An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago, Paperback - Alex Kotlowitz

From the bestselling author of There Are No Children Here, a richly textured, heartrending portrait of the impact of violence on Chicago's most vul...

Reducere. "Chicago is a tale of two cities, " headlines declare. This narrative has been gaining steam alongside reports of growing economic divisions and di...

When Dr. Ellen Einterz first arrives in the town of Kolofata in Cameroon, the situation is dire: patients are exploited by healthcare workers, unst...

Reducere. Great Lakes Book AwardsBestselling author Alex Kotlowitz is one of this country's foremost writers on the ever explosive issue of race. In this gri...

Lucrezia Borgia's name has echoed through history as a byword for evil - a poisoner who committed incest with her natural father, Pope Alexander VI...

Reducere. "Whether or not you're a history buff, you'll be fully immersed in Vaill's chronicle of the band of journalists--including Ernest Hemingway and Mar...

Discover the kingdom where women rule. A truly fascinating account of one of the world's last matrilineal societies, told through the eyes of a wom...

Reducere. In Chicago, wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of giving and snow-...

Reducere. The story of black Chicago is so rich that few know it all. It began long before the city itself. The first white man here was a black man, Potowat...

Reducere. Zoe Clark is back in Chicago, and she already wants to run. But she can never turn her back on her monstrous hometown again. Grief, technology, iso...

Reducere. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the ...

Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): Lina AreklewTranslator: Tara F. ChaceNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 198 x 29Cover type: Pa...

Publisher: Harvard University PressAuthor(s): Brian McCammackIllustration(s): 7 MapsNumber of pages: 376Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 155 x 234...

The Clerk of Oxford's unnerving tale of mystery and murder from Paul Doherty's exceptional Canterbury pilgrimage series

Reducere. Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt returned for one last...

Escape to the Italian coast with the perfect summer romance! A holiday read you can't help but fall in love with, perfect for fans of Karen Swan an...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Alex ChristofiNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 20Cover type: Paperb...

Someone is trying to frame Chicago private investigator Dek Elstrom for murder in the latest intriguing mystery. It's election season in corrupt Co...

Reducere. New York Times bestseller from member of Oprah's Super Soul 100 - one of World Economic Forum's "Most Recommended Books of 2016" Now in paperback, ...

DescriptionWhen the man who's hired Dek Elstrom disappears, the private investigator's search for his missing client unearths some shocking finding...

'An utterly charming book, with interesting and compelling characters, where I was sucked into Daisy's world. I found myself slowing down to savour...

Reducere. Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago is a historical look at Chicago during the darkest days of the Great De...

Unul dintre cele mai vizuale, filosofice și elaborate filme ale sale, Love and Death demonstreaza din nou ca Allen este un adevarat geniu al comedi...

Reducere. The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutralit...

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 ...

Reducere. DescriptionPraised by Robbie Robertson of The Band as "a classic & a ticket to ride, " The Rose & the Briar assembles an astonishing group of write...

Reducere. Here is the haunting, inspirational account of Nien Cheng's six-and-a-half years as a political prisoner during Communist China's Cultural Revoluti...

In a tale of suspense that travels from Southcentral Pennsylvania to Africa to the iconic Woodstock Festival of 1969, Dead of Summer embroils Alexa...

On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but big on dreams, its mostly poor and marginalized...

A brilliantly compelling and insightful re-creation of one of the key moments of twentieth-century history: the partition and independence of India...

Reducere. An extraordinary story of romance, history, and divided loyalties -- set against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic events of the twentieth c...

Reducere. Death of an American Beauty is the third in Mariah Fredericks's compelling series, set in Gilded Age New York, featuring Jane Prescott. Jane Presco...

Reducere. CD 1: DeathBlack Health - 6: 41Sober-Delic (Acid Only) - 6: 03Euthanasia - 4: 36What's Wrong WIth You? - 2: 36Edgar The Elephant - 3: 36Flaming Cre...

DescriptionKalief Browder was 16 when he was arrested in the Bronx for allegedly stealing a backpack. Unable to raise bail and unwilling to plead g...

But beneath the surface lies a frightening truth, for years the music industry has tolerated death, addiction, and exploitation in the name of ente...

An irresistible romantic comedy from Lynne Shelby, full of Greek sunshine, movie magic and summer love...Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Gregory Jones-KatzNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 226 x 33Cover ty...

Reducere. A mother's search for the son she gave up uncovers terrifying secrets in a Minnesota town in this "masterfully depicted true-crime tale" (Publisher...

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction.