Lost Girls. Love, War and Literature: 1939-51, Paperback - D.J. Taylor

By acclaimed Orwell biographer D. J. Taylor, this is the story of the Lost Girls, the missing link between the first wave of newly-liberated young ...

Winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature 2019An engrossing story of passion and exploration that traces the end of empire and the ...

A beautifully written and elegantly constructed narrative that explores the intense, complex and far-reaching female friendships among the Surreali...

Reducere. As American troops continue their steady exodus on the last day of their ground war in Vietnam, Lieutenant Joe Tallon is shot down by an enemy miss...

Reducere. Praised as a ``revelatory`` book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian...

Reducere. As American troops continue their steady exodus on the last day of their ground war in Vietnam, Lieutenant Joe Tallon is shot down by an enemy miss...

Reducere. What if you found an old forgotten picture of your mother marrying a man who wasn't your dad? And it led to your mother revealing the riveting and ...

Reducere. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe...

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 journalist and bestselling author reports on Israel's 2014 Operation Protective Edge, that razed Gaza. He was on the ground during the notoriou...

Reducere. A young American's timely account of endurance and enlightenment after being caught up in Lebanon's summer of siege. Ashe Stevens is a rising actor...

A heartwarming and poignant saga set in wartime London by Pam Evans, the much-loved author of A BRIGHTER DAY TOMORROW and DANCE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY.

Reducere. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe...

'Eileen is an ambitious, kind and achingly funny observer' The Times 'Passionate, gossipy, vivacious' Marina Warner 'A unique insight into home-fro...

Written by an upper class travel writer who was born in 1921, this stranger-than-fiction memoir about love, sex, war, tragedy and adventure travers...

Written by an upper class travel writer who was born in 1921, this stranger-than-fiction memoir about love, sex, war, tragedy and adventure travers...

A heartwarming and poignant saga set in wartime London by Pam Evans, the much-loved author of A BRIGHTER DAY TOMORROW and DANCE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY.

Reducere. Award NameLiterary AwardAward categoryScienceFrom New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, language...

Reducere. A young American's timely account of endurance and enlightenment after being caught up in Lebanon's summer of siege. Ashe Stevens is a rising actor...

Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Ruth DruartPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 233 x 35Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul...

A shocking and gripping ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about extreme wealth, lost girls and dark secretsPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuth...

Reducere. "Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and importa...

Set in occupied Paris, this epic, powerful story of love, retribution and atonement sheds light on the events of Liberation and its aftermath. A no...

The story of the "Winter War" between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter. When close to half a million Soviet t...

A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the bestselling author of THE WINTER BABY and THE NURSEMAID'S SECRET.

While the impact of World War II on America and other countries has been exhaustively chronicled, few historians have investigated the experiences ...

Reducere. Brighton 1963. Mary Pickles and I walked along the street with our arms linked, looking in shop windows. We were best friends and together we were ...

Reducere. The war is a war of machines; it will be won on the assembly line. - Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production Just as vital as the battle ...

Reducere. One of the world's leading historians re-examines World War II and its outcome A clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight by ...

Soon to be a major motion picture, The Lost Girls is the story of a now grown-up Wendy and her ties to Peter Pan, in a novelized re-telling of the ...

The Doctor wakes up on a planet of relics, a dead world, a hostile world... He has no memory of who he is, or how he got to be here. He'd better re...

This volume exposes at once the nature of World War I and its depth and duration in personal lives. Contributors, including historians, museum prof...

Reducere. Award NameStreet Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam)Award categoryAdult FictionOne of the most loved urban storytellers, Treasure Blue, delivers th...

On 30 November 1939, Soviet bombers unloaded their bombs on Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Stalin's ultimatum, demanding the cession of huge tra...

The Second World War was, for Britain, a 'total war'. In this title, the author presents not only the great events and leading figures but also the...

From the beginning in 1935, this book describes the different elements that went into the Panzer-Divisions. It is a visual account with 270 black-a...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Paul ThomasIllustration(s): 250+ B & W imagesNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 244 x...