion is chasing frogs again! And when he stops, he finds himself all alone. He sees some footprints. They could be his mom's ... or a crocodile's ... or even an elephant's! But how on earth will Little Lion find his mom when there are so many feet to follow? This gentle fun-filled adventure will encourage little ones to take new steps of their own.

Aladdin’s magic lamp will be mine…A genie carried me away on my wedding night, and now my life is in chaos. I didn’t expect to fight magicians and street rats to win my happily ever after, but I’ll do whatever it takes. I’m the daughter of the sultan. Heir to the throne. Surely I can outwit a common thief.The Princess and the Lamp is book seven in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures!This short story of 6,000 words (about 17 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

Set between the sound and the sea, Long Island is home to some of America's most intriguing country houses. This book highlights the best examples, telling the story of each through outstanding contemporary color photography. The dwellings, which began as 17th-century homesteads and 18th-century, high-style plantation manor houses, embody centuries of ownership and building activity―an aesthetic evolution shaped by both Dutch and English colonial influences and proximity to the cultural crossroads of Long Island Sound and New York City. These many-layered homes, both large and small, have anchored successive generations engaged in living well amid evolving American taste, each generation expanding, altering, and redefining them in accordance with popular trends and personal eccentricities. Representing the best of maverick Americana, their charmed interiors exude warmth, comfort, and familiarity and contain wonderful old objects and materials that will satiate all who hunger for old houses.

In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red. He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf. This Bjarni was a far traveler. He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell. But this time he had a tale to tell more marvelous than any before. For he told how far away across the sea of Greenland, where no man had sailed before, he had found a new, strange land.But when the people asked news of this unknown land Bjarni could tell them little, for he had not set foot upon those far shores. Therefore the people scorned him."Truly you have little hardihood," they said, "else you had gone ashore, and seen for yourself, and had given us good account of this land."But although Bjarni could tell nought of the new strange land, save that he had seen it, the people thought much about it, and there was great talk about voyages and discoveries, and many longed to sail forth and find again the land which Bjarni the Traveler had seen. But more than any other in that kingdom, Leif the son of Eric the Red, longed to find that land. So Leif went to Eric and said:"Oh my father, I fain would seek the land which Bjarni the Traveler has seen. Give me gold that I may buy his ship and sail away upon the seas to find it."Then Eric the Red gave his son gold in great plenty. "Go, my son," he said, "buy the ship of Bjarni the Traveler, and sail to the land of which he tells."Then Leif, quickly taking the gold, went to Bjarni and bought his ship.Leif was a tall man, of great strength and noble bearing. He was also a man of wisdom, and just in all things, so that men loved and were ready to obey him.Now therefore many men came to him offering to be his companions in adventure, until soon they were a company of thirty-five men. They were all men tall and of great strength, with fair golden hair and eyes blue as the sea upon which they loved to sail, save only Tyrker the German.Long time this German had lived with Eric the Red and was much beloved by him. Tyrker also loved Leif dearly, for he had known him since he was a child, and was indeed his foster father. So he was eager to go with Leif upon this adventurous voyage. Tyrker was very little and plain. His forehead was high and his eyes small and restless. He wore shabby clothes, and to the blue-eyed, fair-haired giants of the North he seemed indeed a sorry-looking little fellow. But all that mattered little, for he was a clever craftsman, and Leif and his companions were glad to have him go with them.Then, all things being ready, Leif went to his father and, bending his knee to him, prayed him to be their leader.But Eric the Red shook his head. "Nay, my son," he said, " I am old and stricken in years, and no more able to endure the hardships of the sea.""Yet come, my father," pleaded Leif, "for of a certainty if you do, good luck will go with us."Then Eric looked longingly at the sea. His heart bade him go out upon it once again ere he died. So he yielded to the prayers of his son and, mounting upon his horse, he rode towards the ship.- Taken from "This Country of Ours" written by H. E. Marshall

EMMA ANDERSON has everything in her life worked out.She has a perfect job in a Manhattan empire, allowing her to live a quiet, organised and safe existence. A necessity after a childhood filled with abuse, bad memories, and a mother who was less than useless.She’s worked hard to get where she is - and she has just landed an amazing promotion.But it comes with a problem - and one that could derail everything she thought she needed in her life.Emma’s new role is as the right-hand man for billionaire playboy JAKE CARRERO. He’s exactly the type of person who could drive her crazy - and not in a good way.Chalk and cheese - he is everything she’s not. Compulsive, dominant and confident, with a seriously laid-back attitude to casual sex and dating.Jake is the only one with the ability to steamroll over Emma’s manicured, ice maiden exterior. But Emma has no desire to let anyone close enough to hurt her again.Jake needs to show Emma that even someone like him can change when that one girl that matters walks into your life.Loveable, sexy characters, and deep emotional topics.Contains some mature, adult content, and language.* * * * * *Book 1 is the first installment in the Original Carrero Series There are also Bonus books for every Trio in the Series - Jake's View, his POV book can be found on my Amazon Author Page.