In charge of A.P. Møller - Mærsk, the world’s largest container shipping company, for more than fifty years, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller is one of a kind within the global business community. Celebrated, criticized, shy and shrouded in myth. A man of incredible power, influence and charisma.  Up until now, very few people have known the man behind the myth. They are the close confidants and advisers who have dared to challenge his strong will and firm opinions, dared to disagree and offered alternative points of view and new solutions. For the first time ever, they speak out openly and frankly about their relationship with the 98-yearold shipowner, who also himself vividly recounts his childhood, upbringing and incredible career.

In charge of A.P. Møller - Mærsk, the world’s largest container shipping company, for more than fifty years, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller is one of a kind within the global business community. Celebrated, criticized, shy and shrouded in myth. A man of incredible power, influence and charisma.  Up until now, very few people have known the man behind the myth. 

Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller

What is the impact on a soldier who has a close encounter with death? What physical and emotional scars does a soldier bring home from a warzone? And what does the soldier maintain from these extreme experiences?  Marked for Life tells the spectacular story of the tattoos soldiers from The Danish Royal Life Guard got before, during and after their missions abroad. More than 60 soldiers show and tell the texts and images, they have marked in ink on their body to maintain their personal stories from wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans.  Marked for Life is photographed by world renowned photographer and World Press Photo-winner Jan Grarup.

What is the impact on a soldier who has a close encounter with death? What physical and emotional scars does a soldier bring home from a warzone? And what does the soldier maintain from these extreme experiences?  Marked for Life tells the spectacular story of the tattoos soldiers from The Danish Royal Life Guard got before, during and after their missions abroad. More than 60 soldiers show and tell the texts and images, they have marked in ink on their body to maintain their personal stories from wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans.  

Marked for Life

Haldor Topsøe has been called "Engineer of the Century". His company is storming ahead globally, and he still goes to the office every morning – at the age of almost 100.   He founded his company the day after the Nazis occupied Denmark on 10 April 1940. In 1972 the company experienced liquidity problems and he lost control of his life's work. But in 2007, at the age of 94, he bought the company back by borrowing more than 2.5 million Danish kroner from the bank. From that point on it has been full steam ahead.   During his long life he has seen for himself the consequences of two world wars and of economic depression. He saw Hitler speak in a Germany on the way to catastrophe and listened to Churchill in the British Parliament. Decades before other business people did the same, he travelled to developing countries such as India and China where he became an adviser for political leaders.   Inspired by his mentor, Niels Bohr, Haldor Topsøe has always been concerned by the progress which research can bring not just for his own company but also for the whole world.   The book is a portrait of a unique person with an unrivalled commitment and vision.

Haldor Topsøe has been called "Engineer of the Century". His company is storming ahead globally, and he still goes to the office every morning – at the age of almost 100.   He founded his company the day after the Nazis occupied Denmark on 10 April 1940. In 1972 the company experienced liquidity problems and he lost control of his life's work. But in 2007, at the age of 94, he bought the company back by borrowing more than 2.5 million Danish kroner from the bank. 

Haldor Topsøe

Abraham Lincoln has been consistently ranked as among the greatest U.S. presidents. He was a political genius, managing to preserve the Union and modernize economy while leading the United States through its bloodiest war, and perhaps the greatest crisis it would have to face. Among his many feats, Lincoln is widely remembered for having paved the way for the abolition of slavery, before his assassination in 1865. These 100 quotes have been selected to introduce you to one of the greatest political minds that lived, in an efficient and convenient format.

100 Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

Self-esteem is an absolutely essential part of our survival. Without it, we are at risk of self-defeating behavior or unhealthily negative feelings. This series of exercises is designed to coach the mind into drastically improving self-esteem and confidence. They provide essential tools for healing, overcoming anxiety, and regaining confidence, through guided visualization and relaxation techniques. Listen to these exercises whenever you need boosting your confidence, healing after trauma or bullying, or just maintaining your self-esteem at a healthy level within a daily practice.

Victor Hugo, a Biography

In his lifetime, Ralph Waldo Emerson was the most widely known man of letters in America, establishing himself as a prolific poet, essayist, popular lecturer, and advocate of social reforms. He was considered one of the great orators of the time, and his enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. As a poet and philosopher, he led the Transcendentalist movement, which professes the belief that everything in ouf world is a microcosm of the universe, and in the infinitude of individual man. Emerson developed the ideas of individuality, freedom, the ability for mankind to realize almost anything, and the relationship between the soul and the surrounding world. One of his best-known essays is 'Self-Reliance'. These 100 quotes have been carefully selected in his body of work to introduce you to his thoughts and character, and to inspire you into adopting a larger stance on life through his wisdom and clarity.

In his lifetime, Ralph Waldo Emerson was the most widely known man of letters in America, establishing himself as a prolific poet, essayist, popular lecturer, and advocate of social reforms. He was considered one of the great orators of the time, and his enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. As a poet and philosopher, he led the Transcendentalist movement, which professes the belief that everything in ouf world is a microcosm of the universe, and in the infinitude of individual man. Emerson developed the ideas of individuality, freedom, the ability for mankind to realize almost anything, and the relationship between the soul and the surrounding world. One of his best-known essays is 'Self-Reliance'. 

100 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

One of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was also a genius who managed to excel in an astounding variety of domains. He was a scientist, an inventor, a humorist, and a leading political figure; one could argue that the span of his curiosity and knowledge made him a complete human being. These 100 quotes have been carefully selected to introduce you to his vision of life, sometimes humorous, always wise; they will provide you with solid advice and sharp witticism, in a convenient and efficient format.

100 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Mahatma Gandhi is a world-famous pacifist figure who managed to lead the Indian independence movement against British rule by employing nonviolent civil disobedience. His ethics and unwavering stance inspired movements for civil rights and freedom all across the world, long after his assassination in 1948. These 100 quotes have been carefully selected to introduce you to his character and his way of thinking, and to inspire you into living a whole, ethical and engaged life.

100 Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Sir Winston Churchill was a British statesman, orator, and author who as prime minister rallied the British people during World War II and led Britain to an allied victory. Churchill's 'bulldog' spirit seemed to summarise the mood of the British people even during the bad times, such as Dunkirk, and the inspirational victories, such as the Battle of Britain. His was a brilliant mind, full of wit and intelligence; his oratory brilliance and his admirable style led him to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. Churchill is quoted in the English language perhaps more than anybody, with the exception of Shakespeare; and as he considered them a shortcut to unending pools of knowledge, he was a great fan of quotation collections too. In that spirit, these 100 quotes have been carefully selected from his body of work to introduce you to his mighty spirit and let you draw freely from his literary finds and wits.

100 Quotes by Winston Churchill

Suetonius' most important surviving work is known as the De Vita Caesarum, a set of twelve biographies of the successive Roman rulers. The emperor Caligula was one of the strangest and cruelest rulers that ever lived, and most of what is known about his reign comes from Suetonius. The first six months of his reign appear to have been moderate and successful; but after that, he fell into a spiral of sadism, sexual perversity, and plain insanity that made him one of the most hated tyrants of all time. His biography gathers many extravagant anecdotes, from naming his horse consul to calling people to his palace in the middle of the night just to play a strange game of fright with them. He was eventually assassinated, but not before many strange omens predicted the event, according to Suetonius.

Caligula, Life of a Roman Emperor

Mark Twain is one of the wittiest and most prolific writers of all time. He is mostly known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which is often called the Great American Novel. He was lauded as the 'greatest humorist this country has produced' and William Faulkner called him 'the father of American literature'. Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but he became a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies, and murderous acts of mankind. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. These 100 quotes have been carefully selected from his huge body of work to introduce you to his character and provide you with some of his sharpest thoughts and phrasings.

Mark Twain is one of the wittiest and most prolific writers of all time. He is mostly known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which is often called the Great American Novel. He was lauded as the 'greatest humorist this country has produced' and William Faulkner called him 'the father of American literature'. Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but he became a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies, and murderous acts of mankind. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. 

100 Quotes by Mark Twain

**The Provincial Lady in America** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman in the 1930s.   This is the third of Delafield autobiographical novels. The publisher sends the author to tour America. By now, the author is famous, travels 1st Class, and is photographed as she disembarks the ship at New York. What follows after she sets foot on American soil is a series of whirlwind tours about the continent, and also including a trip to Canada.  Delafield became a director of _Time and Tide_, a British weekly political and literary review magazine. When the editor 'wanted some light "middles", preferably in serial form, she promised to think of something to submit'. It was thus, in 1930, that her most popular and enduring work _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was written. _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ (1930) inspired several sequels which chronicled later portions of her life: _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_ (1932), _The Provincial Lady in America_ (1934), and _The Provincial Lady in Wartime_ (1940).  _The Provincial Lady in America_ was first published in 1934. E-book: ePUB, 45,800 words, average reading time 3 hours, 50 min.

**The Provincial Lady in America** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman in the 1930s.   This is the third of Delafield autobiographical novels. 

The Provincial Lady in America

**The Letters of Jane Austen**  This collection, first published 1892, includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, collected by Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close.  There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility (abbreviated "S and S"), Pride and Prejudice (also called First Impressions, or P and P), Mansfield Park ("MP") and Emma.  They are also replete with details about her family life, including the extended families and careers of her brothers, James, Edward, Frank, Henry, and Charles.  **Jane Austen** (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.  In 1994, American literary critic Harold Bloom placed Austen among the greatest Western Writers of all time. In a 2002 poll to determine whom the UK public considers the greatest British people in history, Austen was ranked number 70 in the list of the "100 Greatest Britons". In 2003, Austen's Pride and Prejudice came second in the BBC's The Big Read, a national poll to find the "Nation's best-loved book."

**The Letters of Jane Austen**  This collection, first published 1892, includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, collected by Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close.  There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility (abbreviated "S and S"), Pride and Prejudice (also called First Impressions, or P and P), Mansfield Park ("MP") and Emma.  They are also replete with details about her family life, including the extended families and careers of her brothers, James, Edward, Frank, Henry, and Charles.  

The Letters of Jane Austen

**Diary of a Provincial Lady** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s.   This largely autobiographical novel substituted the names of "Robin" and "Vicky" for her own children, Lionel and Rosamund. The book has never been out of print.  Delafield became a director of _Time and Tide_, a British weekly political and literary review magazine. When the editor 'wanted some light "middles", preferably in serial form, she promised to think of something to submit'. It was thus, in 1930, that her most popular and enduring work _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was written.   The novel inspired several sequels which chronicled later portions of her life: _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_, _The Provincial Lady in America_, and _The Provincial Lady in Wartime_.   _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was first published in 1930. Audiobook read by Cori Samuel, running time 5 hours, 46 min. E-book: ePUB, 48,500 words, average reading time 4 hours.

**Diary of a Provincial Lady** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s.   This largely autobiographical novel substituted the names of "Robin" and "Vicky" for her own children, Lionel and Rosamund. 

Diary of a Provincial Lady

**The Provincial Lady Goes Further** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman in the 1930s.   _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_ continues where the original _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ left off and is a highly amusing account of the life of a fairly ordinary middle-class wife and mother living in Devon in the 1930's. This is the second of Delafield autobiographical novels, a wonderful continuation that begins with astonishment at the receiving of a large royalty cheque from the publishing of _Diary of a Provincial Lady_…  Delafield became a director of _Time and Tide_, a British weekly political and literary review magazine. When the editor 'wanted some light "middles", preferably in serial form, she promised to think of something to submit'. It was thus, in 1930, that her most popular and enduring work _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was written. _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ (1930) inspired several sequels which chronicled later portions of her life: _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_ (1932), _The Provincial Lady in America_ (1934), and _The Provincial Lady in Wartime_ (1940).  _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_ was first published in 1932. E-book: ePUB, 55,800 words, average reading time 4 hours, 40 min.

**The Provincial Lady Goes Further** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman in the 1930s.   _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_ continues where the original _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ left off and is a highly amusing account of the life of a fairly ordinary middle-class wife and mother living in Devon in the 1930's. 

The Provincial Lady Goes Further

**I Visit the Soviets** is a chronicle of three journeys to Russia in the aftermath of the Revolution, by English author E. M. Delafield.   Delafield's book on her experiences living in a Soviet commune and indeed traveling throughout much of Russia is a great read. A smart, connected prose style amplifies some extraordinary scenes of Russia burgeoning even at the end of the first flush after the revolution. The lurking presence of Stalin wanders obliquely menacing through the revealing prose of a very capable reporter, who to her credit takes her task seriously and scores with a novelist's discerning eye for vital detail.   It is, a fascinating factual account of E. M. Delafield's visit to communist Russia in the 1930's. Please read this book if you are interested in social history, English attitudes to communist Russia in the 30's, and witty, erudite, informative writing.  _I Visit the Soviets_ was first published in 1937. E-book: ePUB, 13,700 words, average reading time 1 hour, 15 min.

**I Visit the Soviets** is a chronicle of three journeys to Russia in the aftermath of the Revolution, by English author E. M. Delafield.   Delafield's book on her experiences living in a Soviet commune and indeed traveling throughout much of Russia is a great read. A smart, connected prose style amplifies some extraordinary scenes of Russia burgeoning even at the end of the first flush after the revolution. 

I Visit the Soviets

**The Provincial Lady in Wartime** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman in the 1930s.   This is the fourth and last of Delafield’s autobiographical novel series, resumed at the insistence of Harold Macmillan. The Lady gets a flat in Buckingham Street (above the offices of her agent AD Peters) and works in the Air Raid Precautions HQ under the Adelphi building.   Delafield became a director of _Time and Tide_, a British weekly political and literary review magazine. When the editor 'wanted some light "middles", preferably in serial form, she promised to think of something to submit'. It was thus, in 1930, that her most popular and enduring work _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was written. _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ (1930) inspired several sequels which chronicled later portions of her life: _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_ (1932), _The Provincial Lady in America_ (1934), and _The Provincial Lady in Wartime_ (1940).  _The Provincial Lady in Wartime_ was first published in 1940. E-book: ePUB, 63,800 words, average reading time 5 hours, 20 min.

**The Provincial Lady in Wartime** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman in the 1930s.   This is the fourth and last of Delafield’s autobiographical novel series, resumed at the insistence of Harold Macmillan. 

The Provincial Lady in Wartime

**Diary of a Provincial Lady** is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s.   This largely autobiographical novel substituted the names of "Robin" and "Vicky" for her own children, Lionel and Rosamund. The book has never been out of print.  Delafield became a director of _Time and Tide_, a British weekly political and literary review magazine. When the editor 'wanted some light "middles", preferably in serial form, she promised to think of something to submit'. It was thus, in 1930, that her most popular and enduring work _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was written.   The novel inspired several sequels which chronicled later portions of her life: _The Provincial Lady Goes Further_, _The Provincial Lady in America_, and _The Provincial Lady in Wartime_.   _Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was first published in 1930. E-book: ePUB, 48,500 words, average reading time 4 hours. Unabridged full version. Also available as sudiobook read by Cori Samuel, running time 5 hours, 46 min.

**The Letters of Jane Austen** was published in 1892. This collection includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, collected by Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close.  There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility (abbreviated "S and S"), Pride and Prejudice (also called First Impressions, or P and P), Mansfield Park ("MP") and Emma.  They are also replete with details about her family life, including the extended families and careers of her brothers, James, Edward, Frank, Henry, and Charles.  **Jane Austen** (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.  From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818.  In 1994, American literary critic Harold Bloom placed Austen among the greatest Western Writers of all time. In a 2002 poll to determine whom the UK public considers the greatest British people in history, Austen was ranked number 70 in the list of the "100 Greatest Britons". In 2003, Austen's Pride and Prejudice came second in the BBC's The Big Read, a national poll to find the "Nation's best-loved book."

**The Letters of Jane Austen** was published in 1892. This collection includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, collected by Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close.  There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility (abbreviated "S and S"), Pride and Prejudice (also called First Impressions, or P and P), Mansfield Park ("MP") and Emma.  

**Boyhood** is a novel first published in 1854 by Russian author Leo Tolstoy.   It is the second in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including _Childhood_ and _Youth_, published in a literary journal during the 1850s.  **Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy**; (1828-1910), also known as **Leo Tolstoy**, was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy was a master of realistic fiction and is widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists. He is best known for two long novels, _War and Peace_ (1869) and _Anna Karenina_ (1877).  Tolstoy is one of the giants of Russian literature. His contemporaries paid him lofty tributes. Fyodor Dostoyevsky thought him the greatest of all living novelists. Later critics and novelists continue to bear testament to Tolstoy's art. Virginia Woolf declared him the greatest of all novelists. James Joyce noted that, "He is never dull, never stupid, never tired, never pedantic, never theatrical!". Thomas Mann wrote of Tolstoy's seemingly guileless artistry: "Seldom did art work so much like nature".

**Boyhood** is a novel first published in 1854 by Russian author Leo Tolstoy.   It is the second in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including _Childhood_ and _Youth_, published in a literary journal during the 1850s.  **Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy**; (1828-1910), also known as **Leo Tolstoy**, was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy was a master of realistic fiction and is widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists. He is best known for two long novels, _War and Peace_ (1869) and _Anna Karenina_ (1877).  

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