Paris. Biography of a City, Paperback - Colin Jones

Recreating the ups and downs in the history of Paris and its inhabitants, this book seeks to give a sense of the city as it was lived in and experi...

Weaves political, social and art history of Florence into a lively whole. This book features photographs and illustrations and line drawings that d...

A guide to the use of the avian embryo in studies of vertebrate development. It includes approaches to analysis of the chick genome, gene knock-out...

Reducere. This beautifully written, informative study is a portrait, a history and a superb guide book, capturing fully the seductive beauty and the many lay...

Reducere. A literary travel essay on the city of Nantes by the great 20th century French novelist, essayist, critic and geographer, Julien GracqAbout the Aut...

The first comprehensive Reader to accompany the remarkable city of Barcelona

Cities are becoming increasingly competitive. In the past, cities focused on their similarities: school systems, parks, infrastructures, historical...

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyreAuthor(s): Allan LevineIllustration(s): Black and White PhotographsNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimension...

As Germany marks the thirtieth anniversary of its unification since the end of the Cold War, international bestselling-author Barney White-Spunner ...

Reducere. Revised edition of a landmark book. At the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of ind...

As Germany marks the thirtieth anniversary of its unification since the end of the Cold War, international bestselling-author Barney White-Spunner ...

In a tour de force, Colin Jones gives a gripping, superbly and intelligently illustrated account of the political, social and cultural history of F...

Reducere. Has pop burnt itself out? Paul Morley takes the reader on an epic drive through the history of music to find out. A succession of celebrities, geni...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Colin JonesIllustration(s): 15 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 10 Tables, b...

Publisher: ArquineNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 246 x 176 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii...

Reducere. Magic City Gospel is a love song to Birmingham, the Magic City of the South. In traditional forms and free verse poems, 2015 Rona Jaffe Writer's Aw...

Publisher: Random HouseAuthor(s): Mark VanhoenackerPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x 135 x 35Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectur...

Reducere. The Lady Charlotte Guest translation of the original Four Branches of the Mabinogion with introductory notes by Colin Jones. After reading, recordi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jonathan MahlerA passionate and dramatic account of a year in the life of a city, when baseball and crime reigned supreme, ...

From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris, The Streets of Paris is Susan Cahill's wonderfully unique guide to present-day Paris following in the f...

This book is about the incredible rise of young Teddy Boy and labourer, Tommy Woodward from Treforest, Pontypridd, to becoming Sir Tom Jones global...

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. Reparations Now! asks for what's owed. In formal and non-traditional poems, award-winning poet Ashley M. Jones calls for long-overdue reparations t...

Reducere. The essays in Shadows in the City of Light explore the significance of Paris in the writing of five influential French writers--Sarah Kofman, Patri...

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Susan CahillIllustration(s): Includes 25 color photographs throughoutNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2...

Reducere. This short book gives you the basics of Welsh in an effective and efficient way, taking as little time as possible. You can use it if you're a comp...

A feel good memoir presenting the silly but true life of a police Sergeant on the Isles of Scilly. Based on the popular Facebook page 'Isle of Scil...

Seeing like a city means recognizing that cities are living things made up of a tangle of networks, built up from the agency of countless actors. C...

Reducere. "From the New York cupcake wars to the perfect Parisian macaron, Thomas's passion is palpable, her sweet tooth, unstoppable."--Elizabeth Bard, best...

An accessible biography of C S Lewis, his life and the friendships that shaped him.Publisher: SPCK PublishingAuthor(s): Colin DuriezIllustration(s)...

As the fifties faded away, sixties style swept Chester into the modern age.

A magisterial overview of the creation, extension and adaptation of the palace of Versailles and its environs, and an exploration of the myth of Ve...

Reducere. "A top-notch walking tour of Paris. . . . The author's encyclopedic knowledge of the city and its artists grants him a mystical gift of access: doo...

- Breathtaking images, some in gatefold format, convey the beauty and essence of the French capital- Special features and interesting facts bring t...

Reducere. Woody Allen made the glamour of Paris in the twenties magical in Midnight In Paris--but was that really the case? The Lost Generation made up one o...