In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire, Hardcover - Laurence Bergreen

Reducere. FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely. -New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer o...

Reducere. FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely. --New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this dramatic tale of discovery (San Francisco Chronicle), th...

For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from...

How did decolonization impact on Britain itself? And how did Britain manage its transition from colonial power to postcolonial nation? Sarah Stockw...

Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom provides a systematic historical account of the British Shipbuilders corporation, first looking at this major in...

Reducere. The British Empire, one of the most powerful forces in history, was also one of the most humane. Yet at its twilight, few were willing to defy the ...

Reducere. ``Sexy, surprising, funny, insightful, and wildly entertaining`` (Huffington Post)--the definitive biography of Giacomo Casanova, the impoverished ...

DescriptionA roleplaying game of adventure and fantasy in the age of King Arthur and the Britain of folklore.Romance of the Perilous Land is a role...

Reducere. Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of t...

Reducere. O carte despre aventurile negustorului venetian, Marco Polo Fara sa fie primul calator european din Evul Mediu care a ajuns in Asia si a scris desp...

Reducere. Saint Gregory of Tours' comprehensive history of the Frankish people, who ruled over much of what is modern-day France and Germany, is published he...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of BabylonThe Babylonian influence upon its successors and even modern society knows no bounds. One of the leading ...

This study is devoted to the work of two early British filmmakers, George Albert Smith and James Williamson, and the films that they made around 19...

Reducere. Fairies, dragons, wizards, and more await Geronimo on every magical Kingdom of Fantasy adventure!Geronimo's fourteenth adventure in the Kingdom of ...

Reducere. This history of the largest block women's organization in the United States is not only the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST), but also tel...

DescriptionIn Search of Our Frontier explores the complex transnational history of Japanese immigrant settler colonialism, which linked Japanese Am...

In this brilliant history of Prohibition and its most notorious gangster, acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen takes us to the gritty streets of ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mughal Empire and British Raj, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: ...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mughal Empire and British Raj, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: ...

Reducere. This volume provides a synthesis of some of the most important themes to emerge from the recent proliferation of specialized scholarship on the per...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Susan (Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK) DoranNumber of pages: 292Publication date: 2015Dimensions...

Reducere. A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of...

Reducere. This book is the first complete translation into any modern language of the diary kept by Ennin, a Japanese Buddhist monk who traveled to China in ...

Reducere. This book is the first complete translation into any modern language of the diary kept by Ennin, a Japanese Buddhist monk who traveled to China in ...

In Search of a Missing Friend - Maureen Simpson

Mr X the Phantom Thief is back, with a new evil planHe wants to steal the shining light from the top of the Empire Maze Tower, New Maze City's grea...

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Reducere. Change your life in Hospitality forever.In this book, I will show you the way to change your service life forever. I will guide you through the 5 G...

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 ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Tudors, then keep reading...Four captivating manuscripts in one book: The Tudors: A Captivat...

This major new study examines, for the first time, the US, Canadian, and British policies formulated in reaction to the mass atrocities at the birt...

DescriptionFilms for the Colonies examines the British Government's use of film across its vast Empire from the 1920s until widespread independence...

Trevor Royle does for Culloden what Juliet Barker did for Agincourt, bringing us the definitive account of the battle and its wider role in the cre...

This searching account sheds new light on Christopher Wren's relationship with Eastern architecture.About the AuthorVaughan Hart is a professor of ...

In The Empire of Love anthropologist Elizabeth A. Povinelli reflects on a set of ethical and normative claims about the governance of love, sociali...

After writing Elementary Geography for earlier grades, Ms Mason wrote this book, the second in her series of five readers, to teach students about ...

After writing Elementary Geography for earlier grades, Ms Mason wrote this book, the second in her series of five readers, to teach students about ...

Reducere. The author presents a behind the scenes look at the secretive international policies of the British government and how their successes allowed them...

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. "Steve Gregg said it best when he wrote, 'Apart from the Kingdom, nothing exists that gives transcendent meaning to world history or human endeavor...

During the half-millennium from the eleventh through the sixth centuries BC, the power and the glory of the imperial pharaohs of the New Kingdom cr...