{"title":"Michael Ashcroft","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Ashcroft’s works delve into compelling narratives spanning biography, history, and military valor. His titles, such as \u003cem\u003eVictoria Cross Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e, offer insightful explorations of courage and complex lives shaped by pivotal moments in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can also discover a diverse range of topics, from personal memoirs like \u003cem\u003eFirst Lady\u003c\/em\u003e to practical guides such as \u003cem\u003eVoyage Charters\u003c\/em\u003e, reflecting Ashcroft’s broad curiosity and engaging storytelling across education, nature, and reference themes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"first-lady-by-michael-ashcroft-9781785907500","title":"First Lady","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarrie Johnson is not only the consort of the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson; she is also considered by some to be the second most powerful unelected woman in Britain after the Queen. Since she moved into Downing Street in July 2019, questions have been raised about her perceived influence, her apparent desire to control events, and the number of her associates who have been appointed to positions of standing in the government machine. So, are these concerns justified?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this carefully researched unauthorised biography, \u003ci\u003eFirst Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Ashcroft charts the extraordinary ascent of Mrs Johnson, speaking to multiple sources who have been close to her and to Boris Johnson in recent years to produce a fascinating portrait of a woman who is still under the age of thirty-five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book scrutinises Mrs Johnson's colourful family, her attempt to become a professional actress, and her early decision to work in politics. Long before she moved into No. 10, Mrs Johnson made a name for herself as a Conservative Party press aide before becoming a special adviser to two Cabinet ministers and eventually director of communications at Conservative campaign headquarters. Aside from politics, she is also the mother of two young children and campaigns in the fields of the environment and animal welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarrie Johnson is without doubt a very modern prime ministerial spouse. This examination of her career and life offers the electorate the chance to assess exactly what role she plays in Boris Johnson's unpredictable administration and why that matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe explosive book that has set Westminster alight. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46843622850796,"sku":"9781785907500","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23689833482823.jpg?v=1758806020"},{"product_id":"in-the-shadows-by-michael-ashcroft-9781785906688","title":"In the Shadows","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Intelligence Corps is one of the smallest and most secretive elements of the British Army. It has existed in various guises since the early twentieth century, but it was only formally constituted in July 1940. In this book, Michael Ashcroft tells the astonishing stories of some of its most courageous and ingenious figures, who have operated all over the world from the First World War to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether carrying out surveillance work on the street, monitoring and analysing communications, working on overseas stakeouts, receiving classified information from a well-placed contact or interrogating the enemy in the heat of war, a hugely diverse range of people have served in the Corps, often supplementing their individual professional skills with original thinking and leadership in the name of the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book pays tribute to them and shows why, in the words of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, 'No war can be conducted successfully without early and good intelligence.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery story in this book is a gripping individual drama, reminding us that many Intelligence Corps operators have risked and, in some cases, lost their lives in pursuit of a mission. Taken together, these accounts combine to portray a remarkable organisation.\u003c\/strong\u003e - Lord Hague of Richmond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849326448876,"sku":"9781785906688","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23681713482823.jpg?v=1759040873"},{"product_id":"victoria-cross-heroes-by-michael-ashcroft-9780755316335","title":"Victoria Cross Heroes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictoria Cross Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of over 150 individuals whose bravery has earned them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prestigious medal for courage in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is introduced by Michael Ashcroft, who owns over ten per cent of all VCs ever awarded. He explains the history of the medal and the story of his fascination with it. The main text of the book tells the stories of both those recipients whose medals are in his collection and those whose stories featured in the television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter covers a different conflict, from the Crimean War to Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852383736044,"sku":"9780755316335","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25263113482456.jpg?v=1759150285"},{"product_id":"unfair-game-by-michael-ashcroft-9781785906114","title":"Unfair Game","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn April 2019, Lord Ashcroft published the results of his year-long investigation into South Africa's captive-bred lion industry. Over eleven pages of a single edition of the \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, he showed why this sickening trade, which involves appalling cruelty to the 'King of the Savannah' from birth to death, has become a stain on the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnfair Game\u003c\/i\u003e features the shocking results of a new inquiry Lord Ashcroft has conducted into South Africa's lion business. In the book, he shows how tourists are unwittingly being used to support the abuse of lions; he details how lions are being tranquillised and then hunted in enclosed spaces. He urges the British government to ban the import of captive-bred lion trophies, and he demonstrates why Asia's insatiable appetite for lion bones has become a multi-million dollar business linked to criminality and corruption, which now underpins South Africa's captive lion industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855387316460,"sku":"9781785906114","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781785906114.jpg?v=1759267443"},{"product_id":"voyage-charters-by-john-kimball-9780367494889","title":"Voyage Charters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as the leading authority on voyage charters, this book offers the most comprehensive and intellectually rigorous analysis of the area. It is regularly cited in court and by arbitrators and serves as the go-to guide for drafting and disputing charterparty contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyage Charters\u003c\/em\u003e provides the reader with a clause-by-clause analysis of the two major charterparty forms: the Gencon standard charterparty contract and the Asbatankvoy form. It also includes thorough treatment of COGSA and the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, a comparative analysis of English and United States law, and a detailed section on arbitration awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is an indispensable, practical guide for both contentious and non-contentious shipping law practitioners, as well as postgraduate students studying this area of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608247124204,"sku":"9780367494889","price":1410.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780367494889-voyage-charters.jpg?v=1778192992"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/michael-ashcroft.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}