Andrew Watson, a Straggling Life. The Story of the World's First Black International Footballer, Hardback - Llew Walker

The son of a plantation owner and a free woman of colour, Andrew Watson was not only the first black football player, he was one of the best in the...

A complete history of one of the world's most iconic cocktails--now the poster child of the modern cocktail revival--with fifty recipes for classic...

The first ever biography of slave turned bare-knuckle boxing legend Bill Richmond (1763-1829).

Reducere. A Captivating Account of the Golden Age of Piracy, the Search for Sunken Treasure, and the Business of Underwater ExplorationBored by his successfu...

Publisher: The Larks PressAuthor(s): Roger PughIllustration(s): 9 black & white and 31 colour photographsNumber of pages: 110Publication date: 2014...

Black Swan Summer tells the amazing story of Western Australia's first season in the Sheffield Shield, when a group of unknown, unfashionable and i...

Reducere. Latitude is a gloriously exciting tale of adventure and scientific discovery that has never been told before. Crane, the former president of the Ro...

Osnat was born five hundred years ago - at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read....

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Christina HungerNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 134 x 202 x 21Cover type: PaperbackRedesco...

A speech therapist's memoir of her groundbreaking work in communicating with dogs

A speech therapist's memoir of her groundbreaking work in communicating with dogs

A pioneering speech therapist's memoir of her groundbreaking work in communicating with dogs, from social media sensation Christina Hunger and her ...

In this "sharp-eyed account of a nearly forgotten African-American sports legend" (Publishers Weekly)--the remarkable Major Taylor who became the w...

Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Ho...

An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to talk from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunge...

Charles Dickens's happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt. At the age of 12, young Charles was sent to work in a f...

The memoir of the Met's first Black police officer, who joined in 1967. From that day forward his face became a symbol - of acceptance, of a divers...

This is the very first book-length biography of John Wesley Gilbert, a man famous as "the first black archaeologist." The book uses previously unst...

Reducere. "The famous 1961 Betty and Barney Hill abduction by non-humans is taken apart, meticulously re-examined by Betty's niece Kathleen Marden and nuclea...

Publisher: Web of Life Children's BooksAuthor(s): Alexandra SiyNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 219 x 261 x 10Cover type: Hardb...

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 ...

The dramatic and compelling account of the first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition in 2022...

Publisher: Walker Books LtdAuthor(s): Katherine HalliganNumber of pages: 40Collection: Walker StudioPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 586 x 240 x 1...

'Thrilling ... High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched' SUNDAY TIMES 'This book is a triumph' DAN SNOW

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. DescriptionThe swashbuckling West Australian entrepreneur Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest took on mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto at their own gam...

The first comprehensive examination of the company responsible for popularising the American movie.Illustrations: 46 b&w photos

The story of life's development on earth from the dinosaurs onwards, illustrated by Kate Greenaway medallist Grahame Baker-Smith.

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nicholas FaithThis fully revised third edition of Cognac: The story of the world's greatest brandy provides an authoritativ...

It's 1893, and Lorraine Williams can't wait to attend the Chicago World's Fair and see her idol, the Black opera singer Sissieretta Jones. But when...

Andrew Burrell has been a journalist for twenty years, covering business and politics in Australia, South-East Asia and China. He worked for the Au...

Reducere. The definitive insider's history of the genetic revolution--significantly updated to reflect the discoveries of the last decade. James D. Watson, t...

December, 2014: In the forbidding waters off Antarctica, Captain Hammarstedt of the Bob Barker embarks on a voyage unlike any seen before. Across t...

Reducere. Pay attention to that violin you used in high school. Look closely at the next violin you see at a garage sale. It might be worth millions of dolla...

Reducere. Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán is one of the highest-profile narco-terrorists the world has ever seen. Beginning work aged nine as a farmhand harvesting o...

Reducere. DescriptionFor answers to questions on life and death-where did you come from and where will you go-in a practical, logical, rational, natural and ...

The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of democracy

Reducere. The author of the History of the First Council of Nice, Dean Dudley, searched the annals of history using the most scholarly and trusted sources av...

The remarkable history of how Johnnie Walker became the world's number one Scotch, a perfect gift for whisky fansIllustrations: Black and white ima...

Reducere. For everyone who didn't win the venture capital lottery, for everyone who wasn't born with a trust fund, for everyone who doesn't have rich relativ...

Publisher: Laurence King PublishingAuthor(s): Gemma PadleyNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 269 x 304 x 29Cover type: HardbackR...

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and cel...

The story of a haven where animals can live out their last days in peace

A short, compelling history of Black Britons during the First World War, for readers aged 8 to 12Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen...

Reducere. Celebrate of the history and significance of both the Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster for the company's 75th anniversary in this combined editio...

In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck dating from around 70 BC.