Sad Little Men. Private Schools and the Ruin of England, Hardback - Richard Beard

'The most important book I've read this year...the writing is magnetic' Adam RutherfordIn 1975, as a child, Richard Beard was sent away from his ho...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Richard BeardNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 22Cover type: Paperback / so...

Reducere. The Ruin of Everything tells tales of abandoned children living in adult bodies. Bastards, bi-racial half-siblings, and orphans raised by aunts, th...

Reducere. DescriptionJames tells the story of how a once prosperous neighborhood became gang-ridden, drugged out, and violent-prone. He speaks through the li...

Reducere. A Kirkus Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy pick for 2019 A Library Journal Best Book of 2019 An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 Everything epic fantasy...

The book's premise is that a 100 Years War started in 1914 that rages ever onward onto the present day. It began as a European Civil War that event...

Reducere. DescriptionSaint Gildas (c. 494 or 516-c. 570) was a prominent member of the Celtic Christian church in Britain, whose renowned learning and litera...

Description"Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. I loved it."--Lev Gross...

Investigates how dialect variation in the North of England is represented in writing.Editor(s): Warren Maguire

The Preface, History and Epistle of Gildas' principal work, De Excidio Britanniae, a sermon in three parts condemning the acts of his contemporarie...

Reducere. "Ka is a beautiful, often dreamlike late masterpiece." --Los Angeles Times "One of our country's absolutely finest novelists." --Peter Straub, New ...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Malcolm GaskillNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Reducere. Max Gladstone returns with The Ruin of Angels, the sixth novel in the Hugo-nominated Craft Sequence, which The Washington Post calls ``the best kin...

DescriptionThe Little Book of England Rugby is the latest volume in this highly successful series of sports-themed quotes books. Focusing on the mo...

Publisher: The Library of AmericaNumber of pages: 864Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 133 x 208 x 30Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): James Scott Wes...

Her Dad used to be fun, but now he is sad. When depression strikes, a girl and her dad do different together things so he can work on getting better

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This classic guide from 1934 gives a brief account and pictorial review of every Church of England cathedral in England that existed at the time. W...

With Richard Herring's signature humour and insight, The Problem with Men is a book for anyone striving for an equal society, all year round.

Reducere. Gordon MacDonald explores questions men ask about measuring up to what they ultimately want to become in their quiet times. In When Men Think Priva...

Publisher: Unicorn Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Richard TaylorIllustration(s): 48 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 202...

Castles are among the most visited tourist sights in Britain and Ireland, and the book will act as a companion and historical guide.Publisher: Pen ...

An exploration of the landscape of central England and the writing it has inspired.

Reducere. DescriptionWhen traditionally white public schools in the South became sites of massive resistance in the wake of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Boar...

* 'In every generation there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy' Ian HackingPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Lis...

The charming story of a large red squirrel befriended by King Henry VIIIIllustrations: 22 coloured illustrations

This book considers the past, present and future of Kent, alighting on the key sites which symbolise the changing relationship between the UK and i...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Steven ConnNumber of pages: 288Collection: Histories of American EducationPublication date: 2021Dimen...

An exploration of one of England's great ancient monuments: the 360-foot-long chalk White Horse at Uffington.

DescriptionThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.Th...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

England On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the national cricket team's illustrious past, mixing in a maelstrom of...

Leading evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss provides a unified new theory of sexual conflict and shows how its battles play out in the barroom,...

A look inside the hidden world of London's private members' clubs, from the late-eighteenth century to the present. If we think of these clubs as p...

A saga of love and betrayal in late 18th century Kent and London from saga author Lynne Francis, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin