Imperial Disaster. The Bengal Cyclone of 1876, Hardback - Benjamin Kingsbury

The first history of one of the nineteenth century's greatest natural calamities, its political context and its impact on colonial India.

Original dual biography of the brothers Valentinian and Valens allows comparison of their achievements and contrasting reputations.Publisher: Pen &...

The extraordinary story of a marriage between an Indian monarch and an English chambermaid, whose son became an Australian farmer.Publisher: The We...

Discover the food of Kolkata - the city at the heart of West Bengal in India.Publisher: Smith Street BooksAuthor(s): Rinku DuttIllustration(s): 120...

I first became aware of the hand-written manuscript recording my grandfather's memories of his epic voyage in the clipper ship Teviotdale in 1876 w...

The first-ever bilingual anthology by the Afro-Cuban poet Excilia Saldana contains a wide-ranging selection of her work, from lullabies to an eroti...

A comprehensive summary of tropical cyclone variability at time scales from intraseasonal and interannual to interdecadal and centennial. Major cli...

The extraordinary true story of a flamboyant Indian prince who married an English chambermaid, of his place in the British monarchy and his eventua...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Peter StanleyNumber of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 149 x 225 x 30Cover type: Hardb...

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A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leadi...

Publisher: ArctisAuthor(s): Benjamin LebertNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 146 x 219 x 31Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farm...

This highly illustrated book tells the heroic story of the air battle, as well asthe Blitz bombing campaign which followed, through photographs, in...

Reducere. The Center of the Cyclone is an autobiographical work authored by famed fringe scientist and psychedelic pioneer, Dr. John C. Lilly. This is his mo...

Augustus and the Destruction of History explores how Romans of the late Republic and early imperial period reconfigured their understanding of hist...

Reducere. In this long-out-of-print counterculture classic, Dr. John C. Lilly takes readers behind the scenes into the inner life of a scientist exploring in...

Publisher: Simon & SchusterAuthor(s): Karen KingsburyNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 220 x 33Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

1945: a mushroom cloud rises 20, 000 feet into the sky. This is not from the bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki. It is the remains of the battleship ...

An urgent and eye-opening examination of how technology is leaving society open to myriad catastrophic threats.

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Stars are the fundamental observable constituents of the Universe. They are the first objects we see in the night sky, dominate the light produced ...

Reducere. My name is Shirley O'Connor, I have so much insider knowledge about beautiful Bengal cats - I am one, after all. Personally, I believe that the bes...

Reducere. A descendant of a regular domestic cat and the wild Asian Leopard cat, the Bengal breed of cat is one of the best breeds to keep as a pet. The fact...

A charming domestic comedy for readers of 8+, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem! These are the continued memoirs Holly Hopk...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Brigid CohenIllustration(s): 19 halftones, 1 tablesNumber of pages: 376Collection: New Materia...

A fascinating history of illuminated manuscripts within the Holy Roman Empire.Publisher: D Giles LtdAuthor(s): Joshua O'DriscollIllustration(s): 15...

Noel Kingsbury and Maayke de Ridder explores how landscape, history and culture in the Netherlands have given rise to distinctive gardens and publi...

The answer is a tale of operatic proportions, sweeping across continents from the 1848 European revolutions to the civil wars in Mexico and the USA...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Anna (Centre for Modern Indian Studies, Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany) SailerIllustrat...

Publisher: Mantra LinguaAuthor(s): Henriette BarkowIllustration(s): colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 32Collection: Folk TalesPublication date: ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Prof. Peter (Ostasieninstitut, Germany) WetzlerNumber of pages: 256Collection: SOAS Studies in Moder...

Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on math...

Reducere. ``A fine book...In the twenty-two chapters that comprise the background and the campaign narrative, the author is at his best when he moves away fr...

Publisher: Kingston ImperialAuthor(s): Sleiman NejimNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x 146 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

In Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana: The Worst Maritime Disaster in American History paroled prisoners, civilian passengers, guards, crewmember...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rabindranath TagoreGitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Pr...

Jocul ingerilor /Angel Walking de Karen Kingsbury este un audiobook pe care sa il asculti intr-o dupa amiaza mohorata de duminica, in loc de filmul...

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