Books with author Michael Leach

The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor.A new edition for World History Topic 10: Authoritarian states (20th Century)An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students to develop their knowledge and analytical skills. This second edition of Access to History for the IB Diploma: Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states provides:- Reliable, clear and in-depth content from topic experts - Analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates- Dedicated exam practice with model answers and practice questions- TOK support and Historical Investigation questions to help with all aspects of the Diploma

The teach yourself history series offers a refreshing alternative to dense academic historical books, its content being extensive yet written in an accessible and engaging style. All titles in this series are informative and compelling. Assuming no prior knowledge and full of anecdotes and fascinating details, these books will keep the reader hooked from beginning to end. At its greatest extent the British Empire covered one quarter of the globe and contained one sixth of the world's population. This book considers the fascinating and unique history of the British Empire from its origins and development to its demise and legacy. Michael Lynch considers the countries, motives and individuals involved with engaging objectivity. He pays particular attention to India, the 'Jewel in the Crown', and the Scramble for Africa before shifting the focus to the people of the Empire. He offers an original and fascinating insight into the lives of the adventurers, missionaries, settlers and administrators, as well as the colonised themselves.

Take a walk on the Wild Side with Seamheads.com’s Mike Lynch, who digs deep into his archives of obscure baseball history to present some of the most amazing and unusual characters and events the game has ever seen.Meet gamblers, brawlers, and cheats, overzealous umps, incompetent owners, vindictive women, odious owners, oddball all stars, and more, whose on-field exploits and sideline shenanigans earned them a permanent place in baseball’s Hall of Really?!•The ump who tossed out two batters…in the same at bat•The top-notch catcher who ended up murdering his family•The Hall of Famer who was caught stealing another player’s bat, and decided to keep it•The player who narrowly missed being killed by a train, only to try to kill a policeman later that same year•The woman who taunted a pitcher from the top of a tree and rattled him into ruining his record-setting streak•The player who was thrown out in the first 16 steal attempts of his career•The inside story behind the shocking trades of Tom Seaver and Frank Robinson that rocked the baseball worldVolume 3 of Mike Lynch’s critically acclaimed Baseball’s Untold History series takes readers beyond where Volume 1 (The People) and Volume 2 (The World Series) went—all the way to the Wild Side—and beyond.

Carter, Patrick, Amber, and Ryan discover a set of five wells in their back woods and are transported ahead to 2069. There, in the middle of a nuclear winter, they learn that a war began with a missile strike five minutes after they left their own time. Working with the crew of a derelict submarine holding the remnants of the human race, they learn that they will have to go back in time to change key events in order to keep the nuclear war from ever happening.

Go deep inside the game with Seamheads.com founder and SABR stalwart Mike Lynch. Amazing stories about the players, managers, and owners that will educate and fascinate even the most ardent students of the game. From cup of coffee cases--some tragic, some incredible--to owners who make Marge Schott look like a saint--to tales of some of the strangest lives and careers ever seen in big league baseball. What was behind the mysterious death of Astros ace Don Wilson? Who collected over 3000 hits and 300 homeruns in the minor leagues? Why did Gary Carter, the Expos greatest player, get exiled from Montreal? What is so cool about Virgil Trucks, other than his name? Why was 19th Century Hall of Fame star Bill Dahlen known as Bad Bill ?