Crocodile by the Door. The Story of a House, a Farm and a Family, Paperback - Selina Guinness

When the author and her partner Colin, both young academics, moved in with her uncle Charles, an elderly bachelor, they had no idea what the coming...

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Analyzes the forms the tale of Bluebeard's Wife has taken over time, particularly in Anglo-European popular culture. This book documents the fortun...

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The first English-language account of Ivan Morozov and his ambition to build one of the world's greatest collections of modern artPublisher: Yale U...

The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years.

Reducere. In over his head with two pigs, a dozen chickens, and a baby due any minute, the acclaimed author of Population: 485 gives us a humorous, heartfelt...

Reducere. Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple. No one in...

From the top ten bestselling author of The Glorious Guinness Girls comes a stunning new novel following the three enigmatic sisters as they set out...

From the time she was a toddler, Lou Ann Walker was the ears and voice for her deaf parents. Their family life was warm and loving, but outside the...

Reducere. ``A truly inspiring story, in gorgeous prose, about one family's journey into blueberry farming. Delicious reading.`` --Naomi Wolf, author of The E...

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A year on an Irish farm, and an intimate look at man's relationship with the cow, from domestication and worship in Ancient Egypt to the consequenc...

This 250 year-old story will fascinate lovers of Guinness beer and memorabilia as well as those interested in this remarkable family of brewers and...

From the top ten bestselling author of The Glorious Guinness Girls comes a stunning new novel following the three enigmatic sisters as they set out...

Reducere. The history of Guinness, one of the world's most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and generosity of a great family and an innovative busine...

"If the women of Big Little Lies were the moms of East Coast high schoolers, they'd be right at home in The Mother Next Door--a witty, wicked thril...

Reducere. A writer investigates her family's secret history, uncovering a story that spans a century, two World Wars, and three generations. Hadley Freeman k...

Reducere. For all the talk of the Civil War's pitting brother against brother, no book has told fully the story of one family ravaged by that conflict. And n...

Reducere. Ancient Egypt's laziest detective must save a missing boy in the latest entry in this Edgar-nominated mystery series about a pampered but lovable r...

Ever since they were young, Peggy Cryden noticed her children's gender expression did not correspond with society's expectations of their biologica...

A groundbreaking and original book which explores an important yet neglected facet of Scottish history.

Reducere. Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when...

DescriptionThrough the sweeping cultural and historical transformations of China, entrepreneur Lan Yan traces her family's history through early 20...

As Crocodile glumly strolls along, admiring beautiful creatures, she has one question: "Why, oh why, am I a crocodile?"Just as she's at her lowest,...

Description"The best political stories are the human ones, and Jen Rubin recognizes this...Anyone who cares about urban policy, the history and the...

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers IncAuthor(s): Brick OussaidNumber of pages: 129Publication date: 1989Dimensions: 149 x 224 x 15Cover type: Hard...

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Two women, two daughters, two families whose lives will be changed forever...

While growing up, the author felt like 'the village idiot with O'levels'. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when hi...

A unique and honest insight into life after a stroke written by a stroke victim who was already a stroke specialist, and a psychologist who helps o...

Reducere. West Indian poet Ian McDonald journeys down the generations of his family, describing with a loving and fascinated eye his ancestors, including war...

World-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020.Retired officer Colonel Mortimer takes a lease on the mansi...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Emma RothschildIllustration(s): 1 table.Number of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x...

The story of the Brandt family's international trading and banking activities is told by Peter Augustus Brandt who has based his research on an ann...

Million-copy bestselling author Cathy Glass tells the story of Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a trau...

A favourite poet's new collection of verse for children, ranging from riotously funny to gently scary and outright absurd