Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy, Paperback - Elizabeth R. Varon

Reducere. Lillian Smith Book AwardsNorthern sympathizer in the Confederate capital, daring spymaster, postwar politician: Elizabeth Van Lew was one of the mo...

Reducere. DescriptionKnown as Fritz to his German spy-handlers and Zig-Zag to the British secret service, Eddie Chapman was a man of many faces. While his ea...

Reducere. Designed to accompany Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War, College Edition, by Elizabeth R. Varon, Sources for Armies of Delivera...

Reducere. In the decades of the early republic, Americans debating the fate of slavery often invoked the specter of disunion to frighten their opponents. As ...

Reducere. DescriptionOutskirts Press releases new Civil War book by celebrated author Dr. Virginia Lohmann Nodhturft. This is the first and only published bo...

The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save doz...

Reducere. Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for HistoryEncounters at the Heart of the World concerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, ...

The international bestselling and life-affirming story of female bravery, Jewish Nazi resistance and surviving the horrors of Auschwitz

The international bestselling and life-affirming story of female bravery, Jewish Nazi resistance and surviving the horrors of Auschwitz

The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save doz...

Adapted from the #1 New York Times bestselling adult novel, this inspiring true story of a man and horse duo who rose to the top of the competitive...

Award NameYalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young AdultsAward categoryYoung Adult NonfictionExcellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults F...

Reducere. With an epilogue on recent Russian spying, a ``page-turner of a memoir`` (Publishers Weekly) about an American civilian with a dream, who worked as...

The inspirational true story of a country preacher and his mission to the streets of New York City.

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated bestselling author of All Over but the Shoutin' and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Rick Bragg, comes...

Reducere. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central In...

In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada's campaign, Queen Elizabe...

Reducere. "A Free Woman On God's Earth" The True Story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, The Slave Who WOn Her Freedom is the inspiring story of Mumbet, an ensl...

Reducere. How rich is the Queen and where did her wealth come from?Have you ever wondered where the funding for the Queen's priceless jewellery, gilded carri...

" T]he amazing story of a woman who lived through one of the worst times in human history, losing family members to the Nazis but surviving with he...

Reducere. Elizabeth Tanfield Cary, Lady Falkland (1585- 1639) was a poet, translator, and dramatist. Cary was associated with the literary circle of Mary Her...

Reducere. Limited power; extraordinary influence. The strategies, friendships, and enduring impact of a remarkable C14th noblewoman. Elizabeth de Burgh showe...

Double Cross in Cairo uncovers the heroic exploits of one of the Second World War's most closely guarded secrets.

Reducere. It is heart-felt cogitation of a sincere Latina library administrator who dedicated her professional life to providing services to the Hispanic pop...

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

"[A] remarkable life story" -Senator Bob Dole I'll See You Again, Lady Liberty is the story of a young German whose father dared to rip a required ...

Reducere. Orphaned Lucy St.John, described as "the most beautiful of all, " defies English society by carving her own path through the decadent Stuart court....

A riveting true story of industrial espionage in which a Chinese-born scientist is pursued by the U.S. government for trying to steal trade secrets...

Reducere. A fallen lady, a tortured lord, and an undeniable attraction...Royce Holmes, the new Earl of Pelham, is also an agent for the Zodiac, England's eli...

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

Reducere. In The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur, Jack zooms to the city that never sleeps to try to solve the mystery of the missing Allosaurus toe. Starting ...

Reducere. Always Believe in Love: Selected Writings of Elizabeth of the Trinity, Paperback

Reducere. Despite the "crinkled pink petals strewn in the path of those who would have preferred red, " four generations of Eliots have survived the War and ...

"So Sarah?" the teacher asked, in a question I had rehearsed with her, "what's it like to have a blind mom?""Well, " my little girl said, in an unr...

Reducere. The saga of John Kennedy Toole is one of the greatest stories of American literary history. After writing A Confederacy of Dunces, Toole correspond...

Reducere. This book is more than just a children's book. It's a book that validates and empowers all those who read it. It's a book that teaches the power of...

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. This autobiographical collection of letters and diary entries by Elizabeth of the Trinity relates the life of the young nun whose intense spiritual...

Reducere. Confronting the woeful legacy of a centuries'-old theology, Johnson shows how the beauty of our faith tradition is deepened by being rooted in ecol...

A heartening and uproariously funny novel of high hopes, bad choices, book love, and one woman's best--and worst--intentions.Without question, Fawn...

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 story of the rise of the Inkas and the building of the great city of Machu Picchu is described in this book. The city is as astonishing as were...

'Since the middle of the twentieth century, ' writes Elizabeth Johnson, 'there has been a renaissance of new insights into God in the Christian tra...

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

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elizabeth MannIllustrator: Alan Witschonke This is the story of a people's struggle for absolute security in a violent and ...