Terrible Beauty: Elephant - Human - Ivory, Hardcover - ***

A cultural history of ivory, from piano keys to poachers. Piano keys. Chess pieces. Jewelry. Ivory has been in high demand for centuries and across...

After being snubbed by the royal family at the christening of their baby girl, a malevolent fairy places a curse on the princess - a curse that onl...

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Reducere. A fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb--"The best work ever written on thi...

It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boardin...

Reducere. Our Beauty and the Beast Shape Book is a simple retelling of the classic, ever-popular fairy tale, accompanied by lovely illustrations from British...

Bloody ivoryPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Robin BrownIllustration(s): 20 Illustrations, black and whitePublication date: 2022Dimension...

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From the bestselling author of The Forgotten Hours comes an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to reclaim what she lost in a country torn a...

The "century of trauma" produced writing at once saturated in political violence and complicated by the ethics of aesthetic representation. Stretch...

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Reducere. These beautiful creatures of the oceans are women in their upper body, with a fish-like tail below. Seafarers have long encountered them, leading t...

Reducere. DescriptionLaughing Elephant's board book version of Mother Goose is a thoroughly charming introduction to the famous nursery rhymes beloved by gen...

Reducere. Laughing Elephant's board book version of Peter Rabbit is a playful mid-century adaptation of the classic children's tale. The popular tale of a di...

Publisher: Hachette AustraliaAuthor(s): James IvoryPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 234 x 32Cover type: PaperbackEditor(s): Peter CameronRed...

DescriptionA reproduction of a shaped ABC book (circa 1905) featuring various breeds of dogs and puppies (A is for Afghan etc) for young children w...

Reducere. In this collection of 200 poems, written after retirement from a brilliant scientific career, author Nirander Safaya takes us on a panoramic journe...

The irreverent, brilliant memoirs of the legendary filmmaker James IvoryPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): James IvoryIllustration(s): I...

Institutionalized racism is a reality in our country, particularly within our educational system. Many Black boys experience this reality as early ...

Reducere. When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the townspeople terrified of something that--just because they have not seen it before--the...

In recent years, the beauty industry has shifted the conversation towards the individual in a way it hasn't done before. While people, and women in...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating life of Ivan the Terrible, then keep reading...Considering that he has gone down in history as Ivan the Ter...

Reducere. As the source of all beauty, God created Mary for His Son and us but also as the perfect example of true beauty, which comes from grace and virtue....

Reducere. A very picky eater, Gregory the goat refuses the usual goat diet staples of shoes and tin cans in favor of fruits, vegetables, eggs, and orange juice.

Reducere. Everyone's favorite pranksters are at it again School's out, and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees, explor...

Reducere. Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first, he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. He fe...

Reducere. Leonardo is truly a terrible monster-terrible at being a monster that is. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to frighten anyone. Determined...

All the animals want to play hide-and-seek, but- "oh, no " -Elephant isn't very good at that. He's too easy to find. What about leap-frog? He's not...

Reducere. One day Tutti the raccoon woke up in his forest and was horrified to see that all his favorite green trees had turned yellow! He was outraged! At f...

Reducere. Lumanari conice – crem ivoryGreutate parafina: 60 g; inaltime: 245 mm; diametru: 23 mm; timp de ardere: 7 ore; set: 10 buc

Reducere. Humans are sexual creatures. Our sexuality can be a beautiful and mysterious expression of what it means to be human. But it can also become distor...

The Cloth Crown is about a child who is teased so much about wearing a patka (a head covering mostly worn by Sikh boys) that he wants to cut his ha...

A young boy learns about one of the planet's most majestic and most relentlessly threatened presences, in this continuation of Desmond's triumphant...

Reducere. A jewel of a middle-grade novel about a resilient little girl who longs for her dad to break free from the elephant of his depression. When Olive's...

Reducere. This is the extraordinary story of Queen Goharshad, a 15th century monarch, who many historians now believe was the most powerful woman in world hi...

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Reducere. From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All Over but the Shoutin' and The Best Cook in the World, the warm hearted and hilarious st...

Reducere. Nearly two feet long with striking black, white, and red plumage, the Ivory-billed and Imperial Woodpeckers were two of the most impressive woodpec...

Reducere. Gregory, the Terrible Eater, wants orange juice and eggs for breakfast. His parents are terribly upsetWhy can't Gregory eat striped ties and violin...

DescriptionA lavishly illustrated celebration of these glorious animals--and a poignant lament for their futureElephants are among the most beloved...

Reducere. 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. You hear everyone saying stuff, but what are they "REALLY" saying?You have to agree: we all have had those moments when we seem to hear what others...

Reducere. You hear everyone saying stuff, but what are they "REALLY" saying?You have to agree: we all have had those moments when we seem to hear what others...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Joshua MantzThis is a journey of finding beauty within darkness. Former Army Major Josh Mantz reaches into the deepest corn...

A memoir about parenting, disability, and the strange beauty of being human.