London's West End. Creating the Pleasure District, 1800-1914, Hardback - Rohan Mcwilliam

The first history of the West End of London, showing how the nineteenth-century growth of theatres, opera houses, galleries, restaurants, departmen...

The first book to chart the hedonistic history of London's PiccadillyPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen HoareIllustration(s): 8 Pla...

Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchil...

The Gentle Author of Spitalfields Life presents a magnificent selection of pictures - many never published before - revealing the evolution of pain...

Professional photographer Kevin Nixon has two particular passions in his work: live music events and architecture. The latter led to this album of ...

A unique and evocative view of the post-war East End including stunning photography from the Tate Archive, newly digitised and much of which has ne...

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Reducere. Award NameLambda Literary AwardsAward categoryDrama/TheaterDescriptionMae West, wise-cracking vaudeville performer, was one of the most controversi...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Hamid DabashiIllustration(s): 3 b-w photosNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

Living with her father Fred, her younger twin siblings, Harry and Polly, and self-centred Granny Garter, Hester toils day and night in the laundry ...

An illustrated history one of England's finest cities - London and its famous East End.

London's East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot. The old East End communities were gone forever. Told by the residents th...

In colorful detail, Calvin Lane explores the dynamic intersection between reform movements and everyday Christian practice from ca. 1000 to ca. 180...

Publisher: Alan Godfrey MapsAuthor(s): Alan GodfreyCollection: Old O.S. Maps of WarwickshirePublication date: 2003Dimensions: 210 x 120 x 1Cover ty...

Lena Connell was one of a new breed of young professional women who took up photography at the turn of the 20th century. This book examines Connell...

Publisher: Harvey Map Services LtdCollection: SuperwalkerPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 139 x 250 x 3Cover type: Sheet map, foldedRedescopera fa...

Description"Burned-over District was a name applied to a small region, during a limited period of history, to indicate a particular phase of develo...

Taking the career of one man, the actor, producer and director Frith Banbury, this book casts a lens on mid to late twentieth century British theat...

The climbing areas around Glossop and the north-west Peak District have been written about in many guidebooks. Moorland Grit by Paul Durkin feature...

Peek behind the curtains of London's iconic theatres with acclaimed actor Simon Callow as your personal guide.

(scrisoare deschisa) De-acum incolo mereu va fi prea tarziu, scumpa mama... Prajiturile pentru sufletul tau sunt nedrept de bune durerea ca nu le-a...

Ed Glinert trawls through the strange stories, the crazed characters, the violent vignettes, the dried-up docks, the imaginative immigrants, the pr...

Insa amandoua stiu una si buna: trebuie sa faca ceva cu viata lor, iar in ceea ce le priveste, nu e loc mai potrivit sa se afirme decat Londra, pen...

Reducere. Zid dupa zid cresc in urma intunecate paduri de orase ca si cum din goana-ngrozita as azvarli un pieptene fermecat …eu nu arunc nimic nimic decat z...

This is a survey of European history, from the coup d'etat of Napoleon, to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo. It concentrates on ...

The first hardback photobook celebrating London's greatest record shopsIllustrations: 130 Illustrations, color

Practical, accessible guide to researching East End history with full details of records researchers can consult-online sites, archives, libraries,...

Reducere. American astronaut Becky McPhee is experiencing the euphoria of her first spacewalk as she makes repairs to the International Space Station when sh...

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These poems, written in the last decade of Paula Gunn Allen's life and the first years of the new century, capture the variety, ingenuity, and comp...

West Ham United: From East End Family to Globalised Fandom is the story of the evolution of West Ham. It explores how a works football team was tra...

Reducere. Din Cuprins: • Poveste de iarna • Spiridusul bradului • Sa plutim • Leopardul de fum • Imparatia de vis Ilustratii color de Irina Dobrescu.

A beautifully illustrated gift book to explore the most extraordinary buildings of London on foot or from the armchair

The fourteenth atmospheric William Monk mystery from bestselling author Anne PerryPublisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Anne PerryNumber o...

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Reducere. Honest, warm, and witty, this memoir reads like a chat with a dear friend sharing her insight and taking us along as she heals. Complete with famil...

DescriptionIn his debut collection of hard-hitting poems, Albuquerque Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy addresses the issues important to our day--politi...

Stunning previously unpublished photographs of steam in the area. Offers a richly rewarding and nostalgic tribute to the final years of steam.

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* A heartwarming memoir of working-class life in the East End in the early 1900s

Boundaries--lines imposed on the landscape--shape our lives, dictating everything from which candidates we vote for to what schools our children at...

Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation brought about the flowering of an abundant textile trade, spurred by Western t...

All the fascinating hidden features that London's Square Mile has to offer the tourist or the seasoned LondonerPublisher: The History Press LtdAuth...

Employing a rigorous methodological approach and analysing a vast body of sources from towns and regions in Italy, France and England over 300 year...

DescriptionAs the Ottoman Empire advanced westward from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, humanists responded on a grand scale, leaving be...

A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get...

Style: The Art of Creating a Beautiful Home is the interiors styling book that shows you how to transform your living spaces using what you own and...

The newly revised and expanded study of the world-renowned Finnish design company Artek.Publisher: Yale University PressIllustration(s): 500 color ...