Moving Stories. An Intimate History of Four Women Across Two Countries, Hardback - Alistair Thomson

This is a unique collaboration between a historian and four ordinary women who were extraordinary letters-writers, family photographers and memoiri...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Victoria GlendinningNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 243 x 35Cover type: H...

A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst hum...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Victoria GlendinningNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 27Cover type: P...

The overlooked story of how ordinary women and their husbands managed financially in the Victorian era - and why so many struggled despite increasi...

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London's Fields is a book in which the turbulent 'us and them' dichotomy of derbies in the capital is told. The marginalised fans - keepers of cult...

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With a foreword by Oti Mabuse. Choreographer Robert Hylton navigates an extraordinary array of photographs, periodicals and ephemera from the Briti...

Reducere. An intimate narrative history of World War I told through the stories of twenty men and women from around the globe--a powerful, illuminating, hear...

Offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched but also informed by Emily Abel's own experiences as a cancer survivor. Wi...

The millennia-old port of Jaffa, now part of Tel Aviv, was once known as the "Bride of Palestine, " one of the truly cosmopolitan cities of the Med...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Sarah DiGregorioNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 25Cover type: PaperbackRedesco...

A story of the choices women have to make to survive, and a portrait of ordinary lives marked by loss and war and grief, split between war-torn Cyp...

Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Anne GreenIllustration(s): 65 color plates, 25 halftonesNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 2...

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The full story of the Vietnam War, putting Ken Burns's epic ten-part film series to the page. Extensive additional research from Ward.

Description"Homelands helps us to see ourselves in each other, and in so doing it gets at the genius of a country that has always aspired to be one...

Reducere. These are the stories of four women with Latin roots and their different journeys. Their true stories, secrets, and struggles are single and unique...

Zeljko Raznatovic Arkan. Meet the man who was feared, despised and respected by millions. Uncover the complete truth about Arkan in these 50 classi...

Reducere. This book deals with the impact of Taft's numerous inner conflicts and his decision-making ability--and, in particular, on his frequent failure to ...

Reducere. Following his prizewinning studies of the Vietnam War, renowned anthropologist Heonik Kwon presents this ground-breaking study of the Korean War's ...

Reducere. Alexandra Finley adds crucial new dimensions to the boisterous debate over the relationship between slavery and capitalism by placing women's labor...

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From the award-winning author of Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret comes a fascinating, hilarious, kaleidoscopic biography of the Fab...

The physical, psychological and social points of interest regarding human skin are presented in this readable work of popular science.

Reducere. What Was Sex Like for a Medieval Woman?"Wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking. An insightful, modern look at the lives of women ...

Reducere. Even after WWI had ended, the region of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas stubbornly refused to be tamed. It was still a place where frontier gun...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Kevin CarricoNumber of pages: 234Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 22Cover type: Pa...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dianne L ThompsonIllustration(s): 0; 0Number of pages: 494Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 200 x 2...

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'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMESPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Edward Wilson-LeeNumber of pages: 352Publication date: ...

A gorgeous new collection of four Bing picture book stories that introduce toddlers to the changing seasons of the year. Children will love reading...

This is a story about four real-life girls, with real-life joys and problems. A story about "Little Women" who became four of the most beloved hero...

Celebrate 30 years of Martina's strong women with a new edition of her iconic bestseller Two WomenPublisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Ma...

Reducere. A fascinating exploration of the skin in its multifaceted physical, psychological, and social aspects Providing a cover for our delicate and intric...

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 ...

From the acclaimed broadcaster, a story of moving on, a tale of downsizing and the essentials of a good old age.Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group...

Reducere. DescriptionHow West African gold and trade across the Sahara were central to the medieval worldThe Sahara Desert was a thriving crossroads of excha...

Capturing the stories of ordinary women doing extraordinary things through the turbulent years of the Second World WarPublisher: The History Press ...

Reducere. Come peek between the covers for an intimate look at the lives of women of the Old West. Once "fallen" or widowed, a woman had few options and almo...