The Almost King

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Reducere. Against the pomp and pageantry of turbulent seventeenth-century England, Elizabeth Goudge weaves the poignant tale of Lucy Walter, the proud and be...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this second printing, we are proud to bring the highly acclaimed collection Dennis Etchison's It Only Comes Out at Night, previously ...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe King of Rock and Roll and The Fab Four Behind the Scenes ELVIS AND THE BEATLES takes a fascinating look back at the year-to-year evo...

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Reducere. DescriptionA descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee chronicles his story of growing up with the South's most honored name, and the moments...

DescriptionClaire Kann's If It Makes You Happy is a coming-of-age novel about a young girl learning to embrace her cultural and sexuality identity....

DescriptionThe beloved young-reader series by Eisner Award winner James Kochalka returns with a new adventure fit for a king Johnny Boo is wearing ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the year 778 A.D., Charles the Great, King of the Franks, returned from a military expedition into Spain, whither he had been led by ...

DescriptionHenry Tudor, the future Henry VII, has been called the most unlikely King of England. Yet his rise from obscurity was foretold by the ba...

While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other 'barbarian' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made hi...

Reducere. The key to great story telling is a good ear. All the best storytellers have it: an ability to hear a story where others only hear a narrative. Den...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes Fawcett's quotes about her life and career *Includes a bibliography for further reading "I became famous almost before...

Based on in-depth research and interviews - including with Alan King Jones, Bill Leslie and 'the father of Australian diamonds', Ewen Tyler - Argyl...

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Reducere. In THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT CASH Ruth King reveals many of the ways thieves steal from hard working entrepreneurs. This book gives business owners what...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marc CushmanThe startling and endearing stories behind the Moodies rich musical past are now in your future. This meticulou...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rachel a. GoldsteinDoes your child love princesses, princes, castles, dragons, unicorns, and other fairy tale characters? I...

Reducere. In David Weber's By Heresies Distressed, the battle for the soul of the planet Safehold has begun.The Kingdom of Charis and the Kingdom of Chisholm...

Reducere. Now in paperback, the second instalment in Conn Iggulden's }Wars Of The Roses{ trilogy. 1454, King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor ...

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The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and QueenA c...

Reducere. The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy, a Ne...

A moving memoir of a son and his father brought closer together in the face of Alzheimer's. When Arno Geiger's father was diagnosed with the diseas...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: PriscusTranslator: John GivenAttila, king of the Huns, is a name almost universally known even 1, 500 years after his death...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James SegrestAuthor: Mark HoffmanOne of the greatest artists the blues ever produced, Howlin' Wolf was a musical giant in e...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nicole LaporteFormer Variety reporter Nicole LaPorte draws from years of inside-the-filmmakers-studio access to spin a smar...

Contributor(s): Illustrator: Lucille ClercFire your imagination with these fun storytelling cards. Reviving the Victorian craze for 'myrioramas', t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Janet B. PascalAuthor: Who HqIllustrator: David MalanThe Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets Th...

Reducere. In July 1986, Greg LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's pre-eminent bicycle race...

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Reducere. He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden-red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the ...

Reducere. A luminous translation of Arabic tales of enchantment and wonder Translated into English for the very first time, A Hundred and One Nights is a mar...

Reducere. Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books' most popular super heroes, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four...

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Reducere. In White's 1973 classic, terrifying matriarch Elizabeth Hunter is facing death while her impatient children--Sir Basil, the celebrated actor, and P...

Reducere. Good newsFannie's back in town--and the town is among the leading characters in her new novel. Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile...

Reducere. Watch King & Maxwell, TNT's new series based on David Baldacci's blockbuster novels, on Mondays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) After the #1 New York Times best...

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Reducere. Maybe it's the king who spills honey, and then says it is not his problem - until it causes a war. Or maybe it's some sandpipers and whales who get...

Reducere. The first installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, ``like Game of Th...

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Drugged and kidnapped by Vampires, presumed dead by his clan, powerful VampLycan Veso must rely on a creature he dislikes almost as much as the suc...

Reducere. Can the legendary trickster be out-tricked?All the young men had gathered in the village courtyard to hear the Chief's pronouncement: Whoever guess...

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After years of entertaining the masses with his popular cartoons, TidalWave Productions turns the tables by making Family Guy creator Seth MacFarla...

The eeriness of the copy: Sugimoto's portraits of wax figuresAt first glance, Hiroshi Sugimoto's photographic portrait of King Henry VIII of Englan...

He is one of the most reviled English kings in history. He drove his kingdom to the brink of civil war a dozen times in less than twenty years. He ...

In these gleefully gloomy pages, you'll find a politically smeared George Washington, a cranky Colonel Sanders, a homicidal Saint Olga of Kiev, a c...

Reducere. From a towering tree, one of California's preeminent naturalists unspools a history that echoes across generations and continents. Former park rang...

Herodotus Award winner for Best Historical Mystery"Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an ...

Reducere. From the bestselling author of The Social Affair comes a new riveting, powerful psychological thriller which offers a savage look into a utopian cu...

Reducere. A powerful story about friendship, death, and figuring out who you are, from the author of How It Went Down, The Rock and the River, and X: A Novel...

The true story of a young couple living in an invasion risk area during the Second World War whilst at the same time trying to keep their dream ali...

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Reducere. Where the Anomes once ruled stands young Gastel Etzwane, facing a mortal threat to his homeland. Hordes of Red Roguskhoi, armed by an unknown enemy...

Reducere. This is the first full-length study of the final war between Rome and the ancient Macedonian monarchy and its last king, Perseus. The Roman victory...

Reducere. Thrilling, edge-of-seat fantasy adventure from the author of Take Back the Skies. Set in the same world, but with a new hero and an action-packed d...